Strongest War Emperor

”You’re too arrogant, boy!”

The Rock Demon Lord assumed Shen Lang was trying to pull the same trick again. With a flap of its wings, it tried to force itself higher into the air!

However, before the Rock Demon Lord could make another move...

Shen Lang had already transformed into a black streak of light and shot beneath it!

Lightning flashed around him, Thunder Power surging. Shen Lang let out a long laugh, suddenly flipped upside down in mid-air, and unleashed a flurry of kicks at the Rock Demon Lord’s chest!

”Shadow-Following Tornado Kick!”

Shen Lang’s deep shout was accompanied by a terrifying wave of Powerful Qi that drained the color from the Rock Demon Lord’s face. All of it slammed into the demon’s chest!

Although Shen Lang’s strength wasn’t enough to fatally wound the Rock Demon Lord, the immense Energy from his barrage of kicks sent its massive body hurtling uncontrollably toward the sky!

And Shen Lang’s legs kicked like the wind, following it like a shadow!

The next second, an aura that terrified the Rock Demon Lord to its very soul descended from above the Stone Forest.

At that very moment, countless bolts of destructive lightning erupted, surging out and smashing downwards!

The flight Restriction on the Third Floor of the Yumu Cave Blessed Land had been triggered by Shen Lang leaping into the air...

The deadliest part was that Shen Lang, holding the Celestial Silkworm Silk, was stuck close to the Rock Demon Lord... using it as a shield!

This was Shen Lang’s goal!

The Restriction on the Third Floor of the Yumu Cave Blessed Land prevented any outside lifeforms from flying.

But the native Demon Beasts and Flame Demons were not restricted at all.

For an Array Master like Shen Lang, he had understood the situation almost as soon as he saw the Rock Demon Lord take flight.

All creatures on the Third Floor of the Yumu Cave Blessed Land had been artificially marked with a type of sigil.

Because of this sigil, the flight Restriction on the Third Floor had no effect on them... To put it simply, their flight wouldn’t activate the flight Restriction.

But outsiders like Shen Lang would activate the Restriction and summon thousands of destructive lightning bolts the moment they flew more than two meters high!

Furthermore, the higher they flew, the more powerful the Restriction would become!

Now, the Rock Demon Lord was in mid-air, and Shen Lang had rushed up after it, so the flight Restriction activated instantly!

Thousands of lightning bolts immediately began to rain down in a chaotic bombardment!

Although the Rock Demon Lord had the sigil and wouldn’t activate the Restriction... that didn’t mean it was immune to the Restriction’s damage once activated!

And once the Restriction was active, those destructive lightning bolts didn’t exactly make turns...

With the Rock Demon Lord above and Shen Lang below, its massive body acted as a perfect natural meat shield, blocking all the lightning bolts smashing down from above!

At that moment, the Rock Demon Lord finally understood the meaning of Shen Lang’s earlier words... ’Sorry, you lose!’

As a look of horror spread across the Rock Demon Lord’s face, massive Thunder Balls began to smash onto its back.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Unimaginably powerful ripples of Energy spread out in concentric circles.

The Rock Demon Lord, suspended in the air, clutched its head with both hands. Its back was blown to smithereens as it and Shen Lang plummeted toward the ground below!

”Despicable human, you... you dare to trick me!”

The Rock Demon Lord, its aura now faint, let out a cry filled with towering resentment.

The moment the words left its mouth, Shen Lang snorted coldly and once again executed the ”Shadow-Following Tornado Kick”!

The Rock Demon Lord, which had just been sent plummeting and was already half-dead from the lightning bombardment, was once again sent rocketing back into the sky!

By now, the spectating experts from the various sects finally understood what Shen Lang was doing.

”He’s using the Restriction on this Third Floor! Using the Restriction to deal with the Rock Demon Lord! This young man’s schemes run so deep!”

The gazes of those old-timers from the various sects changed once again as they looked at Shen Lang!

At this moment, Shen Lang’s legs moved like lightning, landing a chain of kicks on the Rock Demon Lord’s abdomen and chest. The tyrannical Powerful Qi was as relentless as a raging tsunami!

Normally, such a Leg Technique wouldn’t pose much of a threat to the Rock Demon Lord.

But now, the Rock Demon Lord had been crippled by the furious thunder from the first wave of the Restriction’s attack, leaving it completely powerless to resist!

As Shen Lang’s Vortex Chain Kick once again sent the Rock Demon Lord high into the air, the sky above the Stone Forest churned with wind and clouds, forming a massive black vortex!

An unbelievably destructive aura was released from within the vortex, where countless bolts of lightning were gathering!

This apocalyptic display not only terrified the dying Rock Demon Lord to its very soul...

...it even sent the spectating experts and Flame Demons below into a panic. They scattered like startled birds, terrified of being caught in the crossfire!

”Holy hell, Shen Lang’s really gone and done it this time...”

”Run! That Thunder Power is too terrifying! A single touch would mean death!”

In the void above, the Rock Demon Lord, its neck bound by Shen Lang’s Thunder Power-infused Celestial Silkworm Silk, had already been beaten to within an inch of its life by the first wave of lightning from the Restriction.

