Strongest War Emperor

”Ten Thousand Beasts Circle!”

Shen Lang watched, grinding his teeth, as the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle instantly grew several times larger. A savage, tyrannical, bloodthirsty aura erupted from it. He immediately circulated his Spiritual Power, infusing it into his blade. The long saber moved like a coiling dragon and a slithering snake, its violent vibrations creating layers of blade shadows as he prepared his defense.

At that very moment, Yuwen Huaji grinned maliciously and hurled the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle at Shen Lang. ”Go to hell!”

Even after expanding several times, the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle was still only about two feet in diameter. But the moment this two-foot-wide, blood-colored ring began to spin, a bloody mist instantly filled the area. A fierce gale erupted, and the piercing sound of it Breaking the Sky was so sharp that many of the onlookers clapped their hands over their ears in pain.

The raging gale, the swirling currents of air, the surging, bloody, and malevolent qi, a pressure like ten thousand beasts stampeding forward, and Yuwen Huaji’s Divine Thought locking onto him...

All of this told Shen Lang he had no room to dodge.

”Kill!”

Shen Lang didn’t back down. Clenching his jaw, he raised his long saber high over his head and brought it down violently on the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle!

”Prison Guardian Blade Technique, Fourth Stance: Demon Blade Prison Guardian, Celestial Demon Subduing!”

In the void above, a Celestial Demon Shadow suddenly appeared, then condensed into a beam of blade light. Carrying the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas, it viciously struck the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle.

”CLANG!”

The two immense energies collided. There was a moment of silence, and then a world-shaking explosion thundered out!

Immediately after, massive waves of Energy blasted outwards. The already huge crater began to expand rapidly before their very eyes, ripped apart by the shockwave!

The buildings around the edge of the crater were instantly obliterated, reduced completely to rubble!

Amidst the endless dust and smoke, Shen Lang’s figure shot out like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily onto the edge of the crater!

”You can’t even withstand one percent of the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle’s power. Now I’ve recovered a good deal of my Spiritual Power. This time, let’s see if you can still escape death!”

Yuwen Huaji let out a vicious laugh, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle in his hand flashed with brilliant light once more!

Shen Lang at his peak couldn’t take a single blow from the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle. If it happened again, he would surely die...

Just then, a figure flashed, and Master of Chaos, wreathed in Buddha Light, appeared in the center of the crater.

He hovered before Yuwen Huaji and said with worldly compassion, ”Amitabha. Lay down your butcher’s knife and become a Buddha. Yuwen Huaji, it is time to stop!”

”Hm?”

Staring at the young monk floating in the air without wings, Yuwen Huaji trembled inexplicably.

It was a reaction that arose naturally in the presence of a truly powerful expert’s aura.

Floating without wings of light was impossible for anyone below the King Martial Realm.

’Could this young monk before me actually be...’

Yuwen Huaji swept his Divine Thought over the monk and was startled again. The young monk was clearly standing right in front of him, but his Divine Thought detected nothing—no person, not even the slightest trace of an aura!

”Who are you, Master? Where do you come from? Why do you want to stop me from killing this man?”

Yuwen Huaji didn’t dare act rashly in front of Master of Chaos, but he kept his Divine Thought locked on Shen Lang, ready to unleash the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle at any moment.

Just as Master of Chaos was about to speak, Xue Dangdang’s choked, tearful voice suddenly came from high above. ”Brother Lang! Sister Ziyun is not going to make it...”

”Xue Dangdang!”

Yuwen Huaji’s heart leaped wildly again. His crazed mind finally began to slowly regain its senses.

’Even if Xue Dangdang is here, I have to kill this brat first!’ A ruthless look appeared on Yuwen Huaji’s face.

”CRACK... CRACK... CRACK...”

With the sound of falling rubble, the heavily wounded Shen Lang emerged from the crater wall, his steps faltering.

Hearing Xue Dangdang’s cry, a profound sense of despair and helplessness washed over Shen Lang’s slightly dazed mind.

Yuwen Huaji, who had already recovered a great deal of Spiritual Power, was controlling the mighty Ten Thousand Beasts Circle. Even a Late Stage Xuanwu Realm expert at their peak would have to retreat and avoid it at all costs.

Even with his Celestial Demon Body, how could Shen Lang, having just awakened it, face the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle, which contained countless Beast Souls?

Meanwhile, Nalan Ziyun, despite the old monk’s help, had still not been revived... Dingdang said she wasn’t going to make it...

The feeling of despair and powerlessness flooded his heart, making Shen Lang want to roar at the heavens!

’No, she definitely won’t die! Even if I don’t have any Life Spiritual Liquid in my body right now, I can take her into the Gate of Creation! There has to be Life Spiritual Liquid inside the Gate of Creation!’

’I’ll kill this old dog and take her to the Gate of Creation...’

’If there’s no Life Spiritual Liquid, then I’ll just die with her! I, Shen Lang, stand tall and proud, why should I fear death! If I can’t even protect the people around me, what’s the point of living?’

’This all started because of me, so let me be the one to end it!’

An unyielding will mixed with a death wish—two contradictory intentions—tangled and surged within Shen Lang’s heart.

”Move!”

Shen Lang spoke coldly to Master of Chaos, who stood before him wreathed in Buddha Light.

Master of Chaos turned. Just as he was about to open his mouth, Shen Lang’s bone-chilling voice rang out again. ”I said... move!”

”Amitabha. So be it, so be it!”

Master of Chaos sighed the Buddha’s name helplessly. Without any visible movement, he vanished from the crater.

Yuwen Huaji was overjoyed!

He had just been wary of Xue Dangdang and this monk, yet the monk had actually been scared off by Shen Lang’s shout!

