War God Long Ao

"The winner is crowned king and the loser is branded a villain. You think you've won?"

The expressions on the faces of Cao Chong and the seven other Venerables turned utterly grim. Brimming with killing intent, they wished they could charge forward, obliterate Long Ao, and then tear him limb from limb.

"Hahaha! If I can kill one Venerable, and then a second, I can kill all of you too."

"Just you?"

Before Cao Chong could even finish speaking, Long Ao moved again, once more choosing to take the offensive.

This time, Long Ao immediately opted for a Soul Attack. He split his Soul Power into eight streams, one for each of the eight Venerables, but the result was...

It was completely useless. If Long Ao had focused his full power on a single Venerable, the Soul Attack might have succeeded. But once divided eight ways, its power was greatly diminished and caused the eight Venerables no harm whatsoever.

Long Ao had already anticipated this, so he wasn't the least bit discouraged.

As he lashed out with both fists, Long Ao's hands began the process of Sealing. This time, however, the aura emanating from the Destruction Seal Technique he employed was clearly far more powerful than that of the Soul-Sealing Seal, the Nether Burning Seal, or the Heaven-Burying Seal.

It was the Doomsday Seal, the fourth seal of the Destruction Seal Technique.

The Destruction Seal Technique comprised a total of Eighteen Seals. Long Fu had only taught Long Ao the first four: the Soul-Sealing Seal, the Nether Burning Seal, the Heaven-Burying Seal, and the Doomsday Seal.

Having forcibly broken through to the Venerable Realm, Long Ao's Cultivation now allowed him to just barely use the Doomsday Seal.

The moment he unleashed the Doomsday Seal, the eight Venerables felt their vision go black, as if the apocalypse had descended upon them. Before they could react, Long Ao was already on the move.

He lashed out with his fists at maximum speed, landing one punch on each of them. Eight punches smashed squarely and fiercely into the eight Venerables.

Although the Doomsday Seal was incredibly powerful, the duration it could be maintained against eight Venerables was very limited. In other words, it was impossible for Long Ao to kill all eight of them at once.

For that very reason, Long Ao chose to focus his attack on a single target.

He struck each of the Eight Great Venerables once. Then, as he hit the final Venerable, he unleashed his full power.

To ensure the blow would be decisive, Long Ao again chose to use a Soul Attack.

A bloodcurdling scream rang out. Long Ao began pummeling the Venerable mercilessly. He put so much force into it that his entire body followed his fists, landing one brutal punch after another.

With muffled grunts, the other seven Venerables, each reeling from Long Ao's punch, had yet to recover, let alone come to the aid of their companion.

"AHH!"

The Venerable endured the grievous damage to his soul and tried to fight back, but Long Ao had him completely pinned down.

Giving the Venerable no chance to resist, Long Ao continued to hammer away with his fists. His Divine Dragon Arm and Nether Tiger Arm moved in a blur, one striking high while the other struck low.

In just a few seconds, the Venerable had been struck by thousands of Long Ao's punches. His entire chest caved in. Even after the man was beaten to the ground, Long Ao didn't stop, his fists continuing to rain down.

Cruel. Vicious. In that moment, Long Ao seemed to have become a homicidal maniac. Even though he knew his opponent had already been beaten to death, he kept swinging, landing punch after punch on the Venerable's body and head.

The entire Boundless Sea of Blood fell deathly still, the only sound being the sickening thuds of Long Ao's fists.

Watching Long Ao brutally pummel the corpse, everyone was shaken. Even the Seven Great Venerables stood frozen in a daze, wondering what had happened to him.

"Brother Long's state of mind has changed. If he isn't stopped soon, I'm afraid he'll be consumed by his bloodlust and become nothing more than a tool of slaughter."

Hearing this, Xia Army was startled and asked urgently, "Brother Dugu, what should we do?"

"I don't know."

In truth, Dugu Bai knew very well that Long Ao was being consumed by his lust for slaughter because the Blood Sea Sect had annihilated his family. His boundless rage and hatred could only manifest as killing.

"Long Ao, stop it!"

Watching Long Ao rain blow after blow on their Elder, the Seven Great Venerables were utterly enraged. To have their companion beaten to death right under their noses—the humiliation was unbearable.

Long Ao shot to his feet and stared coldly at the Seven Great Venerables. In a voice that seemed to rise from the depths of Hell, he said icily, "You are all going to die."

The Venerable on the ground had been beaten so badly his head was swollen like a pig's. His entire body was bloated to three times its normal size, making him look less like a person and more like a hog. The thought of a Venerable being beaten into such a state was enough to send a chill down anyone's spine.

Being stared at so intently by him, for some reason, the Seven Great Venerables couldn't help but shudder.

"You think you can take us, Long Ao?"

Though he would never admit it, Cao Chong's confidence was clearly lacking. If Old Fatty's defeat had been a fluke, what about the two Venerables who had just fallen?

Were they accidents too?

The Seven Great Venerables knew perfectly well that the strength of the white-haired youth in black before them far surpassed their own. Though they were loath to admit it, the seven of them couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The Seven Great Venerables were already growing dissatisfied with the Sect Leader's actions. The war with the Ghost King Sect had already put the Blood Sea Sect at a disadvantage. And now the Sect Leader had gone and annihilated this person's family for no good reason? They couldn't even blame Long Ao. If someone had done that to them, they would have reacted the same way.

Wiping out an ordinary person's family was one thing, but their opponent was a veritable God of Slaughter, a murderous fiend who had just killed three Venerables in a row. Was provoking someone like him truly worth it for the Sect? they wondered.

If this had happened in secret, the Blood Sea Sect could have eliminated Long Ao in a matter of minutes. After all, the Sect had three Supreme Venerables. Any single one of them could have crushed Long Ao with ease.

But now, with the Five Great Sects watching, the Blood Sea Sect would be utterly disgraced if their three Supreme Venerables had to intervene. Therefore, unless it was a matter of absolute necessity, they would not make a move.

"You. You're next."

Though wary, Cao Chong was instantly enraged at being insulted so blatantly by Long Ao. He roared, "Kill him!" and the Seven Great Venerables charged forward again. They had learned their lesson; this time they didn't separate, instead launching a concentrated assault.

Doomsday Seal.

Long Ao unleashed the Doomsday Seal again, but this time, the Seven Great Venerables were prepared. They shut their eyes for a split second before snapping them open again. Their minds wavered for only an instant before they continued their charge.

Completely unsurprised, Long Ao spun around and dashed away. Just as the Seven Great Venerables gave chase with all their might, Long Ao executed a backhanded slash. A Heaven-Shocking Blade Aura instantly descended. Had they not dodged in time, that single strike might have claimed yet another Venerable.

Startled, the Seven Great Venerables were now furious beyond measure. In front of everyone from the Five Great Sects, their original team of ten had been cut down to seven. The humiliation was absolute. If they failed to kill Long Ao, their shame would only intensify.