War God Long Ao

No one knew just how the young man had done it.

To instantly break through to the Evolution Realm—what did that even mean?

Just as everyone stood dumbfounded, Long Ao suddenly moved. The boost from the Nine Needle God-Sealing wasn't just an increase in his Realm—his strength and speed had also skyrocketed.

CRACK.

Perhaps because they were too stunned, the Four Great Elders failed to react. The Blood-Drinking Mad Saber in Long Ao's hand had already slashed out viciously. Four arcs of Sword Aura streaked across the sky at an incredible speed, felling the Four Great Elders in a single strike.

Slaying four Evolution masters with a single strike?

Seeing this, the remaining onlookers were utterly dumbfounded.

"Long Ao, you're courting death!" Tu Lei roared. Having lost four Elders in an instant, how could he not be furious? As a Fusion Martial Artist, his strength was far beyond anything Long Ao could match.

The Fusion Realm involved first fusing one's Momentum into their Spiritual Power, thereby forming Spiritual Light.

Not daring to be the least bit careless, Long Ao sidestepped to dodge Tu Lei and rushed toward Liu Mu. His terrifying Killing Intent arrived before he did.

"Long Ao, if you take one more step, I'll kill Wang Yuyin right now!"

Completely ignoring the threats from Liu Ji and Liu Mu, Long Ao had already disregarded his own life and death. 'To die with the one I love would be a romantic end.'

And so, Long Ao moved at his top speed, arriving before Liu Ji and Liu Mu. His voice was a roar from the depths of Hell. "Let her go, or die."

At that moment, Long Ao was like the Death God himself. He knew full well that the Nine Needle God-Sealing would only last for ten minutes. After that, his power would vanish, and his Cultivation might even regress. Once he suffered the technique's backlash, he would have no chance at all.

Liu Ji and Liu Mu were scared witless. They had never imagined their opponent's Cultivation could instantly break through to the Evolution Realm, let alone that he could kill the Four Great Elders with a single strike.

He snatched Wang Yuyin. But at that exact moment, Tu Lei shot forward. Before he even arrived, a vicious palm strike was already on its way.

"Get out of my way!"

Their palms collided, and Spiritual Power erupted outwards. Long Ao was sent flying, and Wang Yuyin fell back into Tu Lei's grasp. Tu Lei sneered, "Long Ao, so what if you broke through to the Evolution Realm? In my eyes, you're still useless trash."

Without wasting a single word, the recoiling Long Ao charged forward again. He unleashed the Soul-Sealing Seal and the Blood-Drinking Eight Techniques simultaneously, the dual assault putting immense pressure on his opponent.

At that moment, Ye Hao also made his move.

"Long Ao, I'll make you regret this for the rest of your life."

Ye Hao appeared before Wang Yuyin and brought a palm down squarely on the crown of her head. It was only because Long Ao had arrived on the scene that this single blow wasn't enough to shatter her skull.

The crown of the head was a Martial Artist's most vulnerable point. Even so, after being struck, Wang Yuyin fell into a deathlike unconsciousness, her fate unknown.

"AHHHH! Ye Hao, I'LL KILL YOU!"

Catching Wang Yuyin as she collapsed, Long Ao's face twisted, his entire body trembling. He gently laid Yuyin on the ground, threw his head back with a roar of agony, and charged straight at the two men.

"Hahaha! Long Ao, you can't even protect the woman you love most, yet you still dare to challenge us? You truly don't know your own limits."

Wielding the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber, his Killing Intent running rampant, Long Ao shot toward Ye Hao and Tu Lei. But halfway there, he abruptly changed direction and flew toward Liu Ji and Liu Mu. In his mind, they were the true culprits. 'If they hadn't kidnapped Yuyin, she wouldn't be in this state!'

How could the likes of Liu Mu and Liu Ji possibly be a match for Long Ao? Before they even had a chance to react, they were cut down by the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber. Now, only two enemies remained: Tu Lei and Ye Hao.

「Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.」

Long Ao's heart was filled with endless resentment. His eyes, cold and full of Killing Intent, fixed on his foes. Casting all caution to the wind, he gripped his Blood-Drinking Mad Saber and slashed at Ye Hao.

'I've made up my mind,' Long Ao thought. 'Even if I die, I'll kill Ye Hao first. As for Tu Lei...'

He wasn't a fool. He knew that with his current strength, even with the Nine Needle God-Sealing, it was impossible to defeat Tu Lei. And if he tried to kill Ye Hao, would Tu Lei just stand by and let him?

With the Four Great Elders of the Liuyun Sect dead, and even his cousin and nephew slain, only Ye Hao remained. If Ye Hao was also killed, then Tu Lei would be the last one left in his Sect—a leader with no one to lead.

Just as Tu Lei was about to strike, dozens of figures shot over from the distance, arriving in the blink of an eye. It was Ouyang Fei, Tang Lin, and their men, arriving just in time. As the Hall Master, Tang Lin was one of only two people in the entire Nebula Royal Family who could mobilize the forces of the National Protection Hall. The other was the Emperor, Ouyang Feng.

"Tu Lei, you're playing with fire."

Seeing the group that had suddenly appeared, the expressions on Tu Lei and Ye Hao's faces turned incredibly grim. They had never imagined that the National Protection Hall would deploy in full force to protect Long Ao. If the National Protection Hall was determined to move against the Liuyun Sect, their Sect was doomed.

"This is a grudge between the Liuyun Sect and Long Ao. Does the Nebula Royal Family and the National Protection Hall intend to interfere?"

"Interfere my ass."

Ouyang Fei, showing no respect whatsoever, started cursing, "You son of a bitch! We had an agreement that the Liuyun Sect wouldn't get involved in the grudge between Ye Hao and Long Ao. But now you've shamelessly made a move against Brother Long and gotten our sister-in-law killed! For that alone, the Nebula Royal Family and the National Protection Hall *will* interfere. Tu Lei, let me make this crystal clear: today, the Liuyun Sect will be annihilated."

The Liuyun Sect will be annihilated.

Tu Lei had no reason to doubt his words. After all, their power was on full display. His face darkened, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words.

"Brother Ouyang, Hall Master, can you let me handle this?"

Hearing this, both Ouyang Fei and Tang Lin were a little surprised. They took a long look at the young man before them and then both nodded. They knew his personality all too well. Once he made up his mind, it was nearly impossible to change it.

"Tu Lei! Ye Hao! I, Long Ao, swear a Blood Oath to the heavens! One day, I will personally return to take my revenge and annihilate your Liuyun Sect! If I fail, may heaven and earth forsake me!"

As he spoke, Long Ao forced a drop of his Life Essence Blood from his body, sealing the Blood Oath. The Blood Oath was the most terrifying vow a Martial Artist on the Celestial Martial Continent could make. Should the oath be broken or unfulfilled, the swearer would suffer a bloodline backlash and die a truly gruesome death.

When they heard the young man swear a Blood Oath, Tang Lin and the others were startled. They looked as if they wanted to say something, but seeing the defiant youth standing before them, they swallowed their words. Things had already come to this. There was nothing more they could say.