War God Long Ao

The Eight Great Race Leaders were left dumbfounded by the tirade.

This style of verbal assault was something Long Ao had learned from street thugs. The Eight Great Race Leaders were the heads of their respective clans; when had they ever been subjected to such a barrage of curses? It was simply unheard of.

"You're courting death."

"Go to hell," Long Ao cursed fiercely. At that exact moment, Long Ming had just finished receiving his inheritance. A flicker of joy passed through Long Ao's heart as he immediately sent Long Ming into the Dragon Seal Space.

"Where's the beast?"

"Human, hand over the beast, or we'll make you wish you were dead."

Seeing the beast vanish for no reason, the Eight Great Race Leaders knew with absolute certainty that its disappearance was connected to the human before them.

Long Ao couldn't be bothered to deal with the Eight Great Race Leaders. Now that Long Ming had successfully received his inheritance, he had no intention of staying. The Blood-Drinking Mad Saber suddenly appeared in his hand, and he viciously slashed downward.

Wherever the Sword Aura passed, the Eight Great Race Leaders didn't dare to face it head-on, having learned their lesson from before. It was precisely because of this momentary hesitation that Long Ao's figure vanished without a trace.

"Human, we will kill you!"

With that, the Eight Great Race Leaders immediately gave chase. They had thoroughly lost face in this matter. One man had fought against eight of them and still managed to escape. If word of this got out, what would become of their reputation?

Long Ao hadn't actually left the cave. He simply followed Long Ming's directions deeper inside.

Following the path Long Ming laid out, Long Ao exited the cave system. Sure enough, there was another way out.

The main purpose of entering the Nine Nether Space this time was for Long Ming to obtain his parents' inheritance and the ultimate treasure of the Nine Nether Earth Tiger clan. Since he had now acquired both, there was no longer any reason to stay.

Originally, Long Ming had wanted to take revenge.

But Long Ao refused. 'What a joke,' he thought. 'The Eight Great Royal Families of the Nine Nether Space—the Abyss Scorpion clan, the Biqing Frenzied Lion clan, the Blood-Eyed Demon Ape clan, the Celestial Mountain Bull clan, the Bloodthirsty Human-faced Spider clan, the Gold-devouring Flying Ant clan, the Hellhound clan, and the Death God Mantis clan—each one is stronger than the last.'

If Long Ming tried to get his revenge now, it would be nothing short of suicide.

As the saying goes, revenge is a dish best served cold. Now that Long Ming had his parents' inheritance and the ultimate treasure of the Nine Nether Earth Tiger, he just needed enough time to grow stronger. Long Ao believed that sooner or later, Long Ming would have his revenge. Why rush it?

Long Ming was very obedient to Long Ao. He forcibly suppressed the hatred in his heart, preparing to wait for a future day to exact his revenge.

The man and the tiger wanted to leave, but the Eight Great Royal Families would never allow it. However, with the Power of Inheritance from his parents, Long Ming could leave easily from anywhere, at any time.

And just like that, Long Ao and Long Ming successfully departed from the Nine Nether Space.

As he left, Long Ao swore to himself, 'One day, I will return to the Nine Nether Space with Long Ming, and I will not rest until the Eight Great Royal Families are annihilated.'

「Dragon Sect.」

Long Ao's trip to the Nine Nether Space with Long Ming had taken three days in total. So, when he returned to the Dragon Sect, no one from the Third Level Long Family or the Imperial City had arrived yet.

"Sect Leader, you're finally back."

Having just returned, Long Ao was startled by Dugu Bai's words. He asked with great curiosity, "Brother Dugu, what happened?"

"Sect Leader, you may not know this, but yesterday, a mysterious expert sent word. They said the Third Level Long Family has dispatched ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable. With our current strength, it's impossible for us to hold them off."

Long Ao nodded, his expression turning grim to the extreme.

'Ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable. A force of that magnitude wouldn't just be enough to deal with the Dragon Sect; it would be more than enough to annihilate any power in Kyushu. The Third Level Long Family really thinks highly of me.'

Long Ao knew perfectly well that the Third Level Long Family had sent ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable not for the sect, but for him. After all, why would the Third Level Long Family place so much importance on a newly established power?

Ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable... such a force was simply terrifying. Long Ao was deeply worried. If even the Heaven and Earth Array couldn't eliminate these eleven masters, then he would be in big trouble.

Long Ao fell silent, and no one else spoke either. For a moment, the entire hall was deathly quiet. Everyone was waiting for Long Ao, the Dragon Sect Master, to speak.

After an unknown amount of time, Long Ao finally looked up. "This is a battle we can't avoid. No matter what happens, I'm prepared to fight the Third Level Long Family. I want to see for myself just how formidable ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable truly are."

Everyone was stunned to hear his words. Wanting to fight the Third Level Long Family was almost the same as suicide. It wasn't that they lacked confidence, but simply that the Third Level Long Family's strength was too overwhelming.

Ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable—a force like that could destroy almost any power in Kyushu.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Long Ao suddenly smiled and said, "Later, you will lead all the disciples away from here. I alone will be enough to stay behind."

"Sect Leader, we won't leave! We swear to live and die with the sect!"

"That's right! We swear to live and die with the sect!"

Long Ao gave everyone a deep look, nodded, then rose and left.

「On the mountain behind the Dragon Sect.」

Long Ao and Ghost King Ao Tian stood atop a mountain peak, the cold wind whipping around them. Ao Tian suddenly spoke, "Long Ao, I have to admit, I just received news that the Third Level Long Family has dispatched ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable. You weren't at the Dragon Sect before, and I was worried you wouldn't make it back in time."

'Just as I thought,' Long Ao mused. He had been wondering who had notified the sect. So it was Ghost King Ao Tian.

"Long Ao, what do you plan to do?"

"I will adapt and overcome."

Those four simple words were enough to show how incredibly domineering Long Ao was. Even Ghost King Ao Tian had to admit that the Long Ao of today was a far cry from the man he once was. He had to ask himself, if ten Celestial Venerables and one Great Venerable were to attack the Ghost King Sect, would it be able to withstand them?

A sense of bitterness welled up in his heart. Ao Tian realized that, without him even noticing, Long Ao had already reached a certain height. It seemed he no longer had the right to bargain with him.

「The next morning.」

Su Chen led the ten Celestial Venerables in a mighty procession from the Kyushu Spirit Realm to the Ordinary Spirit Realm. Without a word, they headed directly for the Celestial State Dragon Sect. However, Long Ao learned of the eleven masters from the Third Level Long Family entering the Celestial State the moment it happened. It wasn't just the Dragon Sect; the other major powers had also caught wind of it.

No one could understand why Long Ao always insisted on provoking such powerful enemies. First, he had just slaughtered the Imperial City's three-hundred-strong Innate Army, which even included a Celestial Venerable. And now, he had drawn the attention of the top masters from the Third Level Long Family.