Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts-Chapter 5822: Raging Flame Warhorse

The earth erupted as a strange plant sprouted from the ground. It resembled a young lotus shoot, yet its growth was anything but ordinary.

A lone, bare trunk emerged, producing a single leaf. As it expanded, Long Chen was startled to sense the vegetation within thousands of miles withering. Their lifeforce was forcibly drained, leaving the surroundings barren.

The ground itself began to crack and decay as the plant absorbed energy. In the end, the plant was also withering until all that remained was an enormous floating leaf.

This strange leaf had turned the land into a desolate wasteland, yet it pulsed with an aura stronger than an average Divine Emperor weapon.

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Long Chen observed the cracked earth before shifting his gaze to the vibrant leaf. He sighed at its terrifying power.

Such a domineering technique…

Everyone boarded the floating leaf, which immediately started to transform. From an oval shape, it elongated into a narrow, willow-like form before tearing through space, carrying them at an astonishing speed.

At first, Long Chen had wondered why they were traveling on foot. Were they really supposed to walk all the way to the Undying Demon Forest?

Now, he understood. Huai Yushan had to get far enough from Dragon Tree Forest before activating this method. Long Chen estimated that this withered land wouldn’t recover for hundreds of thousands of years.

The willow leaf cleaved through the void like a streak of light. It was as if they were ripping through cloth—definitely a flashy mode of travel.

“Hehe, this is the style of our Undying race.” One of the Undying disciples laughed as they watched the landscape blur past, a sense of pride swelling in his voice.

“Back in the day… Ah, there’s a human here.” One of them hesitated mid-sentence, noticing Long Chen among them.

Long Chen’s expression grew odd. It was no wonder Uncle Tree had warned him about how frustrating it could be to communicate with these people. Even though they were kind, their way of speaking was truly frustrating.

“It’s fine. There are no taboos here,” Long Chen said with a smile.

Scratching his head, the disciple replied, “It’s nothing important. I was going to talk about the glory of our Undying race in ancient times. But then I remembered that the human race has a saying about not dwelling on past glories, so I held back.”

Long Chen couldn’t help but chuckle. So even the wooden Undying Dragon Tree race had a sense of humor.

Long Chen said, “But the human race also has a saying: the glory of one’s ancestors shines through generations. If the moment is right, there’s no need to hide. Arrogance is justified. After all, isn’t the glory of our ancestors also our own glory? Hahaha.”

“Hahaha! You don’t look particularly impressive, but I really like you!” The disciple burst into laughter, delighted by Long Chen’s words.

Long Chen was momentarily speechless. If he didn’t understand that these people lacked a filter, he might have slapped the guy for that remark.

At this moment, a woman with a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead approached Long Chen.

She said, “Long Chen, our Undying Dragon Tree race rarely interacts with outsiders. If we say something offensive, I apologize in advance.”

She was one of their top experts, second only to Huai Yushan. As her right hand, Ming Min was the only one capable of talking properly in the entire group.

“It’s fine. I’ll get used to it,” replied Long Chen with a bitter smile.

In any case, there was nothing he could do. He was the one asking them for a favor, after all.

Ming Min continued, “The entire Undying race is like this. We can only speak exactly what’s on our minds, and we don’t consider how others might feel before we talk. That’s why we mostly keep to ourselves; interactions with other races often lead to misunderstandings. But honestly, you humans are to blame for—cough! Well, that’s just the truth…”

Realizing she had misspoken as well, Ming Min stopped.

Long Chen was speechless once again. How did this end up being the human race’s fault?

“Wait, before that era, did your Undying race not communicate at all? Did you not speak? Did you not marry and have children?” Long Chen asked curiously.

Ming Min explained, “Back then, we didn’t need words. We communicated through divine sense. As for reproduction, we used pollination, root transfers, branching, and other methods. But after that era, everything changed. We had to adopt human speech, customs, cultivation techniques, and ways of life.”

“That really must have been hard on you guys,” remarked Long Chen.

Long Chen didn’t know why the Nine Star Master had done such a thing, but he was certain there was a profound reason behind it. Otherwise, the change would only bring disaster to the human race.

“It was,” Ming Min admitted. “But to be honest, I actually like the emotions of the human race. Don’t tell anyone, especially Big Sister Yushan, or she’ll scold me.”

She then cast a furtive glance at Huai Yushan.

Long Chen was startled. This was the first time he had heard such a sentiment from the Undying Dragon Tree race.

“What do you like most about the human race?” he asked.

“I-I-I’m not telling you!” Ming Min’s face turned red, and she ran off.

Long Chen was baffled. This girl did seem different from the rest of the Undying Dragon Tree race’s disciples.

As they tore through space, a sudden disturbance caught their attention. Eight flaming warhorses pulling a massive carriage roared through the sky, matching their speed.

These warhorses were ancient creatures from the primal chaos era—spirit beasts of incredible rarity. Their fiery manes made them look like blazing meteors shooting through the air.

The carriage could have easily overtaken them, but instead, it maintained its pace.

Seeing this, Huai Yushan frowned, her gaze turning cold.

She warned, “Be careful!”

The Undying race’s disciples immediately tensed, positioning themselves protectively around Long Chen. When Long Chen saw this, his previous irritation vanished. These woodenheads might not know how to talk properly, but their actions spoke volumes. That alone was enough for him to let their shortcomings slide.

Suddenly, an ominous surge of Blood Qi erupted from the warhorses, and runes flared to life across the carriage.

Long Chen’s expression changed. “Not good!”

BOOM!

The carriage exploded in a blinding inferno.