War God Long Ao

Long Ao, Realm Emperor.

Having smoothly broken through to the Realm Emperor Realm, Long Ao was pleasantly surprised.

Just as Long Fu had guessed, by relying on the aura of the Divine Dao Martial Artists surrounding the mountain, his Cultivation had smoothly broken through to become a Peak Realm Emperor. He was just one step away from officially entering the Void Saint Realm.

Long Ao felt no disappointment about failing to advance to the Void Saint Realm this time. After all, breaking through from Peak Realm King to Peak Realm Emperor in just one day was already an impressive feat.

One shouldn't be too greedy.

Long Ao wasn't a greedy person; he was already quite satisfied.

Because of this, the Fire Qilin was incredibly surprised and asked, "Kid, did you really break through to the Peak Realm Emperor Realm?"

The Fire Qilin was amazed by Long Ao's Cultivation speed. It had never imagined that Long Ao could actually break through from the Realm King Realm to the Peak Realm Emperor Realm in just a single day.

Such a Cultivation speed was simply monstrous.

With a chuckle, Long Ao said with a smile, "I just had a lucky breakthrough."

'Lucky?'

'Was it really just luck?'

The Fire Qilin said nothing, because it didn't know what to say. At Long Ao's rate of Cultivation, it wouldn't be impossible for him to break through to the Great Emperor Realm within three years.

Long Ao didn't want to discourage the Fire Qilin any further. He glanced at the Tomb of the Gods before them and said with a sigh, "Who knows when we'll be able to leave this godforsaken place."

"Cang Ye, have you made up your mind?"

Long Ao grew extremely vigilant at the sudden appearance of the Dark Qilin. The Dark Qilin was a Sealed Titled Emperor, after all. If it were to attack, he would have great difficulty resisting, so he had to be exceptionally careful.

"Dark Night, I have no problem with that, as long as we can break the Seal."

"So you've already discovered it. In that case, let's get straight to the point and not waste words. You're right—this place has been sealed by a Divine Dao Martial Artist. With our power alone, it's impossible to break the Seal. However, I have a method that will allow us to break the Seal and leave this place."

"What method?"

Hearing that the Dark Qilin actually had a way to break the Seal and leave, both the Fire Qilin and Long Ao felt a surge of joy. On the surface, however, they remained calm, putting on an indifferent expression as if to say they could take it or leave it.

Neither the Fire Qilin nor Long Ao wanted to stay here any longer; they were desperate to leave.

"Cang Ye, my method is very simple. If you and I join forces to expel all the Sealing Power from this area, I believe we can then break the outer Seal. How about it?"

"Okay."

Neither the Dark Qilin nor the Fire Qilin hesitated any longer. The two Great Emperor Spirit Beasts went to the junction between the caves and struck simultaneously, attempting to expel all the Sealing Power.

But the Dark Qilin and the Fire Qilin had been too naive. No matter how much power they exerted, they were unable to expel the Sealing Power.

「Inside the Dragon Seal Space.」

"They are only two Great Emperors. Unless a Condensing Spirit Martial Artist acts personally, it's impossible to expel the Sealing Power. Master, you should tell them to save their strength."

Hearing Long Fu's answer, Long Ao's heart sank. It was just as he had feared.

The Dark Qilin and the Fire Qilin had never expected this outcome. The two Spirit Beasts seemed to find this fact hard to accept. They sighed deeply and faced one another, each seeing a trace of despair in the other's eyes.

The Dark Qilin, who had been so confident, now spoke. "I miscalculated. We're in big trouble now."

Nodding, the Fire Qilin said helplessly, "We have to find a way to leave. Otherwise, we'll be corrupted."

At the Fire Qilin's words, Long Ao and the Dark Qilin looked as if they didn't know what was happening. The Fire Qilin spoke urgently, "I don't know why, but the Divine Dao Corpses in the tomb are releasing an aura. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't be able to feel it at all; it's completely silent. Once you've been sufficiently corrupted by it, you'll become puppets of this place."

"Brother Qilin, what exactly do you mean?"

The Fire Qilin suddenly whirled to face the Dark Qilin and sneered, "I don't know how you broke your seal, but I know that you have corrupted this Dark Qilin and turned it into your puppet. Am I right?"

Long Ao was no fool; of course he understood the meaning behind the Fire Qilin's words. 'Has the Dark Qilin really been corrupted by a Divine Dao soul?'

No, not a soul, but a Divine Spirit.

According to the Fire Qilin, once a Martial Artist breaks through to the Divine Dao Realm, their soul condenses into a Divine Spirit, which is immeasurably more powerful than a regular soul. In other words, the Dark Qilin had already been corrupted by a Divine Spirit and turned into the puppet of a Divine Dao Martial Artist.

"Hahaha, Cang Ye, you're quite good. That's right, I have indeed corrupted this Dark Qilin. After being sealed for so long, I was planning to have some fun with you all. I didn't think you'd discover me so quickly. How uninteresting."

Long Ao's heart jumped in alarm at the Dark Qilin's words.

Long Ao knew perfectly well what a Divine Soul Puppet represented. Even if it couldn't wield the full power of a Divine Dao Martial Artist, he was certain it was not something that he and the Fire Qilin could contend with.

"Senior," the Fire Qilin said, "we stumbled into the Tomb of the Gods by accident. We hope you won't make things difficult for us. Let us leave, and the Qilin Race will be grateful to you."

Although the Fire Qilin was a Great Emperor, it still had to bow its head before the Divine Spirit of a Divine Dao Martial Artist. After all, the difference in their strength was immense; they were not on the same level at all. If the Divine Spirit attacked, could they truly resist?

Long Ao didn't look down on the Fire Qilin. On the contrary, he admired it for knowing when to yield. As the saying goes, for a gentleman, ten years is not too long to wait for revenge. No matter what, the priority was to get out of this place first.

"Relax, I won't kill you. We were trapped by the Human God Seal. In all these years, I'm the only one who has found a puppet and created a Divine Soul Puppet. If you died, what would I do for fun later on?"

Hearing this, the expressions on both the Fire Qilin's and Long Ao's faces turned incredibly grim. Neither of them dared to make a rash move. If they angered the Divine Soul Puppet, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Long Ao knew in his heart that the Divine Soul Puppet before him was the most powerful Martial Artist he had ever seen. Divine Dao Martial Artists were, after all, the most powerful beings in all of Heaven and Earth. Even a Void God Martial Artist was a supreme and invincible existence.

Long Ao and the Fire Qilin were incredibly solemn. Though neither spoke, they could see the helplessness and bitterness in each other's eyes. Neither of them had ever imagined that the Dark Qilin would be corrupted by a Divine Spirit and transformed into a Divine Soul Puppet. Had they known earlier, they would never have entered this place, no matter what. It was tantamount to suicide.

"You two will stay here obediently for me. Don't try to escape, or I'll break your legs."