War God Long Ao

"Sect Leader, the Corpse Slave Hall is the Dragon Sect's greatest trump card. If we use it rashly, I'm afraid it will attract even greater trouble."

Of course, Long Ao knew what Brother Dugu was worried about.

Waving his hand, Long Ao said, "It's no problem. The power of the Corpse Slave Hall is enough for the Sect to protect itself. As for any trouble, you can just ignore it."

What a domineering answer.

"Sect Leader, how long will you be gone this time?"

"Anywhere from a few months to a year."

Dugu Bai and Long Potian seemed to want to say more, but Long Ao spoke first, "Brother Dugu, Brother Potian, I'm leaving the Sect in your hands."

After he finished speaking, Long Ao stood up and left. Dugu Bai and Long Potian could only look at each other, wondering what on earth was wrong with their Sect Leader. It was as if he had become a completely different person.

"Brother Long, is the Sect Leader alright?"

Long Potian shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "I don't know. But since the Sect Leader has spoken, all we can do is guard the Sect well and make sure nothing happens."

Sighing deeply, Dugu Bai said helplessly, "It seems that's our only option."

「City of Sin.」

Long Ao had decided to head to the City of Sin and establish his own power base as quickly as possible.

Long Ao knew full well that while the Sect's current strength could rival the Four Great Forces, its foundation was still lacking in comparison.

It was precisely for this reason that Long Ao felt a sense of urgency.

Long Ao was no fool. He knew that after killing Yiyi and the others, the Four Great Forces would not let the matter rest. 'Once the Four Great Forces dispatch even stronger Martial Artists, how will the Sect defend itself?'

'After all, Void Martial Artists aren't the Peak of existence. Even if the Four Great Forces don't have any Great Emperor Level Martial Artists, don't they at least have some at the Void Saint Level?'

Long Ao was one hundred percent sure the Four Great Forces had Void Saint Martial Artists.

'If a Void Saint Martial Artist shows up, how can the Sect possibly resist? Just by relying on the two Dragon Wolves?'

'The City of Sin… it's my best chance right now.'

"Long Ao, you must be careful on your trip to the City of Sin. Always remember, there are people in the Long Family who love you and are waiting for you. Even if you won't do it for yourself, you have to think about us."

Nodding, Long Ao said, "Ao Xue, actually, there's something I haven't told you. I…"

Ao Xue covered Long Ao's mouth and said with a smile, "I know what you're going to say. I already know about Sister Wang. I'll get along well with her in the future, so don't worry."

To say he wasn't moved would be a lie. Long Ao pulled Ao Xue into his arms and held her tightly.

「Kyushu Spirit Realm.」

Since being dealt a heavy blow by Long Ao, the Four Great Forces seemed to have gone quiet. It was like the calm before the storm—an unsettling, even terrifying, silence.

Everyone had assumed that after the heavy blow from Long Ao, the Four Great Forces would surely launch an even more ferocious counterattack. But what happened instead? The Four Great Forces remained inactive, and no one knew what it meant.

「Third Level Long Family, Main Hall.」

The expressions on Long Mowen and Long Yan's faces were grim. Even now, neither could accept that the Dragon Sect's power had grown to this extent. It seemed to transform every few days—a terrifyingly fast rate of growth.

"Sect Leader, what should we do now?"

"We'll wait and see."

"Sect Leader, are we just going to let Long Ao off the hook like this?"

Of course Long Mowen knew what the Elder meant. He sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, the Imperial City wants us to go to war with the Dragon Sect so we destroy each other. Then they can just swoop in and reap the benefits. If we really make a move now, wouldn't we be playing right into the Imperial City's hands?"

The Elder understood.

"Elder, send people to monitor the Dragon Sect's every move. I'm very curious how Long Ao managed it. 'Could it really just be the Array?'"

Long Mowen was no fool. He knew the annihilation of their army couldn't have been due to an Array; after all, they had already learned that lesson the hard way. Unless Yiyi and the others were complete idiots.

'If it wasn't the Array, then what was it?'

"Understood, Sect Leader."

While the Four Great Clans were choosing to wait and see, Long Ao had already arrived in the Kyushu Spirit Realm.

According to Shi Potian, the City of Sin was located in a desolate, uninhabited town in the southernmost part of the Kyushu Spirit Realm.

Long Ao didn't immediately head for the City of Sin upon arriving in the Kyushu Spirit Realm. Instead, he planned to give the Four Great Forces a proper welcome—it was time to give them a taste of their own medicine.

And so, Long Ao found a place to stay and began assassinating the disciples and Elders of the Four Great Forces.

Long Ao was not a mindless instrument of Slaughter; he didn't massacre the ordinary disciples of the Four Great Forces. Instead, he specifically targeted their Core Disciples and Elders. With his current strength as a Celestial Venerable, he could instantly kill almost anyone beneath the Great Venerable realm. Even against a Great Venerable, he could still finish them off, given enough Time.

But Long Ao did not go after the Great Venerables. 'If I give the Four Great Forces a chance to corner me, won't my efforts backfire?'

Initially, the Four Great Forces paid it no mind. They never imagined someone would dare to pull a tooth from a Tiger's mouth. The Kyushu Spirit Realm was the domain of the Four Great Dominators—who would dare to run rampant here?

But as time went on, the Four Great Forces began to realize something was amiss. Three days later, the total number of assassinated members from their ranks had surpassed one hundred.

Over a hundred people. After racking their brains, the Four Great Forces all arrived at the same name: Long Ao.

The Four Great Forces were both shocked and furious. They had never in their wildest dreams imagined that Long Ao would dare to enter the Kyushu Spirit Realm so openly and assassinate their disciples. This was a blatant provocation, a sign of his utter disregard for them. This was absolutely intolerable.

And so, the Four Great Forces immediately issued kill-on-sight and pursuit orders, vowing to slay Long Ao no matter the cost.

In an instant, the Kyushu Spirit Realm was thrown into chaos, all because of the appearance of one man: Long Ao, the one who had dealt a heavy blow to the Four Great Forces. He was a legend, an underdog who loved to make a comeback.

Long Ao wasn't just famous in the Ordinary Spirit Realm; he was even more renowned in the Kyushu Spirit Realm. Everyone was curious how a mere disciple from the tiny Red Fire Town could accomplish so many world-shaking feats in less than a year. Dealing a heavy blow to the Four Great Forces alone was a feat few could ever hope to achieve.

But to the utter fury of the Four Great Forces, no matter how they searched, they couldn't find a single trace of Long Ao. It was as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. Their Core Disciples and Elders were being assassinated right under their noses, and the Four Great Forces had lost all face completely. Yet, they were powerless, able to do nothing but fume with anger and anxiety.

(PS: Something came up at home unexpectedly, so I wasn't able to give everyone a heads-up. Sorry about that.)