War God Long Ao

'My family in danger?'

The one thing Long Ao would not allow anyone to touch was his family.

"Die."

He uttered a single, cold word. A terrifying power suddenly erupted from Long Ao, suppressing everything in its path.

Unity Realm.

The Long Ao of today was a far cry from his former self. Back when he was only at the Fusion Realm, he had been able to slay Ye Yidao. Now, with his current strength... as the saying goes, it only takes one move for an expert to show their skill.

Long Ao held nothing back, killing Tang Lin and his men instantly. He absorbed all their souls into the Dragon Seal Space for Refinement, turning them into power. After all, with his current strength, they would be of no use even if he turned them into Soul Slaves.

Long Ao paid no mind to the bodies. In any case, Hao Chao was still nearby, and he didn't want any outsiders to know about his Dragon Seal Space.

"Brother Long, you'll be in big trouble for killing Tang Lin and his men."

With an indifferent expression, Long Ao smiled and said, "The Nebula Royal Family relies entirely on the National Protection Hall. Now that almost all of the Hall's experts have fallen, I refuse to believe the Nebula Kingdom can still stir up any significant trouble."

Long Ao had a decent understanding of the Nebula Kingdom's situation.

The Nebula Kingdom's strength, aside from its own, came mainly from the National Protection Hall. With eighty percent of the Hall's members now fallen, Long Ao was certain that the Nebula Royal Family would be lucky just to avoid decline.

But Hao Chao wore a solemn expression. "Brother Long, we're in deep trouble now."

"What trouble?"

"Brother Long, there's something you don't know. The Nebula Kingdom doesn't just have the Nebula National Protection Hall. Within the Royal Family, there is also an old ancestor who is said to have reached the Unity Realm ten years ago."

'A Royal Family ancestor?'

Hearing this, Long Ao was inwardly alarmed. He knew full well what it meant. If the Nebula Royal Family's ancestor had already reached the Unity Realm ten years ago, what about now, a decade later?

Long Ao was no fool. He knew that if the Nebula Royal Family's ancestor had truly broken through to the Transformation Realm, it would be incredibly difficult for him to win, even with his current strength.

"Brother Long, now that you've killed Tang Lin, Yang Yi, and the others, things will get very troublesome once the Nebula Royal Family finds out. It might even bring disaster upon your family."

Long Ao nodded. He was well aware of Hao Chao's concerns.

"Brother Hao, are you here for the injured Qilin?"

Seeing that Long Ao didn't want to continue the topic, Hao Chao didn't press the matter. He nodded and said, "That's right."

"Brother Long, the news of a Qilin on Red Fire Mountain has spread throughout the entire Celestial State. It's not just us; people from the Flame Empire, the Thunder Empire, and even the Six Great Sects have all arrived. Brother Long, are you here for the Qilin as well?"

Long Ao didn't hide anything and answered truthfully, "Yes, Brother Hao. This matter doesn't concern you, so you should probably hide for now."

Hao Chao nodded. He wasn't one to overestimate his own abilities. The sheer power and resources of the factions involved were plain to see. After offering a few words of concern, Hao Chao turned and left.

"Since you're already here, why not show yourselves?"

"Hahaha, not bad. You actually sensed our presence."

Looking at the three men who had suddenly appeared before him, Long Ao's heart grew heavy. Talk about a small world. The three were none other than the Sect Leader of the Blood Sea Sect, Guan Feng, and its two Elders, Du Hexuan and Du Yunxuan.

The Blood Sea Sect. The Liuyun Sect was a subsidiary of the Blood Sea Sect.

When he had annihilated the Liuyun Sect, the Blood Sea Sect had held a grudge ever since. However, with the Ghost King stepping in, the Blood Sea Sect hadn't dared to act recklessly.

But Long Ao knew with absolute clarity: as long as he was alive, people might fear the Ghost King Sect and thus not dare to move against him. But if he were to die, would the Ghost King Sect still stick its neck out and offend others for his sake?

The answer was obvious. Because of this, Long Ao understood one principle even more deeply: it was better to rely on himself than on others. Possessing great strength of his own was the only true path.

"Long Ao, if you were to die here, do you think anyone would ever know?"

Hearing this, Long Ao's expression remained indifferent. He sneered, "The Blood Sea Sect... hmph."

"Are you scared, Long Ao?"

"I'm not scared. I just find it laughable. I'm laughing at your shamelessness."

At these words, Du Yunxuan and Du Hexuan's faces contorted with rage, but Guan Feng stopped them. He smiled and said, "Long Ao, I've heard about you and Ao Xue. However, I can say with certainty that you will never have her. Also, don't think you can act lawlessly just because you have the Ghost King Sect backing you. I'll let you off the hook today. In the future, I'll make you wish you were dead."

Watching the three turn and leave, Long Ao felt a bad premonition well up inside him. 'What exactly did Guan Feng mean by that?'

Long Ao couldn't understand why he and Ao Xue couldn't be together. After all, even Ghost King Ao Tian had already agreed. In this world, who else could possibly stop them from uniting?

Ignoring Guan Feng's words, Long Ao turned and left.

Entering Red Fire Mountain this time, Long Ao was also trying his luck, hoping to find the injured Qilin.

And so, Long Ao wandered aimlessly through Red Fire Mountain. Whenever he encountered anyone, he kept his distance. Red Fire Mountain was very close to Red Fire Town, and the thought of provoking an enemy and implicating his family was terrifying.

For this reason, Long Ao searched for the injured Qilin alone. Before he knew it, three days had passed.

「On Red Fire Mountain, outside an extremely hidden cave.」

The moment he arrived outside the cave, Long Ao felt waves of a terrifying aura emanating from within. His heart skipped a beat. Without even needing to look inside, he knew that the injured Qilin had to be in there.

Overjoyed, Long Ao proceeded with extreme caution, raising his vigilance to the absolute maximum as he stepped into the cave.

He walked step by step for several minutes until he finally saw a glimmer of light. But instead of feeling relieved, he grew even more solemn. Cautiously approaching the edge of the opening, he took one look and was so scared he could only gulp.

The massive cavern was filled with the aura of Flame, as if an infinite fire was raging within. There was no need to even enter; just standing at the edge of the opening felt like being burned by endless flames.

In the very center of the cavern lay a colossal beast. It had a dragon's head, deer antlers, a lion's eyes, a tiger's back, a bear's waist, snake scales, horse hooves, and an ox's tail. It was like a small mountain, its entire body a fiery red.

'A Fire Qilin?'

'Could this be the legendary Fire Qilin?'

Long Ao was no fool; he knew the beast in the center of the cave was the Fire Qilin. Just as the rumors said, the Fire Qilin was injured, and by the looks of it, severely so. Because of this, Long Ao knew with absolute clarity that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him—one he absolutely could not let slip away.