Chapter 805: A Taste of Their Own Medicine

While Shen Lang was still calming his emotions, Jun Tianyu, on the other side, could no longer maintain his composure.

When Shen Lang sent his voice transmission, he had subconsciously transmitted the name “Yin Xinghun.”

How many people outside the War God Hall could possibly know the true name of the Human Emperor, one of the Three Emperors? Even within the War God Hall itself, very few knew the real name of a man with such illustrious military achievements and widespread fame.

And even if they did know, how many within the War God Hall would dare to address the Human Emperor by name so bluntly?

Even the Five-Color Banner Master, who reported directly to the War Emperor and wasn’t under the Human Emperor’s jurisdiction, fell far short of the Human Emperor in terms of status and seniority! Yet, the moment this Ghost-faced Person heard the Human Emperor mentioned, he immediately blurted out the name “Yin Xinghun”!

Jun Tianyu grew increasingly convinced that the Ghost-faced Person before him was one of those reclusive old monsters from the War God Hall.

“If that’s true, then Yin Tianchou’s little life might just be saved!” Jun Tianyu thought.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Jun Tianyu retrieved a flame-like flower from his Sumeru Ring. The flower, along with its stem, stood about two feet tall. It glowed a bright fiery red, looking exactly like dancing flames. Nine crystal-clear red leaves grew on its stem. The bloom at the top resembled a lotus but was a hundred times more vibrant. Its fiery red petals were stunningly lush, radiating a dazzling brilliance like a masterful jade carving.

The moment it was brought out, everyone on the second-level platform caught a whiff of an indescribable, refreshing fragrance. Surging Spiritual Qi emanated from it, bringing a wave of ultimate comfort. It felt as if every pore on their bodies had automatically opened up to absorb the abundant energy.

“This flower is…” The surrounding crowd stared intently at the item as an exceedingly rare name surfaced in their minds.

At this moment, Jun Tianyu spoke up. “I apologize on behalf of my two junior brothers for the earlier misunderstanding. I, Jun, paid a massive price to obtain this Sun Fire Lotus. It is eight thousand years old, and I originally intended to use it to break through to the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm…

“As long as you are willing to spare my two junior brothers, I will offer this Sun Fire Lotus with both hands. Furthermore, I guarantee that these two idiots will not cause you any more trouble. I hope you will do me this favor.”

“Sun Fire Lotus! It really is the Sun Fire Lotus!” The surrounding crowd was greatly astonished.

This Sun Fire Lotus generally took root in Magma Lands. However, it required an environment with incredibly abundant Fire Spirit Qi while still being exposed to sunlight. Its growth conditions were exceedingly harsh. It was always priceless and highly sought after, rarely seen even once in a millennium.

The extremely abundant, yet pure and gentle fire-attribute energy within the Sun Fire Lotus made it the primary ingredient for refining the Qiankun Supreme Pill, an Elixir Pill used for breaking through to the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm. A good quality Qiankun Supreme Pill could increase an Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse’s chances of successfully reaching the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm by at least thirty percent!

Many Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage powerhouses would stop at nothing to obtain this item!

None of the onlookers expected Jun Tianyu to take out such a rare treasure to exchange for the lives of his two junior brothers! However, those who witnessed this secretly nodded, feeling that his decision was extremely wise. They had all seen the terrifying strength of the zombie earlier. Now that Yin Tianchou and Duan Chenfeng had fallen into this Ghost-faced Person’s hands, they would be reduced to ashes the moment he willed it. Using a treasure for exchange was clearly far more practical and effective than empty threats.

…

Seeming to consider Jun Tianyu’s words, Shen Lang looked at the Sun Fire Lotus, then down at Yin Tianchou at his feet, his expression somewhat uncertain.

A moment later, Shen Lang bent down and rapidly tapped his fingers across Yin Tianchou’s body. Streaks of Spirit Light flashed as he injected bursts of extremely evil, Supreme Yin energy into the man.

Yin Tianchou was already barely clinging to life, pinned down by the Death God Nail. With all the meridians in his body now locked by this sinister Netherworld Qi, his miserable shrieks immediately escalated!

“It’s Netherworld Qi! That’s Netherworld Qi!” one of the men from the Demon God Hall screamed in sheer terror.

“What? How is this possible? Could he be Master Zhulong’s subordinate?”

“To possess such tyrannical power and wield it so flawlessly… Just who is this Ghost-faced Person?”

The few Demon God Hall powerhouses exchanged bewildered glances. Meanwhile, upon hearing the words “Netherworld Qi,” Jun Tianyu’s face instantly drained of all color.

Everyone stared unblinking at Shen Lang’s actions, not daring to move a muscle.

It wasn’t until ten full minutes later that Shen Lang finally stopped. He reached out, swiped his hand over Yin Tianchou’s chest, and stealthily retrieved the Death God Nail.

Shen Lang then smiled at Jun Tianyu. “He may escape death, but he won’t escape punishment! Since he loves using Black Crow Witchcraft combined with Thousand Soul Hall Restrictions to harm others, I’m giving him a taste of his own medicine!

“Don’t worry. Bring him to your master within three days. With the capabilities of the White Flag Master of Five-color Banner, she can at least help ease his pain a little bit.”

