Strongest War Emperor

A master asking his disciple for a cultivation technique... such a thing was likely unheard of on the entire Star Continent.

However, the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Mysterious Technique that Shen Lang himself created was a Heaven-defying Technique born from fusing countless cultivation techniques from the War Emperor’s memory. It drew upon the strengths of many, and to comprehend it on a higher level, he truly needed to keep seeking out more powerful techniques.

"To have no method is to have a method; to have no limit is to have a limit!"

Only by obtaining more cultivation techniques and fusing them with those in the War Emperor’s memory could he continue to perfect and elevate the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Mysterious Technique.

And Shen Lang was all too aware of the Sword Dao that Sword Emperor Zuo Wentian had used to dominate the world, so how could he possibly let this chance go?

Even without considering the need to absorb more techniques to improve his Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Mysterious Technique, Zuo Wentian’s Sword Skill, which had swept across the Star Continent, was one of the most powerful Venerable Techniques in this world!

Compared to Zuo Wentian’s legendary Sword Skill, that old geezer the War Emperor embarrassingly had no Venerable Technique to speak of. Only a Fist Technique called the "Five Emperors Dragon Fist" was barely presentable.

Even that Five Emperors Dragon Fist was something the War Emperor had created himself by combining the cultivation techniques of the Four Directions Great Emperors, and it was still just a prototype!

If he could just get his hands on the Sword Skill Zuo Wentian had used to sweep through the world and reveal his full might...

"Well... Master, to be honest, my memories are fragmented, so I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. From what I remember, the only complete and presentable technique I have is just one."

"What technique is it? Give it to me," Shen Lang said bluntly, not standing on ceremony.

"This cultivation technique is called the ’Demon Blade Technique.’ It only has three moves, and each move has over ninety-nine thousand nine hundred variations... Although it’s just a simple Sword Skill, it has extremely high requirements for the cultivator’s physical body. With Master’s current physical strength, you can only comprehend it, not practice it. You certainly won’t be able to execute a slash."

"You can brag all you want, it’s free. How can you call a single move with that many variations ’simple’? Cut the crap. Whether I can cultivate it or not is my business. Just give it to me," Shen Lang said, his heart leaping with joy.

’This "Demon Blade Technique" is extraordinary! It’s an Emperor Level Technique, the very one that serves as the Celestial Purity Sect’s ultimate technique today!’

’It’s just a shame he doesn’t remember his other, supreme Sword Skill... what a tragedy!’

Since he had nothing better to offer, Zuo Wentian said with some embarrassment, "Master, please relax your body completely and open your Sea of Consciousness. I will transmit the Heart Method for this ’Demon Blade Technique’ to you. However, this Sword Skill is extremely domineering. Once the Sword Intent is activated, it is indestructible. Master’s current body is temporarily unable to withstand the backlash from this Sword Intent..."

"Mm, I know what to do." With a slight nod, Shen Lang opened his Sea of Consciousness.

The next second, Shen Lang felt a wealth of new information appear in his mind.

After a quick scan, Shen Lang began to smile.

This Zuo Wentian couldn’t remember anything else, but he remembered the "Demon Blade Technique" with perfect clarity and completeness.

The "Demon Blade Technique" had only three slashes: the Water Demon Saber, the Earth Demon Saber, and the Celestial Demon Saber.

Each slash had over ninety thousand variations, and their power was astonishing—enough to shatter the ages!

Back then, even the Four Directions Great Emperors had been extremely wary of this Sword Skill!

After he disappeared, the Celestial Purity Sect founded by Zuo Wentian suffered a decline in talent and fell into decay. Now, it mainly relied on this Demon Blade Technique to intimidate other Sects.

Otherwise, the Celestial Purity Sect would have likely been annihilated a hundred, even a thousand times over.

Thinking of this, the smile on Shen Lang’s lips grew wider, and he finally felt a sliver of goodwill toward Zuo Wentian.

