Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6252 The Plan to Cultivate the Hegemon Body

Starlight still pulsed faintly at the pit of Long Chen’s stomach. His Supreme Bone was continuing to digest the spear’s astral energy.

The spear had been fully absorbed, and with it came a clear path that unfolded within Long Chen’s mind.

“I see... so nine star heirs first cultivate the Astral Hegemon Body, then the Astral Battle Armor. But I did it backward. No wonder that senior said he’d only give me the framework, not the whole method,” Long Chen muttered, silently wiping away a layer of cold sweat.

Normally, a nine star heir would temper their body with the Astral Hegemon Body first, reaching a certain level before condensing the Astral Battle Armor.

As for Long Chen, he had never practiced the Astral Hegemon Body at all. By relying on medicinal pills and the combined might of his three bloodlines, he had defied the heavens and pushed his cultivation to this stage without its aid.

The giant nine star heir had been stunned by this fact. But since Long Chen had set off on his path long ago, that senior hadn’t dared give him instructions. He had merely passed down the framework and left the rest for Long Chen to figure out.

What that senior could never have predicted was how reckless Long Chen would be—directly pulling out one of the astral formation diagrams. And not just any diagram, but one of the most dangerous ones. That astral spear was something even orthodox nine star heirs wouldn’t dare to challenge before stepping into the Sovereign Lord realm.

After all, each astral rune contained the condensed power of a Grand Dao. Normally, challenging it would require a Divine Sovereign nine star heir to stand guard in case of accidents. Without protection, this rune could easily kill its challenger.

And it was true... if not for his Supreme Bone, Long Chen would already be a corpse.

Suddenly, starlight swelled out of Long Chen’s Supreme Bone before it slowly faded. Then, a mass of information flowed into Long Chen’s mind.

“As expected, it’s that senior’s technique! The Starry River God Extinguishing Spear!” Long Chen shouted.

With the astral formation rune carved down, Long Chen finally learned the name of this technique.

Along with it came the correct cultivation method for the Astral Hegemon Body. The Starry River God Extinguishing Spear was one of the nine star line’s ultimate killing moves. Now that Long Chen had learned it, the framework of the Astral Hegemon Body revealed itself in full.

“So the Astral Hegemon Body is indeed the key. To learn it, first use the stars to cultivate the body and then the soul. Once the two merge, carve down the astral runes. I skipped straight past the first two steps and branded the rune directly into my Supreme Bone. That means... I’ll have to use my Supreme Bone as the foundation for my Astral Hegemon Body.”

A proper nine star heir would start at the surface, engraving runes into skin, then blood, then bone. Long Chen, however, had jumped directly to the final stage—merging the most powerful rune into his Supreme Bone. As a result, he had instantly mastered the framework. Cultivating the Astral Hegemon Body became extremely simple for him.

Looking within himself, he saw the Supreme Bone covered in cracks, yet bathed in swirling starlight. The starry sea within his Dantian was slowly nourishing it.

Though injured, the Supreme Bone now felt fully awakened. As astral energy continued to flow in, its power steadily grew.

The Supreme Bone seemed to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis. Once it awoke, Long Chen had no idea what kind of delightful surprise it would bring him.

But now, it was still recuperating. Since it was the very foundation of his Astral Hegemon Body, Long Chen could not continue carving more runes in this state.

After that, Long Chen saw the specks of starlight slowly flowing out of his Supreme Bone, spreading through his bones. His blood, meridians, and even his skin reacted, as though they too were being nourished.

Long Chen jumped in excitement. It seemed that he had made things more complicated than they needed to be. Once awakened, his Supreme Bone naturally absorbed astral energy and distributed it throughout his body—there was no need for him to force the process. He could just leave everything to the Supreme Bone.

In other words, by risking his life to engrave that rune, Long Chen had laid the foundation for cultivating the Astral Hegemon Body without further effort.

“I’m really about to soar!” Long Chen shouted excitedly.

Previously, he had pushed his body to the brink to open six gates at once, enduring agonizing training and countless brutal methods. But now, he was growing stronger without lifting a finger, thanks to his Supreme Bone.

With the Astral Hegemon Body, Long Chen could simply open seven gates at once. He had never expected that his gamble would awaken his Supreme Bone and make him instantly master the Astral Hegemon Body.

“The Supreme Bone is still recuperating, and I can’t use my astral energy for now. Well, I should relax a bit.”

Long Chen had planned on letting the Supreme Bone recuperate while he searched for more legacies. But thinking about how the heaven region’s battlefield was filled with monsters, he decided against it. Without his astral energy, he would be at a disadvantage against someone like Long Biluo or Kun Wutian.

If he were to encounter two experts on that level at once, he would likely perish.

As a result, Long Chen quietly rested for three days. By then, his Supreme Bone and body were fully recovered.

He slowly raised his hand, pointing a finger at the mountain before him. Then, starlight swirled along his arm.

The Supreme Bone’s divine light trembled. Then, the radiance on his arm blazed brighter, forming what seemed like a coiling starry river.

“Starry River God Extinguishing Spear!” Long Chen shouted.

With a sharp shout, his arm quivered. A starry river burst forth, condensing into an astral spear.

BANG!

The mountain disintegrated in an instant. The ground split apart, the mountain range collapsed, and the void itself rippled—it was as if the end of days had arrived.

“What terrifying power!” Long Chen gulped.

He had just tested out the astral energy of his Dantian with this attack. As he wasn’t familiar with it, he didn’t draw out any energy from the heavens, afraid that his body wouldn’t be able to endure the impact.

Even so, his entire arm was now swollen and red, his bones aching from the strain.

“This technique’s power is monstrous. I’ll need to strengthen my body further; otherwise, I can only use the most basic form. I wonder just how strong it’ll be when I summon my manifestation and open my astral gates...”

Observing the devastation around him, Long Chen almost shouted in excitement. The lingering power was twisting the laws of the world.

After so many years as a nine star heir, he had finally mastered one of the lineage’s strong divine abilities. Words could not capture his excitement.

Looking inward, Long Chen saw his Supreme Bone tirelessly absorbing astral energy from his Dantian, strengthening itself and his entire physique.

“Other nine star heirs have to train their Astral Hegemon Body the hard way, but me? Heh, I’m leaving it all to you, Supreme Bone. No way am I going through that hell again. You’ll get me to the seventh... no, the eighth gate!”

Laughing, Long Chen spread his Kunpeng wings and vanished into the distance.

At this moment, he truly felt like a dragon returning to the sea—without a single misgiving left.