Strongest War Emperor

And so, Shen Lang suddenly unleashed his Emperor Realm right before Duanmu Xie’s eyes...

Duanmu Xie’s white eyes froze in their sockets. His jaw hung open, and he stood as motionless as a stone statue.

Shen Lang’s Emperor Realm was inherited entirely from the War Emperor. However, an inherited realm like this still required Shen Lang himself to spend countless hours of experience to verify, comprehend, and develop it.

At its current stage, the Emperor Realm was nowhere near powerful enough to crush an existence like Duanmu Xie.

It would even be difficult to cause him any real harm.

But the Emperor Realm was no small matter. Enveloped by it, Duanmu Xie felt his legs tremble. It was as if he were facing the boundless heavens and earth, and an urge to bow in fealty washed over him!

And yet, Shen Lang’s Cultivation had not even reached the King Martial Realm!

It was this unbelievable sensation that confirmed to Duanmu Xie he had not been mistaken... The realm Shen Lang was now releasing truly was the legendary Emperor Realm!

This was a realm that, according to legend, only a Great Emperor Level existence could possibly comprehend!

It was something one could only grasp after surpassing the Emperor Martial Realm and reaching the Great Emperor Martial Realm!

Even among the current Five Directions Emperor, legend had it that only the War Emperor and the Demon Emperor had comprehended the Emperor Realm.

The other Great Emperors were said to have only just touched its fringes...

To think that an obscure young man...

...actually possessed the Emperor Realm!

At this point, all his previous speculations and doubts about Shen Lang were thrown to the wind.

An old fossil like Duanmu Xie, who had lived for who knows how many years, had already figured many things out.

If before he had suspected that everything Shen Lang knew came from the being inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, he finally understood now... that being probably took orders from this young man!

The Celestial Purity Sect certainly had many powerful experts, but where would they find someone this formidable?

Where would they find someone who could produce the ”Prison Guardian Demon Technique”... a Demon Technique that was said to have been lost since the Ancient Era?

Even the founder of the Celestial Purity Sect, the Sword Emperor Zuo Wentian, had never been said to have comprehended the Emperor Realm!

The Emperor Realm was something that one had to cultivate and comprehend on their own; no one else could help.

Nor could it be comprehended with the help of a Water Spirit Pearl or a Wood Spirit Pearl, like the Water Realm or the Wood Realm.

It could only be touched by an expert who had truly come into contact with the Emperor’s Qi!

Only a peerless expert who held the world in their heart and controlled the heavens and earth would have the chance to comprehend such a profound and unfathomable realm!

’Damn it, this kid might be possessed by some old monster from the Primordial Chaos... But whether he’s possessed or just protected by one, if I submit... I’ll definitely be getting a great deal!’

’If he can really help me cultivate to the Emperor Martial Realm, then fuck it, I’d do anything for him, not just submit!’

Duanmu Xie acted on his thoughts immediately. With a THUD, he dropped to one knee. ”I, Duanmu Xie, am willing to submit completely to you, milord, and will never betray you for all eternity!”

CRACK CRACK CRACK...

The others who had been cultivating all around them stood up.

This wasn’t the first time they had seen such a scene, but the one doing it now was the Zombie Emperor Duanmu Xie, a man who was on the cusp of touching the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm!

This was an existence that even the Elder Ancestors of Spirit Copper Level Influences like the Imperial Dragon Sect and the Li Hen Sect had to look up to!

Everyone watched, speechless, their minds in turmoil...

”Mm, looks like you’re not so stupid after all. If you were any dumber, I wouldn’t have even bothered with you,” Shen Lang said casually.

Duanmu Xie nearly face-planted, causing everyone to roar with laughter.

...

After collecting Duanmu Xie’s Soul Blood, Shen Lang suddenly remembered something and took out the Immortal Celestial Saber.

”Since I’m going to expel the Sword Qi from your body, I might as well take care of your brother’s... You guys are really unlucky. The Celestial Purity Sect’s Sword Qi is no joke. Not only is it incomparably sharp and difficult to block, but once it’s in you, it’s like a maggot gnawing on your bones—relentless and unending. And you actually went looking for trouble with the Celestial Purity Sect...”

As Shen Lang spoke, he plunged the Immortal Celestial Saber into the ground.

Duanmu Xie could only chuckle obsequiously, not daring to talk back.

Glancing at Duanmu Xie, Shen Lang reached out his palm, and a suction force pulled the headless, still-sealed zombie over from a distance.

Then, Shen Lang gently patted the Immortal Celestial Saber. ”Labrador, let that head out.”

”Oh, my esteemed boss, you finally remembered me... That disgusting head has been making a ruckus the whole time. If you hadn’t ordered me not to act rashly, I would’ve turned it to dust by now...”

Shen Lang’s eyes widened. ”Damn it, stop your whining and let it out!”

”Yes!” Labrador replied.

A brilliant light erupted from the Immortal Celestial Saber, and a plume of black mist shot out.

Within the black mist, a large head tumbled about, spewing curses as it rolled. ”Motherfucker! Just wait until my big brother gets out, I’ll make sure none of you die a good death! I’ll definitely...”

The large head turned and came face-to-face with Shen Lang.

”Holy shit, you little bastard, you’re not dead yet? This king will never let you go...”

BAM!

Before the large head could finish, Duanmu Xie slapped it to the ground.

The slap sent the guy spinning, so dizzy he couldn’t tell north from south.

