Strongest War Emperor

After witnessing Shen Lang’s domineering attitude and immense power, the disciples from the various sects and the group of Xuanwu Realm powerhouses in the air were completely deflated.

This world revered the strong. For many, strength was everything.

To act arrogantly without strength and offend the major powers was simply courting death.

But to have strength... that was another matter entirely.

If Shen Lang were just some Second Lord who thought he could challenge dozens of Profound Iron Level Sects with a few King Martial Realm powerhouses in tow, he would sooner or later be crushed by them.

Even if these sects couldn’t crush him, there was still the Imperial Dragon Sect, the Li Hen Sect, or the Flower Sect.

In a place like the Purple Chu Country, these three major sects stood like behemoths. No other sect or influence could hope to challenge them.

Previously, in their eyes, the more arrogant Shen Lang acted, the faster he would die.

But after Shen Lang revealed his formidable strength...

Everyone’s way of thinking changed completely.

Without gathering momentum or even changing his expression, he had crippled Ximen Aoxuan, a Spirit Martial Realm Eighth Heaven expert...

This was something that even an ordinary Xuanwu Realm powerhouse couldn’t accomplish!

Not only that, but he had also slaughtered the Young Sect Leader of the White Bone Hall—a Spirit Copper Level influence from the Demon Dao—without even batting an eye...

Such a wildly arrogant and domineering posture was not something an ordinary person could handle.

Even the group of Xuanwu Realm powerhouses in the sky began to feel fortunate that they hadn’t acted rashly and rushed down earlier.

Otherwise, there would certainly be a few more corpses on the ground below.

Under these circumstances, no one dared to make a sound. They could only pin their hopes on their sects’ Elder Ancestors stepping forward to suppress Shen Lang and the Profound Dao Sect with their King Martial Realm cultivation.

However, the crowd waited and waited, but not a single King Martial Realm powerhouse appeared!

These people cursed their misfortune inwardly, but they had no idea that their Elder Ancestors were in the same boat... groaning in endless misery!

Although the Purple Chu Imperial Capital was vast, it presented few obstacles to a King Martial Realm powerhouse.

Even with the four interconnected mountain peaks of the Imperial City, which had a powerful restriction placed upon them that greatly limited a Martial Artist’s Divine Thought...

...with such a major incident happening here, the Xuanwu Realm powerhouses of the various sects had all sent Sound Transmission Talismans back. It would be difficult for the Elder Ancestors not to know.

However, just as they shot into the sky in a rage, intending to come and "spar" with the Profound Dao Sect...

A powerful Divine Thought descended from the heavens like a mountain!

"Are you old fools planning to gang up, using your numbers and age to bully a junior? Get the hell back!"

Zu Wei and Nanfeng Yao, who had been suppressing the Supreme Yin Qi at the fissure, suddenly appeared in the sky above the Imperial Capital!

Nanfeng Yao was one thing; his cultivation was comparable to that of the other sects’ King Martial Realm experts.

But Zu Wei was a genuine King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven expert!

Moreover, he was a King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven from the Imperial Dragon Sect!

The group of old geezers, who had been ready to rush out and bully the weak with their superior numbers and status, were all stunned.

If anyone else had stepped forward to say such a thing, it might have been understandable.

But someone from the Imperial Dragon Sect...

Especially Zu Wei... he was the one who had incited the other sects to move against the Profound Dao Sect the most in the past!

How could this bastard suddenly turn around and start acting like some benevolent saint?

"My lord, what is the meaning of this?"

Someone below couldn’t make sense of the situation and couldn’t help but ask.

In the void above, Zu Wei, who had once clashed with Shen Lang, coldly swept his gaze over the crowd below.

As Zu Wei met the gazes of the old geezers below, his face flushed slightly.

His tyrannical Divine Thought slowly swept through the air.

A crystal-clear voice echoed in the minds of the various sects’ Elder Ancestors: "Go back, all of you. Listen to me. From now on, do not oppose the Profound Dao Sect. I’m doing this for your own good."

