War God Long Ao

Such foolish overconfidence.

The temptation of the injured Qilin had drawn a convergence of the Six Great Sects and the Two Great Empires. Against such a backdrop, what kind of splash could the tiny Nebula Kingdom possibly make?

Tang Lin, Hao Chao, Yang Yi, and the others sat down to rest for a moment.

"Hall Master, I've never been able to accept this. Why do we have to tolerate Long Ao? He's just a piece of trash who got ridiculously lucky."

Yang Yi was radiating Killing Intent toward Long Ao. If Tang Lin hadn't stopped him, he surely would have already stormed Red Fire Town to kill him.

Hao Chao's expression was grim, but he held his tongue in the end. No matter what, he was still a member of the National Protection Hall. With the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master present, it wasn't his place to speak.

"Brother Yang, Long Ao's situation is a bit complicated."

"Hall Master, Red Fire Town originally belonged to our Nebula Kingdom, but what about now? Long Ao killed Yu Wei and Luo Cheng. That alone shows he has no respect for our National Protection Hall. Are we supposed to just sit back and do nothing?"

Not giving Tang Lin any chance to speak, Yang Yi continued, "I don't care. If the National Protection Hall continues to indulge Long Ao, then I'll quit the National Protection Hall."

"Vice Hall Master, that's where you're wrong."

Hearing Hao Chao suddenly interject, Yang Yi's face turned cold. "Hao Chao, what are you trying to say?" he said icily.

"Vice Hall Master, when Long Ao first joined the National Protection Hall, he served with his whole heart. But Luo Cheng constantly made trouble for him. If it had been anyone else, they would have acted long ago. But Brother Long endured it time and again. It was only when Luo Cheng tried to kill him that Brother Long was forced to kill Luo Cheng in self-defense."

Yang Yi just snorted coldly and said nothing.

Hao Chao continued, "The Kingdom abandoned Brother Long twice. I ask you, if you were in his shoes, what would you have done?"

Yang Yi was rendered speechless. After all, it was true that the Nebula Royal Family and the National Protection Hall were in the wrong. Long Ao hadn't done anything to deserve it.

But the expressions on Yang Yi and Tang Lin's faces had already grown incomparably cold.

"Hao Chao, are you saying we were wrong?"

"That's right. I believe we were the ones who were wrong. We should be doing everything we can to win Brother Long back over, not trying to find ways to deal with him. So I ask the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master to please think twice before you act."

CRACK.

Before Hao Chao could even finish his sentence, Yang Yi struck. A single palm strike sent Hao Chao flying backward.

SPURT.

Blood sprayed from his mouth.

Hao Chao's body slammed hard onto the ground. As he struggled to get up, his face was a mask of disbelief. He never, ever would have expected Yang Yi to attack him so suddenly.

"Hao Chao, you traitorous bastard! Did you think I didn't know about your shameless dealings with Long Ao? As a member of the National Protection Hall, you helped an outsider kill another member. That alone is enough to have you executed!"

Tang Lin remained silent, but his meaning was perfectly clear.

"The Nebula National Protection Hall... a shameless place filled with shameless people. Now I finally understand why Brother Long wanted to leave."

It would have been better if Hao Chao hadn't mentioned Long Ao. The moment he did, the expressions on both Tang Lin and Yang Yi's faces grew even colder.

Long Ao had completely severed Red Fire Town from the Nebula Royal Family's control and had killed Luo Cheng and the others. This had caused the Nebula Royal Family and the Nebula National Protection Hall to lose face completely. Tang Lin and Zhao Mang hadn't said anything, but deep down, both of them were extremely displeased.

"Insolent!"

His killing intent flaring, Yang Yi shot forward like an arrow. His body had yet to arrive, but his Killing Intent preceded him. However, as fast as he went, he returned even faster.

His body, like a kite with a snapped string, made intimate contact with the ground. Everyone stared in shock at the black-robed, white-haired youth who had suddenly appeared, especially Tang Lin and his men.

"Brother Long."

Long Ao had a very favorable impression of his friend Hao Chao. After all, daring to defy the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master proved that Hao Chao truly saw him as a friend.

That was just how Long Ao was. For his friends, he would give his all. But for his enemies, he showed not a shred of mercy. Eradicating them, root and stem—that was his standard practice for dealing with foes.

"Tang Lin, Yang Yi, you two are truly shameless. If you have a problem, bring it to me. Don't take it out on my friend."

Defeated in a single move, Yang Yi stumbled back three steps in fear.

"Hmph! Long Ao, you killed Luo Cheng and the others, showing no respect for the National Protection Hall, and you broke Red Fire Town away from us. Ask yourself, what does that make you?"

It wasn't just Yang Yi; even Tang Lin could sense that the Long Ao before them was no longer someone they could handle. After all, who in the entire Nebula Kingdom could stand against the madman who had killed Ye Yidao?

For this very reason, Tang Lin, Yang Yi, and all the others were somewhat afraid of Long Ao.

"Tang Lin, Yang Yi, I've seen shameless people before, but never anyone as shameless as you. The Nebula Royal Family abandoned me twice. Let me ask you, aren't the Nebula Royal Family and the National Protection Hall the shameless ones?"

Tang Lin and Yang Yi were left speechless. The National Protection Hall and the Royal Family were indeed in the wrong. Abandoning Long Ao twice—that fact alone was indefensible, no matter how you looked at it.

But things had already reached this point, and Tang Lin and Yang Yi would certainly not admit they were wrong.

"Long Ao, if a ruler wants his subject to die, the subject must die. As a citizen of the Nebula Kingdom, you should always be prepared to sacrifice yourself for the Kingdom! What's more, you killed Luo Cheng. Do you really think what you did was right?"

'Shameless. I've seen shameless people, but never this shameless. Spouting bald-faced lies.' Long Ao sneered inwardly. With a cold snort, he said aloud, "Luo Cheng and his lackeys tried to kill me at every turn. Out of respect for the National Protection Hall, I compromised again and again. But they didn't know what was good for them. I killed them because they brought it upon themselves. They have no one to blame but themselves."

"Long Ao, you can say whatever you want now. We don't know what Luo Cheng did. For all we know, you were just trying to eliminate a rival."

"Long Ao, no matter what, you are and always will be a citizen of the Nebula Kingdom."

"Hold on. Let me tell you all one more time. The moment the Nebula Kingdom abandoned me, I ceased to belong to the Nebula Kingdom. Therefore, I am no longer one of its people."

After a deep look, Tang Lin didn't press the issue. Instead, he asked, "Fine. Let me ask you this now: do you really intend to leave the Nebula Kingdom?"

"I just said it. It's not that I want to leave the Nebula Kingdom; it's that the Nebula Kingdom abandoned me first. The fault doesn't lie with me, it lies with you. You just injured my friend. As long as you apologize to Brother Hao, I'll be the bigger man and let you off the hook."

"HAHAHAHA!" Hearing Long Ao's words, Yang Yi suddenly burst out laughing.

"Long Ao, I know you're very powerful now, but you'd better remember, you're not alone. You still have the Long Family behind you. If you don't behave, it won't just be you. Even your family will suffer the consequences."