Strongest War Emperor

Tang Yiyi’s do-or-die, blood-soaked fighting stance was just too convincing. No one suspected she was putting on an act.

In fact, she really wasn’t putting on an act.

And for that very reason, no one had expected...

That she still had such a trick up her sleeve!

That she still had a trump card she hadn’t played!

The longswords in their hands thrust out, carrying sharp Sword Qi. Under these circumstances, the time between their attacks was incredibly short; they struck almost simultaneously.

As Tang Wenqing’s sword struck the Magic Shield, Tang Yiyi’s longsword had already broken through her Protective Yellow Sand and pierced through!

The moment her longsword touched the Magic Shield, Tang Wenqing’s expression changed drastically!

But in that split second, it was already too late to withdraw her sword or dodge!

Her longsword slammed against the Magic Shield, instantly bending into a U-shape as a massive force rebounded back!

And at almost the same time her sword struck the Magic Shield, Tang Yiyi’s longsword, infused with Sword Intent, had already pierced through Tang Wenqing’s Protective Yellow Sand and entered her body!

SHLICK!

Tang Yiyi’s sword stabbed Tang Wenqing, half of the blade’s tip piercing out the other side, causing Tang Wenqing to let out a sharp cry!

Before Tang Wenqing could react, Tang Yiyi followed up with a palm strike from her left hand, slamming it heavily into Tang Wenqing’s chest!

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out. Tang Wenqing screamed as she was sent flying through the air like a kite with a snapped string!

But it wasn’t over...

While Tang Wenqing was still in mid-air, the Ice Evil Python’s tail whipped out with a sharp, air-breaking sound. BANG! It struck her in the waist!

The blow made her grunt in pain, and she fell even faster!

The Ice Evil Python was extremely strong. It had previously scattered Tang Wenqing’s Protective Yellow Sand. Now, with Tang Wenqing heavily injured and completely defenseless, its attack knocked her clear off the battle stage and sent her crashing hard onto the ground below!

BANG! BANG! BANG! A few loud crashes echoed as stone debris flew into the air, a shocking sight.

The once-unbeatable Bloodthirsty Witch had made one wrong move and lost everything!

She had completely lost the ability to fight back...

Tang Yiyi stood at the edge of the battle stage, casually looking down at the collapsed form of Tang Wenqing. She said coolly, ”So much for the unbeatable Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven. You’re not so amazing after all.”

”You can’t even beat me, yet you wanted to challenge a certain someone. It’s true what they say: the ignorant know no fear.”

The ”certain someone” she mentioned was, of course, Shen Lang.

Blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, Tang Wenqing heard this and was overcome with shame and rage. She coughed up another mouthful of blood, her face ashen. Her gaze lost focus, and her aura was so faint she couldn’t even move a muscle.

Only then did the people in the surrounding stands finally react.

With the exception of a few Demonic Dao Sects like the White Bone Hall, the disciples from all the other sects rose to their feet and began to applaud wildly!

It was the first time something like this had happened so uniformly across the entire Martial Arts Arena.

It might have seemed like a conflict between the White Bone Hall and Shen Lang, but who could say it wasn’t a clash between the Righteous and Demonic Dao?

The Righteous Sects of the Purple Chu Country had been holding a perfectly fine tournament, but then the people from the Celestial Defying Demon Realm had to butt in, which had already annoyed everyone from the various sects.

Moreover, these Demonic Dao Sect disciples were all arrogant and domineering, and they showed no mercy in their fights. They had already severely injured many disciples from the Righteous Sects in the previous matches, offending a great number of sects...

Seeing how arrogant Tang Wenqing was, and how she used an Exotic Treasure like the Demon Seal to severely injure the top disciples of several sects, the members of the major sects had been grinding their teeth in frustration...

Now, Tang Yiyi had appeared out of nowhere and directly inflicted heavy injuries on Tang Wenqing!

How satisfying!

How cathartic!

Someone like her should have appeared long ago to teach those guys from the Celestial Defying Demon Realm a lesson!

Let them know that the Righteous Sects are not to be trifled with!

The disciples of the various sects gazed down at Tang Yiyi with burning eyes, full of reverence and awe.

Many others turned their gazes to the Profound Dao Sect’s area, their eyes landing on Shen Lang.

Everyone had seen it clearly before: Shen Lang was the one who had given that piece of wood to Tang Yiyi.

Who could have imagined that someone could use a mere piece of wood to break such a powerful Magical Treasure?

Such skill was nothing short of divine!

In the Profound Dao Sect’s stands, Mei Yingxue, the Sect Leader of the Xiu Hua Sect, was thanking Shen Lang and Su Wenxuan profusely. She was so emotional that she had lost the composure befitting a Sect Leader.

She couldn’t help but be emotional...

With her own abilities, even if Tang Yiyi’s aptitude was high, she could never have trained her to this level.

In just half a year, Tang Yiyi’s cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation, and she had even comprehended Sword Intent!

And finally, on this battle stage, she had easily defeated Tang Wenqing, who wielded an Exotic Treasure like the Demon Seal!

If she continued on with this level of strength, Tang Yiyi could probably make it into the top five, even with people from the Five Great Spirit Copper Level Sects present!

And that was with a cultivation at the Spirit Martial Realm Eighth Heaven!

On the other hand, Tang Yiyi wasn’t the only genius disciple from the Xiu Hua Sect. There was also her senior sister, Jun Qiluo, who was already at the Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven!

It was even possible that the Xiu Hua Sect, a mere Profound Iron Level Sect, could take two of the top five spots!

