Chapter 6247 Astral Hegemon Body Framework
Chapter 6247 Astral Hegemon Body Framework
“Damn it! My kin will avenge me! You lifeforms of the nine heavens will forever be pigs for slaughter...”
As the giant devil’s skeleton blew apart, its final roar echoed through the air. The culmination of countless years of scheming was undone in a single moment.
From the ground, countless vines erupted, snaring the bone shards.
Zhi Zhi had reappeared. Although its body had been nearly destroyed before, which was a significant blow to its core, this was the best opportunity to make up for its losses. She dragged the fragments into the primal chaos space to seal in the remnant Divine Sovereign energy before it could dissipate into heaven and earth.
“Master!” Lei Yuner exclaimed, her voice trembling
She gazed at the towering nine star heir with equal parts reverence and grief in her eyes.
“I told you to leave... why did you come back?” the giant said, his voice filled with grief.
With a sad expression, he looked at Lei Yuner and the corpse by his side.
“You saved my life. If I have to die, I’ll die with you,” the existence within Lei Yuner replied.
Tears streaked Lei Yuner’s face, but pride burned in her eyes. Seeing this, the giant could only sigh. Slowly, he turned to Long Chen.
Long Chen clasped his fists. “Greetings, Senior.”
The giant’s dried, hollow eyes started to glimmer faintly with starlight—though the light was tinged with something impure.
“Our nine star line has actually produced such a formidable heir... You lack the astral formation runes, yet your strength rivals the Astral Hegemon Body. Once you obtain those runes and cultivate the true form, perhaps...” The giant suddenly cut himself short, staring at Long Chen with a puzzled expression, as if realizing something.
“It seems you are... a variant among nine star heirs. Unfortunately, my discarnate soul is too damaged to last much longer. Otherwise, I would have liked to learn of your past.”
“That’s fine, Senior! I can keep giving you astral energy!” Long Chen said urgently.𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
He also very much wanted to know the secrets of the nine star line. After all, he knew far too little about what it meant to be a nine star heir.
The giant shook his head. “I don’t have much time left, so I can’t waste it. Your astral energy is as vast as the sea; it’s unprecedented. But your methods are crude. Clearly, you never received the nine star line’s true inheritance. With my limited energy, I cannot transmit everything to you everything, but... I will give you the most vital core technique. Summon your manifestation—quickly.”
Long Chen didn’t dare to argue. He directly summoned his divine ring and starry sea and focused. After all, something that a Divine Sovereign could call a secret art had to be extraordinary. This was a huge opportunity for Long Chen.
Upon seeing Long Chen’s eight-color divine ring, the giant’s pupils shrank. He seemed to be lost in his memories for a bit. However, he quickly shook those distracting thoughts away.
As he formed a series of hand seals, a star diagram lit up over his whole body, ending on his forehead. A projection shone on Long Chen’s starry sea.
There, the star diagram transformed ceaselessly, becoming titans, divine birds, colossal devils, celestial dragons... even mountains, rivers, the sun, and the moon.
The diagrams changed so quickly that they left Long Chen dazed. Half an incense stick’s time later, the transformations ceased.
The giant retracted his projection, his starlight dimming to nothing.
He said, “This is the cultivation framework for the Astral Hegemon Body. Your cultivation technique is different from ours, so I cannot teach you the more intricate details, or it may guide you down the wrong path.”
“Many thanks, senior!”
Hearing this, Long Chen was extremely grateful.
“There is no need for thanks. We are of the same lineage. The Nine Star Master forged the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art to shatter this prison of heaven and earth, to create a new future for all living beings. Although we failed... his will still endures. We firmly believe that the grand aspiration of the Star Master and the Pill Sovereign will be fulfilled.”
“The Star Master and the Pill Sovereign? A prison of heaven and earth? The future of our world? Senior, what do you mean?” asked Long Chen hastily.
The giant only smiled faintly. “No matter how many lies are spread, the truth will always prevail. No matter how thick the clouds are, they can’t hide the stars forever. I have been more fortunate than most warriors of our line—I have seen new hope. Thank you, little brother. Now, the nine heavens’ future rests in your hands.”
After saying that, the giant’s body turned dark. Ultimately, he collapsed like mud before turning to dust.
A Divine Sovereign who had fought in life and death finally met his end. He could finally rest in peace. His final expression was serene, almost as if he had glimpsed something beautiful.
Long Chen’s chest tightened. Why did all the heroes he met perish? How incredible would it have been to walk alongside them?
Seeing this corpse, Long Chen thought of Sovereign Mountain’s graves... of the final words left behind on their tombstones. A wave of loneliness suddenly crushed him.
After a while, Long Chen stepped forward to bury the giant, but Lei Yuner stopped him.
“Master cared nothing for such rites. He was born of heaven and earth, and now returns to them. He would rather be buried beneath the open sky, one with the land.”
Hearing that, Long Chen paused and nodded.
Lei Yuner smiled faintly. “Great nine star heir... I, too, must take my leave. I am glad I had the opportunity to meet such a peerless hero before passing on. I have given this child my entire core and life’s legacy. It is etched into her soul. Perhaps... she will live to see the new world... as a continuation of my life.”
After saying that, Lei Yuner slowly closed her eyes, and the powerful aura surging out of her faded.
“Princess! Are you there...?”
The cry came from beyond the drifting smoke—it was Lei Yuner’s people.
During the battle, they had been driven far away by the crushing astral winds. Now, with the fighting over, they dared to approach... though their hearts sank at the devastation.
Long Chen kowtowed three times to the fallen giant and divine bird. Then, carrying the unconscious Lei Yuner in his arms, he walked toward the voices.