Strongest War Emperor

Before its soul was sealed, this Senluo Celestial Fire Python was likely an existence on par with the Netherworld Wolf King.

Perhaps even stronger!

”It seems this is your strongest killing move,” Shen Lang said indifferently.

He then leveled the Celestial Water Blade in his hand...

Electricity crackled around the Celestial Water Blade as it suddenly sent out a ripple. The ripple at its tip rapidly condensed into the shape of a blade and shot out, slashing ferociously toward the roaring Senluo Celestial Fire Python!

This gleam of blade light was much smaller and shorter than before.

But its unparalleled danger, a power capable of annihilating all of existence, made the several Xuanwu Realm powerhouses from Evil Wind Valley and the Imperial Dragon Sect narrow their eyes!

”Saber Intent!”

”How is that possible? A Spirit Martial Realm Second Heaven cultivator like Shen Lang actually comprehended Saber Intent?”

In the stands, the few Xuanwu Realm powerhouses from Evil Wind Valley shot to their feet, their eyes filled with disbelief.

”Senior Brother, you aren’t mistaken, are you? Is that really Saber Intent? You’ve got to be kidding! In our generation of Evil Wind Valley, only Ling Chen managed to comprehend Sword Intent by a stroke of luck. And now you’re saying Shen Lang has comprehended a realm like Saber Intent?” Xiang Qingfeng asked, looking at Bai Wuji with utter astonishment.

Bai Wuji didn’t answer him, but his expression also changed drastically at that moment, his face a mask of incredulity.

In their minds, Shen Lang’s status instantly soared to its peak!

A strange, incredulous feeling bloomed in the hearts of the Xuanwu Realm powerhouses from the Imperial Dragon Sect.

This was especially true for two of their Sword Dao masters.

Two Xuanwu Realm Sixth Heaven powerhouses, masters who used the sword, had yet to comprehend Sword Intent.

Yet Shen Lang, a junior from a younger generation, had just unleashed Saber Intent...

Nothing could be more bitter than this!

Be it Saber Intent or Sword Intent, comprehending such a realm required not only opportunity but also exceptionally demanding innate talent from a Martial Artist.

Many who were hailed as geniuses by their Sects or Noble Families might never grasp these realms in their entire lifetime.

Once any type of intent was mastered, even if only superficially, its power was astonishing.

Take Saber Intent or Sword Intent, for example. This kind of intent was formless and colorless. Unless one wore exceptionally powerful armor, it was simply unstoppable!

Even if Xu Daolin was wearing a Profound Artifact, it might as well be nothing in front of Shen Lang!

The day Shen Lang first encountered the Netherworld Wolf King, he had comprehended Saber Intent at the most critical moment. When he couldn’t break through the Netherworld Wolf King’s defenses, he blasted the Saber Intent into the Wolf King’s body, making it howl in pain and flee in disarray.

Just as the Xuanwu Realm powerhouses were reeling in shock...

SWISH!

The gleam of blade light from Shen Lang, carrying peerless Saber Intent, sliced through the air faster than the speed of sound and instantly struck the center of the Senluo Celestial Fire Python’s savage head.

SPLIT!

The massive Senluo Celestial Fire Python was instantly cleaved in two by the blade light!

REEE!

The bisected Senluo Celestial Fire Python let out a soul-shaking roar and immediately tried to merge its two halves back together.

Although the Senluo Celestial Fire Python appeared unharmed on the surface, Shen Lang’s Saber Intent had damaged its soul!

If it were struck a few more times like this, no matter how strong the Senluo Celestial Fire Python was, its soul would probably scatter.

Shen Lang tightened his grip on his long blade, ready to unleash a second strike!

Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind blasted toward him! Amidst the blazing light, a nearly invisible figure, like a ghost in the night, silently closed in while Shen Lang was dealing with the Senluo Celestial Fire Python!

Xu Daolin had finally used his Shadow-type Technique again. Taking advantage of the sea of flames and Shen Lang’s divided attention, he threw a full-power punch at Shen Lang’s abdomen!