The Elder Ancestor of the Golden Embryo Sect, Li Hexun, bowed and sent a Divine Thought message, "My lord, the people of the Profound Dao Sect are being so arrogant and outrageous. Shouldn’t we seize this opportunity to crush them? Why..."

"Exactly, exactly!"

The other old geezers from the various sects nodded repeatedly, unable to comprehend why Zu Wei was interfering.

According to his past behavior, shouldn’t Zu Wei be fanning the flames from the sidelines, urging everyone to hurry up and attack?

Why did he now seem to be on the Profound Dao Sect’s side, speaking up for them?

Zu Wei was feeling frustrated himself.

In the past, the Imperial Dragon Sect and the other two of the three major sects had indeed made moves against the Profound Dao Sect, both overtly and covertly.

They would suppress the Profound Dao Sect whenever they had the chance.

And in that regard, he had been the one who put in the most effort!

The problem was, times had changed. The Profound Dao Sect now had Shen Lang!

’Do you old fools even know who Shen Lang is?’

’That kid holds the tokens of the Three Sect Ancestors and even has a Lifebound Emperor Artifact!’

’He crippled and sealed away Zombie Emperor Duanmu Xie!’

’The peerless Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse of the Xue Family, Xue Shiyin, lost her appetite and couldn’t sleep when he was abducted!’

’Right now, a group of powerhouses on the Imperial Dragon Sect’s mountain are still as restless as ants on a hot pan...’

’And he was just abducted by a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse, so he’s clearly in a foul mood. You want to go and provoke him now? Do you have a death wish?’

The problem was, his superiors had forbidden him from speaking about these matters, so Zu Wei could only keep them buried in his heart.

Zu Wei glanced at that fellow from the Golden Embryo Sect, his expression turning stern as he sent a grim-toned message: "There are some things I can’t tell you. But we’re all old friends, so I will say a few words now. I hope you all listen carefully!"

Seeing his menacing expression, the Elder Ancestors below were all taken aback.

Then they heard Zu Wei declare, "From this day forward, anyone who dares to make an enemy of the Profound Dao Sect will be making an enemy of the Imperial Dragon Sect! An enemy of the Li Hen Sect! And an enemy of the Flower Sect!"

"Is what I’ve said clear enough?"

BOOM!

At that, the crowd below erupted into an uproar!

The group of men, each an ancestor and leader of their own sect, were aghast, looking around in bewilderment.

’This has to be some kind of joke...’

They had been squeezing out, or rather, bullying the Profound Dao Sect for hundreds, even thousands of years... How could things change just like that?

Forget the fact that the Profound Dao Sect didn’t have that kind of power. Even if they had produced an Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse, it wouldn’t be enough to make the three great Spirit Copper Level influences protect them like this, would it?

And the one who said it was from the Imperial Dragon Sect, the very person who had been the most zealous in dealing with the Profound Dao Sect in the past!

How could the situation reverse so suddenly?

It seemed like nothing major had happened in the Purple Chu Country in the last year or two, had it?

And they certainly hadn’t heard of any formidable figures emerging from the Profound Dao Sect.

Zu Wei looked at the expressions on the old geezers’ faces below and sighed inwardly. ’You damn fools, you think I’m doing something to you? Dammit, I’m doing this for your own good!’

’Do you know why I rushed back here instead of guarding the fissure?’

’Because I’m scared shitless, too...’

’Back at the fissure, I offended that little ancestor to death. He might not care much, but if someone else tells the Elder Ancestors about it, I’ll be in for a world of hurt!’

’More importantly... Nanfeng Yao told me that Shen Lang is from the Profound Dao Sect!’

’Damn it, I was the most active one when we were suppressing the Profound Dao Sect. What if Shen Lang decides to settle old scores... Forget it. It’s a long, sad story.’

’Thankfully, as soon as I rushed back, I found him outside the Imperial City. The heavens are truly on my side!’

