Strongest War Emperor

The entire area fell silent when Ximen Aoxuan roared.

Everyone’s gaze fell upon him.

Regardless, anyone who dared to speak at a time like this could be considered a real man.

Shen Lang frowned slightly and glanced at Ximen Aoxuan.

The man was tall with a dignified bearing. Standing on the lake’s surface holding a long spear, he did cut a rather imposing figure.

However, his scale armor was damaged and in tatters, and with several gruesome sword wounds on his face and arms, he still looked incredibly pathetic.

Behind him, Evil Song leaned forward and whispered in Shen Lang’s ear, "Ximen Aoxuan of the Golden Embryo Sect. He’s at the Spirit Martial Realm Eighth Heaven Peak. He possesses Innate Giant Strength, and his Martial Soul is the extremely rare Evil-Eyed Giant Ape. When channeling his Martial Soul, not only is his strength immense, but his Pupil Power is also astonishing, capable of trapping someone in an Illusion Realm for a second or two."

"The Golden Embryo Sect?"

The moment Shen Lang heard those words, his eyes turned cold.

Back at the Treasure Pavilion auction house in Celestial Phoenix City, Shen Lang had clashed with Yao Chengjie, the Young Sect Leader of the Holy Light Sect. At the time, the people from the Golden Embryo Sect had been in cahoots with the Holy Light Sect, trying to force Shen Lang to give up his bid.

Moreover, the Golden Embryo Sect was the Holy Light Sect’s only remaining ally and had frequent friction with the Profound Dao Sect.

The Holy Light Sect had two of its King Martial Realm Elder Ancestors killed by Shen Lang, and a whole group of its people had been captured in the Dark Moon Abyss to work as miners, crippling the sect.

But the Golden Embryo Sect had not suffered even the slightest harm. They were living quite care-free lives...

Shen Lang gave Ximen Aoxuan a detached glance and said faintly, "Are you sure you want to follow me? There’s no medicine for regret, you know."

Seeing that the Profound Dao Sect members had indeed stopped, and with everyone’s eyes on him, Ximen Aoxuan said, full of bravado, "Hmph. Below the Xuanwu Realm, I, Ximen Aoxuan, fear no one!"

"Among this generation of disciples from all the Profound Iron Level influences in the entire Purple Chu Country, who have I, Ximen Aoxuan, ever feared?"

Gripping his long spear, Ximen Aoxuan walked toward Shen Lang from the lake’s surface, step by step, his arrogance on full display.

"What? You have the guts to offend so many Sects, but not the guts to fight me?"

As he walked, Ximen Aoxuan tried to "provoke" Shen Lang in his own self-righteous way, hoping to enrage him.

He sneered and continued, "Are you afraid of losing? Afraid of the shame of being defeated by me in front of so many people?"

"If you don’t even have that much courage, you have no business being out here!"

In an instant, the surrounding disciples from the various Sects began to cheer in agreement.

"That’s right! If you’re so tough, why don’t you dare fight Ximen Aoxuan? Where did all that arrogance from just now go?"

"If you’re scared, then go run home to mommy! Bringing a bunch of Xuanwu Realm powerhouses to deal with us, what kind of person does that make you?!"

"Aren’t you supposed to be so amazing? If you have the guts, fight us for real! So arrogant and wild a moment ago, but now you’re just a coward hiding in your shell?"

Everyone had settled on a single idea: even if it meant taking another beating, they had to enrage Shen Lang and force him to fight Ximen Aoxuan!

They all knew that Ximen Aoxuan’s Martial Soul was strange, that he possessed Innate Giant Strength, and that he was exceptionally powerful.

Among the dozens of Profound Iron Level influences in the Purple Chu Country, aside from people like Jun Qiluo of the Xiu Hua Sect, practically no one could face him in a direct battle and escape completely unscathed!

Even Jun Qiluo had only managed a slight edge back then by relying on a powerful Profound Artifact from the Xiu Hua Sect, and even then, she had only won by a move or two.

And Shen Lang, whom most of them didn’t even recognize, could he possibly be stronger than Jun Qiluo?

In any case, there had never been such a figure in the Profound Dao Sect before.

Most importantly, Shen Lang only looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old.

Ximen Aoxuan was not only several years older, but his innate talent was also astonishing, and he was renowned among the disciples of this generation in the Purple Chu Country.

The very fact that he had only sustained minor injuries while being hunted by Xuanwu Realm powerhouses here earlier was a testament to how formidable he was!

Therefore, all they had to do was provoke Shen Lang into fighting.

Once Ximen Aoxuan defeated this detestable brat, the people from the Profound Dao Sect would absolutely lose all face and couldn’t possibly continue.

At the same time, if they stalled long enough, the senior members of their respective Sects should be arriving soon... and when they did, these people from the Profound Dao Sect would all have to pay the price!

Everyone stared intently at Shen Lang, only to see him frown slightly, as if deep in thought.

Ximen Aoxuan naturally saw this, and a flash of delight crossed his heart. He immediately bellowed again, "Fight or not, just say the word! You’re a man, what’s with all the dithering?"

After saying this, Ximen Aoxuan glanced around proudly, as if he too felt he was being very manly.

Ximen Aoxuan’s aura surged wildly. A ring of mist rose behind him, transforming into a giant ape whose blood-red eyes glinted with a bizarre light as they locked onto Shen Lang.

And the cyan long spear in his hand likewise began to flash with Spirit Light, ready to strike!

