Strongest War Emperor

When Dugu Zhange ambushed him earlier, Shen Lang had already discerned his origins and the Cultivation Technique he practiced.

Seven major acupoints within Dugu Zhange’s body resonated with the Big Dipper in the heavens, forming a Spirit Array Map that covered his entire body through a Supreme Secret Technique.

Within this Spirit Array Map, the Big Dipper shone with a dazzling light. The Spiritual Power it generated was endless, ferocious, and unrivaled!

From top to bottom, his shoulders, hands, waist, hips, abdomen, heels, and toes formed a pattern like the Big Dipper, constructing a perfect and ingenious Spirit Array Map.

Drawing on the power and force generated by this Spirit Array Map, all his Mystic Gates were connected. His movements were as swift as a phantom, and his Spiritual Power circulated like an unending tide, with each wave stronger than the last!

This was the Dugu Family’s unique Secret Technique, ”Seven-Star Soaring Clouds”!

And now, with five consecutive kicks, Shen Lang had instantly disrupted the Big Dipper formation, shattering the ”Seven-Star Soaring Clouds”!

In that instant, the Spiritual Power in Dugu Zhange’s body fell into chaos, and for a moment, he completely lost control of it!

’An attack like that can’t possibly be a coincidence!’

’Only someone who knows about the Dugu Family’s Secret Technique could possibly do this!’

However, Shen Lang clearly had no intention of giving Dugu Zhange much time to ponder this.

With a cold sneer, Shen Lang grabbed Dugu Zhange’s arm and slammed his body backward.

Dugu Zhange’s Spiritual Power was in chaos, his meridians still numb from the Thunder Power Shen Lang had blasted into them. At this critical juncture, his talent for combat revealed itself.

His right foot twisted at a bizarre angle to land first, rooting him to the ground like a great tree. The force of the impact shattered the bluestone beneath him, sending fragments flying in all directions.

Then, Dugu Zhange twisted his waist and whipped his left leg upward like a blade. The kick was incredibly fast, like the crack of a whip, unleashing a wave of Powerful Qi!

In this position, Dugu Zhange’s entire body was contorted like a pretzel. Anyone else would have struggled just to move their limbs, let alone execute such a lightning-fast attack.

Yet Dugu Zhange managed to do what others could not!

On the other hand, although he couldn’t use his Spiritual Power for the moment, Dugu Zhange’s Physical Strength was not to be underestimated.

His left foot sliced through the air, kicking from a seemingly impossible angle that was impossible to defend against. It was like a Black Saber parting the dense waters of the Great Lake, carrying a ferocious Powerful Qi that made the entire lake surge as it flew viciously toward Shen Lang’s face.

The Powerful Qi surged, and the lake water roiled like a Tsunami!

Yet, Shen Lang’s expression didn’t even flicker in the face of Dugu Zhange’s vicious kick.

Shen Lang coolly watched Dugu Zhange’s approaching kick. With a sudden exertion of force, his right hand, which was gripping Dugu Zhange’s Vein Gate, dislocated the joint with a sickening CRACK!

Though they were both at the King Martial Realm First Heaven, the gap in their Physical Strength was as wide as the heavens and the earth!

As Dugu Zhange was about to cry out in pain...

...Shen Lang’s left hand became a blade. Moving with incredible speed, he struck after Dugu Zhange but landed first, chopping down on his opponent’s left ankle!

”AHH!”

A wave of soul-tearing agony washed over him. Dugu Zhange’s eyes bulged like a dead fish’s as he let out a bloodcurdling scream.

At the same time, Shen Lang snorted coldly and delivered a whirlwind kick to Dugu Zhange’s abdomen.

Aside from its incredible speed, it was just an ordinary kick, one of the most basic Leg Techniques with no flashy moves.

But it carried the weight of a mountain, an indestructible power that seemed capable of piercing heaven and earth. The sheer force of it made Dugu Zhange’s face pale with terror!

