The chain’s power had shot up. It was unknown just how many times stronger it was compared to Ye Ming and the others’ attacks. 

This overwhelming power shook the Martial Heaven Continent’s experts. The battle against gods had just ended, so how did an even more terrifying group suddenly appear? It seemed that they had come specifically for Long Chen.

Long Chen’s hand caught the chain, but just at that moment, countless barbs burst out of it, piercing through his hand. Furthermore, his 108,000 stars shuddered, seemingly suppressed by some mysterious energy. After that, Long Chen’s aura instantly dropped a level.

“The Nine Star Soul Chasing Chains are specifically made to be used against nine star heirs. How does it feel to have your power limited?” The Nine Underworld Hunter sneered, seemingly having expected this result. A dagger then appeared in his other hand, and he stabbed it toward Long Chen’s chest.

Just as he approached Long Chen and thought that the latter was powerless, Long Chen’s palm slammed into his head, blasting it apart.

After that, his headless corpse fell from the sky. A Nine Underworld Hunter was killed by a slap.

Even right before his death, he hadn’t understood. Long Chen’s body was clearly affected by his move. How did he still have the power to retaliate?

At the next moment, a clapping sound rang out. The middle-aged man said, “Not bad, not bad. You are able to resist the power of the Nine Star Soul Chasing Chain. That means that you’re a big fish. Good, perhaps you can give me some more surprises.”

The stronger Long Chen was, the happier the middle-aged man became. That was because the mission of the Nine Underworld Hunters was to hunt down nine star heirs, and the stronger the prey that they hunted, the greater their rewards.

Amongst the Nine Underworld Hunters, this middle-aged man’s status was already quite high. He had already killed three nine star heirs before and had a certain understanding of them.

Another four hunters stepped forward, their chains whistling toward Long Chen. However, this time, Long Chen didn’t wait for them to attack. Instead, he charged toward the middle-aged man.

“Youngsters are too impatient. First, let me see if you’re qualified to even fight me.” The middle-aged man shook his head, completely looking down on Long Chen. It seemed that he had no intention of fighting.

However, it was simply unknown if he was intentionally antagonizing Long Chen or if he really disdained fighting him.

“Qualified? I’ll show you my qualifications.” Long Chen slashed his blade.

As a result, the four Nine Underworld Hunters attacking him were killed instantly. The power of his attack then continued toward the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man simply extended a hand and a barrier appeared. Long Chen’s attack was easily blocked.

“Good, very good! You’re definitely a big fish, the biggest fish in history!” The middle-aged man’s smile widened.

Suddenly, more and more Nine Underworld Hunters came out of the palace. There were hundreds of them.

They immediately surrounded Long Chen. Every single one of them had a chain like vipers preparing to strike.

“Alright, the probing can end here. With your power, it’s worth paying a huge price to bring you to the higher plane. The three nine star heirs that I killed before were all too weak. The price for them was fixed. However, today, my luck is truly good. I encountered someone with a variant of the nine stars. Even your Six Star Battle Armor is different. I wonder if you’re the destined one from the legends. Haha, if that’s the case, I have really struck gold. I can directly trade you for a world bead. But even if you aren’t, I’ll still be able to get a plentiful reward from Lord Brahma,” said the middle-aged man.

He waved his hand, and scenes appeared in the air. Those were scenes of experts being slain.

They were all nine star heirs. Two had reached the Five Star Battle Armor, while one had reached the Six Star Battle Armor. His Six Star Battle Armor was the original six-sided star.

The three of them all died at the hands of this middle-aged man, and they let out unwilling roars just before their deaths. After seeing this, Long Chen’s fury soared. This was an absolute insult to him.

“Why? Why is it that this world always has so many people who like courting death?” Long Chen’s voice was low, and his body was quivering from rage. Black strands of aura began to float out of his body.

Long Chen had never been so angry, his killing intent exploding. He felt like he was flailing into an abyss. He had tried to control his anger, but people kept provoking him, wanting to kill him. He couldn’t understand why this world was like that.

The hundreds of hunters joined their chains, forming a giant net around him. The power of this formation instantly fractured the Martial Heaven Continent. It was unable to endure this power.

At the center, Long Chen was the target of all their power. The space around him twisted and turned. It felt as if he was being crushed by millions of stars.

Most terrifying of all, the six-point star behind him was quivering as if it might shatter as well.

Long Chen’s bones creaked. That immense pressure contained a special power that specialized in countering the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.

“Submit. This Star Extermination Formation is specially made for nine star heirs. Even if you have awakened your Hegemon Qi, with your current realm, you won’t be able to endure the power from this many people,” said the middle-aged man.

“There are so many people in this world who don’t know what respect is. If I can free this world from its pain, I am willing to become a devil and raise my butcher’s blade. I will kill you all, inferior lifeforms.”

Long Chen’s voice came through the cracks of his teeth. It was like a god’s vow, a devil’s curse.

After that, his six-point star began to move. The layered triangles started to revolve, one going clockwise and the other going counterclockwise. His divine ring also began to twist in different directions, with three colors going clockwise and the other three going counterclockwise.

In that instant, the stars within Long Chen’s body quivered. All their power ignited and gushed forth. As a result, the formation around Long Chen began to creak.

The middle-aged man’s expression finally changed. He was filled with disbelief.

BOOM!

The giant formation exploded, killing all the Nine Underworld Hunters linked to it. At the same time, Long Chen’s power soared like a dam that had been broken. His power caused the world to shake.