Chapter 523: Shadow Kill

Chapter 523: Chapter 523: Shadow Kill

In the end, Long Ao and Duan Kai reached a verbal agreement.

The Dragon Sect would dispatch a Corpse Slave Army, and the Imperial City would have to send out exactly twice as many men. By this calculation, the Imperial City was indeed getting the short end of the stick.

But the Imperial City had its own agenda. Once they conquered Kyushu, they could search for the Tomb of the Gods without restraint.

Duan Kai and Duan He believed that Long Ao had no idea the Tomb of the Gods was in Kyushu. They never would have guessed that not only did Long Ao know, but he had even entered it before.

If Duan Kai were to find out, one could only imagine what he would think.

Kyushu was currently in a state of chaos. With the Four Great Forces and the Dragon Sect locked in a massive conflict, the various families and Sects of Kyushu all behaved themselves, not daring to make the slightest move.

"Kid, have you really met the ancestor of my Qilin Race?"

「The Dragon Sect’s Rear Mountain Forbidden Land.」

The Fire Qilin was clearly stunned, his face a mask of disbelief. He knew very well what the ancestor of the Qilin Race represented.

The Ancient Qilin, the forefather of their race, held a Supreme and unparalleled status within the Qilin Race.

It was precisely for this reason that the Fire Qilin found it hard to believe. Long Ao had actually met their ancestor, a being even he had never seen.

Shrugging helplessly, Long Ao retorted, "Do I have any reason to lie to you?"

The Fire Qilin thought it over and realized Long Ao indeed had no reason to deceive him, unless he was just bored out of his mind.

"Long Ao, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Nodding, Long Ao didn’t hide much. However, he didn’t say a single word about the Ancient Divine Dragon or the Dragon Seal Space.

The story was simple. He had gone to Piaomiao Palace and accidentally encountered a Water Qilin. Just as it was about to kill him, the ancestor of the Qilin Race, the Ancient Qilin, suddenly appeared.

After hearing the tale, the Fire Qilin was very surprised and seemed unable to wrap his head around it.

’Just what could be the reason?’

In the end, the Fire Qilin couldn’t figure it out. He simply couldn’t understand why the ancestor would appear for something as trivial as a Water Qilin trying to kill Long Ao.

"Kid, while I don’t know why our ancestor appeared to save you, I can tell you this for sure: our ancestor is one of the most powerful beings in all of Heaven and Earth. With his help, you can basically do whatever you want on this continent."

Nodding, Long Ao just smiled and said nothing.

In the end, Long Ao hadn’t told the Fire Qilin the whole truth. After all, the Ancient Qilin hadn’t appeared to save him; it was the Ancient Divine Dragon that had drawn the Ancient Qilin out.

"Kid, do you have any idea what an Ancient Qilin represents?"

"I don’t."

"Damn, you idiot! I’m telling you now, the Ancient Qilin and the Dragon Race’s Ancient Divine Dragon are the most powerful of all Divine Beasts. If you have our ancestor’s protection, your future is set."

’That line again,’ Long Ao thought, feeling utterly exasperated. Still, he forced himself to hold back and not tell the Fire Qilin the truth.

"Kid, since our ancestor personally appeared to save you, he must see you in a special light. That being the case, I’ll teach you a martial art, one exclusive to the Qilin Race. But you must promise me you won’t pass it on to anyone, not even your family."

Hearing this, Long Ao was overjoyed.

Long Ao understood the Fire Qilin’s intentions perfectly.

Under normal circumstances, the Fire Qilin would never have taught him a Qilin Race martial art. In the end, the Fire Qilin just wanted to use him to curry favor with the Ancient Qilin.

After all, the Ancient Qilin was the ancestor of the Qilin Race. If one could get into his good graces, their future would be boundlessly bright.

Long Ao found it rather amusing. He didn’t have a shred of a connection to the Ancient Qilin, yet the Fire Qilin was so full of himself, assuming there was a link. In any case, since the Fire Qilin was offering to teach him a martial art, it would be a waste not to accept.

Ever since hearing that the Ancient Qilin had personally appeared to save Long Ao, the Fire Qilin’s attitude had done a complete one-eighty. He was even willing to teach Long Ao a martial art. It just went to show that it wasn’t just humans; even the Qilin Race could be quite opportunistic.

"Kid, this martial art I’m teaching you is an incredibly powerful one within the Void Saint Realm. It’s called Shadow Kill."

"Brother Qilin, what is Shadow Kill?"

Following that, the Fire Qilin taught Long Ao all the secrets and key points of Shadow Kill.

After listening, Long Ao couldn’t help but feel amazed. The Shadow Kill the Fire Qilin taught him was too powerful. Although it couldn’t compare to a leveling-type martial art like the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber, just as the Fire Qilin had said, it was more than enough to handle anything in the Void Saint Realm.

Shadow Kill, as the name implies, involved directly killing an opponent by using their shadow. The principle was simple: when attacking, one attacked the shadow directly instead of the person’s actual body.

Shadows only appear at night, but the power of the Shadow Killing Martial Skill was that it allowed one to kill via the shadow even during the day. After all, even in daylight, a Martial Artist would have a faint, illusory shadow that most people simply couldn’t see.

But a Martial Artist who cultivated the Shadow Killing Martial Skill could see it. This was the might of the Shadow Killing Martial Skill.

Long Ao didn’t slack off in the slightest. From the moment he started cultivating Shadow Kill, he went into seclusion, refusing to see anyone. It had to be said, Long Ao’s talent and comprehension were truly formidable.

According to the Fire Qilin’s calculations, it should have taken Long Ao three months at the very least to master the Shadow Killing Martial Skill. Yet, Long Ao had shortened that time to a mere three days. Even the Fire Qilin couldn’t help but be impressed by Long Ao’s comprehension and talent.

Having achieved some initial success, Long Ao was eager to test the power of Shadow Kill.

’Who should I find?’

After some thought, Long Ao suddenly thought of someone and immediately took his leave.

"Seventh Brother, stop joking around. Although I’ve also reached the Semi-Saint Realm now, my strength is on a completely different level compared to yours. Quick, I still need to cultivate. Go find someone else to test it on."

Hearing that Old Qi wanted to test a martial art on him, Long Ying was naturally unwilling.

If it were anyone else, or even a regular Semi-Saint Martial Artist, it would be no problem at all. But his Seventh Brother was a monster, a super-Martial Artist capable of insta-killing Semi-Saint Martial Artists. How could he dare to be a test subject?

"Big Brother, we’ll just spar lightly. You haven’t found anyone to test your skills against since you broke through to the Semi-Saint Realm. Don’t you want to know how strong you really are now?"

To say he wasn’t tempted would be a lie.

Ever since receiving the ancestor’s Great Emperor Inheritance, his Cultivation had broken through rapidly. In just a few short months, he had reached the so-called Semi-Saint Realm, something Long Ying had never even dared to dream of before. Precisely because of this, having just broken through, he was also eager to find someone to test his strength against. But among all the people in the Dragon Sect and his family, there were simply too few Semi-Saint Martial Artists.

Long Ying had started his Cultivation in the family estate, but since he sometimes needed Long Ao’s help, he had moved directly into the Dragon Sect, only occasionally returning to his family.