Strongest War Emperor

Seeing the massive, three-headed python lunge toward him, Shen Lang was completely unfazed.

He didn’t even raise his Immortal Celestial Saber, as if everything before him was merely an illusion.

The next second, Lan Mengling bit her lip and shouted coldly, "Scram!"

At her cold shout, the menacing three-headed python shuddered. Its aura plummeted, and it instantly prostrated itself on the ground.

Then, like a docile kitten, it cautiously slithered a short distance away, moving past Shen Lang and disappearing into the dark, deep cavern.

She had wanted to use the Demon Beast from the magma to scare Shen Lang, but it hadn’t worked at all. Lan Mengling’s chest heaved a few times, and she let out a soft hmph.

Spirit Light flashed in Lan Mengling’s palm as she prepared to cast a restriction, but Shen Lang, who was beside her, reached out and stopped her.

"What are you doing?" Lan Mengling asked irritably.

Shen Lang grinned. "With your Cultivation, even if you were at your peak, a Barrier you create might not be able to conceal our presence from a powerhouse of that level."

"Even if you use a Magical Treasure Secret Artifact, it would still consume a tremendous amount of Spiritual Power."

"And right now, you cough up blood every time you use your Spiritual Power. Forcing yourself to set up a Barrier is just asking for trouble."

A mere Xuanwu Realm cultivator was mocking a supreme powerhouse at the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm, yet Lan Mengling found herself speechless.

Taking a deep breath, Lan Mengling practically ground her teeth as she said, "Then what do you suggest? If you’re so good, you do it!"

Shen Lang nodded without a hint of modesty and held out his hand to Lan Mengling. "Give me some Top Grade Spirit Stones."

Lan Mengling hadn’t expected him to be so direct, actually preparing to set up an Array himself...

Her sensual lips twitched, and she tossed a small Storage Pouch to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang caught the Storage Pouch, and his face lit up with a smile as he looked inside.

’A Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse is a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse, all right! She casually tosses out a Storage Pouch with over three thousand Top Grade Spirit Stones!’

One had to remember, these were Top Grade Spirit Stones. A single one was equivalent to a hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones!

For any Sect, this would be considered a massive fortune.

Shen Lang nodded and, very naturally, held out his hand again. "Give me some Top Grade Spirit Stones."

Top Grade Spirit Stones were the rarest of all, far superior to Top Grade Spirit Stones. Aside from a few powerful Sects, most powerhouses could barely produce a few.

Lan Mengling paused for a moment, then took out another Storage Pouch and tossed it over.

When Shen Lang caught this one, he was ecstatic. "Two thousand Top Grade Spirit Stones! Damn, even if I dedicated my life to Artifact Refining, I couldn’t get this many in a short time. Sweet!"

Meanwhile, Lan Mengling stared at Shen Lang skeptically, wanting to see what kind of Array he could possibly create.

She watched as Shen Lang beamed, then shamelessly pocketed the Storage Pouch of Top Grade Spirit Stones.

Then he started taking out the Top Grade Spirit Stones and arranging them around the area.

Lan Mengling’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Hey, if you’re using Top Grade Spirit Stones to set up the Array, why did you ask me for the Top Grade Spirit Stones?"

Shen Lang turned around, pressed his palms together, and chanted, "Amitabha. This humble monk was merely asking for alms from the benefactress..."

"Damn it!" Lan Mengling nearly exploded.

While she was fuming, Shen Lang had intentionally or unintentionally put some distance between them, already making his way to the other side of the Magma Pool.

But Lan Mengling’s anger didn’t last long. A look of astonishment soon appeared in her eyes.

Shen Lang’s uncanny Step Technique and the placement of the Spirit Stones completely captivated her attention.

As Shen Lang moved and placed the Spirit Stones, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within the cavern began to change in a unique way.

The temperature in the air was actually, slowly, dropping...

Lan Mengling watched all of Shen Lang’s movements intently, sensing the changes in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. The more she watched, the more shocked she became.

’The eight positions—Kan, Li, Dui, Zhen, Xun, Qian, Kun, and Gen—are guarded by the Four Symbols, interlocking and connecting front to back.’

’The Five Elements positions of East, South, West, North, and Center act as support, concealing everything and hiding its presence from the heavens.’

’It contains the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—in a cycle of mutual generation and destruction, completely interdependent. Not only does it have spatial-warping and Illusion Technique effects, but it can also gather all the Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy in this place to a single point!’

’What a peculiar Array! It hasn’t even fully formed, yet it’s already having such a massive effect on the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!’

’And what’s strange is that this Array doesn’t seem to block off the Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy of this Magma Land. If someone were to probe this area with their Divine Thought from the outside, they would still detect the Magma Pool just as before and would be hard-pressed to notice anything unusual!’

’This guy...’

By the time Shen Lang finished setting up the Array around the Magma Pool, the space within the entire underground cavern rippled like water.

An incomparably powerful Barrier manifested, immediately concealing everything within.

Shen Lang wiped a bead of sweat from his brow and pointed at the Magma Pool. "It’s done. You can go stand in the very center."

"Oh."

