Countless runes gathered together, looking like the devil’s eye, and they were embedded into the FengFu Star. Instantly, heaven and earth froze; the ten thousand Daos stilled, and a sinister aura covered the land.

At that moment, Long Chen’s aura erupted, reaching an entirely new level. Then, as the same transformation happened with the Alioth Star, countless runes condensed, causing Long Chen’s astral energy to surge yet again.

While the starry sea in his Dantian didn’t visibly grow, nor did it seem transformed, his FengFu and Alioth Stars became like independent starry seas. The power within them now held more than a hundred times the energy of his starry sea.

As the FengFu, Alioth, Life Fate, Enlightenment Palace, Divine Gate, Nethergate, Violet Tower, and Nirvanic Charge stars lit up in sequence, Long Chen’s astral energy surged even higher. Eight Starry Sky Battle Robes merged into a single form, and Long Chen stood like a war god of the stars, his presence vastly transformed.

Space trembled around him; the ten thousand Daos rumbled. His astral aura roared wildly, sending shockwaves across the battlefield.

Long Chen’s eyes blazed crimson, with stars flickering deep within them. Dripping with bloodlust, his voice hissed through his clenched teeth. “You say the human race is foolish, inferior, and fit only as your slaves and food?”

Raising the white bone blade, Long Chen sent a tremor through heaven and earth. The stars in the sky then swirled into a giant starry whirlpool around him, flowing into his bone blade. The weapon shrieked, its wild aura stunning everyone.

BOOM!

Just as Long Chen was accumulating power, the bone blade exploded, unable to withstand the terrifying power. However, he didn’t flinch; the blade’s destruction only proved it wasn’t fit to channel his astral energy. He might as well not use it.

Suddenly, Long Chen stepped forward, stars sparking beneath his feet, leaving behind a trail of cascading crystals. In an instant, he appeared in front of his opponent—the crowned man, and a star-covered fist smashed forward.

The crowned man hadn’t expected Long Chen to unleash such terrifying astral energy, but he still sneered, “Now it’s finally interesting! Show me just how strong the legendary power of the stars is!”

BOOM!

Their clash resounded like thunder, and the crowned man coughed blood, his nine heaven vein dragon qi shattered on impact.

“This... this is the true Eight Star Battle Armor!” Long Chen muttered.

The Nine Star Hegemon Body Art wasn’t just any technique; it was a divine ability blessed by heaven and earth from the primal chaos era, destined to guide its user on the correct path without a master.

However, by his era, the laws of the Heavenly Daos had completely changed. Instead of giving him pointers, the world tried to stop him with all its might.

“Who is the slave now? Who is the prey?” Long Chen roared, stamping his foot as starlight surged under him.

The blessing of heaven and earth boosted Long Chen’s power, and he didn’t give the crowned man a chance to react, lunging at him with a clawed hand aimed at his face.

The crowned man, panicked and furious, twisted his head to dodge and countered with a kick. “The human race will forever be enslaved! You will—”

Long Chen’s claw turned out to be a feint. Then, with his left hand, he landed a vicious slap across his face, cutting his opponent’s blabber.

Bones breaking rang throughout the battlefield, and the crowned man was no longer crowned. His crown flew off, and his face mangled beyond recognition.

In the primal chaos era, this “divine ability” had yet to emerge, leaving Long Chen’s opponent dazed, nearly unconscious from the impact.

The power behind the slap was truly shocking, crushing the crowned man. After all, as a heavenly genius of the primal chaos era, he was innately resilient, but the nourishment of the laws of primal chaos strengthened his constitution even more. Anyone else would have been reduced to fragments by that strike. Yet, even with his extraordinary physique, he was gravely wounded, his head now hideously deformed.

“Try talking tough again. Boss Long San specializes in curing stupid people,” sneered Long Chen, lunging forward with his right hand aimed like lightning at his opponent’s neck.

However, just as his strike was about to land, a serpentine spear shot toward his ribs—a silent, deadly attack from the same expert who had mocked the human race.

The other enemies who had been watching from the sidelines made their move. Ignoring Yun Feng and the others, they charged at Long Chen to aid the ex-crowned man.

Without hesitation, Long Chen’s hand shifted mid-motion, grabbing the tip of the serpentine spear. His Starry Sky Battle Robes then blazed, pouring astral energy through the weapon.

The attacker recoiled in terror as his hands burst apart under the overwhelming force; he staggered back.

BOOM!

Before the attacker could retreat, Long Chen rammed the spear’s butt into his abdomen, the impact obliterating him into a mist of blood.

In Long Chen’s grip, the spear thrashed wildly, its item-spirit crying out as it couldn’t withstand his astral power. It was begging for mercy.

Without a second thought, Long Chen threw the spear that was filled with astral energy. Like a meteor, it tore through the air, piercing more than ten of the enemies before demolishing a colossal mountain, leaving a gaping black void in its wake.

The sheer devastation left countless onlookers paralyzed with awe and fear. At last, they understood the terror that a nine star heir embodied.

With his face twisted in fury, Long Chen shot toward the man whose crown had been blasted to who knew where. He bellowed, “Today, I’ll show you who the prey is!”