Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 4997: Golden Scepter

when long chen agreed to be an umpire, someone immediately sent him a golden scepter. this was a symbol of the head umpire.

“wow, they really are extravagant. are they really giving me a heaven saint divine weapon?” asked long chen as he acted surprised.

the elder handing him the scepter was taken aback and said, “this is a symbol of the umpire. it’s only lent to you temporarily. when the battles are over, you must return it.”

long chen naturally knew this. he was just joking. accustomed to wielding a saber, he had no interest in something as golden and shiny as the scepter, even if they did give it to him.

the scepter was adorned with carved wings and dragon marks. the dragon marks symbolized authority, while the wings represented peace. with this scepter, long chen held supreme authority among the referees as the head umpire.

alongside the scepter, they presented him with a special set of robes and a headband. however, long chen told them to take these things away, deeming them ridiculous.

feeling helpless, the elders could only retrieve the excess items, leaving long chen with the golden scepter and the specific tablet of the head umpire. with these, he gained the authority to enter any martial stage, monitor fights for cheating, and judge the fairness of other referees.

at this moment, qin feng came over. he had been busy these past few days, as had long ziwei and gui jiu.

“boss, you wanted to see me?” qin feng asked, noticing the golden scepter and the distinctive tablet on long chen’s waist. he seemed bewildered.

“the competition among the elites of the four divine clans is about to start. don’t be in a rush to leave just yet. let’s watch,” said long chen.

“but i’m worried the academy will...”

“don’t worry. the right time has yet to come. you still have plenty of time,” replied long chen.

according to the earth cauldron, the optimal moment for undergoing tribulation was still some time away. the various major factions had yet to make a move.

within the immortal cave, long chen activated the three barriers. this way, no one would be able to disturb him. as for what was happening outside, he left qin feng in charge of all of it.

starry sea materialized behind long chen, its stars swirling and emitting a misty violet qi. this was long chen’s manifestation, the starry sea births violet qi. even without the activation of the seven star battle armor, long chen’s astral energy was still very strong.

long chen tried drawing his violet blood’s energy into his starry sea, and it went smoothly. indeed, his violet blood was the gentlest of the three bloodlines he possessed.

it was just like a selfless mother, giving everything long chen wanted. at this moment, long chen thought of his mother and felt melancholic.

taking a deep breath, he calmed his emotions. after all, his father was searching for his mother. with his father’s power and intelligence, he would definitely find her.

as long chen directed his violet bloodline energy into the starry sea manifestation, the violet qi within it responded, allowing the energy to flow seamlessly into the starry sea. long chen was pleasantly surprised by how smoothly it went, finding it almost unbelievably easy.

violet qi? violet blood? are they connected?

the earth cauldron had simply told long chen to use his violet blood to link with his starry sea manifestation, offering no further guidance. clearly, it had to have known that this would happen.

as long chen’s violet blood merged into his starry sea, the sea started to tremble. the violet blood and violet qi fused, forming intricate blood runes that flowed into the stars. however, as these blood runes entered the stars, they were crushed.

undeterred, more blood runes followed, and the shattered ones transformed into countless tiny runes. like ants, these runes merged and collaborated, creating a pathway for the blood runes to traverse.

more blood runes continued to explode and extend the path, causing the path to grow longer.

finally, a star accepted a blood rune into its core. the entire starry sea trembled with anticipation. soon, blood runes appeared in every single star.

“success!”