War God Long Ao

「Flame City.」

They drank for an entire night. As powerful Martial Artists, they barely felt the effects of the alcohol. But none of them deliberately used their power to purge the alcohol, and so, all three of them got completely and utterly drunk.

Long Ao had never been drunk in his life. This was the first and only time.

Ever since obtaining the Dragon Seal, Long Ao's destiny had been turned upside down. Otherwise, he would still be in the Long Family of Red Fire Town, living as their good-for-nothing.

Even so, in just a few short months, Long Ao had faced countless life-or-death situations. To outsiders, his Cultivation speed seemed astonishingly fast, but no one knew that his strength was forged in the crucible of real combat.

「The next morning.」

After seeing Linghu Ning and Bing Hun off, Long Ao prepared to pack his things and leave Flame City to return to Red Fire Town.

Long Ao had already made up his mind. Before heading to the Ghost King Sect, he had to return to his family. There were arrangements he had to make, instructions he needed to give clearly. That way, even if he were to be unfortunate enough to have Fallen, his family would at least not be dragged down with him.

The Golden Sun Sect was one of the Six Great Sects; its power and foundation were undeniable.

Even though Long Ao was confident in his own abilities, he also knew his limits. With his current strength, it was impossible for him to contend with the Golden Sun Sect or the Thunder Royal Family.

Furthermore, Long Ao had decided to set out for the Ghost King Sect in twenty days. No matter what, even if it cost him his life, he had to stop the marriage between Ao Xue and Zhang Zhihang.

For this very reason, Long Ao had to consider the well-being of his family.

It's often said that people's loyalties cool as soon as one is gone. If he died, let alone other powers, he believed the Nebula Royal Family alone would not spare his family.

"Brother Long, are you really leaving?"

Nodding, Long Ao said, "I have urgent matters to attend to. I will be back."

Linghu Ning and Bing Hun were shocked to hear this. Bing Hun asked urgently, "Brother Long, what's going on?"

Waving his hand dismissively, Long Ao didn't tell them about his plans. After all, this trip to the Ghost King Sect was practically a suicide mission. It was uncertain if he would even return alive.

He didn't want to drag his friends into this, nor could he bring them harm.

Seeing his reluctance to say more, the two of them grew even more worried.

Before they had a chance to speak, Long Ao said, "Brother Linghu, Bing Hun, I'll handle my own business. If anything should happen to me, I hope you can help me look after the Long Family."

After saying this, Long Ao turned and quickly departed, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Watching his retreating figure, Bing Hun said with a grave expression, "What on earth is wrong with Brother Long?"

"Bing Hun, you know what Brother Long is like. Once he's made a decision, he almost never changes his mind. There's only one thing for us to do now: help the people in Red Fire Town as much as we can."

Though she was filled with countless worries, Bing Hun ultimately nodded. Aside from this, she truly didn't know what else she could do.

「Somewhere in the Flame Forest.」

Having successfully taken over their new bodies, the Nine Nether Spider and Long Yili looked like completely different people. The Nine Nether Spider now inhabited the body of a burly, bearded man, looking incredibly domineering. As for Long Yili, he appeared weak and sickly.

"Yili."

"Master, what is it?"

"I've taken human form now. Give me a human name."

'A human name?'

Long Yili felt a wave of contempt, but given the Nine Nether Spider's terrifying power, he could only swallow his anger. He lowered his head and began to think.

After a moment of thought, Long Yili suddenly said, "Master, your strength is immense, like the Power of the Gold Element among the Five Elements—indestructible. Why not call yourself Li Xin?"

"Li Xin?"

"Hahaha! Good! You're not bad, kid. I like this name. Let's go! We're going to find Long Ao! That bastard nearly killed me. If I don't get my revenge, I'll renounce the name of spider!"

Hearing that the Nine Nether Spider was going to seek revenge on Long Ao, Long Yili was secretly delighted. It was the same old story in his mind: his current state was all "thanks" to Long Ao. Therefore, no matter what, Long Ao had to die.

Long Ao remained completely unaware of the Rebirth of the Nine Nether Spider and Long Yili.

「Nebula City.」

Long Ao returned to Nebula City without incident. Before heading to the Ghost King Sect, there was one person he had to deal with: Ouyang Zhong.

According to their agreement, he and Ouyang Zhong should have fought a life-and-death battle two months ago. However, due to Long Yili's treacherous actions, the duel never took place.

But Long Ao knew that as long as Ouyang Zhong was alive, he would remain a constant threat to him and his family.

'Fail to pull the weeds by the root, and they'll just grow back in the spring.'

The memory of Ouyang Fei leading a million-strong army to attack Red Fire Town was still fresh in his mind. Long Ao told himself that he would not allow such a thing to happen a second time. Therefore, Ouyang Zhong had to die.

In Nebula City, the Nebula Royal Family was still the reigning power. After all, Ouyang Zhong wasn't dead. Furthermore, with their many years of dominance, the Royal Family's deep-seated power was undeniable. Most other families wouldn't dare try to usurp them.

The Four Great Clans—the Fifth Level Long Family, the Miao Family, the Cheng Family, and the Nangong Family—were in a delicate standoff. If they joined forces, they might have been able to usurp the Nebula Royal Family. But Ouyang Zhong was like a great mountain pressing down on them, and no family was willing to be the first to stick its neck out.

「Within the Nebula Royal Palace.」

Ouyang Zhong's expression was as dark as it could possibly be. He never would have imagined that the Young Sect Leader of the Thunder Sect would suddenly intervene and force the Thunder Royal Family to stay out of the matter.

The Thunder Sect was the Thunder Royal Family's backer. Even if the Thunder Royal Family had ten thousand times the courage, they would never dare to defy the will of the Thunder Sect.

"Old Ancestor, what should we do now?"

Ouyang Feng's face was just as grim. He also never would have dreamed that the Nebula Royal Family would lose to a mere brat. Who could have imagined that a boy from the Long Family of Red Fire Town could achieve so much in just a few short months? If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have refused to believe it even on pain of death.

With such talent and potential, anyone could guess what would happen to the Nebula Royal Family once Long Ao fully matured. Ouyang Feng knew with even greater clarity that the Nebula Royal Family alone was no longer strong enough to deal with Long Ao. Their only hope now was the Old Ancestor standing before him.

Although Ouyang Zhong's injuries hadn't fully healed, he had recovered about eighty percent of his strength. As a First Transformation Martial Artist, Ouyang Zhong was completely confident. As long as he was there to preside over the Nebula Royal Family, he believed the Four Great Clans, and even the other Kingdoms, wouldn't dare to make a rash move. Such was the deterrent power of a Transformed Martial Artist.