War God Long Ao

Long Ao had never been able to figure it out. The Celestial Dao had already slain the Ancient Divine Dragon, so why hadn’t it dealt with the Dragon Race?

The principle of "failing to pull up the roots means the weeds will grow back in the spring"—Long Ao refused to believe the Celestial Dao was unaware of it. Since it knew, why would it invite future trouble for itself?

Ultimately, the Celestial Dao was still wary of the Ancient Divine Dragon and wanted to use the Dragon Race to lure it out.

’What a shameless Celestial Dao.’

"Ancient Qilin, even though you’re unwilling to help me, I hope you can keep this a secret."

"That, I can promise."

The Ancient Divine Dragon and the Ancient Qilin said no more. In the next moment, the two Ancient Divine Beasts vanished simultaneously, and the Ancient Qilin took the Water Qilin with it.

Only then did Long Ao truly breathe a sigh of relief. He never would have imagined that this incident would actually draw out the ancestor of the Qilin Race, the Ancient Qilin.

"Master, leave this place at once."

Long Ao, who had been about to sit down for a proper rest, was puzzled when he suddenly heard Long Fu’s urgent voice.

However, he chose to trust Long Fu and left the area as quickly as he could.

「A short while later.」

The Nine Heavens were forcefully torn open, and a giant face suddenly appeared. If Long Ao had been there, he would have been shocked to discover that this suddenly appearing face was almost identical to the Celestial Dao from his dream.

"The aura of the Ancient Divine Dragon?"

"Hmph, hmph. After so many years, you’ve finally shown yourself. I’d like to see how you’ll escape my grasp this time."

The giant face sneered. The next second, it vanished without a trace. The area was desolate once more, as if nothing had ever happened.

The Celestial Dao had descended, but it was a step too late.

One had to admit, the Ancient Divine Dragon and Ancient Qilin had left quickly. Otherwise, neither of them would have been able to escape.

The Celestial Dao was the most powerful existence in Heaven and Earth. Even if Long Tian and the Ancient Divine Dragon joined forces, they would be no match for it.

「Inside the Dragon Seal Space.」

The Ancient Divine Dragon looked extremely weak. A colossal dragon shadow coiled in the mid-air of the Dragon Seal Space as a weary yet majestic voice sounded out.

"Long Ao, the Ancient Qilin has already discovered me. I will not be able to appear and help you for a while. Moreover, after forcefully suppressing the Water Qilin, my Divine Spirit needs a period of rest."

"Don’t worry, Elder Long. I will be careful."

Long Ao, of course, understood the Ancient Divine Dragon’s meaning perfectly. After all, the Ancient Divine Dragon’s true body had Fallen and its Divine Spirit had been severely wounded. By forcibly helping him this time, its Divine Spirit had suffered even more damage.

"Long Ao, if nothing unexpected happens, the Celestial Dao has surely sensed my aura. It just won’t be able to find me for a short time. Therefore, you must increase your strength as fast as possible."

"I understand."

After saying this, the Ancient Divine Dragon was clearly at the limit of its exhaustion and returned to the Blood Pool.

"Long Fu, I’ve been wanting to ask, what exactly is the Celestial Dao? Is it a Martial Artist? Or a Divine Beast?"

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know?" Hearing Long Fu’s words, Long Ao’s expression hardened. ’He doesn’t know what the Celestial Dao is?’

"Master, the Celestial Dao can be described as an ethereal and elusive existence. It is the one being in all of Heaven and Earth that truly stands at the Peak. Even my two previous masters combined could not defeat the Celestial Dao. Just thinking about it, you can imagine how terrifying its power must be."

Nodding, Long Ao didn’t press the matter further. Long Fu didn’t need to say any more about the Celestial Dao’s strength.

Meeting the ancestor of the Qilin Race had been the most shocking thing for Long Ao. After all, the Ancient Qilin and the Ancient Divine Dragon were super-beings of the same Level. Even if their strength was inferior to the Celestial Dao’s, they were still among the absolute top-tier existences on the continent.

Taking a deep breath, Long Ao still felt a lingering fear. If the Ancient Divine Dragon hadn’t suddenly appeared, he believed he would have found it very difficult to fight against the Water Qilin.

Even so, Long Ao was keenly aware that it would be difficult for the Ancient Divine Dragon to help him in the future. ’If I run into another Divine Beast or a Divine Dao Martial Artist, will I be so lucky again?’

’Strength. In the end, it all comes down to my own lack of strength. Otherwise, when facing a powerful enemy, I might not even be able to save my own life.’

Long Ao didn’t dwell on the issue. He took out the two Divine Fruits from his robes. According to Long Fu, consuming just one Divine Fruit would not only greatly improve his Cultivation, but could even allow him to form the Desolate Divine Body.

Despite his near-death encounter with the Water Qilin, Long Ao still didn’t give up. He didn’t return to his family, but instead went back to Piaomiao City to continue assassinating the disciples and Elders of Piaomiao Palace.

By this time, however, Long Ao had already learned about the situation in Kyushu. He never would have imagined that the Third Level Long Family, Netherworld Mansion, and Piaomiao Palace would suddenly interfere in Kyushu’s affairs and establish a presence in the Celestial State.

When he heard that the Dragon Sect hadn’t met them head-on but had chosen to retreat, Long Ao let out a long sigh of relief. Regardless, the strength of the three great powers was plain to see. If the Sect had chosen to resist by force, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Long Ao wasn’t the least bit surprised that the Imperial City hadn’t helped the Dragon Sect. From the very beginning, he had never trusted the shameless Imperial City. His recent alliance with them was merely a matter of convenience.

After thinking it over, Long Ao ultimately decided to ignore the matter in Kyushu for now. The most urgent task was to assassinate the upper echelons of Piaomiao Palace. Once he succeeded, he believed Piaomiao Palace would be forced to withdraw from Kyushu.

As for the remaining Third Level Long Family and Netherworld Mansion, Long Ao hadn’t originally planned on going after them so soon. ’But since those two families are so determined to court death, it seems I’ll have to repay them properly. Otherwise, Netherworld Mansion and the Third Level Long Family will really think I’m an easy target.’

「Piaomiao City.」

It was only upon returning to Piaomiao City that Long Ao learned Yin Baishun had already resigned from his position as an Elder of Piaomiao Palace. He was said to have gone into seclusion.

Long Ao was very grateful to the old man; otherwise, he never would have obtained the two Divine Fruits. Without further hesitation, Long Ao began his assassinations, focusing on the elite disciples and Guardian Elders of Piaomiao Palace.

Long Ao was a Semi-Saint Martial Artist. Unless a Saint appeared, who below the Saint Level could possibly withstand his assassinations? And so, without Piaomiao Palace’s knowledge, Long Ao began his campaign of death.

News that Long Ao was being hunted by a Divine Dao Martial Artist had spread throughout Kyushu. But for anyone who heard it, their first reaction was resolute disbelief. ’A joke, right? A Divine Dao Martial Artist hunting Long Ao?’

Divine Dao Martial Artists were the most powerful of all Martial Artists. Even if Long Ao enjoyed staging comebacks against stronger opponents, there was no way he would provoke a Divine Dao Martial Artist. Besides, Divine Dao Martial Artists had vanished for many years. Since when did one just pop up out of nowhere?

Everyone cursed Piaomiao Palace for their shamelessness, believing they had fabricated the rumor. Their goal was to disrupt the morale of the Dragon Sect and create an opportunity to strike.