War God Long Ao

Chapter 443: Chapter 443: He Dares Not

Watching the Dark Qilin leave, the expressions on Long Ao and the Fire Qilin’s faces were incredibly grim.

"Long Ao, from now on, you must do everything you can to resist the erosion from the Divine Spirits around us. We have no idea how many of them have broken through the Seal."

Long Ao nodded. He knew exactly what Brother Qilin was worried about. The Divine Soul Puppet was immensely powerful, and the slightest misstep could lead to their utter doom.

Letting out a deep sigh, Long Ao never imagined things would turn out this way.

"Brother Qilin, what should we do now?"

"We wait and see."

The Fire Qilin didn’t say much more, but Long Ao knew he didn’t have a solution either. It seemed leaving this place was not going to be an easy task for them.

’What on earth should I do?’

「Inside the Dragon Seal Space.」

"Long Fu, how much do you know about the Divine Soul Puppet?"

"Master, when one’s Cultivation breaks through to the Divine Dao Realm, the soul within their body condenses into a Divine Spirit, becoming incredibly powerful. It seems this Seal has a flaw. However, although this Divine Spirit has broken the tomb’s Seal, it’s unable to leave this area."

Long Ao was already well aware of this.

"Master, with your current strength, even with the Fire Qilin’s help, you are no match for the Divine Soul Puppet."

"I know."

After a moment of thought, Long Ao continued, "If the Divine Soul Puppet decides to attack us, how should we deal with it?"

"It wouldn’t dare."

’It wouldn’t dare?’

’The Divine Soul Puppet wouldn’t dare to attack me?’

Hearing Long Fu’s answer, Long Ao was baffled. He couldn’t understand what Long Fu meant. ’Would the Divine Soul Puppet really be wary of me? That’s a joke—the biggest joke in the world.’

It was a Divine Soul Puppet. Even if it hadn’t reached the level of strength its original body possessed, it was still the Divine Spirit of a Void God Martial Artist. One could only imagine how powerful that Divine Spirit was.

"Long Fu, what’s really going on here?"

"Master, there’s something you don’t know. When you broke through to the Realm Emperor Realm just now, the Heaven and Earth’s Momentum you unconsciously released shocked the Divine Soul Puppet. If I’m not mistaken, it absolutely won’t dare to act rashly until it figures out what’s going on."

’So that’s why.’

Long Ao finally understood what Long Fu meant.

Heaven and Earth’s Momentum. Even now, Long Ao had no idea what Realm one had to reach to possess such power. He knew even less about what Nirvana Rebirth truly meant.

His curiosity piqued, Long Ao finally asked, "Long Fu, I wanted to ask about the Nirvana Rebirth everyone mentions. What kind of Realm is it? Is it the Divine Dao Realm?"

Long Fu nodded. "That’s right. However, Heaven and Earth’s Momentum isn’t something a Void God can manifest. That’s why the Divine Spirit is so wary. It’s afraid you’re the Rebirth of some powerful expert. If you were to self-destruct, the Divine Spirit has no desire to be caught in a mutually destructive outcome."

’In the end, the Divine Spirit is just uncertain about my identity.’

’I’m just a Realm Emperor; there’s no way a Divine Spirit would take me seriously. But my Heaven and Earth’s Momentum has thoroughly intimidated it. Without absolute certainty, just as Long Fu said, I believe the Divine Spirit won’t dare to make a reckless move.’

At this thought, Long Ao finally let out a long sigh of relief.

’As long as the Divine Spirit remains wary, I can rest for now. After all, its power is undeniable.’

Long Ao and the Fire Qilin said no more. They each sat down and began to cultivate quietly. It looked like they were cultivating, but in truth, they were both lost in thought. And they were both thinking about the same thing: the Divine Soul Puppet.

’Long Fu’s meaning was simple. There were only two ways to eliminate the Divine Soul Puppet.’

’First, use Thunder Tribulation Power to forcibly smite the Divine Soul Puppet. Second, use a Soul Attack to destroy it.’

’Either method required immense power to back it up. With my current strength, whether I used Thunder Tribulation Power or a Soul Attack, it would only backfire. Not only would I fail to destroy the Divine Soul Puppet, but I might even suffer a backlash myself.’

Sure enough. As Long Ao quietly sensed his surroundings, he discovered faint traces of an aura silently emanating from the nearby tomb. This aura would then invade his body. If he hadn’t been sensing for it carefully, he would have missed it completely.

’No wonder the Dark Qilin was overcome by the Divine Spirit’s erosion. If the Fire Qilin hadn’t discovered it in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.’

Long Ao didn’t dare to be the least bit careless. The Dark Qilin was the perfect example of what could happen.

He had no desire to become the next Divine Soul Puppet.

He immediately mobilized all the power in his body to resist the Divine Soul Aura that was continuously seeping into him. Just as Long Fu had predicted, the invading Divine Soul Aura was utterly unable to withstand the counterattack from his Human God Seal.

’In other words, the Divine Spirit was able to break its Seal by first silently invading a body, turning it into a Divine Soul Puppet, and then using it to slowly break the tomb’s Seal from the outside.’

’The slightest lapse in concentration, and I’ll be corrupted.’

The thought alone sent a shiver of fear down his spine. Long Ao realized a significant amount of the aura had already invaded his body. If he hadn’t discovered it in time and expelled it all, the consequences would have been unthinkable once the corrosive power had fully set in.

Without even needing to ask, Long Ao guessed that the Fire Qilin was also expelling the Erosion Power from his own body at this very moment.

’The Fire Qilin’s strength far surpasses my own. I’m sure purging this corrosive aura won’t be too difficult for him.’

Not daring to let his guard down for a moment, Long Ao formed a Qi Shield over the surface of his body. This way, he no longer had to fear the Divine Soul Aura’s corrosion, which solved one of his biggest problems.

"Did you get it all out?"

Long Ao nodded and asked, "Brother Qilin, how about you?"

"I’ve purged it as well. If we of the Fire Qilin Race weren’t naturally perceptive when it comes to souls, I believe we both would have been in deep trouble. It’s truly hard to believe the Dark Qilin was corrupted by a Divine Spirit and turned into a Divine Soul Puppet. I just can’t figure out why the Divine Soul Puppet isn’t attacking us."

Long Ao decided not to hide anything from the Fire Qilin.

"Brother Qilin, you know that I unintentionally manifested Heaven and Earth’s Momentum before. If I’m not mistaken, our opponent is wary of it. It’s afraid I’m the Rebirth of some powerful expert and that attacking me might lead to mutual destruction."

"So that’s why."

A look of sudden understanding crossed the Fire Qilin’s face. He, of course, knew about Long Ao manifesting Heaven and Earth’s Momentum, and it seemed very likely that was the reason. After all, under normal circumstances, it should have been impossible for Long Ao to manifest it. Forget the Divine Soul Puppet; even he himself, upon first witnessing it, would have assumed Long Ao was the Rebirth of a powerful expert.

If that was true, then the two of them were safe for the time being, which was a relief. But the Fire Qilin knew in his heart that the Divine Soul Puppet would eventually figure things out. When that time came, they would be doomed.

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