Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 1555 A Competition of Pure Physical Power

chapter 1555 a competition of pure physical power

translator: borntobe

hu xiaolin’s kick toward long chen was not actually a killing blow. his goal was to recover the face long chen’s kick had lost him.

hu xiaolin’s foot smashed forward, but long chen’s body suddenly vanished, causing his attack to miss.

pow!

a hand came from an inconceivable angle. hu xiaolin didn’t sense any danger or warning before he was slapped across the face and sent flying.

thunder could vaguely be heard as long chen’s figure reappeared. this was a magical art he had come up with after going through the lightning tribulation.

during this time, he had been trying to create his own, personal magical arts or battle skills. only things that he created himself were really his.

however, such a thing was far too difficult. currently, he couldn’t create his own techniques, but he was capable of merging or adding new possibilities to other techniques.

this strange movement art he had just used was the result of him merging the lightning art he had learned in the spirit world’s ancient battlefield with the lightning body blink. the lightning tribulation he had undergone in the xuantian dao sect’s infernal devil abyss had given him inspiration for this move, as the concept was similar to how that lightning incarnation had moved.

at that time, the lightning incarnation had been able to freely move within a sea of lightning, coming and going like a ghost. if it hadn’t been for li tianxuan’s warning, he might have died to it.

having gone through the baptism of divine lightning, lei long had grown stronger, and long chen’s own control over thunderforce had increased. he had come up with this movement art.

the name that he gave it was lightning flash step. he could practically teleport anywhere within a three thousand meter space enveloped by his thunderforce. although the range was short, the movement was almost instantaneous. to long chen, this was a master breakthrough.

the only thing that dissatisfied long chen was that he had to rely on lei long’s power for this. if lei long was out of power, his lightning flash step would lose its effect.

however, while there were drawbacks, there were also advantages. that was that his lightning flash step would increase in power as lei long’s power increased.

being able to move so quickly within a small area had greatly increased his combat potential. if it was before, he would have only been able to receive hu xiaolin’s kick head-on. at best, he would have blocked it with his own kick. what happened now would have been an impossibility.

when long chen sent hu xiaolin flying with a slap in the face, it was like all the experts watching were slapped. their jaws were dropped as far as possible, and none of them could speak. some people weren’t even able to tell what had just happened.

“long chen, you’re dead!” hu xiaolin roared, and heavenly dao energy surged out of him. like a wild beast, he pounced on long chen.

that empyrean’s analysis shocked everyone. they hadn’t expected that such a terrifyingly intense fight was not even a true life and death match.

if this came from someone else’s mouth, even if that person was a rank nine celestial, they would snort and say that it was nonsense.

however, these words were coming from a powerful empyrean’s mouth. they had no choice but to believe. just what would happen once these two started to fight with their lives on the line? would the very heavens collapse?

“now that you say it, it seems true. don’t the stories say that when long chen is fighting all out, he has a giant divine ring behind him? that’s his trademark, and he has yet to bring it out,” commented another person.

“that’s right, i’ve seen long chen fighting for real. in his most powerful state, his body becomes covered in green scales. he really isn’t going all-out yet,” added another.

the more the neutral camp’s experts discussed it, the more shocked they became. just how powerful was long chen?

having stepped into the soul transformation realm, instead of using magical arts, he was fighting an empyrean from the xuan beasts with just the power of his physical body. how domineering, how wildly arrogant was that?

some of them looked enviously at the warriors of the dragonblood legion. “if i could join the dragonblood legion, i could die without regrets.”

they were very envious of the dragonblood warriors to be able to follow such a domineering but also loyal heavenly genius. for just a steed, despite knowing it was a death trap filled with powerful enemies, long chen and the dragonblood legion had still come. that grandness was something they all aspired to.

when they compared long chen’s loyalty to sha guangyan’s side’s sinister and malicious schemes, they found that they were starkly contrasted. although they were both heavenly geniuses, the difference in their charisma was too great.

although the public opinion was being controlled by someone, not everyone was so foolish. many people had investigated long chen’s past.

he had come from a run-down noble family in the secular world and forced his way to his current level. he had encountered countless setbacks without lowering his head, and he had never fled in fear from mortal danger. what was even more amazing was the fact that he had led a group of life and death brothers from the eastern wasteland to the central plains. how was it even possible for such a person to be the treacherous villain who destroyed his own sect and master?

the only reason why these lies could spread so easily was because many people who knew the truth chose to act like they believed the lies for profit. acting like they couldn’t see the truth, they chose to stand by sha guangyan’s side, as more accurately, that was standing on the side of pill valley and the ancient races.

the ground continued to explode and deform. after a particularly powerful collision, two figures flew out of the ground. long chen and hu xiaolin once more appeared in the air.

the dust slowly settled, allowing people to see them clearly. startled cries rang out, as they saw that hu xiaolin’s chest was bloody and there was also some blood coming from the corner of his mouth. hu xiaolin was actually injured.

“in terms of physical strength, the xuan beasts aren’t as powerful as i thought.” long chen swung his slightly numb hand indifferently.

hearing that, everyone’s heart shook. was that supposed to mean that hu xiaolin had lost in terms of pure power? the xuan beasts could lose to a human? was that even possible?