Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

“Oh?”

Seeing the night devil experts charging forward, Long Chen simply lifted Ye Fenghan and swung him like a ragdoll, displaying him for all to see.

“Come! If you want him to die, come!” sneered Long Chen.

The night devil experts halted abruptly, fear flashing in their eyes.

Huai Yushan and the others tensed, ready to rush in to assist. However, seeing the enemies hesitate, they held back.

In truth, this was a test. The night devil race wanted to see if Long Chen would reveal an opening under immense pressure. If he did, they would risk attacking to save Ye Fenghan. Unfortunately for them, their little trick was laughably transparent to Long Chen.

Realizing they had lost the upper hand, the night devil experts quickly retreated, unwilling to take the risk. Ye Fenghan’s status was simply too important. If he died, they would all accompany him.

“You idiots, fuck off!” Ye Fenghan roared through his Spiritual Strength.

His outburst sent the night devil experts scurrying away, clearing the space around Long Chen. Seizing the opportunity, Huai Yushan and the others stepped forward to stand by his side.

Seeing Long Chen in full control, Huai Yushan finally exhaled in relief. She had never expected to rely on him to survive this ambush.

“Give me some time, and I’ll rebuild the divine leaf boat,” said Huai Yushan.

“No need.”

Long Chen shook his head. Dragging Ye Fenghan, he brazenly walked toward the giant carriage. This was Ye Fenghan’s personal carriage—the most luxurious of them all.

Seeing Long Chen set his sights on it, Ye Fenghan seethed with killing intent. With his Spiritual Strength, he shouted, “That is an Emperor carriage of the night devil race! There’s no way you can control it!”

“Yushan, help me kill these warhorses,” Long Chen said casually.

Huai Yushan was baffled, but there was no need for her to do anything. Her subordinates had acted first.

One wooden thorn after another shot forward, piercing the warhorses' heads before they could even react. In an instant, they collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

“You—!” Ye Fenghan nearly passed out from rage.

These warhorses were very different from the ones that had detonated in the sneak attack. They were a symbol of Ye Fenghan’s imperial bloodline, powerful spirit beasts whose strength was on par with mid-stage Devil Emperors.

However, Ye Fenghan had placed slave marks on them, meaning that their souls were under his control. Since Ye Fenghan was under Long Chen’s suppression, he also suppressed the warhorses.

Of course, Long Chen only allowed Ye Fenghan to use enough Spiritual Strength to communicate.

If it weren’t for the fact that his life was in Long Chen’s hands, Ye Fenghan would have long since cursed eighteen generations of Long Chen’s ancestors.

When Ye Fenghan saw his sixteen imperial warhorses dead, his heart was dripping blood. But there was nothing he could do about it.

Long Chen, however, was thrilled. The stronger the warhorses, the better. He tossed their bodies into the primal chaos space, letting the black soil consume them.

Then, he approached the golden carriage, placed his palm on it, and unleashed his will. The carriage trembled before vanishing into the primal chaos space.

The moment the carriage disappeared, Ye Fenghan coughed up a mouthful of blood. It was one of his core divine items. By erasing his spiritual mark with the primal chaos space’s power, Long Chen had inflicted severe damage on his soul.

Inside the primal chaos space, the golden carriage’s item-spirit quivered. It wasn’t just facing the supreme might of the primal chaos bead—it had also spotted the Earth Cauldron.

The instant it sensed the Earth Cauldron’s aura, it froze in terror. In the outside world, it was a formidable divine weapon. Here, it was nothing.

“Submit to me, or die,” Long Chen said coldly, his will pressing down like a mountain.

The item-spirit dared not resist. It obediently allowed Long Chen to brand it with his spiritual mark.

When the golden carriage reappeared in the outside world, its master had already changed. Sensing Long Chen’s spiritual aura on it, the night devil experts were all flabbergasted.

Even Huai Yushan and the others were shocked. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to have such means.

“Don’t interfere, and don’t chase us. In two hours, I’ll release this guy. But if you dare to follow, hmph, don’t blame me for being merciless,” Long Chen warned.

After that, he gave Huai Yushan and the others a glance.

Without hesitation, they boarded the carriage. Long Chen swept his gaze over the crowd one last time before stepping inside with Ye Fenghan.

“Hopefully, you keep your word. Otherwise…” the night devil leader said darkly.

Smack!

Long Chen’s palm cracked across Ye Fenghan’s face.

Turning back, Long Chen asked, “What was that? I didn’t hear you. Care to repeat?”

“You…”

The night devil leader trembled with fury, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Long Chen smirked. “This guy is strong, but our Yushan is even stronger. I know he’s unhappy about his current situation, so Yushan will give him a fair chance to fight. But if any of you think you’re smart and try to tail us… hmph. You’ll be signing his death warrant.”

With that, he stepped inside and shut the door.

As Long Chen turned to take in the interior, he almost gasped aloud.

The interior of the carriage was as vast as an imperial palace, decked in gold and countless rare gems. Even with all his experiences, Long Chen had to admit—this devil fellow truly knew how to live.

However, now wasn’t the time to admire the luxury. Long Chen activated the carriage, causing divine runes to light up and a terrifying pressure to unfurl.

The moment Long Chen took control of the carriage, he realized just what kind of treasure he had seized.

The golden carriage transformed into a streak of light, shooting past the stunned night devil experts. Not one of them moved to stop it, just staring as it went away.

Staring at the fading glow in the distance, the night devil leader gritted his teeth.

“Damn human… You’d better keep your word. If you kill him, the night devil race will hunt you to the ends of the earth!”