Strongest War Emperor

Seeing the legendary Iron Guard of Evil Wind Valley make their move, Shen Haoxuan was thrown into a panic.

A second-rate power like the Shen Family was in no position to fight Evil Wind Valley.

Even on a normal day, he, the Clan Leader of the Shen Family, would have to bow and scrape before Drunken Thousand Cups, who might not even spare him a glance.

If Evil Wind Valley wanted to annihilate the entire Shen Family, it would be child’s play!

Let alone Drunken Thousand Cups himself, the cultivation of every single Iron Guard was astounding. The few commanders leading the group had already reached the Fifth and Sixth Heaven of the Spirit Martial Realm. The Shen Family had no one who could possibly stand against them!

’Shen Lang, that Calamity Star... What in the world did he do? Are the heavens determined to destroy my Shen Family?!’

Shen Haoxuan wanted to cry but had no tears. He had just wracked his brains to win over Shen Lang’s parents and was contemplating how to persuade Shen Lang upon his return, but now this huge mess had erupted.

Suddenly, with a CREAK of the door, Shen Haotian walked out, supported by Shen Moran and Xiaohong.

He calmly glanced at the people from Evil Wind Valley and said flatly, "This lord claims my son murdered the Young Valley Master of Evil Wind Valley. Do you have witnesses? Do you have material evidence?"

"Oh? So you’re Shen Lang’s father? Hmph, the matter of Shen Lang murdering our Young Valley Master is absolutely true. What need is there for evidence? Men! Seize him for me!"

The moment Drunken Thousand Cups’s voice fell, two Iron Guards flew forward, their Evil Qi overwhelming.

"Insolent!"

A cold female voice came from within the room. Two gusts of Palm Wind shot past Shen Haotian and instantly slammed into the chests of the two Iron Guards.

The Iron Guards, at the First Heaven of the Spirit Martial Realm, grunted miserably, were sent flying backward, and crashed heavily to the ground.

"How dare you!"

Drunken Thousand Cups clearly hadn’t expected someone from the Shen Family to dare to resist. His expression changed slightly as he flew up from his Fiery Demon Wolf, blasting a palm strike toward the room behind Shen Haotian.

"ROAR!"

A dragon’s cry rang out. From within the house, a massive Water Dragon roared out and instantly devoured the entirety of Drunken Thousand Cups’s palm strike!

"Water Dragon’s Roar! You’re from the Shui Family!" Drunken Thousand Cups’s face paled in shock.

Three men and two women filed out from the room and stood beside Shen Haotian.

City Lord Ye Xiao Zheng was flabbergasted. Though the house was large, it only had three inner rooms. In his earlier attempt to get closer to Shen Haotian, he had lingered inside and "toured" every room. He hadn’t seen these five people at all. How could they have just appeared out of nowhere?

At this moment, Dean Hua Zhong of Tayun Academy walked out from behind them and said with a mocking laugh, "More than just the Shui Family. Prince Zeng’s Mansion, the Dragon Tiger General Mansion, Prince Lin’s Mansion, and the Su Family are all here. You’re so impressive, Drunken Thousand Cups. Do you have the guts to fight these five?"

"You... How are you all here?" Drunken Thousand Cups’s expression changed drastically. He had clearly recognized the five who had come out.

"Fall back! All Iron Guards, fall back immediately!"

Drunken Thousand Cups’s face fell as he ordered the Iron Guards to retreat.

’This has gotten really tricky. How could they possibly be here? And from the looks of it... their relationship with the Shen Family seems to be quite deep? How is that possible!’ Drunken Thousand Cups was starting to panic.

He really did recognize every single person who had appeared before him.

Never mind Dean Hua Zhong of Tayun Academy. These people from Prince Zeng’s Mansion, the Divine Marquis Mansion’s Shui Family, and the others were the iron-blooded assassins of their respective families!

Every single one of them was audacious and reckless, utterly merciless in their attacks, and extremely bloodthirsty!

If they were given the chance, this squad of Iron Guards he had brought with him might be completely wiped out, with not a single one left alive!

