Strongest War Emperor

Shen Lang was a little surprised to hear the Evil Eye Lord’s blunt answer.

Theoretically, a creature so intelligent and incomparably cunning should be more afraid of death.

Yet this Evil Eye Lord was acting so defiant, as if it would rather die than submit... What an anomaly!

However, trying to play mind games with Shen Lang was truly a case of an amateur showing off before a master...

Shen Lang chuckled and said, "Who said anything about restricting your freedom? Alright, perhaps I should be more polite. Let’s get rid of the word ’submission’ and put it another way... How about this: I’ll sign a Soul Contract with you. You’ll act as my assistant, fight alongside me, and we’ll stand at the very peak of this world together?"

"Didn’t you say you wanted to live an exciting and interesting life? I can help you achieve that."

"Name your conditions. What will it take for you to come with me?"

As Shen Lang spoke, he flew down to the ground. Then, forming a Hand Seal, he began to move the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars, causing them to converge.

A miserable scream came from the Evil Eye Lord within the Grand Array of Spirit Pattern Pillars. Then, with a series of SQUISHING sounds, tentacles began to force their way out from the gaps between the pillars.

From the outside, it looked as if nine giant pillars had pinned an octopus to the ground, its tentacles weaving through the gaps between them, pressed down by some force that only allowed them to flail about on the ground...

Shen Lang grabbed one of the tentacles, took out the dagger he had used before, and made a light cut across the eyeball at its tip.

"AHH!"

A bloodcurdling scream erupted from the Evil Eye Lord inside the Grand Array.

"No! You can’t do this!" the Evil Eye Lord shrieked in terror. "Didn’t you tell me to state my conditions? I haven’t even said them yet, why are you doing this to me?"

When it was underground earlier, the Evil Eye Lord had already "seen" Shen Lang dissecting a Demon Beast.

It never imagined that in just a few moments, it would become the one being dissected!

What made it break down even more was that this guy had just said it wasn’t about submission, but about becoming an assistant, signing a contract, and letting it name its conditions...

And then, moments after saying all that, he started dissecting it. Damn it, this guy didn’t play by the rules at all!

"It’s fine. You take your time thinking of your conditions. I’ll just do my thing. Don’t worry, I’m not going to kill you... I’m just a little curious about you and want to do some research, that’s all. No rush. You think it over."

As he spoke, Shen Lang used a glass vial to catch the blood dripping from the eyeball.

Then, he took out a large assortment of bottles and jars and began adding various medicinal powders to the glass vial.

His hands were constantly busy, his movements unnervingly professional, and his focused gaze was enough to inspire solemn respect.

He would sometimes nod, sometimes shake his head. At times his brow would be tightly furrowed, and at others, his face would break into a joyful smile...

With a multitude of its eyeballs on the outside, the Evil Eye Lord could see everything clearly. The more it watched, the more it trembled, a chill running through its entire body.

’No rush? Of course you’d say that, you’re not the one being dissected!’

’Who could possibly not rush, who could think slowly while being dissected like this?’

The Evil Eye Lord’s Divine Thought was incredibly powerful, so it could tell with absolute clarity that Shen Lang’s behavior wasn’t a deliberate act just to threaten it.

He was genuinely curious, genuinely "researching" it!

It could even guess... that if it ultimately refused his demands, it wouldn’t be long before he dismembered it, cutting it up piece by piece for research!

’He’ll cut open my flesh and blood, shatter my bones, and then...’

Just as the Evil Eye Lord had this thought, it immediately heard Shen Lang say, "You probably saved the Milky Way Galaxy in your past life. How else could you be so lucky as to mutate three times in such a short period?"

The Evil Eye Lord didn’t understand what the heck a "Milky Way Galaxy" was, but it understood that Shen Lang was complimenting its good luck.

It also understood that this guy knew it had mutated three times just from a few drops of its blood!

’This guy is a monster!’

’Besides itself, how could anyone else in this world know it had mutated three times?’

’Is this guy one of those legendary human Alchemists?’

’He’s not going to refine me into Elixir Pills or something, is he?’

Just as the Evil Eye Lord had this thought, Shen Lang spoke again. "Hmm, if I were to pluck out that large eyeball of yours, use my unique Secret Technique to completely refine it, and then install it on myself, and after that devour your Sea of Consciousness... within three years, I should be able to obtain your Talent Ability. I’d gain a powerful new eye."

"Holy hell..." The Evil Eye Lord was completely stunned.

Before it could react, a sudden jolt of pain shot through it. Shen Lang had peeled open one of its tentacles and was now studying the meridians beneath the eyeball.

As if the research wasn’t enough, Shen Lang muttered to himself, "What a perfect Shadow Creature. Its physical body is so condensed, and its meridians are so unique."

"If I could find materials like Dragon Flame Grass and Jade Blood Leaf Flower to brew into a Medicinal Liquid, then soak this eyeball in the liquid for forty-nine days, it would be able to perfectly merge with a human body..."

Dragon Flame Grass and Jade Blood Leaf Flower were both the Evil Eye Lord’s bane—items that could completely suppress it!

Hearing this, the Evil Eye Lord was even more certain that this guy was not joking...

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? How would he even know about strange things like Dragon Flame Grass and Jade Blood Leaf Flower?

The Evil Eye Lord couldn’t take it anymore. In a voice it considered relatively "calm," it quickly said, "Oh, respected human expert, I have thought of my conditions. As long as you can agree to them, and as long as the contract’s terms are not too harsh, I can agree to follow you."

