Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 1465 Protector Contract

chapter 1465 protector contract

translator: borntobe

“it’s the undying willow!”

long chen was shocked. a bad feeling rose in his heart. chu yao hadn’t refined the undying willow? could it be that the undying willow had harmed her?

seeing the endless willow branches attacking him, long chen let out a powerful punch, and his lightning and flame energy exploded.

the branches were blown apart. long chen broke the root binding his foot and retreated. he also summoned evilmoon.

however, before he could slash evilmoon out, his wrist tightened. it had been bound by countless branches.

“what?!” long chen suddenly realized he had fallen for a trap. all the undying willow’s previous attacks had been in preparation for this. it had long since established this trap behind him, and when he had instinctively retreated, he had fallen for it.

with his wrist bound, long chen couldn’t swing evilmoon. suddenly, long chen’s divine ring appeared, surging powerfully, and dragon scales covered his body, giving him endless energy. the branches binding him were crumbling one by one.

this was the result of his one month of work. if it had been a month ago, long chen wouldn’t have been able to escape from this binding.

now that he had unleashed his full power, the branches could no longer pose a fatal threat to him.

he had only just destroyed the branches binding him when a slim palm shot into his chest. it was as though a mountain had crashed into him, and he felt like he couldn’t breathe.

his right hand was holding evilmoon, so he couldn’t use it. he used his left hand to meet the palm.

boom!

long chen’s body trembled and he shot back. his right arm almost broke. dragonbone evilmoon had been bound by countless branches and snatched away.

a translucent figure appeared in front of long chen. it actually grabbed evilmoon and slashed it at long chen. its speed was shocking.

long chen clapped his hands together, catching evilmoon just as it was about to land on him. at the same time, he sent a kick to that figure’s abdomen.

a banging sound rang out as that figure was kicked away. long chen snatched back evilmoon and swung it through the air, shattering all the nearby branches. he then pointed evilmoon at the sky. a huge saber-image tore into the sky, and boundless killing intent coalesced.

that figure formed rapid hand seals, and countless branches assembled, forming a huge whip in the air. it swung through the air with terrifying power. this was a move that the undying willow hadn’t used before.

“split the heavens-”

“stop!”

just as long chen and the undying willow were preparing to unleash full-power attacks, a startled cry rang out.

“chu yao!”

long chen was startled. that voice belonged to chu yao. he had thought that she was in danger thanks to the undying willow, so he was delighted that she was fine. however, his saber still pointed toward the sky, ready to unleash his attack at any point. he couldn’t be the slightest bit careless in front of the undying willow.

chu yao had come out of seclusion a few days ago to release the undying willow. but unexpectedly, after obtaining its freedom, the undying willow activated an ancient contractual agreement and willingly became her protector.

this protector contract made it so that their souls were connected. the two of them could share each other’s powers and lives.

this move from the undying willow caught chu yao off guard, but she was also extremely moved. with their souls connected, they both knew what the other was thinking. the two of them were like one person.

the undying willow had become chu yao’s contractual protector. it rested in chu yao’s life space but could come out to the real world whenever it wished.

instead of returning to the life god tree and continuing her seclusion as planned, chu yao decided to seclude herself on this floating island. after all, the undying willow had been the forest of life’s enemy. she didn’t want the life god tree to feel bad.

with the undying willow as a protector, there was no need to worry about her safety in seclusion. but chu yao hadn’t expected long chen to come looking for her. as a result, he ended up in a fight with the undying willow.

“long chen... you don’t blame me, right?” chu yao tensed nervously. she felt that what she had done was almost like letting him down.

“foolish girl, why would i blame you? i’m very happy for you.” long chen smiled. chu yao had actually subdued that terrifying undying willow. long chen was almost dancing with joy.

he knew just how terrifying the undying willow was. for chu yao to have such a terrifying protector, to be able to share its life energy, chu yao was now practically in possession of an undying body.

“really? i just knew you were the best!” chu yao hugged long chen excitedly, a stone finally falling from her heart.

“speaking of which, you called her ruyan? did you give her a name?” asked long chen.

“yup. she’s from the undying willow race, and i gave her the name ruyan, so she’s liu ruyan. what do you think?” chu yao smiled as if she had come up with the name of her own child.

long chen naturally wouldn’t say it was bad. “an excellent name. liu ruyan. willows like mist, flowers like brocades, it invokes an image of soaking in the sunshine and smelling the flowers of summer.”

but inside, long chen thought to himself, “ruyan? that smoke is probably toxic. killer smoke.”

“only my master is allowed to say my name. if others randomly say it, i’ll get angry.” a voice rang out. liu ruyan appeared like a phantom in the air.

clearly, she was very displeased to have her name called by long chen. her hostility was clear as she glared at long chen.

chu yao immediately felt awkward, and she cast a meaningful glance at long chen. as for long chen, what kind of person was he? how could he not understand what chu yao meant?

“alright, i admit that my true combat power is lower than yours. i admit defeat,” said long chen truthfully.

this was the truth. although their last exchange had been interrupted, long chen knew that if it was a month ago, he wouldn’t have been able to receive such a terrifying attack.

liu ruyan had many trump cards that she hadn’t revealed before she had been sealed by the black soil. for her to be irritated by her defeat was only natural.

when long chen said this, liu ruyan’s expression improved slightly, and she didn’t say anything.

seeing that, long chen said, “chu yao, i’m preparing to leave first and see how the martial heaven continent has changed. if anyone asks, just tell them i’ve left and to focus on their cultivation.

liu=willow. ru=like/similar. yan=smoke, mist. this is referred to in the next few lines by long chen.