Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts
Chapter 6109 Life Gate Open

Chapter 6109 Life Gate Open

The moment Long Chen saw the three figures burst out of the rubble, he didn’t hesitate. With a swing of the Earth Cauldron, he shattered the void behind him and dove in.

Each of those three figures had three Sovereign bodies blazing with quintessence flames behind them. However, they were covered in blood.

These three had been in closed-door seclusion. Unless a life-or-death crisis descended, no one should disturb them. When others went to awaken them, it was already too late. Long Chen’s World Extermination Flame Lotus had descended before they could even step out of their chambers.

The minor world was destroyed.

These three were caught in the terrifying vortex before they even understood what was happening. They instinctively activated their Sovereign bodies, but the suddenness of it left them heavily injured.

Now, the moment they spotted Long Chen, realization dawned on them. Without a word, they charged after him.

But just as they followed him out of the spatial crack—

BOOM!

They were struck by thunder.

"Heavenly Lightning Prison!"

A voice shouted, and lightning wrapped around them like a colossal net. A cage of crackling lightning rapidly constricted, pressing in on them from all directions.

The cage was absurdly strong, and even they couldn’t break it immediately.

In the distance, a giant divine bird soared into view. As it spread its wings and raised its head toward the heavens, thunderforce condensed in its mouth.

“Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix!”

The three Sovereign Lords paled.

Without hesitation, they ignited their quintessence Sovereign bodies, straining against the cage. With a final surge, the lightning prison shattered under their combined might.

But just as they broke free, the phoenix slowly lowered its head. In its beak crackled a ball of dense black lightning, and the very sight of it made their souls tremble.

BOOM!

The phoenix released its divine attack.

The three Sovereign Lords raised their weapons to block, but the phoenix’s full-force attack slammed into them like a falling sky. The impact sent them flying in different directions, with blood spraying from their mouths. Even their weapons had been sent flying, and their Sovereign bodies grew dim.

In that instant, Evilmoon appeared in the sky—a blood-red slash stabbing one of the Lifehunter Sovereign Lords clean through the back.

“Die!”

That Sovereign Lord roared in fury, slamming a palm behind him at Long Chen, who was holding Evilmoon.

However, Long Chen had already vanished.

The palm strike collapsed space but failed to touch its target. Then, horror flooded the old man’s face—his blood soul energy was flowing out of his body rapidly.

“Damn!”

He howled, clawing at the saber, trying to yank it out. But the moment he touched it—

AAAAAH!

A bloodcurdling scream echoed. Evilmoon’s blade twisted and burrowed deeper, its roots digging into his flesh like parasitic tendrils.

The old man was in so much pain that his soul almost left his body.

“Quick, help me!”

The elder screamed in agony. This evil saber was like a leech, relentlessly draining all his energy. There was no stopping it. At this rate, he wouldn’t even last the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

The other two Sovereign Lords were still injured from the earlier explosion. They had originally intended to join forces and kill Long Chen. But upon hearing their companion’s desperate cries, they immediately turned and flew toward him.

BANG!

Without warning, one of them was suddenly sent flying by a brick. It came out of nowhere and struck with bone-cracking force.

Before the other one could react, two graceful maidens appeared—one wielding a spear of flame, the other of lightning.

BOOM!

This elder hastily drew a Sovereign weapon to defend himself, only to be knocked back several steps from the clash.

“Spiritual bodies?! How can they be so strong?!” he roared, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Despite being spiritual manifestations, Lei Linger and Huo Linger were actually capable of shaking a third Heavenstage Sovereign Lord.

“Lifehunter Blood Tyranny—Heavenly Fate Ignition!”

Furious, the elder activated a sacrificial secret art. His dim Sovereign bodies suddenly blazed to life as his aura surged explosively.

BOOM!

The resulting blast shattered Lei Linger and Huo Linger’s weapons and sent them tumbling back.

Grimacing, the two gritted their teeth and condensed their new weapons with pure elemental will. Though both had expended much of their energy in their ultimate attacks, they charged once more.

After all, they didn’t have to kill this elder in front of them. Long Chen had given them a single order: stall their opponent and buy enough time for Evilmoon to finish devouring the other Sovereign Lord.

On the other side of the battlefield, a thunderous blast rang out. The third elder shattered Long Chen’s Heaven Blocking Shield. His huge spatial domain suppressed Long Chen with terrifying force.

Within this domain, Long Chen’s movements were sluggish, and his strength was distorted. It was like fighting in a swamp of mud.

Fortunately, Long Chen’s Violet Blood Battle Armor was laced with layers of defensive techniques. He gritted his teeth and endured. Violet chains shot out, dragging him out of the attacks of his opponent.

The Heaven Blocking Shield continuously manifested and broke apart, blocking his opponent’s strikes and buying him precious seconds.

This kind of spatial domain was the most troublesome for Long Chen—it prevented him from channeling his full strength. Unlike Long Zhantian, Long Chen didn’t yet have the control or depth to condense his power to one spot and shatter the domain directly.

He was forced into a state of passive resistance, constantly suppressed.

Now, Long Chen could only place his hopes on Evilmoon. Only it possessed the power to kill a third Heavenstage Sovereign Lord.

But even Evilmoon had to go all-out. It was pouring every drop of power into devouring the elder and couldn’t spare anything to assist Long Chen—not even a single flower petal.

Lei Linger and Huo Linger were also at their limits. Like Long Chen, they were barely holding on.

“Save me, I’m going to die!”

The elder skewered by Evilmoon let out another despairing scream. In just moments, his Sovereign bodies had grown dark, nearly faded into nothing.

Evilmoon’s devouring speed was far faster than expected—he wouldn’t last that much longer.

“You have lost your Sovereign blood and Sovereign soul. There’s no value in saving you anymore. But don’t worry, we’ll avenge you by killing this brat,” said the elder fighting Long Chen coldly.

“NO!”

Realizing he had been abandoned, the impaled elder shrieked one final time. A breath later, his body withered and collapsed. His blood soul had been fully absorbed—he was dead.

With an explosive sound, Evilmoon appeared in Long Chen’s hand and blocked the attack of his opponent. The impact knocked both Long Chen and the third Heavenstage Sovereign Lord back.

Long Chen quickly recalled Lei Linger and Huo Linger into the primal chaos space to rest.

With a deep breath, he raised his hand. His eight-colored divine ring started to spin, and his starry sea manifested behind him. Astral energy surged across heaven and earth like a tsunami.

“Gate of Life—open!”