Shen Lang slowly raised his head. Under the gaze of his Silver Eyes of Truth, he saw immense auras flaring up in the distance. He knew the King Martial Realm powerhouses from the various Sects were starting to head this way.

’I was just waiting for these old geezers!’

As for a character like Ximen Aoxuan, why would Shen Lang have time to bother with him?

Shen Lang smiled faintly. "To be honest, I’m really not interested in fighting you..."

"Hahahaha..."

The disciples from the surrounding Sects immediately seized the chance to feel vindicated, bursting into wild laughter!

"Coward! Useless trash! You just rely on your Xuanwu Realm elders. You don’t even dare to accept a challenge. Pathetic!"

"I thought some incredible figure had emerged from the Profound Dao Sect. I never expected it would be just an ignorant, useless guy..."

"You can’t really blame him. Ximen Aoxuan is just too powerful. If he really went up there and got thrashed by Ximen Aoxuan, that would be a huge loss of face, haha!"

"Heh, not daring to accept a challenge in front of so many of us is even more humiliating than being defeated, isn’t it? What a useless piece of trash... I just don’t get it, how did the Profound Dao Sect produce such a waste?"

Either way, they were going to get beaten whether they spoke up or not. If they did speak, they’d still just get beaten. So they might as well let it all out!

Seeing that Shen Lang was unwilling to fight, these people unleashed a relentless barrage of threats and taunts.

With several thousand people yammering at once, the scene was truly intimidating. You could have drowned in their spit...

But as they spoke, their momentum began to wane...

Because according to their way of thinking, both Shen Lang and the Profound Dao Sect members should be feeling extremely uncomfortable right now, wishing the earth would swallow them whole.

Yet Shen Lang, the target of so much ridicule and mockery, didn’t seem the least bit embarrassed or humiliated...

His expression hadn’t even changed from the very beginning!

And the surrounding Profound Dao Sect disciples, far from being ashamed, actually seemed proud, each of them letting out cold chuckles!

They completely disregarded the insults and taunts of so many people!

’This isn’t right, is it?’

’This is completely wrong... When did the Profound Dao Sect’s people get so thick-skinned? They’re even worse than the Demon Path forces!’

Just as they were racking their brains, unable to figure it out, Shen Lang chuckled and said, "How about this? All of you from the Golden Embryo Sect can come at me together. It’ll be just me, against all of you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire scene fell dead silent!

The reversal was too fast, too drastic...

They had thought they were about to watch a joke unfold, but they never expected him to say something so unbelievably arrogant!

One person against everyone from the Golden Embryo Sect?

Are you kidding me? Who do you think you are, a Xuanwu Realm powerhouse like Qian Luo?

The Golden Embryo Sect had over a hundred Spirit Martial Realm disciples!

"Damn it, that’s too arrogant! Who the hell do you think you are?!"

While the crowd was still stunned, the people from the Golden Embryo Sect finally couldn’t hold back anymore and started cursing furiously!

Ximen Aoxuan’s eyes went wide with fury, and his aura surged once more.

The phantom of the Evil-Eyed Giant Ape behind him let out a ferocious roar, becoming more solid and terrifying!

Ximen Aoxuan roared, "Shen Lang, you are too arrogant!"

"Forget everyone from the Golden Embryo Sect attacking; you might not even have what it takes to beat me, Ximen Aoxuan!"

"Spouting such outlandish nonsense is useless. If you have the guts, fight me and let’s settle this!"

A slight smirk played on Shen Lang’s lips as he tilted his head up slightly. "Arrogant? That’s because I can back it up!"

"That’s why I asked you earlier if you were sure you wanted to fight me. If you do, then I’ll cripple every single person from your Golden Embryo Sect!"

"Ximen Aoshuang, you’d better think this through!"

"My name is Ximen Aoxuan, not Ximen Aoshuang!" Ximen Aoxuan roared in fury, taking a step forward and leveling his cyan long spear at Shen Lang.

The Profound Dao Sect members immediately erupted in laughter.

"Hmm, Aoshuang sounds better," Shen Lang said, shaking his head. He then glanced at the other members of the Golden Embryo Sect and chuckled again. "Alright, enough with the nonsense. All of you, come at me together."

Ximen Aoxuan was so angry he felt like he could spit blood. For a moment, he couldn’t tell if this guy was being serious or not.

Was he just spouting nonsense to scare the Golden Embryo Sect, or did he really possess that kind of strength?

No matter how he thought about it, the possibility of it being a bluff was much higher.

Among all these Profound Iron Level influences, almost no one had reached the Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven in recent years!

Even if this kid really had reached the Spirit Martial Realm Ninth Heaven, how many Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artists could he possibly handle?

"You’re too damn insolent, kid!"

With a furious roar, Ximen Aoxuan abruptly flicked his cyan long spear, twirling it in a flourish.

And then...

"BOOM!"

Ximen Aoxuan stomped his right foot hard on the ground. As shattered rock flew, his body shot forward like an arrow, straight at Shen Lang!

At that moment, the people from the major Sects were all moved!

They saw Ximen Aoxuan’s entire body flash with a brilliant Spirit Light, his killing intent soaring as his aura spiked to its absolute peak!

The Evil-Eyed Giant Ape behind him roared wildly, then suddenly shrank, seeming to completely merge with Ximen Aoxuan.

As the Evil-Eyed Giant Ape fused with him, Ximen Aoxuan’s already incredible speed actually doubled!

And at that moment, Shen Lang remained motionless, his arms crossed over his chest...