Strongest War Emperor

After those few slashes, Shen Lang now had a much deeper understanding of the strength of the Zombies inside the Hidden Moon Tomb.

Although the growth of his Chaos Divine Body over the past year still didn’t satisfy Shen Lang, the increase in its power had already surpassed that of thousands of Martial Arts geniuses.

With the Immortal Celestial Saber and the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads in hand, killing a Fifth Level Hair Zombie shouldn’t have been this troublesome.

The only reason he went to all this trouble was because he wanted to learn a little more about the Zombies in this tomb.

Now that he had achieved his goal, and with the scent of blood growing stronger on the second level, it was time to end the fight...

At that moment, the Zombie, seeing it was no match for Shen Lang, levitated its limbless torso into the air, turned, and tried to flee north!

Its speed was actually double what it had been when it had all its limbs!

"Human! You may be strong, but you can’t do anything to me!" the Zombie said, its voice like scraping metal. "I am immortal and indestructible! HAHAHAHA!"

The next moment, a thick, rolling black fog erupted from its body like a volcano!

Just like that, resembling a giant squid, it spewed out rolling, ink-black Corpse Qi, using the opening to flee a great distance.

The dark Corpse Qi it released filled the sky, causing the Yin Family group to turn pale with fright and rush madly for the passage leading back to the first level!

Shen Lang had the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads and his Cultivation was unparalleled, so he didn’t care about Corpse Qi of this level. How could they possibly compare to him?

The Zombie was very pleased with itself, feeling quite proud of its move.

However, its pride didn’t last long.

It had barely finished speaking when an indifferent voice sounded from above its head, "It’s too soon to say whether I can do anything to you."

The Zombie was shocked and instinctively looked up.

It saw Shen Lang spinning rapidly above, his right leg chopping down like a blade, viciously striking its head!

BOOM!

This kick from Shen Lang contained ten thousand catties of force, powered by his Chaos Divine Body. It truly possessed the might of Mount Tai!

The kick unleashed a torrent of Thunder Power, and with a wretched howl, the Zombie was sent smashing downwards like a cannonball!

Although the Zombie couldn’t feel pain, the Thunder Power was of Supreme Yang and Firmness, its natural bane.

Under the thunderous assault, its soul was instantly and severely wounded!

Seeing the Zombie crash into the ground, Shen Lang spun in midair and, with incredible speed, dove headfirst into the large crater below!

"Immortal and indestructible? Utterly ridiculous!"

The Zombie in the crater had yet to recover when Shen Lang struck down with an aerial palm strike, hitting it right on its massive forehead!

"Star Absorption Technique!"

The second form of the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Mysterious Technique, the Star Absorption Technique, was activated once more!

A black-hole-like vortex enveloped the Zombie’s entire body.

An unimaginably powerful suction immediately began to pull the Fierce Soul from within the Zombie’s body!

After absorbing and refining a large amount of Supreme Yin Qi, the power of the Tai Chi Diagram had grown by an unknown, yet immense, degree. Thus, although Shen Lang still found it strenuous to use, he managed to instantly rip out more than half of the Fierce Soul from the Zombie’s body!

According to legend, humans possess Three Souls and Seven Spirits. The souls are benevolent while the spirits are malevolent. After death, the souls ascend to the heavens, while the spirits remain in the body.

Although a Zombie is not a Soul Body, its physical form is long dead, existing only by gathering the world’s resentful and foul energies.

The Fierce Soul absorbs the Heaven and Earth’s Resentful Evil Qi to grow stronger, merely using the corpse as a temporary hiding place.

In this respect, although there are still considerable differences between a Zombie and a Bone Demon, there are also great similarities.

Unless it cultivates to the Realm of a Corpse King or higher, it is absolutely impossible for it to fully refine this shell into a true physical body... This is a Zombie’s strength, but before the Tai Chi Diagram, this very strength is its greatest weakness!

The Star Absorption Technique is the perfect bane for this type of existence!

"I don’t believe it! How can you human Martial Artists possess such a terrifying Cultivation Technique? This is impossible!"

The Fifth Level Hair Zombie, said to be invincible below the King Martial Realm, let out a soul-shaking shriek and began to struggle frantically.

Shen Lang’s five fingers formed a claw, grabbing the mass of black fog and pulling with all his might.

The Zombie, knowing it was a matter of life and death, desperately tried to pull itself back in.

It was a tug-of-war—pulling out, then yanking back in!

"A Zombie just half a step away from becoming a Corpse King is truly formidable!"

Shen Lang couldn’t help but remark.

Hearing this, the Zombie immediately grew brazen and wild. "JIE JIE JIE, your Cultivation Technique is strong, but you definitely can’t maintain it for long! Once I return to my body, I’ll make sure not even a complete corpse of you remains!"

Shen Lang sneered. "Give you an inch and you take a mile... All that Cultivation is wasted on you. You’re not very bright, are you?"

As he spoke, Shen Lang sheathed his saber, took out the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, and viciously smashed them against the half-exposed Fierce Soul of the Zombie!

A thick white smoke instantly billowed out.

AARGH!

The Zombie let out a soul-rending shriek as a good portion of its power instantly vanished, allowing Shen Lang to pull it out a little further.

"Let’s see how many of these you can take!"

Seeing that it was still difficult to pull it out completely, Shen Lang became furious.

Gripping the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, he smashed them down three times—BANG! BANG! BANG!

With each strike, surging Buddha Power battered the Zombie’s Fierce Soul to the brink of Soul Scattering!

The Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads were a supreme treasure of the Buddhist Sect. The Zombie couldn’t even withstand it with its formidable body, let alone its nearly defenseless Fierce Soul.

After those three vicious strikes, the Zombie couldn’t even make a sound, and most of its power was instantly scattered.

After struggling for another moment, with a final *SLURP*, the Fierce Soul was powerlessly sucked into the Tai Chi Diagram!

The Fifth Level Hair Zombie was formidable, but unfortunately for it, all of Shen Lang’s methods were its bane.

To be eliminated this way was not an injustice.

After dealing with the Zombie leader, Shen Lang controlled the Tai Chi Diagram to refine it along with the previous Evil Spirit, then collected the Zombie’s corpse and climbed out of the crater.

At this moment, the members of the Yin Family were all staring at him, dumbfounded, their expressions complex and unreadable.

However, joy was the dominant emotion... Regardless, having such a powerful expert with them in a place like this was their good fortune!

Otherwise, it was likely that not a single one of them would have escaped this time...

Although this group was full of young masters, the scions of a Great Noble Family still possessed some discernment and knowledge.

Even though Shen Lang had killed the Zombie with extreme ease, they didn’t believe the Zombie was actually that weak.

On the contrary, from the flying sand, shifting stones, and surging Powerful Qi during the earlier battle, they could tell this Zombie’s might even surpassed the descriptions in many Classics. It was definitely far stronger than an ordinary Fifth Level Hair Zombie.

And the stronger the Zombie was, the more it proved how powerful the masked Lan Sen was!

So powerful that he was likely unrivaled below the King Martial Realm!

"Uncle Lan Sen, you... you’re so amazing..." Yin Lianxing said to Shen Lang, her eyes filled with adoration.

"Yeah, yeah! Uncle is incredible! We’re only safe because you killed those Zombies!"

"To cut such a powerful Zombie into pieces with just a few slashes... I think Uncle must be a long-famous Swordsman! With this kind of strength, even in the Purple Chu Country, you’d definitely be a figure who commands respect everywhere!"

It was hard to say whether the Yin Family members were simply overjoyed at having escaped death, or if it was because they had previously mocked, ridiculed, and even tried to kill Shen Lang...

Now, seeing Shen Lang kill the most powerful Zombie, the group started clamoring like a flock of ducks.

’Their flattery was so over-the-top, it was as if they were praising Shen Lang as the one and only supreme being in heaven and earth...’

Nalan Ziyun pouted and said with a faint smile, "Well, well, Uncle. Did you see that? So many beautiful young ladies adore you, you know? Even in a pitch-black, gloomy and terrifying tomb like this, you still manage to create such an amorous atmosphere. You really have a way with things, don’t you?"

Behind them, Yin Lianxing’s face turned red. She gave Nalan Ziyun a timid glance and fell silent.

When a young woman sees a powerful man, it’s impossible for her not to have some thoughts about him.

Besides, even before she knew of Shen Lang’s power, Yin Lianxing had taken a strong liking to him. She had met his gaze, found his eyes to be clear, and had even gone against her own family members multiple times to speak up for him.

"Looks like I really need to find something for you to do. You’ve clearly got too much time on your hands, worrying about all this nonsense," Shen Lang said, glancing sideways at Nalan Ziyun and shaking his head in resignation.

Then, he swept his gaze over the Yin Family, turned, and started walking out of the ruins.

As he walked, Shen Lang waved his hand and said, "The various factions on this second level are in a bad spot. Your chances of survival here are slim. Go back the way you came and leave the Hidden Moon Tomb as soon as possible."

He had only taken two steps when he turned back around, perplexed...

Behind him, aside from Nalan Ziyun, every single member of the Yin Family was following close behind!

"The exit is that way."

Shen Lang pointed back toward the passage outside the ruins.

The Yin Family group shook their heads like rattle-drums.

Shen Lang swept a cold gaze over the Yin Family, his tone hardening. "Did you not understand me? This second level is teeming with countless Zombies. There are who-knows-how-many that are far stronger than the one just now, not to mention all the powerful ghouls."

"Even if I were willing, I simply don’t have the spare energy to protect you. The risks of following me are far greater than you can imagine! Retreating is your best option. Go!"

At this, the Yin Family members looked awkward. Some timidly lowered their heads, not daring to look at Shen Lang, while others kept gesturing insistently at Yin Lianxing.

Yin Lianxing mustered her courage and said, "Uncle, we didn’t know the Hidden Moon Tomb was so dangerous. We encountered so many Zombies and ghouls just at the entrance to the second level... If you hadn’t been here, Uncle, I’m afraid we would have all been killed."

"I know this isn’t the time for thanks... but right now, our group is like a flock of startled birds. Yin Zhen is dead, our two strongest brothers are only at the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, and Sister Yin Shan is severely injured and needs someone to look after her. If we were to encounter even one or two Fourth Level Zombies, we... we’re afraid we wouldn’t be able to handle it..."

Her voice grew quieter and quieter until, by the end, it was almost as soft as a mosquito’s buzz. Her head drooped, and a blush spread from her face all the way down to the base of her neck.

Asking for favors is an embarrassing thing to do by nature.

And the Yin Family had not only repeatedly insulted Shen Lang before, but had even tried to kill him several times.

Now, she was asking him to protect those very people... If Yin Lianxing weren’t thinking of the others in her family, if it were only for her own sake, she would never have been able to say such things.

’What a pain...’ This time, Shen Lang was truly in a bind.