“What!” The Demon God Hall members and Jun Tianyu were all given a massive fright.

The White Flag Master of Five-color Banner, Bai Luobing, was an Emperor Martial Realm Middle to Late Stage powerhouse. Such a formidable existence could only help ease Yin Tianchou’s pain a little bit? Did this mean that even the White Banner Master couldn’t undo the Restriction he had planted?

Then again, it made sense. Netherworld Qi was no trifling matter. Even an Emperor Martial Realm powerhouse wouldn’t find it easy to handle such a thing!

While the crowd stood in a daze, Shen Lang sneered. “There’s no need to make such faces. I don’t know how many times Yin Tianchou has done this exact thing to others. Sparing his life is already me showing respect for Bai Luobing!

“Otherwise, did you really think a mere Sun Fire Lotus could save him?

“I know that only your master came from the War God Hall this time. However, my Restriction requires at least two Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses working together to break. Therefore, while in this Yumu Cave Blessed Land, Yin Tianchou will suffer the corrosion of the Netherworld Qi inside this Restriction day and night. He will beg for death.

“This is the consequence of provoking me!”

Shen Lang’s spine-chilling words echoed continuously across the second-level platform. Even the arrogant and domineering members of the Demon God Hall felt a deep chill run through their bodies. Everyone simply wanted to leave this place immediately and never encounter this Evil Star ever again.

What kind of substance was Netherworld Qi? It was a legendary evil energy from the Nine Netherworld Prison! Even the slightest trace of this energy entering the body would bring about agony akin to ten thousand ghosts devouring one’s soul! And this Ghost-faced Person had just injected no less than a hundred streams of it. He had likely bound all of Yin Tianchou’s meridians completely!

Saying he would beg for death was already putting it politely.

After finishing his speech, Shen Lang sent another voice transmission to Jun Tianyu. “I spared his life for Xinghun’s sake, but he cannot escape punishment! Aside from your master, there are also powerhouses from the Thousand Soul Hall inside the Dragon Scale Divine Hall right now. Whether you can find a Thousand Soul Hall powerhouse to join forces with your master and lift my Restriction within this Yumu Cave Blessed Land… Hmph, that will depend on Yin Tianchou’s luck!

“Remember my words. Regarding everything about me hiding in the dark, you must absolutely not leak a single word, not even to your master!”

Following the transmission, Shen Lang scoffed and beckoned to Jun Tianyu. “Alright, toss the Sun Fire Lotus over. Once I have it, I’ll naturally let these two go.”

Jun Tianyu subconsciously gulped. With a shake of his palm, a gentle force wrapped around the Sun Fire Lotus and sent it flying toward Shen Lang.

Shen Lang caught the Sun Fire Lotus and directly stored it into the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron. He had dug up too many treasures earlier and had long since run out of Jade Boxes. All his Spirit Herb Spirit Fruits were now kept within the Spirit Gathering Array of the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron.

Having pocketed the treasure, Shen Lang casually delivered two kicks, sending Yin Tianchou and Duan Chenfeng flying back to Jun Tianyu.

“Get lost,” Shen Lang said menacingly. “Before I change my mind!”

Jun Tianyu circled his right hand, conjuring a cloud out of thin air to envelop the two men. Then, without another word, he charged down the mountain at full speed! A streak of light flashed, drawing a long, multicolored line across the sky, and Jun Tianyu vanished from everyone’s sight.

“Have you seen enough?”

Shen Lang swept a gaze dripping with Evil Qi across the few people standing at the edge of the second-level platform.

The members of the Demon God Hall were used to acting arrogantly and tyrannically. Normally, if they encountered such a provocative gaze and words, they would fight to the bitter end! But right now, meeting Shen Lang’s eyes, they all shuddered.

Someone who could arrogantly tell an Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage powerhouse to “get lost,” someone who could force Jun Tianyu to swallow his pride in utter helplessness… was truly not someone they, mere King Martial Realm cultivators, could afford to provoke. Even the exalted lords of the Demon God Hall probably wouldn’t dare act so domineering in front of Jun Tianyu.

Without saying a word, these men lowered their heads and walked toward the Teleportation Gate in tacit agreement.

Once they stepped inside, Monk Bu Se cautiously approached and whispered, “Grand-uncle, seven people just went in. We only need to wait for one more.”

Shen Lang remained silent. With a gloomy expression, he walked over to the edge of the cliff and stood quietly for a moment. Suddenly, he threw a fierce punch at the cliff face on his left!

As if venting uncontainable rage, this punch, though unbacked by any Cultivation Technique, converged Shen Lang’s absolute physical strength!

With a resounding boom, the punch blasted a ten-yard-wide crater into the cliff. Countless rocks tumbled down with a rumbling CRASH!

Startled, Monk Bu Se swallowed whatever else he was about to say. Although he didn’t know what exactly had happened, nor what Shen Lang and Jun Tianyu had discussed privately, even a fool could tell that Shen Lang was in an incredibly foul mood.

On the other side, the woman in the Bronze Mask, who had been watching the show with her arms crossed, gazed at Shen Lang’s back. For some unknown reason, a trace of gentle concern flickered in her eyes.

However, since both Shen Lang and Monk Bu Se had their backs turned to her, they completely missed this fleeting look.