Strongest War Emperor

The Undying Seal Technique’s Palm Force erupted within Lan Mengling’s body.

The Sword Qi from the Demon Sword, "Light of a Thousand Years," also activated all at once.

She was too overwhelmed to deal with it all, leaving her with no time or energy to bicker with Shen Lang.

A Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm expert was a being capable of turning the world upside down. Although she suspected something was wrong with Shen Lang’s method, a careful examination revealed the underlying principle.

She realized his method wasn’t a Scattering Skill. Instead, it dispersed the Spiritual Power that was acting as fuel, stationing it in certain Mystic Gates that were difficult for the Undying Seal Technique’s Palm Force to reach.

The Undying Seal Technique used a minuscule amount of strange Energy to ignite a Martial Artist’s Divine Soul and Spiritual Power, causing them to burn.

After shrinking her Divine Soul and moving her Spiritual Power to the Mystic Gates unreachable by the technique’s Palm Force, the Undying Seal Technique’s Palm Force was like a lamp that had run out of oil.

The raging flames that had seemed ready to completely devour Lan Mengling finally weakened and were brought under control.

’Simple and clear, yet profoundly deep. This Heart Method is simply unfathomable!’

"Watching" everything inside her body, Lan Mengling was horrified, and her estimation of Shen Lang rose yet again.

This Heart Method was simple in theory but difficult in practice.

The human body has 720 acupoints and several thousand Mystic Gates. Trying to select the specific Mystic Gates that could evade the Undying Seal Technique’s Palm Force from among so many was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

The only person who could do this would be someone who was intimately familiar with the Undying Seal Technique, someone who knew it like the back of their hand!

But the problem was, this Undying Seal Technique was the exclusive Secret Technique of Zi You, a powerhouse from the War God Hall.

How could there possibly be a second person in the world who knew how to counter the Undying Seal Technique?

As Lan Mengling circulated her Spiritual Power according to the Secret Technique Shen Lang had described, she opened her eyes and gave him a strange look.

"Don’t look at me like that. I have nothing to do with the War God Hall. If I did, I would’ve told you how to make the fire burn hotter and turn you straight to ash," Shen Lang said, glancing at her sideways.

Lan Mengling was so furious she could have coughed up blood.

The small bit of goodwill she had just developed for him vanished without a trace!

Before she could speak, Shen Lang added, "Besides, you were running all over the place after getting injured. The odds of you running into me were one in ten million. If you think there’s some conspiracy here, then I can only express my condolences for your intelligence."

"You’re the one running all over the place! You’re the one with low intelligence!" Lan Mengling finally couldn’t help but curse back.

He had just taught her how to control her Spiritual Power and suppress her injuries; she should have been grateful.

But Shen Lang’s words were so grating, no matter how she heard them, and they left her feeling extremely displeased.

"Hmph, I didn’t expect you to actually have some skill. It seems subduing that Zombie wasn’t just a coincidence, was it?"

Although she was annoyed, Lan Mengling had to admit Shen Lang was capable.

After all, even an expert of her level couldn’t handle the Undying Seal Technique, and even her Vermilion Bird Divine Fire had been rendered useless.

Yet this little thief had managed to bring the Undying Seal Technique’s Palm Force under control with just a few words.

Such methods were enough to make many Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm experts look at him in a new light.

Shen Lang said with a dark expression, "Since your injuries are under control, what are you still doing lingering on my lap?"

"You think I want to be here!" Lan Mengling turned her head, shut her eyes decisively, and said, "I still need to control my Spiritual Power to avoid the Undying Seal Technique’s Energy. Carry me to the Magma Land northwest of the Hengduan Mountain Range as fast as you can."

Just as Shen Lang was about to protest, Lan Mengling’s eyes snapped open. "Hurry! They’re catching up!" she said, a hint of panic in her voice.

"..." Shen Lang was on the verge of cursing.

Forget the fact that his Cultivation was sealed; even if it wasn’t, trying to outrun a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm expert would be an incredibly idiotic thing to do.

More importantly, if the person who had injured Lan Mengling with the Undying Seal Technique was among their pursuers, Shen Lang had no choice but to run!

The Asura King, Zi You!

That bastard had always been at odds with the War Emperor. He was the only one in the War God Hall who constantly opposed him.

Although their Cultivation levels were vastly different, the War Emperor felt guilty about a mistake he had made in the past and was therefore very lenient with him.

Now, not only did Shen Lang not dare to reveal his identity to him, but on the contrary, he had to stay as far away as possible and avoid meeting him at all costs.

’One is more trouble than the next. I’ve had it with you all...’

Shen Lang turned, shifting Lan Mengling from his lap and hoisting her onto his shoulder.

As if carrying a sack of potatoes, he broke into a run and charged straight for the northwest of the Hengduan Mountain Range!

Although his Cultivation was sealed, his Chaos Divine Body was unbelievably powerful. In the blink of an eye, he had already dashed over a hundred meters!

Lan Mengling, slung over Shen Lang’s shoulder, was completely stunned...

In all her calculations, she had never once imagined that she would one day be carried over someone’s shoulder like this!

It was just like a mountain bandit abducting a village maiden to take back to his hideout.

Crude and presumptuous!

The only difference was that her head wasn’t covered by a burlap sack.

"Bastard, put me down! I’m going to kill you!"

Lan Mengling was stunned for a moment, then let out a piercing scream.

Shen Lang let out a villainous laugh. "Don’t struggle, little lady. I’m taking you back to my mountain fortress to be my wife... Ahem, if you activate your Spiritual Power right now, not only will your injuries worsen, but the powerhouses chasing us will likely sense your presence."

