"Buzz buzz buzz... Purple
energy surged into his meridians, and Long Chen's meridians began to slowly swell and continue to widen.
"While your meridians haven't fully condensed yet, there are still residual energies left by the Nine-Star Heir inside, so you can expand them a second time—expand as much as you can.
Now that you have activated seven stars, it is equivalent to having seven dantians, but your meridians do not match those seven dantians.
In the past, when you fought fiercely with someone, you could fight for hours with full firepower, appearing to have a long energy vein and accumulate strength before releasing power. This was the safest way to fight from a normal perspective.
But in reality, this is precisely your most lethal point. The killer moves of true strength are super moves that can drain most of their power in an instant.
This kind of killer move comes on fiercely, with a very short charge time, giving others no chance to charge. In the past, when you fought opponents head-on with their ultimate moves, the clash clanged and looked fierce, but in my eyes, those were all foolish tactics.
Real fierce battles are all about killing the enemy in one move, just like you humans playing chess—the battle is all about seizing the initiative.
When you use your ultimate, the opponent's reaction is just a bit slower; the outcome is decided, life or death is decided.
And a strong meridian is your key to gaining the upper hand. In the past, you often spent too long charging time on your ultimate, missing many chances and only battling others head-on like a brute, with no technique at all.
Even if you defeat your opponent, you're exhausted like a dead dog. Martial arts competition isn't a contest; defeating the strongest opponent at the lowest cost is the true way.
Just like this tribulation, even if you defeat Kuntu, in the end you will be killed by others. Even if you are not killed by others, you will inevitably fall into the hands of the outer beasts.
But you can't really blame yourself, because you're human, your physical body is inherently limited, and the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique you obtained isn't complete. Plus, you don't have a true master to guide you, so you never see your own fatal flaw.
Now that you've finally encountered such an extraordinary opportunity, you must cherish it—the width of your meridians determines your future height. The dragon clan expert said solemnly.
"Long Chen understands, thank you, senior!"
Prompted by the dragon clan's powerful figure, Long Chen felt as if enlightened. No wonder he had always felt that no matter how strong he was, he always felt like he was full of strength but couldn't use it.
It turned out the problem lay in the meridians. As the Dragon Clan powerhouse said, this was a chance to defy heaven, a chance to change fate, and Long Chen had to seize it.
Long Chen frantically pressed the purple energy into his meridians, which seemed to inflate, swelling even more than before. But after an hour, his meridians began to ache.
It turned out his meridians had reached their limit and cracks had appeared. However, despite the cracks, Long Chen was not alarmed, because the residual energy within the meridians was rapidly healing the wounds. At the same time, the chaotic space didn't require Long Chen to mobilize it personally; endless vitality surged in like an ocean, healing wounds from the outside, thickening his meridians, and increasing their resilience.
The energy within the meridians was a generous gift left to Long Chen by the Nine Star successors. If it weren't for the dragon clan's strong reminder, Long Chen himself wouldn't have known about it.
Thinking of the Nine-Star successor, who tore open the sky with his bare hands, shattered the bonds of the Heavenly Dao, and looked down on the heavens, Long Chen felt a pang in his heart.
This group of peerless heroes ultimately perished in the long river of history; no one knows just how powerful they once were.
Though they had been dead for countless years, their defiant will was unextinguished. The Heavenly Dao copied them, and they tore apart the Heavenly Dao Arena with their bare hands—how proud was that?
As a fellow Nine-Star successor, Long Chen felt a wave of shame. He felt he had disgraced the Nine-Star heir; the Nine-Star Inheritor shouldn't be like this.
"Buzz"
As the meridians were repaired, Long Chen began frantically injecting purple energy into them, repairing three times in a row. The star sea trembled, and under the pressure of the star's power, all the purple energy was forcibly pushed in, and at this moment, the meridians reached their peak once again.
However, the Nine Star successors left Long Chen too much energy. Soon, his meridians were repaired again, and with no purple energy left, he directly pressed the power of the stars into his meridians.
"Gagaga...
Long Chen clenched his teeth like popping beans. When the power of the stars surged into his meridians, a sharp pain surged through his meridians—more intense than when the Nine Star heir poured thunder power into his body, burning the essence blood of all beasts.
"How ... meeting ... Like this? The
intense pain made Long Chen's face twist in pain, veins bulging on his forehead, and his eyes bulging as if they might burst at any moment.
"This wasn't what I expected. There are star spots appearing on your meridians. I don't know if your Nine Stars have started mutating, or if that Nine Star successor deliberately left something for you.
But it seems your life won't be in danger. Just endure it—it should be good for you. The dragon clan expert was silent for a moment.
Hold it in? He spoke lightly. Long Chen's pain endurance had never been convinced before, but this time, he really couldn't take it anymore.
"Boom!"
Long Chen suddenly rolled and crashed through the distant mountain. Jiang Lei, who was in seclusion, was startled and was about to check on Long Chen, but was stopped by him.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen was in unbearable pain all over, star-like spots appearing on his meridians, and the power of the stars poured into Long Chen's body. At this point, he was no longer under his control.
"Ah... Long
Chen roared to the sky, like a god's roar. With his roar, the mountains were shattered by his roar.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen suddenly stepped on the void, soaring into the clouds, his fists wildly swinging in the air. Each punch unleashed a piercing sonic boom, ripples appearing as the void exploded continuously as if about to shatter the sky.
Long Chen felt like he was going crazy. He had never experienced such intense pain before, as if hundreds of thousands of branding irons had been branded into his meridians. He could only recklessly vent his star power to feel any better.
"Boom!"
"Boom!" "Boom!"
Long Chen's attacks grew slower and slower, but with each strike, a single punch smashed a web-like crack between heaven and earth, covering tens of thousands of miles of sky. It was as if the world was about to be shattered by him.
"Boss, what's going on? With that kind of strength, why not beat Kun Tu and the others? Seeing Long Chen in such a frenzy, Jiang Lei was utterly shocked.
As Long Chen kept swinging his fists, stars began to appear on his fists. His power grew stronger and stronger, but his mind grew increasingly blurred.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous explosion, Long Chen punched through the spatial barrier, creating a massive black hole. Long Chen was swallowed by the black hole without even noticing. Jiang Lei screamed in shock and was about to grab Long Chen.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a golden vine appeared, binding Long Chen and dragging him out of the black hole.
When Long Chen returned, he had already passed out, his consciousness plunged into boundless darkness.