Strongest War Emperor

THWIP! THWIP!

Two muffled sounds came from the Mountain-Pushing Beast’s mouth. Under the moonlight, two earth-yellow spikes shot out of its mouth with incredible speed, heading straight for the face of the person who had just attacked!

Arcs of electricity emerged on the figure’s body, swirling around him and illuminating his surroundings. The flashes of lightning lit up his face, revealing none other than Shen Lang, who had come from Tayun Academy.

Instead of retreating, Shen Lang advanced. He shattered the incoming spike with a single punch and closed in on the Mountain-Pushing Beast once more.

Seeing its attack had no effect, the Mountain-Pushing Beast, despite its low Spiritual Wisdom, sensed the danger. It hastily turned, its four legs scrambling as it tried to flee for its life.

”Trying to escape now? It’s too late.” Watching the fleeing Mountain-Pushing Beast, Shen Lang couldn’t help but sneer. He lifted his foot and then stomped it heavily on the ground.

BANG!

As dust flew into the air, a faint blue light appeared on the sole of his foot. Instantly, a muffled, explosive sound erupted at the point of contact between his foot and the ground.

His figure then shot forward like an arrow, catching up to the Mountain-Pushing Beast in the blink of an eye. He leaped over the beast, spun gracefully in mid-air, and brought his fist, imbued with Fierce Thunder Power, crashing down heavily upon its head.

BOOM!

The Mountain-Pushing Beast’s momentum came to a sudden halt. With a loud crack, the thick layer of rock on its head shattered. Blood and brain matter spewed out as the massive beast crashed to the ground, its limbs still twitching.

Shen Lang drew his long saber and made a cut near the Mountain-Pushing Beast’s heart. He then swiftly took out two small Jade Bottles and caught the gushing blood. Only after both small bottles were full did he cap them and put them away.

To more skilled Martial Artists, a Second Level Demon Beast was an existence between the Martial Power Realm and the Qi Martial Realm. It didn’t have a Demon Crystal, its meat wasn’t tasty, and aside from its tough hide which could be used to make Inner Armor, almost no other part of its body was valuable.

However, many large families enjoyed hunting such Demon Beasts to use as ingredients in meals for their disciples. Although not comparable to Miracle Elixirs, consuming this type of Demon Beast as food over a long period was quite beneficial for Cultivation.

It was certainly countless times better than the simple fare of Martial Artists from smaller families or poor households.

That was why, regardless of their innate talent, the disciples of most large families generally had much stronger physiques than their peers from smaller families.

Shen Lang obviously had no intention of taking the Mountain-Pushing Beast back to cook and eat. But he was different now; the knowledge in his mind was a veritable treasure trove.

Among that knowledge was a recipe that required the fresh blood of a Mountain-Pushing Beast.

And along the way, he had already gathered all the other ingredients.

”My power is too weak...” Shen Lang muttered, frowning and shaking his head.

He stared at his fist, still wrapped in lightning, and seemed lost in thought.

’A Second Level adult demon beast, the Mountain-Pushing Beast, is equivalent to a Qi Martial Realm expert at around the First Heaven. Without using the Thunder Control Divine Technique, I couldn’t even break its defense... This so-called Celestial Vein Sacred Body, what’s so strong about it? How do I awaken my bloodline? I’ll wait until Fengzi and the others sell the Gathering Spirit Tokens. Once I have some Spirit Stones, I’ll concoct a few types of Body Refining Medicinal Liquids to stimulate my body. We’ll see if that can awaken the Celestial Vein Sacred Body.’

Unable to figure it out, he stopped dwelling on the issue. He sat down not far from the Mountain-Pushing Beast’s corpse, started a bonfire, and set up a small Array.

Then he took out numerous bottles and jars and began the process of Alchemy.

After he worked at a steady pace for half an hour, the light from the Array finally dimmed. In his hand was a glass tube, about half a foot long, now filled with a strange Medicinal Liquid.

The Medicinal Liquid was a dazzling array of colors and quite beautiful to look at.

However, upon seeing such colors, an ordinary person would definitely not dare to drink it.

The key was, this thing was meant to be drunk.

”Giant Potion, not bad. Compared to making Gathering Spirit Tokens, this is less tedious and more valuable. This one tube could probably sell for eighty to a hundred thousand Gold Coins. I should make a few more bottles when I get back. Only someone as bored as me would come out to this backwater mountain to mess with this stuff,” Shen Lang muttered.

He knew how to concoct the Giant Potion, but he really didn’t understand the market for it. If he knew that a single Giant Potion could fetch a price of at least a million Gold Coins at auction, he definitely wouldn’t have said he was just bored.

The Giant Potion was extremely difficult to concoct. Its effect was very simple and direct: less than a minute after drinking it, a Martial Artist’s strength would increase by at least tenfold!

Although the effect didn’t last long—only about twelve minutes—for a Martial Artist to instantly gain so much power could often not only turn the tide of battle, but also save their life.

Just imagine: when a Martial Artist is in danger, they consume this Giant Potion, and their power skyrockets...

Therefore, the value of this item was truly immense. If it were to actually appear on the market, the major families would absolutely fight tooth and nail for it.

However, as powerful as the Giant Potion was, it was ineffective for experts at the Xuanwu Realm or higher levels of Cultivation.

Shen Lang’s current Cultivation was still far from the Xuanwu Realm, but he really had no use for this item.

In terms of strength increase, the Secret Technique ”Burst” that he had used back in the Hong Yu Tomb was not much inferior. The power boost was similar, but the ”Burst” Secret Technique could be used multiple times in a short period, as long as his physical body could withstand it.

Moreover, ”Burst” lasted longer and didn’t have the terrifying side effects of the Giant Potion.

Shen Lang put away the potion and looked around, his long saber in hand. This was the edge of the Phoenix Mountain Range, about sixty-some li from Tayun Academy, in a place called Black Wind Ridge.

If he wanted to find higher-level Demon Beasts, he would probably have to go deeper into the mountains.

The nearby Demon Beasts couldn’t even withstand a single blow. Killing them was no challenge at all; it was utterly boring.

At this moment, the entire forest had fallen into silence. However, the slightly oppressive, heavy atmosphere hinted at an impending storm.

SCREEE!

Suddenly, a piercing shriek, accompanied by cries of alarm, made Shen Lang stop in his tracks.

Gripping his Celestial Water Blade, he moved like a wolf, speeding toward the source of the sound.

After running for more than a li, he stood on a mountainside and looked down. His brow furrowed, and a hint of Killing Intent appeared on his face.

Down on the main path below, three men and two women were surrounded by a large group of people in ragged clothes. Not far from this group, many corpses lay scattered about, all of them disemboweled, their Essence Blood drained...

The scene was too horrifying to look at. It was a picture of utter carnage!

Judging from their clothing, the corpses on the ground belonged to ordinary mountain folk or hunters.

”Demon Corpses!” Shen Lang subconsciously tightened his grip on his saber.