The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 394 - 395: Something Bad Happened

Chapter 394 -395: Something Bad Happened

Lin Qian’s sword didn’t carry an earth-shattering might, nor did it flash with any brilliant Soul Light. It was merely a sword thrust observed by the surrounding crowd.

But in reality, it was this very sword that had all of its power withdrawn into the blade, lacking any external extravagance.

The Emperor ruled over his mountains and rivers, relying not on the splendor of his palaces or his ornate imperial robes, but on his own inherent strength and skill.

Whoosh!

A faint trace of golden light appeared, revealing the path the Thunder Night Sword in Lin Qian’s hand had taken.

The terrifying power contained within the black blade instantly cleaved through Wu Xuan’s protective Soul Power, and the sword’s edge landed on the opponent’s thick Primordial Weapon staff, slicing it into two in an instant.

Lin Qian’s sword tip pointed to the ground, indicating the swing was complete.

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There were no extraordinary noises, no waves of violent wind stirred up, the surrounding environment remained unchanged without the usual ravines and marks caused by released Sword Qi — it was unremarkably plain.

Yet, it was this seemingly casual and ordinary sword that shattered Wu Xuan’s supposedly impregnable protective Soul Power, and completely destroyed the Primordial Weapon he used to block Lin Qian’s attack.

Split into two pieces, how could it still be used?

Wu Xuan stared blankly at Lin Qian before him, simply unable to believe what had happened. The latter had actually breached his defense.

He could see that Lin Qian’s previous sword strike was profoundly mysterious, with all the strength solidly concentrated in the body of the weapon, culminating at the edge of the blade.

There was no Sword Qi spreading far and wide, no Soul Power affecting the surroundings, just an extremely strong force, completely focused at the tip of the sword.

“Since your defense is so strong, then the force must be even stronger and sharper,” said Lin Qian calmly as he looked at Wu Xuan across from him.

The move Sword Suppressing Mountains and Rivers was very simple, concentrating all the power within the sword’s body right onto the edge of the blade.

The intensity of the attack was focused on a single point, engaging in close combat with the shortest distance to release overwhelming strength and thoroughly break through Wu Xuan’s defense.

In fact, the two sword strikes Lin Qian delivered with his surge in strength had nearly collapsed Wu Xuan’s once unbreakable defense, far from the stability of its zenith.

Finally, with Lin Qian’s execution of Sword Suppressing Mountains and Rivers, Wu Xuan’s defense was utterly disintegrated.

Still unable to grasp the fact that his defense had been shattered by Lin Qian, Wu Xuan had been proficient in defense before he entered the Nirvana Realm. The characteristics of the Martial Soul he obtained upon achieving Nirvana were extremely compatible with his style.

Wu Xuan had always been confident in his defense; unless someone was of a much higher Realm and could breach it with absolute strength, any peer Soul Martial Artist would lose from overexerting their Soul Power before even breaking through his defense.

As for having his defense breached by a Soul Martial Artist from the Life and Death Realm, this was the first time he ever encountered such an event.

Although an existence like Lin Qian could be called monstrously talented, it still left Wu Xuan flabbergasted and struggling to accept it.

Looking at the dispirited Wu Xuan, Lin Qian suddenly flicked the Thunder Night Sword in his hand towards the other man with such speed that only a black shadow could be seen. Then, holding the sword behind his arm, he began to ascend into the sky.

Wu Xuan remained lost in a daze, a line of blood appearing on his throat. However, no blood gushed out because his muscles constricted to block the wound tightly.

Pfft! Pfft!

However, immediately after, fresh blood spurted from the heart and Dantian of Wu Xuan, Lin Qian’s previous move was not a single stroke, but indeed three strokes.

“It shouldn’t be…” Wu Xuan slowly lifted his hand and, covering the wound at his throat, murmured to himself; he still couldn’t believe that his defenses had been breached by Lin Qian.

Thump!

Wu Xuan fell to the ground with confusion and disbelief, and a strong gust of wind immediately set in to deal with the aftermath.

In midair, the battle that had been raging paused due to the commotion from Lin Qian’s end, and it wasn’t until Wu Xuan was slain that the Awakening Realm powerhouses of the Qin Dynasty realized what had happened; when they looked upon this young Emperor, their faces revealed fear.

Those at a higher realm within the Awakening Realm were naturally still composed, but those whose realms were somewhat lower were filled with fear at the sight of Lin Qian’s face.

The true extent of their power, as shown just now, made them realize that if they were to confront him, they likely stood no chance at all and were only headed for death.

Not only did the lower realm Marquises and generals realize this, but the stronger powerhouses were also very clear that remaining here was of no benefit.

They of the Qin Dynasty had made a crucial mistake; they had severely underestimated the strength of the Huaxia Empire, and completely underestimated the strength of Lin Qian.

“It’s our Qing Dynasty’s Empire that underestimated your empire; we thought you were harmless little creatures, yet you turned out to be ferocious beasts that devour without leaving a trace,” one of the fourth-level Awakening Realm Marquises glared over and said through gritted teeth to Lin Qian, feeling extremely frustrated in his heart.

“In fact, it is your Qin Dynasty that is foolish. The situation in the Coastal State has changed long ago; you just failed to notice it,” said Lin Qian with a sneer on his face, as if looking at an idiot, his voice echoing in the half-air.

“Did you not know that for the past four years, no news has come out of the Coastal State?”

Over these years, the Huaxia Empire had completely blocked any news from the Coastal State, which was, in fact, a very abnormal situation.

Lin Qian had spent one year dealing with the Eight-Armed Sea Clan, another year in the South Meeting, one more year upon returning, and another handling the war with the Qin Dynasty and arranging for the Soul Power cannon among other matters.

During these four whole years, the Coastal State and the Origin State had rapidly developed, and under Lin Qian’s orders, news from the Coastal State was thoroughly sealed off. The borders were also guarded by the Imperial Army, just in case.

In fact, Lin Qian thought the changes in the Coastal State would soon become noticeable, but the result was beyond his expectations.

It turned out that none of the Southern Domain forces paid any attention to the Coastal State. Could it be that every force neglected to gather intelligence and control the various messages relevant to their survival area?

But thinking about their oblivious state regarding the recent changes in the Coastal State, Lin Qian understood that they probably hadn’t done so.

Lin Qian had long since dispatched Swift Soldiers from the Coastal State in secret to infiltrate other places and gather intelligence. Since he could summon the Strong Winds, he had assigned such tasks to them.

Even though the Huaxia Empire’s Strong Winds and Reconnaissance Beasts would need time to infiltrate the entire Southern Domain, Lin Qian believed that it wouldn’t take long to have control over the movements of the entire Southern Domain.

To know the enemy and know yourself leads to victory in every battle. Intelligence must be gathered clearly, and it seemed that they simply didn’t prioritize this aspect.

“Boom!” Just at that moment, a figure suddenly flew from a distance, his face flushed with panic as he shouted to the group of Marquises and generals, “Disaster has struck!”