War God Long Ao

"Brother Dugu, Brother Xia, let's go."

Seeing that the three men were paying her no mind, the Snake Princess flew into a rage and cursed, "You don't know what's good for you! Men, tie them up for me! If I don't get rough, you'll think I'm a pushover!"

The burly men who rushed out went fast and came back even faster, their screams echoing as they made intimate contact with the ground.

As Transformed Martial Artists, as long as the three of them didn't want to be sensed, Snake Princess and her people couldn't detect their true strength at all.

As the saying goes, it takes an expert to know one. Seeing that the three had barely moved and had defeated her subordinates with their momentum alone, Snake Princess's expression instantly darkened.

"Snake Princess, we have business to attend to. You'd best step aside, or we won't be so polite."

"Just you three?"

This time, Snake Princess attacked personally. With a sudden dash, her body shot forward like a cheetah.

Long Ao and Xia Army just smiled without a word. To them, an Innate Unity Martial Artist was truly nothing. Even if they stood still, their momentum alone would be enough to defeat Snake Princess.

But Long Ao and Xia Army didn't move. Instead, they both looked toward Dugu Bai, the exact same expression on their faces.

Normally, Dugu Bai would never bully a woman, but for some reason, he just chuckled and shot forward as well. In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged over ten blows, neither gaining the upper hand.

Seeing them still evenly matched after more than ten exchanges, the smiles on Long Ao and Xia Army's faces grew even wider.

"Brother Long, what do you think?"

"If I'm not mistaken, Brother Dugu's heart has been stirred."

Xia Army laughed and said, "For so many years, Brother Dugu has only known cultivation. That's not necessarily a good thing. If Brother Dugu can find a good partner, it would be a wonderful thing."

Nodding in agreement, Long Ao and Xia Army decided not to watch any longer and began to walk around them to leave.

"Stop right there! Our chieftainess hasn't said anything, so none of you are allowed to leave!"

Long Ao and Xia Army paid them no mind, continuing on their way. To the astonishment of the onlookers, the two of them simply left.

Dugu Bai and Snake Princess were still fighting. With Dugu Bai's power, forget ten exchanges—he could have killed Snake Princess in a single move. But now?

Long Ao and Xia Army hadn't gone far. They found a spot to sit and wait.

By their calculations, Brother Dugu should have been able to handle Snake Princess in half an hour at most. But they ended up waiting for a full three hours.

Seeing Dugu Bai rushing over, Xia Army got straight to the point. "Brother Dugu, how did it go?"

"What?"

"You and Snake Princess."

"It's settled. I'll go find her when we get back from Chizhou."

'It's settled?'

Neither Long Ao nor Xia Army said a word, simply giving him a thumbs-up in admiration, which made Dugu Bai a little embarrassed.

The encounter with Snake Princess was just a small interlude, but the three of them never would have imagined the endless trouble she would bring them in the future. But that is a story for another time.

The border between Celestial State and Chizhou was vast. It would take at least a day to cross into Chizhou's territory. Since there was still plenty of time before the start of the Kyushu Clash of Heroes, the three of them weren't in too much of a hurry.

Red Fire Town, Long Family.

Ever since Long Ao had left, Long Haoshi had been focused on increasing the family's overall strength. With the help of both elixirs and Spirit Stones, the family disciples had made great progress. Even Long An and the others had broken through to the Tenth Heaven Realm. As for Long Ying, she had even reached the Evolution Realm.

The figures of Ghost King Ao Tian and Xia Fang appeared at the Red Fire Town Long Family estate.

Without alerting anyone, after a discussion, Ao Tian and Xia Fang decided to first control three people: Long Ao's grandfather, Long Haoshi; his father, Long Yi; and his mother, Mu Lin.

The two of them knew very well that everyone in Red Fire Town and the Long Family combined wouldn't be as useful as those three. Rather than go through all that trouble, it was better to simplify things.

Stepping into the Long Family estate, the expressions on Ao Tian and Xia Fang's faces changed slightly. They had discovered a faint aura in the Long Family's rear courtyard. It seemed weak, but it was actually continuous and unending.

"Brother Ao, who could that be?"

"Let's go take a look." Curious, Ao Tian and Xia Fang didn't immediately move to control Long Haoshi and the others, but instead shot toward the rear courtyard.

The rear courtyard was the Long Family's Forbidden Land. Other than Long Ao, no one—not even Long Haoshi—was permitted to enter. The Forbidden Land had become the Long Family's greatest secret, as no one knew what existed within it or why the family had designated it as such.

The moment they stepped into the rear courtyard, Ao Tian and Xia Fang's expressions changed drastically. An irresistible momentum instantly bore down on them.

"Who is it?!"

"A Realm Emperor!"

The Ghost King cried out in alarm. He seemed to have sensed something, and his body trembled with fear. 'A Realm Emperor, a Peak of Void Strong Person! How could the Long Family possibly have such an expert?'

Even though they couldn't believe it, the Ghost King and Xia Fang were completely terrified. Not daring to linger any longer, they scrambled away in a panic.

After the two had left, the Fire Qilin's voice sounded.

"If my injuries weren't still unhealed, you would have never left this place."

It turned out the Fire Qilin was just putting on a brave front. After all, its injuries were currently severe, and it was no match for the two intruders. However, the momentum it had just released was more than enough to scare them to death.

Leaving the Long Family estate, the two didn't pause for a moment, departing Red Fire Town at top speed.

"Brother Ao, what was that all about? Why would the Long Family have a Realm Emperor expert guarding them?"

Waving his hand, Ao Tian said, "Something's not right. If the Long Family really had a Realm Emperor expert, would we still be standing here now? Brother Xia, come back with me. I want to see if the Long Family truly has a Realm Emperor protecting them."

Hearing that Ao Tian wanted to go back, Xia Fang was scared half to death. "Brother Ao, you can go if you want, but I'm definitely not going!" he said in terror. "If our luck is bad and we really provoke that Realm Emperor senior, it won't just be you and me—even our Sects will suffer for it!"

Before Ao Tian could say anything, Xia Fang had already gotten up and quickly departed, vanishing without a trace in moments.

His eyes fixed on Red Fire Town before him, Ao Tian's foot, poised to step forward, ultimately did not. Just as Xia Fang had said, they didn't dare take the gamble. After all, the power of a World Emperor Martial Artist was plain to see. Provoking one, even with the Thunder Sect and the Ghost King Sect combined, would likely lead to disaster.

Ghost King Ao Tian was furious. Staring in the direction of the Long Family estate, he muttered to himself, "Long Ao, even if I can't control your family, you must die. I'll be waiting for you to return. Hmph, hmph, hmph."

Suddenly, Ao Tian let out a series of sinister laughs. He seemed exceptionally grim and terrifying, as if he had come straight from Hell.