Long Ao ultimately held back because of the Kyushu Wind and Cloud Ranking Tournament.
The Kyushu Wind and Cloud Ranking Tournament was held once every ten years. Over nine hundred people from the nine Wind and Cloud Rankings of Kyushu would participate, all competing for the top ten spots.
As the third-ranked martial artist on the Celestial State's Wind and Cloud Ranking, Long Ao was considered one of its main champions.
However, no one thought highly of Long Ao's chances. The reason was simple: his true power was only at the Human King Realm. He had only managed to defeat Zhang Zhihang by resorting to unorthodox tricks.
Normally, the third-ranked individual on the Wind and Cloud Ranking should be at the Earth Emperor Peak. But Long Ao? He was merely at the Human King Realm, a full realm beneath that standard.