”If you dare be disrespectful to milord again, I’ll fucking destroy you!” Duanmu Xie said, slapping it down again like a rubber ball just as it started to float back up.

The head shrieked in pain from the blows. When it turned to look, it was instantly dumbfounded. ”Big brother, aren’t you supposed to be hitting him? Why are you hitting me? Quick, kill him! I...”

Duanmu Xie was furious. He’d gone this far, and this moron still didn’t get it!

’Oh, maybe because his head and body are separated, there’s only a wisp of Soul Thought attached to the head?’

This time, Duanmu Xie didn’t slap it. He shot out his left hand, grabbed the head, and delivered three solid punches with his right. WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!

”Can’t you understand what I’m fucking saying? Be disrespectful to milord again, and I’ll kill you!”

”I’ll kill you!” After saying it, Duanmu Xie felt it wasn’t enough and added it again.

The head completely broke down.

’It’s not that I don’t understand, it’s that the world is changing too fast...’

’Just how many years have passed? How come even Big Brother has to call that guy ’milord’?’

’Even if he got slashed a few times by the Celestial Purity Sect, he’s still an Emperor Martial Realm expert... no, an Emperor Martial Realm zombie, right?’

”Alright, alright, stop messing around. Just reattach this guy’s head already. Is this ever going to end?” Shen Lang said impatiently. ”It’s a shame. This guy was already severely wounded by the Celestial Purity Sect’s Sword Skill. Now that his head’s been cut off, his Cultivation has plummeted again. It’s going to be difficult for him to make a full recovery.”

”A head isn’t something you can just reattach whenever you feel like it.”

”By the way, what’s this guy’s name? Tell me, so I don’t have to keep calling him ’big head.’ It sounds awful,” Shen Lang asked.

The head perked up. ”Ah, respected milord, my name is Duanmu Zheng! You can call me Little Zhengzheng...”

Shen Lang: ”...”

Things were much simpler after that.

Shen Lang had Zuo Wentian personally act to expel the Sword Qi from the bodies of the two idiots, Duanmu Xie and Duanmu Zheng.

With the Sword Qi no longer ravaging their bodies, Shen Lang then infused the two with a large amount of pure Supreme Yin Qi.

The two’s Cultivation began to skyrocket wildly.

Inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, a gale instantly swept through. The pressure of an Emperor Martial Realm expert engulfed the area, causing everyone to cry out in alarm!

Although it would still take a considerable amount of time for the two to reach their peak state, Shen Lang could afford to wait.

When the time came for Duanmu Zheng to recover to the Emperor Martial Realm Second Heaven and Duanmu Xie to the Emperor Martial Realm Ninth Heaven...

...the Energy at Shen Lang’s disposal would increase dramatically!

The emergence of the War Wolf force was destined to be anything but ordinary!

For the Duanmu Xie brothers, now free from the restraints of the Sword Qi and supplied with the endless energy within the Tai Chi Diagram, recovering to their peak state was actually quite simple.

It would not be an easy task to raise anyone else’s Cultivation to the level of the Duanmu Xie brothers in such a short time.

Unless Shen Lang was willing to use his Life Spiritual Liquid.

But for the Duanmu Xie brothers, now free from the restraints of the Sword Qi and supplied with the endless energy within the Tai Chi Diagram, recovering to their peak state was actually quite simple.

After finishing all this, Shen Lang was a bit tired himself. He went to the wooden house Nalan Ziyun had built and began to cultivate.

And while Shen Lang and the others were cultivating inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, everyone in the Imperial Capital Imperial City—from the major powers to every walk of life—was talking about the legend of Shen Lang.

A person’s fame is like the back of their own head; they can’t see it, but it’s perfectly clear to everyone else.

Shen Lang had only made two appearances, yet he had already stirred up a storm in the Imperial Capital.

The people here would never be able to forget this supremely arrogant youth...

In a corner of the Imperial Capital Imperial City, a secluded courtyard lay hidden within a grove of trees.

Inside a room, a woman in white was sitting at a table, studying a scroll in her hands.

On the scroll was a young man with long hair flowing over his shoulders. The corners of his mouth were turned up in a faint, enigmatic smile, and his eyes, as brilliant as stars, seemed capable of seeing through and controlling everything.

Who else could it be but Shen Lang?

The woman’s finger gently traced over Shen Lang’s face on the scroll, as if she were touching his real cheek.

His scholarly and reserved demeanor when they first met, his high-spirited verve in the heat of a bloody battle...

Her tender heart had long been captivated by this man, but alas, fate was not on their side.

A single, clear tear fell upon the scroll. The woman turned her body away, as if she could no longer bear to look at the Shen Lang in the painting.

Her delicate features were flawless. Her lips were like cherries, red without needing color. But her eyes seemed to hold a faint trace of sorrow, as if burdened by a thousand years of unresolvable heartache.

It was none other than the second young miss of the Twin Dragon Sect, Xu Lianyou, who had met Shen Lang on the Tala Prairie.

That day on the Tala Prairie, the Twin Dragon Sect members led by Xu Lianyou had been besieged by a Netherworld Wolf Pack and were on the verge of defeat.

It was Shen Lang who had arrived, slaughtered the Netherworld Wolf Pack, and severely wounded the Netherworld Wolf King, allowing her and the people from the Twin Dragon Sect to escape with their lives.

”After tomorrow, I will become the Crown Prince Consort. From then on, we will forget each other and go our separate ways...”