Strongest War Emperor

"Hahaha, you guys actually got beaten this badly? It’s been a while since I’ve met a character like this. I’ll go meet him right now!"

In a spacious room, a young man with a round face, large ears, a straight nose, and a square jaw was laughing wildly.

Beside him sat another man of about the same age, with a face like the autumn moon—scholarly and refined.

And before the two of them were none other than Sun Hongwen and his cronies, who had tried to extort protection money from Shen Lang only to end up with several broken bones.

At this moment, Sun Hongwen’s face was wrapped in white bandages, hiding his nose. Only a pair of teary, resentful eyes were visible, staring at the two men before him.

The room was quite spacious. The inner walls were covered in a layer of milky white jade that emitted a soft glow. Even the floor beneath their feet was pieced together from perfectly arranged slabs of White Jade, giving it a noble and elegant appearance.

"Yan Qi, calm down. Even if you were to act, you might not be able to handle that kid," the refined young man said leisurely.

Yan Qi’s eyes widened in disbelief. "No way, Tian Hao, you think too highly of that kid, don’t you? He’s just a sixteen-year-old brat, and his cultivation is only at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven. Are you seriously saying that with my Spirit Martial Realm First Heaven cultivation, I still can’t handle him?"

Tian Hao rubbed his temples, a headache forming. He frowned and said, "If he were really at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, would these Qi Martial Realm Sixth Heaven guys have been defeated so miserably? Sun Hongwen has been around for so long and is at the Qi Martial Realm Eighth Heaven, yet he was still completely powerless against him, wasn’t he?"

Seeing his chance, Sun Hongwen immediately spoke in a muffled voice, "That’s right, that’s right, Brother Qi! There’s no way that kid is only at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven. His speed and strength are far greater than ours. It’s embarrassing to admit, but I have to say... our entire group couldn’t even touch the hem of his clothes!"

"Huh? He’s that strong?! Why don’t I just get a few more Spirit Martial Realm brothers to go with me? On our turf, even a mighty dragon has to bow its head!" Yan Qi said nonchalantly.

Tian Hao ignored him and just flipped through a notebook in his hand. After a while, he said, "This kid must be a fat sheep. After entering the Wooden Man Alley, he used an endless supply of High Tier Talismans to advance with unstoppable momentum. He even used a Tier Four Talisman to kill several Spirit Martial Realm experts."

"Damn, he’s that good... oh no, I mean, he has that many Talismans?" Yan Qi blurted out.

Tian Hao continued, "In the fifth trial, he angered two Spirit Martial Realm Second Heaven Martial Artists. Those two idiots sealed their Spiritual Power to play a game with him..."

"And then what?" Yan Qi asked impatiently.

"Goddammit, can you just stand aside and listen without interrupting all the time!" Tian Hao, getting annoyed by the interruptions, snapped. "And then... Shen Lang went right up and beat them to a pulp. According to the brothers who witnessed it, that fight was the most classic battle between disciples in the sect in recent years!"

"Are you kidding me? He’s that amazing? Okay, I get it. I’ll definitely call more people next time!" Yan Qi said, slapping his chest.

"I feel like there’s a huge communication barrier every time I talk to you..." Tian Hao said, rolling his eyes. "This kid is tricky. Since we can’t see through him yet, let’s not make any rash moves for now. Let’s give him something to do. Isn’t Master Bai Feifei looking for an assistant? Let’s send him there."

Yan Qi, who was full of bravado just a moment ago, subconsciously shivered upon hearing the name "Bai Feifei." Then, his face lit up with ecstatic joy. "Ahaha, that’s right, Master Bai is looking for someone... Young Master Hao, you’re brilliant! I’ll go arrange it right away!"

The few men groaning and moaning up front instantly perked up when they heard Shen Lang was being sent to Bai Feifei. Their faces lit up with such glee that they even forgot their pain. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"That kid... is dead meat! Hehehe!" Sun Hongwen chuckled sinisterly.

...

"Shen Lang, for the next half-month, you will be Master Bai Feifei’s assistant. This is the notification Spirit Talisman. It contains the Divine Thought of the Steward Elder. Take a look." The senior brother in charge of delivering the message looked at Shen Lang with pity.

Shen Lang’s face darkened. He obviously didn’t know who Bai Feifei was, but to him, time was more precious than anything. He still hadn’t had a chance to gather the other materials to go with the Thousand-leaf Fruit, he hadn’t had time to use the Water Spirit Pearl, and his cultivation with the Ice Soul Water Jade had only just begun... How could he accept the very first assignment taking up half a month of his time?

’It looks like Tian Hao and Yan Qi are already pulling strings behind the scenes. If this continues, a whole month might just fly by.’

’I haven’t even done what I came to the Profound Dao Sect to do, and I’m already getting messed with to this extent...’

’Whatever, I’ll just get this over with first. If it really becomes a problem, I’ll see if I can go to Purple Stream Peak in a couple of days and ask Master Leng Hui for help.’

Shen Lang was extremely annoyed but had no choice but to follow the senior brother toward Master Bai Feifei’s residence.

