Chapter 490: Devouring the Divine Spirit

Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Devouring the Divine Spirit

The Imperial City had three Teleportation Arrays in total, one of which was given to the Dragon Sect.

With their own Teleportation Array, entering the Kyushu Spirit Realm became much more convenient.

Long Ao led the Dragon Sect into the Kyushu Spirit Realm, and they soon arrived at the City of Sin, where they settled down for the time being.

Kyushu Spirit Realm, Third Level Long Family, Main Hall.

"Sect Leader, the Imperial City and the Dragon Sect have now formed an Alliance. It seems they intend to deal with us. How should we respond?"

Long Yan’s expression was grim to the extreme. He had never expected the Imperial City and the Dragon Sect to suddenly form an alliance. This made things much more troublesome. Who the hell knew what the Imperial City and the Dragon Sect were really planning?

The Dragon Sect alone was manageable. As long as the Four Great Forces decided to eliminate the Dragon Sect, they could do it anytime—it would be over in a matter of minutes.

But with the Imperial City and the Dragon Sect in an alliance, and with the Imperial City’s backing, it would no longer be an easy task for the three great forces to destroy the Dragon Sect in minutes.

"Hmph. There’s no need to be nervous about this. You and I are both well aware of the grudge between the Imperial City and Long Ao. The Imperial City willingly allied with the Dragon Sect? I don’t believe it."

"But, Sect Leader..."

Waving his hand dismissively, Long Mowen said, "We’ll wait and see how things develop."

The Third Level Long Family, the Netherworld Mansion, and Piaomiao Palace paid no mind to the alliance between the Imperial City and the Dragon Sect. It seemed they didn’t take the partnership seriously at all.

But on second thought, it made sense.

The Dragon Sect had only just been established. How could the Imperial City alone be a match for the three great forces? The two sides were not even comparable.

Long Ao was absolutely thrilled by the attitude of the three great forces. This was precisely the effect he wanted. The Imperial City and the Dragon Sect were an Alliance in name only; in reality, they were still acting independently. The Imperial City had merely given them a Teleportation Array.

「City of Sin.」

As soon as he entered the City of Sin, Long Ao immediately summoned two Semi-Saints and entrusted the city’s affairs to the four of them.

Immediately after, Long Ao entered the Dark Forest, planning to first build a Corpse Slave Army in the shortest time possible. At the very least, it would guarantee the safety of the City of Sin.

The Dark Forest: a paradise for Spirit Beasts, a hell for Martial Artists.

Under normal circumstances, no one would enter the Dark Forest unless they wanted to hunt Spirit Beasts for their Beast Pills. Otherwise, no one was bored enough to go looking for trouble.

Long Ao was now at the Peak of Realm Emperor. As long as he didn’t encounter a Holy Beast, he could kill virtually any other beast he came across.

This time, Long Ao didn’t hold back at all. He planned to create a Corpse Slave Army of ten thousand World King and Realm Emperor Spirit Beasts. This meant that in the Dark Forest, Long Ao would only hunt World King and Realm Emperor Spirit Beasts, disdaining any Low Level Spirit Beasts.

「Celestial State, Long Family, Back Mountain.」

Inside a secluded cave, Kuang Ao sat quietly on the ground, absorbed in the Refinement of the Divine Dao Inheritance within his body.

Kuang Ao had been in a state of extreme excitement the entire time. He knew perfectly well that once he refined the Divine Dao Inheritance, he would, at a minimum, break through to the Great Emperor Realm. If he managed to break through to the Divine Dao Realm, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate—a meteoric rise to the heavens.

A Divine Dao Martial Artist—an existence that stood at the Martial Arts Peak.

’Doesn’t that mean once I refine this Divine Dao Inheritance and achieve the Divine Dao, I’ll be able to stand at the Martial Arts Peak and look down upon the world?’

In his heart, Kuang Ao was actually very grateful to one person: Long Ao.

