Strongest War Emperor

When Little Crystal heard Shen Lang ask about her dream, an indescribable fear appeared in her eyes.

She leaned against Nalan Ziyun, her gaze turning vacant. As if mustering all her strength and courage, she said faintly, "It... it was a nightmare. A nightmare for this world. A nightmare that will end everything."

As Little Crystal spoke, she began to tremble more and more violently. Her face was deathly pale, and her breathing grew ragged.

Although Shen Lang had many more questions for her, he gave up upon seeing her state.

He reached out, patting Little Crystal’s head a couple of times to comfort her. "Don’t be afraid, Little Crystal. No matter what nightmare it is, we’ll shatter it. Your big brother won’t let anyone hurt you."

"Mm!" Little Crystal nodded.

The fear in her eyes dissipated considerably, as if Shen Lang’s hand possessed a strange, magical power that could calm her.

Shen Lang glanced outside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, then at the Eternal Tree two meters away, his brow furrowing slightly.

He had been hiding in the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron for over three hours to escape Xue Dangdang’s pursuit.

Ordinarily, three hours was nothing. Even during the grueling process of Body Forging with the medicinal liquid of the Thousand-leaf Fruit, Shen Lang would casually cultivate for five or six hours at a time.

The problem was the Eternal Tree. It was a bit too troublesome, currently relying entirely on the energy within the Tai Chi Diagram to sustain itself.

In just three hours, it had already drained a massive amount of energy from the Tai Chi Diagram.

Although the energy inside the Tai Chi Diagram was surging and immeasurably vast, this constant drain without any replenishment wasn’t a sustainable solution.

Furthermore, the current problem was that he had no way of knowing if Dingdang was still waiting outside.

Given her personality, she wouldn’t give up until she achieved her goal. It would be perfectly normal for her to wait outside for seven or eight days.

"What do we do now? If we go out..." Nalan Ziyun couldn’t help but ask.

Shen Lang pondered for a moment before replying, "The crack is probably about fifty miles from here. For a King Martial Realm expert, half an hour of flying at full speed is more than enough to cover that distance. Three hours have passed and no one has arrived, so I’m afraid something has happened at the crack. Let’s just wait a while longer. There’s no better option."

The moment Shen Lang finished speaking, an iron tower-like figure plummeted from the sky outside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, smashing into the ground like a meteorite.

A ring of dust erupted, spreading out in all directions like a ripple.

Immediately after, a sharp cry was heard. Xue Dangdang’s figure appeared on the edge of the cliff, and behind her were the five Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven experts from the White Bone Hall!

"Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business?" Xue Dangdang said coldly, a wary look on her face.

The swirling dust settled, revealing Yuan Bupu and another person’s figure.

The man appeared to be in his forties. He wore purple robes and had an ordinary face, but his aura was as deep as an abyss, unfathomably profound.

It was none other than Nanfeng Yao, the King Martial Realm Second Heaven expert from the Imperial Dragon Sect who had once delivered Shui Tianji’s true body to Shen Lang at the Profound Dao Sect!

Nanfeng Yao gave Xue Dangdang a strange look and said lightly, "Dingdang, although your cultivation has reached the King Martial Realm, a realm elevated by external means like yours is still extremely unstable. You also lack a corresponding Cultivation Technique, so you have the form but not the substance. Both this Brother Yuan and I are at the King Martial Realm Second Heaven. You are no match for us. You should retreat."

Nanfeng Yao spoke very politely, his demeanor calm and steady.

Yuan Bupu, however, was different. Worried about Shen Lang, the ferocious Evil Qi of a Desolate Domain Demon Ape was on full display!

If Xue Dangdang so much as said no, the Spirit Light flickering on the Dragon Beard Hook in his hand would instantly unleash an attack capable of shattering mountains and splitting peaks.

"Boss!"

Yuan Bupu’s eyes spat fire as he stared at Xue Dangdang, but he lowered his voice and called out softly.

He was enormous and usually spoke in a gruff voice. His eyes were filled with anxiety, yet at a moment like this, he didn’t shout loudly. Instead, he spoke as if afraid of waking someone from their slumber, which stunned Nanfeng Yao for a moment.

’I can remain calm because I see Dingdang is still here, which means Shen Lang should be safe for now, probably hiding somewhere. For Yuan Bupu to be so composed despite his anxiety, he must know that Shen Lang has extraordinary methods and many hidden trump cards... He really is becoming more and more unfathomable. Even a King Martial Realm expert like Xue Dangdang can’t do anything to him...’

With a flash of light, Shen Lang’s figure suddenly appeared. He was standing on a large boulder, right behind Yuan Bupu.

"Boss, are you alright?" Yuan Bupu moved in a flash to his side, his face full of concern as he asked.

Nanfeng Yao quickly followed. "Young Master Lang, you’re seriously injured!"

Shen Lang waved his hand. "She hit me with one palm strike. I was almost killed..."

With that, Shen Lang waved at Xue Dangdang. "Hey, beautiful, long time no see!"

