Chapter 623: Courting Death

Chapter 623: Chapter 623: Courting Death

City of Sin.

Inside the Tomb of the Gods.

The moment Long Ao appeared, Nameless materialized. Looking at the youth who had suddenly arrived, Nameless was clearly caught off guard.

He asked in surprise, "Long Ao, why are you here?"

Nameless couldn’t for the life of him understand why Long Ao, who had already left, would choose to come back.

’If I hadn’t stopped him before, Long Ao would be dead by now. How could he possibly be here? He’s truly courting death.’

"Senior, to be honest, I came to the Tomb of the Gods this time specifically for the Divine Dao Inheritances."

Long Ao didn’t hide his intentions in the slightest. He was taking a gamble—a gamble that Nameless would help him. Even if he refused, Long Ao wasn’t about to let such an opportunity slip away.

After hearing this, Nameless’s expression turned incredibly grim, as dark as it could possibly be.

"Long Ao, I understand what you mean, but do you really think you can take the Divine Dao Inheritances from this place?"

Though his voice was cold, Nameless kept shooting glances at Long Ao. His meaning was simple.

Long Ao had already guessed Nameless’s intentions, but since he had already come this far, just leaving so easily would be incredibly frustrating.

He had already made up his mind. Now that he had entered the Tomb of the Gods, he would not rest until he achieved his goal, no matter how many difficulties he faced. This was Long Ao. This was his persistence. Otherwise, he never would have been able to endure for ten long years.

"Long Ao, the Tomb of the Gods is not a place you can meddle with. If you leave now, I can help you. Otherwise, it will be too late."

"Senior, I hope you can help me."

If it had been anyone else, Nameless would have attacked and devoured them long ago. But for so many years, he had been guarding this place, seeing no one.

Now that he finally saw a disciple of the Long Clan, Nameless naturally felt a sense of kinship.

In Nameless’s eyes, it didn’t matter what level a Long Family branch was; they were all part of the Long Clan. It was just that the Long Clan had made the frustrating decision to divide the family by level back in the day. Branches below the Third Level were forbidden from entering Dragon Valley, which had, in effect, already split the Long Clan.

Moreover, Nameless genuinely admired Long Ao’s audacity for entering the Tomb of the Gods to fight for the Divine Dao Inheritances.

Because of this, Nameless stopped talking and quietly led Long Ao into another secret chamber.

Letting out a deep sigh of relief, Nameless whispered, "Long Ao, I’ll tell you the truth. There’s a superpower backing the Tomb of the Gods. We are merely its caretakers."

’Just as I thought.’

Long Ao had already guessed as much. Otherwise, how could Nameless move about so freely?

"Senior, I made myself clear just now. I am in a dire situation, besieged on all sides. Furthermore, the Long Clan already knows I am a Dragon Martial Artist. The only reason they haven’t made a move is that they want to see how the conflict between me and the Four Great Forces plays out. If I am defeated, the Long Clan will undoubtedly come after me."

"Damn it."

Hearing this, Nameless swore fiercely. "I don’t know what the hell the Long Clan is trying to do. If this continues, the Long Clan will only be in more danger."

Long Ao remained silent. He didn’t want to criticize the Long Clan in front of Nameless. No matter what, Nameless was still from the Long Clan. If forced to choose between him and the clan, Nameless would unquestionably choose the Long Clan, not him.

"Long Ao, you’re a talented individual. On account of your courage, I can help you obtain ten Divine Dao Inheritances."

Ten Divine Dao Inheritances. For an ordinary person, this was an opportunity one could only hope to encounter by chance, not seek out. But Long Ao was unwilling to accept. He had taken such a great risk this time precisely because he hoped to obtain even more Divine Dao Inheritances.

"Long Ao, you’re not willing?"

"Senior, I hope to obtain five hundred Divine Dao Inheritances."

’Five hundred?’

Long Ao’s words gave Nameless a shock. He said sternly, "Long Ao, are you trying to get yourself killed? Five hundred Divine Dao Inheritances! The masters will definitely find out. Even I will be implicated. This is absolutely out of the question!"

"Senior, since you don’t belong here, why don’t you leave?"

Long Ao couldn’t understand this point. Based on Nameless’s status and power, leaving shouldn’t be difficult. ’Could it be that he can’t break the Seal?’

"You’ve guessed it. Yes, the Seal here places a great restriction on us so-called Divine Spirits, so we cannot leave at all."

"Senior, I can help you leave this place."

"Long Ao, thank you for your kind intentions, but I can tell you clearly, it’s impossible. The moment a Divine Spirit inside the Tomb of the Gods touches the Seal to leave, the masters will know instantly. With their power, escaping is far too difficult."

Nodding, Long Ao had more or less figured it out. After a moment’s thought, he said, "Senior, if I have a way to help you leave here, can you help me obtain all the Divine Dao Inheritances in this place?"

"You have a way?"

"Yes, and it can be done without anyone knowing. It absolutely won’t implicate you. How about it?"

Nameless lowered his head and began to ponder. To say he didn’t want to leave this place would be a lie. After all, being sealed in this godforsaken place, cut off from the sun and sky, living an inhuman existence—who would ever want that?

"Long Ao, can you really do it?"

"I can."

"Alright. If you can really help me leave here, and without them finding out... let me calculate. The Divine Spirits that have consciousness, you can’t possibly take them. But the unconscious ones... there are about eight hundred of them. I can help you take them all."

’Eight hundred Divine Spirits!’ Hearing this, Long Ao’s heart pounded. ’If I can get eight hundred Divine Spirits, that means in a few years, my family and Sect will have eight hundred more Divine Dao Martial Artists! Can you even imagine that?’

The appearance of eight hundred Divine Dao Martial Artists would be enough to scare the Four Great Forces to death.

"Senior, what should we do now?"

Nameless seemed decided to trust Long Ao. He thought for a moment and said, "First, you need to help me lure a few of the other Divine Spirits away. If you’re strong enough, the chances of success will be high. As for whether we can actually escape then, that will depend on luck."

Long Ao knew very well that Nameless was desperate to leave this godforsaken place. Otherwise, he certainly wouldn’t be helping him this time. At most, he would have given him ten Divine Dao Inheritances, and only out of consideration for him being a member of the Long Clan.

And so, following Nameless’s directions, Long Ao silently approached the tombs of the many Divine Spirits.

According to Nameless, within the Tomb of the Gods, there were over a thousand tombs for the Divine Spirits. Roughly eight hundred of those Divine Spirits were unconscious, while two hundred were conscious. However, there were only five caretakers.