War God Long Ao

In the end, Ouyang Zhong was extremely wary of Long Ao.

He knew that with Long Ao's talent and potential, it would take Long Ao less than three years to surpass him. When that time came, not only he, but the entire Nebula Royal Family would face destruction.

"The Thunder Royal Family is no longer intervening in this matter, so we must kill Long Ao as soon as possible to eliminate this future trouble."

"Old Ancestor, according to a reliable source, Long Ao appeared in Flame City and killed Chai Sheng with a single kick."

"Chai Sheng?"

He didn't seem to process it at first. Then, in an instant, Ouyang Zhong's expression changed drastically, his face filled with disbelief. He exclaimed, "Impossible! That's impossible! Forget Long Ao—even I am no match for Chai Sheng."

As if he had already expected his Old Ancestor to have such a reaction, Ouyang Feng wasn't the least bit surprised.

Chai Sheng was a Second Transformation Martial Artist, ranked third on the Hundred Battles Ranking.

Killing Chai Sheng with a single kick proved one thing: Long Ao's strength had already surpassed Chai Sheng's. In other words, Long Ao's current power was, at the very least, at the so-called Secondary Transformation Realm.

An ordinary person might not understand the gap between the three levels of the Transformation Realm, but as a First Transformation Martial Artist, how could Ouyang Zhong not know?

"Is the information reliable?"

"It should be true."

"This is big trouble. Is Long Ao even human? In just a few short months, he's already become a Second Transformation Martial Artist. Feng'Er, no matter what you have to do, settle everything within three days. After three days, our Ouyang Family will withdraw from the Royal Family."

'Withdraw from the Royal Family?'

Although he had anticipated this outcome, Ouyang Feng was still reluctant now that it was truly decided. He knew that once the family withdrew from the Royal Family, it would be incredibly difficult to make a comeback in the future.

"Feng'Er, I know you're very reluctant, but you must understand that we are simply no match for Long Ao's current strength. We have to take a step back and settle for the next best thing."

Nodding, Ouyang Feng said, "Old Ancestor, are we just going to let Long Ao go like this?"

"Hmph. Don't worry. Although the Thunder Royal Family isn't getting involved this time, I can see that the grudge between them and Long Ao runs deep. If nothing unexpected happens, the two sides will clash sooner or later. As long as Long Ao dies, we'll have our chance to make a comeback."

"Ouyang Zhong, Ouyang Feng, you won't have a chance to make a comeback."

Seeing the white-haired, black-robed youth walk in, the expressions of both Ouyang Zhong and Ouyang Feng changed instantly, as if they had seen a ghost.

"Long Ao."

"Ouyang Zhong, it looks like our promised battle will be settled for good today."

"Promised battle? Long Ao, you have the nerve to bring that up? We agreed to a life-and-death battle within one month, and you didn't show up. That means you've already lost. Since you lost, how about we just write off the grudge between us?"

'Write it off?'

Long Ao was no fool. He naturally understood Ouyang Zhong's meaning. It seemed Ouyang Zhong already knew what had happened in Flame City. If that was the case, it explained everything.

The ability to kill Chai Sheng was proof of his power. It was clear Ouyang Zhong was afraid.

"Ouyang Zhong, cut the crap. Are you going to fight me fair and square, or are you going to kill yourself here and now? You have two paths. Choose one."

"Long Ao, the grudge between us hasn't reached the point of life and death."

Waving his hand dismissively, Long Ao gave him no chance to speak. "Ouyang Zhong, when the Nebula Royal Family sent an army of a million to deal with Red Fire Town, our enmity became as irreconcilable as fire and water. Out of respect for the fact that you were once a prominent figure, I'll give you a way out."

"Speak."

At this moment, Ouyang Zhong was truly afraid. He could clearly sense just how powerful the Momentum radiating from Long Ao was.

"You kill yourself here, and the Ouyang Family withdraws from the Royal Family forever. Otherwise, I will slaughter the entire Nebula Royal Family. Not a single person will be left alive."

'A slaughter?'

'Not a single one left alive?'

Hearing Long Ao's words, Ouyang Zhong's face grew even darker. At that moment, Ouyang Feng suddenly spoke up, "Long Ao, don't take things too far. Otherwise..."

Although Ouyang Feng didn't finish his sentence, his meaning was crystal clear.

"Otherwise, what?"

"Long Ao, since it has come to this, let's get straight to the point. Three days ago, I sent a hundred experts to disperse in all directions. If you insist on making an enemy of my Nebula Royal Family, then I'm afraid the experts I sent out will secretly intercept and kill members of your Long Family. Let me ask you, how many people in the Long Family can possibly stop them?"

Hearing this, a terrifying Killing Intent erupted from Long Ao, pressing down on them like a tidal wave.

"Ouyang Feng, you're courting death."

Long Ao's heart grew heavy. Just as Ouyang Feng said, if the Nebula Royal Family really dispatched Martial Artists, they wouldn't even need to attack the Long Family directly. They could easily assassinate his family members as soon as they stepped outside.

Family was Long Ao's weakness.

Long Ao knew very well in his heart that no matter what happened, nothing could happen to his family. Not a single one of them.

"Ouyang Feng, you're playing with fire."

"Long Ao, my meaning is simple. Let's write off our grudge here and now. From this day forward, we'll stay out of each other's way. How about it?"

Ouyang Feng's intention was clear. He was afraid of Long Ao, but he didn't want to withdraw from the Royal Family. That was why, three days ago, he had dispatched a hundred Martial Artists—to intimidate Long Ao, to make him hesitate for fear of collateral damage and not dare to act recklessly.

Originally, Ouyang Feng wasn't completely confident. After all, the Long Ao of today was nothing like before. If Long Ao were to disregard his own family, then the Ouyang Family would only have one way out: sacrifice their Old Ancestor and withdraw from the Royal Family.

But now, it seemed Long Ao was very protective of his family; otherwise, he wouldn't have this attitude. Because of this, Ouyang Feng grew more confident. As long as he exploited this point, he wasn't afraid Long Ao would refuse to yield.

Just as he expected.

Long Ao did indeed hesitate. He had to prepare for the worst-case scenario. If the Nebula Royal Family truly had experts lying in ambush around Red Fire Town, then his family would be in real danger.

'Should I just let Ouyang Zhong go like this?'

Long Ao was no fool. 'If anything were to happen to me, what would become of my family?'

'Would the Nebula Royal Family really let bygones be bygones? That kind of talk might fool a ghost, but trying to trick me? Dream on.' Thinking this, Long Ao's expression instantly turned cold. He said, "Ouyang Feng, I hate it when people try to bargain with me. The Nebula Royal Family has no other path now. I will slaughter the Nebula Royal Family. Not just you, but Ouyang Zhong as well. You will all die."

"Aren't you afraid that doing so will get your family killed?"

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