Strongest War Emperor

’Judging from what Shen Lang has shown so far, neither his schemes nor his Cultivation are enough to warrant Du Ziyi making a friendly gesture toward someone like Wang Dashu. It seems he’s still hiding a lot about Shen Lang.’

’But relying on a disciple like that to secure his position as the Master of One Peak of Songdu Peak won’t be that simple!’

At that moment, a sharp glint flashed through Tian Mohan’s eyes and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, but he immediately returned to his previous deadpan expression.

Even an old fox like Tian Mohan couldn’t figure out what could have possibly caused such a drastic change in attitude from someone like Du Ziyi.

Of course, Du Ziyi couldn’t possibly tell Tian Mohan about Shen Lang’s situation. Even Wang Dashu couldn’t know.

There was one sentence in the report Leng Hui had brought back. That single sentence not only stunned him, the Hall Master of the Punishment Hall, but also made the famously composed Sect Leader, Su Wenxuan, turn pale with shock.

"That boy has probably already comprehended ’Momentum’!"

"Momentum" was something on a higher level than Realm, a Rule of the world, a Rule of Heaven and Earth!

Only the Peak Powerhouses of legend could possibly touch the fringes of "Momentum," could possibly touch the Rules of the entire world!

Once one comprehended "Momentum," even just a little, they could easily set up formations that borrowed the Power of Heaven and Earth, unleashing world-destroying might, even if they had never studied Arrays;

They could also use minuscule strength to fight against immense power.

Power isn’t everything. "Momentum" was both a Rule of Heaven and Earth and a Rule of Martial Arts. In a way, it was the ultimate rule for how to wield power!

Forget Du Ziyi or Su Wenxuan; even the Elder Ancestors of the three great Spirit Copper Level Influences in the Purple Chu Country, those powerhouses at the Emperor Martial Realm, hadn’t even touched the fringes of "Momentum"!

And yet, Leng Hui claimed a sixteen-year-old boy had already touched upon "Momentum"!

This was something that couldn’t be described by terms like "a once-in-a-millennium" or "once-in-ten-thousand-years" genius. This was something that had never even appeared in the entire history of the Star Continent!

If Mo Ge hadn’t said that Shen Lang would definitely come to the Profound Dao Sect, Sect Leader Su Wenxuan might have personally gone to Celestial Phoenix City to find him.

"This boy... the Profound Dao Sect must acquire him, no matter the cost!"

Those were Su Wenxuan’s exact words.

And when Su Wenxuan said that, Du Ziyi was standing right beside him.

...

Meanwhile, Shen Lang left the Songdu Peak Hall and headed straight home without a moment’s delay.

He simply had too much to do and was unwilling to waste time on trivial matters.

As a result, he was not in a very good mood.

First, he had been held up by Bai Feifei and her disciple, unable to get away. Not only did he end up doing all of Bai Feifei’s work, but he even had to refine a Second Grade Profound Artifact and a Third Grade Spiritual Artifact for them. That was frustrating enough.

Then he’d run into an "attempted rape," and just like that, his perfectly good day was ruined.

"Hm?"

Shen Lang was thinking about his Cultivation when he abruptly looked up and discovered that his little wooden cabin by the cliff’s edge had vanished, leaving nothing but a pile of wood chips on the ground!

The ground was a complete mess. Even the few small trees nearby had been chopped down, leaving only bare stumps. The scene couldn’t have been more desolate.

"Shen Lang? How dare you come back? Get out of here, quickly! They’ve set an ambush near the cliff!"

Someone secretly sent a Divine Thought transmission from a wooden cabin by the path.

"Shen Lang, go, quickly! You can’t afford to provoke them! These people want to make it impossible for you to move a single step on Songdu Peak! There are several Spirit Martial Realm experts lying in wait over there!"

Another Divine Thought arrived.

"It’s Tian Hao’s men, they’re after you! Shen Lang, don’t go any further! These people are all desperate fugitives!"

Just as Shen Lang was about to approach the site of his former home, a series of Divine Thoughts were transmitted from the various wooden cabins nearby.

These Divine Thoughts did much to dispel the killing intent in Shen Lang’s heart.

However, the anger that lingered in his heart did not diminish in the slightest!

’Tian Hao and Yan Qi really do rule Songdu Peak with an iron fist, to think they’d resort to such a tormenting tactic.’

The Profound Dao Sect did not prohibit private duels between disciples. On the contrary, it strongly encouraged them. There were numerous martial arts arenas on each peak for disciples to settle scores.

As long as no one was killed or crippled, even the elders would rarely intervene.

After experiencing the joint suppression from Sects like the Imperial Dragon Sect in the Purple Chu Country, this method of improving one’s Cultivation through combat gained even more support from the Peak Masters and Elders within the Profound Dao Sect.

Among a flock of lambs, the old sheep will teach them to eat grass and flee from predators. But if the little lambs fight, the old sheep will immediately separate them.

But among a pride of lion cubs, if the young lions fight and bite each other over food, the old lions will not intervene. Instead, they will watch from the sidelines, and may even encourage the cubs to fight.

They wouldn’t even care if a cub was bitten to death.

Most Sect Influences on the Star Continent chose the latter approach.

Relatively speaking, the Profound Dao Sect’s rule forbidding the murder of fellow sect members was already quite humane and merciful.

Other Sects in the Celestial Profound Mountain Range, such as the Holy Light Sect, completely embraced the law of the jungle—the strong devour the weak. As long as you were powerful enough, killing a fellow sect member in front of an elder was no big deal at all.

It was for these reasons that Tian Hao dared to be so audacious and reckless.

"I only lived here for two days, but it was my home. By doing this, aren’t you afraid that if you push me too far, I’ll show no mercy in the future?"