Xue Dangdang’s brows shot up. She glared at him fiercely and said in a cold voice, "You, what’s your name?"

Shen Lang chuckled. "Listen closely. I am a man of great renown, my fame widespread... My surname is Will, my given name is B. Yours! Will B. Yours, at your service!"

"Will B. Yours? What a strange name..." Xue Dangdang paused, taken aback.

Sensing Yuan Bupu’s overwhelming and irresistible aura, Xue Dangdang glanced again at Nanfeng Yao beside him.

Trying to snatch Shen Lang from two experts whose cultivation was far superior to hers had become an impossible task.

"I’ll remember the debt for you killing my subordinates. Will B. Yours, you’d better remember this: your life is mine!"

With a light snort, Xue Dangdang flicked her sleeve and vanished once more with her five followers.

This time, with two King Martial Realm Second Heaven experts watching her, she didn’t dare to hide again.

Inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, Nalan Ziyun’s eyes were wide. She blurted out, "What does ’Will B. Yours’ mean? That’s not right, it has to be a trick!"

Shen Lang secretly wiped away a bead of sweat. ’So there really is some scientific basis to the saying "big boobs, no brain."’

After a moment of silence, Shen Lang turned and asked, "Senior, what’s the situation with the crack and the Hidden Moon Tomb?"

The question wiped the calm and composed expression from Nanfeng Yao’s face, replacing it with a bitter one.

"In the area around the crack, evil Demons and Underground Creatures have been constantly swarming out from underground, frantically attacking the seal on the crack... A while ago, even a Transformed Demon rushed out, catching us completely off guard."

"Fortunately, Brother Yuan arrived just in time to help, so we didn’t suffer any major losses."

"We were only able to get away and rush over here after clearing out the surrounding Demons just now."

Shen Lang frowned slightly. "The crack didn’t just appear in the last couple of days. Why would the Underground Creatures show up now, of all times?"

Nanfeng Yao shook his head. "We haven’t figured that out either. We’ve already sent a message to the sect. Experts will be arriving soon to handle the situation here."

"As for the matter of the Zombies in the Hidden Moon Tomb..."

Shen Lang raised an eyebrow. "What about it?"

Nanfeng Yao gave a bitter smile. "Our people scouted the Hidden Moon Tomb before and only found some ordinary Ghosts inside. So, my senior brother went ahead and opened the rather famous tomb, allowing disciples from various powers to enter it as a training ground."

"Absurd!" Shen Lang snapped. "The Evil Eye Lord told me there’s a group of extremely powerful Zombies in there! How could you let disciples from various powers enter? Even Elder Ape can sense the immense danger inside!"

Nanfeng Yao said awkwardly, "This was indeed our mistake. Brother Yuan’s true form is a Desolate Domain Demon Ape, so his senses for these Dark Creatures far surpass our own. As for us... even when a King Martial Realm Late Stage expert from the sect came personally, they didn’t discover anything unusual about the Hidden Moon Tomb."

Shen Lang fell silent.

’If even a King Martial Realm Late Stage expert couldn’t find anything unusual, just how powerful are the Zombies in that Hidden Moon Tomb?’

’Elder Ape was probably only able to sense some of the aura inside due to his instincts as a Desolate Domain Demon Ape.’

’Now all these people from the various powers have rushed in like a swarm of bees. Isn’t that like sheep walking into a tiger’s den?’

"What should we do now? We’re afraid of alerting the enemy, so we don’t dare send experts to the Hidden Moon Tomb... but if we don’t, then the people who entered the tomb, and those outside..." Nanfeng Yao said, at a loss.

"Let’s go to the crack first. We’ll deal with the Hidden Moon Tomb later!" Shen Lang declared with a wave of his hand.

Yuan Bupu transformed into a whirlwind, enveloping Shen Lang within it, and flew with Nanfeng Yao toward the crack to the northwest.

「Half an hour later.」

A crack a hundred feet long and thirty feet wide appeared within Shen Lang’s sight.

The Supreme Yin Qi within the crack was extremely dense, churning and surging like a black sea.

Above the crack, waves of light flowed amidst countless runes. The power released by a formidable seal tightly suppressed the sea-like Supreme Yin Qi within.

Four experts were stationed at the four cardinal points of the crack, closely monitoring its every change.

In the surrounding area, within a three-mile radius of the crack, the sounds of battle shook the heavens. Numerous disciples of the Imperial Dragon Sect were constantly fighting against swarms of incoming Demon Beasts and Ghosts.

Fortunately, the attackers were mostly Fourth and Fifth Level Demon Beasts and Ghosts, with not many High Tier ones among them, so the situation was relatively stable.

However, although the Imperial Dragon Sect had many experts on their side and the Demons were being slaughtered in a one-sided battle, the Demons kept pouring out from the crevices of the mountain peaks and canyons like an endless tide, which was a frightening sight.

Sensing the arrival of Shen Lang’s group, the four experts outside the crack opened their eyes.

All of them directed their gazes toward Shen Lang in the air.

Their expressions were all rather strange, their gazes filled with doubt, speculation, and curiosity as they looked at Shen Lang.