Chapter 615: A 3-Fold Increase in Power

Chapter 615: Chapter 615: A 3-Fold Increase in Power

Long Ao was very wary of the Ancient Qilin.

Although Long Fu’s words could bluff the Ancient Qilin for now, he knew full well this was no long-term solution.

Long Ao was acutely aware that if the Ancient Qilin risked making a move, he would be in enormous trouble.

’How can I possibly stand against the Ancient Qilin?’

"Master, you must hasten your Cultivation of the Divine Calculation Dao that the Divine Calculator imparted to you. The Divine Calculation Dao will be of immense help."

Long Ao nodded. Of course, he knew this.

The fact that the Divine Calculation Dao was the Divine Calculator’s greatest trump card was proof enough of its power.

Long Ao knew that even if the Divine Calculation Dao couldn’t be used to predict his own destiny, it could be used for others. That way, he could foresee the fates of his family and friends at any time.

But the Divine Calculation Dao was exceedingly difficult. Ever since returning from the Outer Sea, Long Ao had been trying to comprehend it, but he still hadn’t made the slightest bit of headway.

Shrugging helplessly, Long Ao said in frustration, "Long Fu, there’s something you don’t understand. The Divine Calculation Dao is vast and all-encompassing. To fully comprehend it... forget about it unless you have a hundred years to spare."

As if a thought had just struck him, Long Ao suddenly asked, "Long Fu, do you know the Divine Calculator?"

Long Fu nodded. "Back then, before my two former masters fought the Celestial Dao, the Divine Calculator had already found them. He hoped they would lie low for a while, warning that they would surely be Fallen otherwise."

"Then why did Long Tian and the Ancient Divine Dragon still insist on fighting the Celestial Dao?"

Long Ao was very curious. Since the Divine Calculator had already predicted their fate, why did they still stubbornly insist on challenging the Celestial Dao?

Long Ao was certain that since the Divine Calculator had sought them out, he must have revealed his identity. ’If that’s the case, were Long Tian and the Ancient Divine Dragon out of their minds?’

’Or were they really so confident they could slay the Celestial Dao?’

"If the Divine Calculator hadn’t approached my two former masters, perhaps they would never have chosen to fight the Celestial Dao. It was precisely because of him that they refused to believe in fate. They vowed to defy destiny, which ultimately led to them being Fallen."

’So that was it.’

In the end, Long Tian and the Ancient Divine Dragon were overconfident and refused to believe the Divine Calculator. The more he insisted, the more they resisted their destiny. It was just like the saying: "My fate is my own to decide, not heaven’s." They believed their destiny was in their own hands.

’Were Long Tian and the Ancient Divine Dragon ultimately right or wrong?’

No one could say for sure. Was it wrong for Long Tian and the Ancient Divine Dragon to refuse to believe in fate, to want to grasp their own destinies?

Their only mistake was that the Celestial Dao was too powerful and they had overestimated their own strength, ultimately meeting the fate of being Fallen.

"Master, you’ve been drawing too much attention to yourself lately. If the Celestial Dao discovers that you are my former master’s successor, or if the Ancient Qilin tells the Celestial Dao, the consequences will be dire."

Long Ao was completely confident that the Ancient Qilin would absolutely not tell the Celestial Dao that he was the Ancient Divine Dragon’s successor. Otherwise, the Qilin surely would have reported it to the Celestial Dao back when it first met the Ancient Divine Dragon.

"Master, to be on the safe side, you must become stronger as quickly as possible. You need to at least reach the level of a Divine Dao Martial Artist. Only then will you have the power to contend with the trouble that’s sure to come."

Long Ao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. A Divine Dao Martial Artist... As if he didn’t want to reach such a Realm.

He didn’t dwell on it further. Reaching the so-called Divine Dao Realm couldn’t be achieved overnight. On the path of Cultivation, besides talent and hard work, luck also played a very large part.

The Ancient Qilin’s sudden appearance had thrown Long Ao’s entire plan into disarray.

Originally, Long Ao had planned to eliminate the Four Great Forces first. But now, the Ancient Qilin’s burgeoning ambitions forced him to first figure out how to deal with it and the Celestial Dao.

In any case, no one knew when the Ancient Qilin and the Celestial Dao might come for him. Against their immense power, he wouldn’t stand a chance. Such were the consequences of a disparity in strength.

On top of everything, Long Ao was constantly worried about Yuyin and Ao Xue. He had no idea what had become of either of them.

’Especially Ao Xue. She was escorted back to the Phoenix Race... How are they treating her? Will she be able to successfully endure the nine comas?’

With all these matters bearing down on him, Long Ao grew extremely agitated. He refused to see anyone, not even his grandfather and parents, which left them all wondering what on earth had happened to him.

「On the summit of the back mountain.」

Gusts of cold wind buffeted Long Ao as he sat quietly on the ground, comprehending the Divine Calculation Dao while also continuing to meditate on the Chaos Stele.

According to the Ancient Divine Dragon, his Chaos Stele was one face of the only Twelve-sided Chaos Stone Tablet in all of Heaven and Earth. Each face contained a Cultivation Technique and a Martial Art.

Since he already had the Ninth Transformation Reincarnation Technique, Long Ao’s greatest hope was to comprehend the Chaos Stele as soon as possible and obtain the Super Martial Skill hidden within it.

Although he had already been recognized by the Chaos Stele, he had been unable to comprehend the Martial Art within it for a long time, and Long Ao was starting to grow impatient.

During his past battle with Wang Hao at the coast, the Chaos Stele had suddenly perceived the Power of Origin, causing a Martial Art to manifest. However, Long Ao couldn’t recognize a single one of the characters it displayed. Otherwise, he would have already started his Cultivation of the Chaos Stele’s Martial Art by now.

"Master, the refinement of the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber is complete."

Hearing Long Fu’s words, Long Ao’s heart leaped with joy, and he immediately retrieved the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber from the Dragon Seal Space.

At that moment, the entire body of the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber was a crimson-gold color, faintly exuding wisps of Dragon Breath as the scent of blood washed over him.

"Master, not only did I fuse the bones of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon into this Blood-Drinking Mad Saber, but I even soaked it in the blood from the Blood Pool for three days and three nights. If all went as expected, its power should have increased a full three times. Why don’t you test it out?"

Long Ao nodded and rose to his feet. He held the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber, gazed into the endless void before him, and then, with a fluid motion, swung the blade.

Though it seemed like a simple, ordinary slash, it actually concentrated all of Long Ao’s power. It was, without a doubt, his most powerful strike.

RUMBLE.

The bloody aura, laced with Dragon Breath, ripped through the surrounding space. Tiny Space Rifts appeared on all sides, looking as if they would devour everything. The sheer power of the strike startled Long Ao, as he knew for a fact that the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber’s might had indeed more than tripled.

Long Ao was fully confident that with his current strength, he could instantly kill any Saint of the same Level if he wielded the Blood-Drinking Mad Saber. He was even confident he could defeat a Middle Level Saint or a High Level Saint. As for a Peak Saint, without actually fighting one, Long Ao truly didn’t know if he could emerge victorious.

(PS: Watched some TV this morning, went to the supermarket in the afternoon. The remaining four Chapters will be updated tonight.)