War God Long Ao

At that moment, Ouyang Feng's expression was as dark as it could possibly be.

"Long Ao, you dare to show your face here?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

With a cold sneer, Long Ao walked over to a seat on the left and sat down. He glanced at Ouyang Fei and said, "Ouyang Fei, the grudge between me and the Nebula Royal Family must be settled today."

Ouyang Fei nodded. He wasn't a fool; he knew that Long Ao was only asking him out of respect for their past friendship. Otherwise, with Long Ao's current power, would he even need to ask?

"Long Ao, I've wronged you."

After saying just that, Ouyang Fei turned to leave. He paused at the door and suddenly said, "Brother Long, as the Crown Prince, I've had no friends, no relatives, and no brothers since I was a child. You are my only friend. You were then, you are now, and you always will be."

Watching Ouyang Fei leave, Long Ao seemed somewhat moved.

He didn't dwell on the issue. Long Ao knew his relationship with Ouyang Fei could never go back to the way it was.

"Ouyang Feng, for Ouyang Fei's sake, I'll give you one chance."

Ouyang Feng was about to say something, but Long Ao continued, "Abdicate the throne, take the Ouyang Clan, and leave the Nebula Kingdom. After that, the grudge between us will be wiped clean."

Before coming here, especially after hearing that Ouyang Feng wanted to raze Red Fire Town, Long Ao had truly wanted to use this opportunity to exterminate the Ouyang Family and forcibly take over the Nebula Royal Family.

But just now, after hearing Ouyang Fei's words, Long Ao had changed his mind.

No matter what Ouyang Fei had done, he had once considered him a friend. For that reason alone, Long Ao didn't want to be too ruthless.

And because of that, Long Ao was prepared to let this grudge go.

Abdicate the throne?

Would Ouyang Feng be willing?

Without a doubt, Ouyang Feng would be completely unwilling to abdicate. He wasn't a fool; he knew full well that once the Ouyang Family gave up the throne, there would be only one path left for them: a slow march toward extinction.

"Long Ao, we can de-escalate the tension between us."

Waving his hand dismissively and giving Ouyang Feng no chance to finish, Long Ao's voice grew cold. "The Ouyang Family has only two paths. The first is to abdicate the throne. The second is for me to slaughter your entire clan."

Hearing this, Ouyang Feng's face grew even darker, his expression uglier than ever. As the Emperor, he was used to getting whatever he wanted. When had he ever suffered such a humiliation?

'Being forced to abdicate the throne... if word of this got out, what would become of the Ouyang Family's reputation?'

"You have one month. If the Ouyang Family has not abdicated the throne in one month, I will come for you myself."

Long Ao stood up, gave Ouyang Feng one last deep look, and then left swiftly without another word.

Sitting alone in the great hall, Ouyang Feng seemed to have aged a dozen years. As the ruler of a nation, he had never felt so helpless, forced to abdicate by a mere disciple from the Red Fire Town Long Family. Something like this had never happened before.

"Old Ancestor, where on earth are you?"

After leaving the Nebula Royal Family, Long Ao's expression wasn't good either. He was now certain that Ouyang Zhong was not within the Royal Family's residence. Otherwise, when he had just forced the Ouyang Family to abdicate, Ouyang Zhong would have long since appeared.

With things having reached this point, Long Ao could also be sure of one thing: Ouyang Zhong's injuries were serious. Extremely serious.

'Ouyang Zhong is a huge hidden threat. If I can't eliminate him, forget about myself—my family alone will be in grave danger.'

In Nebula City, aside from the dominant Royal Family, there were also the Four Great Clans.

The Four Great Clans were the Fifth Level Long Family, the Miao Family, the Cheng Family, and the Nangong Family. Besides the Royal Family, the Miao Family probably held the biggest grudge against Long Ao in all of Nebula City.

The Miao Family was keeping a low profile now, not daring to provoke Long Ao in the slightest. As for the other three great clans, including the Fifth Level Long Family, they all seemed to have abandoned their grudges. After all, tales of Long Ao's deeds had already spread throughout Nebula City.

He had triggered his Thunder Tribulation while under the suppression of Ouyang Zhong's momentum, successfully passed it, used the Thunder Tribulation Power to severely injure Ouyang Zhong, and even slaughtered a million soldiers with a single strike. Who would dare provoke such a God of Slaughter?

Long Ao had no plans to drive out or exterminate the great clans of Nebula City. Sometimes, a combination of threats and incentives was the best method.

His main purpose in coming to Nebula City this time was to find Ouyang Zhong. As for the Wang Family taking over the Nebula Royal Family's position, that was a matter for the future. After all, with the Wang Family's current strength, even if they could take the throne, they likely wouldn't be able to secure it.

And so, Long Ao stayed in Nebula City for three full days, yet still had no leads.

On the fourth day, Hao Chao suddenly appeared and got straight to the point. "Brother Long, are you looking for Ouyang Zhong's whereabouts right now?"

The news of Long Ao severely injuring Ouyang Zhong had already spread throughout the entire Celestial State, so Hao Chao was not surprised at all.

Looking at the black-robed, white-haired youth before him, Hao Chao found it hard to believe.

He vaguely remembered that when he first met Long Ao, the young man had only been a One-Line Heaven Martial Artist. But in just a few short months, he had grown to such a level—the Thunder Tribulation Realm, a realm Hao Chao wouldn't even dare to dream of.

As a former member of the National Protection Hall, Hao Chao of course knew what a Transformed Martial Artist signified. In front of a Transformed Martial Artist, an Innate Martial Artist was nothing but a joke.

Long Ao nodded. He had no reason to hide anything from Hao Chao. "Brother Hao, I am indeed looking for Ouyang Zhong. To uproot the problem."

Those four simple words were enough. Hao Chao didn't ask any more questions and said, "Brother Long, I know where Ouyang Zhong is."

"Where?"

Hearing that Hao Chao knew Ouyang Zhong's whereabouts, Long Ao was first overjoyed, then asked impatiently. No matter what, Ouyang Zhong's power was undeniable. With him injured, now was the perfect time to kill him. If he missed this chance, who knew if he would ever get another one.

"Brother Long, after you used the Thunder Tribulation Power to severely injure Ouyang Zhong, he didn't dare remain in Nebula City. He went to Thunder City and entered the sanctuary of the Thunder Royal Family."

'The Thunder Royal Family?'

Somewhat surprised, Long Ao couldn't figure out why Ouyang Zhong would go to the Thunder Royal Family. However, he was certain of one thing: since the Thunder Royal Family chose to take in Ouyang Zhong, they were making their attitude clear—they didn't see him as a threat.

The Thunder Royal Family. Long Ao's fists were clenched tightly. He had no goodwill toward the Thunder Royal Family to begin with, especially since Gu Bai had tried to kill him. It seemed the Thunder Royal Family intended to help Ouyang Zhong.

Long Ao's expression grew solemn. He knew that the Nebula Royal Family and the Thunder Royal Family were not on the same level at all. Otherwise, Ouyang Zhong wouldn't have fled to the Thunder Royal Family for protection.