Chapter 804: Descendant of the War God Hall's "Human Emperor

The War God Hall was the sacred ground of the Human Race. Having led their people since ancient times, it stood as the unyielding pillar of humanity. In the present era, with the Human Race developing faster and growing stronger than any other on the Star Continent, the Hall’s influence had actually transcended racial boundaries. Even massive factions like the Thousand Soul Hall and the Myriad Beasts Mansion followed its lead.

However, Shen Lang never expected to hear such words from Duan Chenfeng. To use the War God Hall’s name to threaten someone—and to threaten him, Shen Lang, of all people! Threatening to leave him dead without a burial place!

Shen Lang’s gaze darkened as he slowly turned toward the man. By now, the battle had concluded. Several figures carefully made their way up the mountain path, stopping at the edge of the cliff to watch from the sidelines.

These newcomers were almost all from the Demon God Hall. Hearing Duan Chenfeng announce his affiliation with the War God Hall, their expressions instantly lit up with gloating delight. They began whispering among themselves, eager to uncover Shen Lang’s identity.

“Who’s that Ghost-faced Person? How did he end up clashing with the War God Hall? And he beat two of them this badly?”

“No idea. That guy on the ground was fighting that powerful zombie tooth and nail earlier… Is the zombie actually his subordinate?”

“No way… My Divine Thought senses that his cultivation is only at King Martial Realm Second Heaven. Plus, he was chased around by that Imperial Dragon Sect woman on the first platform. How could he possibly command an Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage zombie?”

“Look at this mess. If they don’t have a deep grudge, it’s definitely pure hatred. Every bone in that kid’s limbs on the ground has been crushed. TSK TSK, how brutal…”

“It’s weird. Just who is this guy? Aside from our people, who else in the world would dare go against the War God Hall?”

“Could he be… one of Lord Lan’s men?”

While the spectators muttered among themselves, Duan Chenfeng noticed Shen Lang’s silent stare. Assuming the War God Hall’s reputation had terrified him, Duan Chenfeng immediately let out a smug laugh.

“Scared now, kid? You think someone like you can afford to offend our War God Hall? Hand that thing over, get on your knees, and apologize! Do that, and I might just consider sparing your miserable life!

“Otherwise…”

Shen Lang remained silent. He merely cast a cold glance at Duan Chenfeng before stomping his foot right onto Yin Tianchou’s face, eliciting another agonizing howl from the man.

“Otherwise what? You’re from the War God Hall? Is the War God Hall supposed to be a big deal? Does the War God Hall get to do whatever it wants? Screw you!

“You threatened to leave me dead without a burial place? I’ll show you what that looks like right now!”

Shen Lang opened his right hand, summoning a spiraling vortex that churned frantically above his palm. Inside the vortex, five spectral Divine Dragons seemed to swim, radiating a bone-chilling and utterly terrifying momentum! Across the second platform, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi whipped into a violent frenzy.

“This is the first time I’ve ever wanted to kill someone so badly, yet your senior brother still dares to threaten me with such garbage. Sorry, but when it comes to potential threats, I make a habit of pulling them out by the roots.”

As he spoke, Shen Lang raised his palm, ready to strike! This was no bluff. If that strike landed, Yin Tianchou would undoubtedly die!

“Stay your hand!”

A loud shout echoed as a familiar figure sprinted wildly up the mountain path, covering the distance in two massive leaps before landing on the second platform.

“Senior Brother Jun, save us!” Duan Chenfeng screamed frantically, overcome with immense joy at the sound of the voice.

The newcomer was none other than Jun Tianyu—the man who had received Shen Lang’s guidance in the Hungry Ghost Dao to defeat Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun!

“Let’s talk this out! Please show mercy, friend!” Jun Tianyu reacted quickly. Though he couldn’t fathom how these two brats had managed to offend Shen Lang, he remembered Shen Lang’s strict warning never to mention his affairs to outsiders. Burning with anxiety, he could only pretend they were strangers.

Shen Lang turned slightly. He didn’t dispel the terrifying Powerful Qi gathered in his right hand, but pointed his left at the profusely sweating Jun Tianyu. “Back up three hundred meters,” he ordered coldly. “Good. Now stand there obediently and don’t move. Otherwise, my hand might just slip and finish this kid off.”

Jun Tianyu looked at the crippled Yin Tianchou on the ground, then at the half-dead Duan Chenfeng. He was so enraged that he wanted to rush over and slap them to death himself!

“Out of everyone in the world, these two idiots just had to provoke him! His status within the War God Hall is probably even higher than Master’s! He might even be one of those reclusive Elders who rarely show their faces. Do these fools have a death wish?” Jun Tianyu thought furiously.

His expression twisted into something incredibly strange as he surveyed the surroundings. He couldn’t wrap his head around what had sparked such a massive commotion. The entire second platform was riddled with craters and reduced to ruins! Worse, both of his junior brothers had been battered half to death.

Yin Tianchou, in particular, was covered in blood, his face a mangled, crimson mess as he clung to life by a thread. There was no trace of his former boundless arrogance. If Jun Tianyu wasn’t so intimately familiar with him, he wouldn’t have dared to believe the bloody pulp under Shen Lang’s foot was his junior brother.

