Strongest War Emperor

The group from the White Bone Hall was horrified, only managing to raise the Magical Treasure Secret Artifacts in their hands to defend themselves.

They held their magical treasures high, forming a visible curtain of light that rippled like a wave.

BOOM!

The peerless Sword Qi instantly slashed down upon the curtain of light, erupting with a sound like a thunderclap.

The curtain of light was split in two as if it were the sea... This lasted for only a moment before screams of agony rang out, and the people on either side were violently thrown outwards!

A single slash. It killed one group of people and severely wounded the rest, sending them flying!

Shangguan Yunmeng, who had narrowly escaped, felt her full bosom heave as her entire body trembled uncontrollably.

A veteran of countless battles, her gaze was now vacant. For a moment, she had no idea what to do next.

She forgot to protect the Young Hall Master; she even forgot to flee.

She could only stare, pale-faced, at the fallen White Bone Hall Martial Artists strewn across the ground.

One of them lay at her feet, blood pooling on the ground. He struggled for a long moment before his life faded away...

The Golden Snake Sword in Shangguan Yunmeng’s hand fell limp, for she no longer had the courage or strength to raise it.

This was a very strange feeling.

It was not just fear, but also an overwhelming despair.

Even when facing King Martial Realm Powerhouses, this Grand Commander of the White Bone Hall had never felt anything like it.

As Shen Lang walked past more than ten meters away, seemingly having forgotten her existence...

Shangguan Yunmeng felt her heart stop. Her mind went blank, and the Golden Snake Sword in her hand felt as heavy as a mountain, as if she couldn’t lift it even with all the strength in her body.

It was only a moment, but to Shangguan Yunmeng, it felt as though countless years had passed.

Only after Shen Lang was more than ten meters away did a gust of wind blow past. Drenched in a cold sweat, Shangguan Yunmeng shuddered, and her expression changed abruptly!

"This is bad!"

’I might be safe for now, but what about the Young Hall Master?’

’That man is clearly after the Young Hall Master!’

Though her heart was gripped by terror, Shangguan Yunmeng cast all other thoughts aside. Her Golden Snake Sword flared with light as she shot after Shen Lang like a bolt of lightning!

However, by the time she reacted, it was already too late...

Before the disbelieving eyes of the surrounding factions, Shen Lang’s speed suddenly surged. Like a phantom, he crossed dozens of meters in an instant, appearing before an equally dumbfounded Helian Qingshan.

The Immortal Celestial Saber was already sheathed, though no one saw when. He now stood bare-handed, five meters from Helian Qingshan.

"Who in the world are you to make an enemy of my White Bone Hall? I advise you to think this through. The White Bone Hall is one of the two titans of the Celestial Defying Demon Realm, a Spirit Copper Level Influence! Don’t bring about your own ruin!"

Helian Qingshan was terrified. Everything Shen Lang had done had completely shattered his mental defenses.

He was now just blustering, his only hope to intimidate his opponent with the name of the White Bone Hall.

Though he knew it was probably useless.

"Don’t you dare harm our Young Hall Master!"

The three Blood Guards beside Helian Qingshan knew they couldn’t stop Shen Lang, yet they had no choice but to step forward.

After so many years in the White Bone Hall, they knew all too well how ruthless it could be.

If they fled in cowardice and the Young Hall Master died here, there would be no place for them left in this world.

What’s more, their families were still in the White Bone Hall...

So, even knowing that to charge forward meant certain death, the three still prepared to fight to their last breath.

Holding Little Crystal, Shen Lang spun, his right leg lashing out like a whip. In a flash, he delivered three kicks!

His movements were like lightning, his kicks like roaring thunder!

Unstoppable, tyrannical, and without limit!

Amid a sharp, air-rending sound, a trail of afterimages from his kicks hung in the air...

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The three Xuanwu Realm Martial Artists sprayed fountains of blood as they were sent flying backward!

Meanwhile, as the three men drew Shen Lang’s attention, Helian Qingshan finished gathering power for his attack.

In his right hand, he raised a strange weapon—neither halberd nor battle-axe—called the Ten Thousand Characters Stealer, while his left hand cradled the Demon-Trapping Pagoda he had just recalled.

The Ten Thousand Characters Stealer shot out like an arrow, whistling through the air as it flew straight for Shen Lang’s face.

Meanwhile, the Demon-Trapping Pagoda released countless chains formed of Wind Blades, which coiled around Helian Qingshan again and again, encasing him in a tight defense!

This was enough to show that Helian Qingshan, as the Young Hall Master of the White Bone Hall, was far beyond any ordinary Second Lord from a typical Sect Noble Family.

Facing an overwhelmingly tyrannical figure like Shen Lang, who could annihilate Xuanwu Realm Powerhouses with a single strike, Helian Qingshan, though panicked, did not fall into complete passivity.

He was truly a man forged in the bloody battles of the Celestial Defying Demon Realm.

In the span of a few short breaths, Helian Qingshan had already figured out a way to deal with Shen Lang!

As a Xuanwu Realm Fifth Heaven powerhouse, his Cultivation was undeniably high and his strength astonishing, but having witnessed Shen Lang’s terrifying might, he didn’t believe this attack alone would be enough to handle him.

Furthermore, he understood the situation perfectly. He could never outrun Shen Lang; there was no chance of escape!

Since he couldn’t escape and couldn’t win, his only choice was a desperate, all-or-nothing gambit!