Looking at the debris on the ground, Shen Lang slowly walked forward, his icy voice echoing along the cliff’s edge.

"Ooh, no mercy? I’m so scared!" Sun Hongwen’s spine-chilling voice drifted down from the high cliff. "Brothers, come on out! Cripple this brat and show everyone what happens when you cross us!"

The moment Sun Hongwen’s voice fell, eight figures instantly emerged from the shadows around Shen Lang, surrounding him completely!

Shen Lang looked up and saw him, his hands and feet wrapped in bandages, standing on the high cliff and looking down at him mockingly.

Even though it was night, Shen Lang’s eyesight was sharp enough to see him perfectly clearly!

’Looks like this bastard is a little wary of my strength, hiding so far away on the cliff to give commands!’

Withdrawing his gaze, Shen Lang coldly sized up the eight men surrounding him.

Among the eight, three were experts at the Spirit Martial Realm First Heaven, poised and ready to strike at any moment!

"What’s wrong? Seeing your house torn down, does it make you feel bad? Are you sad? It’s good that you feel bad! Anyone who offends us meets a terrible end! Shen Lang, you dare to oppose us? You’re on a dead-end road!"

Because he was so far away, Sun Hongwen howled with reckless abandon.

"Just these few guys?" Shen Lang said, sweeping a cold glance over the men before him. "Looks like I was too lenient last time. Did you already forget the pain?"

"Hmph, what arrogance!" one of the three Spirit Martial Realm experts said, taking two steps forward out of the shadows.

"A mere brat at the Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven dares to spout such nonsense and look down on us?" The other two stepped out, standing alongside the first to form a triangular formation.

At this time, from the wooden cabins not far away, and even from distant, dark corners, many gazes and Divine Thoughts were directed this way.

Some of these gazes were filled with schadenfreude, some with unspeakable grief and indignation, and others with extreme anger that they dared not voice.

Everyone knew that Shen Lang’s current predicament wasn’t just because of two Spirit Stones.

It was because Tian Hao and Yan Qi wanted to make an example of him.

’Sigh, Junior Brother Shen Lang is still too young. He didn’t listen to our advice and ended up falling into their encirclement. This group is much stronger than the last ones! Any one of those three senior brothers at the Spirit Martial Realm is more than he can handle! He’s done for this time...’

’Shen Lang has some skills, otherwise he couldn’t have chased off Sun Hongwen last time. But he’s too arrogant and has no idea how powerful those guys are. Although there are many people on Songdu Peak stronger than Tian Hao and Yan Qi, who would dare to disobey them? You have to remember, Yan Qi’s backer is Cai Chaoqun, and Tian Hao’s grandfather is the Grand Elder of Songdu Peak!’

’This Shen Lang is just reckless. We clearly told him there were three senior brothers at the Spirit Martial Realm, but he just ignored it! And now look, he’s completely surrounded with no chance to escape!’

Although everyone had seen Shen Lang drive off Sun Hongwen’s group, absolutely no one thought he had a chance, or that it was even possible for him to handle a Spirit Martial Realm expert.

There was a massive gulf between the Spirit Martial Realm and the Qi Martial Realm; the gap was simply too great.

Shen Lang’s gaze swept over the three men at the Spirit Martial Realm, his star-like eyes filled with coldness.

"You’re senior brothers at the Spirit Martial Realm, for god’s sake. If you really have any skill, you should be fighting opponents of similar cultivation on the arenas, not tearing down the house of a junior brother like me. Don’t you find that shameful?" Shen Lang said coldly.

"I’m a reasonable person. I don’t bother anyone who doesn’t bother me. But if someone provokes me, I’ll trample them! You tore down my house, so I’ll break three of your bones!"

The instant he finished speaking, Shen Lang shot forward and threw a palm strike. His body bent like a drawn bow as he sent his palm printing toward the chest of the man to his front right!

The man was confident in his profound Cultivation, and with two other Spirit Martial Realm comrades beside him, he never expected Shen Lang would dare to strike first. Moreover, the moment he attacked, his speed was so fast it was like a phantom!

"You’ve got guts!"

Though shocked, the man showed no fear. He hastily retreated two steps and swung his own palm up to block Shen Lang’s strike.

A Martial Artist at the Qi Martial Realm trying to use such a direct attack against a Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artist was simply courting death!

Even with high speed, the result should be the same!

However, while Shen Lang had used the Golden Needle Acupoint Forging Body Technique to seal a portion of his power, he had not suppressed his physical strength at all. This palm strike was delivered in a fit of rage—how could a mere Spirit Martial Realm First Heaven Martial Artist possibly parry it?

BANG!

The killing intent of this palm was as sharp as a blade. It was light and graceful, yet fierce and tyrannical. In an instant, it slammed into the man’s own palm!

CRACK!

The Spirit Martial Realm Martial Artist’s right hand snapped in an instant like a dry twig, and then, along with his own palm, slammed back into his chest!

AH!

A bloodcurdling scream echoed through the night sky. The man felt a heart-rending pain from his arm and couldn’t help but cry out.

In the next moment, the Spiritual Power Shen Lang had blasted into his body seemed to want to devour all his life force, attacking his heart meridian directly!

In just a single instant, not only was his arm broken with a pain that pierced his marrow, but he also felt his blood and qi churning throughout his body. It felt as if his heart and blood vessels were about to explode...

’W... why... is this happening!’

The thought had barely formed when he was sent flying backward like a kite with a snapped string, crashing heavily against the cliff wall.

A Spirit Martial Realm expert, unable to even take a single move, had been heavily injured and knocked to the ground, one arm already crippled...

The other seven men surrounding Shen Lang were simply frozen in place, forgetting to attack, forgetting to even cry out. They just stood there, eyes wide, as if time had stopped.