Kuang Ao knew full well that if it weren’t for Long Ao, he would never have obtained the Divine Dao Inheritance. For the rest of his life, he would have been unable to break through to the Divine Dao, or even become a Great Emperor. He would have been stuck lingering in the Transformation Realm.

Sitting quietly in the cave, Kuang Ao focused his entire being on the Refinement of the Divine Dao Inheritance within him.

Just then, a cold, sinister laugh echoed through the cave, startling Kuang Ao. He called out warily, "Who’s there? Show yourself if you have the guts."

"Hmph. Just with your power?"

To Kuang Ao’s horror, he found that his body was no longer under his control. He had no idea what was happening. In the blink of an eye, his soul had been suppressed, and a Divine Spirit had taken its place.

"HAHAHAHA, I’ve finally achieved Rebirth!"

KRAK.

Before the Divine Spirit could even finish celebrating, a terrifying power suddenly erupted from beneath the ground and enveloped it. Sensing this horrifying aura, the illusory old man seemed to realize something and roared in terror, "Impossible! This is impossible!"

The underground power gave the Divine Spirit no chance at all, absorbing it directly and sucking it viciously into the earth. At the same instant, Kuang Ao’s soul regained control.

’What terrifying power. It can even devour the Divine Spirit of a Divine Dao expert.’

Kuang Ao now understood what had just happened. He had been a victim of a backlash from the Divine Spirit, and that Divine Spirit had, in turn, been hit by a backlash from a Mysterious Power. In other words, this Mysterious Power was at least at the Divine Dao Realm.

’There’s a Divine Dao Martial Artist on Long Ao Peak?’

’That’s impossible. I’ve lived here for a long time; I couldn’t possibly be unaware. Could it be that a supreme Divine Dao Martial Artist is truly hidden on Long Ao Peak?’

Not daring to hesitate for a moment, Kuang Ao left the Long Family stealthily, without even notifying Long Haoshi or the others.

His intuition told him this matter was no small thing. He had to inform Brother Long as soon as possible.

In just three days, Long Ao had slaughtered over a hundred World King and Realm Emperor Spirit Beasts. Based on Long Fu’s Refinement speed, processing them would likely take several days. It was for this reason that Long Ao left the Dark Forest and returned to the City of Sin.

The moment he stepped into the City of Sin, Long Ao learned of Kuang Ao’s arrival.

He was very puzzled. Long Ao didn’t know what Kuang Ao’s purpose was in coming this time. After all, under normal circumstances, having obtained a Divine Dao Inheritance, Kuang Ao should be in secluded cultivation with his family, focused on its Refinement.

His curiosity piqued, Long Ao returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.

"Brother Long, we have a big problem."

"Speak slowly. What exactly happened?"

Kuang Ao didn’t dare to be careless. He recounted everything that had happened in the cave, down to the last detail, leaving nothing out. After he finished, Kuang Ao sighed deeply and said, "I can say with certainty that there is an even more powerful Divine Dao Martial Artist on Long Ao Peak. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to devour that Divine Spirit."

Nodding, Long Ao’s expression also grew heavy. He too had never imagined there would be a Divine Dao Martial Artist on Long Ao Peak. If that was truly the case, then things were indeed troublesome. No matter what, his family was currently on Long Ao Peak.

Long Ao wasn’t sure if the Divine Dao existence on Long Ao Peak was a physical body or a Divine Spirit.

Whether it was a physical body or a Divine Spirit, the fact that it could devour a Celestial Divine’s Spirit already demonstrated how terrifying this Divine Dao Martial Artist was. Long Ao could easily deduce that the Divine Dao Martial Artist who devoured the Divine Spirit must have a strength at the level of Celestial Divine Peak.

Celestial Divine Peak—an existence at the Martial Arts Peak.

To think that such a powerful Divine Dao Martial Artist existed on Long Ao Peak—this was something no one could have ever expected.