Strongest War Emperor

You really couldn’t blame the members of the Jifeng Mercenary Corps.

Shen Lang was the youngest, his aura felt like he was only in the Spirit Martial Realm, and his cultivation was the lowest of them all...

From start to finish, the Bone Demon had been the one killing Demon Beasts, while the stunningly beautiful woman protected him with flower petals, and he just leisurely called out, "Come over here, go over there"...

The group of mercenaries was already at the end of their rope. They had been steeped in this bloody and desperate atmosphere for so long, and were still constantly fighting Demon Beasts. How could they possibly be in a good mood?

Seeing Shen Lang command the Bone Demon to charge toward the area with the most Demon Beasts, everyone protested.

’Dammit, even with the Bone Demon leading the charge, rushing into a place like that is suicide, isn’t it?’

’If that’s the plan, we might as well let the Bone Demon go kill them by itself while we turn around and leave.’

"Young man, allow me to introduce myself. I am Ling Shaoyi, Vice Leader of the Jifeng Mercenary Corps, one of the Imperial Capital’s three great Mercenary Corps..."

Shen Lang waved a hand, cutting him off. "No need for introductions. I’m not interested and I don’t have time to listen. A name like ’Jifeng Mercenary Corps’ is in every city. They’re a dime a dozen."

"..." Ling Shaoyi was stunned speechless.

’The Vice Leader of the Jifeng Mercenary Corps, one of the three great Mercenary Corps, is speaking to you politely, and this is your attitude?’

’Don’t you know you’ll get your ass kicked for talking and acting like that?’

’If it weren’t for the fact that you can command that Bone Demon, I wouldn’t even bother talking to you!’

Just as he had this thought, he saw Shen Lang crouch down and pull over the massive corpse of a Red Blood Thunder Leopard.

’Huh? What’s this kid trying to do?’ Ling Shaoyi and the others were taken aback.

’This isn’t the time for something like this, is it?’

They watched as Shen Lang took out a dagger and began to earnestly dissect the Red Blood Thunder Leopard.

His movements were practiced. In just a few minutes, he had cut open the Red Blood Thunder Leopard’s corpse, exposing its internal organs.

Shen Lang grabbed the Red Blood Thunder Leopard’s enormous heart and, with a slice of his dagger, let the blood inside drip into a glass tube he had prepared.

He held up the glass tube and examined it for a long while, muttering to himself, "This Supreme Yin Qi is truly tyrannical. To think it can corrode a Seventh Level Demon Beast in such a short time... it’s like it replaced all their blood."

"Just by being steeped in this Supreme Yin Qi for a short while, a Seventh Level Demon Beast can unleash the power of an Eighth Level Demon Beast. If these Demon Beasts were to live in this environment long-term... this could be a lot more troublesome than I thought."

If the Earth Rifts increase in number or size, and the whole world becomes covered in this Supreme Yin Qi...

Forget about other Demons causing trouble; the Demonization of these Demon Beasts alone would be a disaster for the entire world!

"What a pain!"

Shen Lang sighed, then dug out the Red Blood Thunder Leopard’s Demon Crystal and placed it in his palm.

After sensing the violent energy within it for a moment, Shen Lang suddenly covered the Demon Crystal with his left hand. The Tai Chi Diagram instantly enveloped the Demon Crystal, and a vortex formed, completely extracting and absorbing all the energy from the crystal in the blink of an eye!

The energy within the Red Blood Thunder Leopard’s Demon Crystal, along with the Supreme Yin Qi it had absorbed, was all drawn into the Tai Chi Diagram.

The Tai Chi Diagram began to operate, analyzing the Supreme Yin Energy within.

At this analysis, a look of astonishment appeared in Shen Lang’s eyes. "Such tyrannical energy! Other than the Supreme Yang and Firmness of its Thunder Power, the energy in this Red Blood Thunder Leopard’s Demon Crystal has been almost completely corroded by the Supreme Yin Qi and thoroughly assimilated! No wonder they enter such a frenzied state!"

"Even the Demonic Qi from the Demon Realm isn’t this terrifying! No wonder it’s called Supreme Yin Qi. It truly is the ultimate sinister and evil energy!"

