Strongest War Emperor

Just then, Chu Xiuxiu looked up and saw Shen Lang, who had just stepped off the battle stage, slow his pace...

In front of Shen Lang, Ye Juexin was walking over step by step, his gaze ice-cold.

This Ye Juexin was handsome and elegant, with a distinguished bearing, but his gaze was as cold as glacial ice, making people shrink back.

His cultivation was exceptionally strong, but he always acted like an outsider, keeping a low profile. It was as if he were hiding in the shadows, so much so that one could easily forget he even existed if they weren’t paying attention.

But whenever he appeared, anyone who saw him would shiver and involuntarily look away.

He not only emanated a soul-shaking killing intent, but also a terrifying, bloody aura...

”You will die by my hand.”

The moment they brushed past each other, Ye Juexin spoke coldly. His voice was soft, but it was laced with murderous intent.

”Go clean out your rosebud, then we’ll talk.”

Shen Lang gave a strange laugh and continued walking without stopping.

Ye Juexin paused, tilting his head slightly. The servant beside him immediately scurried over and whispered in his ear, ”Young Master Xin, by ’rosebud’ he means... he means...”

”You’re courting death!”

Enraged, Ye Juexin struck out with his right palm, sending the servant flying.

Then, with a flick of his wrists, two short, deadly daggers appeared in his hands.

Before anyone could cry out in shock...

”SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK!”

Ye Juexin took two quick steps forward. Before the servant could even hit the ground, his hands flew up and down. Amid flashes of Sword Qi, he instantly stabbed dozens of holes into the servant’s body!

His speed was astonishing!

The servant would have never imagined that death would come so easily. He fell to the ground, his eyes wide open... unable to rest in peace.

As for the members of the Ye Family, not only did they show not a shred of sympathy, but they even had cruel smiles on their faces.

It was as if it were perfectly natural for Ye Juexin to kill someone like that.

As if he had just crushed an ant...

”Trying to suck up, only to end up brutally killed on the spot. This guy’s really one of a kind,” some members of the other families sneered, pursing their lips.

Having walked a few steps away, Shen Lang heard the commotion and turned back. He paused, then frowned and said, ”Another real piece of work. Doesn’t have the guts to get rough with others, so he takes it out on his own servant. Relax, it was just a joke. I’m not interested in men. I only like women.”

”Mo Ge, I swear, you will die by my hand!”

Ye Juexin said grimly, blood still dripping from the daggers in his hands, frightening his other servants into standing far away, trembling uncontrollably.

”Idiot. Plenty of people want to kill me. Get in line.”

Shen Lang sneered, not even bothering to give him a second glance, which infuriated Ye Juexin to no end.

”That bastard! So it was him!”

Listening to Shen Lang’s words that had infuriated Ye Juexin, Chu Xiuxiu suddenly caught an elusive clue in his tone and manner of speaking.

’No one talks like that except for him! That punchable attitude of having everything under control, and that terrifyingly calm tone... only he has that!’

’And as for the kind of cultivation needed to crush a Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven expert... in all of Celestial Phoenix City, besides Brother Qingcheng, he’s the only one...’

Connecting all the previous clues, the image of the Ghost-faced Person, Mo Ge, slowly merged with Shen Lang’s in her mind!

’I thought it was some senior who was being so kind as to guide me and teach me such a heaven-shaking swordsmanship. So it was this guy all along...’

’Even though I’m still grateful to him, the way he acted all mysterious and then scared me half to death during the last move of the Netherworld King’s Three Extremes Sword... he really deserves a beating! Too bad I can’t beat him now, otherwise...’

Chu Xiuxiu watched Shen Lang below with a complicated expression, pouting and huffing through her nose like a bull.

「...」

”Jue Xin, don’t waste any more time.”

Just as Chu Xiuxiu finally realized the Ghost-faced Person was Shen Lang, Ye Xiao Zheng spoke indifferently from the viewing platform.

His tone was haughty. It sounded like he was urging Ye Juexin to hurry onto the stage, but his words clearly implied Ye Juexin’s immense strength, suggesting that even if he fought later, he could still easily defeat his opponent.

”Hmph.”

Ye Juexin snorted coldly, strode onto the platform in two steps, and said icily to his opponent, ”Get off the stage yourself. I can’t be bothered to act.”

Standing before Ye Juexin was Xiao Qiuyu of the Xiao Family.

Xiao Qiuyu’s cultivation was at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven. He was the one who had used the Plum Blossom Sword Intent to ambush Shen Lang at the restaurant, only to be severely injured by him.

Shen Lang had even used chopsticks to execute the Xiao Family’s Plum Blossom Sword Intent, partly to punish him for the ambush and partly to guide him, allowing him to make even greater progress with his Plum Blossom Sword Intent.

Unexpectedly, he had fought his way this far, only to now face the cold and ruthless Ye Juexin, who had just murdered one of his own servants!

”If you want me off this stage, we’ll have to see if you have the skill!”

Behind Xiao Qiuyu, ocean waves surged wildly, and a giant whale suddenly took form as his momentum climbed steadily!

The next moment, the giant whale opened its massive maw and swallowed Xiao Qiuyu whole!

Inside the translucent whale’s mouth, Xiao Qiuyu stood proudly, bobbing up and down amidst the waves.

Then, his figure slowly descended to the ground. The giant whale faded from translucent to completely transparent before vanishing entirely, as if it had merged with him.

At that moment, ripples of sea-blue light began to emanate from Xiao Qiuyu’s body, a beautiful sight to behold.

”Vast Emerald Waves, surging to the heavens!”