’You refuse the path to Heaven and barge through the gates of Hell!’

’I absolutely cannot miss this chance!’

However, the moment Yuwen Huaji raised his left hand, his arm trembled so violently he almost dropped the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle...

Yuwen Huaji hadn’t moved a muscle, but the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked and splintered!

Because at that very instant, an almost tangible aura of death had enveloped him completely!

This aura was powerful to the extreme, even surpassing the ”Netherworld Demon Tribulation” that Shen Lang had previously unleashed by manipulating the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!

The shadow of death made Yuwen Huaji, who had just felt a sliver of triumph, freeze with terror. His whole body began to tremble.

’This deathly aura... it’s Blade Intent... caused by an overwhelmingly powerful Blade Intent! But how can this kid possess such a world-destroying Blade Intent!’

Yuwen Huaji desperately tried to lift his leg, but under the suppression of this Blade Intent, he found that even moving an inch was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

He looked up...

...and his gaze met Shen Lang’s. It was the gaze of a Divine Demon, devoid of any life, containing only bloodlust and slaughter!

A dull cracking sound emanated from Shen Lang’s body. Blood streamed from his seven orifices, making him look like an Asura from Hell.

The fine scales on his body began to slowly recede, revealing his blood-drenched upper body.

”I don’t believe it! I fucking don’t believe it!” Yuwen Huaji roared madly. ”How can a brat at the Spirit Martial Realm burst forth with this kind of destructive power! This is absolutely impossible!”

Yuwen Huaji’s despairing cry echoed throughout Celestial Phoenix City.

In the dark of night, the people of Celestial Phoenix City were destined to never forget... this sleepless night...

”It’s over, Yuwen Huaji. I told you, I’m going to kill you today, and no one can stop me!”

”You must die!”

Gritting his teeth, Shen Lang continued to push the power of his Chaos Divine Body, unleashing all the strength contained within its countless cells!

At this moment, he had thrown all caution to the wind!

Nalan Ziyun’s impending death had completely shattered all his defenses and broken through his reason!

He would rather be shredded to pieces by this Blade Intent than fail to execute the ”Demon Blade Technique” Zuo Wentian had given him!

The ”Demon Blade Technique” was an Unparalleled Blade Technique capable of intimidating even the Four Directions Great Emperors. Although Shen Lang’s newly awakened Chaos Divine Body was already far stronger than that of other Martial Artists of the Same Tier, it was clearly still not strong enough to withstand the heaven-shaking Blade Intent of this one strike!

Once the strike was unleashed, Yuwen Huaji would certainly die, but Shen Lang’s body would likely disintegrate as well!

...

Just as Shen Lang suppressed Yuwen Huaji with his Blade Intent, his Spiritual Power crazily circulating along the paths of the ”Demon Blade Technique” as he was about to unleash his Strongest Saber...

On the other side, Xue Dangdang was unaware of how dire the situation had become. Believing Master of Chaos was there, she wasn’t worried about Shen Lang. She could only watch as the life force within Nalan Ziyun faded away, strand by strand, her face a mask of tears.

”Master, you’re lying to me, right? Nothing can happen to Sister Ziyun, right?”

Xue Dangdang was worried about Shen Lang and worried about Nalan Ziyun. Her pretty face was a mask of anxiety as tears streamed down endlessly.

The old monk lowered his gaze and sighed softly. ”Her soul has been gathered, but her life force is difficult to revive. Although you gave her the exceedingly precious Ten Thousand Years Life Extension Imperial Pill, her injuries were simply too severe... Alas, it is all this old monk’s fault for being too confident. I focused my attention only on Shen Lang and failed to intervene in time. The Celestial Dao is fickle. Perhaps this is her fate...”

Before Xue Dangdang could speak, the old monk suddenly looked up at the sky and said in a clear voice, ”This old monk is willing, but lacks the strength. Could my three old friends come and lend me a hand?”

From the east, west, and north of Celestial Phoenix City, three separate sighs were heard at the same time.

Three figures came striding through the air.

From the direction of East City, a young man in a green robe who looked no older than twenty-seven or twenty-eight approached. With his hands behind his back, he leisurely strode through the void, walking on air as if it were solid ground. His steps seemed slow, but each one crossed several thousand meters.

In just three steps, he had landed beside Xue Dangdang.

The young man’s features were ordinary, not particularly handsome or striking, but he was as still as deep water, giving off an indescribable feeling.

Anyone who looked at him would feel an involuntary urge to submit.

From the direction of West City, an unusually tall and sturdy young man wearing Beast-Suppressing Hide and carrying a Giant Blade on his back arrived, striding through the air at a speed no slower than the first man.

This person had sharp, chiseled features and a slender build. His entire being radiated an ineffable power. His bright black eyes were as sharp as a blade, looking down on the world with disdain. The impression he gave was one of... a sharp edge, an Unparalleled Mad Saber!

From the direction of North City, a middle-aged woman in colorful robes with her hair in a high bun arrived, stepping on auspicious clouds. Her beautiful eyes shone, and her peach-like cheeks held a charming smile.

The woman was ethereal and graceful, untouched by any worldly aura, like a Nine Heavens Fairy descended to the mortal realm.

”Well, well. So all you old geezers were here all along, just watching my Brother Lang get hunted down and my Sister Ziyun’s soul scatter!” Xue Dangdang cursed angrily. ”If you can’t save Sister Ziyun today, don’t blame me for being ruthless! I’ll go back and bring people to wipe out your Three Sects!”

Her arrogant and outrageous words drifted through the night sky, leaving the powerful experts within Celestial Phoenix City utterly astonished!