Strongest War Emperor

While Su Wenxuan and the others were growing anxious, silently lamenting their situation...

Shen Lang turned to Wang Dashu and said, ”Master, find a few people to help me get twenty logs. They should be half a foot in diameter and a foot and a half tall. Any type of wood will do.”

Wang Dashu was taken aback for a moment, then he nodded. ”Alright, I’ll arrange it right away.”

With that, Wang Dashu pulled Tian Mohan and a few others along and hurried away.

Then, Shen Lang took out a stack of talisman paper and began creating Talismans.

Everyone looked on in confusion...

’Can such a powerful Magical Treasure like Feng Mo really be dealt with by just making a few Talismans on the spot?’

’But Shen Lang had sent Wang Dashu for wood and was now making Talismans right here. What other purpose could there be besides dealing with Feng Mo?’

At that moment, Shen Lang finally spoke. ”The power of a Magical Treasure like Feng Mo doesn’t actually lie in the treasure itself, but in the materials used to make it.”

”As I said just now, this item can’t actually shift between corporeal and incorporeal states.”

”Tian Hao’s attack seemed to pass right through Feng Mo as if it had no substance, but that’s just an illusion for most people. If you slowed it down, you’d all be able to see clearly that most of the energy from Tian Hao’s Sword Qi slid right past Feng Mo. In that instant, his Sword Qi did create some resistance against it. The resistance just wasn’t very strong, so no one noticed.”

While continuing to create the Talismans, Shen Lang said, ”To use an analogy, the Sword Qi that Tian Hao unleashed is like a small river rushing forward, while Feng Mo splitting into eight is like eight large fish swimming upstream against the current.”

”Does the river water create resistance against the fish? Of course, it does. But the water in a small river can’t possibly stop the fish, let alone harm them.”

”The material used to forge Feng Mo has this exact characteristic. It can merge with various types of energy without clashing or conflicting with them. That’s why Tian Hao’s attack was useless, and the defense of the Profound Iron Treasure Umbrella was instantly penetrated.”

A look of horror crossed Su Wenxuan’s face. ”This... How can a material that produces such an effect even exist? Tian Hao’s cultivation might not be that impressive, but the Sword Qi he unleashed with the help of the Profound Iron Treasure Umbrella was quite powerful. An ordinary Martial Artist below the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Heaven definitely wouldn’t have been able to take it.”

”I’ve never heard of such a material... If one could find it and forge it into Armor, wouldn’t a Martial Artist facing an enemy’s attack be like a fish in a river? That’s terrifying!”

It was the principle of being like a fish in water. Even in a raging torrent, the fish within it would hardly be harmed.

When the others understood what Su Wenxuan meant, their hearts filled with dread...

’If the people from the White Bone Hall had Armor like that, wouldn’t they be completely invincible among Low Tier Martial Artists?’

From the back, Chen Tianci suddenly spoke up. ”But after Tian Hao was trapped, he desperately attacked the Cage, only to have his attacks repelled... Why is that?”

Shen Lang’s hands didn’t stop moving as he replied, ”The reason is simple. Feng Mo isn’t forged from a single material. When it attacks, the main material envelops the others. But when it becomes a Cage, the materials exposed on the outside are completely different.”

”An Artifact Refiner at Profound Level Fourth Grade or higher can achieve this. It’s just a matter of switching between two Spirit Array Maps under the control of the user’s Divine Thought.”

Chen Tianci asked again, ”What exactly is this material used for Feng Mo? To have such a bizarre property is simply unheard of!”

”It’s perfectly normal that you haven’t heard of it.” Shen Lang smiled. ”Because this item comes from the Heaven-Reaching Canyon in the Outer Battlefield.”

”The Heaven-Reaching Canyon in the Outer Battlefield? Is that the place with the Sealing Gate, the only passage between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm?” Su Wenxuan asked in shock.

Shen Lang nodded. ”That’s the one. The Heaven-Reaching Canyon was the very frontline of the ancient war between the Ten Thousand Races and the Demon Race.”

”Countless powerful experts fell there, throwing the spatial Primordial Qi into disarray. It has remained in a chaotic state ever since, causing certain ores to mutate.”

