War God Long Ao

"Long Fu, is there any way to avoid the Divine Beast Water Qilin?"

If it were an ordinary Treasure, Long Ao would have given up immediately.

No matter what, the Divine Beast Water Qilin was not something he could afford to provoke. But the problem now was that the two Divine Fruits were far too important to him. Setting aside whether his Cultivation could break through, the Desolate Divine Body alone was extremely important.

"Master, there is only one way right now."

"What way?"

"Spatial Teleportation. Master, as long as you can use Spatial Teleportation to snatch the Divine Fruits the very instant they mature, I believe even the Divine Beast Water Qilin will be helpless to do anything."

Long Ao nodded, understanding what Long Fu meant.

It was a last resort, but it was the only option he had.

And so, Long Ao didn’t leave the Waterfall Cave. He stood before the water curtain, waiting quietly. In truth, Long Ao was very puzzled. ’Why haven’t the Great Emperor Martial Artists from Piaomiao Palace come for something as precious as the Divine Fruits?’

In the end, Long Ao guessed that Piaomiao Palace was simply overconfident. They probably believed that with two Saints guarding the Divine Fruits, no one would dare to pull a tiger’s teeth or stir up trouble right under their noses.

Before he knew it, dusk on the second day had arrived.

Inside the Waterfall Cave.

The two Saints from Piaomiao Palace stared intently at the center of the pool. The two Divine Fruits were about to mature. For ten long years—they had guarded this place for ten whole years—and now the moment had finally arrived.

"They’re ripe."

Seeing that the Divine Fruits were ripe, the two Saints were overcome with excitement. But just as they were about to act, a youth with fiery red hair dancing wildly in the air suddenly appeared on the large rock in the center. Giving the two Saints no chance to react, Long Ao plucked the two Divine Fruits directly from the plant.

His heart leaped with joy, but at that exact moment, a terrifying Divine Dao Aura erupted from the pool, instantly enveloping all three of them.

If Long Ao hadn’t known about the Divine Beast Water Qilin’s existence, he would surely be dead by now. But as it was...

Long Ao knew of the Divine Beast Water Qilin’s presence beforehand. The moment he seized the two Divine Fruits, he used Spatial Teleportation again, instantly reappearing a meter away. Without the slightest hesitation, he then fled with all his might.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace.

"A Divine Beast."

Staring at the enormous creature that had suddenly emerged from the bottom of the pool, the two Saints were utterly stunned.

The two Saints had guarded this place for a full ten years, never knowing that a Divine Beast was hidden beneath the pool—and not just any Divine Beast, but a Water Qilin, one of the most powerful beings in all of Heaven and Earth.

As everyone knew, the Qilin Race and the Giant Dragon Race were the most powerful Divine Beasts in all of Heaven and Earth.

The two Saints didn’t even have a chance to resist. Their legs trembled so badly in fear that they nearly collapsed to their knees.

"You dare steal this old master’s Divine Fruits? Die."

"Lord Divine Beast, we... it wasn’t us! We don’t know what happened either!"

The two Saints were scared out of their wits, their words becoming incoherent. After all, the one before them was a Qilin Divine Beast, not some random stray. The Qilin Divine Beast could obliterate them with a mere flick of its finger.

"Die."

The Water Qilin didn’t listen to their explanation at all. The two Saints seemed to have anticipated their fate and were about to turn and flee when their bodies suddenly froze in place. Before they could even let out a scream, they were obliterated.

This was the difference between a Void Saint Martial Artist and a Divine Dao Martial Artist—a gap as wide as Heaven and Earth.

"You dare steal this old master’s Divine Fruits? I’ll make you regret ever being born into this world."

The Water Qilin didn’t seem to be in a hurry. This was the confidence that came with immense power. Without anyone seeing how it was done, it simply vanished into thin air.

Having successfully snatched the two Divine Fruits using Spatial Teleportation, Long Ao was ecstatic.

But amidst his joy, he didn’t dare to hesitate for even a moment. His pursuer was, after all, the Divine Beast Water Qilin. If it caught up to him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Long Ao used Spatial Teleportation twice in a row, but his soul could not support another use. Otherwise, the cost would outweigh the gain.

"Brat, this old master is going to tear you to pieces!"

Hearing the voice from behind, Long Ao jumped in fright. He didn’t even need to look back to know who had caught up. Without a moment’s hesitation, he pushed himself to his limits, shooting forward as fast as he could.

Though wary, an idea also formed in Long Ao’s mind. ’In any case, the main reason I came to Piaomiao Palace’s territory within the Kyushu Spirit Realm was to deal with them. If I lead the Divine Beast Water Qilin to Piaomiao Palace, wouldn’t I be able to kill them with a borrowed knife?’

Piaomiao Palace, one of the Four Great Forces in the Kyushu Spirit Realm.

Piaomiao Palace covered several hundred hectares, stretching as far as the eye could see with no end in sight.

Just then, Long Ao’s figure suddenly appeared. Giving Piaomiao Palace no chance to react, he shot directly toward Piaomiao Peak.

’Long Ao?’

When Feng Wuyi and Liu Boming saw Long Ao, they thought they were seeing things. They rubbed their eyes hard, thinking they’d seen a ghost. But before the two could even process it, a terrifying Divine Dao Aura descended, blanketing everything.

As Saints, the two of them of course knew what was happening. They trembled in fear, unable to understand why the aura of a Divine Dao Martial Artist would appear on Piaomiao Peak.

Divine Dao Martial Artists were the most powerful existences in Heaven and Earth, beings that had seemingly vanished. In any case, a Divine Dao Martial Artist hadn’t appeared in Kyushu for many years. But now, this Divine Dao Aura signified that one had just appeared.

"All of you, get lost."

The powerful Divine Dao Aura suppressed everything. The number one expert of Piaomiao Palace, its only Great Emperor, had been about to come out and see what was happening, but the sudden Divine Dao Aura terrified him so much that he didn’t dare show his face.

In this situation, the Great Emperor paid no mind to Piaomiao Palace at all. Saving his own life was his top priority.

This was no joke. A Divine Dao Martial Artist was an existence at the Martial Arts Peak. Before a Divine Dao Martial Artist, a Great Emperor was practically trash. Forget about fighting back; they wouldn’t even have a chance to make a move.

Beneath the Divine Dao, all are ants.

The Divine Beast Water Qilin actually didn’t attack Piaomiao Palace, which frustrated Long Ao to no end. According to his calculations, now that he had led the Divine Beast Water Qilin to Piaomiao Palace, even if it didn’t annihilate the palace, it should at least cause them some damage.

But what was the result?

Feeling utterly exasperated, Long Ao didn’t care that his opponent was the Divine Beast Water Qilin and cursed angrily, "Damn you! Why the hell do you keep chasing me? There are so many people down there. Just go kill a few of them! Especially that Great Emperor from Piaomiao Palace! If you kill him, I’ll give you the two Divine Fruits right back!"

Long Ao wasn’t a fool. He certainly knew that with the Water Qilin’s speed, catching up to him wouldn’t be difficult at all. But the Water Qilin hadn’t done so. What was the reason for that? The logic was simple: the Water Qilin was doing it on purpose, as if he were a mouse and it was a cat.