War God Long Ao

"Long Ao, what's your choice? One-on-one, or one against ten?"

Guan Feng's meaning was simple. He had a full ten Venerables behind him. One against ten... even if Long Ao had three heads and six arms, he stood no chance.

Long Ao's voice had already spread throughout the entire Blood Sea Sect. Before long, all the Sect's disciples had gathered around, numbering in the thousands.

It wasn't just the Blood Sea Sect. The news of Long Ao's assault on their grounds had somehow spread, and the other Five Great Sects of Celestial State had all heard about it. Many people rushed over from afar to watch, though they didn't dare get too close.

From a distance.

"Brother Dugu, Brother Long's Cultivation has actually broken through to the Venerable Void Realm."

Dugu Bai nodded, his expression grim. "Brother Long must have used the Nine Needle God-Sealing again. It looks like he's planning to risk it all this time."

"Brother Dugu, was it the right thing to do, spreading the news about Brother Long attacking the Blood Sea Sect?"

So, it was these two who had spread the news; otherwise, no one would have known.

"Xiaojun, even if Brother Long uses the Nine Needle God-Sealing to forcibly enhance his power, he's still just one person. The Blood Sea Sect, however, has a full ten Venerables and three Supreme Venerables. Forget Brother Long—even an entire Sect couldn't contend with that kind of strength."

Although he was unwilling to admit it, Xiaojun knew that Dugu Bai was speaking the truth.

The Blood Sea Sect's power was simply too great for even another major Sect to contend with, unless it was the Ghost King Sect. Among the Six Great Sects, the dominion of the Flame Sect and the Thunder Sect was over; it was now the era of the Ghost King Sect and the Blood Sea Sect.

"Brother Dugu, what exactly are you getting at?"

Even now, Xiaojun still didn't understand why Brother Dugu had wanted to spread the news.

"I want to help Brother Long."

"How?"

"Brother Long is facing a life-or-death situation by attacking the Blood Sea Sect. But look, the other Five Great Sects have all arrived. If they can witness Brother Long's talent and strength, I believe someone will surely step in to help."

Nodding, Xiaojun finally understood Brother Dugu's intentions.

Many experts from the Five Great Sects had gathered, all wanting to see how the feud between Long Ao and the Blood Sea Sect would ultimately be resolved.

If an ordinary Martial Artist had attacked the Blood Sea Sect, no one would have paid it any mind. But Long Ao was different. People remembered how he had single-handedly stormed the Ghost King Sect and held his own against both them and the Golden Sun Sect.

Precisely because of this, the Five Great Sects were filled with anticipation, eager to see what surprises Long Ao had in store and whether he could truly stand against the Blood Sea Sect.

"Long Ao, I'll give you a chance. If you can defeat ten of our Elders all by yourself, I'll concede that you've won. How about it?"

This was blatant bullying.

Upon hearing the words of Guan Feng, the Sect Leader of the Blood Sea Sect, the surrounding crowd erupted in a cacophony of curses, jeers, and boos. Some even began cursing his entire lineage.

The Blood Sea Sect's ten Supreme Elders were all bona fide Void Venerables. Even if Long Ao had used some Secret Technique to forcibly raise his strength to the so-called Venerable Void Realm, there was no way he could defeat ten Venerables at once.

The Sect Leader of the Blood Sea Sect was simply shameless to the extreme.

But things had already reached this point, and no one dared to speak up. It was just as Dugu Bai had guessed: unless Long Ao demonstrated truly astonishing strength and talent, no one would be bored enough to meddle in this affair and provoke the Blood Sea Sect.

Dugu Bai had great confidence in Long Ao; otherwise, he would never have spread the news in the first place.

"Hahaha, Long Ao, don't you dare?"

The faces of Guan Feng and the others were filled with mockery and contempt. 'A mere Venerable dares to be so arrogant, storming the Blood Sea Sect? Forget the ten Venerables, I could easily obliterate him myself,' Guan Feng thought.

Even now, Guan Feng couldn't comprehend what had given Long Ao the audacity to attack the Blood Sea Sect.

"Guan Feng, do you have no sense of shame?"

"Hahaha, shameless? Long Ao, let me explain a simple truth to you: Might makes right. Since ancient times, the victor becomes the king, and the loser is branded a villain. Only the winner is qualified to call the loser shameless. The loser has no right to accuse the victor of the same. Do you understand?"

Guan Feng smirked and continued, "I have to admit, your talent is indeed the greatest I have ever seen. Without a doubt, you could have even vied for a spot on the Dragon Ranking one day. But you won't get that chance anymore."

Guan Feng knew very well what the Dragon Ranking represented.

The Dragon Ranking was the Long Clan's most prestigious list. Once Long Ao secured a place on it, he would surely gain the recognition of the Long Clan. That would spell huge trouble for them.

The Long Clan was one of the most powerful forces on the Celestial Martial Continent. Forget one Blood Sea Sect—even a thousand of them combined would be no match for the Long Clan.

This was precisely why Guan Feng was so desperate to kill Long Ao—to strangle this genius in the cradle. No matter what, he could not allow Long Ao to make it onto the Dragon Ranking and gain the Long Clan's recognition.

Normally, with the Blood Sea Sect at war with the Ghost King Sect, they wouldn't have the time or energy to stir up other trouble. But Guan Feng had specifically sent disciples to annihilate Red Fire Town, which in itself showed just how wary he was of Long Ao.

"You're right. Might makes right, and only the strong can dictate the laws of survival. That is why I will slaughter the Blood Sea Sect, leaving none of you alive."

"Just you?"

From the very beginning, Guan Feng had never taken Long Ao seriously. He knew the immense gap between a Venerable and a Supreme Venerable. Unless his opponent was a Supreme Venerable, they could pose no real threat to his Sect.

"Long Ao, it's not that I'm looking down on you, but since you dared to attack the Blood Sea Sect, you should have been prepared to take on our experts. Yet you don't even dare to challenge ten Elders."

Guan Feng didn't continue, but the mockery and disdain on his face said it all.

Everyone in the surrounding crowd was silently cursing the Blood Sea Sect and Guan Feng. No matter how courageous or self-confident Long Ao was, fighting one against ten—and ten Venerables at that—was suicidal. Forget Long Ao; they believed no one in their right mind would dare accept such a challenge.

For this very reason, no one looked down on Long Ao for not immediately accepting the challenge to fight the ten Venerables. On the contrary, everyone felt that Guan Feng and the Blood Sea Sect were shameless. After all, such a challenge was nothing but a blatant exploitation of numbers.

But then, Long Ao suddenly lifted his head. His eyes locked onto Guan Feng and the ten Elders behind him. "Might makes right," he said suddenly. "You're absolutely correct about that. The victor is king, and the loser is the villain. Guan Feng, I, Long Ao, hereby formally challenge the ten Elders of the Blood Sea Sect. Do you dare to accept?"