War God Long Ao

Long Ao shook his head, his face a mask of contempt.

"The Sect Leader of the Blood Sea Sect, a Supreme Venerable of his generation, was nothing more than this. He couldn't even withstand a single one of my moves. Alas."

If this were the Long Ao of the past, such words would have earned him nothing but scorn and ridicule. But now, having instantly killed Guan Feng with a single move, Long Ao had earned the right to be arrogant.

After all, his strength was there for all to see.

In this battle against Guan Feng, Long Ao had been extremely cautious. The slightest mistake would have meant utter ruin.

The Fire Qilin had given Long Ao a total of three drops of its Life Essence Blood, specifically for dealing with the three Supreme Venerables. For this reason, Long Ao had intentionally clashed head-on with Guan Feng at the beginning of their fight, precisely to make his opponent underestimate him.

Perhaps the gap between a Venerable and a Supreme Venerable was simply too vast, so much so that Guan Feng never took Long Ao seriously in the first place.

Being able to kill ten Venerables and being able to kill one Supreme Venerable were two entirely different concepts.

Underestimation can be fatal. That saying was absolutely true.

It was precisely this disdain that allowed Long Ao to use the Qilin Essence Blood to launch a Soul Attack, instantly killing him in a single move.

One could say that Guan Feng was a tragedy from start to finish—the greatest tragedy of all. To be instantly killed by a mere Venerable... If word of this got out, he would become an eternal laughingstock.

In any case, Long Ao's successful instant kill of Guan Feng was a silver lining in a dire situation.

Letting out a long sigh of relief, Long Ao remained standing tall. He knew perfectly well that he couldn't show the slightest hint of weakness, or there would be hell to pay.

Supreme Venerable Guan Tong, Supreme Venerable Ma Ying.

The two Supreme Venerables of the Blood Sea Sect stared down the black-clad, white-haired youth before them, their expressions incredibly grim and dark.

'Long Ao, a common disciple from the Long Family of Red Fire Town.'

'Long Ao, a nobody who had only risen to prominence less than a year ago.'

'Normally, the Blood Sea Sect wouldn't have given a nobody like Long Ao a second glance. But now?'

'It was this very nobody who had dared to storm the Blood Sea Sect alone, not only annihilating ten Venerables but also killing their Sect Leader, a Supreme Venerable. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, would either of them have believed it?'

Though they were loath to admit it, both Supreme Venerable Ma Ying and Supreme Venerable Guan Tong had to acknowledge that the young man's talent and strength were top-class, not just in the Celestial State, but in all of Kyushu.

'They both cursed Guan Feng in their hearts. If the Sect Leader hadn't annihilated the boy's family, Long Ao would never have come to their doorstep.'

'If Long Ao hadn't stormed their Sect, they wouldn't have lost ten Venerables and a Supreme Venerable. With the Sect's original strength, they could have vied for dominance over the Celestial State. But now?'

'The Sect had lost a full ten Venerables and one Supreme Venerable. With their current strength, the Sect had already lost its qualifications to vie for supremacy in the Celestial State.'

Despite their boundless rage, the two Supreme Venerables still prepared to kill Long Ao. If Long Ao left this place alive, the Blood Sea Sect's loss of its chance at supremacy would be a small matter; the loss of face would be a grave one.

"Long Ao, I want to know... how exactly did you do it?"

The two Supreme Venerables were extremely curious as to how Long Ao had managed it. After all, they had just sensed that Guan Feng's soul had been directly obliterated. Could Long Ao's soul truly be that powerful?

"What I do is none of your damn business."

'I can't be bothered to waste words on them,' Long Ao thought. 'I still have two drops of the Fire Qilin's Life Essence Blood. If I use them properly, I have a real chance to annihilate both of these Supreme Venerables.'

Long Ao's principle was simple: I don't bother those who don't bother me, but if someone comes for me, I'll pay them back double. The Blood Sea Sect destroyed his family, so he would destroy the entire Blood Sea Sect.

The greatest obstacles to destroying the Blood Sea Sect were its ten Venerables and three Supreme Venerables. Long Ao had already killed the ten Venerables and one Supreme Venerable. As long as he could annihilate the remaining two Supreme Venerables, the Blood Sea Sect would be utterly destroyed today.

At first, everyone had thought Long Ao was doomed to lose. It was questionable whether he could even survive.

But now?

Long Ao had successfully turned the tables, slaying ten Venerables and Supreme Venerable Guan Feng, shocking everyone. To be able to instantly kill a Supreme Venerable... one could only imagine how terrifying Long Ao's true strength was.

Because of this, everyone had the same feeling: if Long Ao fought the two remaining Supreme Venerables of the Blood Sea Sect, he would, without a doubt, instantly kill them as well.

It seemed impossible, but Long Ao had already turned the tables once. Why couldn't he do it a second time?

"Brother Dugu, was what I just saw... real?"

Dugu Bai nodded, sighing with emotion. "It's truly incredible. For Brother Long to be able to instantly kill Guan Feng... With that kind of power alone, Brother Long has certainly earned a place for himself in the Celestial State."

Xia Army, of course, knew what it meant to instantly kill a Supreme Venerable.

He was unrivaled by his peers, a force to be reckoned with throughout Kyushu.

It was precisely because they had witnessed Long Ao's power that the two Supreme Venerables dared not act rashly. If Long Ao really could kill them in an instant, there would be no time for regrets.

"I now formally challenge you both. Do you dare to accept?"

Long Ao was challenging both Supreme Venerables?

Everyone was no longer surprised. After all, when Long Ao had challenged Guan Feng, they had all thought Long Ao would be the one to be annihilated. The result, however, was the exact opposite: Long Ao had instantly killed Guan Feng.

And so, when Long Ao challenged the pair, many were not surprised at all. In their eyes, if Long Ao could instantly kill Guan Feng, then he could instantly kill the other two as well.

The expressions on Supreme Venerable Guan Tong and Supreme Venerable Ma Ying turned impossibly ugly. If any other Venerable had challenged them, they wouldn't have paid them any mind. But this was Long Ao.

They truly did not dare to accept the challenge. The mere thought of Long Ao instantly killing Guan Feng filled them with genuine fear.

Silence. Both Supreme Venerables chose to remain silent.

No one there was a fool. They knew, of course, that the Supreme Venerables' silence meant they were afraid. But no one looked on them with scorn or ridicule. After all, if they were in the same position, would they themselves dare accept the challenge?

The Boundless Sea of Blood was deathly quiet. Not a single person spoke. The sound of Long Ao's challenge to the two Supreme Venerables still echoed in everyone's ears, refusing to fade.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate.

"Long Ao, you are too insolent."

Just then, from somewhere on Blood Sea Peak, an incomparably powerful momentum suddenly erupted, blanketing the entire peak. Everyone who sensed this aura turned pale with shock, their gazes fixed on a single point in astonishment.

Just then, a Human Shadow shot over. In a moment, an old man suddenly appeared in the sky above the Boundless Sea of Blood. He simply floated there, still and silent, walking on the void itself. This was the so-called Void Earth Venerable.