Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts-Chapter 5925 True Sovereign Lords
Chapter 5925 True Sovereign Lords
The void twisted, and the Earth Cauldron popped into existence. Long Chen found himself atop a desolate hill, surrounded by silence.
The Earth Cauldron had brought Long Chen beyond the sealed territory of the Brahma Pill Valley. With the Earth Cauldron’s power, as long as it was outside the domain of Sovereign Lords, it could easily break through space and bring him away.
Long Chen stood motionless on the hilltop, staring into the distance like a stone statue.
The Earth Cauldron was the first to break the silence.
“Why? Has your confidence been shaken?”
After a brief pause, it continued, “You already pushed your power to the limit. This failure isn’t your fault. You saw it yourself—there’s just too wide of a gap. Intelligence alone can’t bridge it.”
When Long Chen charged into the battlefield, the Earth Cauldron thought his death was certain.
Yet against all odds, Long Chen had shifted the tides of battle again and again. He pushed his power and wits to their absolute edge. If Liu Xihua had held on just a little longer, the outcome might have been completely different.
Though Long Chen couldn’t kill Yan Yang, he could trap him. With Liu Ruyan’s help, they could have unleashed the power of the Undying Eye. Add Liu Xihua’s support, and there was a good chance they could have landed a devastating blow on Lian Sanqiang.
Although they couldn’t overcome Long Can’s overwhelming divine energy, they might at least have kept Liu Xihua alive.
But reality was cruel.
Long Chen had exhausted every trump card and still lost. He had no choice but to watch helplessly as Liu Changtian and Liu Xihua died. That kind of loss... it was on par with the final battle of the Martial Heaven Continent.
Long Chen possessed three powerful bloodlines, astral energy, and had condensed four different kinds of heaven veins. He had once believed this made him invincible. But before the might of Sovereign Lords, that confidence now felt laughably hollow.
“If the Dragonblood Legion had been there, we definitely wouldn’t have lost!” Long Chen declared through gritted teeth.
Everyone else might have been suppressed by the weight of Sovereign might—but not Yue Zifeng.
Only Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi could pose a true threat to a Sovereign Lord’s life. And with the Dragonblood Legion’s teamwork, their Dragonblood Cross Slash, and their united dragon blood power, they could have forced even Lian Sanqiang to his knees. So what if their enemy was a Sovereign Lord?
“There’s no point in talking about hypotheticals. But I’ll tell you something important—It’s a good thing you didn’t summon the Dragon Sovereign’s will. Otherwise... you’d be regretting it for the rest of your life,” said the Earth Cauldron.
“What?” Long Chen was startled.
Long Chen had wanted to borrow the Primal Chaos Dragon Sovereign’s power several times to kill Yan Yang and Lian Sanqiang, but he never got the chance.
The Earth Cauldron replied, “The Dragon Sovereign’s condition is worse than you think. If it were still able to sense your peril, it would have acted on its own. The fact that it didn’t... do you understand?”
Did this mean the Dragon Sovereign could no longer watch over him? Could it be...?
From what the Earth Cauldron hinted, the Dragon Sovereign’s situation was incredibly bad. If it tried to help again, it might destroy itself in the process. Realizing this, Long Chen broke out in a cold sweat.
“Based on the results, this is already the best you could’ve hoped for. Isn’t that something to be content with?” the Earth Cauldron said, attempting to console Long Chen.
Long Chen nodded. “Looks like unless I reach the Human Emperor realm, there’s no way I can challenge Sovereign Lords.”
“Even then, you still won’t be qualified to face true Sovereign Lords.”
“True Sovereign Lords? You mean they... aren’t?”
“Correct. The ones you fought were once Sovereign Lords, but their Sovereign qi has dissipated and is on the verge of breaking down. The world’s transformation has temporarily halted that process, but their cultivation has dropped far from its peak. They can no longer be considered true Sovereign Lords.”
“Then what’s a true Sovereign Lord like?”
“Someone who has fully condensed the Sovereign flame. It’s somewhat like heaven vein dragon qi, but not quite the same. As for those you just fought—forget a Sovereign flame—they barely had any Sovereign qi left. Liu Changtian burned away his life force, merging it with his remaining Sovereign qi to ignite the faintest flicker of a flame. Though it bore the essence of a Sovereign flame, it was still far from the real thing.”
Long Chen was shaken to the core. Even terrifying figures like Lian Sanqiang and Long Can weren’t true Sovereign Lords? Yet they were already capable of breaching the barriers between worlds.
Then how strong were true Sovereign Lords?
“Don’t bite off more than you can chew. The world has changed. All of you are growing rapidly, but they are also recovering quickly. Of course, your priority should be cultivating your own strength, not throwing yourself into suicidal battles,” the Earth Cauldron said, its tone tinged with reproach.
Even now, the Earth Cauldron was still pissed. It knew Long Chen was too clever to act so recklessly. Why hadn’t he run? Couldn’t he just take revenge later?
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Long Chen gave a bitter smile. “Sorry... but I couldn’t abandon my comrades and run.”
Deep down, Long Chen knew his decision had been foolish. But he couldn’t change who he was. If he had chosen to flee, that guilt would have haunted him for the rest of his life, like an eternal nightmare.
The Earth Cauldron sighed but said no more. It understood that no amount of scolding would change this part of Long Chen’s nature.
Long Chen took a deep breath to calm himself down. He had to restore his confidence.
Just then, a fragmentary wave of divine sense reached him. It was Lei Linger.
“Big brother Long Chen, I’m sorry...”
She was still in deep slumber, unaware of what had happened outside. But the withered, lifeless state of the primal chaos space told her everything she needed to know—Long Chen had barely survived a crisis.
She could not control her body in this state. Even sending out this sliver of divine sense had cost a lot of effort on her part.
Long Chen hastily comforted her. In truth, even if Lei Linger had been at full strength, she wouldn’t have been able to change the outcome. His enemies were simply too powerful. Even if she were as strong as Huo Linger, the result wouldn’t have changed.
After comforting Lei Linger, Long Chen checked on the primal chaos space.
It was truly in a miserable state.
The trees were withered, the ground cracked and brittle. Even the once-lustrous black soil looked drained of life.
The Heavenly Dao Tree and Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree were also dim. The mysterious vine had shriveled into a tiny root, its life aura hidden deep within.
Rumbles echoed through the sky. Black flames were raging like a furious tsunami.
The Yan Xu Flames that Huo Linger had absorbed started to rebel. With the primal chaos space so weakened, they were trying to break free.
But above them, a golden light radiated from the lotus seed, and a golden lotus illusion hovered above it, sealing the raging flames. No matter how they struggled, they could not escape.
Huo Linger too had exhausted herself in combat. Without the nourishment of the Fusang Trees and Moon Trees, she had taken the form of a small flame dragon and lay dormant, recovering on her own.
The Heaven Flipping Seal and the Demon Moon Cauldron were also badly damaged. Evilmoon’s runes had dulled, its spirit silent.
Long Chen couldn’t even feel Evilmoon’s aura, so he didn’t know how it was doing.
Long Chen took a long, slow breath.
“There’s much to do.”
He turned away from the hilltop and moved forward once more.