Drunken Thousand Cups could rack his brain and still not understand how the Shen Family... or rather, Shen Lang, had established connections with these five families.

And to think these five families had sent such important figures to the Shen Family!

Could it be that these five families sent such heavyweights to celebrate the birthday of Shen Lang’s father, Shen Haotian?

That was just ridiculous!

The thought had just crossed Drunken Thousand Cups’s mind when, in the next moment, a sentence from one of the middle-aged men among the five nearly made him faint from shock: "The few of us are Brother Haotian’s bodyguards. I think I just heard you say you wanted to seize him? And kill him without question if he resisted? Heh heh, how impressive. What arrogant words!"

"Bodyguards..."

Drunken Thousand Cups’s eyes went wide, thinking he must have misheard.

’Mighty experts at the Third Heaven of the Xuanwu Realm, and five of them at that, acting as bodyguards for a sick man from a minor family?’

Drunken Thousand Cups felt like the whole world had gone mad. He couldn’t comprehend how something like this could possibly happen.

In their own families, any single one of them was a figure of considerable power, capable of changing fortunes at will. And they had come to a small place like Celestial Phoenix City to be bodyguards?

In truth, he wasn’t the only one who found it hard to believe.

Aside from Dean Hua Zhong, the guests who had come to offer gifts and the members of the Shen Family were all gaping in stunned silence.

Ye Xiao Zheng, who had just walked to a corner, was so alarmed that he nearly missed a step and tumbled down the stairs...

While Drunken Thousand Cups was still stunned, one of the five—a hot-bodied woman in a brightly colored, tight-fitting outfit—raised an eyebrow and said, "Would you care to repeat what you just said? So long as you dare to say it again, I’ll take care of this squad of Iron Guards for you. I guarantee not even their corpses will remain intact."

As she spoke, she used a small Wujin Dagger to clean her nails, her cold gaze sweeping across the necks of the Iron Guards.

The battle-hardened Iron Guards felt a chill on their necks and subconsciously wanted to retreat.

Drunken Thousand Cups shuddered but stubbornly retorted, "Zeng Wuming, what is the meaning of this! Shen Lang murdered the Young Valley Master of my Evil Wind Valley. Are your families planning to shelter him?"

The name of this sexy, fiery woman was actually "Zeng Wuming." The surrounding crowd was momentarily stunned.

But those who had heard the name before turned pale and desperately tried to leave the square, wanting to get as far away from this woman as possible.

Zeng Wuming sneered, "It’s useless to say that to me. Show me the evidence! If you dare touch anyone from the Shen Family without evidence, it means your Evil Wind Valley is prepared to go to war with our Five Great Noble Families. You’d better think carefully."

"Go to war with the Five Great Noble Families..." The expression of everyone present changed.

Not a single one of these five families was weaker than Evil Wind Valley; some were even slightly stronger. If a real fight broke out, Evil Wind Valley would only be on the receiving end of a beating.

The two middle-aged men behind Drunken Thousand Cups came over and asked in a low, grim voice, "Senior Brother, what should we do?"

Of the people from Evil Wind Valley present, only those two and Drunken Thousand Cups had a Xuanwu Realm cultivation.

Drunken Thousand Cups was at the Second Heaven of the Xuanwu Realm, while the other two were at the First Heaven.

But these five from the Great Noble Families were all at the Third Heaven of the Xuanwu Realm. Moreover, they were all characters who had grown up bathed in blood. Their killing methods were far superior to those of sheltered Martial Artists like themselves.

If a fight really broke out, they would be completely crushed.

Although the Iron Guards were strong, in the face of such experts, they would only get in the way.

"Where is Shen Lang? Tell that little bastard Shen Lang to get out here!" Drunken Thousand Cups retreated a few steps, his voice harsh and his expression severe.

"BANG!"

"AH!"

A miserable scream came from behind Drunken Thousand Cups. An Iron Guard, spitting blood, was sent flying toward him like a sandbag.

Drunken Thousand Cups drew a circle with his right hand, a gentle force catching the incoming Iron Guard. Seeing that the guard was already unconscious, his fury became uncontrollable.

"Were you looking for me, you old dog?"

