War God Long Ao

Long Ao arrived just in time and, without a moment's hesitation, joined the battle.

One against eight.

Long Ao was a Peak Venerable, only a single step away from the Supreme Venerable Realm, but he still couldn't compare to a true Supreme Venerable.

An ordinary Peak Venerable would be instantly killed by a Supreme Venerable even in a one-on-one duel, let alone fighting eight of them at the same time.

But Long Ao's situation was clearly different. His Peak Venerable Realm, his Desolate Tyrant Body, and his other various strengths gave him the qualifications to contend with a Supreme Venerable, though fighting eight of them alone was still a struggle.

Seeing Long Potian suddenly appear, Long Ao forced back the Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts with a palm strike and said urgently, "Brother Potian, I'll handle things here! You go take care of the other Spirit Beasts."

"Brother Long."

"Listen to me."

After a long, hard look, Long Potian ultimately chose to deal with the other, weaker Spirit Beasts. He knew that he and Long Ao were no longer on the same level of existence; he simply couldn't get involved in their battle.

「In the blink of an eye.」

Long Ao and the Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts had already fought for thirty rounds, with neither side gaining an advantage.

He lashed out with his Divine Dragon Arm and Nether Tiger Arm, but Long Ao was ultimately just one man. Failing to dodge in time, he took a heavy punch from one of the Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts. With a muffled grunt, Long Ao, not daring to let his guard down for an instant, spun around and struck back fiercely.

Fighting one against eight was already an incredible feat in itself.

Roars echoed one after another.

The Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts had never imagined that the human Martial Artist who had just appeared would be so powerful. Although his Realm was clearly lower than theirs, his strength allowed him to fight them to a standstill.

'He can fight all eight of us to a draw. What would happen in a one-on-one fight?'

The Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts dared not imagine how many moves they could withstand against this human Martial Artist in a one-on-one fight. Because of this, they began to fight even more desperately, each move more vicious than the last, wanting to eliminate him in the shortest time possible.

Long Ao drew his Blood-Drinking Mad Saber. With one slash after another, he swept it across the Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts. The battle shook the heavens and the earth.

The Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts attacked from eight directions at once, surrounding him completely. They unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks, giving Long Ao no openings. Long Ao knew very well, 'Without the Fire Qilin's Life Essence Blood, trying to kill all eight of these Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts is not only impossible, I might even be the one to get hurt.'

Still, Long Ao was fully confident that even if he couldn't withstand their attacks, he could absolutely escape with his life.

'But this can't go on forever. I have to find a way to deal with these Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts, and fast.'

'I have no other choice.' Long Ao finally decided to risk it all, preparing to unleash his strongest attack with all his might. With him at the center, his body began to spin, instantly becoming a tornado that swept across the area.

"Heaven and Earth Mourn Together!"

Under normal circumstances, Long Ao would never want to use Heaven and Earth Mourn Together. Just as Long Fu had said, although the technique was powerful, using it too often while he was still only a Venerable would do him no good whatsoever.

'But things have already come to this. If I don't go all out, my only choice is to flee. Even if I were willing to do that, would Brother Potian be?'

He not only unleashed Heaven and Earth Mourn Together, but while the Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts were distracted, Long Ao also launched a Soul Attack as fast as lightning. Immediately after, a series of agonized screams rang out.

Elated, Long Ao refused to let such a golden opportunity slip by. He dashed forward, and the tornado engulfed all Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts at once. Before they even knew what was happening, all Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts had been annihilated.

Having slain the Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts, Long Ao turned to wipe out the rest. The remaining thousand-odd Spirit Beasts were only at the Innate and Transformation Levels; they stood no chance of withstanding an attack from an expert of his caliber.

"To think that in a minor little Spirit Realm, there's actually someone like you. Not bad, not bad at all."

Under the pressure of this Heaven and Earth's Momentum, all the Spirit Beasts obediently fell to the ground, prostrate. Even Long Bu and Long Potian were forced to do the same.

Feeling the Heaven and Earth's Momentum radiating from the newcomer, Long Ao was shocked to his core. He didn't release his own to resist it. 'Ever since I started my path, I've never met another Martial Artist who could unleash Heaven and Earth's Momentum.'

'Although I don't know what Cultivation Realm one must reach to be able to form Heaven and Earth's Momentum,' Long Ao thought, 'I'm certain that anyone other than myself who can do it must be an unbelievably powerful existence. There's no doubt about that.'

"Who are you?"

The young man who had suddenly appeared wore yellow robes. He had sharp, sword-like eyebrows and eyes as bright as stars. His features were exquisite, giving him an almost bewitching air.

He stood suspended in mid-air, a feat characteristic of a Celestial Venerable. But Long Ao knew that this bewitching young man couldn't possibly be just a Celestial Venerable. 'Is he a Realm King, or even a Realm Emperor?'

"You're really quite impressive. It was a grave oversight for the Long Clan not to have discovered a genius like you. My name is Shi Potian. What's yours?"

"Long Ao."

'Shi Potian?'

"Long Ao, a fine name. What Level is your family's branch?"

Long Ao understood what Shi Potian was asking, and he didn't try to hide it. "I am a disciple of the Sixth Level Long Family."

"The Sixth Level Long Family?" Shi Potian asked, sounding surprised. He clearly knew that the Long Family was divided into nine Levels, and that any branch below the Third Level was considered trash. He seemed to think highly of Long Ao, which was why he was so surprised to learn he came from a mere Sixth Level Long Family.

"How interesting. Long Ao, this is a matter between myself and the Red Dragon City Long Family. It has nothing to do with you. On account of you being rather impressive, I won't kill you today. Leave."

"Long Potian and I are brothers. His business is my business. I will not leave unless I'm dead. I advise you to be the one to leave, and quickly."

When Long Ao had slain the Eight Supreme Venerable Spirit Beasts, Long Bu had been ecstatic. But now, seeing this bewitching young man appear, his expression changed in an instant. He asked cautiously, "Senior, may I ask how our Long Family has offended you? Please, Senior, enlighten us."

Even Long Ao was this wary of the man; one could only imagine what kind of person this Shi Potian was. Because of this, Long Bu was worried sick. He had no idea how they had offended such an expert—one who could even command Spirit Beasts.

"I've taken quite a liking to you today. Since that's the case, I'll do you a favor. Out of respect for you, I'll leave as soon as the Long Family hands one thing over to me. How does that sound?"

Hearing this, Long Ao was secretly pleased. The man's strength was simply too immense; even if he went all out, he had no confidence he could defeat him. If they could resolve this by handing over a single item, that would be the best possible outcome.

"Senior, what is it that you need? As long as the Long Family has it, we will surely give it to you."

"At least you're sensible. Does your Long Family happen to have a key?"