Strongest War Emperor

As Yao Chengjie, forgetting his identity as the Young Sect Leader of the Holy Light Sect, wailed and begged for mercy with tears and snot streaming down his face, Zi Lan of the Profound Dao Sect was also stunned...

It had all happened so fast...

Mo Ge was being hunted by people from the Holy Light Sect, only to stumble upon Shen Lang—the very same man who had caused such a stir at the auction—being assassinated.

Mo Ge wanted to help, but he was pinned down by the men from the Holy Light Sect and could barely fend for himself.

Meanwhile, Shen Lang’s attackers were not only formidable in their cultivation, but they were also well-trained assassins whose teamwork was seamless.

Then, an expert at the Qi Martial Realm Eighth Heaven even appeared...

Faced with such a situation, any ordinary person would have thought all hope was lost.

And the people from the Holy Light Sect were still thinking about delivering the final blow after Shen Lang was wounded, ready to reap the fruits of victory.

However, the scene that followed stunned everyone present.

Shen Lang’s movements were like the wind, his attacks decisive and lethal. Not only did he slay the entire group of assassins, but he also remained completely unfazed by the full-power strike from the Qi Martial Realm Eighth Heaven expert. Faced with such a powerful attack, he actually used the Ghost Moon Cross Sword to shatter the staff’s afterimages, scaring the leader into an immediate retreat...

One must understand that in a battle, even for experts at the Spirit Martial Realm or Xuanwu Realm, let alone the Qi Martial Realm, fights were often a direct clash of power...

For example, the leader’s full-power strike had a massive area of effect. Locked on by his Divine Sense and enveloped by his aura, the target would be under immense pressure, possibly unable to even move an inch. In the end, with no way to evade, they could only counter his strike with their own ultimate technique.

But Shen Lang’s approach was different. He didn’t try to dodge the wide-ranging attack, nor did he clash with it directly. Instead, he used a single technique, the Ghost Moon Cross Sword, to tear open a gap in the staff’s afterimages. Then, in the blink of an eye, he passed straight through it.

This rendered the leader’s full-power strike completely ineffective.

This method was beyond the comprehension of most people, but the leader had clearly understood something...

And as a genius disciple of the Profound Dao Sect, Zi Lan’s insight was naturally sharp as well.

In her eyes, behind this move of Shen Lang’s was something completely inconsistent with his age and strength. She could faintly perceive the legendary Martial Arts Rules that only Peak Powerhouses were said to be able to touch!

Only legendary Peak Powerhouses could use a minuscule amount of power to contend with an immense force.

Great strength isn’t everything; the key is how that strength is wielded.

This was because they had, to some extent, grasped some of the world’s Martial Arts Rules!

These Rules are not a matter of technique.

They are called ”Momentum”!

Heaven and Earth have Momentum!

By using these Rules, they could overturn rivers and seas, harness the ”Momentum” of Heaven and Earth, and even call upon the natural Energy of the world to fight their enemies...

Although the power Shen Lang displayed was formidable, his raw strength was clearly far inferior to that of the Qi Martial Realm Eighth Heaven expert.

In fact, in terms of pure strength, he was not much different from the few Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven masters who had besieged him earlier, which should have made it impossible for him to crush a group of Qi Martial Realm Fifth Heaven Martial Artists.

That was why he had first used a High Tier Talisman to kill his enemies and employed a unique Body Technique to dodge the leader’s attacks. From beginning to end, he never clashed directly with the man, which was how he compensated for his disadvantage in raw strength.

But with his final move, he used a power far weaker than his opponent’s to effortlessly shatter that ultimate technique. This made the man turn pale with fright and flee without a second thought.

He even threw out his own Lifebound Spiritual Artifact to self-destruct, hoping to block Shen Lang’s pursuit!

The man had clearly understood that unless his power was far greater than Shen Lang’s, allowing him to overwhelm skill with brute force, it would be impossible to deal with him.

Otherwise, even if his strength surpassed Shen Lang’s and he had the advantage in speed, facing a youth who had already come into contact with the Martial Arts Rules and the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth... there was virtually no chance of killing him!

If he couldn’t kill him even with the help of so many subordinates, then after they were all dead, it would soon be his turn.

That was why the man immediately decided to flee, and as he ran, he threw out his Lifebound Spiritual Artifact, intending to use the power of its self-destruction to block Shen Lang’s pursuit.

As for the men from the Holy Light Sect, although they couldn’t compare to the assassins in terms of skill, their cultivation levels were not low.

But in that final moment, their concentration wavered, and Shen Lang killed them all!

In the world of Martial Arts, no defense is unbreakable—only speed is absolute!

Shen Lang took advantage of the Spiritual Artifact’s explosion, and his speed became uncannily fast. Moreover, the blade in his hand was a ”Profound Artifact” that he had personally refined!

Unless these men were wearing Profound Level protective Inner Armor or had other Profound Artifacts, or were simply far more powerful than him, how could they possibly withstand Shen Lang’s Celestial Water Blade?

In any case, for all of this to be happening with a youth of his age was simply too astonishing.

In Zi Lan’s eyes, even a monstrously talented young genius of the Profound Dao Sect like Mo Ge, who could single-handedly fend off five or six disciples from the Holy Light Sect, paled in comparison to Shen Lang.

Thus, her gaze towards Shen Lang, which had initially been calm and detached, now held a trace of astonishment.

...

Shen Lang stared at Yao Chengjie like a hunter eyeing his prey.

”You’re the Young Sect Leader, right? A pleasure, a pleasure. It seems you must be wearing Inner Armor of the Profound Level or higher?”

Just then, a hand as fair as jade reached out, holding a translucent, fragrant Elixir Pill between its fingertips.