Strongest War Emperor

No one understood the terror of this Supreme Yin Qi better than the powerhouses guarding the rift.

And it was precisely because of this understanding that they were scared witless, their limbs going weak at the sight of Shen Lang absorbing it.

However, even though Shen Lang was powerful enough to absorb most of the Supreme Yin Qi in such a short time, he was still just one person. It was impossible for him to stay crouched by this rift day and night, endlessly absorbing it.

Besides, several similar rifts had already appeared in the Purple Chu Country alone.

No matter how powerful Shen Lang was, he couldn’t be everywhere at once.

But the Eternal Tree was different...

Although Zu Wei and the others didn’t recognize the Eternal Tree, how could the judgment of King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven Powerhouses be that poor?

The moment they saw the already thinning Supreme Yin Qi converging toward the small tree—which, in turn, was continuously releasing incomparably pure Spiritual Qi in all directions—one of Zu Wei’s group finally lost control and collapsed to the ground with a THUD.

At this moment, Shen Lang, standing off to the side, did nothing at all. Yet the Eternal Tree had naturally taken root deep in the ground, and as if it were a living being, it began absorbing the Supreme Yin Qi.

It would then grow, releasing pure Life Energy in the process...

Although the amount of Supreme Yin Qi the small tree was currently absorbing was far from matching the amount gushing out of the rift.

But the small tree was continuously growing by using this Supreme Yin Energy.

As it grew, a balance would likely soon be struck within the Seal, and eventually, the rift would be completely suppressed by the Eternal Tree!

Zu Wei and the others already knew that the matter of the Earth Rift had alarmed the entire world.

Many Legendary Powers had already dispatched their experts to various rifts to suppress the Supreme Yin Qi.

After the rift appeared here in the Purple Chu Country, some Dark Gold Level Influences from the Snow Domain had also sent experts, who were now on their way.

This showed just how terrifying this phenomenon was and how great its impact was on the entire world.

Although the rift in the Purple Chu Country wasn’t particularly large, it had already given three Spirit Copper Level Influences a massive headache.

They had recently gathered in the Imperial Capital to discuss countermeasures.

They hoped to be able to handle the situation before the experts from the higher-tiered powers arrived.

They never expected that this particular rift would undergo such a drastic change in such a short time, all because of Shen Lang’s arrival!

Outside the Seal, Zu Wei, Nanfeng Yao, and the others were in turmoil, having completely lost their composure.

Meanwhile, by the side of the rift, Shen Lang watched the Eternal Tree, stroking his chin in thought.

’What is the relationship between the Eternal Tree and the seed inside the Tai Chi Diagram? When it comes to absorbing Supreme Yin Qi, the two are quite similar.’

Both could absorb Supreme Yin Qi.

However, after absorbing Supreme Yin Qi or other forms of Energy, the Eternal Tree converted it into pure Wood Spirit Qi and some Life Energy.

But the seed within the Tai Chi Diagram, after absorbing Supreme Yin Qi, released more than just the Power of Life...

It released all sorts of energies that exist between heaven and earth, such as Wind, Thunder, Earth, and Fire.

Comparing the two, the seed in the Tai Chi Diagram was clearly more mysterious and powerful than this Eternal Tree.

Putting his thoughts aside, Shen Lang waved at Zu Wei and the others outside, signaling for them to open the Seal.

This time, not only had he absorbed a massive amount of Supreme Yin Qi to strengthen himself, but thanks to the seed in the Tai Chi Diagram, Shen Lang had also gained a great deal of understanding regarding the Natural Dao and Yin Yang Creation.

However, this was not the best time to continue his Cultivation. Shen Lang made a decisive choice and exited the Seal around the rift directly.

"Young Master Lang... um..." Zu Wei immediately walked up as Shen Lang emerged from the sealed rift.

But Shen Lang had no time to deal with him right now.

The moment he was out of the Seal, he sat down cross-legged.

