Strongest War Emperor

The physical manifestation of a Realm is something all Martial Arts experts desperately pursue.

Back in Celestial Phoenix City, when Xue Jingyuan of the Xue Family used his Death Realm to try and kill Shen Lang, the Realm he released was like a shadow, shrouding a portion of the area.

And during the great battle on Cangxia Mountain between Dugu Zhange and Shen Lang, his Water Realm completely transformed into a Great Lake. Dugu Zhange could not only use this lake to increase his speed but could also bring the entire lake’s power to bear on Shen Lang, binding and even attempting to crush him.

When a Realm evolves to the point of physical manifestation, its power becomes ten, even a hundred times greater than when it was merely illusory!

This was why everyone’s expression changed drastically upon hearing the Rock Demon Lord’s wild laughter.

This Rock Demon Lord’s Cultivation was immense. The lava he manifested from his Realm had not only deceived all the other experts present, but it had even fooled Shen Lang!

Many of the slightly stronger Flame Demons had pools of magma at their feet. This sight had led everyone astray, making them subconsciously assume that the magma pool beneath the Rock Demon Lord was, at most, just a little more powerful than the others.

They had never even considered that it could be a Realm!

Besides, a thing like a Realm was something that not even all Human Race experts could grasp.

And after grasping one, further elevating it to the point of physical manifestation was next to impossible.

Who could have imagined that a creature like an Ancient Flame Demon would also have mastered a Realm?

In this area, it seemed no creature from the outside world could fly.

And now, this Rock Demon Lord had released his Lava Realm right under their feet. He was truly insidious and cunning to the extreme!

And just before, he had been posturing, saying humans were insidious and cunning, while his Flame Demons revered power and preferred to meet their enemies with absolute strength...

At this moment, Shen Lang’s feet were bound. The full power of the Lava Realm had transformed into a powerful suction force, concentrating on his feet and rendering him immobile!

With his move successful, the Rock Demon Lord let out a wild laugh and flew up, smashing a fist down furiously!

Flames surged through the sky, the air currents churned, and the very heavens seemed to change color!

Before the punch even fully landed, rocks of all sizes outside the magma pool were already shooting outwards in all directions, sending dust and stone flying!

Facing the Rock Demon Lord’s mountain-shattering punch, Shen Lang’s gaze was cold, yet he was completely unafraid!

Shen Lang spread his arms and let out a soft shout, ”Tianren Star, open!”

The second level of the Nine-Star Profound Meaning, Tianren Star, was instantly activated!

In that instant, the bones and tendons throughout Shen Lang’s body rang in unison. A chain of explosions erupted from within him, like a volley of furious thunderclaps sharp enough to pierce metal and shatter rock!

Combined with the crackling lightning that surrounded him, it was almost as if countless thunderbolts were truly detonating one by one inside his body!

Immediately, the air around Shen Lang began to vibrate as a vast and biting Qi Force burst outward.

The next second, a Blade Intent that could tear space and sunder eternity swept across the battlefield.

Shen Lang’s right arm twisted like a rope. He torqued his waist and sank his shoulder, his arm lashing out like a whip. It created a sharp, piercing whistle and a rumbling thunderclap as he threw a punch toward the sky!

”Fist Merging All Laws, Will Like a Blade; Only I Am Venerable and Unparalleled Throughout the Ages!”

Amidst his shout, an unparalleled, tyrannical Momentum that proclaimed his sole supremacy burst forth.

The fourth move of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist, which he had only recently comprehended and had only ever used on Duanmu Xie, was finally unleashed by Shen Lang in this moment of crisis!

The power of his physical body was its soul; Middle Stage Blade Intent was its divine bones! Thunder Power was its flesh and blood; Vermilion Bird Divine Fire was its Battle Armor!

This was the fourth move of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist!

Unleashing this move while the second level of the Nine-Star Profound Meaning, Tianren Star, was active, increased its power more than tenfold!

He threw what seemed to be a simple punch, but the sky itself changed color as a gale swept across the entire area!

”How is that possible!”

The Rock Demon Lord, high in the air, felt the might of this punch and his expression immediately filled with horror!

However, both of them had moved too quickly. It was already impossible for him to retract his power.

The two fists, one large and one small, were still over a meter apart when the surging power they contained collided with a deafening BOOM!

Like Mars crashing into Earth, the moment the two forces met, it was as if a world-shaking thunderclap had detonated, shaking the entire Stone Forest so violently that the very ground trembled!

The Rock Demon Lord let out a wretched grunt and was flung backward, flying even faster than he had on his approach!

An unimaginable shockwave of Energy immediately blasted out in all directions!

The group of King Martial Realm experts and the horde of Ancient Flame Demons, who had already retreated to a fair distance, were caught off guard. With the exception of Zu Wei and a few others at the King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven or above, everyone was hit as if by a Tsunami and sent flying!

The crowd was a mess. It took them a long while of groaning and grunting before they could finally climb back to their feet.

When the dust and smoke finally settled, everyone’s eyes went wide as saucers!

Where Shen Lang had been standing, there was now a massive crater over three hundred meters in diameter!

The crater’s walls were incredibly smooth, as if they had been carved out directly by an Exotic Treasure with a razor-sharp blade.

Outside the crater, all the nearby giant stone pillars had been blasted to dust. The ground was a scene of utter devastation!

”Did he win or lose? Where’s Xiaolang?”

Dongfang Jian asked, his voice trembling slightly.

