The moment the words "Nine Star Heir"
were spoken, they thundered through the entire venue. The once noisy world instantly became as silent as a pin dropping.
"He is the successor of the Nine Stars?"
Even Jiang Yue'e was shocked. She couldn't help but look at Feng Fei, since Feng Fei hadn't revealed this matter to the Jiang family.
Feng Fei shook her head and said, "Didn't I say it before? Long Chen had cultivated the Galaxy and Firmament Technique and surpassed his master, possessing powerful star power.
Under his leadership, the now-declining Xinghe Sect revived its former glory, with flowers blooming everywhere and disciples spread across the heavens and ten lands.
Moreover, the disciples of the Xinghe lineage revere Long Chen as a deity, precisely because he led the Xinghe Sect onto the right path and continued its legacy.
Long Chen possesses the power of the stars, dragon blood, seven-colored supreme blood, and purple blood—you know what I mean."
Jiang Yue'e and the others nodded silently after hearing Feng Fei's words; she understood what Jiang Yue'e meant.
At this moment, all the powerful figures present were stunned by the name of the Nine Star successor. The Nine Stars lineage is known as the strongest warriors in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths—these four words are a symbol of invincibility.
"Why would you doubt it?" Long Chen squinted at Long Zaiye, but he didn't answer directly.
A mocking smile appeared at the corner of Long Zaiye's mouth: "I was born in the Chaos Era, swept through my peers, and slew seventeen Nine-Star successors... "
What?"
Among the powerful figures present, except for a few of the four great divine clans, the others were momentarily stunned upon hearing this.
The Nine-Star Heirs are said to be invincible, yet this Long Zaiye has actually slain seventeen Nine-Star Inheritors. Is this guy a monster?
"Hoo..."
Long Zaiye pulled open the leather armor in front of him, revealing a furry chest, and on his chest, a wound as large as a galaxy appeared.
"I killed the first sixteen Nine-Star successors without a single injury, but the seventeenth guy was very strong. That sword nearly cut me in two.
But in the end, I was the one who prevailed, beheading him. The so-called strongest warriors of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are nothing special." Long Zaiye sneered.
When he saw the wound, Long Chen quietly clenched his fist. The star power on the wound had vanished, but a powerful will remained, filled with unwillingness and anger.
Long Chen sneered, "Don't act like you're invincible. The Nine-Star successor who left you with a wound—if you hadn't killed him with a sneaky move, I'd chop off his head and give it to you."
As soon as Long Chen said this, everyone's hearts tightened. His words were so forceful, leaving no room for compromise. Could it be that the last Nine-Star successor wasn't defeated by his own true skills?
Hearing Long Chen's words, Long Zaiye's face darkened, his eyes filled with coldness. He said icily, "
The heir of the Nine Stars is reclusive and arrogant, always lonely and never travels with others. I heard you formed some kind of Dragon Blood Legion, which doesn't match the legends.
Moreover, the Nine-Star successor is sparing with words and never nagging, while you are always talking nonstop and drooling.
Most importantly, the Nine Star Heir is surrounded by starlight and cannot be hidden, but you do not. So, I suspect you're just using the name of the Nine Star Inheritor to go around and deceive people everywhere."
Long Chen narrowed his eyes. This Long Zaiye had once fought seventeen Nine-Star successors but couldn't determine whether he was truly a Nine-Star heir.
If it were someone else, Long Chen would have suspected they were using some kind of scheme to probe Long Chen's secrets.
However, Long Zaiye was clearly arrogant and conceited, completely disdainful of schemes and tricks. Of course, his intelligence couldn't use any clever tactics.
"Don't doubt it, your path has already gone astray. Aside from the true Nine Star successor, no one else can tell the difference.
Even the silver-haired figure back then was still shrouded in confusion, unable to tell if you were truly the Nine Star successor." Qiankun Cauldron said.
Long Chen had strayed from his original cultivation path since the Five-Star Battle Body, but now he had reached the eighth star. His aura was completely different from that of the orthodox Nine-Star successor.
More importantly, he possessed multiple powers that influenced and merged with each other. It should be known that the Nine Star successors specialized in star power and would never use other powers—this was common sense.
Everyone knew this common sense, so when Feng Fei told Jiang Yue'e that Long Chen possessed multiple powers, there was no need to explain further.
"Clap clap ..."
After hearing Long Zaiye's words, Long Chen clapped his hands: "Your analysis is good, but I want to tell you, I am the true successor of the Nine Stars."
"How ridiculous. At a time like this, still stubborn?" Long Zaiye sneered, looking at Long Chen's stubborn demeanor, further confirming his suspicion.
"What do you mean by being stubborn? I can harness the power of heaven, earth, and stars. If I'm not a successor of the Nine Stars, then what is?" Long Chen sneered as well.
Long Zaiye snorted coldly: "How ignorant. Before the Lord of the Nine Stars appeared, many races among the myriad races could already harness the power of the stars.
Which clan—Celestial Phenomena, Star Serpent, Pegasus, or Tanlang—aren't they proficient in the power of the stars? Among humans, there are countless who can wield the power of the stars.
However, as the Nine Stars lineage declined, those races and factions that used the power of the stars all suffered misfortune and were wiped out along with it.
Although they were wiped out, the legacy they left behind has not been broken. Many people are still secretly cultivating, and you must be one of them!"
Long Chen laughed. This Long Zaiye was quite interesting, deliberately helping him conceal his identity? This attitude was clearly convincing that he wasn't a Nine-Star successor.
"Don't be fooled by your big head—it's full of crap inside. What do you mean by saying I'm not a Nine-Star successor?
Are you afraid of losing to me and unable to justify yourself? Or is it that you defeated seventeen Nine-Star successors just to brag?" Long Chen said disdainfully.
Now, he no longer cared about the identity of the Nine Star successor. After all, he had already killed the silver-haired Zankong, and with the Eight Great Divine Banners eliminated, it would surely alarm the Great Brahma Heaven.
Although the Great Brahma Heaven might not personally intervene, as long as he casually dispatched other divine banners, Long Chen's identity would be immediately exposed.
And even if there were no issues on the Great Brahma side, what about the Nether Dragon Heavenly Peak? The Nether Emperor had already possessed him. Even if the Nether Emperor was defeated by the Lord of the Nine Stars and nearly died and his Dao was lost, would he not recognize Long Chen's identity?
So, hiding one's identity was meaningless. You could avoid the first day of the lunar month, but not the fifteenth. Long Chen couldn't be bothered with such matters.
Facing Long Chen's mockery, Long Zaiye said coldly, "In my eyes, you're nothing but an ant.
You can die by my hand, but I won't allow you to be labeled as a Nine-Star successor. Otherwise, everyone will think the Nine-Star heirs I killed are just as useless as you, and won't that make me a laughingstock?"
Hearing Long Zaiye's words, everyone suddenly understood,He immediately understood what Long Zaiye meant. After all, Long Zaiye had never taken Long Chen seriously from beginning to end.
Damn it, I've seen arrogant people before, but never anyone this arrogant.
"Step step step ..."
Long Chen took a step forward, walking toward Long Zaiye under the gaze of the crowd.