Strongest War Emperor

Just as Dugu Zhange’s courage was about to shatter...

Shen Lang let out a soft cry. After parrying the Scythe of Death once more, he finally went on the offensive!

Stepping into the Central Palace, he unleashed a Chain Rapid Slash!

”SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!”

The Immortal Celestial Saber’s light bloomed, leaving a series of terrifying and bizarre trails in the air.

His speed was so immense that, aside from a few old masters, no one else could clearly discern which slash created which of the crisscrossing trajectories in the air!

By the time many people noticed a single trajectory, Shen Lang had likely already slashed four or five times!

Sword Qi and the gleam of blades clashed relentlessly. The Immortal Celestial Saber and the Scythe of Death smashed into each other with frenzied abandon, their continuous clangs ringing out without end.

Dugu Zhange was battered into a sorry state, forced to retreat step by step, completely overwhelmed!

The power of the Chaos Divine Body had actually suppressed the Celestial Demon Power leaking from the Celestial Demon Skull!

”CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!”

With three unadorned, casual slashes, Shen Lang seized the opportunity to close the distance!

In close-quarters combat, even experts whose cultivation was a full tier higher than Shen Lang’s could only meet a bitter end at his hands!

Dugu Zhange’s Scythe of Death was a long-hafted weapon. Once Shen Lang was up close, it immediately became awkward to wield.

Every time the Scythe of Death prepared to chop down, the Immortal Celestial Saber would already be smashing into it, a loud ”CLANG” neutralizing the technique before it could even be unleashed!

Not only had the incomparably powerful Scythe of Death failed to display its advantages, it had instead become a burden to Dugu Zhange!

”How dare you!”

Dugu Zhange’s heart went cold. With an angry roar, he rapidly retreated, trying to create some distance.

But Shen Lang stuck to him like a festering sore on a bone, giving him no opportunity whatsoever!

”CLANG!”

He flicked the Scythe of Death aside with a single slash, and before his saber even returned, its hilt was already descending, smashing viciously into Dugu Zhange’s chest!

This move seemed simple, but Shen Lang had channeled his Five Emperors Dragon Fist, infusing the Spiral Force from the technique into the hilt!

”BAM!”

The Armor on Dugu Zhange’s body flared with a wave of light, blocking most of the blow’s power. However, he still heard the faint sound of bones cracking inside his chest.

The Spiral Force from the hilt had only been partially blocked by the Armor; the rest of it slammed directly into Dugu Zhange’s body!

’What kind of power is this? It can bypass the Armor’s protection!’

A sweet taste filled Dugu Zhange’s mouth as a mouthful of fresh blood welled up.

Of course, he didn’t know that the Third Prince—the very same person who had goaded him into challenging Shen Lang—had suffered this exact kind of devastating loss back when he was still known as Xu Daolin in Celestial Phoenix City.

During his duel with Shen Lang in the City Lord’s Mansion’s Martial Arts Arena, Xu Daolin had donned a Profound Artifact at a critical moment.

Theoretically, the power Shen Lang possessed at the time should not have been able to break through the Profound Artifact’s defenses.

The result, however, shocked everyone... The Profound Artifact’s Protective Shield never broke, and the artifact itself was unharmed, but Xu Daolin, inside it, was sent spitting blood from a single palm strike by Shen Lang!

The same thing was now happening to Dugu Zhange.

The Armor, which could easily withstand an attack from a King Martial Realm Fourth Heaven expert, couldn’t even fully block a single strike from the Immortal Celestial Saber’s hilt!

Having now fully experienced Shen Lang’s fierce and unpredictable power, Dugu Zhange’s face went pale, and the thought of retreat began to take root in his mind.

”PUFF! PUFF!”

Dugu Zhange suddenly tapped his right foot on the ground, his body shooting backward like an arrow, trying to create some distance to escape Shen Lang’s pursuit.

However, it seemed Shen Lang wasn’t even going to give him that sliver of a chance to breathe!

The moment Dugu Zhange retreated, Shen Lang was right on his heels!

The Immortal Celestial Saber, with its incredible speed and bizarre Techniques, came slashing down again, carrying the force of Wind Thunder Power!

Dugu Zhange gripped the long haft with his right hand, bracing it against the ground to stabilize his leaning body. He once again executed Shifting Form and Shadow, his body blurring and suddenly reappearing to Shen Lang’s right.

This time, it seemed Shen Lang was done playing games.

The instant Dugu Zhange appeared to Shen Lang’s right and brought the Scythe of Death down, Shen Lang twisted his waist and threw out a backward kick, as if he had been waiting for this moment. His foot landed squarely on the five fingers of Dugu Zhange’s right hand, which was gripping the haft!

”Ugh!”

Dugu Zhange grunted in pain, his five fingers instinctively loosening their grip.

And the power of Shen Lang’s kick was incomparably ferocious. With a surge of Powerful Qi, he sent the Scythe of Death flying with a single, sharp blow!

Everyone was dumbfounded...

Someone actually dared to use their physical body against the Scythe of Death!

And he sent the Scythe of Death flying with such an easy kick!

His timing was so perfect, it was as if he had known all along that the Scythe of Death would come slashing down from that angle.

His uncanny speed surpassed even that of Dugu Zhange wielding the Scythe of Death!

The precision of that kick was simply unimaginable!

Before the crowd could even cry out in alarm, Shen Lang had already spun around the moment his right foot touched the ground. The Immortal Celestial Saber lashed out like a whip, striking Dugu Zhange square in the chest!

”CLANG!”

Black qi rippled and Powerful Qi blasted outwards. A gleam of light erupted from the Armor on Dugu Zhange’s body, negating most of the Immortal Celestial Saber’s power.

But the remaining power still sent Dugu Zhange flying!

