Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6465 Lotus Seed Suppresses Heart-Devil

The Heaven’s Spine Mountain Range had once been a vast expanse of peaks piercing the heavens. Now, it had become a colossal abyss. No one knew what had happened, but endless karmic luck was erupting from its depths now.

A faint sorrow lingered within the surging karmic luck, as if mourning the death of the heaven region’s battlefield. When this eruption ended, this world would cease to exist as well.

The erupting karmic luck was like the final drops of blood from a dying body. It surged upward like a reverse waterfall, so immense that even the divine scales beyond the heavens became visible.

At this moment, the scales were trembling. The pans on both sides were emitting multicolored lights.

In front of them, Yue Xiaoqian and the others saw that a group of outsider lifeforms had already occupied the area closest to the abyss. Not wanting unnecessary conflict, Yue Xiaoqian guided everyone toward an emptier stretch to the side.

However, Fei Shuang had a different idea.

“If you don’t want to die, scram!” she provoked, angering the group of outsider lifeforms.

They had a powerful lineup of hundreds of thousands of experts, and their leader had also condensed an essence divine rune.

But the moment they saw the Earth Cauldron behind Fei Shuang, all their expressions changed. Their leader hastily waved his hand, and all of them instantly vanished.

“Fei Shuang is mighty!” someone cheered.

Seeing that she had frightened off so many with a single roar, the others erupted in laughter and applause.

“Sacred Daughter, we can’t act too weak. We must show our strength. We have to seem unfathomably powerful so that they don’t dare to attack us,” chided Fei Shuang.

Yue Xiaoqian nodded in agreement. Fei Shuang was right. The Earth Cauldron had already drawn too much attention. Acting timidly would only invite more opportunists to test their limits.

It was better to look stronger so they could intimidate some of the weaker groups, like the ones just now. As they knew they didn’t have the power to compete for the Earth Cauldron, they hastily left to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

After all, the Earth Cauldron was the most eye-catching existence here. Keeping it secret was impossible. In this case, charging in directly would scare off more people and buy Long Chen more time.

The Earth Cauldron directly dove into the flood of karmic luck. Ordinary experts didn’t dare to absorb it directly, not even those who had condensed essence divine runes. But the Earth Cauldron had no such fear.

Its divine light spread across the void, forming a vast formation that drew the karmic current inward. Around it bloomed countless ethereal petals as Evilmoon started absorbing karmic luck as well.

Then, flames and lightning weaved through the area like twisting vines, fading into the void. The Demon Moon Cauldron and the Heaven Flipping seal were slowly revolving around the Earth Cauldron.

Then, the Earth Cauldron’s ancient voice echoed within everyone’s minds:

“Children, this karmic luck is the Grand Dao Source of this world. It is like the essence blood of cultivators. The heaven region's battlefield is about to become a dead world, and this is its final blessing. Open your minds and spirits—absorb it, comprehend it. For now, the small fry in the vicinity won’t dare to touch you, so use this chance to make your final breakthroughs!”

Hearing that, Yue Xiaoqian and the others no longer hesitated. They all entered the karmic luck flow.

Having the Earth Cauldron’s protection, they could directly absorb it and peacefully comprehend its power.

“This karmic luck contains the laws of the world,” the Earth Cauldron said, its voice resonant and calm. “It is what must be grasped before one steps into the Divine Sovereign realm. Comprehend your own laws—your own Dao. Only then can you walk toward the future. Listen with your hearts.”

The Earth Cauldron was using its power to help them comprehend the essence of laws. This was its first time doing this, disregarding the so-called karmic implications.

Inside the Earth Cauldron, the petal mark on Long Chen’s forehead glowed brilliantly. Within that petal was the spiritual contract between him and Evilmoon. Through that bond, Long Chen could draw on Evilmoon’s power to awaken himself. As that petal quivered, threads of soul energy slowly floated toward it.

As long as those threads merged with the petal, Long Chen’s soul would slowly reassemble. However, just as those threads were about to reach him, Long Chen’s eyes suddenly flew open.

His eyes were pitch-black, like bottomless holes that sought to devour everything in this world.

The Purgatory Eyes.

“My chance has finally come,” hissed a voice that was his own yet not. “You don’t need to wake up. Fall into eternal slumber.”

Long Chen’s heart-devil had seized the opportunity to possess his body. A cold, sinister smile twisted his face as he raised a hand to sever the spiritual threads. Once destroyed, Long Chen’s soul would never return.

However, just then, a golden lotus seed appeared in front of him.

“AHH!”

Its radiance flared like a miniature sun, piercing through his darkness. Agonized screams erupted from his throat as black blood flowed out of his eyes.

“He... had a backup plan...”

The heart-devil’s voice faded as his aura dissolved into nothingness. The golden lotus seed dimmed and vanishhed soon after.

“So Long Chen already knew that his heart-devil would seize this chance.” The Earth Cauldron sighed in relief.

Perhaps the only thing that could counter the Purgatory Eyes was the golden lotus seed. Not even the Earth Cauldron could do anything to it.

After the heart-devil had retreated, those threads continued flowing toward Long Chen. Finally, one of them touched his forehead. The petal on his forehead instantly melted, becoming a drop of liquid that flowed into his mind-sea with that strand of his soul.

Long Chen’s mind-sea was currently dead, like a dried-up sea without any vitality at all. But when this drop carrying his soul entered, his mind-sea shuddered violently. It revitalized the dead sea.

The drop drifted to his Divine Gate. The gate opened, swallowing it whole.

Just then, divine light blazed from Long Chen’s forehead, hands, and feet. His Supreme Bone also quivered as it slowly awoke. The liquid drop coursed through his body like a divine sentinel, reactivating every dormant thread of life.

Finally, it entered the primal chaos space. The entire realm shuddered as the drop was absorbed.

Long Chen slowly sat up. Forming a hand seal, he summoned a bead above his head—the primal chaos bead.

Ever since Long Chen obtained the primal chaos bead, he had been unable to summon it. This was the first time it appeared.

At this sight, the Earth Cauldron’s usually calm voice broke in shock. “How... how could it appear here?!”