Ling Shaoyi had just walked over to speak when he was suddenly confronted with the sight of Shen Lang instantly absorbing all the energy from a Seventh Level Demon Beast’s Demon Crystal. The crystal turned into a plain, simple stone in an instant, and the sight scared him so badly he almost turned and fled!

’Dammit, that was a genuine Seventh Level Demon Beast’s Demon Crystal!’

’And a Thunder Element Demon Crystal at that!’

’Even in the hands of someone like him, a cultivator at the Xuanwu Realm Eighth Heaven, it would take a month or two to absorb the violent energy within this Demon Crystal!’

’What kind of monster have I run into?!’

’This guy must have some kind of treasure in his possession that lets him absorb a Demon Crystal’s energy in an instant. Yes, that must be it!’

’Hell, not even a King Martial Realm expert could be this ridiculously powerful. Scared the crap out of me!’

Ling Shaoyi had found a good excuse for that unbelievable scene.

However, he hadn’t fully recovered from the shock. Just as Ling Shaoyi and the others were staring wide-eyed as if they’d seen a ghost, completely stunned, Shen Lang got busy again.

He proceeded to cut open the Demon Beast’s other internal organs and meridians, inspecting them one by one.

Nalan Ziyun rolled her eyes, unable to take it anymore, and turned away to dry heave.

Watching this scene, the members of the Jifeng Mercenary Corps felt their legs tremble, barely able to hold onto the Spiritual Artifacts in their hands.

These mercenaries, who often walked the line between life and death, were no strangers to blood or death.

Just a short while ago, they had also slain many Demon Beasts...

But in a place already thick with the stench of blood, dissecting a Demon Beast’s corpse like this and exposing all its innards was truly horrifying.

Many of them couldn’t help but subconsciously connect it to their own possible fate...

If they couldn’t fight their way out of this canyon, and they were torn apart and devoured by these Demon Beasts, they would end up looking just like that Red Blood Thunder Leopard...

That image... The group of mercenaries felt their stomachs churn and their bodies tremble. They almost cried out for help.

’This kid... What the hell is he?’

’To do something like this here, and so calmly... Does he dissect Demon Beasts, or maybe even people, on a regular basis?’

The group felt a chill run through them, from head to toe.

In the midst of this sweltering, blood-soaked canyon, the atmosphere suddenly felt gloomy and terrifying, making them wish they could leave this place immediately and never return.

Ling Shaoyi swallowed hard with a GULP.

He glanced at Nalan Ziyun out of the corner of his eye, took a deep breath to swallow his anger and fear, and spoke again, trying to appear graceful. "Ahem, regarding the situation here, I’d like to discuss it with you two..."

"Nothing to discuss," Shen Lang said without looking up, once again rudely interrupting Ling Shaoyi.

He calmly collected all the nearby Demon Beast corpses and then said, "If you want to leave, that’s for the best. Hurry up and go. If you don’t want to leave, then just stay put and don’t cause any trouble. Got it?"

After speaking, he gathered his Divine Thought and activated his Silver Eyes of Truth to begin searching for the Evil Eye Lord’s tracks.

"You..." Ling Shaoyi nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

’What does he mean, "if you don’t want to leave"?’

’Who the hell would want to keep staying in a place like this!’

He had originally thought that, given his status as the Vice Leader of one of the three great Mercenary Corps, and speaking so politely, the other party would at least be courteous, even if they refused his request. He never expected this...

Ling Shaoyi’s face became a kaleidoscope of colors, shifting between green, red, and white.

’No, I have to rely on the Bone Demon to fight my way out of here. And I absolutely cannot lose my composure or my grace in front of this peerlessly beautiful woman...’

Ling Shaoyi once again took a deep breath, forcibly swallowing the anger that was about to erupt.

He waved his hand to silence the clamoring mercenaries, shot a cold glance at Shen Lang, and said, "Young man, you’re young and ignorant, so we won’t blame you. Life experience is something you can only gain by living through it."

"But I hope you can understand the current situation. Although Lord Bone Demon is powerful, his Spiritual Power is ultimately limited. It’s completely unrealistic to think you can kill all these Demon Beasts... In fact, by my estimation, his Spiritual Power will be exhausted in less than half an hour."