Shen Lang walked out slowly from the rear, his face dark.

Mo Liusheng and others from Tayun Academy followed behind him, with Xue Dangdang and Shui Qingwu also by his side.

Strangely, that fellow Chu Qingcheng had not come with them.

"You little beast, you’re courting death!" Drunken Thousand Cups roared, turning and taking a step forward to charge at Shen Lang.

The surrounding crowd cried out in alarm and retreated continuously.

"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!"

Five figures left behind a series of afterimages, instantly surrounding Drunken Thousand Cups and his two companions.

"Drunken Thousand Cups, you’d best not make a move. We’re all acquaintances here. You know our tempers."

Zeng Wuming said sinisterly. As she spoke, she looked at the Iron Guards, stuck out her tongue, and licked her lips, her eyes filled with bloodlust.

’Damn it!’

’I thought that by personally leading a squad of Iron Guards, I could annihilate the Shen Family with a flip of my hand.’

’On one hand, I’d capture the murderer Shen Lang and report back, a great accomplishment.’

’On the other, I’d first destroy the Shen Family and cripple Shen Lang to avenge the offense back at the Treasure Pavilion.’

’I never expected something like this to happen. In the blink of an eye, the people of Evil Wind Valley were at a complete disadvantage!’

’And now that the target, Shen Lang, has appeared, we’re completely helpless!’

Drunken Thousand Cups felt so aggrieved he had the urge to vomit blood.

’Fucking hell, how did Evil Wind Valley not receive any news about the connection between the Five Great Noble Families and the Shen Family?’

Drunken Thousand Cups didn’t dare move. He knew that each of the people in front of him was a Demon King of slaughter. To start a fight now would be to ask for humiliation.

But if he didn’t fight, just watching Shen Lang, the murderer of their Young Valley Master, stand there freely, the prestige of Evil Wind Valley would surely be greatly damaged.

"Zeng Wuming! Don’t think you can scare me! Our Young Valley Master was killed by Shen Lang. Evil Wind Valley will absolutely not let this go! Even if your five families insist on getting involved, our Evil Wind Valley will not be afraid of you!"

Drunken Thousand Cups shouted sharply, but his voice lacked conviction.

Shen Lang frowned slightly, walked up to Shen Haotian, and said, "Dad, you and Mom weren’t frightened, were you? Please, sit to the side. Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything."

"Mm."

Shen Haotian didn’t show much reaction, just gave a slight nod and sat down to the side with Shen Moran’s support.

Dean Hua Zhong of Tayun Academy gave Shen Lang a deep look and very naturally sat down beside Shen Haotian.

Meanwhile, Mo Liusheng and the others wiped away their cold sweat and stood behind Hua Zhong... ’We can’t stop sweating! Ever since we got involved with Shen Lang, it’s just been one shocking event after another, with no end in sight!’

’Every time we think the secrets surrounding Shen Lang can’t get any more shocking, something new pops up that leaves us completely dumbfounded.’

’We beat Celestial God Academy so badly they pissed their pants, and we even made a fortune on the side. We barely had a moment to be happy about it before Evil Wind Valley came knocking on our door!’

’Thank goodness the Five Great Noble Families from the Imperial Capital are here to control the situation. Otherwise, even if the Dean himself acted, he wouldn’t be able to hold off Evil Wind Valley! What on earth is going on?!’

...

"Old dog, what was your name again? Oh, Drunken Thousand Cups, right? I’d say you’re pretty fucking stupid. Someone sent you a message saying I murdered your Young Valley Master, and you just believed them after they said some random crap? You just charge into my home and try to seize people?"

"If they told you that eating a mouthful of shit would taste delicious and even boost your cultivation, would you believe them? You motherfucker, you want to kill me without any evidence, and you even want to slaughter my entire family? Do you think just because your fist is bigger than mine, you can falsely accuse good people and kill whoever you want?"

"You think you’re so badass? Today, I’ll let you see whose fist is bigger, yours or mine!"

Shen Lang pulled over a chair, planted one foot on it, and looked down from his elevated position at Drunken Thousand Cups, who was surrounded by the five experts below the steps.