"Right, an injury to the Primordial Spirit is much worse than a physical one. Since you’ve already absorbed some of the Life Spiritual Liquid, you should focus on healing inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron. With this item, it probably won’t even take a few hundred years for your soul to return to its optimal state. If you need anything, contact me directly, but don’t show yourself to outsiders. Someone with your heaven-defying Cultivation was beaten into this state. If we run into your enemy, I won’t even have a chance to escape."

Remembering that Zuo Wentian was now practically a public enemy pursued by all the major Sects, Shen Lang couldn’t help but add a word of caution.

"Yes, your disciple understands. I will soon enter a deep sleep to absorb and refine this Life Spiritual Liquid. If you need me, Master, you may summon me at any time. I will not leave without Master’s command."

...

"POP!"

With a soft sound, Shen Lang appeared once more atop Celestial Pillar Peak.

With a thought, he recalled the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron into his Sea of Consciousness.

’Tsk, this Zuo Wentian is like a double-edged sword. If I’m not careful, I could get hurt at any moment.’

Shen Lang glanced around, a thousand thoughts racing through his mind.

He couldn’t help but worry. Zuo Wentian was involved in a major incident that implicated dozens of Legendary Sects on the Star Continent, and even the reclusive Dragon Race!

These were powers that could make the Star Continent quake with a single stomp of their foot.

And this Zuo Wentian, from the looks of it, was an enemy to all of them!

The War God Hall had dispatched countless experts to find him, searching every mountain and river for over ten thousand years...

The War Emperor was born over six thousand years ago and became a Great Emperor in just two thousand years, taking control of the War God Hall.

But Zuo Wentian was a Sword Emperor from a generation ten thousand years ago, who had already founded his Sect and swept across the world!

The two had never met, as the search for Zuo Wentian had begun more than four thousand years before the War Emperor was even born.

This great incident occurred ten thousand years ago. At that time, the one in charge of the War God Hall was the previous generation’s War Emperor.

According to the War God Hall’s records, ten thousand years ago, at Zuo Wentian’s call, a large group of Peak Powerhouses from Legendary Powers ventured into the Barbaric Ancient Soul Forest to explore an ancient Secret Realm.

This group included the Four Directions Great Emperors from the Eastern Desolate, Western Wilderness, Southern Desolate, and Northern Wilderness, as well as several supreme experts from the Dragon Race.

But in the end, aside from a few juniors who returned, these powerhouses—any one of whom could turn the Star Continent upside down—vanished without a trace!

And those who did return had all their memories of the Ancient Soul Forest completely erased!

No one remembered what had happened!

The organizer of the expedition, "Sword Emperor" Zuo Wentian, also vanished and was never seen again.

However, various signs indicated that Zuo Wentian’s expedition was a conspiracy, and that he hadn’t actually died but had simply gone into hiding!

When this news broke, the entire Human Realm was shaken.

Experts from dozens of Sects gathered at the Celestial Purity Sect, the Sect founded by Zuo Wentian, and nearly wiped it out completely.

At the critical moment, the previous War Emperor appeared with the experts of the War God Hall and a mysterious figure, stopping the impending tragedy and allowing the Celestial Purity Sect to be preserved.

However, after suffering such a massive blow, the Celestial Purity Sect, which had just been promoted to a Legendary Power, never recovered and sank into decline.

Although the previous War Emperor had saved the Celestial Purity Sect, over the past ten thousand years, the major Sects never gave up searching for Zuo Wentian’s whereabouts. Many experts even ventured into the Deep Barbaric to investigate.

No one knew that for all these years, the guy had actually been sealed inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, unable to get out!

’What on earth happened to Zuo Wentian and the others back then? And what does it have to do with this Heaven-Sealing Cauldron? The guy’s memories are shattered now, so he probably can’t remember anything anyway. Forget it, there’s plenty of time. I’m not the War Emperor right now, so what’s the point of thinking about all this messy stuff...’

Shen Lang once again sat down cross-legged, preparing to use the Tai Chi Diagram to absorb all the Demon Beast corpses he had killed earlier with the Nine Heavens Thunder Power.

The more he used the Tai Chi Diagram, the more its heaven-defying nature astonished him.

When ordinary Martial Artists hunted Demon Beasts, they would at most take their Demon Crystals and collect their corpses.

