Strongest War Emperor

”It’s had some effect, but the method is just too crude,” Shen Lang said, shaking his head.

The Ghost King remained silent. Although Shen Lang had identified the object below with a single glance and even knew what it was, the Ghost King didn’t quite agree with his assessment.

To the Ghost King, leaving the four Bone Demons here to develop from ordinary Bone Demons to their current state was a crude method, but the results were quite remarkable.

After all, those few Rakshasa Ghosts under his command were far more senior than him. They had been cultivating in this godforsaken place for nearly a thousand years and had only reached their current level. In contrast, the four Bone Demons did nothing but soak in the Cold Pool for three hundred years, and their skeletal strength had already far surpassed that of the Rakshasa Ghosts.

Shen Lang glanced at him and smiled. ”I have a potion formula that requires Ice Soul Water Jade as one of its ingredients. The Ice Soul Water Jade is the most difficult item to find—it’s a treasure you can only stumble upon by chance, not something money can buy. Once all the ingredients are gathered, the resulting potion can get a Bone Demon to this level of strength within three years.”

”PLOP!”

The Ghost King’s floating, spectral form dropped to the ground.

A hoarse voice filled with disbelief stammered, ”Th-three... years...”

It was no wonder the Ghost King was so shocked. Although creating such powerful Bone Demons hadn’t cost him any other resources, leaving them here for over three hundred years was a significant investment of time.

But Shen Lang claimed it could be done in just three years. The difference between three hundred years and three... At that rate, couldn’t he forge an entire army of Bone Demons in just three years?

And what about those guys currently being tormented by Nalan Ziyun inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron? Wouldn’t they advance by leaps and bounds, perhaps even surpassing him, the Ghost King, in no time?

While the Ghost King’s mind was racing with wild thoughts, Shen Lang’s brow furrowed ever deeper.

The Ice Soul Water Jade was undeniably a peerless Exotic Treasure, but the key problem now was how to get it out.

With Shen Lang’s current Cultivation, forget touching the Ice Soul Water Jade—he didn’t even have the ability to enter the Cold Pool.

Faced with an Ice Soul Water Jade of this age and size, no one without King Martial Realm Cultivation would dare approach within thirty feet, let alone touch it.

’Looks like I’ll still need Zuo Wentian to handle this.’ Shen Lang nodded to himself.

Just then, Zuo Wentian’s voice rang out. ”Master, you absolutely must not touch the Ice Soul Water Jade right now. Leave it to me. I will extract it, place it inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, and set up a Barrier to seal its Cold Power.”

”Excellent. First, let me set up a few Grand Arrays inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron. Wait for my command before you act.”

Shen Lang immediately took the Ghost King into the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron. He spent over two thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones and worked until noon the next day to lay out a massive Array.

Not only that, but he also had the Ghost King and the Bone Demons work together to build a huge pool at the other end of the Grand Array... It seemed he didn’t plan on leaving even the water of the Cold Pool behind.

Once all this was done, Shen Lang had Zuo Wentian lift the Ice Soul Water Jade out of the Cold Pool.

Nalan Ziyun and the four Bone Demons had been very curious, watching Shen Lang bustle about for half the day without understanding what he was doing.

But when a massive piece of jade descended from the sky and landed in the center of the Array, Nalan Ziyun, the skeletons, and even the floating Ghost King who had been trying to act cute all scattered like birds and beasts.

They all hid far away, not daring to get any closer.

Because a bone-chilling aura immediately spread out, so cold it felt like it could freeze one’s very soul!

It was utterly terrifying.

And this was while Zuo Wentian was already containing the Ice Soul Water Jade with his immense power!

”As insane as I expected!”

With a flicker of his Divine Thought, Shen Lang immediately activated the Grand Array.

Instantly, the biting cold inside the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron diminished significantly. With the Ice Soul Water Jade at the center, layers of light screens spun into shape, one after another, stopping only after a full nine layers had formed.

From a distance, it looked as if nine transparent glass domes were covering the Ice Soul Water Jade. Streaks of Divine Radiance swam like dragons within the domes, creating a spectacular sight.

”Hey, what in the world is that thing? It’s so terrifying!”

Nalan Ziyun walked up to Shen Lang, still shaken. ”The moment that thing landed, I felt like my soul was about to freeze solid.”

”I told you to stay back. Who told you not to listen?” Shen Lang said irritably, then beckoned to the four Bone Demons. ”Come over here. This will be your new cultivation spot.”

”Cultivate? Uh-uh...”

The four Bone Demons immediately shook their heads like rattle-drums.

The Ghost King immediately started cursing, ”Idiots! The thing’s cold energy has been suppressed by the Grand Array. What the hell are you afraid of? You dare disobey the Boss? Are you looking to die?”

Shen Lang paid it no mind and said calmly, ”When you cultivate, start from the outermost layer according to your tolerance. As your Cultivation grows stronger, you can move from the Ninth Floor to the Eighth Floor, and then the Seventh Floor.”

”Cultivating in this nine-layered Grand Array will certainly be painful at the Early Stage, but your progress will be several times faster than usual. Not only will your skeletons become harder and stronger, but your souls will also gradually become more solid and powerful. As you know, for Ghosts, cultivation is all about strengthening the soul. Only when the soul reaches a certain level of strength is it possible to reconstruct a physical body and become human again.”

”Reconstructing a body is vastly different from Possession. After Possession, even if your Cultivation reaches the King Martial Realm, you can never perfectly merge with the seized body and soul. In other words, your future development in cultivation will be severely limited. You will then experience the Celestial Human Five Declines, grow old, get sick, die, and turn to dust.”

”This Grand Array wasn’t set up for you; it was set up for my own cultivation. You’re just reaping the benefits. Don’t be ungrateful! Now go and cultivate properly. Only by becoming stronger will you be able to receive more benefits from me.”

”I have no intention of raising a bunch of useless mouths to feed.”

As Shen Lang spoke, he and Zuo Wentian coordinated their actions. The water from the Cold Pool poured into the huge pool like a waterfall.

Nodding in satisfaction, Shen Lang waved his right hand and disappeared from the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron with the Ghost King.

The four Bone Demons looked at each other in dismay.

The Boss’s words were not to be questioned, and their desire to become stronger was absolute. It was just that the cold energy from that thing was simply too frightening. Even though it was blocked by the Grand Array, just getting near it still brought indescribable pain!

”Sigh, what a bunch of idiots! This is clearly a monumental opportunity, and you insist on seeing it as torture?”

Nalan Ziyun scoffed, then walked step by step toward the Grand Array. She only stopped when she was a hundred meters away, where she sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Just as Shen Lang was leaving the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, Zuo Wentian’s voice sounded again. ”Reporting to Master, Yuwen Huaji, who was collecting Beast Souls on the Tala Prairie, has reached Yinfeng Cliff. He will soon enter the Dark Forest. Does Master require this disciple to take care of him for you?”