”The main material of Feng Mo, Taiyin Iron Essence, was born from a mutation. It originated from the Taiyin Iron Ore Veins in the Heaven-Reaching Canyon, which were impacted by countless types of energy and ultimately corrupted by the Demonic Qi left behind there.”

”The probability of Taiyin Iron Essence forming is minuscule. Over tens of thousands of years, finding even a palm-sized piece is a miracle. To find enough of it to forge a suit of Armor is practically unimaginable.”

”Thirty thousand years ago, it’s said that someone obtained a piece, and a Master Level Artifact Refining Master forged it into three Marvelous Treasures. These three treasures cannot be measured by the current grading system. They are immensely powerful and bizarrely unpredictable.”

”One of them, shaped like a bracelet, is Feng Mo. Feng Mo possesses the power of Breaking Ten Thousand Techniques and the Heaven and Earth Lock. Tian Hao’s defeat at its hands was not an injustice at all.”

Hearing this, Su Wenxuan and the other four Sect Leaders let out a huge sigh of relief. ”Thank goodness, thank goodness. There’s only one. I thought every disciple of the White Bone Hall had one. That scared me to death!”

Shen Lang gave a wry smile. ”Of course it’s impossible for everyone to have one. However, it is possible for Tang Wenqing to lend it to other disciples of the White Bone Hall.”

”...” The smiles on the faces of Su Wenxuan and the others froze.

After a moment, Mei Yingxue, the Sect Leader of the Xiu Hua Sect, gritted her teeth and snapped, ”This... This is shameless! If they can do that, then can’t Xiaolang’s Immortal Celestial Saber also be lent to any of our disciples?”

Ye Xiangmo, the Sect Leader of the White Rainbow Sect, said with a long face, ”How is that possible? Magical Treasure Secret Artifacts of Profound Level Fourth Grade and above are not allowed on the battle stage. Otherwise, if someone brought out an Imperial Artifact, what’s the point of fighting? And according to the competition rules, Profound Artifacts cannot be lent to others.”

”Then why did Junior Brother say Feng Mo can be lent to others?” Yan Qi scratched his head.

Su Wenxuan shot him a look, nearly slapping him across the face.

’This idiot is such an embarrassment to the Profound Dao Sect...’

’If you have no brain, just shut up. At least then no one will know you’re a moron!’

No one said anything, but Shen Jianfeng, who had been inseparable from Yan Qi recently, didn’t notice everyone’s expressions. He spoke up, thinking himself clever, ”My cousin just said that Feng Mo can’t be measured by the existing grading system for Magical Treasure Secret Artifacts. It might be more powerful than an Imperial Artifact, but it could also be considered a Low Tier Spiritual Artifact.”

Shen Lang smiled. ”Cousin Jianfeng is right. As long as this item doesn’t display its immense power, even a Profound Level Artifact Refining Master wouldn’t be able to classify it as a Profound Artifact.”

”So, lending Feng Mo to others doesn’t violate the rules... Or rather, it does, but it’s exploiting a loophole.”

Everyone’s expression turned ugly.

Even the Sect Leaders wouldn’t have an easy time against this thing, let alone ordinary Spirit Martial Realm disciples.

Even if every disciple was paired with a Spirit Beast, but...

Just then, several figures tore through the air and landed in front of Shen Lang.

It was Wang Dashu and the others, returning.

Tian Mohan, who had gone with Wang Dashu, excitedly cut in, ”We’ve brought the twenty logs! We just found some big trees nearby and chopped them down... The big trees on this Cangxia Mountain are really hard to chop! They’re either tiny, or so thick it takes several people to wrap their arms around them.”

The fellow’s constant repetition of ”chopping down big trees” made the atmosphere suddenly bizarre. Even Shen Lang fell silent.

Tian Mohan was the Grand Elder of Songdu Peak. He had once tried to help his son snatch the position of Songdu Peak’s Peak Master from Wang Dashu.

After Shen Lang appeared out of nowhere, he shamelessly began to curry favor with Wang Dashu, becoming something like his right-hand man.

You could get a good idea of his character just by looking at how he was acting now.

His own grandson, Tian Hao, had just been beaten black and blue, yet not only did he show no trace of sadness, he was beaming with joy just from chopping a few trees for Shen Lang...

