War God Long Ao

Nodding, Long Ao agreed. "You’re right, I’m not even a fart. You are."

The Snake Emperor’s expression turned ugly. He hadn’t expected his opponent to be so arrogant when he was already at death’s door.

’Truly courting death.’

Before the Snake Emperor could speak, Long Ao cut in, "Let them go. Otherwise, from this moment on, the Dragon Sect and your Piaomiao Palace will be locked in a war to the death."

A war to the death.

If the Third Level Long Family, the Netherworld Mansion, or the Imperial City had said such a thing, the Snake Emperor might have shown some apprehension. But as for Long Ao, the Snake Emperor had never taken him seriously from the very beginning.

’This time, I’ve gone to great lengths to lure Long Ao here. How could I possibly let him go so easily?’

"Long Ao, if you can leave this place alive today, my Piaomiao Palace will never oppose you again. How does that sound?"

’So he’s not willing to let them go?’

Long Ao’s heart sank. No matter how he looked at it, this was still Piaomiao Palace. Leaving aside their other forces, just the two Semi-Saint Martial Artists beside the Snake Emperor were more than he could handle.

Staring coldly at the Snake Emperor opposite him, Long Ao suddenly declared, "One day, I will annihilate your Piaomiao Palace."

"Annihilate my Piaomiao Palace? Just you?"

"BWAHAHA, HAHAHAHA!" Hearing Long Ao’s declaration, the three of them burst into frantic laughter, as if they had just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.

Before long, the disciples of Piaomiao Palace swarmed the area. There were at least a thousand of them.

All the Piaomiao Palace disciples despised Long Ao, for he was the one who had repeatedly and severely damaged the Sect, causing it to be utterly disgraced.

Jeers and taunts erupted from all sides.

But if this were happening in the Outer Sect, would these people from Piaomiao Palace still dare to mock Long Ao so brazenly?

They were merely dogs borrowing their master’s might.

Long Ao ignored the surrounding taunts, his cold gaze fixed on the three men before him. "The fate of the Blood Sea Sect," he said, "will be the fate of your Piaomiao Palace."

"Die."

The Snake Emperor wasted no more words. To display his power and authority as the Palace Master, he chose to act personally this time.

The Snake Emperor had never truly believed the stories of Long Ao slaying the Four Great Realm Emperors with a single slash. After all, the gap between a Realm King and a Realm Emperor was immense; they weren’t even in the same league.

The Snake Emperor was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Long Ao, striking out with a vicious palm.

Neither man used a weapon. At their Realm, ordinary weapons were practically useless unless they were exceptionally powerful artifacts.

As for Long Ao, he kept his Blood-Drinking Mad Saber in reserve. He knew with certainty that Piaomiao Palace’s true strength was far greater than what was currently visible, and the saber was his trump card.

The two clashed instantly. After three exchanges, they were evenly matched.

Everyone was shocked by Long Ao’s power. They could all sense that Long Ao was merely a Realm King Martial Artist, while their Sect Leader was a genuine Realm Emperor expert. A Realm King could contend with a Realm Emperor?

Whether others believed it or not, the disciples of Piaomiao Palace certainly wouldn’t.

But Long Ao didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless. He smashed out with both fists, combining the Divine Dragon Arm and the Nether Tiger Arm in a relentless barrage.

Moreover, thanks to the protection of his Desolate Sacred Body, Long Ao simply ignored the Snake Emperor’s attacks. He could disregard the attacks of any Void Martial Artist, so long as they weren’t a Void Saint Martial Artist.

As they traded blows, the Snake Emperor was astonished by Long Ao’s physical Defense Power. ’I can’t possibly break through his defense,’ he realized. ’If this continues, I’ll be the one at a disadvantage sooner or later.’

But Long Ao gave him no such opportunity. His fists flew, one after another, and his speed was astonishing—each of his moves seemed to contain a hundred.

Each punch landed with the astonishing might of a fierce tiger descending a mountain.

’Even with the Divine Dragon Arm, the Nether Tiger Arm, and my own power, it’s impossible for me to kill the Snake Emperor,’ Long Ao knew. ’Besides, he’s still Snake Princess’s older brother. If I really killed him, how could I face her in the future?’

「On the stone cliff face.」

Snake Princess and Dugu Bai were in anguish. Long Ao had come here alone for them, and they had no idea if he would live or die.

Snake Princess understood the situation even better. ’Because the Snake Emperor is my brother,’ she thought, ’I’m sure Long Ao will be holding back in this fight.’

"Long Ao, the Snake Emperor is no longer my brother!"

Hearing her words, Long Ao, who was in the heat of battle, instantly understood her meaning.

Long Ao’s expression turned cold. Heaven and Earth’s Momentum suddenly erupted from his body as he unleashed his Desolate Domain. Not to be outdone, the Snake Emperor also released his Power of Domain.

The greatest difference between a Realm King and a Realm Emperor is that a Realm Emperor can shatter the Power of Domain unleashed by a Realm King.

For this very reason, the Snake Emperor directly attacked Long Ao’s Power of Domain, preparing to shatter it and then use his own Domain to slay Long Ao.

An ordinary Realm King Martial Artist would have been completely unable to withstand the Snake Emperor’s assault, but the one he faced was Long Ao—a Demon who had condensed the Desolate Domain.

It had no effect.

The Snake Emperor attacked again, seemingly in disbelief, but the result was the same.

’What in the world is going on?’

’Could his Cultivation have broken through to the Realm Emperor Realm?’

’Impossible.’ The Snake Emperor immediately dismissed his own guess. He could clearly sense that his opponent’s power had not broken through to the World Emperor Martial Artist level. ’If that’s the case, why can’t I shatter his Power of Domain?’

Long Ao’s situation completely baffled the Snake Emperor. But of course, he wouldn’t show any mercy. He continued to ferociously attack the Power of Domain, attempting to shatter it.

But in the end, he still couldn’t break through.

Long Ao sneered inwardly. He had absolute confidence in his Desolate Domain. According to Long Fu, the Desolate Domain was superior to all other Domains. No one could ever break it.

’On that point alone, the Desolate Domain is domineering enough.’

The Snake Emperor couldn’t shatter Long Ao’s Domain, and his own Domain was being completely suppressed by Long Ao’s. The situation, in which the Snake Emperor had originally held every advantage, was slowly starting to reverse.

Long Ao used his Desolate Domain to ruthlessly suppress the Snake Emperor, leaving the latter incredibly frustrated. He was probably the most vexed and miserable World Emperor Martial Artist in all of Heaven and Earth.

A World Emperor Martial Artist being completely suppressed by a fellow Martial Artist—if word of this got out, who would even believe it?

The Snake Emperor was no fool. He knew that under these circumstances, it was impossible for him to win. And so, he began to retreat, wanting to withdraw from the fight. ’After all,’ he thought, ’this is Piaomiao Palace, my home base. I can send any one of the Semi-Saints to instantly kill him. Why should I be the one to fight him to the death here?’

The Snake Emperor wanted to retreat, but Long Ao naturally wouldn’t allow it. He pressed down hard with Heaven and Earth’s Momentum and unleashed his Self-Created Martial Skill, Heaven and Earth Mourn Together. His entire body began to spin like a crazed tornado.