The Demon Crystals were used for cultivation, while the hides, teeth, and other parts were used as materials for refining Spiritual Artifacts or Armor.

As for the flesh and blood, although it could be eaten, very little of its energy could be absorbed and converted into one’s own power.

But once the Tai Chi Diagram was activated, a Demon Beast’s corpse—aside from its teeth, bones, and fur—would have its Demon Crystal and flesh completely absorbed and converted into the purest Heaven and Earth Energy.

Whenever Shen Lang used such a heaven-defying item, he often felt uneasy.

If anyone else knew about this, even the Four Directions Great Emperors might try to seize it.

Amidst his joy, Shen Lang always felt like he was walking a tightrope.

Fortunately, after merging with the War Emperor’s memories, his mindset had become calm and his will was like that of an Emperor, so he could maintain his composure.

"WHOOSH!"

Only after absorbing the corpses of over a hundred Demon Beasts did Shen Lang finally stop and begin to examine the Demon Blade Technique Zuo Wentian had given him.

The first slash of the Demon Blade Technique: Water Demon Saber.

Water Demon Saber: Divide Sea, Split Earth, Break the Vault of Heaven!

"Taiyi gives birth to water, and water in turn assists Taiyi, thus Heaven is formed. Heaven in turn assists Taiyi, thus Earth is formed. Heaven and Earth assist each other again, thus the divine and the luminous are formed. The divine and the luminous assist each other again, thus Yin and Yang are formed. Water is like will, permeating all things, nourishing without a sound. Once its power is unleashed, it can collapse heaven and earth and shatter Yin and Yang. It is invincible and capable of anything."

The second slash of the Demon Blade Technique: Earth Demon Saber.

Earth Demon Saber: Heaven-Burning Sea-Boiling World-Twisting!

...

Shen Lang spent half a day giving the Heart Method for the Water Demon Saber a detailed read-through, comprehending its Sword Intent. He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. ’Just the Water Demon Saber alone is this powerful. If I could cultivate the subsequent Earth Demon Saber and Celestial Demon Saber to their peak, tearing apart heaven and earth and slaying Divine Demons would be no empty boast. Sword Skills and Sword Techniques truly are the most ferocious offensive Spells in this world. However, Zuo Wentian’s comprehension of the Sword Dao is focused on attack and destruction. In terms of understanding the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, he can’t compare to the War Emperor.’

’One focuses on destruction—a single slash collapses heaven and earth. The other controls the Great Dao of Rules, shattering space with a flip of the hand. In terms of pure attack power, the War Emperor seems a notch weaker than Zuo Wentian. But if the two of them were to truly fight, it’s hard to say who would come out on top. When Zuo Wentian recovers his memories, I will fuse the lifelong comprehensions of both, and with my Nine Revolutions of Life and Death Mysterious Technique that fuses all methods, I will surely reach a Realm that even they could never aspire to!’

Just then, a sinister wind blew past, making the hairs on Shen Lang’s arms stand on end.

"Hm?"

Shen Lang gathered the Beast Hides on the ground, whose flesh and blood had already been devoured, and looked up at the sky.

On Celestial Pillar Peak, a sinister wind howled, and the air was thick with the nauseating stench of blood... None of this was different from before.

But Shen Lang, having received the War Emperor’s inheritance, sensed something was amiss, even if his Divine Thought wasn’t yet strong enough.

He activated his Silver Eyes of Truth. A silver thread, imperceptible to the naked eye, flashed within his pupils, and the entire world instantly transformed.

In the sky above, a black mist roiled as countless Demon Beast’s Souls drifted about frantically, letting out silent, sharp cries.

Black, Locking Chain-like threads in the air were tightly wound around these Beast Souls, pulling them toward the eastern region of the Tala Prairie.

No matter how much they struggled, they couldn’t break free, only able to let out silent roars.

However, the souls of a few more powerful Demon Beasts had managed to struggle slightly free and were now flying and hovering around Shen Lang.

The sinister wind just now had been stirred up by these few Demon Beasts.

’Someone is collecting Beast Souls on the Tala Prairie! This Beast Tide is definitely not as simple as the ones before...’