Strongest War Emperor

Shen Lang had no time to deal with Duanmu Xie’s pestering.

After a single glance at Duanmu Xie’s massive head, he began issuing commands at an extremely rapid pace.

"Qian for Heaven, Chaos, take the Qian Position. Kun for Earth, Brother Shark’s Kiss, take the Kun Position. Zhen for Thunder, Yin Qianshang. Xun for Wind, Sister Yan will be responsible. Kan for Water, Brother Shangguan. Li for Fire, Gen for Mountain, and Dui for Lake—I’ll leave these to the three King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven powerhouses from the Imperial Dragon Sect."

The group immediately split up and took their positions. The surrounding Primordial Qi instantly began to fluctuate, sending ripples through the void.

"You... What are you trying to do? Don’t get arrogant, junior! The Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads might be strong, but they can’t suppress me!"

Seeing this formation, Duanmu Xie felt an inexplicable sense of crisis. His bloodthirsty eyes darted about nervously.

Shen Lang formed a hand seal, shot several Seal Techniques at Duanmu Xie, and shouted, "Chaos, use the Buddha Sword to nail his spine!"

"Alright!"

Chaos’s eyebrow twitched. Standing behind Duanmu Xie, he plunged the sword into his spine, instantly sinking it three inches deep.

But after piercing three inches, the Buddha Sword struggled to advance any further.

This Zombie Emperor Duanmu Xie’s body was practically at the level of Vajra Indestructible, causing even Chaos to frown slightly.

"Hahaha! You little bald donkey, you think you can breach my physical body with your paltry cultivation? Impossible!"

Duanmu Xie roared with triumphant laughter.

Before his laughter could fade, Shen Lang sneered, "Grand Array, activate!"

The moment his voice fell, the surroundings instantly transformed.

With Chaos at the center, golden lotuses descended from the heavens, thousands of auspicious lights glowed, and ten thousand divine rainbows streamed, as all sorts of magnificent phenomena swirled around.

"Everyone, gather all your power and focus it on Chaos! Help him pin the corpse!"

Following Shen Lang’s cry, a bright light immediately linked the other seven people to Chaos.

A torrential power instantly converged upon Chaos.

Buddha Light swirled in Chaos’s eyes. He formed a Buddhist Hand Seal and let out a fierce roar, slamming his palm down on the hilt of the Buddha Sword!

"KRAK..."

A few grating sounds rang out as the Buddha Sword plunged another five inches deeper!

Even with such immense power reinforcing it, the sword still couldn’t pierce through Duanmu Xie’s spine. The others couldn’t help but look at each other in horror.

Duanmu Xie’s body and bones were tougher than any metal!

"Amitabha! Everyone, please lend me your strength!"

Chaos tightened his grip on Duanmu Xie’s neck bone, slid his right foot back to brace himself against the ground, and once again focused everyone’s power before slamming his palm onto the hilt!

"KRAK! KRAK! KRAK!"

Amidst three deafening, grating cracks, the Buddha Sword finally pierced through Duanmu Xie, exiting through his chest!

"UWAAAAH!"

Duanmu Xie threw his head back and roared as Corpse Qi billowed like a furious tide.

However, the moment the Corpse Qi surged, the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads above flared with brilliant light, forcefully suppressing the raging tide.

The spine is one of a zombie’s weaknesses. For ordinary zombies, driving a jujube-wood nail into their spinal cord would completely paralyze them.

Although the spinal weakness of a being like Duanmu Xie was greatly diminished, having his spine pierced while already suppressed by the Buddhist Beads caused his momentum to plummet instantly.

The power he had been gathering abruptly dissipated. His limbs went limp, completely paralyzed and devoid of strength, leaving him able to do nothing but howl and shriek incessantly.

"Baihui Acupoint, nail it!"

"Shenting Acupoint, nail it!"

"Ermen Acupoint, nail it!"

...

Following Shen Lang’s commands, one Buddha Sword after another, each brimming with surging Buddha Power, was driven into Duanmu Xie’s body through various fatal acupoints.

The Buddha Swords turned Duanmu Xie into a pincushion. Using his body as a Spirit Plate, they formed a profound Array that completely sealed him.

At first, Duanmu Xie could still let out a couple of blood-curdling screams and curses.

By the end, the malevolent energy around him had completely dissolved. He could only whimper and groan, lacking even the strength to curse.

"’Can’t do anything to you?’ Who do you think you are?"

Shen Lang let out a strange laugh and nonchalantly stored Zombie Emperor Duanmu Xie, along with the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, into the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron.

Even if Duanmu Xie were at his peak, once caught in such a powerful Restriction, he could only sigh in helpless defeat.

Seeing the Zombie Emperor completely sealed, everyone finally heaved a great sigh of relief.

The hearts that had been caught in their throats finally settled, and smiles appeared on their faces.

As for Yin Qianshang, Flower Soul, and the others, their gazes toward Shen Lang were filled with undisguised reverence and joy.

"Amitabha. Senior Brother’s methods are as sharp as ever. If not for such a profound Restriction, it truly would have been difficult to completely seal this Duanmu Xie."

Chaos said with a smile.

Shen Lang waved his hand, about to speak, when Chaos’s expression suddenly changed and he shouted, "Senior Brother, watch out!"

The moment his voice fell, a scorching heat that felt capable of incinerating heaven and earth washed over them, nearly suffocating everyone.

"Who’s there?!"

Chaos reacted with incredible speed, spinning around and striking out with his palm in the direction of the heat.

However, the massive Buddha Hand Seal he unleashed struck nothing but air, flying off toward the distant mountains.

