War God Long Ao

"Grandmother, Mother, are you two all right?"

"We're fine, Ao'Er. Be careful."

Mu Lin knew her son would return. The mother and daughter held hands tightly, watching Ao'Er with worry.

No matter what, their opponents were the Golden Sun Sect, the most powerful existence in the Celestial State. But if Ao'Er hadn't appeared, the Mu Family would have certainly been annihilated today.

"Long Ao, this time you're just asking to die. You have no one to blame but yourself."

"Zhang Zhihang, are you planning to use your numbers to bully the few?" Xia Army's face lit up when he saw Long Ao, but his voice was exceedingly cold.

Xia Army just couldn't stand the sight of Zhang Zhihang, leaving Zhang Zhihang at a loss. However, things had already reached this point. If he chose to back down now, where would his honor be? Where would the Golden Sun Sect's honor be?

Because of this, Zhang Zhihang suddenly declared, "Long Ao, I hereby formally challenge you. Do you dare to accept?"

'Challenge me?'

Long Ao sneered inwardly. Without the slightest hesitation, he responded, "I accept. Zhang Zhihang, you won't be so lucky again today."

As the Martial Artists prepared to duel, everyone in the vicinity retreated. Mu Lin's voice was filled with worry as she said, "Ao'Er, be careful."

Nodding, Long Ao and Zhang Zhihang stood face-to-face, staring intently at each other.

"Long Ao, last time I was careless and you exploited an opening. You won't be so lucky this time. I'd like to see how you plan to use a Soul Attack on me now."

Despite being defeated once, Zhang Zhihang was still full of confidence. He was still unaware that Long Ao had broken through to the Human King Realm. In his mind, how could a mere Transformed Martial Artist possibly be a match for him?

Long Ao didn't waste any more words.

He struck first to gain the upper hand.

Aiming for a swift victory, Long Ao lunged forward, activating the God-Locking Pearl in his hand. A strange power radiated out, enveloping Zhang Zhihang.

Zhang Zhihang seemed to have been prepared and showed no signs of panic. But at that exact moment, Long Ao used the Godslaying Mirror again, initiating a three-second Time Reversal. In other words, Zhang Zhihang's speed slowed down for three seconds, while Long Ao's sped up for three seconds.

In a duel between experts, three seconds can sometimes be enough to decide the outcome of the entire battle.

'The flow of time was altered?'

The battle hadn't even begun, yet Zhang Zhihang found he had already been forced onto the defensive.

"AH!"

Just as Zhang Zhihang was momentarily stunned, Long Ao seized the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and directly launched a Soul Attack. Under normal circumstances, with Zhang Zhihang on guard, if Long Ao had tried another Soul Attack, there would have been only one outcome: suffering a backlash from his own attack.

But the situation now was completely different. Having never encountered such a tactic as altering the flow of time, Zhang Zhihang was scared witless. Long Ao exploited this opening, and his Soul Attack succeeded once again.

This time, Long Ao showed no mercy. As the saying goes: if you don't pull up the roots, the weeds will grow back in the spring.

"Long Ao, how dare you!"

An Elder from the Golden Sun Sect roared. But before he could rush to the rescue, Dugu Bai had already charged forward. With things having reached this point, the Flame Sect and the others dared not interfere.

Zhang Zhihang's strength was undeniable—an Earth Emperor Peak Martial Artist—yet he had been taken down by Long Ao in a single move. Moreover, Long Ao had Dugu Bai by his side. The thought of two Gods of Slaughter walking together was terrifying.

It was precisely because they were wary of Long Ao and Dugu Bai that the crowd merely watched, with no intention of intervening.

'If I kill Zhang Zhihang this time, the Golden Sun Sect will surely retaliate like a cornered dog. I don't care what happens to me, but what about my family?'

As one of the Six Great Sects, the Golden Sun Sect's power and foundation were plain to see.

After thinking it over, Long Ao ultimately decided not to deal a killing blow. He wasn't going to let Zhang Zhihang off easy, however. After three consecutive Soul Attacks, Zhang Zhihang let out a series of miserable screams and collapsed, unable to get up.

Stopping Dugu Bai with an outstretched arm, Long Ao sneered and said, "Take your Young Sect Leader and leave. Remember this: from now on, don't provoke me again. Otherwise, I will personally pay a visit to the Golden Sun Sect. Now, scram."

Although this Elder from the Golden Sun Sect was also a Taoist Ancestor Martial Artist, his strength was a far cry from Dugu Bai's. He gave Long Ao a deep look but said nothing. Picking up the unconscious Zhang Zhihang, he turned and left, vanishing without a trace moments later.

"Long Ao, we can ignore the grudge between you and Zhang Zhihang, but you must hand over the Spiritual Vein. Otherwise…"

Huo Teng didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear. There were Four Great Sects present: the Ghost King Sect, the Blood Sea Sect, the Wind and Thunder Sect, and the Flame Sect. If they joined forces, could Red Fire Town possibly withstand them?

No matter how powerful the Thunder Sect was, it couldn't possibly fight four sects at once. Both Long Ao and Dugu Bai knew this.

"Huo Teng, let me tell you right now, there is no Spiritual Vein. There are only Spirit Stones, and only two of them. I found them, so I'm keeping one. You all can figure out what to do with the other. As for anyone who still wants to cause trouble, I, Long Ao, am ready whenever you are."

As he spoke, Long Ao threw out a Spirit Stone he had prepared earlier.

It was about the size of a brick. A moment ago, the Four Great Sects had been united against a common enemy, but now they scrambled over each other to snatch the single Spirit Stone. As for the other one in Long Ao's possession, they didn't even dare to think about it.

This was deterrence.

"Anyone who comes looking for trouble in the future will be killed without mercy."

Leaving behind these words, Long Ao led Dugu Bai and Xia Army into Thundercloud City. As for the Four Great Sects, they couldn't be bothered with Long Ao; they were desperately fighting over the single Spirit Stone.

Kai Feng sped away, carrying Zhang Zhihang's body and rushing toward the Golden Sun Sect with all his might. He knew very well that the Young Sect Leader's soul had been severely wounded. If it wasn't repaired in time, then even if he recovered, he would either become an imbecile or his progress in Martial Arts would be greatly affected.

"Who's there? Show yourself!"

Greatly startled, as a Taoist Ancestor Martial Artist, Kai Feng was very confident in his own strength. Unless it was a Void Martial Artist, he had no need to fear anyone.

"Kai Feng, a fine dog indeed. A pity you'll never be going back."

Seeing the sudden appearance of the middle-aged man, Kai Feng's expression turned grim to the extreme. He said in a grave voice, "Ghost King, the Ghost King Sect and the Golden Sun Sect are joined by marriage. If the sects find out about what you are doing, aren't you afraid of starting a war between them?"

Ghost King Ao Tian.

That's right. The person who had suddenly appeared was none other than the Ghost King Sect's Sect Leader, Ao Tian. He sneered and said, "If you're dead, who will know I did it? Kai Feng, if you must blame someone, blame yourself for being an Elder of the Golden Sun Sect. Don't blame anyone else."

Without giving Kai Feng the slightest chance, Ghost King Ao Tian struck.

His face instantly filled with shock, and Kai Feng roared in astonishment, "A Venerable Martial Artist!"

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