Shen Lang’s expression was cold. Without a moment’s pause, he closed the distance like a phantom, leaped into the air, and stomped on Dugu Zhange’s chest!

”PFFT!”

Dugu Zhange coughed up another mouthful of blood.

”Die!”

Blood trickled from the corner of Dugu Zhange’s mouth, his face twisted into a ferocious snarl. While still flying backward through the air, he flipped his wrist, and a Longsword instantly appeared in his hand, which he then swiped toward Shen Lang’s foot.

Shen Lang lightly tapped the body of the blade with the tip of his right foot, deflecting the sword’s trajectory.

Before Dugu Zhange could retract the Longsword, Shen Lang instantly clamped both feet around his wrist and spun violently, like a gyroscope!

”AHHH!”

As Dugu Zhange let out a blood-curdling scream, the Immortal Celestial Saber descended with an peerless gleam!

A violent Gang Feng howled unceasingly, and the sharp sound of the air being torn asunder made everyone’s hearts clench.

Feeling the sharp light of the saber rushing toward him, Dugu Zhange broke out in a cold sweat. He endured the excruciating pain in his wrist, desperately circulated his Spiritual Power, and blurred to evade the attack, once again appearing behind Shen Lang.

But the power of Shen Lang’s long saber was not yet spent. It dragged a long, diagonal arc through the air, tracing an ellipse, and in an instant, the slash that had started in front of him landed on the chest of Dugu Zhange, who was now behind him!

It was as if the saber had been intended to strike behind him all along, merely launched from the front!

With a thunderous bang, Dugu Zhange once again spat blood and was sent flying backward!

This time, Shen Lang did not press the attack. Instead, he put away the Immortal Celestial Saber and looked coldly at the fallen Dugu Zhange.

”Your speed... is too slow!”

Shen Lang’s casual remark threw Dugu Zhange’s earlier words right back at him, enraging him to the point of near madness.

Among Martial Artists of the Same Tier, this was the first time Dugu Zhange had ever been told he was slow!

But since the one saying it was Shen Lang, Dugu Zhange truly couldn’t find any grounds to argue.

In fact, earlier in the Water Realm, even with the boost it provided, Dugu Zhange’s speed had reached its absolute peak, yet he still couldn’t do anything to Shen Lang.

Then, his Seven-Star Soaring Clouds had been broken by Shen Lang’s kick, making it difficult to use;

and he had been burned by the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, greatly damaging his Primordial Qi.

His speed was indeed much, much slower than before...

”Some people say you shouldn’t kick a dog while it’s down, that you might get splashed. But I’ve never been one to believe in such nonsense.”

Tilting his head slightly, Shen Lang clenched his fists, and his knuckles let out a series of sharp CRACKS.

Immediately after, lightning flashed beneath his feet. Debris shot up from the ground, and Shen Lang’s figure once again appeared before Dugu Zhange like a phantom!

His fist, now covered in fine black Scales, descended viciously upon Dugu Zhange, carrying a sharp, gale-force wind!

Not even the Immortal Celestial Saber had managed to completely break the defense of Dugu Zhange’s Armor, yet Shen Lang had put it away and was now trying to attack with only his physical body!

Dugu Zhange watched all this, momentarily stunned.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the massive fist was already upon him!

’Not good!’

Dugu Zhange slammed his right hand on the ground, his body shooting away, skimming just above the surface. He kicked out three times in the air to block Shen Lang’s punch.

However, given the disparity in their power, this defense was clearly not successful.

Dugu Zhange had no time to feel smug before an excruciating pain shot up from his ankles and engulfed his entire body!

It was as if his two kicks had slammed into indestructible Star Steel; they nearly snapped on the spot!

”AHH!”

Amidst his screams, Dugu Zhange’s face turned pale again. The violent Power transmitted from his ankles nearly left both his legs numb and paralyzed, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.

Yet he had no time to catch his breath, no time even to feel the pain!

Shen Lang leaned forward, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi began to gather frantically in his right fist. The terrifying fist cut through the void, carrying the Wind Thunder Power as it once again smashed down viciously!

When power reached a certain level, no one dared to sneer, not even at such a brutish, head-on fighting style.

This was especially true for Dugu Zhange, who was already battered and terrified by Shen Lang. Knowing full well that this power could penetrate his Armor’s defenses, how could he possibly dare to take the hit head-on...

His legs refused to obey him. Dugu Zhange watched as, even before the fist made contact, an indescribable blast of wind slammed into his Armor first, creating a rebounding hurricane. He was aghast!

In his haste, Dugu Zhange gathered all his Spiritual Power into his arms and crossed them in front of his chest!

”BOOM!”

A thunderous explosion rang out. Shen Lang’s fist smashed Dugu Zhange’s arms down and slammed into his Armor!

The Armor flared with brilliant light, creating a rebounding wave of Powerful Qi that knocked Dugu Zhange’s arms out to the sides.

In that exact moment, Shen Lang’s second punch shot through the opening between Dugu Zhange’s arms!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone on the mountaintop, Shen Lang’s fist, imbued with Thunder Power, finally made heavy contact with the Armor on Dugu Zhange’s body!

In that instant, a blinding light erupted, forcing everyone to instinctively shut their eyes.

Immediately after, an explosion like the raging thunder of the nine heavens erupted from the valley!

Terrifying ripples of Powerful Qi, like a volcanic eruption that threatened to destroy everything, surged out from the point of contact between Shen Lang’s fist and Dugu Zhange’s Armor!

”CRACK... CRACK... CRACK...”

Before everyone’s shocked gazes, several small cracks spread across the powerful Armor!

And as for Dugu Zhange, blood streamed continuously from the corners of his mouth. He had completely lost the ability to fight back!