Taking a deep breath, Jun Tianyu spoke up. “I don’t know how my two junior brothers offended you, sir, but must you put them to death? It is better to resolve enmity than to forge it. If you could find it in your heart to show mercy, I, Jun, would be endlessly grateful!”

For an Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage expert, these words were polite to the absolute extreme. However, to the screaming Yin Tianchou on the ground, it sounded like Jun Tianyu was demanding answers and holding the Ghost-faced Person accountable.

“Senior Brother, avenge me! Kill him! I want him dead!” Yin Tianchou shrieked. Blood poured from his mouth, dyeing the nearby gravel red.

But his forceful roaring triggered the Death God Nail. Beyond the indescribable physical agony, it felt as if his very soul had been torn open just by shouting. He let out a completely inhuman wail, entirely paralyzed despite his misery.

“Shut your mouth, you animal!” Jun Tianyu nearly fainted from anger. It felt as if he had exhausted all his strength just to yell those words. “If either of you spout any more nonsense, I’ll clean house for Master and kill you both myself!”

Shen Lang pressed down slightly with the foot resting on Yin Tianchou’s face, nearly knocking him unconscious.

“Dead my ass! Death is staring you in the face, and you still dare to act arrogant. Both of your lives are resting in my hands right now. If I want to kill you, nobody can stop me!

“We had no grudges, yet you came up here aiming for my life. If I didn’t have a few tricks up my sleeve, I wouldn’t have even known how I died or who killed me!

“And you dare try to rob me? Who the hell do you think you are?”

At this point, Shen Lang’s gaze swept toward Jun Tianyu. “You War God Hall folks sure are majestic! Arson, murder, robbery—you’ve mastered it all!”

He wasn’t posturing anymore. This was a direct interrogation of Jun Tianyu: How the hell did you lead your junior brothers? How did your Master teach his disciples?!

Poor Jun Tianyu finally understood the gist of the situation. Did these two idiots actually try to rob this ghost-faced senior? Not only rob him, but ambush and attempt to kill him? They had the gall of a cornered beast!

His gaze swept the area, immediately catching sight of the ground corroded by the Black Crow Witchcraft.

“Those bastards!” Jun Tianyu thought frantically. “They actually used that move against him! If they had actually poisoned him to death… Oh, no, no. Thank goodness this senior has heaven-defying abilities. How could Yin Tianchou’s cheap tricks kill him? Damn it, god damn it…”

His mind was a mess. He wanted to unleash every curse word he knew onto Yin Tianchou and Duan Chenfeng, then beat them to a pulp just to vent his frustration!

Enraged, anxious, and panicking, Jun Tianyu barely managed to suppress his chaotic thoughts. He bowed slightly toward Shen Lang. “Sir, as you said, there is no prior enmity between us; this was merely over an item. I’m certain this is all a terrible misunderstanding. You’ve already taught them a severe lesson. Could you do me a favor and spare my two junior brothers?”

“Do you a favor? Who the hell do you think you are?” Shen Lang retorted coldly.

The group of Demon God Hall experts on the periphery erupted into laughter. They knew perfectly well that Jun Tianyu was from the War God Hall. Back on the first platform, his ambush on Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun had left Commanders like Qin Mengxue and Dong Chengyue completely helpless. His domineering presence had terrified the Demon God Hall forces. Seeing him lose all face in front of the Ghost-faced Person now was incredibly satisfying. They eagerly joined in, laughing loudly from the sidelines to egg Shen Lang on.

Jun Tianyu remained silent outwardly but initiated a private sound transmission to Shen Lang. “Senior, please show mercy. Yin Tianchou is the only descendant of the Human Emperor—one of the Three Emperors serving under the War Emperor of the War God Hall. Eleven years ago, the Human Emperor entrusted Tianchou to my master before marching into battle alongside the Emperor against the Demon God Hall, never to return…”

“Yin Xinghun’s descendant!” Shen Lang’s eyes flashed with blinding light, nearly blurting the name out loud.

He never could have imagined that the pathetic wretch currently under his boot… was the descendant of his subordinate and brother—the “Human Emperor” Yin Xinghun!

What had been a simple execution suddenly became intensely complicated. Before this revelation, even with Jun Tianyu’s intervention and knowing Yin Tianchou was the disciple of the White Banner Master, Shen Lang had fully intended to kill him. But now that he knew this was the Human Emperor’s descendant… things were different.

No matter what, the Human Emperor had been the War Emperor’s closest friend and most capable general. He had followed the War Emperor into the ultimate battle against the Demon God Hall, ending up in the Space-Time Rift, his fate unknown! Shen Lang had nearly fully accepted his identity as the reincarnated War Emperor and often processed matters through that perspective. Faced with this reality, he found himself caught in a severe dilemma.

This world was far more intricate than he had realized. Enmities and favors were always hopelessly entangled; they were rarely as simple as black and white. Being swept up in this web, acting with ruthless decisiveness was easier said than done.

Closing his eyes, Shen Lang slowly suppressed the chaos churning in his heart.