Seeing everyone staring at him strangely, Tian Mohan shuddered, realized his mistake, and hastily explained, ”Hey, Dashu! I meant chopping *a* big tree, not chopping *you*!”

”...” Wang Dashu’s face darkened.

The others wanted to laugh but didn’t dare. They tried so hard to hold it in that their faces turned beet-red.

”Now that we have the wood, we can handle this. We can at least deal with Feng Mo now.” Shen Lang took the Sumeru Ring from Tian Mohan and pulled out a log.

Everyone’s attention was immediately drawn to him.

They had just heard all about how bizarre and powerful Feng Mo was, not to mention how rare and precious the Taiyin Iron Essence used to forge it was.

’And now Shen Lang is planning to counter it with a few logs?’

’Is he just going to throw wood at it?’

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Shen Lang took out five Demon Crystals. With a light wave of his hand, the five Demon Crystals immediately floated in a neat row before him.

The Earth Bear Demon Crystal, the Wood Demon Crystal, the Iron Bull Demon Crystal, the Fiery Fire Spirit Turtle Demon Crystal, and an Abyssal Water Turtle Demon Crystal.

These five Demon Crystals corresponded to the energy of the Five Elements: earth, wood, metal, water, and fire.

Shen Lang spun the foot-and-a-half-tall log in his left hand while flicking his fingers several times with his right.

THWAP! THWAP! THWAP...

The five Demon Crystals flashed with light and embedded themselves one after another into the log, leaving only small portions exposed.

With a light wave of his right hand, the Talisman he had just created flew through the air and pressed itself onto the log.

As everyone watched, the Talisman emitted a flash of light and completely sank into the wood, disappearing without a trace!

Shen Lang opened his left hand, and a burst of power struck the log, causing it to start spinning rapidly in the air before him.

Then, forming a sword with his fingers, Shen Lang began making horizontal and vertical cuts towards the rapidly spinning log.

ZZZT! ZZZT! ZZZT!

As the Sword Qi crisscrossed, a net of Spiritual Lines enveloped the entire log, simultaneously connecting the five Demon Crystals along an impossibly complex path!

A blinding light flashed. The five Demon Crystals embedded in the log vanished completely, and the log returned to its plain, unremarkable appearance.

The crowd watched on, clicking their tongues in amazement.

Only then did Shen Lang say, ”Ordinary Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artists don’t have precise or condensed enough control over their power, so their attacks and defenses can hardly stand up to Feng Mo.”

”On the other hand, Feng Mo is too fast, and the battle stage is too small. When an ordinary person encounters it, it’s almost impossible to escape Tian Hao’s fate.”

Su Wenxuan couldn’t help but swallow. ”Can this piece of wood really be used to defeat Feng Mo?”

If even a Sect Leader like Su Wenxuan was reacting this way, the others were even more desperate. Their eyes glinted, staring at the log in Shen Lang’s hand like wolves staring at a lamb. They were all eager to try it, just short of snatching it away.

Shen Lang smiled proudly. ”Defeating something like Feng Mo is indeed not easy. But this item I’ve created is aimed right at Feng Mo’s weakness. As long as you seize the right moment, you can truly defeat this treasure.”

”After Feng Mo forms its Cage, it takes a minute and a half before it can revert. During that minute and a half, it remains in its cage state and is basically unable to attack. The time Tang Wenqing spent thrashing Tian Hao was, more or less, exactly one and a half minutes.”

”Using my trick, you have to seize this opportunity to dodge the initial attack, and then you must end the fight within that minute and a half.”

At this, Shen Lang sighed. ”But the person who can seize such an opportunity needs to have a certain level of combat power. If it were Tian Hao, even giving him this item wouldn’t have changed the outcome of him getting thrashed.”

”In a battle with hundreds of disciples from various Sects, the chances of facing a disciple from the White Bone Hall aren’t extremely high. I’ll use this time to make a few more... Sect Leader, take this Jade Scroll, make copies, and distribute them. It records how to use the item I’ve created to deal with Feng Mo.”

”Hmph. I don’t really care whether they win or lose...”

”My goal is to snatch Feng Mo for myself!”