War God Long Ao

The Endless Sea of Blood?

What a domineering name.

Twelve carvings, yet they form a single piece. It's also considered a weapon.

"Ao Xue, the carvings are etched into the stone walls. Don't tell me you plan on taking the walls with you?"

Long Ao was very curious about this. The cave's stone walls were part of the cave itself, so trying to take the twelve carvings seemed like an impossible task.

Looking a little dejected, Ao Xue said, "According to Sect legend, the old ancestor already achieved Unity and Fusion with the Endless Blood Sea Map, merging it back into one and hiding it extremely well. If I'm not mistaken, the real Endless Blood Sea Map is hidden within one of these twelve carvings."

Even Ao Xue herself didn't know why she was telling him all this.

After a moment's thought, Long Ao asked, "Do you need my help?"

Waving her hand, Ao Xue's expression instantly grew solemn. She said helplessly, "There are twelve carvings, but only one contains the true Endless Blood Sea Map. We have to get it right on the first try. If we fail, all twelve carvings will disappear, and our lives will be in danger."

Long Ao wasn't a fool. He could naturally hear the gravity in Ao Xue's voice.

"Ao Xue, do you have a way to identify which of the twelve carvings contains the real Endless Blood Sea Map?"

"Bloodline."

Bloodline?

After thinking for a moment, Long Ao had already guessed the method Ao Xue was referring to. Because of this, he grew even more curious about her identity, wondering what her status in the Ghost King Sect truly was.

After giving Long Ao a deep look, Ao Xue suddenly sat on the ground. She glanced at the spot beside her and said, "Do you want to hear the story of the Endless Blood Sea Map?"

Nodding, Long Ao naturally wanted to know. He walked over to Ao Xue's side and sat down about two meters away.

"The Endless Blood Sea Map, the Ghost King Sect's most prized treasure, was a treasure the old ancestor obtained by chance. He spent a great deal of effort and finally came up with the idea of a bloodline-activated Divine Artifact. Only a direct descendant of the old ancestor can activate the Endless Blood Sea Map."

"Ao Xue, are you saying you possess the bloodline of the Ghost King Sect's old ancestor?"

Since things had come to this, Ao Xue no longer tried to hide it. She nodded and said, "I do indeed have the old ancestor's bloodline in me. But whether or not I can succeed is still an unknown. After all, ever since the old ancestor has Fallen, the Endless Blood Sea Map has been lost. No one has been able to obtain it since."

Without needing to ask any more questions, Long Ao knew that Ao Xue's status and identity within the Ghost King Sect were anything but simple.

"In that case, why don't you try it out and see what happens?"

Nodding, Ao Xue was also a little excited. She had finally stumbled upon the Ghost King Sect's long-lost treasure. If she gave up now, she wouldn't even get a chance to regret it.

Ao Xue stood up and walked to the first carving. She released her bloodline and tried to communicate with the carving in front of her. Shaking her head, she felt no aura or response. Ao Xue knew this carving did not contain the true Endless Blood Sea Map.

Just like that, Ao Xue began to test the carvings one by one. After she had tested all twelve, she still hadn't sensed the aura of the true Endless Blood Sea Map. 'Could it be that none of the twelve carvings contain the Endless Blood Sea Map?'

"Ao Xue, what's wrong?"

"None of your business!" Glaring at him fiercely, a frustrated Ao Xue plopped down on the ground, fuming with an angry expression on her face.

Long Ao was a bit stunned, wondering what was wrong with Ao Xue now. He sighed deeply in his heart. 'Ah, women... This is what they're like. A woman's heart truly is a needle at the bottom of the ocean. You can never know what they're really thinking.'

Not wanting to ask for trouble, Long Ao looked over the twelve carvings again. He studied them one by one, but despite his careful examination, he still couldn't figure anything out.

'Even Ao Xue's bloodline can't sense the true Endless Blood Sea Map,' Long Ao knew in his heart. 'Finding it among these twelve carvings is probably not as simple as I imagined.'

"Huh?"

With a cry of surprise, Long Ao's eyes suddenly fixed on a corner to his front left. There, he saw a circular disk, black and white, resembling a bagua plate.

"What are you yelling about? Can't you see I'm trying to think?" Before Ao Xue could finish, she had already followed Long Ao's gaze and also spotted the circular disk, especially the black and white bagua pattern.

"What is this thing?"

Ao Xue was very curious. But she wasn't a fool; she knew the circular disk was certainly nothing ordinary. Just as she was about to reach for it, Long Ao grabbed her arm.

"You brat, taking liberties with me again!"

Long Ao was rendered speechless by Ao Xue. He let go of her arm and said gravely, "Ao Xue, this is no small matter. If I'm not mistaken, this circular disk is more than it seems. You'd better not touch it."

She gave the young man a deep look, then glanced back at the circular disk, and finally stopped.

Pouting, Ao Xue seemed very displeased and muttered, "I'm not listening to you. I just also feel like something's not right here."

With a helpless smile, Long Ao's expression suddenly changed. He swept Ao Xue into his arms and, ignoring her shocked and angry glare, quickly dashed away.

The moment they moved, beams of cold light shot out from the circular disk. They zipped past where they had just been, striking the ground and blasting huge, deep pits into it. Seeing this, the faces of both Long Ao and Ao Xue changed drastically.

"Long Ao, here they come again!"

Without needing Ao Xue's reminder, Long Ao sprinted with her in his arms. But the speed of the cold light beams from the disk was simply too fast. They relentlessly pursued the two, barely missing them each time. On several occasions, they were nearly killed by the beams.

Long Ao was no fool. He knew that if this continued, it was only a matter of time before they were both killed. He had to think of a way to deal with the circular disk as soon as possible.

"Long Ao, what do we do now?"

Women will be women. In an emergency, they still have to rely on a man.

At this moment, Long Ao felt extremely frustrated. The cave had no exit, leaving them to be chased by the beams of light. Perhaps out of desperation, in a moment of panic, Long Ao shot toward the sixth of the twelve carvings.

"Long Ao, have you gone mad?" Seeing Long Ao actually charging toward the stone wall, Ao Xue was startled, and her face paled. But the situation was already out of her control. Although Long Ao's Realm was lower than hers, his strength was not the least bit weak. For some reason, Ao Xue had a feeling that even with her own power, she might not be able to completely overpower him.