"Once they sense you and track us here, it’s game over for you. So... you get it."

Hearing this, Lan Mengling immediately dismissed the idea of slapping him into a pancake.

Given the power of their two pursuers, if she really did activate the power in her body now, the highly recognizable Spiritual Power fluctuations of a Vermilion Bird would likely be sensed by them instantly, even from a thousand li away.

The two of them were chasing her now, most likely because they had detected her when she made her move back at the Hidden Moon Tomb...

Thinking of this, Lan Mengling took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to attack.

However, letting Shen Lang off so easily was clearly not her style.

When had she, Lan Mengling, ever suffered such a huge loss?

A fierce glint flashed in Lan Mengling’s eyes. She brought two fingers together and, without using any Spiritual Power, jabbed Shen Lang hard in the waist!

"OWW!"

How could Shen Lang have expected this woman to be so crazy? Who messes around at a time like this?

The woman might look delicate, but she was a Divine Beast Vermilion Bird, and one who had reached the terrifying level of the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm.

Even without using Spiritual Power, a jab like that could poke a hole through a man of steel!

With that one jab, Shen Lang let out a miserable howl, the pain so intense he almost passed out on the spot!

"Fuck!"

Without thinking, Shen Lang splayed the fingers of his right hand and brought it down in a hard slap on Lan Mengling’s perky rear!

SMACK!

The entire world fell silent.

The next second, a scream that could pierce eardrums echoed through the dark mountain forest, sending countless birds and beasts scattering in terror.

...

Shen Lang ran at full tilt with Lan Mengling on his shoulder. In just over an hour, moving at a speed impossible for an ordinary Martial Artist, he reached the northwestern edge of the Hengduan Mountain Range.

He stopped in front of a cave opening on a cliff.

An old saying goes: "Don’t enter every pool, don’t explore every cave."

This was mainly to warn reckless Martial Artists that many deep pools and caves were often lairs for Demon Beasts.

Moreover, a Martial Artist would be greatly restricted in such places, finding it difficult to use their powerful Cultivation Techniques or formidable Magical Treasures.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to go exploring randomly.

But for Shen Lang, whether to enter was no longer a question.

He had to go in, whether he wanted to or not...

"Get in! This cave winds its way down to the earth’s core, where there’s magma," Lan Mengling said, jabbing Shen Lang’s waist again.

She had gotten addicted to jabbing him along the way!

Fortunately, she was finally showing some restraint, unlike before when her jabs had made Shen Lang jump and howl.

Shen Lang grunted in dissatisfaction, took a few steps back, and scanned his surroundings.

Then, his gaze fell upon a block of green stone hidden in the weeds.

Shen Lang walked quickly to the rock and set up a small Array on it.

A strand of Divine Thought coalesced into the shape of an eye and slowly sank into the stone.

This was a Secret Technique used for observation, the "Eye of Truth."

After doing all this, Shen Lang took out a Moonlight Stone to illuminate the path ahead and dived into the dark, deep cave without a moment’s hesitation.

’Who cares about Demon Beasts? I’m carrying a Divine Beast Vermilion Bird on my shoulder. Any Demon Beast would have to give us a wide berth!’

’Of course, the words "Divine Beast" were absolutely off-limits right now. The moment he uttered them, Lan Mengling would go berserk, and it just wasn’t worth it.’

Shen Lang feared neither heaven nor earth, but he did fear a woman’s tantrum.

The dark and deep cave was rugged and uneven, winding downward as if it had no end.

Shen Lang held Lan Mengling’s legs with his left arm and carried the Immortal Celestial Saber in his right hand, moving as swiftly as if he were walking on flat ground.

When he first entered the stone cave, an icy aura enveloped his entire body.

But not long after descending, the icy aura suddenly vanished, replaced by a wave of scorching heat that made it difficult to breathe.

After about twenty minutes of twists and turns, Shen Lang quickly reached the depths of the cave.

A cavern, a hundred zhang square, appeared before his eyes.

The cavern was like the grand hall of a giant palace, several hundred zhang wide. In the center was a massive pool of magma, its edges lined with scorching, smoking, dark brown rock.

In the Magma Pool, fist-sized, fiery red bubbles constantly surfaced, bursting with a POP-POP-POP. Plumes of black smoke rose as scorching magma shot out in all directions.

Even the ceiling of the cavern was baked glowing red by the astonishing heat. Molten rock dripped down and solidified, hanging like stalactites in all sorts of strange shapes.

This place was like an ocean of fire, with crimson magma flowing slowly within.

The ground was burning, the air was burning, everything was burning.

Only then did Lan Mengling flip herself off Shen Lang’s shoulder and land at the edge of the Magma Pool.

Shen Lang frowned slightly. He felt as if he were being roasted in a furnace.

With his Cultivation sealed by Lan Mengling, he could only rely on the power of his Chaos Divine Body to resist the overwhelming heat.

Lan Mengling, on the other hand, was in a completely different state.

Not only did she not feel the unbearable heat, but her complexion improved greatly, and the corners of her mouth even curled into an unconscious smile.

Lan Mengling shot the frowning Shen Lang a sidelong glance that was not quite a smile. She raised her hands, preparing to set up a Restriction to conceal their presence.

Just then...

BOOM!

The Magma Pool suddenly erupted with a monstrous wave. Magma sprayed everywhere as a three-headed, fiery red, giant serpent shot out!

A fierce glint in its eyes, the giant serpent let out a RUSHING sound and charged straight for Shen Lang!