War God Long Ao

With the Imperial City's intervention and the dispatch of a Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable, Guan Hang no longer stood a chance.

Guan Hang's death meant the complete annihilation of the Blood Sea Sect. From that point forward, the Ghost King Sect became the undisputed ruler of the Celestial State.

News that Guan Hang had been slain by the Imperial City's Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable spread like wildfire throughout the Celestial State and even all of Kyushu. Everyone was startled to hear of the Imperial City's involvement, wondering why the Imperial City Order, which hadn't appeared in years, would suddenly surface for no apparent reason.

Soon after, word began to spread that the Ghost King Sect was now ruling the Celestial State on behalf of the Imperial City.

Initially, many Sect Clans from the other eight states were unconvinced and wanted to enter the Celestial State to challenge the Ghost King Sect's dominance. But upon hearing that the Ghost King Sect was the Imperial City's representative, every Sect and Clan immediately ceased their activities.

The Imperial City was a supreme power that stood above all of Kyushu.

No one had expected the Ghost King Sect to be a subordinate sect of the Imperial City. No wonder they could summon the Imperial City Order and use the Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable to eliminate Guan Hang.

Thunder Sect, back of the mountain.

"Brother Dugu, have you heard the news? The Imperial City Order suddenly appeared, and Guan Hang was killed by the Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable."

Dugu Bai nodded. "How could I not have heard about something so major? It's truly unbelievable that the Imperial City is actually supporting the Ghost King Sect's bid for dominance over the Celestial State. It seems the other Sects no longer have a chance."

"The Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable's execution of Guan Hang served as an official declaration that the Blood Sea Sect is now erased from the Celestial State."

"That's to be expected. Of Kyushu's Four Great Dominators, the Imperial City is the most powerful, and its Imperial City Order is a nightmare for all. Its appearance strikes fear into everyone's hearts. However, the Imperial City Order hadn't been seen for many years... until now."

"Kyushu's Four Great Dominators: the Eastern Emperor City, the West Dragon Family, the Southern Netherworld Mansion, and the North Piaomiao Palace."

With a deep sigh, Dugu Bai continued, "The Four Great Dominators don't normally make an appearance. Every time they do, all of Kyushu is thrown into turmoil."

Eastern Emperor City, the West Third Level Long Family, the Southern Netherworld Mansion, and the North Piaomiao Palace.

These were Kyushu's Four Great Dominators: the Imperial City in the east, the Third Level Long Family in the west, the Netherworld Mansion in the south, and the Piaomiao Palace in the north.

The Four Great Dominators hadn't appeared for many years. In the eyes of the world, they were shrouded in mystery. Every time they emerged, chaos was sure to engulf Kyushu.

What's more, with the Imperial City now supporting the Ghost King Sect's conquest of the Celestial State, their intentions were already very clear. Does the Imperial City want to try and dominate all of Kyushu again?

"Brother Dugu, all of the Four Great Dominators suffered grievous losses in their great war back then. Do they really want to go through that all over again?"

Xia Jun vaguely recalled that the great war between the Four Great Dominators had been earth-shattering. It had caused countless deaths and injuries across Kyushu, leaving fields strewn with corpses and rivers flowing with blood. In the end, none of the Four Great Dominators succeeded in conquering Kyushu, and the conflict ended with all four sides grievously wounded.

He had thought it would take at least a century for the Four Great Dominators to recover. Xia Jun never imagined that after just over a decade, the Imperial City would already be making a comeback.

"Enough," Dugu Bai said. "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm a little tired."

Sighing deeply, Xia Jun knew what was troubling Brother Dugu. 'Brother Long's fall seems to have been a huge blow to him. After all, Long Ao's talent and potential were just so astounding, and they had become good friends.'

「Blood Sea Sect.」

Within the Blood Pool at the Boundless Sea of Blood.

Long Ao had been struck into the Blood Pool by Guan Hang's palm, but it was a blessing in disguise. He had engaged in so much slaughter that his mind was being consumed by it. Without a doubt, he would have become a mindless puppet of slaughter; even Long Fu would have been powerless to help.

