The Peerless Emperor

Lin Qian still sat high on the Nine Dragon Throne, but he was no longer alone, as behind him had appeared a vast army, making the usually spacious sky above Second City incredibly crowded.

At this moment, the army that appeared behind Lin Qian had its unique features, among which Yuan Xiang recognized the Blood Combat, Qiang Yu, and the Swift Wind soldiers. As for the remaining nine types of soldiers, he could not identify them.

What surprised Yuan Xiang was that each type of slightly differently dressed soldier amounted to a staggering one million people. Twelve types of soldiers totaled up to twelve million!

Yuan Xiang was not the only one surprised; Bai Ximing and Wuzhan Shuang were equally shocked. Where on earth had these twelve million people suddenly come from?

Furthermore, this suddenly appeared twelve million-strong army was equipped with very refined gear, appearing not at all easy to deal with, completely different from the craftsmen who were seen repairing buildings within the city… evidently, they were all warriors adept at battle.

The only comfort for Bai Ximing and Wuzhan Shuang was that this abruptly appeared army only numbered twelve million people, which, compared to their sixty million, obviously meant that their side had a fivefold advantage in numbers.

“Wuzhan Shuang, have your clan get ready; first, send the Soul Beasts to attack and probe them!” Bai Ximing said to Wuzhan Shuang next to him, looking uncertainly at Lin Qian’s sizeable but not overbearing army.

Wuzhan Shuang also silently nodded. He didn’t need Bai Ximing’s instruction; this had always been his plan.

The Soul Beasts, originally controlling the combat plains, were meant to serve as pioneers to scout the way when attacking Human Clan Territory later on. They were purely for sacrificial purposes.

It was just that the time for them to fulfill their sacrificial role had come earlier than expected.

Suddenly, the sound of eagles screeching filled the air, as raptor Soul Beasts descended from the sky in a cloud, diving towards Second City below. Their eagle eyes were completely overtaken by a crimson hue, bereft of the pitiful amount of reason they once had, knowing only slaughter.

In their foolish heads was only the command given by the Invisible Clan: to tear apart all the enemies in front of them to pieces.

Faced with the raptor Soul Beasts coming from all directions, there wasn’t the slightest hint of panic in Lin Qian’s eyes, just a calm command, “Qingyu!”

Following Lin Qian’s order, a group of soldiers clad in Light Armor rushed into flight, took positions around the barrier, lifted their longbows, and crazily poured Soul Power into them.

As Soul Power surged into the longbows, ten arrow shafts instantly manifested on the bowstrings, and the Qing Yu, dressed similarly to Qiang Yu, already had their hands on the bowstrings, giving a fierce pull.

Buzz!

With the tremor of the bowstrings, ten arrow shafts condensed from Soul Power shot forth, directed at the diving raptors.

However, the feathers on these raptors were very similar to metal in texture, extremely tough. The arrows that struck them merely sparked briefly and then crumbled away.

Although there were no visible injuries on the bodies of these raptor Soul Beasts, the impact of the arrows still damaged their vitals.

Seeing this, Bai Ximing couldn’t help but sneer, “Although I don’t know how you’ve summoned so many people out of thin air, it looks like your people aren’t that strong.”

Lin Qian paid no attention to Bai Ximing’s mockery.

And beside him, Yuan Xiang’s face revealed a look of confusion. Lin Qian’s summoned subordinates were always full of surprises and never failed to impress him. How could this type of soldier called Qingyu be so simple?

“Qingyu’s skill is rapid shooting, but this skill has a flaw. It must be used after an initial attack, and then there is a ten-breath wait before it takes effect, just like now,” Lin Qian explained, sensing Yuan Xiang’s confusion, offering an uncommon explanation.

“Skill?”

“Senior may understand it as a soul skill.”

Whir!

Just as Lin Qian finished speaking, Qingyu, who had lowered her longbow, lifted it once again. Upon placing her hand on the bowstring, she did not lower it again.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In front of each Qingyu, there was a long river of arrows, washing fiercely over the bodies of the incoming ferocious Soul Beasts.

Qingyu’s hands moved at incredible speed; the longbow formed arrows of Soul Power equally quickly. Often, as soon as they were formed, they were already shot out.

While ten arrows landing on these ferocious birds do indeed have limited power, unable to penetrate their iron feathers – after all, they are Soul Beasts from the Life and Death Realm, naturally formidable and much more powerful in physicality.

However, ten arrows might not have much effect, and perhaps a hundred would have limited effect, but what about a thousand, or ten thousand?

At this moment, within the circular range of Qingyu’s attack, the arrows seemed like a waterfall flowing backward, and the diving Soul Beasts appeared to ascend against the waterfall.

Yet, these ferocious Soul Beasts struggled merely to withstand the terrifying barrage of arrow streams, their bodies sparking before they were blown apart by the immense impact.

“When the rapid shooting skill is activated, Qingyu can shoot out a hundred arrows in one breath. A million Qingyus can release a hundred million arrows in an instant. Tell me, can those flat-haired beasts with their iron feathers defend against that?” Lin Qian asked with a light laugh, watching the astonished Yuan Xiang.

Yuan Xiang was speechless. To reach such a level in the Life and Death Realm was considered a sign of extraordinary talent, and yet here were a million such skilled individuals, all under Lin Qian’s command.

“Perhaps, I still underestimated his abilities,” Yuan Xiang murmured, shocked as he looked at Lin Qian, “If this group were to grow alongside him, sweeping across the entire Soul Martial Continent wouldn’t be a problem.”

“However, growing so many talents and nurturing them is incredibly costly.”

But what Yuan Xiang didn’t realize was that these were merely the lower-class soldiers of the intermediate troop type. Once Lin Qian’s strength increased, he could directly summon even more powerful soldiers from the Imperial Army, without the need to grow and nurture them alongside him.

Twenty breaths later, the speed of Qingyu’s arrow shooting noticeably slowed down. The rapid shooting skill couldn’t be activated continuously.

Wuzhan Shuang clenched his fists tightly, his face darkening as he watched the Qingfeng Giant Wolves and the Swift Giant Wolves devouring the corpses of the ferocious birds below.

In just twenty breaths of time, the continuously arriving various ferocious Soul Beasts, totaling over thirty million, had already suffered losses of nearly eight million!

All in such a short span of time!

“Lin Qian, do you dare to come out and fight me,” Bai Ximing called out in shock and urgency, pointing at Lin Qian and challenging him, attempting to provoke his opponent, “If you are a coward, then hide forever inside your city walls.”