War God Long Ao

Long Ao.

The news that Long Ao had raised hell at the Ghost King Sect, defeated Zhang Zhihang, and even withstood a blow from Zhang Mo spread like wildfire across the entire Celestial State.

Long Ao's name shook Celestial State. It was no exaggeration to say that not a single person in the entire state didn't know his name. The common folk, in particular, idolized him.

Third on the Hundred Battles Ranking, third on the Wind and Cloud Ranking—third on both.

More importantly, after causing such a huge disturbance at the Ghost King Sect, Long Ao had actually managed to leave safely.

Long Ao's deeds were told and retold until they became legendary. It was as if he were a War God, an omnipotent being. Everyone who heard the news was deeply impressed by his devotion.

To fight the world for a beauty.

In a luxurious restaurant in Flame City.

"Brother Linghu, have you heard? Brother Long raised hell at the Ghost King Sect and defeated Zhang Zhihang."

Nodding, Linghu Ning seemed rather excited himself. "It's really hard to imagine how Brother Long did it. Zhang Zhihang... a top expert ranked third on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, with strength at the Earth Emperor Peak."

The gap between the Transformation Realm of the Five Transformations and the Peak of the Earth Emperor Realm was just too vast. Could anything else possibly bridge that divide?

To this day, neither Linghu Ning nor Bing Hun could fathom how Long Ao had done it.

"In any case, Brother Long's name is now known throughout Celestial State. Not long ago, he was just third on the Hundred Battles Ranking. Now, in just one short month, he's already ranked third on the Wind and Cloud Ranking."

Long Ao's meteoric rise to fame in Celestial State was a pleasant surprise to both Bing Hun and Linghu Ning, and they were genuinely happy for him.

Nebula City.

After the Wang Family from Red Fire Town took control of the Royal Family, the other major families refused to submit. With other Kingdoms also watching like hungry tigers, one could say the Wang Family was in a very precarious position.

Let alone the major families, if the other Kingdoms were to attack the Nebula Kingdom, one could only imagine the Wang Family's fate.

Even with Long Ao as their backer, his power was still limited; he wasn't strong enough to make entire Kingdoms wary of him. Furthermore, neither the Wang Family nor Long Ao had a powerful patron. How could such a juicy piece of meat not be coveted?

Just then, news of Long Ao raising hell at the Ghost King Sect and defeating Zhang Zhihang arrived. Immediately, all the major families and the various Kingdoms went quiet.

If Long Ao didn't even care about offending the Ghost King Sect and the Golden Sun Sect, what were they in comparison?

No one wanted to provoke such a God of Slaughter. On top of that, the Thunder Royal Family suddenly issued a proclamation, announcing their full support for the Wang Family of the Nebula Royal Family and their vigorous support for Red Fire Town.

The Thunder Royal Family's actions made everyone speculate. 'Could Long Ao and the Thunder Royal Family have reached an agreement?'

After all, the Thunder Royal Family was backed by the Thunder Sect. If Long Ao was on such good terms with the Thunder Royal Family, didn't that imply his relationship with the Thunder Sect was also excellent?

Because of this incident with Long Ao, the Wang Family's position within the Nebula Royal Family was thoroughly consolidated. No one was willing to provoke Long Ao.

Red Fire Town, Long Family Estate.

Today's Red Fire Town was a far cry from its past self; its prosperity now surpassed even that of Thundercloud City.

The Long Family's status, in particular, had soared because of Long Ao. Forget other families—even the Thunder Royal Family had begun to curry favor with the Longs. One could only imagine just how great the impact of Long Ao's rampage at the Ghost King Sect had been.

As for the Mu Family, their attitude had done a complete one-eighty since Red Fire Town's meteoric rise. Before, they would never set foot in Red Fire Town, but now, they sent people over every few days.

Long Haoshi didn't say much about it. No matter what, the Mu Family were still their relatives. Whatever wrongs had been committed in the past were now in the past.

Long Family, Main Hall.

"Father, Ao'Er may have left the Ghost King Sect safely after that huge incident, but the Golden Sun Sect will definitely not let this go. I'm afraid he's in danger."

Nodding, Long Haoshi's face was also etched with worry and solemnity. The Golden Sun Sect and Ghost King Sect were, after all, supreme entities that existed above the Mortal World. Their Sects were filled with experts as numerous as clouds; they could casually dispatch a few masters and easily deal with his grandson.

Furthermore, one person's strength was ultimately limited. If the Golden Sun Sect and Ghost King Sect insisted on dealing with Long Ao, the consequences would be unimaginable.

'What on earth should we do?'

Long Haoshi and the others knew their own limits; they were completely powerless to interfere in matters between Sects. The only hope would be if the Third Level Long Family intervened, but would they really concern themselves with such a matter?

"Is there any way to contact Ao'Er right now?"

"No, Father. We don't know what's happened to Ao'Er; we haven't been able to reach him at all. That's exactly why I'm so worried."

'Can't contact Long Ao?'

Hearing this, everyone's expression turned grim. The power of the Golden Sun Sect and the Ghost King Sect was undeniable. Every day that passed without finding Long Ao meant another day of increased danger.

For that very reason, they all knew that, no matter what, finding Long Ao was their top priority.

"Listen, no matter what, you must find Ao'Er for me as quickly as possible."

"Father, I got some news. When Ao'Er left the Ghost King Sect, he made an agreement with the Ghost King and the Golden Sun Sect. In one month, he will participate in the Competition of the Six Sects. So, in one month's time, he will definitely be at Ghost Cry Ridge."

Ghost Cry Ridge, a place controlled by the Six Great Sects, was forbidden to those from the Mortal World.

The Competition of the Six Sects. Long Yi proceeded to explain everything he knew, leaving no detail out.

After he finished, the expressions on Long Haoshi and the others grew even more solemn. For Ao'Er to try and snatch the Venerable Golden Core from the grasp of the Six Great Sects was a nigh-impossible task.

Just as Long Haoshi was about to say something, Mu Wanfeng, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up. "What we must do now is wait."

"Why?"

"Ao'Er stirred up trouble with the Ghost King Sect and the Golden Sun Sect, but he never told us about it. Why? It's simple. He doesn't want anything to happen to us. If we go to Ghost Cry Ridge, or if we provoke the Ghost King Sect and the Golden Sun Sect, and something happens to us... what would Ao'Er do then?"

Everyone understood Mu Wanfeng's point perfectly. Long Haoshi said, "You're absolutely right. Ao'Er didn't tell us because he doesn't want us to get hurt. So, from now on, besides trying our best to contact Ao'Er, our only other task is to continue building up Red Fire Town at the fastest possible speed."

'We have to get stronger.' Long Haoshi knew with perfect clarity that if they wanted to help Ao'Er, the family first had to become powerful in its own right. They couldn't rely on Ao'Er for everything; sometimes, they had to do things themselves.

Since both Mu Wanfeng and Long Haoshi had spoken, even if Long Yi and the others were filled with a million worries, they held their tongues and dared not say another word.