Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5160 Extinguishing Li Tianfan

Long Chen’s fist was neither fast nor slow, but with the stars flickering on its surface, it seemed as if his punch was backed by the entire cosmos. Even before the fist landed, it felt like the universe was on the verge of exploding. The rumbling echoed through the world, revealing the immense power behind Long Chen’s strike. At this moment, people understood how Long Chen could crush the Dragon Bone Zither with his hand. The power of this fist was practically on par with a full-power attack from a Human Emperor divine weapon.

Terrifying killing intent locked onto Li Tianfan, causing his body to quiver out of control. As the sensation of death enveloped him, his body stopped listening to him.

Li Tianfan realized that Long Chen was instilling such profound fear in him that he was unable to summon his full strength. In this state, he wouldn’t be able to unleash even half of his power before dying.

“You think you can kill me?! You don’t have the ability!” Li Tianfan roared, using his roar to bolster his confidence and courage. His Heavenly Fate Disk appeared behind him, and he swung the black chessboard at Long Chen.

Long Chen’s fist collided with the chessboard, causing Emperor might to explode. The impact blasted countless holes into the void. Long Chen was knocked back three steps, while blood sprayed from Li Tianfan’s mouth as he tumbled backward.

Picking himself off the ground, Li Tianfan ignored the blood and laughed. “So that’s what happened! You could crush the Dragon Bone Zither thanks to your dragon blood energy suppressing its item-spirit. But your dragon blood can only suppress the Dragon Bone Zither, not my Ink Blood Chessboard or other weapons! Today, you are definitely dead!”

Li Tianfan’s voice echoed loudly, revealing the truth to Lu Fan and the others. Their fear of Long Chen instantly diminished a great deal.

“With or without the suppression, it doesn’t matter. You will still be the first one to die,” Long Chen snorted and took a single step, shooting toward Li Tianfan like a bolt of lightning.

Li Tianfan shouted, “The rest of you, slaughter them! Leave Long Chen to me!”

The next moment, Li Tianfan spat a mouthful of blood onto the Ink Blood Chessboard, and strange lines formed on its surface, weaving into tiny chess pieces that shot toward Long Chen.

Li Tianfan gritted his teeth and faced Long Chen directly, but in truth, this was just a tactic. He was afraid of Long Chen, yet he knew that showing fear would lead to his demise. By signaling everyone else to attack Bai Yingxue and the others, Li Tianfan indirectly warned Long Chen, hoping to force him into abandoning the fight to save his allies.

BOOM!

Unluckily for Li Tianfan, his plan failed. Long Chen ignored Bai Yingxue and the others, focusing solely on the enemy in front of him. His fist then smashed onto Li Tianfan’s chessboard with a force far greater than before. The astral diagram on his fist enveloped his entire arm, amplifying the power of his attack several times over.

Li Tianfan shook and more blood sprayed from his mouth, splattering onto the Ink Blood Chessboard. The ground beneath him collapsed into an enormous crater from the impact.

This time, Long Chen directed his power downward, trapping Li Tianfan in place. The force was concentrated solely on Li Tianfan and the Ink Blood Chessboard, with no way to disperse or deflect it.

It was a true, direct clash with no finesse or technique—just raw, overwhelming power. Li Tianfan felt as if his insides were about to burst. Shock and rage filled him as he realized he was no match for Long Chen.

“Hurry up and kill them!” roared Li Tianfan, desperately trying to divert Long Chen’s attention once more.

Meanwhile, Lu Fan and the others had reached Bai Yingxue and her disciples, and waves of devil creatures closed in, surrounding them.

Ignoring the chaos around him, Long Chen raised his fist again. This time, his entire upper body glowed with starlight, radiating an overwhelming aura. As he harnessed his full power, the very fabric of space seemed to solidify, the laws of the world froze in place, and all sound faded away.

A chilling dread gripped Li Tianfan as he realized how insignificant he was in the face of Long Chen’s power. He felt like an ant standing before an unstoppable force of nature.

“Blood sacrifice!” exclaimed Li Tianfan.

Gritting his teeth, Li Tianfan ignited his entire essence blood, which transformed into a current that flowed into the Ink Blood Chessboard. Like Lu Fan, he sacrificed his longevity to awaken his Human Emperor divine weapon.

However, without the faith energy to support him, he couldn’t control this power. His body withered, making him look like a desiccated corpse.

The Ink Blood Chessboard’s aura erupted, radiating Emperor qi in every direction.

“Today, either you die or I die!” Li Tianfan roared, his eyes scarlet with madness as he smashed the Ink Blood Chessboard forward. It was the strongest attack of his life.

BOOM!

The collision shattered heaven and earth, causing starlight and black qi to rage wildly in the surroundings.

Long Chen stood in the air, his upper body covered in starlight. Through his robes, his upper body resembled a vast cosmos, appearing both mysterious and endless.

Below him, the terrain had completely deformed, and the earth was torn apart, exposing many divine ores. Despite their toughness, they had been crushed to bits. As a gentle breeze stirred, the fine powder filled the air, causing a buried, barely conscious Li Tianfan to sneeze awake

Li Tianfan’s body was in ruins—his arms were gone, and cracks ran across his entire body. He looked as if he might shatter at any moment. Sensing its master’s impending doom, the Ink Blood Chessboard had abandoned him and fled.

On his deathbed, Li Tianfan spat out another mouthful of blood. With such an injury, there was no way he could survive; no one could save him.

“Hehe...” Li Tianfan forced a twisted grin, his eyes filled with malice as he looked at Long Chen. Knowing he couldn’t be saved, he felt no more fear. He sinisterly said, “So what if you kill me? Your comrades will accompany me. Hehe, it’s worth it.”

Li Tianfan felt extremely resentful. He could not comprehend how Long Chen could abandon Bai Yingxue and the others and instead choose to fight him to the death. Did Long Chen really value his life over all of theirs?

“Accompany you? No, they won’t be accompanying you. But you don’t worry about being lonely on your path. I’ll make sure you have scompany,” Long Chen said, shaking his head.

Li Tianfan chuckled, not believing Long Chen. He could see Netherdragon Wushang’s spear was right in front of Bai Yingxue.

Just as Li Tianfan prepared to witness the end, he heard two women shout in unison, “Lightning FlWorld Extermination!”

Lightning and flames exploded in a terrifying deluge that sent Lu Fan, Netherdragon Wushang, and the others flying wretchedly.