Shen Lang snorted coldly. Without moving, he didn’t retract the blade strike aimed at the Senluo Celestial Fire Python, but continued its downward arc.

However, the situation changed in an instant!

The incredibly fast strike actually missed...

The two halves of the Senluo Celestial Fire Python suddenly accelerated their convergence, instantly becoming whole again. Then, its body shrank in a flash, the giant python transforming into a long, thin snake!

The small snake’s body was the Flame Demon Spear, its head—flicking its tongue—was the tip of the spear. SLITHER! It wrapped itself around Shen Lang’s Celestial Water Blade again and again, then yanked it outwards with tremendous force!

Seemingly caught off guard, Shen Lang lost his grip, and the long blade was sent flying far away.

A series of gasps erupted from the stands.

Losing one’s weapon in the middle of a great battle was a terrible turn of events.

No matter how powerful Shen Lang was, how could he fight a Profound Artifact with his bare hands?

And at that moment, Xu Daolin’s punch had reached Shen Lang!

’A strange attack, but unfortunately, still too weak.’

Shen Lang snorted. Without a second thought, he casually threw a punch of his own, and their fists collided.

The only difference was that Xu Daolin had been building up power for this all-out punch for a long time, while Shen Lang had merely launched a casual counterattack as the fist arrived!

As their fists met, a ferocious gale of Powerful Qi erupted with a deafening BOOM.

The sound of cracking bones seemed to be mixed in, but it was too faint for anyone but the few powerhouses present to hear.

”AARGH!”

Xu Daolin shrieked in pain, cradling his limp right hand with his left as he was sent flying through the air!

But Shen Lang still stood his ground, not having moved an inch!

Before the shocked eyes of the crowd, cracks as thick as an arm spread out like a spiderweb, rapidly covering the entire battle stage.

The gale sent those standing too close to the stage stumbling. Yan Congyun and the others closest to the action were once again forced to stagger back, cursing under their breath.

This direct clash proved once again that Shen Lang’s strength far surpassed Xu Daolin’s.

Before the crowd could even gasp in amazement, Xu Daolin, whose right hand seemed to be crippled, landed and immediately kicked off the ground. He used the massive rebound force to dash toward the other side of the stage!

Having played all his trump cards and still unable to faze Shen Lang in the slightest, Xu Daolin finally gave up the struggle. He was trying to flee the stage without a moment’s hesitation!

’If I don’t run now, I’m dead for sure!’

”You have no chance to escape from me!”

Shen Lang’s voice rang out from behind Xu Daolin. The crowd was stunned to see that Shen Lang had already appeared behind him like a ghost!

A speed faster than the Netherworld Wolf King was on full display!

As he fled, Xu Daolin slapped his left hand, and a Talisman ignited, erecting a thick wall of ice behind him.

The next second, he took out another Talisman and slapped it onto his body. A faint golden light enveloped him; it was a Gold Defense Talisman.

He then formed a sword sign with two fingers of his left hand and pointed at the sky!

The Flame Demon Spear, which had flown off entangled with the Celestial Water Blade, let out an unwilling, sharp cry. It once again transformed into a fire python and roared toward Shen Lang.

All of this happened with incredible speed, in the blink of an eye.

’As long as I can stop Shen Lang for a moment, I can get off the stage and escape to safety!’

”A pity you’re still too confident!”

Shen Lang, who was behind him, sneered. His meaning was simple: if Xu Daolin hadn’t been so confident, he would have paid a higher price for a High Tier Defense Talisman. Only a Defense Talisman that even Shen Lang couldn’t break through in a short time could have saved his life.

But as for this current Defense Talisman, how could it possibly be that simple to stop Shen Lang?

Shen Lang’s charging figure didn’t pause in the slightest as he smashed a fist into the ice wall.

A sound like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting rang out across the stage like a clap of thunder, drawing countless horrified gazes!

The thick ice wall instantly exploded, sending countless ice shards sweeping in all directions like a storm!

The stage was instantly left in ruins.