Then, a slender, flame-wreathed hand suddenly materialized in the void before Shen Lang and reached for him!

The hand seemed ordinary, but the power it contained was overwhelmingly fierce. The moment it appeared, it sent Chaos and everyone else flying!

Chaos, Shark’s Kiss, and the others didn’t even have time to resist. Like kites with their strings cut, they were swept away by a gale, tumbling uncontrollably outward.

At the same time, Shen Lang felt an absolute power seal the space around him, binding him so tightly he couldn’t fly into the sky or burrow into the earth.

’Vermilion Bird Divine Fire!’

Seeing the flames and the identical sleeves, the image of the woman from the Vermilion Bird Race he had once met at the Barbaric Edge immediately surfaced in Shen Lang’s mind.

’If it’s really her, we have no grudge against each other, so my life might not be in danger.’

In a flash, a bold idea popped into Shen Lang’s head.

He stopped Zuo Wentian from intervening and even gave up his plan to enter the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron...

Although he had abandoned those two options, surrendering without a fight wasn’t Shen Lang’s style.

’Even if I intend to be captured, I should at least put on a convincing show.’

A smile touched Shen Lang’s lips. The Immortal Celestial Saber was unsheathed in an instant, and he slashed four times in a single second!

At the same time, his figure retreated rapidly.

The four slashes were so unprecedentedly fast they looked like a single strike.

And Shen Lang’s skill with the saber was so practiced it was as if he had contemplated it a thousand times, building it up to its peak before unleashing it all at once.

The peerless saber light was pure and razor-sharp!

However, the powerhouse who had suddenly appeared was simply too strong.

So strong that no one present could hope to resist!

The flawless, white hand barely paused. With a gentle pinch, it crushed Shen Lang’s tyrannical saber light and snatched him up!

"Sister Lan, don’t!"

"Stop!"

Two cries of alarm rang out from the sky.

Xue Dangdang was also carried into the air by a hand. On the other side, Xue Shiyin, whose face bore a slight resemblance to Xue Dangdang’s, appeared out of thin air. The longsword she was slashing downwards came to an abrupt halt mid-air, for fear of harming Shen Lang and Xue Dangdang.

From the appearance of the intense heat to Shen Lang’s capture, the whole sequence of events took only a second or two, though it felt much longer to describe.

Chaos and the others hadn’t even figured out who the enemy was before Shen Lang was captured...

"Dammit, where did such a powerful expert come from?"

Chaos stared at the sky with an ugly expression, extending an arm to block Yuan Bupu and the others who were about to charge forward.

Against such absolute power, even he couldn’t block a single finger from their opponent, let alone Yuan Bupu and the rest.

Faced with this kind of overwhelming power, even if everyone here combined their strength, it would be like an egg trying to smash a stone.

In the sky, a stunningly beautiful woman with fiery red hair stood upon the void. Flames swirled and churned around her, seemingly burning the very air itself.

This made her figure appear to shimmer and blur, looking almost unreal.

She held Shen Lang by the collar with one hand while gently stroking a lock of her hair with the other, smiling at something in the distance.

Xue Dangdang stood beside her, looking at her anxiously with a pouting lip.

And directly in front of this woman, Xue Shiyin, dressed in a long green skirt, slowly emerged from the void with a dark expression.

"Lan Mengling, what do you think you’re doing?"

Xue Shiyin stopped in mid-air and spoke coldly.

With both Xue Dangdang and Shen Lang in the other’s hands, she didn’t dare get any closer.

The woman who had captured Shen Lang was none other than the woman from the Vermilion Bird Race from the Barbaric Edge—the one who had seen him when he was... completely exposed!

’So her name is Lan Mengling.’

Shen Lang turned his head to glance at this Lan Mengling, calmly sheathing his Immortal Celestial Saber.

His cultivation was decent now, but how could he possibly handle a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse like her?

In the face of such absolute power, all schemes and plots were a joke.

’Might as well relax and enjoy the show as a bystander.’

Shen Lang’s lips curled slightly as he winked twice at Xue Dangdang with his left eye.

"..."

Xue Dangdang was speechless. In a situation like this, the guy was still acting as if it had nothing to do with him. It was outrageous!

Just then, Lan Mengling chuckled. "What am I doing? Threatening you, of course."

"You’ve been pestering me and chasing me for tens of thousands of miles. If I want to get rid of you, this is the only way."

Her voice was like heavenly music, her speech slow. It was like a gentle spring breeze to the ears, making it impossible for anyone to muster the will to resist.

Over here, Xue Shiyin’s expression darkened. With a flick of her sleeve, a hurricane swept Chaos and the others behind her.

The group of powerhouses stumbled about in a panic, struggling to regain their footing, their faces as pale as dirt.

In just those few moments, everyone understood just how terrifying this newly appeared expert was!

Faced with such a powerhouse, forget about saving Shen Lang—they wouldn’t even have a chance to escape if they tried!

Even an Emperor Martial Realm Fourth Heaven powerhouse like Chaos couldn’t make a single ripple in her presence...

They weren’t even on the same level!

At this moment, Xue Shiyin snorted coldly and said, "If you want to threaten me, you don’t have to just grab any random person, do you? Give Dingdang back to me, or I will absolutely not let this go!"

She deliberately avoided mentioning Shen Lang, acting as if she had nothing to do with him.

"Hehehe..." Lan Mengling giggled. "We’ve been watching for a while now. Your entire heart and soul are focused on this boy. You might be able to fool others, but how could you possibly fool me?"

Xue Shiyin’s face flushed red. She instinctively glanced at Shen Lang before quickly looking away.