And all of this was thanks to Shen Lang!

Shen Lang nodded politely and pointed down. ”Sect Leader, please look. It’s not over yet.”

”Huh? It’s not over?” Mei Yingxue was taken aback and instinctively looked down along with everyone else.

On the battle stage, Tang Yiyi said no more, her gaze fixed on the sealed Cage that the Demon Seal had transformed into.

Inside the Cage, the piece of wood stood quietly, silent and still.

At this moment, the words Shen Lang had once inscribed in the Jade Scroll resurfaced in Tang Yiyi’s mind.

’The Demon Seal is a Secret Artifact created by a Master Level Artifact Refining Master. Its power is influenced by the user’s Divine Thought. If you can heavily injure the user the moment they release it, you can theoretically break this Magical Treasure.’

’However, you are facing Tang Wenqing. Her power is not considered top-tier among Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven Martial Artists, but her speed is exceptional. The probability of heavily injuring her in an instant is extremely low.’

’But you don’t need to worry. Unless a power is so immense as to be unshakable, everything has a weakness or a flaw.’

’The Demon Seal has two weaknesses. First, it has no Artifact Spirit; it is an inanimate object. Therefore, it cannot distinguish between living beings and will only lock onto something with Life Energy at the very last moment.’

’Second, as it forms the Cage, its internal Spirit Array Map begins to shift, and at that moment, it is no longer under the user’s control.’

’When you encounter the Demon Seal, what you must do is seize that split-second opportunity!’

’When the Demon Seal rushes toward you and is about to form the Cage, activate the Talisman I gave you and simultaneously take out that piece of wood!’

’The entire world is composed of the five fundamental properties: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. The development and changes of all things and phenomena in nature are the result of the constant movement and interaction of these five different conditions. When this Talisman is activated, the Five Elements Strange Formation I’ve placed inside this piece of wood will immediately activate... and at that exact moment, you must immediately conceal your aura and completely suppress your physical presence, holding your breath!’

’At that moment, the wood, with its active Five Elements Strange Formation, will appear more like a living creature with powerful Life Energy than you do to the Demon Seal. This will cause the Demon Seal to lock onto it and change its target!’

’Once the Demon Seal has locked onto the wood and formed a Cage, it will take one and a half minutes for it to be released from its binding and be controlled by Tang Wenqing again.’

’Therefore, you only have one and a half minutes. If you cannot defeat Tang Wenqing within that time, then you will be the one to lose.’

’Because the second time she uses the Demon Seal, it likely won’t be so easy for you to break it.’

’Remember, you only have one and a half minutes!’

’When two foes meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins!’

’At that time, the Demon Beast and that Magic Shield assigned to you will be your greatest assets... but what will bring you victory is your unwavering will! And, your belief that you cannot be defeated!’

Just as Tang Yiyi stood there in a daze, the time limit on the Demon Seal’s Cage was finally up.

The pitch-black, lusterless Cage suddenly trembled. Eight streams of black qi instantly converged, transforming into a black bracelet.

The instant the bracelet appeared, something unexpected happened!

The half-piece of wood standing quietly on the ground seemed to sense the change in the outside world and exploded with a BANG!

KYE KYE KYE!

The Ghost King’s gloomy and terrifying voice suddenly echoed across the battle stage!

A wisp of black mist zipped out, wrapped around the small black bracelet, shot out of the Barrier, and flew straight toward Shen Lang!

”How audacious!”

From the direction of the White Bone Hall, a majestic, thunderous roar echoed. A giant hand, wreathed in wind and lightning, launched in pursuit but instantly overtook the Ghost King, grabbing for him!

The Ghost King had thought that since he had reached the Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven and had one foot in the King Martial Realm, no ordinary powerhouse could compare to his speed.

How could he have known that the speed of a King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven powerhouse would be so freakishly fast?

The moment after he heard the voice, before he could even turn his head, a mountain-like pressure descended upon him!

It made the Ghost King feel the thick stench of death!

”Boss, save me!”

The scoundrel, heedless of losing face, screamed at the top of his lungs.

”Hmph!”

In the stands, Shen Lang snorted coldly, and the Immortal Celestial Saber was suddenly unsheathed!

Black qi roiled from the Immortal Celestial Saber, carrying with it an endless aura of death and annihilation. It unleashed an incomparably brilliant blade of light, condensed to the absolute limit and fused with a frenzied Saber Intent!

This blade of light streaked across the sky, slashing down upon the giant hand that was grabbing for the Ghost King!

CLANG!

With a sharp clang, the storms and lightning wreathed around the fiercely approaching hand were cleaved apart, and the hand was sent flying back even faster than it had arrived!

A muffled grunt came from the crowd of the White Bone Hall. The airflow surged, and a group of their disciples was sent staggering and tumbling!

But at the point where Shen Lang’s blade of light had met the giant hand, several powerhouses from the Imperial Dragon Sect had already swept away the ripples of Powerful Qi from the clash.

Those few King Martial Realm powerhouses from the Imperial Dragon Sect looked at the chaotic scene over at the White Bone Hall’s area, exchanged glances, and a smile touched the corners of their lips.

The White Bone Hall had once again lost a great deal of face!

The blade of light vanished. Shen Lang’s figure left a trail of afterimages in the air as he appeared beside the Ghost King and took the Demon Seal from him.

Only then did Shen Lang look toward the White Bone Hall with great displeasure and say, ”Old ghost, you dare to snatch my things? Have you no shame?”