Chapter 529: The Most Brutal Slaughter

Chapter 529: Chapter 529: The Most Brutal Slaughter

Long Yan secretly met with the leaders of the other three great forces to discuss how to deal with Long Ao.

Within the Kyushu Forbidden Land, in a secret location.

Long Yan found Duan Kai and got straight to the point. "Brother Duan, although I don’t know why the Imperial City allied with Long Ao, I’m here to tell you that the Netherworld Mansion and Piaomiao Palace have agreed to kill Long Ao. What is the Imperial City’s position?"

Duan Kai seemed to have anticipated this and showed little surprise.

Nodding, Duan Kai said, "If you’re certain we can succeed, the Imperial City is in."

Before Long Yan could reply, Duan Kai continued, "Dealing with Long Ao won’t be difficult, but the Imperial City has one condition."

"Let’s hear it."

Long Yan didn’t agree immediately. After all, he was only the Grand Elder of the Third Level Long Family. Even if he could make decisions on behalf of the Long Family, he couldn’t possibly speak for the Netherworld Mansion and Piaomiao Palace.

Duan Kai said, "Long Ao killed my grandson. I won’t let that debt go so easily. My condition is simple: I want to kill Long Ao personally, and the Dragon Sect must fall under the Imperial City’s control."

Duan Kai was no fool. He knew the Dragon Sect must be full of treasures, so of course he would take this chance to make an outrageous demand.

Long Yan’s expression grew grim. He knew that once Long Ao was dead, all Four Great Forces would covet the Dragon Sect.

"Brother Duan, I can’t promise you that. I’ll have to go back and discuss it with the Patriarch."

As he watched Long Yan turn to leave, a cold smirk slowly spread across Duan Kai’s lips.

All this time, Long Ao remained completely unaware of the Four Great Forces’ shameless plot.

At that very moment, Long Ao was inside the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array, studying it meticulously. The more he understood it, the more incredible he found it to be.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array used Heaven and Earth as its foundation and Spiritual Power as a supplement. Once trapped within the Array, one would be subjected to countless killing attacks.

After a full day and night of study, Long Ao stopped. He calculated the time and realized the Beast Tide was about to begin.

The Four Great Forces had all entered the Array. According to their arrangement, Long Ao was to take his Corpse Slave Army and hold the very front lines to fend off the Beast Tide’s assault.

The Four Great Forces’ reasoning was simple. The Corpse Slave Army possessed an Undying Body, so each one could fight ten thousand. The entire army could contend with tens of thousands of opponents.

Ordinarily, Long Ao would never have agreed to this. He knew perfectly well that the Four Great Forces just wanted to use his Corpse Slave Army as cannon fodder to weaken the Dragon Sect’s power.

But with the Beast Tide imminent, Long Ao couldn’t afford to worry about anything else. Dealing with the Beast Tide came first.

「The day of the Beast Tide’s assault finally arrived.」

HISS, HISS.

SCRAPE, SCRAPE.

At that moment, a terrifying aura instantly spread throughout the entire Kyushu Forbidden Land. Before anyone could figure out what was happening, a world-shaking roar erupted from the depths of the Forbidden Land.

Immediately after, countless Spirit Beasts surged out from within the Kyushu Forbidden Land. There were Spirit Beasts of every kind, a boundless tide of them stretching as far as the eye could see. It was impossible to know their numbers—there were simply too many.

Even Long Ao was startled to see the endless tide of Spirit Beasts pouring out.

Not daring to be the least bit careless, he immediately turned to leave. The Four Great Forces had been utterly despicable; the position they’d given him was clearly at the very front—the cannon fodder position.

Although he knew this, Long Ao had always believed his Corpse Slave Army would be more than enough to hold back the Beast Tide. But now, with just one glance, he understood the true terror of the Beast Tide. His Corpse Slave Army alone stood no chance of stopping this assault.

Long Ao was no fool. ’If I try to pull the Corpse Slaves back now, I’ll never be able to get away,’ he thought.

He cursed them viciously in his heart. The Four Great Forces hadn’t told him the Beast Tide would be this terrifying. So many Spirit Beasts pouring out at once—a boundless, overwhelming flood.

The Corpse Slave Army formed a line, awaiting Long Ao’s command. They would go through hell and high water for him, never retreating a single step.

In an instant, the endless tide of Spirit Beasts surged forward, completely devouring the Corpse Slave Army. Before Long Ao could even escape, the beasts were upon him.

With no other choice, Long Ao could only face them head-on. He released his Heaven and Earth’s Momentum, forming a Qi Shield that enveloped the surrounding Spirit Beasts, and viciously swung his Blood-Drinking Mad Saber.

Seeing Long Ao swarmed by Spirit Beasts, everyone from the Four Great Forces was secretly overjoyed. They paid him no mind and immediately activated the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array. Its terrifying killing power sealed off all surrounding exits.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array had been jointly established by ten Divine Dao Array Martial Artists from the Heaven and Earth Sect. Its power was immense; otherwise, the Four Great Forces alone could never have hoped to withstand the endless assault of the Spirit Beasts.

As a Semi-Saint Martial Artist, Long Ao feared no Spirit Beast, unless a Saint Spirit Beast appeared.

But the problem now was the endless, relentless attacks from the Spirit Beasts. Relying on his own strength, how many could he possibly kill?

Even if they didn’t kill him, he would eventually be exhausted to death.

Long Ao knew this perfectly well.

At this moment, Long Ao was furious beyond measure. It was precisely because of the Four Great Forces’ scheming that he had been forced into such a passive position. Even his Corpse Slave Army, despite possessing an Undying Body, had been instantly devoured by the Beast Tide.

’A setup.’

Ordinarily, Long Ao would never have been outmaneuvered by the Four Great Forces. But for this Beast Tide, he had committed everything. In his mind, the Four Great Forces would do the same, fighting with all their might to resist the Beast Tide’s assault.

But what happened instead?

With a furious roar, Long Ao finally used Spatial Teleportation. His body instantly appeared a meter away. An ordinary person would have long since perished within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array.

But Long Ao’s situation was completely different. He understood the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array quite well. While he couldn’t create such a Super Array himself, finding a safe haven within it was more than manageable.

His day and night of study had not been for nothing. Forcing himself to endure the waves of weakness emanating from his soul, he used Spatial Teleportation repeatedly. After a few flashes, Long Ao had vanished without a trace, leaving the Four Great Forces completely baffled.

’Could Long Ao have been devoured by the Beast Tide?’

Of course, no one from the Four Great Forces knew about Long Ao’s Spatial Teleportation. Believing Long Ao had been devoured by the Beast Tide, they were all ecstatic. This was especially true for the Imperial City. Duan Kai and Duan He wanted to throw their heads back and laugh. In this one battle, they had not only avenged their son, but also won the Dragon Sect. It was a perfect case of killing two birds with one stone.

Long Ao was dead, but the Four Great Forces didn’t dare let their guard down. They continued to maintain the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Slaughter Array. As long as they could hold out for ten days, the Beast Tide would slowly recede, and they would have secured ten years of peace.

At this time, the forty thousand people brought by the Four Great Forces all surged into the Array to battle the Spirit Beasts. A mutual slaughter began—the most savage, most brutal slaughter imaginable.