War God Long Ao

After leaving the Sword Sect, Long Ao didn’t immediately depart from Nebula City.

He had acted to save Ouyang Fei and his father, and in the process, had unintentionally run into Yuyin’s master and junior martial sister. It was a truly unexpected development.

Long Ao knew that if he wanted to see Yuyin and overcome all external obstacles, there was only one way: he had to increase his own power.

’A Sealed Titled Emperor?’

Long Ao chuckled. He knew that as long as his Cultivation could break through to the Great Emperor Realm, even if he couldn’t fight a Sealed Titled Emperor, he could at least make a clean escape.

The Great Emperor Realm. Right now, the only thing he had to do was break through to the Great Emperor Realm as quickly as possible.

But as of now, his Cultivation had only just reached the Realm King level. Next, he had to advance toward the Realm Emperor Realm.

Long Ao knew very well that he now possessed the soul of the Nine-tailed Divine Fox. If he were to absorb it completely, he could reach the Peak of Realm Emperor, but he wouldn’t do that.

The reason was simple.

Long Ao was certain that the Four Great Forces must have Void Saints among their ranks.

’If the Four Great Forces were to send Void Saint Martial Artists to attack the Sect, how would the Sect possibly defend itself?’

For this exact reason, Long Ao planned to use the soul of the Nine-tailed Divine Fox to first raise five Void Saint Martial Artists. That way, when the Four Great Forces eventually came to attack, he wouldn’t be completely helpless.

The soul of the Nine-tailed Divine Fox was more than enough to help the Five Great Emperors break through to the Void Saint Realm.

"Heh heh, heh heh."

"Since you’re here, you might as well show yourself."

Watching the Evil Demon Emperor suddenly appear before him, Long Ao shrugged helplessly and said, "What in the world do you want?"

"I’ve already told you. If you don’t hand over that little fellow and the Dragon Seal, I won’t leave your side for a single day. I’ll hound you relentlessly. I refuse to believe you won’t get annoyed. Heh heh, heh heh..."

Long Ao detested the Evil Demon Emperor’s laugh more than anything, but he was powerless to stop it. Leaving aside the question of whether he was strong enough to fight the Evil Demon Emperor, the simple fact that the demon was occupying Long Jing’s body meant Long Ao didn’t dare to act rashly. ’What if I hurt Long Jing?’

Long Ao still felt a great deal of guilt regarding Long Jing.

"Evil Demon Emperor, I’ve already told you that I will not hand over the little fellow and the Dragon Seal. You should give up this idea."

"Heh heh, so you already knew I was a Great Emperor, yet you’re still this calm. Not bad, not bad at all."

Before Long Ao could respond, the Evil Demon Emperor continued with a chuckle, "Kid, you’re really something. Your talent, your strength... and just this calmness and persistence alone mean you’ll have a boundless future. But my offer still stands: you don’t have to hand them over... if you become my disciple."

"Damn you."

Long Ao had reached his limit and finally snapped. Being hounded by the Evil Demon Emperor again and again, even a person with the best temperament would eventually have a breaking point.

But in the end, Long Ao held himself back. His rational mind told him not to act recklessly. Otherwise, not only Long Jing, but he himself would be no match for the Evil Demon Emperor.

Ignoring the Evil Demon Emperor, Long Ao turned and walked away.

Long Ao knew that with his current power, he was no match for the Evil Demon. Rather than court humiliation, it was better to focus on rapidly increasing his strength. One day, he would rely on his own formidable power to obliterate the Evil Demon and rescue Long Jing.

"Heh heh, heh heh..."

The Evil Demon vanished with a cold laugh. As a Sealed Titled Emperor, even if he couldn’t wield the full power of his original body, one could only imagine how terrifying the Evil Demon Emperor’s true strength was.

Ouyang Fei and his father had already left Nebula City and were on their way to the Dragon Sect.

Long Ao had already decided to put Ouyang Fei in charge of all matters concerning the Dragon Sect’s Outer Sect—the place that would one day be known as the City of Sin.

Long Ao had no doubt about Ouyang Fei’s administrative abilities. After all, Ouyang Fei was a former Crown Prince; his skills in governance were countless times greater than his own.

Long Ao stayed in Nebula City for three days, using the time to cool his head.

「Three days later, at the back mountain of the Dragon Sect.」

Eastern Emperor Luo Tian, West Emperor Snake Princess, Southern Emperor Zhou Chen, Northern Emperor Ye Feng, and Central Emperor Nangong Tu—the Five Great Emperors—looked at the young man before them, unsure of what the Sect Leader wanted. However, they all knew that for him to summon all five of them at once, he must have something important to ask of them.

"Sect Leader, we have all arrived. Please, tell us what you need."

Nodding, Long Ao didn’t beat around the bush and got straight to the point. "I once promised that I would help you all break through to the Void Saint Realm within three months. I’m moving that timeline up. We’re going to start right now."

"Now?"

Hearing the Sect Leader’s words, the Five Great Emperors were all rather surprised, wondering what had gotten into him today.

Though they were astonished by the speed of their Sect Leader’s Cultivation, the five of them were still somewhat doubtful. Could the Sect Leader really help all five of them break through to the Void Saint Realm?

"I can assist you, but ultimately, the most important part is up to you. I can provide the Spiritual Essence, but whether or not you can break through will all depend on your own efforts."

Long Ao was no god. He knew, of course, that breaking through to the Void Saint Realm by relying on Spiritual Essence alone was next to impossible.

The Five Great Emperors naturally understood what Long Ao meant. They nodded. Everything still depended on them. If their own talent wasn’t up to the task, then no amount of Spiritual Essence would matter; it would all be for naught.

"Good. We’ll start immediately. From this moment on, the five of you will enter secluded Cultivation. Leave all other matters to me. Do not emerge until you have broken through to the Void Saint Realm."

Nodding, the five declared in unison, "Thank you, Sect Leader! From this day forward, we five swear to follow you to the death."

Long Ao smiled. The six of them then entered a cave that had been prepared in advance. The five Emperors sat on the ground, and without a moment’s hesitation, Long Ao immediately contacted Long Fu and began to channel a terrifying, unending stream of the Power of Spiritual Essence into them.

The Five Great Emperors weren’t optimistic about Long Ao’s plan. No matter how they looked at it, the idea of helping all five of them break through to the Void Saint Realm at the same time was hard to believe. Yet, looking at the sheer confidence on their Sect Leader’s face, for some unknown reason, they started to believe it was possible.

The moment they felt the Power of Spiritual Essence erupting from their Sect Leader, the Five Great Emperors were stunned. They were all too shocked to speak, finding it hard to fathom. None of them could believe that Long Ao actually possessed such immense Spiritual Essence.

They didn’t dare to be the least bit careless. If they absorbed such powerful Spiritual Essence and still failed to break through to the Void Saint Realm, it would be an unforgivable failure to their Sect Leader.

He had to admit, the Nine-tailed Divine Fox was truly powerful. Its Soul Power alone was enough to sustain the Five Great Emperors’ breakthrough to the Void Saint Realm. In fact, Long Ao had already calculated that there would be more than enough Soul Power; he could save at least a third of it.

Because of this, Long Ao didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately began absorbing the leftover third of the Soul Power for himself.