So Helian Qingshan acted decisively. He recalled the Demon-Trapping Pagoda with its incredibly powerful defenses, enveloped himself within it, and then...

...he detonated the Ten Thousand Characters Stealer!

Detonating a Third Grade Profound Artifact, the "Black Heart Ten Thousand Characters Stealer," while using another, the "Demon-Trapping Pagoda," to protect himself...

Besides a Young Hall Master of the White Bone Hall like himself, who could possibly possess multiple Profound Artifacts?

The true power and resources of a Spirit Copper Level Influence were on full display!

And at that same moment, the Young Hall Master’s sinister and ruthless nature was laid bare!

’Even if I can’t kill Shen Lang, I’ll make him pay dearly!’

’On the one hand, Shen Lang has to protect that little girl he’s carrying.’

’On the other, Shangguan Yunmeng already sent the distress signal. The White Bone Hall powerhouses from the Desolate Land will be here soon!’

’If I can just hold out for a little while, he’ll die without a grave!’

"Heheheh..."

Through the gaps in the chains, Helian Qingshan could already see the Ten Thousand Characters Stealer release a blinding light!

Yet in that split second, just when it seemed impossible for Shen Lang to have any chance to dodge...

Helian Qingshan was suddenly stunned...

In that brief instant, he saw many things.

He saw a suit of gleaming, jet-black Armor materialize on Shen Lang’s body.

At the same time, he saw scales sprout across Shen Lang’s face, instantly covering it completely...

Almost simultaneously, a powerful Buddha Light erupted from Shen Lang, completely enveloping him and the little girl.

Then, right before Helian Qingshan’s very eyes, they vanished into thin air!

It was as if Shen Lang and the little girl had been utterly erased, not only from Helian Qingshan’s sight but also from the sweep of his Divine Thought!

For an instant, Helian Qingshan thought his extreme tension was causing him to hallucinate.

In the moment he stood stunned, the Profound Artifact Ten Thousand Characters Stealer had already emitted a blinding flash and completely detonated!

BOOM!

A thunderous roar ripped through the sky. It was as if a volcano had erupted from the spot where Shen Lang had been standing.

A violent ripple of Energy spread out in a massive arc, and in that instant, the entire mountain range began to tremble violently.

A huge crater appeared where Shen Lang had originally stood.

Huge fissures spread out in all directions...

Caught in the shockwave of the explosion, the Demon-Trapping Pagoda, which bore the brunt of the blast, let out a mournful wail. It slammed into the mountain wall behind it, carrying Helian Qingshan with it, his fate unknown.

Shangguan Yunmeng, who had been chasing Shen Lang from behind, received a warning via Divine Thought from Helian Qingshan. In the instant before the explosion, she managed to shoot more than thirty meters into the air.

However, she still failed to escape the powerful blast of Energy. The aftershock sent her flying even higher into the air.

Her Golden Snake Sword snapped in two and fell away. Like a kite with a broken string, Shangguan Yunmeng tumbled through the air and fell into the distant woods.

As for the other White Bone Hall Martial Artists—not many had been killed instantly by Shen Lang, with most only severely wounded and unable to rise—the explosion left them deader than dead. Besides Shangguan Yunmeng, who was blown clear, not a single one survived.

Though far away, the members of the various factions were caught completely off guard. The tyrannical wave of Energy sent them reeling and crying out in pain, injuring many. One after another, they began cursing Helian Qingshan and all eighteen generations of his ancestors.

...

Inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, Shen Lang placed Little Crystal in Nalan Ziyun’s arms.

The scales on his face had vanished, but he had not yet dismissed his suit of black Armor. His heroic and majestic bearing, brimming with a powerful aura, was so striking that even Evil Song couldn’t help but stare.

The Armor, forged from the scales of a Four-winged Green-scaled Python, would be difficult for even King Martial Realm Powerhouses to breach. Coupled with the defensive Buddha Power from the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, Shen Lang truly hadn’t been worried about the self-destruction of a mere Third Grade Profound Artifact.

However, with Little Crystal in his arms, he hadn’t dared to take such a risk.

That was why after summoning his Armor, activating the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, and unleashing the full power of his Chaos Divine Body, he had ultimately still chosen to retreat into the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron.

As his Cultivation and Divine Thought grew stronger, his connection to the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron had become increasingly intimate.

His understanding of the Cauldron’s immense power had deepened as well.

’With this thing for defense, I doubt there’s anyone in the world who could break through it!’

"Be a good girl, Little Crystal. Play with your two big sisters here, okay? I’ll come get you in a little while." Shen Lang lovingly patted Little Crystal’s head.

Little Crystal, being both smart and obedient, nodded vigorously. "Okay!"

At that moment, the Energy fluctuations outside completely dissipated, and calm was finally restored.

With a series of grinding noises, the battered Demon-Trapping Pagoda pulled free from the mountain wall and crashed to the ground with a heavy THUD.

Blood trickled from the corner of Helian Qingshan’s mouth as he looked around frantically, searching for any trace of Shen Lang.

"He’s dead! Hahahaha! How fucking dare you oppose me! I’ll blast you to smithereens! Hahahaha!"

"Hahahaha! Fuck you! You dare to act tough with me? I’ve killed thousands upon thousands of people! A piece of trash like you dares to challenge me? Go to hell!"

Recalling the Demon-Trapping Pagoda, Helian Qingshan stood on the hillside, letting out an even more unbridled, arrogant laugh.