MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1320 - 296: The Long Family’s Predicament

With the advent of the Daoist Law, more and more Titans gained unprecedented power, their bodies constantly expanding. Moreover, this transformation drastically disrupted the power dynamics that had existed on the Dark Continent.

Those families that once possessed rare Titan bloodlines may not have fared well on the Dark Continent, merely being fallen clans. But with the activation of bloodline power, these families experienced a qualitative leap.

In just two years, those weak suburbs once dismissed by the Central Imperial City frequently produced powerful Martial Emperors, and even beings of Martial God level emerged in these small border towns.

These fallen families, after gaining absolute power, began to expand ambitiously, seizing wealth and resources, sparking disturbances and rebellions in the Great Domain.

This troubled the major families in control of the center because these beings were already Martial Emperor and even Martial God levels, making military suppression unrealistic. Sending Martial Emperors to quell rebellions was a joke; who would send their Martial Emperor to die? They were the treasures of each family, and losing even one meant significant loss to the family, causing heartache for a whole year.

Thus, appeasement became the best strategy to deal with these rising small families. However, some ambitious rising small families believed that power could rotate among them and this year would be their turn.

"So, the Ma Family refused our offer to settle?" The Long Family Master looked grimly at the subordinate who came to report, then impatiently waved his hand. "Go take a rest, you’ve been troubled enough on this trip."

The subordinate hastily saluted, "I am incapable, having failed to complete the task assigned by the Family Head. I await punishment from the family!"

"Forget it, this isn’t something you can decide."

After arranging for the subordinate to leave, the Long Family Master looked to Grand Marshal Long Lin, who was casually drinking tea. "Long Lin, what do you think of this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Long Lin replied, "I’m just an old man resting at home now, what views can I have?"

The Long Family Master tapped the table impatiently, "Are you still sulking over the Photon City affair? Everything I did was for the Long Family. If you want to blame someone, blame just me, there’s no need to gamble on the entire Long Family!"

Indeed, Long Lin had differing opinions from the Long Family Master, so after Rongtian’s Master’s death, Long Lin submitted his resignation to the Rongtian Military Department, which was unsurprisingly accepted. Thus, Long Lin retired and no longer served the Long Family.

Unfortunately, Long Lin’s reputation in the Rongtian Domain’s military was too great, and letting him retire was a loss for the Long Family, especially during this period. In a suburb under the Long Family, a small family once disregarded by the Long Family suddenly produced more than a dozen Martial Emperor level existences and even one nearly reaching Martial God. Within three years, they would surely become a Supreme Martial God. This news alerted the Long Family, and the Long Family Master immediately sent emissaries to this family to recruit them into the Long Family.

However, the other side rejected the offer completely, even considering becoming independent.

If it was merely about independence, the Long Family wouldn’t mind much. But the awkwardness lay in the fact that this small family was completely within the Long Family’s controlled area. Should they declare independence, they would undoubtedly encroach on the Long Family’s territory, enriching themselves.

Therefore, if they couldn’t become allies, they could only be enemies, fighting till the end!

There was still a glimmer of hope to recruit this small family—Grand Marshal Long Lin. This family initially survived under the Long Family due to Long Lin’s benevolence. Hence, Long Lin might still have some influence over them.

This is one of the reasons why the Long Family Master invited Long Lin over.

In response to the Long Family Master’s inquiry, Long Lin glanced sideways, "If you had listened to me earlier, there wouldn’t be any trouble now. Even though the Photon City Lord has now left the Rongtian Domain, who dares to openly attack Photon City?"

"Haha, that’s only because no Martial God has emerged in the Rongtian Domain. Once a Martial God appears, the first target to be struck for prestige will undoubtedly be Photon City, do you believe it? So if we align with Photon City, we’re seeking our own demise!"

Long Lin didn’t continue arguing with the Long Family Master but said, "The current chaos on the Dark Continent is rampant. Stop thinking about world domination and just focus on developing safely. Only with absolute power can you survive in this tumultuous era. If no one in the Long Family has hope of advancing to Martial God, prepare to become someone else’s vassal. Don’t overestimate ourselves. When a small family of fewer than a hundred people suddenly produces dozens of Martial Emperors and one near Martial God, if we can’t eliminate them immediately, be ready to submit to them. Anyway, this is all I can say. Don’t think that they would be willing to submit to our Long Family, we are not worthy!"

After speaking, Grand Marshal Long Lin stood up and left the Long Family Master’s study without looking back.

The Long Family Master also looked grim, his eyes flickering as his thoughts raced.

Long Lin was correct in saying that although the Long Family is one of the three top powerful forces in the Rongtian Domain, controlling several suburbs and dominating a region, appearing invincible, in reality, their bloodline is average. Over the years of the Law’s arrival, they hadn’t produced any particularly powerful Martial Emperors, let alone Martial Gods.

Before the Law was revealed, the Long Family had many Martial King elites and could suppress subordinated vassal families. But now, those vassal families are rising one by one, with Martial Emperors emerging continuously, and indeed, the Long Family cannot suppress them anymore, especially upon learning that a subordinate small family suddenly produced so many Martial Emperors. The Long Family Master felt their status was significantly shaken.

Of course, if they could recruit this family and make them a part of the Long Family, the troubles would instantly be solved. But unfortunately, they refused.

So the Long Family was left with two choices: first, to annihilate the rising small family with swift force, thus deterring other subordinated vassal families. Yet, such action would greatly damage the Long Family’s strength, clearly a case of harming the enemy by thousands while self-damaging hundreds, potentially leading to mutual exhaustion and letting other vassal families reap the benefits, which would be counterproductive. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

If not, the only other option was to fully adjust the Long Family’s stance, seeking cooperation with the small family, even agreeing that if a Martial God emerged, the Long Family would willingly become their vassal. This kind of request and condition, for the Long Family as a top family in the Rongtian Domain, was undeniably a humiliation, akin to rubbing their face on the ground.

However... the Long Family Master had said before that everything was for the continuation of the Long Family.

After long contemplation, the Long Family Master sighed and called out, "Someone, prepare the convoy immediately. I’ll go to the Ma Family!"

Six days later, the Ma Family received news of the Long Family Master coming personally and was already on the way, soon to arrive.

Upon hearing the news, the Ma Family Master was somewhat surprised. In their view, having rejected the Long Family’s invitation, it amounted to a complete break. The Ma Family had long prepared to have a showdown with the Long Family but unexpectedly, they awaited the personal visit of the Long Family Master.

Truth be told, how could a Family Master risk personal danger?

To this, the Ma Family Master couldn’t help but praise, "This Long Family Master indeed has courage, I, Ma Lie, admire him!"

Hearing the Family Master’s praise, Ma Lie cast a glance at his father and said, "Father, what do you think the Long Family Master intends by coming suddenly?"

Upon hearing this, the Ma Family Master chuckled, "Regardless of the intention, it is definitely a good thing for our Ma Family. Perhaps our Ma Family’s rise won’t require enduring much hardship!"

Although the Ma Family is merely a small clan, such small families, having struggled at the bottom, see things very clearly and lack only a broader perspective.

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