Strongest War Emperor

SKITTER SKITTER SKITTER!

Countless jet-black White Jade Insects suddenly surged from the man’s sleeves and neck, swarming around him to form a suit of airtight Armor, leaving only his eyes exposed.

He raised both hands above his head in a heaven-lifting stance to meet Shen Lang’s palm strike.

A sky-blotting swarm of White Jade Insects surged up his arms like a tidal wave, threatening to completely engulf Shen Lang.

’I’ve encountered the Thunder Control Divine Technique a few times now. While it does counter my White Jade Insects, mine are all mature. These Profound Dao Sect disciples’ Thunder Control Divine Technique is still at a Basic Level. No one can possibly threaten me.’

He was equally fearless in the face of this palm strike!

However, this time he discovered he was wrong. Horribly wrong...

BOOM!

The earth-shattering boom made everyone’s heart pound in their chest. They watched as the innumerable White Jade Insects were split apart like the surface of the water, parting violently to either side like a surging tide.

Overwhelmingly powerful lightning crackled, rampaging and sweeping across the entire area!

The originally jet-black, Fallen Demon White Jade Insects all reverted to white, falling down in a constant CLATTER!

Shen Lang’s palm broke through the countless White Jade Insects and made contact with the man’s hands!

Another explosive sound erupted...

"Ah!"

The man enveloped by the White Jade Insects shrieked as both of his arms snapped!

Then, Shen Lang’s palm continued downward, instantly striking him on the forehead.

Under the tyrannical Thunder Power, every single White Jade Insect covering the man’s body instantly turned white. Not one escaped!

A strange sound echoed out. The man, charred completely black, was driven into the ground until only his head remained. All signs of life were gone!

Shen Lang drifted lightly to the ground and, with a casual wave of his hand, released the four Bone Demons.

The four Bone Demons were as fast as lightning. In a flash, they surrounded the remaining two men.

Bone One: "My Bone Saber is thirsting for battle!"

Bone Two: "I crave the taste of fresh blood!"

Bone Three: "Kill them all! Take everything!"

Bone Four: "Bone Four has come to call!"

"Kill them all."

Shen Lang ordered calmly, then turned to the senior brother from the Profound Dao Sect who was sitting on the ground with his eyes closed.

’Since people from the Beast Emperor Palace really have come to Wuling Creek, there’s no way it’s just these few.’

’It shouldn’t be too hard to find someone with a bit of status to ask about the Beast Emperor Palace’s affairs.’

The four Bone Demons shouted in unison, "We fight for you, my boss!"

At Profound Level, they swung the Profound Artifacts in their hands, attacking the two remaining men like a whirlwind.

The looks of utter horror had not yet faded from the two men’s faces. They had just begun to react when the four Bone Demons’ attacks were already upon them.

Whether it was the Six-winged Frost Centipede or the Wind Serpent, both were Demon Beasts that were telepathically linked to their controlling Martial Artists, possessing extremely powerful Talent Abilities.

Compared to the four Bone Demons, however, they simply weren’t in the same league.

The bones of the four Bone Demons were already comparable to Profound Artifacts, and now they were clad in Armor, making them invulnerable.

The offensive Profound Artifacts in their hands were even more incomparably fierce, their movements wide and powerful, making them impossible to block.

A few months ago, they had beaten Ling Chen, a Xuanwu Realm Fifth Heaven expert wielding the Dragon Bone Holy Sword, so badly he probably wanted to cry. How could two mere Spirit Martial Realm disciples from the Beast Emperor Palace possibly stand a chance?

Having killed the White Jade Insect-wielding Martial Artist with a single palm strike, Shen Lang walked toward the cliff’s edge without another word.

Among the four Profound Dao Sect disciples, a young man wearing Scale Armor stepped forward, his face alight with pleasant surprise. "So it’s Junior Brother Shen Lang! It’s a good thing you arrived when you did, Junior Brother. Otherwise, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have lasted much longer. I am Jie Fengqing, a disciple of Heaven-Reaching Peak. Please allow me to thank you, Junior Brother!"

"Mm," Shen Lang nodded.

’On the day of the Wooden Man Alley challenge, there were at least several thousand Profound Dao Sect disciples watching the spectacle. It’s normal that someone recognizes me.’

"Was Senior Brother Zhan Wuji injured by the man I killed? Did any White Jade Insects get inside his body?" Shen Lang asked, his gaze sharpening.

Jie Fengqing, the one in Scale Armor, replied with lingering fear, "Yes. That man was utterly despicable, using those poisonous insects to attack us. While defending, Junior Brother Zhan Wuji was unfortunately penetrated by a few of them."

Shen Lang checked Zhan Wuji’s complexion and said with a sigh of relief, "Senior Brothers, please lend me a hand. Grab his arms and hold him up, one on each side!"

"I’ll do it!"

"Me too!"

