War God Long Ao

Turning around, the old wine drunkard looked at the young man before him and said with surprising clarity, "You really are incredible."

"I want to know why."

The ghostly figure that had suddenly appeared was none other than Long Ao.

He didn't even need to guess. Long Ao already knew this was a scheme cooked up by Yu Wenhui and the old drunkard. 'Otherwise, if the old drunkard hadn't led me to it, would I have bought Yu Wenhui's residence?'

Long Ao had always lived by his own principle: 'I won't attack unless I am attacked, but if I am attacked, I will retaliate twofold.'

"Long Ao, I'm sure you know what kind of place the City of Sin is. That being the case, I won't explain further. There's only one reason: I need to survive."

The old drunkard was refreshingly frank.

Long Ao felt a sliver of admiration. "I may admire your honesty," he said, "but you still sold me out. For that, you must die today."

"I know that. The fact that you could kill Yu Wenhui proves your strength has surpassed that of a Great Venerable. I'm just curious... since you're a World King Martial Artist, why are you forcibly suppressing your Cultivation?"

Long Ao was taken aback by the old drunkard's words. 'What does he mean by that?'

In an instant, understanding dawned on Long Ao. He nodded. "You don't need to know that. Are you going to kill yourself, or do you need me to do it for you?"

"If I made it back to the City of Sin, you wouldn't have a chance to kill me. Do you believe that?"

"I don't. You can try me if you don't believe it. See if I can kill you or not."

Long Ao was brimming with confidence. Because of this, the old drunkard stared intently at the young man before him, not daring to move, not daring to run.

'Was the old drunkard actually scared of Long Ao?'

If word of this got out, people would laugh their heads off.

In the Eight Realms of Void, every Realm was a qualitative leap. The gap between a Void Celestial Venerable and a Void Great Venerable was immense.

Normally, it wouldn't be difficult for a Void Great Venerable to slay a Void Celestial Venerable. However, for a Void Celestial Venerable to kill a Void Great Venerable was an exceptionally difficult feat.

But the current situation was that both of them were Celestial Venerables.

"You win."

Though a million voices in his heart refused to admit it, the old drunkard knew with perfect clarity that he had already lost in terms of Momentum. Especially with Yu Wenhui's death fresh in his mind, he had no confidence whatsoever that he could defeat Long Ao.

In the end, the old drunkard chose to take his own life. But before he died, he opted for one last drink.

Shaking his head helplessly, Long Ao found it a pity but felt no sadness. 'Everyone chooses their own path. Once you've made your choice, you shouldn't have any regrets.'

With Yu Wenhui and the old drunkard dead, as long as no one found out, the matter would be completely over.

「Back at the residence.」

Long Ao knew that with Yu Wenhui dead by his hand, the residence he'd purchased was now truly his. In any case, no one knew that Yu Wenhui had come looking for trouble. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been just Yu Wenhui who showed up.

The moment he returned to the courtyard, Long Ao's expression changed, and he was instantly overcome with pleasant surprise.

He shut the courtyard gate, found an extremely secluded spot, and immediately had his soul connect with the Dragon Seal, entering the Dragon Seal Space.

「Inside the Dragon Seal Space.」

Long Ao could hardly wait. He asked with delight, "Long Fu, is the Refinement of the Qilin Spirit really complete?"

"Yes, Master. I didn't expect the Refinement to be so fast this time either. Master, since we've successfully completed the Refinement of the Qilin Spirit, let's strike while the iron is hot and raise your Cultivation to the Great Venerable Realm."

Nodding, Long Ao had been waiting for this day for a long time. Although his current strength allowed him to fight and even kill a Great Venerable, it was only by using misdirection. When it came to a true contest of power, Long Ao was self-aware enough to know he was no match for a Great Venerable.

The gap between Realms was difficult to overcome by other means.

Long Ao was completely confident. As long as his Cultivation could break through to the Void Great Venerable Realm—even if only to Basic Level Great Venerable—he was certain he could kill any Great Venerable Martial Artist within ten moves, even if he couldn't do it instantly.

This was Long Ao's confidence.

It was precisely because of this that Long Ao grew impatient. Long Fu also seemed to know his master was in a hurry, so without any hesitation, the two began at once.

「Leaving the Dragon Seal Space.」

Long Ao sat on the ground, directly circulated the Ninth Transformation Reincarnation Technique within his body, and slowly drew out his Celestial Venerable Golden Core.

The greatest difference between a Void Celestial Venerable and a Void Great Venerable still lay in the Golden Core. If there was another difference, it would be flight. A Void Celestial Venerable could only fly through the air for short periods, while a Void Great Venerable could fly for extended lengths of time.

'Void Great Venerable.'

Long Ao began to frantically absorb the power coming from the Dragon Seal Space.

The Desolate Sacred Body was hailed as the number one Cultivated Sacred Body since ancient times, but also as the number one Cultivated Wasted Body. This was because the Desolate Sacred Body required an enormous amount of power. If not for the Dragon Seal Space, it would have been next to impossible for Long Ao to sate it.

In other words, if an ordinary person possessed this physique, it would be the ultimate tragedy.

The most demonic aspect of the Desolate Sacred Body was that it had no bottlenecks whatsoever. As long as there was sufficient power, it could advance naturally.

With his Desolate Sacred Body, Long Ao madly absorbed the power from the Refinement of the Qilin Spirit. According to Long Fu, he only needed a quarter of the power to advance to Basic Level Great Venerable. If he wanted to soar through the ranks, he would have to absorb all of it.

Of course, Long Ao wouldn't do that. If he did, he would be far too selfish.

He wasn't keeping it all for himself. Long Ao also channeled power to Long Qiang and Long Ming, allowing the man, the dragon, and the tiger to advance simultaneously. As for how to handle the remaining power, Long Ao already had a plan.

Originally, Long Ao had planned to give the remaining quarter of the power to his clan to increase their strength. But with things having reached this point, he knew it was impossible to send the power back at this time.

And so, Long Ao prepared to absorb the remaining power to break through to Middle Level Great Venerable, or perhaps even High Level Great Venerable, in one go. That way, even if he encountered a Peak Great Venerable, he could eliminate them with ease.

No matter what, the City of Sin was still presided over by the Five Great Emperors. If he wanted to establish his own faction, especially within the City of Sin, there were only two ways. The first was to directly slaughter the Five Great Emperors. The second was to subjugate them. But Long Ao knew with perfect clarity that either method would be incredibly difficult for him.

The Five Great Emperors... although he hadn't heard any specifics about them yet, Long Ao could almost certainly declare that the Five Great Emperors of the City of Sin were World Emperor Martial Artists.