However, being knocked into the Blood Pool was a stroke of luck. The pool's blood-water surged madly into Long Ao's body, forcibly refining the slaughter within him and converting it into the Power of Blood through fusion.

An ordinary person entering the Blood Pool would be completely devoured by the blood-water, but Long Ao's case was different.

The Desolate Sacred Body, the greatest constitution in the world, required a terrifying amount of power to sustain.

Long Ao had first forced his cultivation to the Venerable realm, then used Nine Needle God-Sealing to reach the Supreme Venerable realm. The backlash from this double enhancement was horrifying. But, as they say, it was all fated.

Upon entering the Blood Pool, the force of the backlash was completely devoured by the blood-water, which was also converted into power and absorbed into Long Ao's body.

The Desolate Sacred Body. Both Long Ao and Long Qiang possessed it, while Long Ming was an Emperor of the Nine Nether Earth Tiger clan. The man, the dragon, and the tiger lay quietly at the bottom of the Blood Pool, madly devouring the surrounding blood-water.

Long Qiang and Long Ming were gravely injured and unconscious. The massive bodies of the dragon and the tiger did not absorb the blood-water's power as frenziedly as Long Ao did. He was like a tornado; the surrounding blood-water poured endlessly into his body, where it was then refined by his Desolate Sacred Body, leaving the essence and expelling the impurities.

「Dragon Seal Space.」

Long Fu let out a long sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "Master's luck is truly incredible. If he can absorb the blood-water here, achieving the Desolate Tyrant Body will be no problem at all."

'The Desolate Tyrant Body. The number one Tyrant Body since ancient times, which no one has ever successfully cultivated,' Long Fu thought with great anticipation. 'If Master can form the Desolate Tyrant Body, just how powerful will he become?'

Because of this, Long Fu began to activate the Dragon Seal Space, helping the man, dragon, and tiger frantically absorb the surrounding blood-water. It was distributed in a two-to-two-to-six ratio, with the vast majority being devoured by Long Ao.

After an unknown amount of time, Long Ao's brow furrowed, and he let out a pained groan. By this point, the entire Blood Pool had changed from blood-red to a pale blue-green, becoming so clear that the bodies of Long Ao, Long Qiang, and Long Ming were clearly visible at the bottom.

By this time, the Blood Sea Sect had become a branch of the Ghost King Sect, occupied by over a thousand of its disciples.

The Ghost King Sect still designated the Boundless Sea of Blood as a Forbidden Land. No one was allowed to enter casually, but Ghost King Sect disciples could enter for cultivation, for a maximum of one hour at a time. Violators would be killed without mercy.

At that moment, over a hundred disciples were seated on the ground of the Blood Pool Martial Arts Arena in the Boundless Sea of Blood, quietly cultivating. For some unknown reason, however, as time went on, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the area grew much thinner, eventually becoming even less dense than the outside world.

Not only that, but the water in the Blood Pool also grew paler by the day. After three months, it had become completely clear. It was for this very reason that a cry of alarm suddenly rang out, causing everyone to turn their gaze toward the Blood Pool.

"Quick, look! What's that?"

Following the direction of the shout, they saw a man, a dragon, and a tiger lying at the bottom of the Blood Pool. The three had already stopped devouring the surrounding water. After three months of devouring and refinement, Long Ao and Long Qiang had achieved the Desolate Tyrant Body, while Long Ming had formed the Nine Nether Tyrant Body.

"It's Long Ao! It's Long Ao! It really is Long Ao! My heavens, he's actually alive!"

It's unclear who shouted it first, but immediately after, the entire Boundless Sea of Blood erupted into chaos. Everyone began shouting frantically, as if they had just witnessed the most terrifying thing in the world.

(PS: This is the end of chapter nine. Chapter ten will be uploaded a little later, at 1 AM. I, Xiaojiu, had something to take care of, so it's late. My apologies, everyone.)