Now, seeing an even more powerful wave of lightning about to descend, the powerless Rock Demon Lord simply closed its eyes.

It had completely given up resisting.

Just then, the entire Stone Forest began to shake violently, as if in an earthquake.

A massive, translucent palm suddenly erupted from the ground and pushed upward into the sky!

The giant hand was the size of an acre, semi-transparent, and roiled with molten lava, radiating an unimaginably scorching heat.

Just like that, with a deafening RUMBLE, it shot past Shen Lang and the Rock Demon Lord, catching all of the descending lightning bolts in its grasp!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM...

A tremendous roar that shook the heavens echoed out. The ground quaked and the mountains swayed as if the very world were collapsing. The experts and Flame Demons in the Stone Forest howled in agony as they were sent flying by the incomparably powerful ripples of Qi!

The next moment, the giant hand shattered.

In the sky above, Energy raged, and the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi fell into chaos.

The Rock Demon Lord and Shen Lang plummeted to the ground.

Just before hitting the ground, Shen Lang’s figure shot out. He performed several flips in a row, skidding a few meters across the ground before landing steadily on his feet.

’Such terrifying pressure... The King of Flame Demons has made a move!’

Shen Lang looked up to see the fragments that had been shattered by the lightning reforming!

A throne of coalesced lava slowly appeared. Upon it, a faint, flickering silhouette turned to look at Shen Lang.

Then, the figure flicked a finger, sending a spark flying high into the air.

The tiny spark shot into the sky, then abruptly transformed into a mass of boiling lava that spread out, forming a massive dome of lava that enveloped Shen Lang and the figure in the air.

The experts from the various sects and the surrounding Flame Demons were all excluded.

The moment the dome of light appeared, an unimaginable heat swept across the area.

The entire space itself seemed to tremble!

Shen Lang tilted his head back, watching all this unfold without making a move. Though there was surprise in his eyes, there was no panic.

Just then, the figure in the air spoke in a deep, magnetic male voice, ”Respected expert, I, Flame Demon King Dinaros, have been waiting here for you for ten thousand years...”

”Dinaros? The King of Flame Demons?” Shen Lang snorted. ”I don’t like craning my neck to talk to people.”

The Flame Demon King Dinaros in the air was momentarily taken aback. With a flick of his sleeve, he actually abandoned his throne and descended.

As he flew down, the Cloak of roaring flames behind him billowed in the wind, a strange and magnificent sight.

Dinaros strode forward, standing before Shen Lang, and said with some excitement, ”Dinaros has waited for ten thousand years, and I have finally awaited your arrival. The time for my Flame Demon Race to see the light of day has finally come!”

”Please allow me to express my utmost respect!”

With that, the Flame Demon King Dinaros bowed respectfully to Shen Lang!

In the distance, the Rock Demon Lord, with only half its life left, watched everything, its eyes darting about. It wasn’t too surprised, however, as it was clearly aware of this matter.

Shen Lang’s gaze fell upon the King of Flame Demons. He knew that the king before him was merely a powerful Divine Thought projection, not the king’s true body.

But whether it was his true body or not, the King of Flame Demons’ words sent Shen Lang’s mind racing!

The corners of Shen Lang’s mouth curled up slightly as he said, ”The Rock Demon Lord used thousands of Flame Demons to threaten me into a fight. Was that you pulling the strings from behind?”

”What was the purpose of doing that?”

”And what was the purpose of waiting for me?”

”And how can you be so sure that I’m the one you’ve been waiting for?”

The King of Flame Demons shook his head slightly. ”To be honest, even after seeing your exceptional strength, I am still not certain if you are the one I have been waiting for.”

”Therefore, I cannot answer your questions right now.”

Flame Demon King Dinaros gave Shen Lang a deep look and said in a heavy voice, ”I believe you have already discerned that this is just an illusory projection formed from my Divine Thought. My true body is under a Seal in the depths of Flame Demon Peak...”

”Only when you help me break the Seal and allow me to see the light of day again will I be able to answer the questions in your heart.”

Shen Lang’s expression shifted slightly. ”To be able to seal you... what kind of power would that take? How could I possibly accomplish such a feat with my meager strength?”

”Besides, what makes you think I would risk helping you break the Seal without you answering any of my questions?”

Hearing Shen Lang’s words, the King of Flame Demons burst into loud laughter.

His illusory body suddenly dissipated completely, transforming into a gust of wind that instantly swept away the Rock Demon Lord on the ground.

”You will come...”

The King of Flame Demons’ voice drifted down from the sky.

”Don’t you want to know where the people of the Yumu Cave Blessed Land went?”

”Don’t you want to obtain this powerful Flame Demon Legion?”

”As long as you break my Seal, all your questions will be answered. I, Dinaros, will swear my undying loyalty, and the entire Flame Demon Legion will become a force in your hands!”

”Respected expert, leave this place and do what you wish to do... But after you have finished everything, before you leave the Yumu Cave Blessed Land, you must come here one more time.”

”Please believe me. Here, you will find an unimaginable reward...”

After these final words were spoken, the lava dome covering the area popped like a soap bubble.

Outside, the experts from the various sects, who had been staring blankly at the dome, immediately burst into cheers!