”Damn you!”

In this desperate situation, Dugu Zhange let out a furious roar!

The lake water around them suddenly churned violently, transforming into countless water snakes that instantly coiled around Shen Lang’s limbs and torso!

The tip of Shen Lang’s foot was less than three inches from Dugu Zhange’s abdomen, but it was ensnared by layers of water snakes, unable to move another inch!

In that moment, the mountain-like pressure from the entire Great Lake suddenly vanished.

Countless giant, transparent water snakes bound Shen Lang tightly, coiling around him again and again until he was wrapped up completely, with no gaps.

More and more of the surrounding lake water transformed into snakes, continuously winding around him as if determined to wrap him up like a mummy.

And at that very moment, the hand Shen Lang was gripping suddenly dissolved into a puddle of water, slipping from his grasp!

Seizing the opportunity, Dugu Zhange leaped into the air and launched three consecutive kicks!

Seeing the three incredibly fast kicks, carrying a tyrannical gust of wind, aimed at his chin, a sharp light flashed in Shen Lang’s eyes. The power of his Chaos Divine Body erupted in an instant!

”BOOM!”

The water snakes binding Shen Lang’s body instantly exploded into countless pieces!

It was as if a bomb had been dropped on the lake, creating a towering wave!

”BANG! BANG! BANG!”

In that same instant, Shen Lang threw three punches in quick succession, each one landing squarely on Dugu Zhange’s feet!

Dugu Zhange grunted, his body sent flying backward!

The moment he was sent flying, his body suddenly turned transparent, dissolving into the lake water. He vanished in an instant, as if he had completely merged with the Great Lake itself!

And at the very moment Dugu Zhange disappeared, the immense pressure that had just vanished returned, bearing down on Shen Lang once more.

”CRACK!”

The massive bluestone beneath Shen Lang’s feet instantly shattered, cracks spreading out in all directions like a spiderweb.

Looking up, from Shen Lang’s perspective, the lake water seemed endless, stretching into infinity. He couldn’t even see the surface.

Although the Water Realm’s Illusion Technique couldn’t compare to that of the Death Realm, it was still extremely formidable.

It completely bound its power to an enemy, centering on them and following them automatically. It wasn’t something one could escape simply by moving.

Shen Lang’s Divine Thought radiated outward, intertwining with the Great Lake as he continued to perceive the Water Realm... ’The only reason I’ve been on the defensive is to play along with him. I want to use this opportunity to comprehend the Water Realm!’

Besides the Emperor Realm, the War Emperor had dabbled in other Realms as well. The War Emperor’s understanding of these various Realms now lay dormant in Shen Lang’s mind.

All Shen Lang lacked now was a catalyst!

As long as that catalyst appeared, he could instantly comprehend all sorts of Realms in the shortest possible time!

When Xue Jingyuan had used the Death Realm to try and kill him, Shen Lang had considered using the opportunity to directly copy it. Unfortunately, Xue Jingyuan had only just begun to comprehend the Death Realm; his understanding was only superficial, so Shen Lang had to abandon the idea.

But Dugu Zhange’s comprehension of the Water Realm was far superior to Xue Jingyuan’s understanding of the Death Realm. With the Water Realm fully unleashed, even Shen Lang, with his greatly enhanced Chaos Divine Body, was starting to feel the strain.

’But I’m not about to miss a chance to use someone else’s Realm for my own Cultivation!’

Since Dugu Zhange didn’t reappear, Shen Lang continued to perceive the Water Realm...

Suddenly, the slightly calmed lake water once again began to surge like a raging tide!

From his left and right, two terrifying auras emerged.

Two massive whirlpools suddenly appeared, pulling at Shen Lang and making him unsteady on his feet.

Shen Lang circulated his Spiritual Power, and his feet immediately rooted themselves to the spot as if weighted down by mountains.

