Strongest War Emperor

”The second technique? Great! I can’t wait to learn it!” Nalan Ziyun froze for a moment, then was overjoyed.

Although she had already memorized the movements and incantations, having Shen Lang demonstrate and explain it would surely be much simpler than figuring it out on her own.

However, just as Nalan Ziyun reached Shen Lang’s side, he suddenly reached out and wrapped an arm around her waist!

Nalan Ziyun’s entire body instantly stiffened, and then she flew into a rage!

’This bastard, how dare he take advantage of me!’

Before she could react, Shen Lang, still holding her, moved them more than two meters away without appearing to move his feet, like a phantom.

”THUNK! THUNK! THUNK!”

Three Flying Sabers, gleaming with a sinister light, shot in from the side, instantly embedding themselves in a large tree near where the two had just been!

”Who’s there? The nerve!” Nalan Ziyun’s face paled as she shouted in anger.

With a flick of her wrist, a CLATTER rang out as the Nebula Chain rapidly spun to encircle her and Shen Lang.

Just then, with a series of CLINK-CLANKS, several more Flying Sabers were batted away by the Nebula Chain, falling to the ground.

”Tricks like this won’t be enough to deal with us. Come on out, all of you.”

Shen Lang stepped out of the Nebula Chain’s defensive perimeter, stood at the edge of the pool, and spoke coldly to the ink-black forest ahead.

To his right was the pool.

There was no sound, only the faint flicker of a shadow. A man in black, almost one with the night, silently appeared more than twenty meters in front of Shen Lang.

If not for the sinister glint of the Short Sword in his hand, Nalan Ziyun wouldn’t have even noticed him after he appeared!

Gazing at the man in black who had appeared like a phantom, Nalan Ziyun’s pupils couldn’t help but contract slightly.

’Aside from Shen Lang, I’ve never seen anyone with such a bizarre Body Technique!’

’To be able to hide so silently about twenty meters away without me noticing at all... either he has cultivated a Shadow-type Technique to an extremely high level, or his Cultivation is far stronger than mine.’

”Only cowards sneak around in the dark! State your name—this lady doesn’t kill nobodies!”

With Shen Lang by her side, Nalan Ziyun didn’t feel the slightest bit of tension.

Shen Lang let out an amused laugh. ”He’s an assassin from the Shadow Tower. Did you really think he’d give you his name? ... Hey, the other four of you can come out now. Dealing with you one by one is too much trouble.”

”He’s as strong as they say... Attack!”

A sharp cry escaped the lips of the first man. From the dark forest, four more figures joined him, and together they charged toward Shen Lang and Nalan Ziyun!

Although this level of darkness didn’t much affect the vision of Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artists, it was a different story for experts who had cultivated Shadow-type Techniques.

Even a Martial Artist like Nalan Ziyun, already at the Spirit Martial Realm Fourth Heaven, could only perceive them as several approaching whirlwinds, completely unable to make out their faces!

”Holy crap, these guys are even more trouble than that bum Zhang Cheng. How about I leave them to you and duck out for a bit?”

Nalan Ziyun was finally getting a little nervous and wanted Shen Lang to let her into the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron.

Shen Lang rolled his eyes. ”I’ll have the old ghost protect you. You handle the one on the far left; I’ll take the other four. Your Nebula Chain and Water Dragon’s Roar are more than enough to deal with him.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Lang pushed Nalan Ziyun aside with his left palm, settled into a horse stance, and slowly thrust his hands forward. ”Watch closely! Water Dragon’s Roar, Second Technique: Hundred Dragons Traceless!”

As he spoke, Shen Lang formed a Hand Seal, and his hands began moving in a uniquely bizarre dance.

As his hands danced rapidly, it was as if a monster was about to burst from the pool to his right. A whirlpool formed, churning up monstrous waves.

The next moment, the giant waves began to spin violently, forming dozens of Water Dragons that roared as they shot forth!

These dozens of Water Dragons split into four groups and swept toward the four men ahead, their momentum simply staggering!

Each of these Water Dragons was the same size as the one Nalan Ziyun had summoned, but with the Power of Thunder and Lightning coiling around them, their might was several times greater. A single glance was enough to instill a sense of hopelessness!

Water Element Techniques were greatly amplified near a body of water. The moment Shen Lang unleashed his attack, the faces of the charging assassins turned grim!

”Careful! It’s best not to block it head-on!”

The man in the lion mask shouted the warning. An attack of this magnitude would force even the three Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven experts among them to retreat, to say nothing of the other two—one at the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, and one at the Sixth Heaven.

If several assassins from the prestigious Shadow Tower were defeated in the very first exchange, it would become a massive joke.

Seeing the ferocity of the Water Dragons, the charging men in black felt a chill in their hearts. Their straight-line rush suddenly became a weaving path as they attempted to use the scattered trees for cover.

However, as soon as they changed course, they were shocked to find that the Water Dragons simply roared past the trees, circling around to attack them from behind!

’An advanced Water Element Technique that can lock on with Divine Thought... Could it be that he wasn’t bluffing, and he really knows the Imperial Capital Shui Family’s ’Water Dragon’s Roar’?’ The leader’s gaze hardened, and a chill surfaced in his heart.

He wasn’t afraid of the Shui Family, but he was afraid of Water Dragon’s Roar.

Now, with the Water Dragons attacking from behind and the youth in black waiting grimly in front, they were trapped, separated by less than ten meters!

In the blink of an eye, their advantage was lost, and they found themselves caught in a pincer attack!

”Destroy the Water Dragons!” the leader shouted through clenched teeth.

