War God Long Ao

Everyone was stunned by the Sect Leader's words.

"Sect Leader."

Waving his hand, Long Ao said no more. He had already decided that no matter what happened this time, he would kill the Great Venerable and the ten Celestial Venerables as a gift in return for the Third Level Long Family.

The Heaven and Earth Array was already active.

The Heaven and Earth Array was founded on Heaven and Earth itself, absorbing a continuous stream of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to sustain itself.

The first wave of attack from the Heaven and Earth Array was simple: a suppression from Heaven and Earth. Although it wasn't as formidable as Heaven and Earth's Momentum, an ordinary Earth Venerable, or even a Celestial Venerable, would be unable to resist it. This was the source of Long Ao's confidence.

Inside the array, the eleven of them sensed the suppression from Heaven and Earth, and their expressions grew extremely grim.

Not daring to be the slightest bit careless, Su Chen led the ten Celestial Venerables in resisting the Heaven and Earth Array's destructive power with all their might. But at that moment, Long Ao's figure appeared once more, looking at the eleven of them coldly.

"Long Ao, I'll take your life!"

Seeing Long Ao, all eleven erupted in fury like volcanoes. They shot toward him, and before they even arrived, a terrifying wave of rage mixed with Killing Intent crashed down.

But when the eleven of them attacked, they hit nothing but air.

An illusion.

"Everyone, be careful! This array also contains an Illusion Realm."

An Illusion Array was a relatively powerful type of array. For this very reason, Elder Wang had never imagined that the Dragon Sect could not only set up such a powerful array but even embed an Illusion Array within it.

"Everyone, group up! Don't get separated!"

Nodding, Su Chen and the ten others immediately gathered back-to-back, their faces grim as they resisted the pressure from Heaven and Earth. Fortunately, Su Chen was a Great Venerable Martial Artist. Otherwise, Long Ao would have had a chance to strike down the other ten right then and there.

「In the blink of an eye.」

A sinister wind began to blow within the Heaven and Earth Array, accompanied by a Ghostly Wail and Wolf Howl.

One by one, powerful Soul Slaves suddenly appeared. Although they were only Supreme Venerables, they all possessed an Undying Body. They completely ignored the attacks of the eleven intruders, driven by a relentless will to achieve their goal.

"What are these damn things?"

"They're unkillable!"

As they attacked the endless stream of Soul Slaves, everyone was shocked. No matter how they attacked, the Soul Slaves wouldn't die, throwing themselves forward like moths to a flame.

The eleven of them were completely frustrated. They simply couldn't figure out why these so-called Soul Slaves were unkillable.

The sinister wind howled, full of ghostly wails.

They hadn't even reached a true life-or-death moment, yet the eleven of them were already growing deeply worried. They had to fend off the unkillable Soul Slaves while remaining constantly vigilant against Array Attacks from all sides. Under this dual assault, the eleven began to grow agitated and confused.

Su Chen knew very well that if this continued, even if the eleven of them weren't annihilated by the array, they would likely be trapped indefinitely. Neither outcome was one he was willing to accept.

'What should I do?'

「Outside the array.」

Long Ao stared up at the Nine Heavens, waiting for his chance. According to Long Fu's calculations, the weather would change drastically within the next few days. The resulting thunder and lightning could be integrated into the Heaven and Earth Array. By then, he could use the Power of Thunder and Lightning to strike the Great Venerable dead.

For this very reason, Long Ao was biding his time.

Although the Heaven and Earth Array couldn't annihilate a Great Venerable, trapping one was more than possible. And so, the two sides remained in a stalemate.

News that the Third Level Long Family had dispatched a Great Venerable and ten Celestial Venerables to deal with the Dragon Sect had already spread throughout Kyushu. Everyone was slowly gathering near the Dragon Sect, wanting to see how the battle would unfold.

It was unknown if the Dragon Sect had done it intentionally, but the news that Su Chen and the other ten were trapped inside the array had spread. All who heard it were pale with shock, as no one had expected that a Great Venerable and ten Celestial Venerables could be trapped.

What did that even mean?

No one had thought that the newly established Dragon Sect actually possessed such immense power. From this moment on, no one dared to look down on Long Ao or the Dragon Sect again.

Celestial State had two great hegemons: the Ghost King Sect and the Dragon Sect. It had always been believed that the Ghost King Sect, with the Imperial City's support, could completely suppress the Dragon Sect. But now, it seemed the Dragon Sect's strength was enough to suppress the Ghost King Sect. Without the Imperial City's backing, there was no doubt that the Dragon Sect could wipe out the Ghost King Sect in a matter of minutes.

「On the back mountain.」

Long Ao sat quietly atop a mountain peak, absorbing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Ever since trapping the Great Venerable and the ten Celestial Venerables, Long Ao had paid the eleven no mind. He was waiting for his opportunity. As soon as the thunder and lightning began, he could officially eliminate them all.

Middle Level Earth Venerable.

Long Fu transferred all his power to Long Ao, who prepared to use this power to break through. The power within his body circulated, and his Earth Venerable Golden Core grew stronger, bit by bit.

High Level Earth Venerable.

When his Earth Venerable Golden Core reached a certain point, Long Ao's Cultivation, which had just broken through to the Middle Level Earth Venerable Realm, finally advanced to High Level Earth Venerable. But Long Ao clearly didn't stop, because above High Level Earth Venerable was Peak Earth Venerable.

Long Ao planned to break through to Peak Earth Venerable in one go. Perhaps then, his Cultivation would soon break through to the Celestial Venerable Realm, allowing him to fly. At that point, he could almost instantly kill other Celestial Venerables. Even when facing a Great Venerable, he could at least put up a fight, unlike now, where he had to rely on an array for the kill.

It had to be admitted that Long Ao's Desolate Sacred Body was incredibly powerful. Although it required an enormous amount of power, he rarely encountered any bottlenecks. Just like now—as long as power was madly poured into him, Long Ao's Cultivation would automatically break through. Such a cultivation speed would make countless people die of envy.

But on second thought, it made sense. If an ordinary person possessed the Desolate Sacred Body, they would be nothing but trash their entire life, unable to cultivate. But Long Ao was different. Using the Dragon Seal he had obtained by chance, and with the help of Long Fu and the Blood Pool's power, he had broken through directly to High Level Earth Venerable in just one year.

Absorbing the endless stream of power coming from the Dragon Seal Space, the Earth Venerable Golden Core inside him suddenly doubled in size. A look of joy flashed across his face, and he began to absorb the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi even more frantically.

Long Ao shot to his feet with a great roar. Immediately after, he stopped drawing in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from his surroundings and instead funneled all the absorbed Spiritual Qi into his Earth Venerable Golden Core.

Peak Earth Venerable.

Surprise was written all over Long Ao's face. He had never expected that the power refined by Long Fu would help him break through from Middle Level Earth Venerable all the way to Peak Earth Venerable. He was just one step away from officially reaching the Celestial Venerable Realm.

Long Ao was now very confident. With his current strength, as long as he joined forces with Long Qiang, killing a Celestial Venerable Martial Artist should not be difficult. He took a deep look at the Heaven and Earth Array below before his soul entered the Dragon Seal Space.