Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts-Chapter 6168 Heaven Region’s Secrets

The first time Long Chen had heard of the heaven region’s battlefield was back in the mortal world. At the time, he had been with Sovereign Yun Shang and a senior apprentice-brother from the nine star lineage.

The moment Long Chen’s senior apprentice-brother spoke of the heaven region’s battlefield, an indescribable sorrow appeared in both his and Sovereign Yun Shang’s eyes. That scene had etched itself into Long Chen’s memory like an ancient, distant echo.

Back then, after the senior brother mentioned it, Sovereign Yun Shang repeated the name silently. Long Chen had been curious but hadn’t thought much of it—until now.

Hearing the name again, Long Chen instantly understood: there had been a deeper meaning behind Sovereign Yun Shang’s action.

Seeing his expression, Cui Hao was surprised. He asked, “Did the seniors of Sovereign Mountain not tell you about the heaven region’s battlefield?

Long Chen shook his head.

Cui Hao pondered for a moment, then said, “Perhaps they didn’t want to disturb your cultivation or burden your mind too early. But the truth is... I came here precisely because of the heaven region’s battlefield.”

“Please explain in detail,” urged Long Chen.

According to Cui Hao, the heaven region’s battlefield went by many names: the Heavenly Barrier Battlefield, the Ten Thousand Domains Battlefield, the Spacetime Battlefield, the Primal Chaos Battlefield, and more.

It was where the native experts of the nine heavens fought against devils from beyond this world during the primal chaos era—a brutal war in which most of the nine heavens’ brave warriors perished.

The most tragic part was that those fallen warriors didn’t find peace. Their bodies were sealed and their souls bound, forever trapped within the heaven region’s battlefield, unable to reincarnate.

This battlefield was not just connected to the nine heavens—it also opened to the world beyond the heavens. Every time the battlefield opened on one side, it did so for the other as well.

Each time it opened, it triggered a clash between the experts of the Nine Heavens and the foreign devils.

The people of the nine Heavens entered to retrieve lost legacies from their ancestors. After all, countless peak-level experts had perished there. It was said that even Divine Sovereigns—and possibly existences beyond that level—had fallen in that war.

Thus, the battlefield wasn’t just a burial ground for countless cultivators. It was also a graveyard for long-lost cultivation paths.

Hidden within were countless legacies—legacies powerful enough to pave new paths for those who obtained them. Some were even said to grant a chance to ascend directly into the Divine Sovereign realm.

“Directly advancing to the Divine Sovereign realm?!” Long Chen exclaimed, frowning in disbelief.

That seemed a bit too exaggerated. Even when he’d first learned that divine sprouts had the potential to leap into the Sovereign Lord realm, it had been shocking enough. But skipping all the way to the Divine Sovereign realm? Could the heaven region’s battlefield really hide a secret like that?

Cui Hao replied, “This battlefield is filled with danger. The foreign devils are also there seeking their own legacies. On top of that, there are zones affected by spacetime distortions. They were left behind by clashes between supreme experts. If you stumble into one of those, you might get dragged back to the primal chaos era... and never return.”

Long Chen’s heart trembled. Wasn’t that exactly what had happened to him before?

Cui Hao continued, “The number of deaths is incalculable. With every opening of the battlefield, countless heavenly geniuses fall. According to our historical records, in over thirty major clashes, the nine heavens have never once won.”

“Never won? Why?” Long Chen asked.

“At some point, the heaven region’s battlefield developed a new law,” said Cui Hao. “Whenever it opens, the gates from both sides—the nine Heavens and the foreign world—open simultaneously. The number of entrants must be equal. If we send in a hundred thousand, they can send in a hundred thousand as well. But once one side suffers too many casualties, the balance tips.”

“If the imbalance becomes too great, the side with fewer people is rejected by the battlefield’s laws and forcibly expelled.”

Long Chen frowned.

“So once we’re expelled, the foreign devils get free rein to search for their legacies?”

Cui Hao nodded.

“You are correct. Not only will they find their own legacies, they will destroy our legacies as best as they can. This results in a larger and larger disadvantage for us. Our ancestors’ sleeping grounds are being mercilessly trampled by them.”

Cui Hao clenched his fists when he said this. His outrage and pain were clear to see.

Long Chen’s mind raced. If this battlefield was truly the one Sovereign Yun Shang had mentioned, then how had he known about it from the mortal world? Could it be that... Sovereign Yun Shang wasn’t truly of the mortal world?

Cui Hao said, “There are very few entrances into the heaven region’s battlefield. Only a few ancient factions possess access. The Jiuli race has one and so does Sovereign Mountain. Brother Long, since you are worthy of trust, I can tell you that our Four Cardinal Alliance also has one. This is our secret. If it were to spread, the Four Cardinal Alliance could be destroyed. But I trust Brother Long.

He explained that the entrance was the reason they were urgently recruiting talents and allies. They didn’t want to rely on other factions for help. Instead, they hoped to cultivate their own elite squad. They would charge into the battlefield the moment it opened.

Cui Hao said, “We will search through the battlefield as quickly as possible when it opens in hopes of finding the legacies of our human race. If even a single person obtains a legacy, that alone could revitalize the entire Four Cardinal Alliance. As for killing those devils, we don’t dare to think about it. If we can’t beat them, we’ll die and that will implicate the other experts of the nine heavens.”

Long Chen’s blood was heating up.

Existences above Divine Sovereigns, the chance to fight those foreign devils, a battlefield in spacetime, the chance to wipe away a shameful loss of the human race...

Perhaps on this battlefield, he could find some clues about Sovereign Yun Shang. It felt like this battlefield had buried an entire era within it. Only by entering could he discover that sealed history.

“Foreign devils? I’m looking forward to it,” said Long Chen.

Cui Hao added, “The Heavenly Demon Golden Monkey race may be powerful, but they have no entrance to the heaven region’s battlefield. That’s why they were quite close with the Jiang clan.”

Long Chen nodded. That sounded plausible. It meant the Jiuli race was secretly preparing to leverage their own access for strategic alliances.

As for Sovereign Mountain, perhaps they hadn’t informed him yet because they thought it was too early. And maybe they believed he didn’t need any preparation at his level.

Long Chen wondered whether the Heaven Dragon Law Domain had such an entrance. Based on his estimation, they should have one at the very least. After all, they were the strongest Dragon Domain of the dragon race.

As they were speaking, Feng You returned with a happy expression.

“The mixed beast race has voted, and we are willing to join the Four Cardinal Alliance,” she said.

Hearing this, Cui Hao smiled. He had expected this outcome, but he was still pleased. The Four Cardinal Alliance had gained a powerful new ally.

BOOM!

Suddenly, a loud explosion made Feng You’s expression darken. On the other hand, Long Chen simply smiled.

“Cui Hao, the mixed beast race has just joined the Four Cardinal Alliance. You should show off a bit.”

“Then junior brother will embarrassed himself.”

Cui Hao also smiled and vanished.

“Let’s go watch,” Long Chen said to Feng You, and the two of them walked outside.

BOOM!

Just as they stepped outside the mountain valley, they saw a third Heavenstage Sovereign Lord sent flying—blood spurting from his mouth.

An invisible hand reached from the void. It grabbed that Sovereign Lord’s throat and dragged him in.

Only then did Cui Hao’s figure appear. Facing the distant crowd, he declared, “The mixed beast race is now part of the Four Cardinal Alliance. I wonder—will you give us some face?”