Since the Water Dragons were as persistent as a plague, their only option was to face them head-on and obliterate them!

’Even if the Cultivation Technique is powerful, and even if this youth is powerful, an attack split four ways can’t possibly pose that much of a threat to us, right?’

The moment the leader finished speaking, the two assassins in leopard and tiger masks spun around in a blur. The light from their Sword and Saber flared, illuminating the night as they slashed viciously at the approaching Water Dragons!

Sword Qi and Saber Qi raged and crisscrossed the air!

At the same time, the two wearing Silver Wolf and bear masks rapidly closed in on their leader.

Their strength wasn’t enough to confront such powerful Water Dragons head-on. If they failed to block the dragons, which seethed with ferocious Thunder Power, any injury would compromise the mission. They could only rely on their leader to neutralize this wave of attacks.

”BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”

A series of explosions erupted. Trees toppled and the area was thrown into chaos. Battered and disheveled by the impact of the Water Dragons, several assassins roared in fury.

The leader, who had to face three groups of Water Dragons simultaneously, was hit the hardest. He was sent tumbling head over heels and rolled across the ground for a long moment before scrambling back up, completely drenched. He had clearly taken a significant blow!

”Water Dragon’s Roar... It’s so powerful!”

Nalan Ziyun cheered with delight. She didn’t look like someone in the middle of an assassination attempt at all; instead, she seemed to be watching a play.

Shen Lang, however, did not do as the leader expected and attack while the Water Dragons were striking. Instead, he stood his ground, calmly watching everything unfold.

”Eleven!”

Though disheveled, the leader remained perfectly calm as he gave a sharp cry.

But his voice held an unmistakable hint of urgency.

After clashing head-on with the Water Dragons, he had finally felt the true extent of Shen Lang’s power, and a sense of unease began to creep into his heart.

”Yes!”

A voice, so hoarse it was impossible to tell if it was male or female, responded. The assassin in the Silver Wolf mask immediately changed direction, hunched over, and pounced toward Nalan Ziyun like a wolf, daggers in both hands.

”You dare look down on me?”

Instead of retreating, Nalan Ziyun advanced. With a violent shake of the Nebula Chain in her hand, she attacked the assassin. The two quickly engaged in a fierce battle, kicking up clouds of dust.

Meanwhile, the other three assassins fanned out to surround Shen Lang. Without a word, they launched a lightning-fast assault!

The last one, the man in the giant bear mask, remained fifteen meters away. Forming Hand Seals, he began to pace and spin on the spot with a strange, flowing gait.

In the darkness, a thick fog began to spread out from his position.

While a Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artist could normally see clearly in the dark, Nalan Ziyun found her range of vision shrinking drastically as the fog spread. Worse, once the fog enveloped her, her body felt much heavier than before, and her movements slowed considerably!

”This isn’t just fog! It’s a unique Cultivation Technique! If it seeps into your body, you’ll lose all mobility! Use Water Dragon’s Roar to cover your body with water and seal your pores!” Shen Lang shouted from the other side.

”These shameless bastards!”

Nalan Ziyun cursed angrily, whipping her Nebula Chain into a spiraling defense as she retreated a few steps.

She used that moment to activate Water Dragon’s Roar, following Shen Lang’s instructions to form a defensive barrier that sealed most of her pores.

’The price to hire this many experts from the Shadow Tower must be steep. It seems those factions whose foundations were destroyed by the Bone Demon still haven’t given up. Being too merciful really does attract trouble.’

Shen Lang’s pupils contracted slightly as he focused his concentration like never before.

Of the four, the one creating the fog in the back was of little concern; he was only at the Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Heaven.

But the three attacking him from the front, left, and right were all at the Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven. Not only was their coordination flawless, but their speed already surpassed his, weighed down as he was by over seventeen thousand jin of Blue Cobalt Copper!

Shen Lang understood. ’This battle is likely going to be incredibly difficult!’

’The risk is enormous!’

’There is a huge gap between assassins and ordinary Martial Artists. All their techniques, Cultivation Techniques, and actions are designed for one purpose: to kill.’

’A single careless mistake, and they’ll seize the opportunity for a fatal blow!’

And yet, despite all this, Shen Lang still had no intention of drawing the Immortal Celestial Saber or any other weapon.

He didn’t even plan on using his Saber Intent...

On the contrary, a look of excitement appeared in his eyes!

’For now, this level of coordination between assassins is the perfect test for my current limits—fighting bare-handed while wearing over seventeen thousand jin of Blue Cobalt Copper!’

’Only a battle like this can truly get me excited!’

’I must display the full results of more than two months of Cultivation in this battle! This immense sense of crisis will push my body to its absolute peak!’

’With the Blue Cobalt Copper on my body and the Golden Needle Acupoint Cutting sealing part of my Cultivation, I must go all out in this fight!’

’Bring it on!’

Battle Intent burned in Shen Lang’s eyes like a raging fire, crackling with flashes of lightning. His blood instantly began to boil with excitement!

”Try and take a couple of my moves first!”

Shen Lang clenched both fists and launched a volley of punches through the air at the three assassins surrounding him!

Thunder Power crisscrossed the air as Powerful Qi surged wildly!

The massive Fist Gang moved as fast as lightning and struck as fiercely as rolling thunder. His punches tore through the air, each one creating a sharp, whistling shriek.

Although these punches didn’t use a powerful Cultivation Technique like the Five Emperors Dragon Fist, this was the first time Shen Lang had attacked with his full strength since leaving Celestial Phoenix City!

The attack was overwhelmingly powerful, utterly unstoppable!