Chapter 472: One and Only

Because of this, Long Ao decided to test it and see if the rumors were true.

Time ticked by.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Long Ao was about to give up, strange sounds suddenly echoed from all directions.

Before Long Ao could figure out what was happening, enormous Anteaters began to crawl out from underground. Each Anteater was more than half a man's height, its body covered in a thick layer of fur.

An endless stream of Anteaters appeared. They completely ignored Long Ao and charged directly toward the entrance.

Amid the chaos, Long Ao seized the opportunity to leave the cave.

He was ecstatic. Long Ao had never imagined that his simple attempt would actually succeed.

Having successfully lured the Anteaters, Long Ao breathed a long sigh of relief. As the natural enemies of Cannibal Ants, a swarm of Cannibal Ants facing a pack of Anteaters was simply courting death.

"Long Ao, you're looking for death."

Seeing the sudden appearance of the Howling Moon Demon Wolf and the Ant Emperor, Long Ao cursed and immediately executed a backhanded slash.

The Howling Moon Demon Wolf dodged it, but what about the Ant Emperor?

The Ant Emperor was only at the Realm Emperor Realm, completely incomparable to the Howling Moon Demon Wolf. Moreover, from the Ant Emperor's perspective, with the Howling Moon Demon Wolf right beside it, the human before them wouldn't dare to take the initiative and attack.

But the Ant Emperor was wrong.

Perhaps others wouldn't have dared to strike, but the one they encountered was Long Ao—a God of Slaughter who feared nothing in heaven or on earth.

For this slash, Long Ao used all his strength and fused it with Heaven and Earth's Momentum. This could be called his strongest move. Forget a World Emperor Martial Artist; even a Semi-Saint Martial Artist would undoubtedly die if struck by it.

Caught off guard, the Ant Emperor was instantly devoured by the Sword Aura and sliced in two.

Startled, the Howling Moon Demon Wolf had never expected its opponent's attack to be so terrifying. It no longer dared to be as arrogant as before, but it didn't give up the chase.

It was cautious and relentless.

In the Howling Moon Demon Wolf's eyes, even if Long Ao's power was formidable, a Realm Emperor was still just a Realm Emperor. He might have been able to kill the Ant Emperor with one slash, but he was by no means its match.

The Howling Moon Demon Wolf was completely confident about this.

"Long Ao."

"Screw you."

With a quick slash, Long Ao turned and fled. Before the Howling Moon Demon Wolf could even react, Long Ao's figure had vanished without a trace.

"Long Ao, I'll tear you to shreds!"

The Howling Moon Demon Wolf let out a series of terrifying howls. Ignoring the great battle between the Cannibal Ant swarm and the Anteater pack, it shot off in the direction Long Ao had disappeared.

「On the Celestial Martial Continent, in a certain elegant cave.」

"Senior Sister, I'm back."

As soon as she entered the cave, Tong Ling'Er threw her arms around Wang Yuyin, who was in the middle of her Cultivation. She acted with such affection, they seemed less like sect sisters and more like sisters by blood.

Smiling dotingly, Yuyin stroked Tong Ling'Er's hair and asked with some impatience, "Did you see him?"

Tong Ling'Er of course knew who her Senior Sister meant by "him." She nodded lightly and said, "I did. Senior Sister, he's really something. Of all the men I've ever met, he's the most impressive."

She seemed a little surprised. Yuyin never would have thought that her junior sister, who normally looked down on all men, would have such high praise for Long Ao.

'Could it be that Junior Sister has fallen for Long Ao?'

Yuyin still found it hard to believe. Everyone in the Sect knew that her junior sister detested men and didn't give any of them the time of day. That being the case, how could she possibly fall for Long Ao? 'I must be overthinking things,' she thought.

"Ling'Er, tell me about him."

Nodding, Tong Ling'Er recounted almost everything that had happened on her trip to the Celestial State, leaving out only one thing: the matter of Long Ao fighting the Ghost King Sect alone for Ao Xue.

Tong Ling'Er didn't mention this because she didn't want to break her Senior Sister's heart.

"Senior Sister, before I came back, Master told me that in a little while, he's going to hold a martial tournament to find you a husband. When that time comes, the top disciples from all the Major Sects will come to compete."

Waving her hand, Yuyin cut Tong Ling'Er off. "No matter who it is, and no matter what happens, I will never love anyone else. There is only room for Long Ao in my heart. If he never leaves me, I will be with him through life and death."

If he never leaves me, I will be with him through life and death.

Hearing this, Tong Ling'Er's body trembled. 'When will I ever find a love like that?' she wondered.

"Senior Sister, you know what the Sect and Master are like. Unless Long Ao can become a top figure in the Long Clan and be specially groomed by them, the Sect will never agree to let you be with him."

How could Wang Yuyin not know what Tong Ling'Er was saying?

"I believe in Long Ao's talent and potential. I believe that before long, he will stand at the very pinnacle of the Long Clan."

"Senior Sister, I know you like Long Ao very much, and I admit his talent and potential are immense. But for Long Ao to become a priority for the Long Clan to cultivate in such a short time is almost impossible. Unless he can break into the top thirty of the Dragon Ranking, he won't even be qualified to be your suitor."

The Dragon Ranking—the most prestigious list in the Long Clan.

Of course, Wang Yuyin understood what Tong Ling'Er meant. But no matter what, she still firmly believed that Long Ao could reach the pinnacle of the Long Clan. As for the others, Yuyin wasn't worried in the slightest. If worse came to worst, she would threaten to take her own life. She believed that with her talent and potential, the Sect would surely choose to compromise.

"Senior Sister, can you tell me about the two of you?"

Nodding, Yuyin seemed to be lost in memory, a beautiful expression on her face as she slowly began to speak.

That year, in Red Fire Town, her marriage to Long Ao was arranged. Back then, Long Ao was widely acknowledged as the number one genius of Red Fire Town.

That year, Long Ao failed to establish an Endless Cycle of Inner Strength and fell from a genius to a piece of trash. But when Long Ao chose not to give up, Yuyin also told herself that she would never let anyone harm the man she loved, no matter what.

It was also that year that Yuyin chose to practice a very strange Cultivation Technique. Not only would it make her appearance ugly, but her figure would also become distorted and fat. But Yuyin cared nothing for all that.

Long Ao persisted for ten years, and Yuyin persisted for ten years as well. Only the two of them understood this bond, a bond etched in their hearts, a bond of sharing life and death.

It was precisely because of these feelings and their ten years of persistence that they came to share a love that transcended life and death. If you never leave me, I will be with you through life and death—what kind of love was that?

If it were any other woman in her place, could she have done the same? It was safe to say that very few could. This was the one and only Yuyin, and her one and only ten years of persistence.