War God Long Ao

Venerable Golden Core, Celestial Venerable Golden Core.

The Golden Cores of these two Realms were essentially the same, differing only in power.

Long Ao quickly dodged. Long Qiang followed with a Divine Dragon Tail Swing, using its powerful body to repeatedly clash head-on with Ye Kai while Long Ao looked for an opening, landing punch after punch.

At that moment, Ye Kai was frustrated beyond belief. Dragon Martial Artists were incredibly powerful, after all, and his advantage as a Celestial Venerable had vanished. As things stood, a quick victory was almost impossible.

Both Long Ao and Ye Kai wanted to eliminate the other as quickly as possible, so they attacked with exceptional viciousness. Throwing caution to the wind, their only thought was to land a killing blow.

In the blink of an eye, they had already fought for thirty exchanges, with no clear winner.

Long Ao was well aware of his own limitations. 'Killing a Celestial Venerable is extremely difficult,' he thought, 'unless I use my ultimate trump card: Heaven and Earth Mourn Together.'

Heaven and Earth Mourn Together. In the end, Long Ao used the technique.

A tornado formed, spinning with Long Ao and Long Qiang at its center, frantically drawing in the surrounding Spiritual Qi. Before Ye Kai could react, a Dragon's Roar echoed, but Long Qiang's figure had vanished.

The man and the dragon were enveloped by the tornado.

"This...?"

Staring at the powerful technique his opponent had unleashed, Ye Kai was dumbfounded. He never imagined that Long Ao's Martial Arts could be this strong. At that moment, Ye Kai seemed to sense something. He cried out, his voice filled with terror, "Impossible! This is impossible! How can you possess Heaven and Earth's Momentum? Nirvana Rebirth! You can't have undergone Nirvana Rebirth!"

Long Ao didn't answer. His only reply was his most ferocious attack.

Engulfing Ye Kai, Long Ao gave him no chance whatsoever. Man and dragon launched a fierce assault.

Completely unlike moments ago, Ye Kai was now being firmly suppressed by Heaven and Earth's Momentum. His speed and power were drastically reduced; he was in a world of hurt.

'What in the world is going on?'

Long Ao's power had utterly bewildered Ye Kai, who had no idea what was happening.

Ye Kai couldn't understand how a mere Supreme Venerable could unleash Heaven and Earth's Momentum. That legendary power was something that could only be forged through Nirvana Rebirth.

With Ye Kai's speed and power restricted, Long Ao attacked with even greater frenzy. Each move was stronger than the last, every blow more powerful than the one before, giving Ye Kai no room to breathe.

"Long Ao, I'm going to kill you!"

Long Ao rolled his eyes, almost spitting. He couldn't understand it. Even in this state, Ye Kai was still making empty threats. 'Does he really think he can dodge my attacks?'

Heaven and Earth Mourn Together was the most powerful Martial Art in Long Ao's current arsenal. He normally wouldn't use it, but against a Celestial Venerable, he didn't think twice. His objective was simple: kill Ye Kai.

For that very reason, Long Ao paid his opponent's threats no mind.

Dragon's Roars sounded continuously as both Long Qiang and Long Ao activated Desolate Tyrant Body, completely ignoring Ye Kai's attacks. They simply endured the hits head-on, which was precisely what vexed Ye Kai the most.

'A hundred of my attacks against them are useless, but I have to dodge for my life when they attack me just once. At this rate, it's obvious who will win and who will lose.'

A Celestial Venerable truly lived up to the name. Long Ao was finally witnessing their so-called power firsthand. Even using Heaven and Earth Mourn Together, he couldn't finish his opponent quickly. This was the might of a Celestial Venerable.

Long Ao knew perfectly well that he had to end this fight quickly. Once the power of Heaven and Earth Mourn Together faded, killing Ye Kai would no longer be so easy.

Although Heaven and Earth Mourn Together was incredibly powerful, it couldn't be used twice in a row. Doing so would cause it to backfire, and that would be a huge problem.

For this very reason, Long Ao's attacks grew even more ferocious.

Soul Attack. In the end, Long Ao decided to stake everything on one last gambit. After all, besides Heaven and Earth Mourn Together, the most powerful technique in his arsenal was his Soul Attack.

"ARGH!"

If Long Ao had used his Soul Attack at the start, it would have surely failed. But the situation now was completely different. Under Long Ao's relentless assault, compounded by Heaven and Earth Mourn Together, Ye Kai's mental state was already in chaos. Therefore, when Long Ao launched his Soul Attack, it was a guaranteed hit.

With Long Ao's current strength, his Soul Attack was incredibly powerful. Even a Celestial Venerable couldn't possibly withstand it.

Overjoyed, Long Ao did not let this golden opportunity slip by. As the Soul Attack succeeded, his Blood-Drinking Mad Saber descended. A Heaven-Shocking Blade Aura shot out with unbelievable speed, splitting Ye Kai in two.

The tornado vanished. Looking at the corpse of the Celestial Venerable Ye Kai, Long Ao sent the man's soul into the Dragon Seal Space, planning to have Long Fu refine it into a Soul Slave. After all, having a Celestial Venerable Soul Slave would be a great help.

Having successfully killed Celestial Venerable Ye Kai, Long Ao knew clearly that based on true power alone, he shouldn't have been able to kill a Celestial Venerable. This was the gap between a Supreme Venerable and a Celestial Venerable.

Even a Peak Venerable was no match for a Basic Level Level Celestial Venerable. Long Ao knew his success in killing Celestial Venerable Ye Kai this time was entirely due to his Soul Attack and Heaven and Earth Mourn Together.

He stood there quietly, lost in thought.

This time, the Imperial City's force of three hundred Innate Martial Artists and one Celestial Venerable had attacked the Dragon Sect, only to be completely annihilated. When the news broke, all of Kyushu was shaken, because no one had imagined the Dragon Sect's power to be so formidable that they wouldn't even fear the Imperial City.

Three hundred Innate Martial Artists might not have been much, but this time the Imperial City had dispatched a Celestial Venerable. Given the immense power of a Law Enforcement Celestial Venerable, eliminating the Dragon Sect should have been an easy task. But what was the result?

Total annihilation. Not even the Celestial Venerable escaped. This in itself spoke volumes about the Dragon Sect's might. It was only then that everyone truly realized just how powerful the Dragon Sect had become. If the Ghost King Sect didn't have the Imperial City's support, many believed the Dragon Sect would now be the hegemon of the Celestial State.

Ghost King Ao Tian was delighted by the successful annihilation of the Imperial City's army. He had finally witnessed the Dragon Sect's true power. The stronger Long Ao became, the more it would benefit him.

"Long Ao, the Dragon Sect's power is truly impressive. Since you've annihilated the Imperial City's army this time, they will undoubtedly send an even stronger force before long. When that happens, we'll join forces—one of us in the light, the other in the dark. I believe we can eradicate them completely. After that, it won't be long before we rule the Celestial State."

Long Ao was not the least bit surprised by what the Ghost King said. Having annihilated the three-hundred-man army and a Celestial Venerable sent by the Imperial City, he knew they wouldn't let the matter rest. He believed the next army they dispatched would be far more powerful. However, Long Ao wasn't concerned about the Imperial City. He was concerned about the Third Level Long Family.