With her life on the line, this was the first time Lan Mengling had ever replied so obediently.

As she walked toward the Magma Pool, she began to take off her clothes.

Seeing her actions, Shen Lang immediately yelped, "Stop! What do you think you’re doing?"

Lan Mengling paused, a bit startled. "Shouldn’t I take my clothes off to bathe?"

Shen Lang rolled his eyes. "You’re here to heal, not to bathe! Who told you to bathe in magma? Is magma something you can even bathe in?"

"I used to bathe in Underground Magma all the time," Lan Mengling said, her one sentence rendering Shen Lang speechless for a long moment.

To a Vermilion Bird, what was a little Underground Magma?

Lan Mengling was already scantily clad, and now with her silk robe half-undone, her beauty was otherworldly. Shen Lang couldn’t help but subconsciously gulp.

It couldn’t be helped. Any man, no matter how iron-willed, would feel his heart race when faced with such a sight.

After a moment, Shen Lang collected his thoughts and said, "Anyway, I need to emphasize a few points. Listen carefully..."

"First, you don’t need to take off your clothes right now. Just submerge yourself in the center, and I will teach you how to dispel the vicious Palm Force of the Undying Seal Technique."

"Second, a woman’s body should only be seen by the one she loves most. No one else should ever see it!"

"Third, whether you’re a man or a woman, being naked in front of others is very rude... and looking at others when they’re naked is even ruder! Like when you spied on me back in the Barbaric Lands!"

Lan Mengling tilted her head up. "I wasn’t spying. I was looking openly. You think I wanted to look? Don’t be so full of yourself."

"..." Shen Lang opened his mouth, but nothing came out.

Lan Mengling pouted and added, "That time I saw you bathing... Hmph, so ugly..."

Just as she turned away, she twisted her head back to shoot Shen Lang a sidelong glance and repeated, as if singing an aria, "So ugly!"

As she spoke, her eyes were filled with disdain.

Sweat beaded on Shen Lang’s forehead. He gritted his teeth, pointed at the Magma Pool, and grunted, "Get in!"

After finally getting this difficult woman into the Magma Pool, submerged with only her head showing, Shen Lang let out a huge sigh of relief.

"Alright, now clear your mind and begin to do as I say. As long as you listen, we can expel all the Energy of the Undying Seal Technique from your body in three hours at most."

Shen Lang sat cross-legged beside the Magma Pool and began to recite a Heart Method to help Lan Mengling control and expel the Palm Force of the Undying Seal Technique.

The Undying Seal Technique was created by an old senior of the War God Hall. In the entire War God Hall, besides Zi You, only the War Emperor had ever cultivated this technique.

This Cultivation Technique was exceptionally vicious, a peak creation among Demon Cultivation Methods.

The only ones who could use a Magma Land like this to expel its Palm Force were Shen Lang, Zi You, and that old fellow himself.

Time ticked by...

Two hours later, Lan Mengling’s complexion in the magma had improved significantly, and a smile even appeared on her face.

Looking at Shen Lang sitting in meditation at the edge of the Magma Pool, Lan Mengling’s expression grew a little dazed.

No one in this world had ever been able to drive her this mad.

And certainly, no one who had driven her mad could still be standing before her perfectly fine.

Yet here she was, facing this brat whose every word made her want to fly into a rage, who had carried her like a sack of potatoes, and who had even given her a hard slap on the butt...

That she hadn’t exploded, much less killed him, was truly a miracle.

’This little thief... he’s actually not that annoying...’

’But that slap really was forceful. He has no idea how to be gentle with a lady!’

Lan Mengling stole a couple of glances at Shen Lang, her thoughts wandering.

Just then, the Barrier above them suddenly rippled!

Two incomparably powerful streams of Divine Thought swept over them!

"They’re here!" Lan Mengling said softly, her gaze turning cold.

Shen Lang calmly opened his eyes, his gaze falling upon a small Array in front of him.

He gently pushed a Spirit Stone before him. The Array activated at once, and streams of Spiritual Lines immediately connected to the Array he had arranged outside the cavern.

Spirit Light flickered, and a light screen slowly materialized above the Magma Pool, displaying everything outside the stone cave.

’This kid’s methods are not only endless, but he’s also incredibly meticulous...’ Lan Mengling couldn’t help but glance at Shen Lang.

But she saw that Shen Lang was completely focused on the light screen, paying her no attention at all.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort in her heart, Lan Mengling also turned her gaze to the light screen.

On the screen, two figures hovered high in the sky, their gazes sweeping back and forth over the area below.

"They actually chased me all the way here. Do they really think I’m afraid of you small fries from the War God Hall..."

Lan Mengling bit her lip, her face filled with anger.

She had fought the War God Hall countless times, but this was the first time she had suffered such a huge loss!

And now she was being pursued relentlessly, like a cancer clinging to her bones, forced to hide and flee in a pathetic state.

A wave of Killing Intent emanated from her beautiful eyes. The already boiling magma seemed to spike in temperature, bubbling furiously as if it had reached a rolling boil.

Lan Mengling secretly glanced at Shen Lang and thought to herself how lucky she was...