Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6472 Soul Devouring Blood Toad

“What is that?!” shouted someone.

Within the brief moment that space twisted, they saw a giant head hidden within the void.

The giant head was too blurry to identify, but it had a pair of icy eyes that were like lanterns shining in hell. The sight made their hair stand on end.

Just one look was enough to make their bodies seize up, their spirits trembling as if being dragged from their flesh. Though it was only a blurry glimpse, that moment burned primal terror into their hearts.

“It’s an outsider devil race—the Soul Devouring Blood Toad.”

Yue Xiaoqian and the others also saw it, their expressions instantly darkening.

The Soul Devouring Blood Toad was one of the most infamous and abominable species among the outsider devils. Its massive body was coated in a slick, blood-red membrane that served as a near-impenetrable defense. That layer bore its essence rune, granting it terrifying absorptive and reflective power.

But what made it truly dreadful was its divine ability—the power to devour souls across space.

Yue Xiaoqian had used the Devil Executing Divine Voice to probe what the other side had lying in wait. When she used it, the Starry River Devil Repelling Formation’s barrier rippled.

That disturbance had nearly exposed the Soul Devouring Blood Toad, which had been lurking in the void all along. It had been waiting for the original devil race to attack. If Yue Xiaoqian’s sound attack had been even slightly larger in scope, it would have created a flaw in the formation. Had that happened, the toad would have seized that chance to unleash its soul-devouring ability against the original devil race.

“Damn it! I thought the Soul Devouring Blood Toads were wiped out during the primal chaos war! How can one still exist?!” Fei Shuang exclaimed, gnashing her teeth.

The toad’s divine ability was particularly lethal to the original devil race. After all, their divine runes relied on Spiritual Strength to activate, which meant even if their souls weren’t directly absorbed, the toad’s presence would weaken their minds and cripple their power.

If that happened, the Starry River Devil Repelling Formation, which relied on a perfect balance between astral energy and original devil power, would immediately collapse, leaving them wide open.

The original devil race’s experts’ hearts shook. No wonder the Nine Underworld Shadow Devils had acted so arrogantly. Their true trump card was the Soul Devouring Blood Toad hidden in ambush.

“The Soul Devouring Blood Toad is powerful, but it’s not intelligent,” said Fei Shuang grimly. “It must be someone’s companion beast. But a companion beast requires a Sovereign Lord to open a companion space through complete law runes. Is there a Sovereign Lord hiding here?”

Yue Xiaoqian shook her head. “The outsider races have already broken the limits of traditional companion beast spaces. Long Chen mentioned once that he had fought someone who, when cornered, suddenly summoned a monstrous beast and escaped. That same power must be at work here. Whoever’s controlling this Soul Devouring Blood Toad is terrifying, and they’re using the Nine Underworld Shadow Devil race as bait. To command such a creature and make the Nine Underworld Shadow Devils face the risk of extermination... that person’s strength must be unfathomable.”

Yue Xiaoqian was worried now. First came the nine star line, then the Nine Underworld Shadow Devils, and now an unseen monster master behind them all. The pressure was suffocating.

She looked up at the Earth Cauldron, her heart tightening. There was still no sign of movement within. She didn’t know how long Long Chen’s nirvanic rebirth would take, nor whether they could last that long.

The disturbance here was spreading like wildfire, and the appearance of the Earth Cauldron had drawn countless powers’ attention. More terrifying experts were undoubtedly on their way—experts who had long since condensed complete law runes.

The ones fighting here were those gambling everything, sacrificing the chance to perfect their essence divine runes just to seize the Earth Cauldron before those peak existences arrived.

The sudden emergence of the Soul Devouring Blood Toad also shook the nine star line’s experts. While they didn’t care about the Nine Underworld Shadow Devil race, the mysterious existence behind them was something they were apprehensive of.

Both sides continued to bombard the barrier, but neither dared to use their full strength—they needed to conserve their peak condition. Still, the relentless assaults slowly drained the original devil race’s energy. Although astral energy continued to flow down from the sky, their own core energy was finite.

However, their attacks never ceased, which exhausted the original devil race’s energy gradually. Although astral energy continued to pour down from the sky, their own core energy was limited.

Two hours later, Yue Xiaoqian’s face had gone pale. As the central bridge channeling the astral energy, she was burning through her strength the fastest.

“Sacred daughter...” Fei Shuang looked at her in concern.

“I can hold on!” Yue Xiaoqian said, waving her off.

Fei Shuang had to maintain the flow of astral energy as the heart of the formation. She couldn’t afford any distraction.

“How interesting. The nine star line is actually joining forces with the Nine Underworld Shadow Devils to attack their followers. In that case, my Kunpeng race should also join in the fun.”

Just then, the void exploded, revealing a group of figures in the distance. Their Blood Qi surged like the ocean. Tens of thousands of Kunpeng experts descended, their immense wings and demonic aura blotting out the sky.

At their forefront walked a bald man covered in centipede-like runes that crawled across his scalp. He held a massive spiked mace, and with each step he took, the world trembled.

“What terrifying Blood Qi! Who is he?!”

“That’s Kun Gang, the Kunpeng race’s heavenly genius from the primal chaos era! It’s said that when he was born, the heavens themselves manifested heavenly runes that merged into his body, granting him unmatched physical power. It’s said that he can tear the void apart with his bare hands. He’s the strongest brute force expert of the Kunpeng race!”

“Someone from the primal chaos era... then he must be unrivaled in this era!”

“Hmph, not quite. Kun Gang has an elder brother—Kun Qi. He is reputed to be the greatest genius in the Kunpeng race’s history.”

“How strong is he?”

“No one knows. The Kunpeng race keeps that information sealed tight. Best not to pry unless you want trouble,” someone whispered cautiously.

“The Kunpeng race comes from the nine heavens. In that case...”

Just as people were wondering what the Kunpeng race planned to do, Kun Gang’s booming voice swept across the battlefield.

“Long Chen! You’ve slain many of my Kunpeng race’s disciples and insulted our divine might. Today, we’ll settle this debt—with interest!”

With a single wave of his arm, the Kunpeng army surged forward like a storm, crashing toward the barrier.