Strongest War Emperor

Seeing Shen Lang turn to leave just like that, Duanmu Xie, who was standing behind him, was instantly dumbfounded.

”Hey! My Lord, what about me? What about me?!” Duanmu Xie pointed a long-nailed finger at his own nose, as if afraid Shen Lang wouldn’t notice his colossal frame.

After waiting for what felt like an eternity, Duanmu Xie had thought everyone else was done and it was finally his turn. He never expected Shen Lang to just get up and prepare to leave.

”What’s the matter with you?” Shen Lang asked, turning back.

Duanmu Xie wanted to cry. He was a towering figure standing right here, a whole three zhangs tall, yet he had been completely ignored!

’How could I have so little presence…’

’Is it true that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment?’

’The point is, you gave them so many benefits. You can’t just give me nothing at all, right?’

”My Lord, it’s... um... back in the day, I was struck several times by a powerhouse from the Celestial Purity Sect. The injuries were grievous and have never healed. To this day, Sword Qi still rampages through my body, impossible to purge. It’s caused my Cultivation to plummet, and I have to spend most of my time, energy, and power just to deal with this damn Sword Qi. The pain is unbearable...”

”Do you think you might have some kind of Heaven-defying Technique that could help me solve this problem?”

Duanmu Xie said, looking at Shen Lang with a gaze full of hope.

Shen Lang’s brow furrowed. He began to circle Duanmu Xie. ”So that’s what this is about. It’s actually not that difficult to resolve...”

”Aha! I knew you’d have a way, My Lord! This is fantastic!” Duanmu Xie let out a strange cry, drawing the attention of everyone else inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron.

Shen Lang rolled his eyes. ”But you also know you’re an Emperor Martial Realm Zombie. The powerhouse who injured you had a Cultivation of at least the Emperor Martial Realm Ninth Heaven, and was a Sword Dao expert from the Celestial Purity Sect on top of that. Even if I have a method, it would probably take an enormous amount of effort! This... sigh!”

Shen Lang let out a heavy sigh.

Duanmu Xie didn’t understand. He just stared blankly at Shen Lang, at a loss for words.

Seeing the guy’s blockhead reaction, Shen Lang knew his act had been wasted. He had no choice but to spell it out. ”What I mean is... last time, you only made a venomous oath to lend me a hand, but you haven’t truly submitted to me. To be honest, I’m not really willing to expend too much energy on you.”

”To put it simply, I don’t trust you at all. I’m worried you’ll go berserk and run rampant... I think, even though you’re a Zombie, you were once a powerful figure in your own right. You should be able to understand what I’m saying, right? Of course I’d give the good stuff to my own people, wouldn’t I?”

Faced with such a blockhead, Shen Lang had to lay his cards on the table.

Hearing this, Duanmu Xie finally understood what he meant.

The last time Shen Lang had threatened him into submission, he had eventually compromised, swearing a venomous oath to become Shen Lang’s subordinate.

But while something like a Heart Demon Blood Oath had a certain binding power, it wasn’t enough for Shen Lang to feel completely at ease.

In anyone’s eyes, it was entirely possible for a vicious and malevolent Zombie of Duanmu Xie’s Cultivation Realm to go berserk and completely ignore a Heart Demon Blood Oath he had sworn.

And right now, aside from Zuo Wentian inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, Shen Lang had no other means of completely suppressing him.

If he couldn’t be completely suppressed, then this power could become a hidden danger.

A single misstep could bring disaster upon himself!

Before, Shen Lang was rushing off to deal with the people from Celestial Sword Mountain and didn’t have much time to deal with him.

Now that everything was resolved, he finally had the free time to start handling this matter.

Shen Lang had spoken so clearly that even if Duanmu Xie were an ox, he should have been able to understand what was going on.

So, Duanmu Xie blinked and fell silent.

The word ”submission” weighed on him like a mountain.

Especially for a Zombie Emperor like Duanmu Xie, who once shook the world, that word was laden with endless humiliation!

With his strength, he had been arrogant and domineering in the Corpse Yin Sect back then. Even when he encountered Emperor Martial Realm Powerhouses, no one had ever dared to demand his submission.

But now that Shen Lang had said it, he had no choice but to consider it carefully.

In fact, Duanmu Xie really did have other plans before.

He had planned to help Shen Lang a few times, just go through the motions, and then run as far away as possible.

In any case, as long as he wasn’t Shen Lang’s enemy, didn’t oppose him, and had helped him, it wouldn’t count as violating the venomous oath.

After all, a venomous oath wasn’t like a contract with a long list of clauses and conditions. A venomous oath was usually just a few sentences, and often, the wording was a bit ambiguous!

The reason Duanmu Xie hadn’t fled along with the Celestial Swordsman when he ran for his life was mainly because he had later encountered the sudden appearance of Lan Mengling and Xue Shiyin.

Both of these Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses acted extremely ambiguously toward Shen Lang; their relationship was clearly very special.

And within the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, there was an unknown existence who was countless times more powerful than those two...

The relationships these people had with Shen Lang made Duanmu Xie temporarily abandon the idea of escaping. He wanted to stay and observe the situation a little longer.

At any rate, he was free now, so it didn’t matter if he stayed by Shen Lang’s side for a few more days.

Besides, his younger brother’s head was still in Shen Lang’s possession and hadn’t been returned...

But in a short while, Shen Lang had revealed his strength of ten Elements Mansion Great Perfection, and then he gave guidance to Yuan Bupu and the others... Every action he took, every word he spoke, caused Duanmu Xie’s thoughts to slowly begin to change.

