Nine Star Hegemon Body Art - Chapter 5872

“Heavens!”

The moment Liu Qingyu moved, the space in front of him collapsed and formed waves of ripples. These ripples thundered through the air, shaking heaven and earth.

He had neither summoned his manifestation, heaven veins, nor Sovereign sprout qi. But the shockwaves he released were even more terrifying than when he had previously gone all out. The pressure left the spectators stunned—too awed to even breathe.

Liu Qingyu’s aura completely locked down Liu Rujiao. Millions of runes swirled around his clenched fist as it smashed toward her like a falling star.

Even before it landed, the martial stage already trembled. The pressure was suffocating—its destructive force almost unimaginable.

Seeing this, Liu Rujiao simply snorted and extended her hand. Three translucent blades quivered into existence and shot toward him.

“Hmph, an ant trying to stop a chariot!” Liu Qingyu sneered when he saw his opponent using such a weak technique against him.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

His fist shattered the three translucent blades.

However, to everyone’s surprise, the seemingly unstoppable fist was caught in Liu Rujiao’s palm easily.

“What?!”

Everyone was stunned, especially Liu Qingyu. He stared at her in disbelief.

Liu Rujiao coldly said, “Long Chen said that to stop a powerful attack with little power, you must slow it, disturb it, and then interrupt it. Once most of its force is dissipated, you can shatter it with a wave of the hand. To exhaust your enemy without exhausting yourself is a supreme law of battle.”

All of a sudden, her leg lashed out like a bolt of lightning, smashing into Liu Qingyu’s abdomen.

BOOM!

With an explosive sound, Liu Qingyu was sent flying. He held his crotch tightly and rolled on the ground, screaming in pain. Every male cultivator watching reflexively winced.

Liu Ruyan and Chu Yao turned toward Long Chen.

However, Long Chen quickly raised his hands. “I didn’t teach her that move.”

In truth, this kick was called the Heart Piercer Kick, but its odds of piercing someone’s heart were quite low. It was far more effective at… other things.

Forced into humanoid form, all males shared a fatal weakness.

Even Long Chen hadn’t expected Liu Rujiao to be so ruthless, kicking her opponent right in the life rod. Moreover, she didn’t hold back in the slightest. It seemed that she really was angered by his arrogance.

“You despicable…” Liu Qingyu cursed her furiously as he held his crotch.

Ultimately, he wasn’t truly human. With his recovery abilities, he managed to stand after a bit.

Runes flared around him. Liu Qingyu spread his arms wide as divine light erupted, transforming into countless blades that rained down on Liu Rujiao from all directions.

He might have lost the first exchange, but his confidence hadn’t faltered. Seeing that Liu Rujiao still hadn’t summoned her heaven veins, he also refrained from doing so. He would crush her with pure core energy.

Liu Qingyu’s core energy was now as vast as a sea, many times stronger than before. He was confident that amongst the junior generation of disciples, no one was stronger than him in this regard.

Divine light filled the stage. Although this attack burned through energy at an alarming rate, Liu Qingyu didn’t care. He would overwhelm Liu Rujiao with absolute power.

“Let’s see how you handle—”

Before he could finish his sentence, a pitch-black sword swept across his neck. His words—and his head—were cut short.

As his head flew from his shoulders, the divine light filling the stage vanished. Liu Rujiao’s figure now stood behind Liu Qingyu’s body.

Only then did the crowd realize that the Liu Rujiao who had caught his punch earlier… was still standing in her original spot. There were now two of her on the stage.

“How is that possible?! She never used a body-splitting technique!”

“She must have used it the moment she walked onto the stage,” an elder speculated. “She was just waiting for the perfect opening.”

After severing Liu Qingyu’s head, Liu Rujiao launched another sword strike.

Even without a head, Liu Qingyu raised his arms, condensing his core runes into a shield.

BOOM!

Her blade collided with his shield. Both exploded on impact, and Liu Qingyu staggered back several steps.

But just as he stumbled, sharp pain exploded from his back—a sword had pierced straight through him.

A third Liu Rujiao had appeared.

Now, three Liu Rujiaos stood on the martial stage, shocking all the Undying race’s experts.

They knew Liu Rujiao possessed a powerful body-splitting technique—but nothing like this. It had become far more unpredictable and deadly.

Liu Qingyu also knew this technique, but as he witnessed her ghost-like movement, he was shaken.

Roaring in rage, Liu Qingyu detonated his runes. The sword embedded in him was blasted away, and Liu Rujiao was forced back.

Liu Rujiao calmly stepped forward and muttered, “Long Chen said that when an opportunity presents itself, unleash your hidden blade and end the battle with a single blow. That’s the true essence of combat. Your techniques are just for show. Your movements are stiff. You’re riddled with openings. Even if your power were ten times greater, you would still lose.”

Liu Rujiao’s gaze was cold and emotionless, and her killing intent was overflowing. The coldness in her voice felt like shards of ice piercing through flesh, making people shiver.

“Is she really Liu Rujiao? Has she been possessed?”

They didn’t know that Liu Rujiao had experienced death countless times within the Seven Treasure Space. Her mindset had long since transformed. While she might appear the same, once she started fighting, her sense returned to that brutal world where life and death were decided in an instant.

Thankfully, she remembered this was Liu Qingyu—not a true enemy. She was still holding back. If she hadn’t… he would already be dead.

“You idiot! All you do is quote Long Chen! Have you forgotten you’re from the Undying race?! I’ll beat some sense into you, you traitor!” shouted Liu Qingyu.

Unable to handle being beaten multiple times, Liu Qingyu finally summoned his manifestation and his thirteen heaven veins. In an instant, his Sovereign sprout qi spread.

After he had formed a series of quick hand seals, his manifestation, heaven veins, and sprout qi all vanished—replaced by a single, overwhelming dragon figure in front of him.

The expressions of the Undying race’s elders changed drastically.

“You fool! Are you trying to kill her?! Stop immediately!” Liu Changtian roared.

“No! I will show everyone—no one can blaspheme the dignity of a Sovereign Lord!” Liu Qingyu shouted, his voice thundering as the dragon’s aura intensified, shaking the very martial stage.

“Stop at once! You will also die if you use that move!” roared Liu Changtian.

He hadn’t imagined Liu Qingyu would be so reckless. This move wasn’t something he could control. Once activated, it was a death sentence—for both sides.

Liu Changtian was furious. How did I end up raising such an idiot?!

But Liu Rujiao didn’t back down.

“If you want to kill me, we’ll have to see if you have that qualification,” she said.

Her hair bristled from the killing intent locked on her. Sensing the threat of death, she finally responded in full—her manifestation burst forth, her heaven veins ignited, and her Sovereign sprout qi surged.

After that, she extended her palm, and a lotus of fire bloomed rapidly.

Upon seeing that flame, Liu Xihua cried out in shock. “The Moon Flame?”

“Nether Dragon Heaven Destroyer!”

“World Extermination Flame Lotus!”

In front of countless shocked gazes, an enormous dragon and lotus slammed into each other.