War God Long Ao

"Long Qiang, what is this thing?"

Hearing the message from Long Qiang, Long Ao stood there dumbfounded, his eyes fixed on the small bead in his hand.

The Dragon God Pearl?

Although he didn't know the full history of the Dragon Race, Long Ao still knew the basics.

The Dragon God Pearl was the ultimate treasure of each generation's Dragon God. Only a Dragon God could possess it. In other words, even if other Giant Dragons obtained the Divine Dragon Pearl, they wouldn't be able to activate it.

If that was the case, what use was the Divine Dragon Pearl to Long Qiang?

"Master, the little guy is a Mutated Divine Dragon. He can absolutely activate the Divine Dragon Pearl, it's just that he lacks the strength to do so right now."

Hearing this, Long Ao's heart leaped with joy.

"Long Fu, according to you, if the little guy activates the Dragon God Pearl, does that mean he'll have a chance to become a Dragon God in the future?"

The Dragon God was the most powerful being in the Dragon Race. However, many years ago, after a generation's Dragon God had fallen, the Dragon God Pearl's whereabouts became unknown. Since then, no new Dragon God had appeared among the Dragon Race.

As one of the most powerful existences in Heaven and Earth, the Dragon Race's numbers were very small. Otherwise, the world wouldn't be dominated by humans, but ruled by the Dragon Race as its sovereign.

Long Ao never would have imagined that he would obtain the Dragon God Pearl in a place like this.

In any case, obtaining the Dragon God Pearl was a good thing. At the very least, the little guy would have a chance to become a Dragon God in the future and take control of the Dragon Race, which would be a huge help to him.

Long Ao had a wicked thought. 'If the little guy really becomes the new Dragon God of the Dragon Race and leads them to a complete break with the Long Clan, and then has them join the Dragon Sect... there's no doubt that the Dragon Sect will replace the Long Clan and become the new hegemon of the continent.'

Just thinking about it was incredibly exciting.

"Long Qiang, this is for you."

Long Ao had no intention of keeping the Dragon God Pearl. After all, it was useless to him. If the little guy could one day activate the Dragon God Pearl, that would be the day he truly began to rise.

"Master, you have already devoured the blood of two Giant Dragons. I just helped you completely stabilize your Desolate Sacred Body, but I discovered a problem."

"What problem?"

Hearing Long Fu's words, Long Ao was shocked. 'Could something be wrong with my Desolate Sacred Body?'

Long Ao had always had a love-hate relationship with his Desolate Sacred Body.

Back then, if it weren't for his Desolate Sacred Body, he wouldn't have fallen from a genius to a piece of trash. But ever since obtaining the Dragon Seal Space, the Desolate Sacred Body had transformed from the number one trash physique to the number one cultivation physique.

For that very reason, he absolutely could not let anything happen to his Desolate Sacred Body.

"Master, don't worry. There's nothing seriously wrong with your Desolate Sacred Body. Just now, while I was helping you stabilize your Desolate Constitution, I discovered that the Desolate Sacred Body can actually be upgraded."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Long Ao was very curious, unsure of what Long Fu truly meant.

"Master, your Desolate Constitution has already mutated. It's no longer just a simple Desolate Constitution. As your strength continuously increases and your power solidifies, I believe your Desolate Constitution will keep upgrading. Once it solidifies into its Peak state, I'm sure that with the Desolate Constitution alone, you'll be able to shatter the heavens and move Qiankun."

To say he wasn't excited would be a lie.

"Long Fu, what do I need to do?"

"Master, you don't need to do anything. You just need to focus on your Cultivation and raise your strength as quickly as possible. If we encounter any power suitable for the Desolate Constitution, I will naturally help you stabilize it."

He nodded. With Long Fu around, he didn't have to worry about a thing.

Glancing at the two Giant Dragon corpses on the ground, Long Ao felt a bit reluctant to part with them. After all, both Giant Dragons were super-beings that surpassed the Void Realm. If he were to sell them, he was sure they would fetch an astronomical price.

But Long Ao knew even more clearly in his heart that if the corpses of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and the Sword Dragon were to appear in the world, it would undoubtedly attract immense trouble. It would inevitably lead to widespread devastation and a storm of blood.

One had to understand that the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and the Sword Dragon were among the most powerful branches of the Dragon Race. What's more, the two Giant Dragons on the ground were super-beings who surpassed the Void Realm. If the Dragon Race found out about the loss of such powerful experts, one could only imagine what kind of trouble would ensue.

After thinking it over and over, Long Ao still decided to take the two Giant Dragon corpses with him, even at the risk of the Dragon Race finding out in the future.

'I'm not going to sell them anyway. If I just keep them in the family, I'm sure no one will find out, least of all the Dragon Race.'

He placed the two Giant Dragon corpses into the Dragon Seal Space. After all, if he were to carry two such massive bodies out, he would probably scare everyone to death.

This time, being hunted by the Third Level Long Family had turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Not only had he successfully refined his Desolate Sacred Body, but he had also obtained the Divine Dragon Pearl. Once Long Qiang activated the Divine Dragon Pearl, it wouldn't be impossible for him to become a Dragon God of his generation in the future.

Long Ao was in a great mood. He wasn't in a hurry to leave. Since he was already here, he might as well stay for a while and focus on his Cultivation to see if he could condense Spiritual Essence and achieve Core Formation.

The breakthrough from Void Venerable to Void Supreme Venerable seems simple, but in reality, it is fraught with difficulties. One only needs to take a single step to enter the ranks of the Supreme Venerables, but that one simple step is incredibly difficult.

Sitting quietly in the cave, Long Ao focused on his foundation, frantically absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from his surroundings. However, to his great frustration, no matter what he tried, he couldn't condense his Spiritual Essence, let alone achieve Core Formation.

Letting out a deep sigh, Long Ao always had a feeling that he had already touched the threshold of the Supreme Venerable realm, but he just couldn't take that final step. It was too difficult.

It was like a man who had starved for three days and three nights, seeing a hundred steamed buns appear before him, yet being unable to touch them no matter how hard he tried. One could only imagine how he felt.

"Long Fu, why is it that even though I've clearly touched the threshold of the Supreme Venerable realm, I still can't condense my Spiritual Essence or form a Golden Core?"

Long Ao looked utterly dejected. After all, anyone would feel the same in this situation.

Long Fu thought for a moment and said, "Master, it's likely because your Desolate Sacred Body has upgraded and now requires an even greater amount of power. So, I speculate that if you want to break through to the Void Supreme Venerable Realm and form a Golden Core, you must first devour a massive amount of power."

'The Desolate Sacred Body's upgrade also increases the power it needs?'

Hearing this, Long Ao nearly fell over. The Desolate Sacred Body already required an enormous amount of power. If that requirement increased even further, when in the world would he ever be able to break through to the Void Supreme Venerable Realm?

Long Ao was frustrated to the extreme. It turned out that refining the Desolate Tyrant Body had its pros and cons. The pro was that the Desolate Tyrant Body could be compared to the physical body of a Giant Dragon. The con was that it required an even greater amount of power.

Shrugging helplessly, he figured that since he had already refined the Desolate Tyrant Body, complaining was pointless. It seemed he would just have to go and absorb more power.

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