Shen Lang stopped what he was doing with a look of "regret," and said with apparent reluctance, "Speak. What are the conditions?"

’Sure enough, this guy really wanted to dissect me! He really wants to refine me and seize my Talent Ability!’

An image immediately flashed through the Evil Eye Lord’s mind: itself being dismembered, its tentacles chopped off one by one, its eyeballs soaking in a Medicinal Liquid. It almost lost control and started cursing.

It took a deep breath and tried its best to speak in a calm tone. "First, I can only sign a contract. I am willing to follow you and not betray you, but I will not offer up my Soul Blood. I cannot place control over my life and death in your hands."

"No problem," Shen Lang agreed readily.

It was a joke. With Shen Lang’s current methods and the experts at his side, killing the Evil Eye Lord was a matter of minutes.

What difference did it make whether he had its Soul Blood or not?

If it dared to act recklessly, a single slap from the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s mountain-sized palm was guaranteed to flatten it into a specimen!

The Evil Eye Lord hadn’t expected Shen Lang to agree so readily. It was stunned for a moment, and finally felt a little better.

It spoke again, "I want to see the splendors of the Human Realm. You can’t just keep me in some kind of spatial storage like a pet. I’ve slept long enough in the Abyss all these years. I’ve come to despise the darkness!"

"Of course. You can rest assured on that point. You want an exciting and interesting life? You’ll get it. Besides, you’re so ugly and disgusting, I’d get cursed out for keeping you as a pet... Haven’t I already been chewed out over it? She said if I took you as a pet, she’d kill herself right in front of me," Shen Lang said with a nod.

"..." Even though the other party had agreed, something about it didn’t sound right. The Evil Eye Lord shook its head and continued, "You must provide the resources I need for my Cultivation. As a first step, I want to transform into a human form as soon as possible and reach what you humans call the King Martial Realm. And my dream is to become an Evil Eye Tyrant!"

The corner of Shen Lang’s mouth curled up. He took out a large handful of High Grade Elixir Pills and Spirit Grass, placed them on the ground, and then pulled out the Crystal Bottle sealing the Nascent Soul of He Zongdao, the Elder Ancestor of the Holy Light Sect. He waved it back and forth a couple of times next to the Evil Eye Lord’s eyeball.

Then he chuckled and said, "Whatever resources you want, I can provide... for example, a Nascent Soul at the King Martial Realm Fourth Heaven like this one. As for becoming an Evil Eye Tyrant, don’t you worry. I’ll prepare the best fodder for you... oh, apologies, I meant *materials* to help you achieve your dream."

"I know words alone might not be very convincing, but you took a harsh blow earlier, so you should understand that I don’t make empty promises, right?"

Shen Lang was referring to the matter with Zuo Wentian.

’If I can afford to support an expert that powerful, do you think I can’t afford you?’

An Evil Eye Tyrant might be powerful, but in front of the Sword Emperor, Zuo Wentian, it was nothing but dregs!

"Also..."

Shen Lang suddenly paused. He raised his right hand in a stance as if to hold up the sky.

The Tai Chi Diagram was already spinning. A massive vortex formed above his palm, and immediately, a heaven-and-earth-blotting amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was drawn madly into it!

This terrifying scene gave both the Evil Eye Lord and the Desolate Domain Demon Ape a huge shock!

In less than ten minutes, a basketball-sized Energy Ball composed mainly of Supreme Yin Qi formed in Shen Lang’s palm.

The massive Energy Ball suddenly vanished, as if it had never been there at all.

The Evil Eye Lord and the Desolate Domain Demon Ape obviously didn’t understand the meaning behind Shen Lang’s action.

After just a moment of dazed confusion, the massive Energy Ball suddenly reappeared out of thin air!

"Wait! That’s not the same Energy Ball... No, no, that’s not right either. It *is* the same Energy Ball, but all the impurities within it have been removed. This Energy is clean, pure to the extreme! How... How is such a thing possible?" The Evil Eye Lord’s mind short-circuited for a moment.

It wasn’t just him; even the King Martial Realm Desolate Domain Demon Ape couldn’t understand what had just happened, its eyes filled with utter shock.

They didn’t know that in that short period, Shen Lang had absorbed the Energy into the Tai Chi Diagram, purified it using the diagram, and then released it.

However, they could still perceive the unimaginable speed at which Shen Lang absorbed the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and the fact that the Energy Ball had been purified in such a short time.

With just a casual gesture, Shen Lang had absorbed more Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in that brief moment than the King Martial Realm Desolate Domain Demon Ape could absorb in a whole month of Cultivation!

The disparity was simply... inconceivable!

But what came next was even more outrageous...

"The time was too short, so I didn’t absorb much Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi—not comparable to the Spiritual Qi in High Grade Elixir Pills. But the purity of this Energy makes it much easier to absorb than ordinary Elixir Pills. Let’s see if you can absorb this much Energy all at once!"

Shen Lang gave a wicked grin and gently pushed with his palm, sending the massive Energy Ball floating toward the Evil Eye Lord inside the Grand Array.

Dozens of the Evil Eye Lord’s tentacles shot out, instantly enveloping the Energy Ball and absorbing it into its body!

In an instant, the Evil Eye Lord’s aura skyrocketed. Its entire body overflowed with iridescent light, creating a startling image.

"It’s been so long... since I’ve tasted something so delicious. Respected lord, your strength, your presence, has completely conquered... oh no, I mean, it has completely won me over..."