Everyone subconsciously swallowed and swept their Divine Thought toward the crater.

The moment they did, everyone—except for the people from the White Bone Hall—cheered in unison!

Within the range of their Divine Thought, Shen Lang was slowly walking out of the crater!

Meanwhile, the Rock Demon Lord was down on one knee, making a wheezing sound, as if he were gasping for air!

Only a small stump remained of his right arm.

Shen Lang had actually shattered his arm with a single punch!

In that exchange of fists, Shen Lang had clearly come out on top!

”Heavens, the Rock Demon Lord’s last punch was more than three times stronger than his first attack! Not even a Human Race expert at the King Martial Realm Eighth Heaven could have taken that head-on... Yet Shen Lang met it with brute force and heavily wounded him!”

”A young man with a physique that isn’t particularly burly, who clearly only advanced to the King Martial Realm a few days ago, can suddenly burst forth with such earth-shattering, unstoppable power! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, you could beat me to death and I wouldn’t believe it!”

”Too strong, he’s just too strong... No wonder he was able to subdue an Emperor Martial Realm Zombie. I never imagined he was this powerful!”

”The Profound Dao Sect really fucking hit the jackpot... Thank goodness our Cyan Origin Sect’s relationship with them isn’t that bad. Damn, it’s terrifying just thinking about it!”

The experts from the various sects watched all this, unable to hold back their fervent discussion any longer.

Dongfang Jian and the others had radiant light in their eyes. They puffed out their chests, accepting the praise from the other sects’ experts, their hearts blooming with joy.

But as for the group from the White Bone Hall, their faces turned ashen the moment Shen Lang walked out of that crater!

A Shen Lang this powerful was someone they were completely incapable of dealing with.

’The only mistake the White Bone Hall has made in all these years was probably making an enemy of this man! This time, escaping from him is likely impossible...’ The few from the White Bone Hall exchanged glances, seeing the fear and helplessness in each other’s eyes.

TAP, TAP, TAP...

The soft sound of footsteps echoed as Shen Lang stopped at the edge of the crater, his gaze locked on the Rock Demon Lord.

The Rock Demon Lord was in a pathetic state. A large section of his massive right arm was gone, leaving only a small stump that was still dripping magma onto the ground.

”You have lost. Please step aside and let us pass.”

Shen Lang’s voice held none of the arrogance of a victor; it was as calm and indifferent as ever.

Hearing Shen Lang’s words, the Rock Demon Lord abruptly raised his head, the Hellfire in his eyes burning even brighter.

”Lost? Human expert, who told you I’ve lost?”

The Rock Demon Lord said in a booming, muffled voice as he slowly stood up.

The Rock Demon Lord roared, ”You dare make such a boast after merely scratching me? The real fight is just beginning!”

As soon as his voice fell, the Rock Demon Lord’s massive body suddenly emitted a series of CRACKING sounds.

Before everyone’s eyes, the Rock Demon Lord’s body, originally over four zhang tall, rapidly shrank until it was only one zhang in height!

Not only that, but as his body rapidly shrank, the Rock Demon Lord, who had originally appeared to be made of giant Flame Stones, also underwent a dramatic change in appearance.

He had completely transformed into a humanoid Demon!

His facial features were distinct, and his limbs and body made him look exactly like a member of the Barbarian Race!

At the same time, the channels of magma on his body completely vanished. All over him, one could only see web-like patterns; not a single vein of flowing lava remained.

His body had shrunk, but his Momentum, instead of decreasing, had actually risen!

”Kid, that punch of yours was truly strong, so strong it terrified me... But your aura is fluctuating. It’s obvious you used some kind of Forbidden Technique to boost your power!”

”And that kind of Forbidden Technique can’t be maintained indefinitely!”

”I can even be certain that you won’t be able to use a second punch like that any time soon! Am I right?”

Shen Lang remained silent.

This Rock Demon Lord was truly something else. He had figured out something that none of the surrounding King Martial Realm experts had even noticed.

Shen Lang indeed couldn’t use such a powerful punch a second time in short order.

He could use the fourth move of the Five Emperors Dragon Fist multiple times in a short period, but the second level of the Nine-Star Profound Meaning, Tianren Star, was too damaging to his body. The load was too heavy; it was impossible to use it multiple times in quick succession.

Using it again would mean injuring the enemy by a thousand, but suffering eight hundred in damage himself.

At this, the Rock Demon Lord roared again, ”Human, you forced me to reveal my final form. You can die proud!”

”This time, you won’t get such a good opportunity to wound me again. Absolutely not!”

The Rock Demon Lord let out a bellow, and the magma pool at his feet immediately began to roil, expanding to more than double its original size!

At the same time, his body trembled. A jet of magma suddenly erupted from his severed arm and immediately solidified. Just like that, his arm grew back!

A moment after he finished speaking, with two sharp BOOMS, the Rock Demon Lord transformed into a bolt of lightning and appeared before Shen Lang!

His now much smaller fist, wreathed in surging flames, smashed toward Shen Lang’s face!

’Such speed, at least double what it was before!’

A flash of astonishment crossed Shen Lang’s eyes. He took two quick steps back as the Immortal Celestial Saber was instantly unsheathed, its blade slashing down on the Rock Demon Lord’s fist!

”CLANG!”

Amidst the massive sound, a ripple of violent Qi Force erupted from the point of contact between the Immortal Celestial Saber and the Rock Demon Lord’s fist. Shen Lang and the Rock Demon Lord were both forced back three meters!

This time...

They were evenly matched!