At this moment, a fierce wind swept over, and a sea of flames nearly blotted out the entire stage. The wind howled, sharp as a blade against the skin, as the Senluo Celestial Fire Python was about to pounce on Shen Lang!

And Shen Lang, having lost his Celestial Water Blade, was now bare-handed!

Amidst the crowd’s horrified stares, Shen Lang let out a wild laugh. ”My blade is everywhere!”

The arrogant words had barely left his lips when he formed a Hand Saber and chopped down fiercely at the Senluo Celestial Fire Python, which seemed to be made of pure flame!

SWISH!

A wisp of peerless blade light appeared in a flash!

Peerless blade light, its edge pure and sharp!

A palm to sunder Divine Demons in all directions, a blade to shake the thunder of the eight heavens!

The imperious Senluo Celestial Fire Python was once again cleaved in two by this peerless blade light, and the endless Celestial Fire vanished in an instant!

But what was even more shocking this time was that the bisected Senluo Celestial Fire Python shrieked and desperately tried to reform, only to be continuously diced into countless fragments by wisps of Saber Qi!

No matter how hard it tried, it could not reform!

”What?!”

The entire audience was stunned. The people in the stands shot up as if on springs!

A powerful Martial Artist could certainly use a Hand Saber to unleash Saber Qi and grievously wound an enemy.

A formidable Cultivation Technique could also achieve this.

But this Saber Qi from Shen Lang’s hand, as simple as it looked, was clearly stronger than the strike he had made with the Celestial Water Blade earlier, wasn’t it?

And his enemy was a Profound Artifact controlled by the Senluo Celestial Fire Python!

A Spirit Martial Realm Second Heaven Martial Artist, even if they unleashed all their Spiritual Power, couldn’t possibly defeat the Senluo Celestial Fire Python with just their bare hands...

The wisps of Saber Qi that kept emerging and preventing the Senluo Celestial Fire Python from reforming its true body contained the legendary Saber Intent!

Without Saber Intent, none of this could be explained!

Even though people had already replaced their image of him as a piece of trash with that of a genius, Shen Lang’s sudden display of the legendary Saber Intent was still too incredible for them to believe...

WHOOSH!

A pair of light wings suddenly unfurled from Xu Daolin’s back, and at this moment of greatest crisis, he shot up into the sky!

”Shen Lang, you can’t kill me! Hahaha!” Xu Daolin laughed maniacally.

But as he laughed, a wave of gasps swept through the surrounding stands!

Sensing something was wrong, Xu Daolin felt a presence above him. He snapped his head up and was instantly scared out of his wits, his soul threatening to scatter!

High above his head, Shen Lang had his right leg raised, bringing it down on his head like an axe!

Behind Shen Lang was a similar pair of wings, only his were as black as ink, looking almost corporeal.

Xu Daolin’s heart went cold with terror. At the last possible moment, he crossed his hands above his head to protect it.

BANG!

Shen Lang’s kick viciously struck Xu Daolin’s hands. Powerful Qi surged, and with a miserable howl, Xu Daolin was smashed downwards like a cannonball!

His downward speed was much faster than his flight up.

”I told you. You can’t escape!”

Shen Lang followed him like a shadow, appearing behind Xu Daolin.

”Five Emperors Dragon Fist: Heaven-Shattering Palm, Gods and Ghosts Fear; Five Dragons Gathering in the Clouds!”

A deep cry, accompanied by a terrifying surge of Powerful Qi that made Xu Daolin’s face drain of color, as a palm strike hurtled toward the center of his back!

Lightning flashed in Shen Lang’s palm. Thunder Power ran rampant, forming a rapidly spinning vortex of electricity. It was as if a Five-Colored Divine Dragon was swimming within it—an utterly terrifying sight!

The spiraling, rapidly rotating Powerful Qi tore through the air. The sharp whistle of displaced air and the low boom of thunder combined, capturing the attention of everyone present.

The might of this palm was enough to change the color of heaven and earth. The cries of dragons and tigers that accompanied it were soul-stirring!