War God Long Ao

"Sect Leader, you just said that an evil Great Emperor Spirit Beast is sealed beneath the City of Sin. If the Dragon Sect establishes itself in the city and the beast breaks its seal, won’t that cause huge problems?"

Long Ao was well aware of Zhou Chen’s concerns.

Long Ao had already considered this for a long time. He said, "The Dragon Sect’s main base won’t be in the City of Sin. It will be in the Dark Forest. The City of Sin, on the other hand, will become a town under the Dragon Sect’s control."

’Damn, that’s ruthless.’

Hearing their Sect Leader’s decision, everyone cursed inwardly. Compared to the Dark Forest, the City of Sin was practically child’s play. The two weren’t even in the same league.

"Sect Leader, aren’t you afraid of the Spirit Beasts in the Dark Forest?"

Shaking his head, Long Ao gave a mysterious smile. "I have my ways."

Long Ao didn’t elaborate, and the Five Great Emperors didn’t press him. And so, Long Ao led the Five Great Emperors out of the Dark Forest and toward the City of Sin.

Long Ao’s original plan was to build a Corpse Slave Army, but it now seemed better to secure the City of Sin first before continuing with that project.

With Long Fu’s assistance, Long Ao knew he could create the Corpse Slave Army whenever he pleased.

「City of Sin.」

At that moment, the City of Sin was in an uproar. The Five Great Emperors, who hadn’t been seen for many years, had suddenly all gathered in the city. What did this mean?

No one knew what was going on. After all, the gathering of all Five Great Emperors in the City of Sin was an event that hadn’t occurred in many, many years.

Moreover, the Five Great Emperors made a joint announcement.

The moment the news broke, it sent shockwaves through the entire City of Sin. No one could understand what was happening or why the Five Great Emperors would make such a move.

This was what had happened: The Five Great Emperors had gathered in the City of Sin to announce the same message—from this day forward, there would no longer be Five Great Emperors in the city. There would be only one: Emperor Long Ao.

Furthermore, the Five Great Emperors declared that they would henceforth follow Emperor Long Ao and jointly rule the City of Sin.

Everyone in the City of Sin knew the name Long Ao. He was, after all, the man who had slain two Realm Kings and twenty Great Venerable Martial Artists with a single stroke. Even so, countless people wondered how he could have possibly subjugated the Five Great Emperors.

The Five Great Emperors’ proclamation to the city marked Long Ao’s official establishment there. He had replaced them, becoming the new overlord of the City of Sin.

As soon as Long Ao established himself in the City of Sin, he began implementing bold reforms. His first step was to overhaul the City Management Camp.

Long Ao knew with certainty that if the City Management Camp continued to operate as it was, the City of Sin would eventually collapse. Moreover, after securing the city, he planned to move the Dragon Sect and his family into the Kyushu Spirit Realm.

He had already decided: the Dragon Sect and the Long Family would move to the Dark Forest, while the City of Sin would serve as the sect’s Outer Sect.

Many in the City Management Camp were unhappy with Long Ao’s reforms and rose up in protest, but they were ruthlessly suppressed by the Five Great Emperors. Those who continued to resist were killed without mercy, leaving none behind.

The City of Sin was a dog-eat-dog world, a place where the weak were preyed upon and the strong were feared. If you weren’t tough, you were the one who would ultimately suffer.

That was precisely why Long Ao chose to use overwhelming force.

「Kyushu Spirit Realm.」

Ever since Long Ao had assassinated the Core Disciples of the Four Great Forces, the powers had barely reacted. Each harbored their own schemes, unwilling to give the others an opening. However, the Four Great Forces knew very well that if this continued, there could be only one outcome: they would all eventually be devoured by Long Ao.

After ten long days, none of the Four Great Forces could endure it any longer.

Finally, the Four Great Forces came together to deliberate and decided to deal with the Dragon Sect as one.

To ensure they could crush the Dragon Sect in a single, decisive blow, leaving it no chance to recover, the Four Great Forces spared no expense. They dispatched a force of four Realm Emperors and forty Realm Kings.

The Four Great Forces were the Eastern Emperor City, the West Third Level Long Family, the Southern Netherworld Mansion, and the North Piaomiao Palace.

Each force contributed one Realm Emperor and ten Realm Kings, forming a "Destruction Army" that marched out of the Kyushu Spirit Realm in a grand procession, heading for the Celestial State in the Ordinary Spirit Realm.

Four Realm Emperors and forty Realm Kings—such power was enough to look down upon the entire Kyushu Continent. Never mind the Ordinary Spirit Realm; even the City of Sin would be unable to withstand this Destruction Army.

News of the Four Great Forces forming the Destruction Army spread like wildfire across the Kyushu Continent. Everyone who heard it was aghast. Although many had great faith in Long Ao and the Dragon Sect, a force of four Realm Emperors and forty Realm Kings was simply too terrifying. Could Long Ao and the Dragon Sect possibly withstand it?

In the Ordinary Spirit Realm, all the powers watched with anticipation. Most people hoped Long Ao could once again defy the odds and fend off the Destruction Army.

「Long Family, Main Hall.」

Long Haoshi had already received the news. His expression was grim, and his heart was filled with extreme worry. ’The Four Great Forces have dispatched a Destruction Army of four Realm Emperors and forty Realm Kings,’ he thought. ’What does this mean for us?’

"Don’t worry, Brother Long," Wang Yidao said. "Ao’er gave instructions before he left. If the Four Great Forces attack together, we are to activate the Heaven and Earth Array. What’s more, we have Elder Fire Qilin watching over the Forbidden Land. I refuse to believe they’ll dare to return after we beat them into submission this time."

Long Haoshi waved his hand. He understood perfectly what Wang Yidao meant.

"Brother Wang, there’s something you don’t know. Elder Qilin has made it clear that he will not act unless the family is in mortal danger. If the Martial Artists from the Four Great Forces don’t attack but instead just lay siege to us, we’ll be in big trouble. As for the Heaven and Earth Array, without Ao’er personally directing it, I’m afraid it won’t be enough to stop this Destruction Army."

With a deep sigh, Mu Wanfeng said gravely, "As long as Ao’er is safe, we can always make a comeback. He’s in the City of Sin right now. No matter what happens, we cannot let him find out about this."

Hearing Mu Wanfeng’s words, both Wang Yidao and Long Haoshi agreed. "Exactly," they replied in unison. "We absolutely cannot tell Ao’er about this. Anyone in the family can die, but nothing can happen to Ao’er."

Wang Yidao and Long Haoshi knew with perfect clarity that Ao’er was the family’s hope and future. As long as he lived, the Long Family would never truly be extinguished.

「City of Sin.」

Long Ao, who was in the midst of reforming the City of Sin, suddenly heard the news. He shot to his feet, his expression instantly turning cold as a wave of killing intent erupted from him.