War God Long Ao

"Master, rest assured. I have calculated everything. When the time comes, by deploying the twelve Giant Python Corpse Slaves, I can get you out."

In the past, Long Ao would have certainly been reluctant to sacrifice twelve Giant Python Corpse Slaves. After all, they were equivalent to twelve Earth Emperor Martial Artists—and the undying kind at that.

Long Ao didn't hesitate in the slightest. Since An Feng refused to give up, he had no choice but to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Following Long Fu's instructions, Long Ao first found the summit of a mountain peak. He took out the one hundred Beast Pills he had obtained earlier and then began to draw patterns on the ground.

After he finished drawing, Long Ao placed the one hundred Beast Pills in sequence and then summoned the twelve Giant Python Corpse Slaves.

"What are you doing?"

Standing not far away, Long Jing watched Long Ao busying himself, feeling very puzzled. In the end, she couldn't resist her curiosity and asked.

"In a little while, there will be thunder and lightning. I plan to use Heaven and Earth's Power of Thunder and Lightning to eliminate An Feng."

"Are you out of your mind?" Long Jing shot Long Ao a harsh glare. She had seen arrogance before, but never this level of arrogance. It was simply off the charts.

'Harnessing Heaven and Earth's Power of Thunder and Lightning... easier said than done. How many people could actually accomplish such a feat?'

Whether others believed him or not, Long Jing certainly didn't.

"We'll see. Long Jing, find a place to hide for now and wait for the show to start."

Long Jing seemed to want to say something, but seeing the confidence written all over Long Ao's face, she ultimately held her tongue. Just as Long Ao had said, Long Jing really did find a place to hide.

It took a full hour of work before Long Ao barely managed to complete the setup.

"Master, the thunder and lightning will begin in another hour. It's time to get started."

Nodding, Long Ao walked to the edge of the cliff. Gazing into the endless dark void, he suddenly roared, "Old man An Feng, come and get me if you've got the guts! I'll be waiting for you right here!"

「Ten minutes later.」

An Feng really did show up. He paid no attention to the messy patterns on the ground because, in his heart, he was completely confident. Unless Long Ao could break through to the Venerable Tier, he was simply no match for him.

"Long Ao, I can give you a chance. I'd like to see just how you plan to escape from my grasp."

Looking at the self-assured An Feng, Long Ao said with a smile, "An Feng, I'll make a bet with you. Do you dare to take it?"

"A bet?"

An Feng looked at Long Ao with great interest, a hint of contempt at the corner of his lips. "Let's hear it," he said.

"We will fight within these patterns. If you can defeat me within ten moves, not only will I hand over the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber, but I will also give you two treasures for free: the God-Locking Pearl and the Godslaying Mirror."

Before An Feng could even ask, Long Ao continued, "The God-Locking Pearl can lock down the space around an opponent. As for the Godslaying Mirror, it can alter the flow of time, making it advance or reverse by three seconds."

Long Ao didn't elaborate further, because he knew An Feng would surely understand how powerful the God-Locking Pearl and the Godslaying Mirror were.

Sure enough, upon hearing about the power of the Godslaying Mirror and the God-Locking Pearl, An Feng was astonished. Greed instantly filled his face as he said, "Fine. I'd like to see how you can possibly withstand ten of my moves."

'What a joke. A Taoist Ancestor Martial Artist wanting to challenge a Venerable... such a thing is simply unheard of.'

On the Celestial Martial Continent, the divisions between the realms of Martial Artists were strict. Challenging someone of a higher level was generally considered an almost impossible feat. What's more, a Taoist Ancestor Martial Artist challenging a Venerable was equivalent to a Transformed Martial Artist challenging a Void Martial Artist.

Long Ao wasted no more words, retreating ten steps to enter the patterns.

An Feng, likewise unafraid, took a single step and entered the patterns as well. The two stood face to face, about three meters apart.

"Long Ao, I'm very curious. What exactly is the meaning of these patterns you've drawn?"

The area around the two of them was covered in countless bizarrely shaped patterns, making it impossible to discern what they depicted. In truth, An Feng was still wary of his opponent. 'After all,' he thought, 'Long Ao is so confident. Could he really have some ace up his sleeve?'

"Enough with the pointless chatter. Let's fight. If you win within ten moves, I'll give you the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber, the God-Locking Pearl, and the Godslaying Mirror. If you lose, you'll just have to leave your life behind."

The more confident Long Ao acted, the more uneasy An Feng felt. But things had already come to this; retreat was impossible.

Neither Long Ao nor An Feng moved immediately. Long Ao was waiting for the thunder and lightning, while An Feng was wary and didn't want to be the first to act, wanting to see what tricks Long Ao had up his sleeve.

Just as An Feng was about to make his move, Long Ao suddenly took out the God-Locking Pearl and the Godslaying Mirror. "You can test the power of the Godslaying Mirror and the God-Locking Pearl first," he said.

As he spoke, An Feng suddenly felt the space around him freeze. Immediately after, his entire body was locked in place. 'Is this the power of the God-Locking Pearl?'

An Feng was a Venerable. With Long Ao's current strength, it was extremely difficult to lock him down for even a single second. But even so, An Feng had now truly witnessed the power of the God-Locking Pearl.

Long Ao sneered inwardly. He then activated the Godslaying Mirror. Its two faces, front and back, represented Yin and Yang. The Yang face could make time advance by three seconds, while the Yin face could make it reverse by three seconds. Long Ao used both time-altering effects simultaneously.

This time, An Feng was beyond pleasantly surprised. He had never seen, or even heard of, a treasure of such immense power.

Quite satisfied, An Feng nodded and said with a smile, "I truly didn't expect you to possess such treasures. Long Ao, for being so sensible, I'll give you a quick death later."

Long Ao said nothing. 'Calculating the time,' he thought, 'the thunder and lightning are about to arrive. When they do, you won't even have a chance to cry.'

Long Ao had no reason to doubt Long Fu's words. And sure enough, just moments ago, the moon had been hanging high in the sky, but now, dark clouds suddenly gathered, and a fierce wind began to blow. CRACK! A sky-shattering bolt of lightning streaked across the heavens.

'It's here.' A jolt of joy went through him; he had finally waited for this moment. Immediately after, Long Ao was the first to move. Seeing this, An Feng laughed loudly, thinking Long Ao was trying to commit suicide.

There were no fancy moves between them. From the very beginning, they simply traded blows. Long Ao didn't dare to be the least bit careless, striking out with both his Divine Dragon Arm and Nether Tiger Arm simultaneously. Fist Force erupted wildly. One punch from you, one punch from me—just like that, the two hammered away at each other without holding anything back.

Long Ao was beaten until he was covered in blood, but he gritted his teeth and endured. Watching from a distance, even Long Jing was moved. At that exact moment, an astonishing Heaven and Earth's Momentum suddenly erupted from Long Ao's body, enveloping An Feng completely.

At this time, a black Small Seal suddenly appeared from within Long Ao's body. Immediately after, the twelve Giant Python Corpse Slaves rose into the air at once and began to rotate.