Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6236 Six Seals

One of the figures was very familiar to Long Chen—Kun Wufa, the same man he had sent flying with a single slap not long ago.

Beside Kun Wufa stood another man who bore a striking resemblance to him, yet his aura was far more terrifying. His pitch-black eyes swirled with primal chaos runes, as if a miniature cosmos was revolving within them. The pressure he exuded was on par with Long Biluo’s.

“Wutian, it’s him! That egg behind him holds the legacy of the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird! Kill him and take it!” Kun Wufa shouted as he pointed at Long Chen and the egg, his voice filled with greed

The newcomer was Kun Wutian, Kun Wufa’s younger brother.

After being slapped by Long Chen, Kun Wufa realized he couldn’t beat Long Chen. Fearing that even Long Biluo might not be able to deal with Long Chen, he had used a secret Kunpeng race technique to send word to his little brother.

At that time, Kun Wutian was also vying for another legacy in a secret realm, but the competition there was too fierce. With his power, he had no guarantee of being able to obtain the ultimate prize.

Repeatedly urged by his elder brother and tempted by the news that Long Chen possessed the Earth Cauldron, Kun Wutian abandoned that opportunity to rush here.

After all, the Earth Cauldron was perhaps the greatest treasure within the entire heaven region’s battlefield. Kun Wufa could not resist such temptation.

Because the laws of the flame world interfered with communication, Kun Wufa had to retreat a great distance to contact his brother. By the time Kun Wutian arrived, the great battle had ended.

The two of them hastily rushed over and found that Long Chen had stayed here. Furthermore, the aura of the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird was still present.

Even better, Long Chen’s aura was extremely weak after the fight. This was their perfect chance.

“Big Brother, you can seize the legacy of the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird. These two are mine,” Kun Wutian said.

With a wave of his hand, his Sovereign flames appeared, and a wild power surged out.

Long Chen’s pupils contracted. Kun Wutian possessed 692 Sovereign flames, only one fewer than Long Biluo. That meant his strength was likely on par with hers.

With the support of his little brother, Kun Wufa’s guts grew again. He completely ignored Long Chen and Meng Qi, going straight for the egg where Cloud was.

BOOM!

Before he could get close, the egg exploded. A terrifying aura blasted Kun Wufa back, blood spraying from his mouth.

“The legacy inheritance... is complete?” Kun Wufa’s pupils shrank.

Cloud emerged, surrounded by seven-colored divine light and wreathed in nirvanic flames. She opened her mouth, and a pillar of fire roared forth.

In response, Kun Wufa hastily summoned his Kunpeng manifestation, merging all his Sovereign flames into it. A colossal Kunpeng manifestation met the fire head-on.

BOOM!

The manifestation was instantly torn apart.

Kun Wutian’s expression changed. With a flap of his wings, the void trembled and he vanished—only to reappear beside Kun Wufa, snatching him away.

Then, a golden flash streaked across the sky, and the two were gone.

They had come quickly and fled even faster. Kun Wutian’s speed rivaled that of Long Biluo’s Divine Sovereign-grade magical item.

Cloud tore open space in pursuit, but returned moments later, her face dark. Clearly, the speed she was so proud of couldn’t catch up to Kun Wutian.

“How hateful! Those two bastard brothers really can run!” she fumed, transforming back into a young maiden.

Seeing this, Long Chen sighed inwardly.

The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race was renowned for their speed, and only a few in the divine bird races could surpass them. They could rank in the top five in terms of pure speed.

On the other hand, while possessing powerful bodies and swift flight, the Kunpeng race couldn’t even reach the top ten. Yet, Kun Wutian had managed to escape—even after Cloud had received the Vermilion Bird’s legacy. He either had a unique mastery of speed... or some extraordinary technique.

Seeing how angry Cloud was at losing in terms of speed, Long Chen and Meng Qi exchanged a smile. They hastily comforted her.

“The Kunpeng are tyrannical by nature. Practically every divine bird race has suffered under them,” Cloud said bitterly. “Unfortunately, Senior Vermilion Bird left seven seals in my body. Until I undo them, I don’t have access to its full legacy. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to get away!”

She looked really mad, waving her fists around.

“Seven seals?” Long Chen was startled.

After listening to Cloud’s explanation, he learned that the nirvanic power of the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird was too great. Cloud could only absorb a fraction of it.

The rest had been locked away behind seven seals, to be refined slowly as her cultivation grew. According to Cloud, as long as she undid all seven seals and refined all that power, she would definitely reach the Divine Sovereign realm.

Hearing that, Long Chen couldn’t help but feel amazed.

After all, Cloud’s inherited nirvanic essence was only a tenth of its original strength. That amount was whatever the Vermilion Bird could condense after being killed, without undergoing a proper nirvanic rebirth.

If even that much could raise Cloud to a Divine Sovereign... just how terrifying had the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird been in life? Could the rumors be true... that it had been no ordinary Vermilion Bird, but a Vermilion Bird King bearing the Sparrow Ancestor’s bloodline?

“Cloud, did that senior say anything else to you?” Long Chen asked suddenly.

“She said I’m now part of the noble Vermilion Bird race, and that I must one day pay my respects to my ancestors,” Cloud replied, though a trace of pain flickered in her eyes.

She remembered going to pay respects to her own race’s ancestors, only to be rejected. That wound had never truly healed. The Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird had seen that pain and told her she belonged to the Vermilion Bird race instead... but in Cloud’s heart, she doubted they would accept her either.

In her mind, if even the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race didn’t accept her, why would the Vermillion Bird race—their ancestors—accept her? She couldn’t help feeling inferior.

Seeing her expression, Long Chen was filled with pain on her behalf, as well as anger. The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race was blind—they would regret abandoning her.

“Who cares about the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race or the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird? You will forever be the little sister of Long Chen. If anyone dares to bully you, even if it’s a Heavenly Sovereign, I’ll still slap them in the face!” promised Long Chen.

Cloud broke into a bright smile. Children, after all, could let go of sadness as quickly as it came.

“Long Chen, I don’t think it’s wise to stay here any longer. We should find somewhere to recuperate,” said Meng Qi.

Long Chen nodded. Cloud transformed back into her divine sparrow form, spreading her wings. With Long Chen and Meng Qi upon her back, she soared away.