Nine Heavenly Star Art - Chapter 109

Chapter 109

A thick scent of sulfur lingered in the air . It was not a big deal but it made people feel uncomfortable nonetheless .

The Raven Hawk and Vermillion Spirit Condor continued to maintain telepathic contact with Ye Chen’s Astral Body . Whatever they saw while circling above was what Ye Chen could see too . The humans, beasts, and Celestial Beasts were all fighting for something in a very intense battle .

Not far away, Ye Chen saw everything with his Astral Body . The battlefield was a mess . Humans, beasts, and Celestial Beasts were clumped up fighting against one another . There were at least thousands of lives involved and Ye Chen could not make out their reason for fighting . Slightly farther ahead was a large fissure with molten red liquid and a male body floating on it . The body was a three-meter giant with very similar bone structures to a human . The body seemed to have been left there for years and it was difficult to tell its physical age . The clothing on the body had all been burned away but the flesh remained perfectly intact with not a single burn to be seen .

The body did not disintegrate in the fiery magma!

The body must have been someone powerful as it was perfectly preserved in the magma without any burn marks . It was clear that he must have had very strong cultivation in his past life though no one could tell how he was assassinated .

Were the humans, beasts, and Celestial Beasts fighting one another to claim the ownership of the body?

It would have to take more than a regular body for the crowd to engage in such a massive battle .

While Ye Chen attempted to inspect the body with his Astral Body, he had picked up something else . Up ahead was an elderly man dressed in a white robe . With his right hand, he tossed a package to a thirty-something-year-old man . “Get out of here, get this to the sect leader!”

The old man mustered all his strength, channeling his Celestial Chi and sent out a strike that pushed back thirty peak Tenth Level human combatants .

Judging by his power level, the old man was likely an Earth-Rank Venerable One! Ye Chen shuddered . He would suffer a worse fate than death if he took him on .

“Go!” The younger man with the package, who was protected by ten clansmen, continued to run .

Likewise, the men who had surrounded the package-carrying man looked to be in their thirties and were all Tenth Level combatants . They wore white robes with sleeves adorned with gold stars, each symbolizing their respective ranks .

They were people from the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect!

Once the men were far ahead, Ye Chen decided to pursue them . The Raven Hawk circling above kept a tight eye on the package .

Why on earth would these people keep the package on them and not in their Heaven-Earth Pouches?

Maybe the package did not fit into the pouch?

The members of the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars did not go far . Ye Chen saw a group of people surrounded the men . Some of the pursuers were Earth-Rank Venerable One . It seemed whoever tried to leave the place with the package would be hunted .

Ye Chen realized that most combatants on the floor had their eyes set on the package that fell into the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect .

Did the package belong to the body floating on the magma?

The body in the magma must certainly be a Heaven-Rank Venerable One, perhaps stronger . Likewise, his belongings must have been powerful too .

The group of men arrived and initiated a fight with the members of the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect . One of the men, who happened to be an Earth-Rank Venerable One, lunged forward and struck the man carrying the package on the chest . The attacker caught the package with his right hand . The package now fell into the attacker’s hands .

The man who had taken a blow from the Earth-Rank Venerable One began coughing up blood . He angrily shouted, “You fellow Taiyi Sword Sect scumbags! We of the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect will never forget this!”

The Earth-Rank Venerable One from Taiyi Sword Sect smirked . “Finders keepers, losers weepers . The treasure naturally belongs to the strongest . If you want it so badly, you can always reclaim it!”

Moments after the Taiyi Sword Sect member had retrieved the item, a large roar broke out .

A group of Tenth Level Demon Wolves and sanguine Demon Wolves surrounded them . The Taiyi Sword Sect member’s face changed . Going by strength, the Three Major Sects were relatively equal in power and thus, stood an equal fighting chance . The beasts, however, were particularly difficult to shake off . Once they had set their sights on something, they would be relentless, especially the Demon Wolves who tend to form a pack and displayed exceptionally coordinated attacks .

“Taiyi scumbags! If we Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars can’t get it, neither should you!” Just as the wounded member of the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect finished, a group of Demon Wolves pounced on him . The rest of the clansmen quickly rushed over to help .

“Members of the Taiyi Sword Sect, charge!” The Earth-Rank Venerable One screamed, leading ten plus members to break through the circle of Demon Wolves . Another bloody fight ensued with terrifying scenes . More beasts and humans joined the battle . Bodies began to fall once more, creating a bloody river sight .

Amid the battle, the package in the hands of the Earth-Rank Venerable One slipped . One of the sanguine Demon Wolves quickly took it by its mouth and ran .

“Give that back, you savage animal!” the Earth-Rank Venerable One screamed . He sprung forward and struck down the animal .

Ten Demon Wolves surrounded him . Clang, clang, clang . One after another, the Demon Wolves were sent flying off their feet . The Demon Wolves did not seem to fear death and continued to charge toward the man . The Earth-Rank Venerable One could only watch helplessly and scream as the sanguine wolf ran away with the package in its mouth .

Ye Chen’s Astral Body saw that there were ten creatures circulating above the air . Apart from the pack of Demon Wolves, there was a group of rhinoceros and lions that had surrounded them . The battle was far from over . It looked like there were different factions of beasts too and they would not think twice about killing their brethren .

Initially, it was the humans who had the upper hand . When the beasts and Celestial Beasts came over, the Three Major Sects had a difficult time looking after their own . They could only watch as the item fell into the hands of beasts, yet do nothing about it .

Seeing the change in the situation, Ye Chen smiled . Had the item fell in the hands of the Three Major Sects, he would not have stood a chance in obtaining it . With beasts, however, it was a different story . Ye Chen ordered the Raven Hawk and Vermillion Spirit Condor to watch over the package while he pursued from behind .

“Squeak, squeak . ” Little Tanuki squeaked a couple of times . It then hopped off Ye Chen’s shoulders and disappeared, probably running up ahead .

Was Little Tanuki going for the package too?

Now that Ye Chen thought about it, Little Tanuki was a Tenth Level Celestial Beast too . It was lacking in fighting power but had an equal footing against beasts and Celestial Beasts alike . It could turn invisible, which meant it could escape if it encountered any powerful beasts or Celestial Beasts . Once in awhile, Ye Chen checked on Little Tanuki .

While the beasts fought over the item, Ye Chen patiently waited for his moment to strike .

High up above the cliffs, the members of the Stalwarts of the Heavenly Stars Sect had huddled together . There were about a hundred of them with twenty important members acting as the core . Three of them were elderly folks with white beard and hair . Their white robes swayed beautifully, giving them a rather regal presence . Those three were Earth-Rank Venerable Ones .

“Elders, we’ve lost the item,” a severely wounded man reported . He was held by his clansmen . The man had suffered multiple bites on his body and took a heavy blow to the chest . If it were not for a grade seven medicinal pill, he would have died by now .

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