Thinking of this, Zu Wei couldn’t help but turn to Nanfeng Yao and ask, "Junior Brother, have you sent a transmission back to the Imperial Dragon Sect about little brother Shen Lang’s return?"

Nanfeng Yao bowed slightly and said, "After Senior Brother gave the order, I sent the transmission back immediately. I also made a special point of mentioning that it was you, Senior Brother, who discovered Young Master Lang’s whereabouts."

"Ah? Hahaha, don’t say that. We both saw him. How can you say it was me who found him..."

Zu Wei was overjoyed, inwardly praising Nanfeng Yao for being so smooth-tongued and capable.

"By the way, Junior Brother, we’ve been fellow disciples for many years. In the past, we didn’t interact much because we were busy with our cultivation. Thinking back on it now, your senior brother feels a little guilty for not spending more time getting closer to you..."

"In a moment, we’ll go see Young Master Lang first. When we get back to the sect later, come visit me. I have a two-thousand-year-old Smoke Orchid for you..."

Nanfeng Yao was startled and hastily refused, "Senior Brother, how can I accept this? You went through so much trouble to pick that Smoke Orchid from the Barbaric lands. How could this junior brother take what you cherish?"

Zu Wei put on a stern face and said, "What kind of talk is that? What do you mean you can’t accept it? I primarily cultivate a Fire Element Technique, but the Smoke Orchid is a Water-type Spirit Grass... Besides, your cultivation has already reached the Peak of King Martial Realm Second Heaven. With its help, you’ll have at least a twenty percent better chance of breaking through!"

"If you still consider me your senior brother, don’t refuse again!"

Towards the end, his voice grew louder, as if he were genuinely angry.

Nanfeng Yao quickly said a few pleasant words, expressed his thanks, and accepted.

Only then did Zu Wei break into a wide smile again.

He glanced in the direction of the Profound Dao Sect and sighed with emotion, "Young Master Lang truly is blessed by fortune. Even a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse couldn’t do anything to him!"

Nanfeng Yao smiled and said, "Indeed. The senior brother of Master of Chaos from the Ruyi Buddha Sect is truly no mortal!"

Below them were all King Martial Realm Elder Ancestors from the various sects, every one of them a cunning old fox.

Even if they were slow-witted, how could they not hear the implications in those few sentences?

Right now, everyone was clamoring to cause trouble for the Profound Dao Sect. Wasn’t it because someone named Shen Lang was stirring things up, sending Xuanwu Realm Martial Artists to hunt down a group of Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artists?

’Shen Lang is Young Master Lang?’

’The senior brother of Master of Chaos, the Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse from the Ruyi Buddha Sect?’

Although they still didn’t fully understand, it sounded incredibly impressive.

At that moment, Zu Wei in the sky gave the crowd below a faint glance, shook his head slightly, and with a flick of his sleeve, vanished along with Nanfeng Yao.

Leaving a group of old geezers reeling in the wind...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xue Dangdang’s sudden appearance drew everyone’s attention.

But when Shen Lang looked up, an inexplicable flame of fury surged within him.

A torrent of killing intent, so thick it seemed tangible, erupted from him, shocking the few Profound Dao Sect members by his side!

There, in the sky above the forest, the Third Prince and Xue Dangdang stood side by side. And Xue Dangdang... was holding the Third Prince’s arm, looking extremely intimate!

Shen Lang hadn’t even flinched when faced with the taunts and jeers of the other sects’ disciples.

This time, however, a wicked fire blazed in his heart, and his eyes glinted with murderous intent!

"Let go of her hand!"

Shen Lang said through gritted teeth, his voice chilling.

The Third Prince’s heart skipped a beat, but his face revealed a look of utter contentment. He said leisurely, "Well... I’m afraid I can’t oblige. I’m very sorry, but right now, Dingdang is holding my arm, not the other way around. I can’t order Dingdang to do anything."

"I told you... to let go of her hand!"

Shen Lang practically spat out each word of the sentence!

CLANG!

The Immortal Celestial Saber was instantly unsheathed, and a brutal, domineering Qi of Death swept across the entire area!