With his words caught in his throat, Zu Wei could only give an awkward smile and stand aside in silence, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Just then, Shen Lang swiped his right hand through the air, and six palm-sized Jade Scrolls materialized.

With a flick of his finger, the six scrolls spun and fanned out, hovering in a circle around him.

Shen Lang gently swept his left hand, and six streams of Spiritual Power poured into the six Jade Scrolls.

The six Jade Scrolls immediately burst with brilliant light. With a VMMMM, a screen of light appeared in front of each one.

Within each screen of light was a vast and unfathomable starry cosmos.

These were the successfully crafted foundations for an Array Map: Spirit Plates.

Shen Lang’s eyes were tightly shut. His hands hovered in the air, plucking at nothing as if he were playing a zither.

Following his movements, the light screens of the three Jade Scrolls in front of him immediately underwent a tremendous change!

The stars within those screens had originally been suspended and motionless.

But under the urging of Shen Lang’s Divine Thought, the stars within the three screens began to whirl and wander at a furious speed!

"Senior Brother... Is Young Master Lang inscribing an Array Map?" Nanfeng Yao asked weakly.

As a King Martial Realm Second Heaven powerhouse, he felt it was rather shameful to ask such a question.

"Yes... I think so. I can’t quite tell either."

Zu Wei felt even more ashamed than Nanfeng Yao. He glanced at Nanfeng Yao guiltily and secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.

He couldn’t really be blamed, because he didn’t understand what was happening either.

Both Spirit Plates and Spirit Array Maps were commonplace items for King Martial Realm powerhouses.

But as for Shen Lang’s technique, not only had they never seen it before, they had never even heard of it!

Even an Array Master, or an Artifact Refining Master for that matter, had never been heard of inscribing multiple Array Maps at once.

First, inscribing a Spirit Array Map required a powerful Divine Thought. To inscribe multiple maps simultaneously was absolutely unimaginable.

Second, the risk of inscribing multiple Array Maps at once was simply too great... The Power of the Stars within was immense. If control was lost, even a single star spiraling out of control could throw the entire Array Map into chaos.

Once chaos erupted, the Divine Thought manipulating the stars’ orbits could very well be completely devoured by the Power of the Stars in this part of the world!

This kind of damage was a direct assault on the Divine Soul...

If such a situation occurred, the operator would be instantly and severely injured!

They might even be reduced to a mindless idiot!

Such a vast and unfathomable starry sky represented an incomparably tyrannical Array.

One map was already frightening enough, yet Shen Lang was manipulating three at the same time. This was simply not something a human could do...

Just as Zu Wei had that thought, he realized he was wrong.

Because in the next moment, Shen Lang activated the stars in the other three screens of light as well!

He was actually going to inscribe six Grand Arrays at the same time!

This was utterly insane...

Moreover, as Shen Lang controlled them, the screens of light began to slowly touch and then link together!

The originally separate and independent screens of light began to form a strange connection with each other, seeming to operate independently yet also interdependently!

Zu Wei and the others instantly felt another wave of dizziness. Their minds couldn’t keep up.

At the King Martial Realm, even if one wasn’t an Array Master, one’s knowledge and familiarity with Arrays were still at a considerably high level.

It was precisely because they understood the difficulty of Arrays, knew that inscribing an Array Map required a powerful Divine Thought for support, and also demanded frighteningly high levels of skill.

That’s why they all found Shen Lang’s actions so unbelievable.

Just as they were marveling at what a monster Shen Lang was, he swiped his right hand in a circle through the air, collected the six Jade Scrolls, and rose to his feet.

He handed the Jade Scrolls to Nanfeng Yao and said, "Time was a bit tight, so I could only temporarily inscribe six overlapping Arrays."

"Two of the Arrays are layered to form a Seal. It can suppress the Supreme Yin Qi in the rift and operate as a Grand Array, drawing upon the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to generate the Thunder Power of Supreme Yang and Firmness to consume and neutralize the Supreme Yin Qi."

"Two are layered for defense. Even a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm expert would find it difficult to break through."

