Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 46 End of the Lantern Festival

chapter 46 end of the lantern festival

translator: borntobe

the arrow shot right past long chen’s waist. if he had been slightly slower, he would definitely have been skewered.

long chen rolled several times before looking up at the arrow. having missed long chen, it had ended up piercing huang chang’s thigh.

huang chang’s mouth was wide open; his eyes had lost any spirit, looking just like a dead fish as he silently stared into the sky.

a strong fishy smell came from his thigh, and despite holding his breath at the very first moment, long chen still became light-headed and nauseous.

“what a powerful poison...”

long chen was horrified. that arrow was obviously coated with an incredibly powerful toxin. although he was unable to determine what it was exactly just from breathing it, but from its strong toxicity, it was definitely a poison extracted from a magical beast that was at least at the third rank. anyone at or below the blood condensation realm would die immediately from it.

“how shameless!”

yun qi cried out angrily and extended his hand, sending out a three meter flame spear towards wei cang.

wei cang couldn’t help being surprised that long chen had dodged his attack. seeing yun qi attacking him, he hastily put away the crossbow in his hand. that poisonous arrow had come from him just now.

wei cang also extended his hand and summoned a blazing fire sword. yun qi’s spear continuously collided with it, emitting explosive sounds as flames shot everywhere and heat waves surged.

long chen was the closest person around at only thirty something meters away. he was completely exhausted and weak now, so he was sent flying from their waves of qi.

just when long chen thought he would be smashed to pulp by the aftershocks of their battle, a gentle fragrance suddenly entered his nose, and a soft body caught onto him.

“chu yao...” long chen turned his head to see chu yao deeply concerned with him. he rested himself into her embrace.

“long chen... i’m sorry, i’ve hurt you.” as if a pearl necklace had been cut open, her tears began to flow down one by one. she knew that the reason long chen had entered such a state was mostly all because of her.

if she hadn’t performed her brazen display today, perhaps long chen wouldn’t have ended up like this. he had almost lost his life multiple times just now. her heart was filled with pain when she thought of that.

“what are you saying? that scoundrel xia changfeng already hated me, so it has nothing to do with you,” consoled long chen.

he wanted to stand up, but he did not have even the slightest bit of energy within him. leaning against chu yao’s chest, long chen’s heart started to wildly jump.

“thank you, long chen.” chu yao knew long chen was trying to comfort her. her heart was moved once more and she felt ashamed.

boom!

with another explosion, the warmth that was building within long chen’s heart was interrupted and he quickly looked over.

at this time, grandmaster yun qi had a long spear in his hand that had been condensed from pill flame. his entire body was covered in red flames. scorching qi waves came from him, his might overflowing the heavens.

that was an ability that could only be used after reaching pill master - pill flame taking shape. alchemists didn’t like to battle, but it didn’t mean that they were weak.

alchemists focused all their cultivation on the pill flame. not only could it be used to refine pills, but it could also be used for battle and easily overpower people in the same realm.

wei cang’s expression was extremely grave. long chen could tell that although wei cang was also a pill master and his pill flame was strong, in terms of purity, it was definitely quite a bit weaker than grandmaster yun qi’s pill flame.

long chen wanted to say a couple of ridiculing insults to wei cang, but he was too weak after the battle. that last attack had used up basically all his energy, and he didn’t even have the strength to shout.

yun qi and wei cang’s blazing weapons let out explosive bursts when they collided. even the ground was shaking along with them, and the surging qi waves caused everyone to retreat.

the grand xia’s prince, xia changfeng, had come to the phoenix cry empire mostly for the purpose of proposing to the third princess. although a public declaration hadn’t gone out, it was said that the empress dowager had already agreed to it.

for the third princess to publicly declare her affection for long chen during the lantern festival was equivalent to slapping the faces of the empress dowager and xia changfeng. naturally, the empress dowager was irritated.

this time, they had fortunately had grandmaster yun qi’s support. but as someone from the alchemist guild, he had to maintain a neutral position. he definitely couldn’t interfere in the empire’s affairs, especially not something like the imperial family’s marriages.

that was why shou hou and them were nervous. hearing this, most of the joy long chen felt from his victory faded.

but he still didn’t regret it. even if he died, he couldn’t let someone like chu yao down.

most of the people in the plaza had left by now, and only a few soldiers remained to clear out the decorations and trash. huang chang’s body had long since been hauled away.

“let’s go. we’ll talk about it more later. shi feng, how are your injuries?” long chen managed to stand up with shou hou’s support.

“i’m fine. long chen, i...” shi feng was ashamed of himself. if it weren’t for him, long chen wouldn’t have had to fight and almost lose his life today.

“brothers don’t need to say unnecessary words to each other. since we’re brothers, just heal your injuries and raise your cultivation base so you can take your revenge later.” long chen waved his hand.

“revenge? didn’t huang chang die?” fatty yu was a bit puzzled.

long chen smiled and didn’t say anything more. the others were all startled; what was he thinking of...?

“okay, just help me and shi feng back to our homes. we have to recuperate a bit. honestly, i feel like even my bones are about to fall apart from exhaustion,” laughed long chen.

the others quickly went to support long chen. in truth, his injuries weren’t very severe. the problem was that he was simply too exhausted and didn’t have the slightest energy.

they slowly walked away from the plaza. in the shadows, a figure slowly appeared, watching long chen and them leave.

he muttered, “i really didn’t think long chen had grown to such an extent. could it be that he had been hiding this since the start?”

that person was the fourth prince. long chen’s display today had also exceeded his expectations.

“if that’s true, this kid truly does plan deeply.” the fourth prince sighed.

“master, should we eliminate him in the dark?”

behind the fourth prince was a figure that stayed in the dark. if he hadn’t spoken, others wouldn’t even have noticed him.

“let’s not be hasty for now. although he startled me today, his weak points were also displayed. no matter how powerful someone is, as long as they have weak points, there is nothing to be afraid of. there were a couple of unforeseen accidents, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. if we can take advantage of this, we can definitely get an unimaginable profit.” a faint smile appeared on the fourth prince’s lips.

long chen didn’t return home that day. instead, he told shou hou to send word to his estate that he was staying at the alchemist guild to study with grandmaster yun qi.

a lot had happened today, and he didn’t want to confront his mother about it for now. plus, his mother would be worried over his many wounds.

long chen went to shi feng’s house. shi feng only had several broken bones; as for his internal injuries, they were no longer much of a problem after he had consumed long chen’s medicinal pill.

he just had to rest a couple of days to fix those broken bones. although shi feng had suffered a crushing defeat this time, it would definitely be helpful in letting him mature. experts needed to be tempered.

shi feng’s father set up a quiet room for long chen. by the time they arrived, long chen had recovered a bit of his energy.

the others all said their goodbyes. after that, long chen slowly took out a jade bottle from his storage ring that had a burning fluctuation inside.

“hehe, i can’t wait till tomorrow for this!”