Xiao Qiuyu shouted lightly and stomped his right foot. A layer of water immediately appeared on the ground and spread outwards, covering the entire battle stage and undulating like ocean waves.

Immediately after, sharp spikes formed from the seawater suddenly shot up with a ”SHHNK! SHHNK! SHHNK!” and flew toward Ye Juexin!

”Plum Blossom Sword Intent, kill!”

Sweat dripped down Xiao Qiuyu’s face. Gritting his teeth, he brandished his Cyan Gang Sword in a flourish and charged forward, enveloping Ye Juexin completely in his Plum Blossom Sword Intent.

”Courting death!”

Ye Juexin’s aura was like that of an eagle and a snake, deep and unpredictable. The daggers in his hands bloomed with a blood-red light as he leaned forward, bent low, and shot out at high speed.

Like a falcon hunting its prey, his speed was incredible!

Down below, Shen Lang watched the battle on the stage with an indifferent expression and couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

’Xiao Qiuyu is pretty good, but his strategy is all wrong. Against a Martial Artist like Ye Juexin, this move is pretty useless...’

Xiao Qiuyu possessed the Deep Sea Giant Whale Martial Soul and cultivated a Water Element Technique.

Once his ”Vast Emerald Waves” was deployed, he was like a fish in water, his speed greatly enhanced.

And although the water was only a thin layer, it could restrain his opponent, significantly reducing their speed.

Furthermore, after receiving Shen Lang’s guidance, the power of Xiao Qiuyu’s Plum Blossom Sword Intent had increased dramatically, and its attack power was much stronger.

Therefore, when facing other Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven Martial Artists, barring any surprises or exceptionally powerful Spiritual Artifacts, his chances of winning a round were very high.

At the very least, if Xiao Qiuyu were to face Ye Xue, as long as she didn’t use that Jade Pendant infused with the power of a Xuanwu Realm Powerhouse, Ye Xue would undoubtedly lose.

Even if he fought against Xiao Bufan of the Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven, the outcome would be a fifty-fifty split.

The problem was, he was now facing Ye Juexin, whose Body Technique was bizarre and unpredictable.

Ye Juexin was already at the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Heaven. The gap in their cultivation was simply too vast, spanning too many levels.

Back when an anomaly like Shen Lang was being hunted by Ji Chengwu, he had also been forced to use a Talisman to block him and then flee at top speed, simply because the difference in their power was too great.

Shen Lang at that time was already far stronger than Xiao Qiuyu is now, and while this Ye Juexin was at the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, he was significantly more terrifying than Ji Chengwu of the Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Heaven.

The Cultivation Technique Ye Juexin practiced was a Shadow Element one, which emphasized speed, precision, and ruthlessness—every move was a killing blow.

When facing such a formidable character, Xiao Qiuyu, a mere Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven Martial Artist, was actually wasting a huge amount of Spiritual Power to use a Water Element Technique like ”Vast Emerald Waves”...

The result was that not only did he fail to truly slow Ye Juexin down, but he also exhausted most of his Spiritual Power, weakening both his offense and defense significantly!

At this point, Ye Juexin hadn’t even used his Martial Soul.

Nor had he used any powerful Cultivation Technique. He was relying entirely on a formidable Martial Technique, his daggers flying up and down, and with a ”CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!”, he completely shattered Xiao Qiuyu’s Plum Blossom Sword Intent.

”Not bad!” Ye Juexin said mockingly.

He had tried to close in on Xiao Qiuyu several times, only to be evaded by his fish-like movements and blocked by the Plum Blossom Sword Intent. He couldn’t help but show a hint of approval on his face.

He had already encountered many Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven Martial Artists before, and not a single one had been able to withstand a single move from him.

But Xiao Qiuyu had seized the initiative, and in a flash, this exchange of offense and defense had already lasted for more than twenty moves!

Moreover, despite such a ferocious assault, Xiao Qiuyu showed no sign of panic, calmly meeting all of the attacks.

Although he seemed to be struggling and on the defensive, only able to parry and quickly dodge with his fish-like Body Technique, he had yet to suffer any serious injuries.

On the viewing platform, the old timers from several families watched Xiao Qiuyu fight to this point and nodded repeatedly in approval.

The members of the Xiao Family stared intently, their eyes fixed on the two figures on the stage. They shouted themselves hoarse, cheering for Xiao Qiuyu with all their might.

The sounds of their cheers echoed endlessly across the Martial Arts Arena.

However, below the stage, Shen Lang’s brow furrowed ever more tightly.

’Xiao Qiuyu is already caught in the vortex of Ye Juexin’s attacks and can’t escape. It’s impossible for him to concede now. It looks like Ye Juexin plans to toy with him for a while before killing him on the spot.’

Just as Shen Lang sighed, the stalemate on the stage suddenly changed.

Ye Juexin’s speed was already at its limit, attacking Xiao Qiuyu from all directions and leaving him struggling to cope...

Suddenly, Ye Juexin’s momentum surged, and he unleashed an attack twice as fierce as before!

The two unremarkable daggers in his hands flashed with Spirit Light. A jet-black Spiritual Power shot out like a bolt of silk, quick as lightning, it pierced through the defense of Xiao Qiuyu’s Plum Blossom Sword Intent and slammed heavily into his chest!

”SHHNK! SHHNK!”

With two soft sounds, Xiao Qiuyu’s face turned deathly pale. A stream of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as his body was thrown violently backward!

”Look out!”

Someone on the viewing platform cried out in terror.

His vision blurring, Xiao Qiuyu only felt a gust of wind rush toward him as Ye Juexin’s daggers came at him once again.