"Brother, I’ve noticed you’ve been sighing this whole way. Is there some kind of problem with this Master Bai Feifei?"

On the way, Shen Lang noticed the senior brother seemed to sigh three times for every step he took, and he finally couldn’t help but ask.

The senior brother looked around. Seeing no one nearby, he lowered his voice and said, "Junior Brother Shen Lang, you just joined the Profound Dao Sect yesterday, right? How did you manage to offend Tian Hao and his group so quickly?"

"If you offend them, you get assigned to Master Bai Feifei? From your expression, Brother, it seems like Master Bai is pretty terrifying?" Shen Lang asked.

The senior brother let out a long sigh. "Terrifying is an understatement... Master Bai is a Spirit Level Fourth Grade Artifact Refiner. It’s just that she’s too fond of chaos... oh no, I mean, too fond of innovation. She’ll try anything. Being with her is like accompanying a tiger! If I were told to be Master Bai’s assistant, I’d rather go to the Western Wilderness and hunt High Tier Demon Beasts. You... you should just watch out for yourself. I hope you’re not missing any arms or legs the next time I see you."

"An Artifact Refiner, huh? I see. It might be good to go have a look. Maybe I can find some of the materials I need," Shen Lang said, unconcerned.

Hearing this, the senior brother thought Shen Lang hadn’t understood and added, "It’s not that I don’t want to look out for you, Brother, but Tian Hao and his cronies have powerful backgrounds. No one can afford to offend them. I can only give you a few words of warning... The assignments here with Master Bai Feifei do grant a lot of Contribution Points. You can use those Contribution Points later to exchange for High Tier Cultivation Techniques, Elixir Pills, or Spiritual Artifacts in the sect."

"But her assignments are just too dangerous. Her cauldron explodes every other day! And every time, it’s a huge explosion... Right now, any disciple from Songdu Peak gets their heart pounding with fear just hearing her name... Um, look, that courtyard up ahead is her residence. I’ll just see you this far, Brother. I... I have to get back."

As soon as the senior brother finished speaking, he turned and fled as if the courtyard ahead housed a beast from the Primordial Chaos.

Shen Lang gave a wry smile and had no choice but to walk toward the courtyard by himself.

He was still about a dozen meters from the courtyard when a young woman suddenly ran out from the gate. She spoke in a soft voice, "Senior Brother, are you also here to be Master Bai’s assistant?"

Shen Lang raised his eyebrows. The young woman’s skin was fairer than snow, and her eyes were like pools of clear water. Although she couldn’t compare to the peerless beauty of Xue Dangdang, she was still elegant and refined, with a pure and ethereal air about her.

She wore a pale yellow long dress embroidered with pink silk thread in the pattern of moon orchids. A sash cinched at her waist, accentuating her curves. Her dress and long hair danced in the wind.

"Ah, yes, I’m here to be an assistant. Were you also assigned here, Junior Sister?" Shen Lang replied coolly.

The young woman shook her head. "I accepted this mission from the sect’s mission hall. My cultivation is too low, and I couldn’t form a team to go gather Spiritual Materials in the outer regions, so I chose Master Bai’s mission... But Master is still sleeping right now."

"Still sleeping?" Shen Lang looked up at the rising sun, his expression turning a little strange.

’Being an assistant is already a waste of time. Do I have to waste even more just waiting around?’

He didn’t say another word. With a dark expression, he barged in and pushed open the door to the inner room. The junior sister behind him tried to stop him but couldn’t.

As the door opened, the reek of alcohol hit him. On the bed, a woman in white was sprawled out, sound asleep. A hint of her skin was tantalizingly exposed...

Shen Lang stood silently at the door for a moment, then quietly closed it.

The junior sister beside him blushed and turned her head away, not daring to look at him. It seemed she had never met someone so bold.

Shen Lang glanced around the main hall. It was clean and tidy, with everything arranged in an orderly fashion. However, looking through the Restrictions sealing the other rooms, he could see that those rooms, inaccessible to ordinary people, were all a mess, with various refining materials and artifacts scattered on the floor like a dog’s den.

The main hall and the three inner rooms were a study in stark contrast.

"You knew she sleeps in, yet you still came over so early just to tidy up her room? Have you been her assistant before?" Shen Lang asked coolly.

"Ah?" the junior sister answered timidly. "Well, I didn’t have anything else to do, so I came a little early to clean up. It’s just that I can’t get into those rooms, so... I’ve been her assistant twice before. Master Bai is a very nice person. She takes great care of me."

Shen Lang walked to the door of one of the rooms and stopped.

There were latticed gaps on these doors, and through them, one could see a good portion of the room inside.

However, outside the doors, a faint ripple of energy flowed, clearly indicating that a Restriction had been placed on them.

"Iron Wood, Snow Spirit Water, Ointment Jade, Refining Crystals, Illusion Stones, Agate Horns... Quite a lot of good stuff. But leaving them scattered on the floor like this is a bit of a waste." Seeing that many of these were things he needed, Shen Lang grinned and reached out to push the door.

"Senior Brother, be careful! There’s a Restriction on it—"

CREAK!

Before the junior sister could finish her sentence, Shen Lang had already pushed the door open and walked inside.