Strongest War Emperor

"Shen Lang seems to be at a disadvantage and isn’t as fast as Lin Bucai, but his defense is flawless, practically impenetrable."

"If this continues... unless Lin Bucai can break through his defense soon, one side will keep consuming Spiritual Power while the other conserves their strength. With this dynamic, I’m afraid Lin Bucai won’t last long. That must be why he’s even resorted to using the Eighth Layer!"

"Exactly, he’s putting it all on the line!"

"It’s strange. Why is Shen Lang only defending and not taking the initiative to attack? This doesn’t quite match the overflowing Battle Intent he showed earlier!"

"Maybe he can’t keep up, he’s at a disadvantage in terms of speed... Or maybe he wants to defend first to get used to Lin Bucai’s fighting style?"

Just as the group of Xuanwu Realm Powerhouses were communicating via Divine Thought, Lin Bucai’s speed flared up again. One moment he was in front of Shen Lang, and the next, he was already behind him!

He leaped into the air, his feet wreathed in startling lightning, and instantly unleashed seven or eight kicks at Shen Lang!

"BANG BANG BANG BANG..."

Facing this ferocious assault, Shen Lang either deflected the force with his hands or blocked Lin Bucai’s whirlwind-like attacks with his elbows, his body constantly retreating!

Just as Shen Lang retreated under the force of Lin Bucai’s savage power...

The moment Lin Bucai landed, his entire body suddenly pitched forward and began to spin at a terrifying speed!

"Wind Thunder Roar Heaven Technique, Sixth Form, Shadow-Breaking Celestial Dragon!"

Lin Bucai’s rapidly spinning body kicked up the lake water, forming it into a Water Dragon that roared and lunged towards Shen Lang, jaws wide open!

’What powerful Momentum! Besides using the lake water, he can even start to draw upon a small amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!’

Shen Lang’s gaze hardened. He raised his palms, then slammed them down, activating the power of ten of his Ten Divine Beast Particles.

But at that very moment, something unexpected happened!

Just as Shen Lang was activating the Ten Divine Beast Particles to block the "Shadow-Breaking Celestial Dragon," the already churning water beneath his feet suddenly convulsed, forming a massive, rapidly spinning vortex!

The moment the vortex formed, Shen Lang, standing on the water’s surface, immediately lost his balance!

It was at this exact moment, in the rare instant Shen Lang showed an opening, that the "Shadow-Breaking Celestial Dragon" suddenly accelerated, slamming into Shen Lang’s chest in a flash!

Lin Bucai had planned to use the vortex from the very beginning. Paired with this ultimate killing move, the timing was flawless!

Shen Lang, who had been defending impenetrably without a single flaw, had finally become unstable!

"Not good!" Wang Dashu and the others in the square paled in alarm.

With the water spinning beneath his feet and his stance still not stabilized, a hint of surprise finally appeared on Shen Lang’s face.

He kicked off the water’s surface, his body shooting backward. In that split second, he crossed his arms in front of him to block the "Shadow-Breaking Celestial Dragon"!

"BOOM!"

Amidst the deafening roar, the crowd saw clearly that the force erupting from the "Shadow-Breaking Celestial Dragon" instantly crushed Shen Lang’s arms down and slammed viciously into his chest!

Shen Lang’s body was thrown into the air, then fell back down, sliding rapidly backward.

His arms remained crossed over his chest, his feet carving a long channel through the surface of the water!

He didn’t stop until he reached the edge of the lake!

He hadn’t used many of the Ten Divine Beast Particles, hadn’t activated defenses like the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, and wasn’t wearing defensive Inner Armor.

Taking a direct hit from the "Shadow-Breaking Celestial Dragon," blood was already trickling from the corner of Shen Lang’s mouth...

The surrounding spectators cried out in alarm, staring at the scene in horrified disbelief.

After landing this powerful strike, Lin Bucai did not press his advantage. Instead, he stood proudly on the surface of the lake.

Seeing that Shen Lang had finally revealed an opening and that his attack had succeeded, Lin Bucai’s heart suddenly sank.

Shen Lang hadn’t completely blocked the technique, but he seemed to have only sustained a minor injury.

’With his ridiculous toughness, an injury like this is far from fatal. I doubt it even affected his combat strength much!’

Lin Bucai’s eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice, "Besides the Thunder Control Divine Technique, the strongest Cultivation Technique I practice is a Water Element Technique. I have a Water Spirit Body. When fighting on the surface of a lake, there are very few among the disciples of the Nine-Nine Eighty-One Peaks who can defeat me."

"A Xuanwu Realm Martial Artist can open multiple Elements Mansions. I can use my Thunder Power while simultaneously using a Water Element Technique to control this lake."

