War God Long Ao

In just one short hour, Red Fire Town had been completely massacred.

No one was spared. The elderly, children, even infants—all were slaughtered without a single survivor.

News of the Blood Sea Sect's massacre of Red Fire Town spread like wildfire across the Celestial State. Many were utterly shocked, unable to comprehend why the Sect would annihilate such a small, insignificant town.

Red Fire Town was home to Long Ao's family.

Upon learning this, everyone came to despise the Blood Sea Sect. In their eyes, no matter the grudge between the Sect and Long Ao, annihilating an entire town was unforgivable. What was even more outrageous was that everyone—men, women, the old, and the young—had been butchered.

But given the Blood Sea Sect's immense power, no one dared to speak out. They were furious, but they didn't dare to voice it.

Within Red Fire Town.

Long Ao stood silently. There was no trace of anger, no hint of killing intent. He just stood there, perfectly still.

Red Fire Town could now be summed up in two phrases: fields of corpses and rivers of blood. Millions had been massacred, and everywhere one looked, there were even the bodies of infants.

"Brother Long, we've failed you."

Xia Jun and Dugu Bai had also rushed to the scene. When they learned that Long Ao was still alive, they were ecstatic. But their elation was mixed with profound shock; after all, almost no one could survive the self-detonation of a Taoist Ancestor.

The two had been impossibly busy ever since the war between the Six Great Sects began, so they only learned of the Blood Sea Sect's attack on Red Fire Town after the fact.

By the time they were able to attempt a rescue, they found that Red Fire Town had already been annihilated by the Blood Sea Sect.

They both knew exactly what the destruction of Red Fire Town meant.

Long Ao did not speak.

Silence.

A deathly silence hung over Red Fire Town. Aside from the stench of blood that filled the air, there was nothing but corpses littering the ground.

Watching the white-haired, black-clad youth standing motionless before them, both Xia Jun and Dugu Bai sighed deeply in their hearts.

"Brother Dugu, what do we do now?"

"We observe for now. Brother Long can't possibly endure a blow like this. From this moment on, no matter where he goes, we must stay with him every step of the way."

Xia Jun nodded. He knew that Long Ao must be on the verge of collapse after his family's annihilation. Yet, the current Long Ao showed no anger or killing intent. His calmness was unsettling.

His eyes were hollow, his mind a complete blank.

And so, Long Ao stood in Red Fire Town. Three days passed without him even noticing.

For three days, Long Ao never moved an inch. He neither ate, drank, nor slept. No matter what Xia Jun and Dugu Bai said to him, he remained silent, simply standing there.

"Brother Dugu… Brother Long's eyebrows."

Following his gaze, both men sighed deeply. In just three days, it seemed Long Ao couldn't bear the blow; his eyebrows had also turned white. At this moment, Long Ao stood there, cold and solitary, with white hair, white eyebrows, and clad in black.

"Who led the attack that destroyed my Long Family?"

Hearing Long Ao finally speak, both Dugu Bai and Xia Jun were overjoyed. Xia Jun hastily replied, "The leaders were two Elders from the Blood Sea Sect, Ye He and Du Tianming. Both of them are Earth Emperors."

"Earth Emperors?"

A cruel smile touched the corners of his lips. Suddenly, a world-shattering killing intent erupted from his body, surging in all directions. It fused with the Heaven and Earth's Momentum, and even Dugu Bai and Xia Jun were forced back several steps by the staggering force of it.

Shock was written all over Dugu Bai and Xia Jun's faces. They nearly cried out in alarm, because they never imagined that in just a few short days, Long Ao's cultivation would have advanced again, breaking through from the Earth Emperor Realm to the Taoist Ancestor Peak Realm.

'What does that even mean?'

Putting aside his talent and the speed of his advancement, Long Ao's strength alone was likely enough to dominate anyone beneath the Void Realm.

After all, when Long Ao was just an Earth Emperor Martial Artist, he could already slay Taoist Ancestor Martial Artists. Now that his cultivation had officially reached the Taoist Ancestor Peak, didn't this mean he was now invincible below the Void Realm?

Xia Jun and Dugu Bai could see the profound shock in each other's eyes. If they hadn't sensed it personally, they wouldn't have believed it even if you killed them. Such talent and cultivation speed were simply terrifying.

"Brother Long, what are you planning to do?"

Sensing the powerful killing intent radiating from Long Ao, Dugu Bai and Xia Jun seemed to have guessed his intentions. They were afraid of what would happen next. If Long Ao truly went to the Blood Sea Sect to take revenge, he would not only fail but might even make things worse.

The Blood Sea Sect was one of the Six Great Sects and the overlord of the Alliance. One could only imagine how terrifying its power truly was.

Among the Six Great Sects, the Flame Sect and the Thunder Sect were widely considered the strongest. But what was the reality?

The truly powerful sects weren't the Flame Sect and the Thunder Sect, but the Blood Sea Sect and the Ghost King Sect. For this very reason, Dugu Bai and Xia Jun were deeply worried. If Long Ao went to the Blood Sea Sect, it would be impossible for him to get his revenge with his strength alone.

"Brother Dugu, Brother Xia, who is the strongest person in the Blood Sea Sect?"

They both knew Long Ao's personality well; once he made a decision, it was nearly impossible to change his mind. Dugu Bai sighed deeply and said, "Brother Long, from what I know, the strongest expert in the Blood Sea Sect right now should be a Supreme Venerable. With your current strength, you're absolutely no match for one."

'A Supreme Venerable?'

Long Ao knew exactly what that meant. 'Forget a Supreme Venerable, with my current strength, I can't even fight a regular Venerable. But this debt of blood for my family must be repaid, no matter what happens, no matter the difficulty.'

"The Blood Sea Sect must be destroyed."

Long Ao didn't linger. His figure moved with the wind and vanished without a trace.

"Brother Dugu, what should we do now?"

Xia Jun was extremely worried. He knew Long Ao's personality all too well. Barring any surprises, Long Ao would certainly head for the Blood Sea Sect. It wasn't hard to guess whether he would live or die.

"You know Brother Long's personality better than I do. We can't follow him to the Blood Sea Sect. Our only option is to return and ask our own Sects for help. Hopefully, they'll form an alliance with Brother Long to deal with the Blood Sea Sect. Otherwise, with his strength alone, it's impossible for him to destroy the Blood Sea Sect."

Xia Jun nodded. Of course he knew the strength of the Blood Sea Sect. Forget Long Ao on his own; even the entire Thunder Sect might not be a match for them. That was how powerful the Blood Sea Sect was—terrifyingly so.

"In that case, let's head back first."

"Afterward, we'll have our Sects seal this area. No one is to set foot here, no matter who they are. Violators will be killed without mercy."

Dugu Bai and Xia Jun had decided to seal off Red Fire Town. No matter what, they had to wait for Long Ao to return and deal with this place himself. The only thing they could do was stand guard.