War God Long Ao

The Celestial Martial Continent was divided into the nine states of Kyushu.

In Celestial State, six great sects stood in opposition: the Ghost King Sect, the Golden Sun Sect, the Thunder Sect, the Blood Sea Sect, the Wind and Thunder Sect, and the Flame Sect.

After years of preparation, Ghost King Ao Tian finally lost his patience and initiated the largest-scale battle in the history of Celestial State.

Originally, the Ghost King's plan was to sow discord among the other Five Great Sects, allowing the Ghost King Sect to reap the benefits while they fought amongst themselves. However, he eventually discovered that each of the Five Great Sects was more cunning than the last, and dividing them proved to be nearly impossible.

In that case, the only option left was to form alliances.

Thus, the Six Great Sects split into two factions. The Ghost King Sect, the Golden Sun Sect, and the Thunder Sect formed one alliance, while the remaining three—the Blood Sea Sect, the Wind and Thunder Sect, and the Flame Sect—formed another.

The two alliances went to war. The conflict began with clashes between ordinary disciples, then escalated to involve Inner Sect Disciples, and eventually, even the Elders joined the fray.

It was a battle to the death.

Things had reached a point of no return. The Six Great Sects all understood that if they couldn't eliminate their opponents, they would be the ones to be annihilated.

「Red Fire Town, Long Family Estate.」

The Red Fire Town of today was a far cry from what it once was. It had expanded more than tenfold, to the point where even Nebula City could hardly compare.

Everyone knew that Red Fire Town owed its current prosperity to one person: the Long Family's supreme genius, Long Ao.

Long Ao's powerful rise had gradually brought Red Fire Town onto the radar of the people of Celestial State.

Under normal circumstances, given the current strength and status of the Long Family and Red Fire Town, almost no one would dare to provoke them.

By extension, no one dared to provoke the Wang Family of the Nebula Royal Family either, as it was common knowledge that the Long Family was their backer.

But what happened instead?

For some unknown reason, the first move made by the Blood Sea Sect was not against the Ghost King Sect, Golden Sun Sect, or Thunder Sect. Instead, they attacked the Wang Family of the Nebula Royal Family.

The Wang Family had only just taken control of the Nebula Royal Family; their foundation was unstable and their strength was not yet formidable. Forget the Blood Sea Sect, the Wang Family was no match even for other families.

Therefore, the Blood Sea Sect annihilated the Wang Family with ease. If Wang Yidao hadn't made preparations in advance, every single member of the Wang Family would have been slaughtered by now.

「Red Fire Town, Long Family's Main Hall.」

"Brother Wang, are you all right?"

Wang Yidao waved his hand and sighed deeply. "It was a stroke of good fortune in the midst of disaster," he said with a sense of helplessness. "The Thunder Sect's Xia Army delivered a timely warning, allowing me to evacuate everyone. Otherwise, the Wang Family would have been completely wiped out."

Long Haoshi could clearly sense the danger the Wang Family had been in.

Long Haoshi was also somewhat surprised by the Blood Sea Sect's sudden attack on the Wang Family. 'After all, the war between the Six Great Sects has nothing to do with the Wang Family. Could the Wang Family possibly pose a threat to the Six Great Sects?'

After thinking it over and over, Long Haoshi could only come to one conclusion: it was because of Long Ao, his grandson.

Others might not know, but Long Haoshi was well aware that the grudge between the Blood Sea Sect and Ao'Er had reached a point where they were as incompatible as fire and water.

Since the Blood Sea Sect had chosen to go to war, they certainly wouldn't pass up this opportunity to take their revenge. The Wang Family was only the first target. The Long Family would be next.

Both Long Haoshi and Wang Yidao understood this perfectly. It was tacitly understood between them: if the Blood Sea Sect dealt with the Wang Family first, they would undoubtedly come for the Long Family next.

"Brother Long, what should we do now?"

The Long Family and the Wang Family were in the same boat. Wang Yidao knew full well that if anything happened to the Long Family, the Wang Family would meet the exact same fate.

"The Blood Sea Sect is incredibly powerful. We cannot afford a direct confrontation. Therefore, I have already decided to evacuate everyone from the Long Family and leave Red Fire Town."

As soon as he learned that the Blood Sea Sect was targeting the Wang Family three days ago, Long Haoshi had begun preparations. In just three days, ninety-nine percent of the Long Family had already been evacuated from Red Fire Town.

Long Haoshi knew that the Blood Sea Sect's target was only the Long Family. He believed that if the Long Family left, the sect wouldn't be shameless enough to massacre an entire town.

"Brother Wang, everyone from the Long Family has been evacuated, and your Wang Family disciples have been moved as well. Now it's just the two of us left. Why don't we go for a walk? We don't know when we'll be able to return, or what this place will be like when we do."

Hearing that all the disciples of both the Long and Wang families had been evacuated, Wang Yidao let out a long sigh of relief.

He nodded. And so, Wang Yidao and Long Haoshi left the main hall. The two old men walked along the streets of Red Fire Town, their faces filled with reluctance and a deep attachment to the place.

"Brother Long, don't be so reluctant to leave. With Ao'Er's talent and potential, I believe it won't be long before we can return."

Long Haoshi nodded. He had great faith in his grandson. No longer dwelling on his reluctance, he suddenly smiled and said, "Let's go. We should leave at once. I'm sure the Blood Sea Sect will be here soon."

Just as Long Haoshi and Wang Yidao left, the main force of the Blood Sea Sect arrived.

This time, the Blood Sea Sect had only dispatched a force of over a thousand men, but they were led by two Earth Emperor Martial Artists: Ye He and Du Tianming.

In truth, Long Haoshi had chosen to leave because the Fire Qilin had suddenly departed the Long Family estate on some urgent business. Otherwise, with the Fire Qilin guarding them, who would dare provoke the Long Family?

It was precisely for this reason that Long Haoshi chose to lead his family away from Red Fire Town. As the saying goes, where there is life, there is hope. As long as the Long Family was not wiped out, they would one day rise again.

「Outside Red Fire Town.」

"Elders, the Long Family estate is empty. Their whereabouts are unknown."

"What?"

Instantly, Ye He and Du Tianming knew what had happened. Their faces turned grim, their expressions as ugly as could be. The mission the Sect Leader had given them was to annihilate the Long Family, no matter what. If even one person escaped, the two of them wouldn't need to bother returning.

But what now?

Forget one person escaping—the entire Long Family was gone! If the Sect Leader found out, they would face dire consequences.

"Brother Ye, what do we do now?"

"The Sect Leader must not, under any circumstances, find out about this."

"Everyone, listen up! The Long Family dared to make an enemy of our Blood Sea Sect; they deserve to die! All of you, enter Red Fire Town and spare no one! That includes the other residents of Red Fire Town, understand?"

How could the thousand-plus men not understand? But constrained by the two Elders' status and power, they all just nodded and shouted, "Understood!"

With a cold sneer, Du Tianming and Ye He personally led the thousand-plus disciples of the Blood Sea Sect surging into Red Fire Town. They killed on sight, sparing no one, not even a five-year-old child.