"Your speed is far inferior to mine. As long as I control the water, your footing will be unstable and your defense will constantly show openings. How can you possibly fight me?"

"Unless you use those black wings from before, you have no chance of defeating me on this lake."

Lin Bucai was using words to try and suppress Shen Lang’s momentum.

Although he didn’t know how Shen Lang was able to control the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to unleash such a devastating move, based on the information gathered from the battle so far, Shen Lang’s physical body was exceptionally tough, but the state of the Spiritual Power within him had not yet reached the Xuanwu Realm!

Since he hadn’t reached the Xuanwu Realm, the black wings he used couldn’t be Spiritual Wings. They must be a Flying Spiritual Artifact.

How could an ordinary Flying Spiritual Artifact possibly outspeed the Spiritual Wings of a Xuanwu Realm Fifth Heaven expert?

It wasn’t just that the black wings couldn’t outpace Xuanwu Realm Spiritual Wings... if Shen Lang felt he couldn’t withstand Lin Bucai on the lake and chose to fly into the air to fight, his own momentum would weaken!

It would be a tacit admission that he couldn’t beat Lin Bucai on the water!

The surrounding Xuanwu Realm Powerhouses fell silent.

Although they felt Lin Bucai’s actions were somewhat dishonorable, fighting itself was never about fairness.

The one with the stronger Cultivation Technique survives.

The one with the sharper weapon wins.

As for the environment, a Martial Artist who practices a Water Element Technique would naturally hold a huge advantage on a lake or in the sea.

No one would willingly choose a place unsuitable for them to fight, but Shen Lang was the one who issued the challenge, and he was the one who chose the location first.

With things as they were now, he had neither the opportunity nor the right to complain.

"A Water Element Technique, huh..." Shen Lang said, looking at the rapidly spinning vortex ahead.

The vortex was about forty meters in diameter. As long as he was within about forty meters of Lin Bucai, he would inevitably be caught within it.

"What a coincidence. I happen to know a little Water Element Technique myself."

As Shen Lang spoke, he began to unfasten the clasps on his clothes.

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Shen Lang undid his outer robe and tossed his Inner Armor, which was strapped down with numerous strips of Blue Cobalt Copper, onto the ground outside the Great Lake.

With a loud CRASH, the Inner Armor smashed a huge crater into the ground!

Before everyone’s horrified eyes, Shen Lang unfastened the Blue Cobalt Copper from his wrists, waist, and legs, and threw them aside one by one.

Then, from his bare upper body, golden needles slowly emerged before falling into the water.

Bare-chested, Shen Lang rolled his neck, clenched his fists, and with a great shudder of his body, his bones and sinews sang in unison!

"Heavens, he’s been fighting with something that heavy this whole time? That must be at least twenty thousand pounds!"

Someone in the crowd cried out in astonishment.

In contrast, many in the group from Songdu Peak were unfazed; Shen Lang had long since let them know he carried such heavy weights.

’This kid... just how many trump cards does he have?’ At this moment, even Shao Hufeng and the other Elders were profoundly shaken.

Lin Bucai’s strength was beyond question. Among the disciples of their generation in the Nine-Nine Eighty-One Peaks, very few could truly defeat him.

And before, he had already raised his Blue Level Massacre to the Eighth Layer!

Even so, he had been unable to do anything to a Shen Lang who was weighed down by so much Blue Cobalt Copper!

Moreover, golden needles had appeared on Shen Lang’s body. Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that during the entire fight up to this point, a large portion of his strength had likely been sealed or suppressed!

Now that Shen Lang had removed the incredibly heavy Blue Cobalt Copper and undone the restrictions of the Seal, even the old-timers present were getting a headache just thinking about how powerful he might be.

If the people on the shore were profoundly shaken and utterly shocked, then Lin Bucai, who stood on the lake, was even more so.

He looked at Shen Lang, and a feeling of powerlessness suddenly welled up in his heart.

’Even though I haven’t used my strongest technique, the Thunder Control Divine Technique, I’ve already been fighting with almost everything I have.’

’I never expected...’

Just then, Shen Lang swung his arms a couple of times and bounced lightly on the surface of the lake, as if adapting to his current power.

He lifted his head, looked at Lin Bucai proudly, and said, "You’ve been the one attacking this whole time. Now, it’s my turn, isn’t it?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Shen Lang completely ignored the rapidly spinning vortex before him and shot toward Lin Bucai like an arrow!

His unbelievably fast figure left a series of afterimages on the lake’s surface!

Lin Bucai’s own breathtaking speed, when compared to Shen Lang’s current speed, was completely eclipsed!