He saw two giant sharks, each over a hundred meters long, appear on either side of him, their cavernous maws wide open as they lunged to bite him!

The two giant sharks opened their mouths, creating two unimaginable vortexes as they both tried to swallow Shen Lang. The appearance of the vast Great Lake completely changed, churning as if a Tsunami had struck!

Shen Lang activated his Silver Eyes of Truth and was slightly taken aback. ’One is an illusion, but the other is actually real?’

”Let turmoil sever the clouds, and boundlessness shatter the cosmos!”

Shen Lang let out a soft cry. Power generated from his core, rose through his spine, channeled through his shoulder, and erupted from his palm. The second Technique of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist’s first form instantly blasted toward the giant shark on his left!

A spiraling, ferocious Fist Force tore through the lake water and slammed into the giant shark’s mouth!

The power of the single blow was Earth-Shattering. It was as if a black thunderbolt had detonated at the bottom of the lake, causing a massive uproar!

The menacing, giant shark dissipated into nothing in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, the giant shark on the right had already reached Shen Lang, about to swallow his comparatively tiny form in a single gulp!

The one he had destroyed was merely an illusion; the one on the right was the real one!

It was the Demon Beast Dugu Zhange had brought from his family: a Deep Sea Giant Shark!

A cold glint flashed in Shen Lang’s eyes. Instead of dodging, he shot out both hands and, in a flash, caught the giant shark’s upper and lower jaws as it chomped down!

Under the terrified gazes of the crowd...

”RAAAGH!”

Shen Lang roared, the power of his Chaos Divine Body surging forth as he ripped his hands apart!

The enormous Demon Beast, the Deep Sea Giant Shark, had no time to react before he tore it in two with his bare hands!

The legendary overlord of the deep sea, said to possess a tyrannical and indestructible body... was torn apart by Shen Lang’s bare hands in a single exchange. Blood instantly dyed the entire Great Lake red!

All the spectators were stunned into silence...

The Deep Sea Giant Shark lived in the crushing depths of the ocean. Its body was said to be as tough as Deep Sea Refined Gold, impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire, and its power was unparalleled.

In the water, even an expert at the King Martial Realm Third Heaven would have no choice but to turn and flee upon seeing it.

Yet it had been torn apart the moment it appeared...

”Just how powerful is Shen Lang’s body?”

”No wonder he dared to face the Purple Tribulation Thunder with his physical body. He’s basically a Fierce Beast in human form!”

”Even a Deep Sea Giant Shark with such a ferocious aura was torn in two... Just how strong is he? Don’t tell me being enveloped by the Water Realm and suppressed by the Great Lake had no effect on him at all?”

”I don’t think it’s a matter of whether it had an effect. I’m afraid he allowed it to happen on purpose!”

”He wanted Dugu Zhange to go all out, to use his strongest techniques! What a terrifying man!”

On the mountaintop, the crowd gained a new appreciation for just how overwhelmingly powerful Shen Lang was.

Just as the crowd was buzzing with discussion, the blood-red lake water around Shen Lang suddenly began to spin rapidly!

Countless tiny holes seemed to appear on the barrier Shen Lang had erected, and the blood-red lake water instantly seeped through!

Water permeates all things, silent and unseen.

In just a flash, the crimson lake water completely enveloped and submerged Shen Lang!

”It’s the Celestial Water Demon Technique! Dugu Zhange is going to use the Celestial Water Demon Technique to kill Shen Lang!”

Someone in the crowd cried out in alarm.

Everyone remembered the rumors...

The Celestial Water Demon Technique allowed the user to transform into a transparent fluid, seep into an enemy’s body, and absorb their Spiritual Power, strength, and flesh...

No amount of Spiritual Power could force it out of the body.

One could only watch helplessly as they were destroyed from within...

High in the sky, Nangong Yan and her companion, who were watching intently, had no time to intervene. The blood-red lake water had already enveloped Shen Lang and was beginning to seep into his body!