Shen Lang could even save Yuan Bupu, who had been on the verge of his Soul Scattering, and he could save Flower Soul, whose meridians were in chaos and who was poisoned to the bone...

And since a supreme powerhouse from the Celestial Purity Sect was hidden in the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, it stood to reason that Shen Lang should have a way to help him, Duanmu Xie, solve the problem of the Sword Qi in his body.

’Even if I’m going to run, I should at least get this most important matter resolved first!’

His Cultivation at the Emperor Martial Realm Ninth Heaven Peak had been forcefully beaten down to around the Emperor Martial Realm Third Heaven by that bastard from the Celestial Purity Sect.

After sleeping for nearly ten thousand years, he had only managed to barely control the Sword Qi and restore his Cultivation to around the Emperor Martial Realm Fifth Heaven.

But the path to restoring his Cultivation to the Emperor Martial Realm Peak was still nowhere in sight.

Right now, to solve this problem, his only options were to ask Shen Lang or immediately return to the Corpse Yin Sect...

But the Corpse Yin Sect was rife with factions. All the powerhouses called each other ”brother” to their faces but harbored their own ulterior motives behind their backs.

Back then, Duanmu Xie had offended many people, and they were all powerhouses at the level of the Emperor Martial Realm Ninth Heaven.

If he went back now with his Cultivation so greatly diminished, it was hard to say if he’d be killed. In a place like the Corpse Yin Sect, aside from one’s own blood brother, it was basically impossible to have any other true brothers.

Otherwise, Duanmu Xie wouldn’t have had to hide all over the place, eventually holing up in the Hidden Moon Tomb in the Purple Chu Country.

Thinking it over and over, asking Shen Lang for help was still the simplest solution!

’The problem is, this kid is so damn greedy!’

’Utterly insatiable!’

’I already swore a venomous oath, and he still wants my complete submission!’

’Don’t you know you’re asking for a beating talking so arrogantly?’

’Fine, for the sake of that powerhouse inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, I won’t beat you up.’

’But you want me to submit... damn it, what a sinister brat, calling me over here just to say this! If I don’t agree, will that powerful existence slice me in half with a single strike?’

Duanmu Xie’s mind was a chaotic mess, filled with shock, fear, and a sense of helplessness.

After sleeping for ten thousand years, his brain was indeed a little slow.

Just then, seeing that he had thought it through enough, Shen Lang upped the ante. ”Helping you recover to the Emperor Martial Realm Ninth Heaven, to be honest, is not difficult for me at all.”

Duanmu Xie’s eyes immediately rolled back in his head...

’You just said it would take an enormous amount of effort, and in the blink of an eye, you’re saying it’s not difficult at all. You humans really can’t be trusted!’

Shen Lang smiled and added, ”Don’t look at me like that. You know I’ve always been very humble... What I said before was just me being modest! In fact, not only is it not difficult, but I can also help you break through to the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm in the shortest possible time.”

Duanmu Xie was stunned. ’Damn, that’s beyond arrogant... but why do I sort of believe him? And why do I feel a little eager to try?’

Shen Lang observed his expression and continued to provoke him. ”And, believe it or not, even helping you break through to the Emperor Martial Realm isn’t that difficult a task for me. All it requires is a little time... As long as your aptitude isn’t poor and your foundation is solid, I can make anyone reach the Emperor Martial Realm within a thousand years!”

Duanmu Xie was completely dumbfounded.

If anyone else had said that, he would have slapped them across the face without a second thought! It was only because it was Shen Lang speaking.

The Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm was one thing. Although difficult, it wasn’t impossible.

But the Emperor Martial Realm...

Even an ordinary Legendary Level Peak force might not have more than a few of them!

Was that a Realm you could just break through to whenever you wanted?

Countless geniuses went their entire lives without ever even touching the edge of the Emperor Martial Realm!

And he was claiming he could make anyone break through to the Emperor Martial Realm within a thousand years?

’I slept underground for ten thousand years and only recovered twenty percent of my cultivation... Ten thousand years!’

’A thousand years is nothing but the blink of an eye!’

On the other hand, Shen Lang didn’t think his words were arrogant in the slightest.

Even the War Emperor in his prime would likely not have dared to make such a claim.

But the difference between Shen Lang now and the War Emperor was: first, Shen Lang already possessed everything of the War Emperor’s—all his memories, all his experience.

Second, Shen Lang had the Life Spiritual Liquid, an item that could help a Martial Artist undergo a Purification of Essence and Marrow to the greatest possible extent!

Third, Shen Lang also had the unfathomably Profound Mysteries of the Tai Chi Diagram, which could devour and refine all Energy! As long as he was willing, and as long as Duanmu Xie could handle it, Shen Lang could give him the entirety of that black, ocean-like Supreme Yin Qi!

Shen Lang possessed all the necessary conditions to create an Emperor Martial Realm expert!

On the entire Star Continent, he was the only one who dared to say such a thing—and the only one who could actually do it!

Just as Duanmu Xie was rolling his eyes...

Shen Lang’s entire demeanor changed, and his Emperor Realm instantly radiated outwards.

An aura of world-dominating tyranny burst forth!

That vast and unfathomable Emperor’s Will immediately enveloped Duanmu Xie, pressing down on him in an instant!

At that moment, Shen Lang’s gaze was like lightning. He seemed like a Demon God, peerless and able to pierce through the hearts of men!

Merely by standing there quietly, his entire being exuded an irresistible majesty!

In that instant, it was as if Shen Lang ruled over the world!

”Imperial authority that topples nations is mine to command; All who defy my path shall be struck down where they stand!”