The other two young men rolled up their sleeves. Each took one of Zhan Wuji’s arms and held him up, forming a cross shape.

By now, Kou Xiaotian and the others had arrived. They looked at the battered group on one side, then at the Beast Emperor Palace disciples being chased and pummeled by the four Bone Demons on the other. The way they looked at Shen Lang now held a new, different kind of meaning.

Shen Lang lifted Zhan Wuji’s eyelid to take a look, then placed his fingers on his pulse to sense it for a moment.

Then, forming a sword-finger with both hands, he moved them up and down in a blur, continuously pressing acupoints all over Zhan Wuji’s body.

"Ngh!"

A pained expression crossed Zhan Wuji’s face as he forced his eyes open.

When he saw Shen Lang in front of him, a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

"White Jade Insects have entered your body. They’re currently boring toward your heart meridian. You just focus on guarding it. Leave the rest to me."

As Shen Lang spoke, his hands moved faster and faster, dazzling the onlookers.

"Mm," Zhan Wuji grunted softly and closed his eyes again.

After sealing all the acupoints on Zhan Wuji’s body, Shen Lang took out more than ten small bottles from his Sumeru Ring, his hands becoming a blur of motion.

"Shen Lang... Does Junior Brother Shen Lang know Alchemy? If this is Alchemy, isn’t this speed... a bit too fast?"

one of the men holding up Zhan Wuji’s body asked timidly.

He didn’t know Shen Lang; he had never even heard the name before.

He couldn’t help but be startled to see Shen Lang making a last-ditch effort, concocting a remedy for Zhan Wuji right here on the spot.

Other Alchemists, when performing Alchemy or mixing medicine, were always extremely careful, adding ingredients drop by drop, terrified of making a mistake.

But Shen Lang’s movements were simply terrifying. He had more than ten small bottles, some containing liquids, others powders, and he just picked them up and poured, continuously mixing all sorts of ingredients. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he’d gone mad and was trying to concoct a poison.

’Only preparing poison allows for this much Chaos, right?’

"I don’t know, but I do know that Junior Brother Shen Lang is a truly mysterious person!"

Jie Fengqing said with a wry smile, shaking his head.

Although he had seen Shen Lang use Talismans to clear the whole Wooden Man Alley and ultimately defeat Xiao Tong and Liu Hai, he didn’t know much about him.

In fact, even now, he was still reeling from the scene of Shen Lang killing that Beast Emperor Palace Martial Artist with a single palm strike.

That one palm strike had practically upended his entire understanding of the world.

The power of that Beast Emperor Palace Martial Artist was undeniable; he was the one who had severely wounded Zhan Wuji earlier.

Not only was his Cultivation at the Spirit Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, but the strange and unpredictable White Jade Insects covering his body were impossible to defend against and utterly terrifying.

When used for attack, the insects were unstoppable;

When used for defense, not even a full-powered slash from Zhan Wuji, who was at the Spirit Martial Realm Second Heaven, could break through...

But Shen Lang—who, before entering the Wooden Man Alley, had been assessed as having the worst aptitude and only gained entry thanks to Zheng Donghong’s Celestial Profound Order—had killed him with just a single palm strike!

Just one palm strike had shattered the White Jade Insects’ defense and obliterated the man who controlled them!

Such overwhelming power was truly shocking, subconsciously instilling a sense of unrivaled terror!

"Senior Brother Xie, are you very familiar with Senior Brother Shen Lang? Which peak is he a disciple of? If he’s so powerful, why have we never heard of him before?"

The youngest girl, standing behind Jie Fengqing, couldn’t help but voice the question on everyone else’s mind.

"..." Jie Fengqing opened his mouth, but it took him a long moment before he finally blurted out, "Junior Brother Shen Lang is mixing medicine! All of you, shut up! We can talk about this when we get back!"

BANG! BANG!

While these few were still shaken, the four Bone Demons had already slain the two Martial Artists from the Beast Emperor Palace...

The four Bone Demons, who usually spent all day in Cultivation inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, were already bored out of their minds.

How could they possibly let go of this rare opportunity? They practically scrambled over each other to attack, afraid the chance would go to one of the other Bone Demons.

In just a few breaths’ time, they had killed the two from the Beast Emperor Palace on the spot.

The Six-winged Frost Centipede tried to show off, attempting to use its venom on the Bone Demons, but Bone One smashed its head to a pulp with his Giant Hammer. It couldn’t have been deader.

The Wind Serpent, seeing that things were going south, tried to flap its wings and fly away, but Bone Four pinned it to a large tree with a Bone Blade. Then, Bone Two and Bone Three chopped it into three pieces.

The two people and two beasts from the Beast Emperor Palace didn’t even have a chance to escape, nor did they get to use any of their powerful ultimate moves.

In the span of a few breaths, they only had time to let out a few miserable screams before being completely wiped out.