"Two are layered for offense. You can lure the surrounding Demons and Ghosts into the outermost layer of the Array. By using the Array to draw upon the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, you can annihilate those Demons in an instant."

"When all six are layered together, they will cover an area of three hundred li. Once fully formed, they will ensure this rift is no longer a threat."

Listening to Shen Lang’s eloquent explanation, Nanfeng Yao and Zu Wei’s group were speechless.

When he heard Shen Lang say the Grand Array could defend against a Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse, Zu Wei almost blurted out a skeptical retort.

But when he remembered everything Shen Lang had done before, he forced the words back down his throat.

Then Shen Lang added, "If the Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses from the three great Spirit Copper Level Sects of the Purple Chu Country have all arrived in the Imperial Capital, then have five Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses set up this Array. Then, have about ten King Martial Realm powerhouses lead a group of Xuanwu Realm masters to operate it. That should be enough to hold out for a while."

"If possible, when I have more time later, I’ll completely inscribe the six Grand Arrays. Then, if we find experts from a higher-tiered power to help, we can guarantee it’s foolproof."

At this, Zu Wei asked timidly, "Do these six Grand Arrays really require five Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses to set up? Didn’t you already take care of the Supreme Yin Qi? And isn’t that little tree suppressing it? Is all this still necessary...?"

Shen Lang shot him a sideways glance and said coolly, "Have you ever heard of the Feather Wood Race?"

Zu Wei nodded. "I have. They are said to be a mysterious Natural Race, born from the Eternal Tree."

"This is the Eternal Tree," Shen Lang said, pointing to the small tree by the rift.

"..." Zu Wei and the others’ jaws dropped, and they were speechless for a long time.

Shen Lang snorted lightly. "Strictly speaking, this is a sapling grown from a seed of the legendary Eternal Tree. If this Eternal Tree can grow quickly enough, the Supreme Yin Qi from this rift will naturally no longer be a threat to the Purple Chu Country."

"But the Eternal Tree is an extraordinary thing. With it here suppressing the rift, forget about those of the demonic path; even powerhouses of the Righteous Dao would likely covet it."

"Besides, I trust you’ve all heard about the Blood Ancestor Tomb by now, haven’t you?"

Zu Wei wiped away his sweat and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Yes, yes! Legend says the Blood Ancestor Tomb will appear when the Supreme Yin Qi covers the world. It will likely bring about endless slaughter..."

"Who will bring about endless slaughter?" Shen Lang cut him off.

Zu Wei was left stammering, at a loss for words.

When the Nine-Star Linked Pearls align, Supreme Yin Qi will surge throughout the world, heaven and earth will be overturned, the world will fall into chaos, and the Blood Ancestor Tomb will manifest.

But just how chaotic would it be? In what specific way? How could an ordinary person know?

If it was just a surge of Supreme Yin Qi, followed by the appearance of creatures from the Abyss and various demons and specters, that hardly seemed enough to be called ’heaven and earth overturned, the world in chaos,’ right?

In the Purple Chu Country, for example, if the three great Spirit Copper Level Influences stepped forward and gave their all to slay demons and devils, the situation could definitely be stabilized.

The highest-level powers in the Purple Chu Country were only Spirit Copper Level Influences. If even they could stabilize the situation, wouldn’t it be even easier for places with Secret Silver Level Influences, or even Dark Gold Level Influences?

Even without Shen Lang’s intervention, hadn’t the Supreme Yin Qi in this rift already been sealed, making it difficult for it to leak out?

Zu Wei didn’t know how to answer Shen Lang, but he heard him say coolly, "You can make an assumption..."

"Assume what?" Zu Wei and the others were taken aback.

Shen Lang smiled. "Assume the Blood Ancestor isn’t dead. If he weren’t dead and found all the rifts sealed like this, preventing the Supreme Yin Qi from pouring out, what would he do? What would the Blood Race do?"

"..." Zu Wei and the others were once again dumbfounded.

’Can you even make an assumption like that?’

’Don’t you know an assumption like that is enough to scare someone to death?’