"Under these circumstances, for you to still demand that everyone charge into the area with the most Demon Beasts is irresponsible to your own life, irresponsible to Lord Bone Demon, and irresponsible to this beautiful young lady!"

Meanwhile, Shen Lang had finished dissecting the Red Blood Thunder Leopard. After examining the Demon Beast’s blood, Demon Crystal, meridians, and so on, he began using his Silver Eyes of Truth to search for the Evil Eye Lord’s true body.

He had just activated the Silver Eyes of Truth when Ling Shaoyi started rambling on beside him again.

Shen Lang’s search was interrupted by him once again.

The Silver Eyes of Truth consumed a great deal of Divine Thought, and activating it multiple times in a short period was even more draining. Shen Lang really wanted to just kick the man and send him flying.

When you’re trying to focus on something important, and someone next to you just won’t stop chattering and nagging, the experience is absolutely terrible.

"Vice Leader, you’re mistaken about one thing... I never asked everyone to charge toward the area with the most Demon Beasts!" Shen Lang was fuming. ’This guy just won’t shut up!’

Ling Shaoyi’s expression improved slightly. ’Ah, good, so you know it’s wrong to make everyone charge into a place like that. Not too stupid after all, are you?’

Just as he had this thought, he heard Shen Lang say, "Where you all charge is none of my business, and I don’t have the time to care. I only told the Bone Demon to kill its way over there, do you understand? So... could I ask you a favor? Shut your mouth. Otherwise, I’ll throw you into the pack to feed the Demon Beasts!"

Shen Lang hadn’t wanted to say all that; he really didn’t have time for such nonsense.

The Evil Eye Lord before him had already piqued his interest.

This Evil Eye Lord was no ordinary powerful Demon Beast, and the benefits it could provide were immense... Shen Lang was determined to claim this Evil Eye Lord for himself!

Hearing his arrogant and domineering words, Ling Shaoyi was stunned for a moment, then his face turned the color of pig liver with rage!

’How unreasonable! What a bastard!’

’Even if you saved us, that’s no reason to be so arrogant, is it?’

’There are thousands of frenzied Demon Beasts here! Do you think this is a game?’

"Oh, beautiful young lady, I must protest! I protest this young man’s cold-bloodedness! I protest his ignorance!" Ling Shaoyi shouted loudly.

The more Ling Shaoyi looked at the handsome youth, the more detestable he found him.

’If it weren’t for the Bone Demon, I’d beat this kid to a pulp today!’

’This is outrageous! I’m the Vice Leader of the Jifeng Mercenary Corps, an expert at the Xuanwu Realm Eighth Heaven! When have I ever been treated with such contempt?’

’When has anyone ever looked down on me like this?’

"That’s going too far! Who do you think you are, threatening our Vice Leader?"

"Are you even human? It’s one thing to stand by and watch people die, but to be so arrogant about it? The Jifeng Mercenary Corps isn’t to be trifled with!"

For a moment, the Mercenary Corps erupted in curses, and the scene grew even more chaotic.

Nalan Ziyun gave the men a helpless look and shook her head repeatedly.

These guys really don’t know what’s good for them. They refuse to leave the protection of Bone Two, yet they still want to whine and complain about Shen Lang.

If Shen Lang weren’t busy right now, with his temper, even if he didn’t grab these guys and throw them to the Demon Beasts, he would have at least cut a few of them down to make an example.

Just as the atmosphere grew extremely tense, a fiercely powerful, blood-red saber light suddenly appeared at the edge of the canyon. The saber light blazed into existence, slashing straight down toward them!

A chilling Sword Intent filled every inch of space within a hundred-zhang radius.

It was enough to shatter one’s heart and soul!

A single slash carved a massive path through the horde of Demon Beasts!

Terrified by the saber light, countless Demon Beasts scattered and fled.

"The Bloodthirsty Demon Saber!" Ling Shaoyi and the others were overjoyed. "It’s that guy, Tian Mou! He’s here!"

"Our Leader, Lord Tian Mou, has arrived!" A huge cheer erupted from the Mercenary Corps.