Chapter 469: Willing to Oblige

'How shameless.'

Fu Dongliu cursed inwardly.

'This time, the Ancestor and Grandfather are taking action personally. If that guy can leave Yun City alive, then the entire Cloud Sect might as well just commit mass suicide.'

This was his confidence, born from the immense power of his Ancestor and Grandfather.

"Long Ao, don't be so arrogant. Don't think the Dragon Sect is invincible. I can tell you this: the Cloud Sect will not choose to compromise."

'The Cloud Sect is just being stubborn. It seems that without a show of force, they won't choose to yield obediently.'

Long Ao wasn't the least bit surprised. After all, the Cloud Sect was the number one power in Yunzhou. Of course they wouldn't be willing to submit to the Dragon Sect. It would be far stranger if they had actually chosen to compromise.

But Long Ao knew very well that if the sect wanted to solidify its position as the hegemon of Kyushu, the Cloud Sect had to be subjugated.

For Kyushu, not one piece could be missing.

"Long Ao, enough nonsense. If you have the guts, fight me in a fair duel. If you win, my Cloud Sect will willingly submit. But if you lose, then from this day forward, the Dragon Sect will obey the orders of the Cloud Sect. How about it?"

Hearing Fu Dongliu's words, Long Ao seemed a little surprised, wondering where Fu Dongliu was getting such confidence.

But since things had already come to this, Long Ao certainly wasn't going to back down.

With a cold glance at Fu Dongliu, Long Ao smiled and said, "I'd be happy to oblige."

"Good. Follow me."

Patting Ao Xue's hand, Long Ao whispered, "Wait for me here. I'll be right back."

"I want to go with you."

Worry was written all over Ao Xue's face. Although she had great faith in her lover, their opponent was still the Cloud Sect, the number one power in Yunzhou. Who knew what tricks the Cloud Sect might try to pull?

"Ao Xue, trust me. I will definitely come back safely. If you come with me, I'll have to split my focus to look after you."

Giving her lover a deep look, Ao Xue finally nodded and said worriedly, "Be careful."

"I will."

Before leaving, Long Ao released his two Realm Emperor Spirit Beast Corpse Slaves. With these Corpse Slaves protecting her, he believed no one in Yun City would be able to harm Ao Xue.

Long Ao followed Fu Dongliu, and they soon left Yun City behind.

「At the foot of a remote mountain peak.」

"Long Ao, Dragon Sect Master. I admire your courage and strength. If only you hadn't come to provoke my Cloud Sect."

"Who are you?" Long Ao cut Fu Che off before he could finish. He had already guessed that this World Emperor Martial Artist before him must be the reinforcement Fu Dongliu had brought.

'A World Emperor Martial Artist... already a Peak existence in the Void Realm. The Cloud Sect really is worthy of its title as the number one power in Yunzhou.'

"Fu Che."

"Fu Dongliu already made it very clear. We fight. If I lose, the Dragon Sect will submit to the Cloud Sect. If I win, from this day forward, the Cloud Sect must submit to my Dragon Sect, with no second thoughts. Otherwise, I will slaughter the Cloud Sect."

If anyone else had said this, Fu Che and Fu Dongliu would have scoffed, not paying it any mind.

But the one who said it was Long Ao, the Dragon Sect Master, the God of Slaughter who had massacred the Blood Sea Sect. If Long Ao wished it, he could slaughter the Cloud Sect at any time. After all, the Cloud Sect's current strength was no match for the Dragon Sect's.

Would a supreme madman who dared to stand against the Four Great Forces alone even give the Cloud Sect a second thought?

"Long Ao, you're pushing things too far."

"The winner is king, the loser is a bandit. I drove the Four Great Forces out of the Kyushu Continent. Do I not have the right to rule Kyushu?"

"I'll say it again: the Cloud Sect will not submit to the Dragon Sect. As long as the Dragon Sect stops causing trouble for us, we can write off this grudge. How about it?"

Long Ao didn't speak, but the expression on his face made his attitude clear.

Seeing this, both Fu Che and Fu Dongliu knew that this battle was unavoidable. Since that was the case, then a battle it would be.

Fu Che said no more. He stared intently at Long Ao, and then suddenly, he struck. But he went out fast and came back even faster, his face filled with terror.

"You..."

"You're no match for me. If I wanted to kill you, all it would take is a single move."

Long Ao was supremely confident. With his current strength, it would take almost no effort to kill Fu Che in an instant. After all, below the Void Saint Realm, he was completely invincible.

"I believe there's someone even stronger in the Cloud Sect. Come on out."

Long Ao was no fool. Of course he knew that once the Cloud Sect learned his identity, they would also know of his strength. Since he could instantly kill a World Emperor Martial Artist, why would Fu Che come just to throw his life away?

The immense power Long Ao displayed had shocked Fu Che to his core. Although he had received a file on Long Ao stating that he was a World Emperor Martial Artist who could instantly kill other Realm Emperors, Fu Che had never believed it.

After all, you can't always fully trust rumors.

But the result?

"Mm, you are worthy of being a Dragon Martial Artist. This strength alone is enough to look down on the entire Void Realm. Long Ao, I'm very curious. Why would an outstanding disciple such as yourself not stay obediently with the Long Clan, and instead insist on coming here to die?"

Watching the Demon Wolf slowly approaching in the distance, Long Ao's heart skipped a beat.

Just as he'd expected, the Cloud Sect had a hidden Semi-Saint expert. What Long Ao hadn't expected, however, was that this Semi-Saint expert from the Cloud Sect wasn't a Martial Artist, but a Holy Beast—a Howling Moon Demon Wolf.

Long Ao knew a little about the Howling Moon Demon Wolf. Among Holy Beasts, the Howling Moon Demon Wolf was considered a relatively powerful type, especially at night, when its strength could double.

This was Long Ao's first time encountering a Howling Moon Demon Wolf, and a Holy Beast at that. He was somewhat wary.

But Long Ao would not shrink back in the slightest. He knew very well that if he wanted to make the Cloud Sect submit completely, he had to subdue this Howling Moon Demon Wolf. Otherwise, things would become very troublesome.

"I am not a disciple of the Long Clan. I am the Dragon Sect Master."

Long Ao's words were perfectly clear. In his heart, he had never acknowledged himself as a disciple of the Long Clan. The Dragon Sect was a separate entity and had absolutely nothing to do with the Long Clan.

Seeming a little surprised, the Howling Moon Demon Wolf spoke with even greater admiration, "We need not speak of the Long Clan's power. I quite like your personality. Long Ao, I can give you a chance. As long as you hand over your Dragon Companion, I can let you leave. How about it?"

"Just you?"

"Hahaha! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd find it hard to believe someone so arrogant could exist in this world. You don't know life from death. Long Ao, don't think you can ignore a Semi-Saint just because you can instantly kill a World Emperor Martial Artist. I will show you just how vast the gap is between a Realm Emperor and a Semi-Saint."

Long Ao was very wary, because he knew that between Semi-Saint experts of the same level, a human Martial Artist was definitely no match for a Howling Moon Demon Wolf.