War God Long Ao

Blood Sea Sect.

The Boundless Sea of Blood. By the edge of the Blood Pool.

Guan Hang stared intently at the Blood Pool before him, his body unmoving for three whole months.

The rage in his heart had kept Guan Hang from truly processing what had happened. After all, the Blood Sea Sect had been on the verge of vying for supremacy over the Celestial State, but what was the result?

Because of one man's sudden appearance, the Blood Sea Sect's vitality was catastrophically wounded. Ten Venerables and three Supreme Venerables were all slaughtered. Even the Sect's tens of thousands of disciples... nearly ninety-five percent of them were massacred.

With the Blood Sea Sect's current strength, forget about vying for supremacy over the Celestial State; it was questionable whether they could even maintain their former standing.

The Ghost King Sect had already become the hegemon of the Celestial State. Guan Hang had assumed that if the Blood Sea Sect withdrew from the contest for supremacy, the Ghost King Sect would let them be and not pursue the matter further.

But the reality was that as soon as the Ghost King Sect became the hegemon, they immediately turned around and began to attack the Blood Sea Sect. In just one short month, all of the Blood Sea Sect's remaining disciples were slain, leaving him as the sole survivor.

"Long Ao, Ao Shichong... I will remember this 'kindness' you two have shown me. I will be sure to repay you double."

Long Ao had already fallen into the Blood Pool and was one hundred percent dead, but Guan Hang still couldn't accept it. Even if Long Ao was dead, his old flame, Ao Xue, was not. For reasons both public and private, the Ghost King Sect was his greatest enemy.

Guan Hang had already decided. No matter what happened, he would annihilate the Ghost King Sect, Ao Xue included.

"Brother Guan, it's been a month. How have you been?"

There was no need to turn around. Guan Hang already knew who it was, for he would never forget that voice as long as he lived.

"Ao Shichong, my Blood Sea Sect has already withdrawn from the struggle for the Celestial State, yet you press us at every turn. I'm telling you, don't take things too far, or you'll invite retribution."

"Hahahaha..."

After a peel of laughter, Ao Shichong, who clearly didn't take Guan Hang seriously, said with a cold smile, "You and I both know full well that although the Blood Sea Sect exists in name only, as long as you live, you will always be a threat to my Ghost King Sect."

Ao Shichong didn't continue, but the meaning behind his words was already clear.

His expression was ugly, gloomy to the extreme. Guan Hang suddenly began to laugh and retorted, "Are you really so confident you can kill me?"

Before Ao Shichong could speak, Guan Hang continued, "I've just decided. From this moment on, I will use every means at my disposal to assassinate the disciples of the Ghost King Sect. Let me ask you, given our respective strengths, how many people in the Ghost King Sect can possibly stand against me?"

Without a trace of anger, Ao Shichong seemed to have expected this all along.

"Guan Hang, things have already come to this. We might as well speak frankly. You no longer have the chance to assassinate my Ghost King Sect's disciples. I came here this time for the sole purpose of killing you, and I am fully confident that I can do it."

Guan Hang's expression was grim. The more confident Ao Shichong appeared, the more uncertain Guan Hang felt.

'Does Ao Shichong really have the confidence to kill me?'

"Are you afraid?"

"Me, afraid? Hahaha, you think you alone can kill me?"

Ao Shichong wasted no more words and took an object from his robes. The moment Guan Hang saw it, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "The Imperial City Order!"

What did the Imperial City Order represent? When the Imperial City Order appeared, everyone had to obey, or they would die without a burial place. Guan Hang had never imagined that Ao Shichong would possess an Imperial City Order.

"Ao Shichong, so you're a man of the Imperial City?"

"That's right. I am indeed from the Imperial City. Guan Hang, you should be well aware of the Imperial City and its Order. What I hold in my hand right now is the Imperial City Order. Anyone who sees the Order and dares to defy it shall be killed without question."

"What do you want?"

"Guan Hang, I am formally notifying you: commit suicide here and now."

Staring at the Imperial City Order in Ao Shichong's hand, Guan Hang's expression was as dark as it could be. But then, he suddenly burst into laughter. "Ao Shichong, if it were the old me, I might not have defied the Imperial City Order. But now? The Blood Sea Sect exists in name only. I'm all alone. Do you really think I'm still afraid of you?"

"Guan Hang, you dare defy the Imperial City Order."

Hearing the voice that suddenly rang out, Guan Hang seemed to realize something and cried out, "A Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable?"

"Hahaha, so you do know of the Law Enforcement Celestial Venerables."

At that moment, a burly man approached from a short distance away. He was powerfully built and quite handsome, but his face held a trace of arrogance and sternness. Sensing the aura emanating from the newcomer, Guan Hang was certain this person was a Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable from the Imperial City.

Guan Hang never imagined he would attract the attention of a Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable from the Imperial City. It seemed the relationship between the Ghost King Sect and the Imperial City was not a simple one. For so many years, the Ghost King Sect had hidden this fact. They were truly shameless to the extreme.

"Guan Hang, defying the Imperial City Order is a capital offense. Do you plead guilty?"

"Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable, I'd like to ask, what crime have I committed that the Imperial City must kill me without question?"

Guan Hang looked utterly unconvinced. In any case, he was the only one left in the Blood Sea Sect. He had nothing left to lose. Even if it was the Imperial City, the worst that could happen was death. Things had already reached this point anyway.

Huo Fen, one of the Imperial City's Law Enforcement Celestial Venerables. His name alone suggested that Huo Fen was a powerful Celestial Venerable. If that weren't the case, why would Guan Hang have been so alarmed?

"Guan Hang, your Blood Sea Sect provoked Long Ao for no reason, bringing about endless slaughter. For this point alone, the Imperial City will execute you."

"Hahaha, if you want to condemn someone, you'll never lack a charge. I originally thought the Imperial City was a place of fairness, but I never imagined it was also a place that protects its own. Since the Imperial City has already deemed the Blood Sea Sect guilty, then anything more I say is useless. If you're going to kill me, then kill me. There's no need for more nonsense."

Hearing Huo Fen's reasoning, as long as Guan Hang wasn't a fool, he could tell that the Imperial City was deliberately targeting the Blood Sea Sect this time. The reason was simple: the Ghost King Sect.

If it were just the Ghost King Sect, Guan Hang might have been able to get away with assassinations. But the Imperial City was on a completely different level. Especially since they had used the Imperial City Order and even dispatched a Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable. Could he possibly contend with them on his own?

Guan Hang had already given up on resisting. Since death was already certain, what was the point of fighting back?

Huo Fen glanced at Ao Shichong beside him and said coldly, "From this moment on, the Blood Sea Sect is expunged from the Celestial State, and the Ghost King Sect will take its place."

Hearing this, Ao Shichong was inwardly ecstatic and said, "Many thanks to the Celestial Venerable for making this possible."

"Alright, resolve this matter quickly. I have other business to attend to. Remember, from now on, within the Celestial State, the Ghost King Sect is the representative of the Imperial City. If any problems arise, you can come directly to me. As for those who refuse to submit—kill them without question. There will be absolutely no tolerance."

Ao Shichong was thrilled to his very core. He knew, of course, exactly what it meant for the Ghost King Sect to become the representative of the Imperial City.