Chapter 6226 Five Gates Open, Starlight Illuminates the World
When the first starry gate opened, starlight filled the world, and Long Chen’s aura instantly erupted.
Then a second gate opened. The world trembled, growing even brighter as Long Chen’s power soared higher.
One after another, the third, fourth, and fifth gates opened in his starry sea. Each one was like a hammer pounding upon the hearts of the spectators. The sheer grandeur of the gates, along with the vastness of the power they exuded, made everyone feel like insignificant ants.
With five gates open simultaneously, the radiance of the stars enveloped the entire world. The Starry Sky Battle Robe imprinted itself upon Long Chen’s body, forming from starlight.
Long Chen started to look ethereal as endless astral energy flowed within him. He was like the battle god of the starry sky, an existence of the cosmos beyond them.
“As I thought... It really is the Astral Hegemon Body,” Long Biluo muttered, her pupils contracting sharply.
Having lost to Long Chen in terms of physical prowess, she tossed out the name of the Astral Hegemon Body to give herself face. But unexpectedly, she actually ended up being right. Long Chen really did end up showing off the legendary Astral Hegemon Body.
Long Chen glanced down at his glowing body. Only he knew what it had cost him to obtain this power.
The pain of stars refining flesh was enough to kill an ordinary person. There had been countless times when the agony became so intense that he had passed out from the sheer torment. However, he had gritted his teeth and endured, all for this moment—to harvest the fruits of his suffering.
“Hmph. So what if you have the Astral Hegemon Body? You’re still going to die today!” sneered Long Biluo as she suddenly unleashed a palm.
Black qi surged forth, condensing into a massive sword formed entirely of murderous energy.
“Heavens! She neither chanted nor formed a seal. How did she do that?!” gasped someone from the crowd.
“Go!”
With just a slight motion of her hand, the sword screeched through the air toward Long Chen.
The void trembled. Spatial laws crumbled in the sword’s path as it tore through space like a god-slaying blade. Though it appeared to be a casual strike, it possessed enough force to rend heaven and earth.
It arrived in front of Long Chen in the blink of an eye. Before anyone could process it, the sword pierced through him. With a heaven-shaking explosion, fragments of space flew through the air. Long Chen’s figure vanished.
“D-Did he just get... instantly killed?”
The question echoed in the minds of every spectator. If they had taken that blow, they’d be dead for sure. But this was Long Chen. Could he really have perished so easily?
As the scattered runes dissipated and the void began to mend itself, a figure emerged once more. Long Chen stood exactly where he had been. In fact, it looked like he hadn’t even moved.
The spectators couldn’t believe their eyes.
“Did he really...?”
Everyone was stunned. Had Long Chen not even bothered to block it? Had he truly allowed that devastating attack to strike him without retaliation?
Long Chen slowly brushed at his robes, pretending to dust off nonexistent dirt.
That small motion was like a slap across Long Biluo’s face. It was the greatest humiliation and provocation he could have done.
Fury exploded in her eyes. With a shout, she slammed her hands together, and black qi erupted behind her.
Flames ignited, forming a massive black runic diagram in the air.
From within that diagram emerged a black runic spear, which radiated an aura so sinister and dreadful that it felt as though it could devour a person’s soul with a glance. It was just like a devil’s fang.
“She’s taking out a divine weapon first?” “No... that’s not a real divine weapon—it’s just a manifestation! But it’s indistinguishable from the real thing!” “How terrifying... Even a five-hundred-flame divine sprout probably couldn’t withstand a single blow from that thing!”
People couldn’t help but look toward Lei Qianlang, Yun Yu, and the others who had competed with Kun Wufa. They all possessed five hundred Sovereign flames.
Lei Qianlang’s expression grew ugly when he heard the last commenter. However, he simply snorted and pretended not to have heard it.
Inside, he was well aware that if this attack landed on him, even if he used his strongest divine weapon, he would still die.
With the innate bead behind him, Long Chen couldn’t dodge anymore. He could only take this spear head-on.
Yun Wu glanced between Long Chen and the bead. The Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird’s manifestation continued to merge with Cloud, yet something was off. Rather than joy, fury radiated from her.
A sudden thunderous hum drew everyone’s eyes back to the sky.
The black spear had fully formed. Towering and terrible, it looked like a weapon meant to pierce the very heavens and slay gods.
“That thing... could it destroy this entire flame world?!” muttered someone.
Terror gripped the hearts of the onlookers. If the world collapsed, they would die along with it. But none of them wanted to flee.
After all, a clash of this magnitude was a very rare event. To miss the ending would be a regret they couldn’t accept.
“Heaven Slaying Battle Spear! Kill!”
Long Biluo completed her seals and roared. With a divine howl, the black spear descended upon Long Chen.
Even the stars trembled, and the world screamed under its pressure.
It was absolutely massive, so it was not that fast. But as it fell, the world creaked and cracked as if it could not bear the weight of the black spear.
The ten thousand Daos shattered in front of it. Let alone Long Chen, even the colossal innate bead seemed small and fragile in its presence.
Long Chen’s hair and robes whipped about in the chaotic winds. The pressure he faced was unimaginable, but his expression remained calm.
Starlight flowed on his palm. Just like that, he simply reached out toward that black spear.
“He’s just grabbing it?!”
A collective gasp rang throughout the crowd.
If he wasn’t going to use a divine weapon, then fine. After all, Long Biluo hadn’t drawn her weapon either. But by not even using a divine ability, was he looking down on Long Biluo?
BOOM!
In front of countless shocked gazes, Long Chen’s star-covered hand touched the tip of the spear.
Then, an explosion rocked this world.
Spectators with three-hundred-flame divine sprouts were sent flying, blood spraying from their mouths. Four-hundred-flame experts paled as their insides twisted in agony. Only five-hundred-flame experts like Lei Qianlang could barely endure.
The giant spear pressed Long Chen back. But as ripples continuously came from the point of impact, the spear’s speed continuously diminished until it stopped right there.
“He... he blocked it?”
Even the strongest among the crowd could hardly believe their eyes.