The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1399 - 1400: Stop Shooting!

The three commanders sighed internally; if it hadn't been for the other side's lack of numbers initially, they certainly would have been the ones to fall.

However, the situation now is far from optimistic, as the enemy's reinforcements have already arrived outside the fortress.

Fortunately, there's good news from their side too—the reinforcements from the Immortal Court are already on the way.

Moreover, the reinforcements coming this time are led by two Marshals, with thirty thousand troops in the Saint Realm. Once such an army arrives, no matter how fierce the enemy is, they will meet their demise.

The Upper Origin Immortal Emperor understands the tense situation in Liushui City; it is only normal given that the things beneath the fortress are highly significant.

At this moment, in the capital of Upper Origin Immortal Country, within the Immortal Court, the Upper Origin Immortal Emperor is pacing in his grand hall, feeling quite troubled.

The bandit menace he once addressed was not something he overly concerned himself with.

In the eyes of the Upper Origin Immortal Emperor, when the enemy reappeared, he thought he could simply send people to capture them.

But no matter how he imagined it, he never expected such a situation to unfold—the bandits attacking the fortress at such speed that not even Liushui City was spared.

Liushui City was merely a remote, impoverished town seemingly devoid of wealth to outsiders.

Their previous actions were clearly aimed at gaining riches; logically, they shouldn't have been interested in Liushui City.

In the end, they attacked Liushui City directly, without regard for anything.

Moreover, the information sent back by the fortress ahead revealed the bandit group, with its ambitious appetite after mobilizing again, targeted not just the advanced cities but every city along the line between their location and the capital.

Greed led them to discover Liushui City.

Liushui City, which he had coveted for a long time, cannot be allowed at this moment to be ruined by anyone interfering.

Among the four marshals of Upper Origin Immortal Country, two have already been dispatched toward Liushui City, while another goes to the frontline to repel those bandits.

However, before the matter in Liushui City is resolved, the Upper Origin Immortal Emperor orders that they focus on delaying defense and avoid recklessly seeking victories.

"I hope this matter can be resolved without incident," the Upper Origin Immortal Emperor takes a deep breath, secretly praying not to let anything go wrong.

He wishes he could immediately head to Liushui City himself.

But as the Immortal Emperor of Upper Origin Immortal Country, his every move is watched by those with vested interests, and his departure would alarm the entire Upper Origin Immortal Country and other surrounding forces would notice.

The large commotion when a Mixed Element Realm individual moves is too big, so unless absolutely necessary, the Upper Origin Immortal Emperor prefers not to personally intervene.

Once he makes a move, it will attract other forces to intervene, thus ruining the chance to seize control exclusively.

He knows deeply how tempting the objects beneath Liushui City are.

Outside Liushui City, the Emperor Battleship's dragon head suddenly opens, revealing the terrifying barrel of the soul cannon mounted on the battleship, Soul Energy collects and fiercely fires.

Boom!

The deafening roar resounds instantly; the soul cannon, solidified by collected Soul Energy, whizzes into the air toward the array barrier.

Thud!

A loud sound erupts as the array barrier struck by the soul cannon lets out a muffled booming noise.

The powerful offensive force of the soul cannon impacts Liushui City, causing the entire fortress to sway uncontrollably, teetering back and forth.

This proves just how fearsome the attack strength of the soul cannon actually is. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Yet, upon seeing the commotion in Liushui City following the soul cannon's attack, Lin Qian's eyes narrowed slightly: "There seems to be something beneath the fortress."

Even though the Emperor Battleship's soul cannon is potent, it shouldn't cause the entire fortress to appear like this with one shell alone.

Lin Qian surmised that there might be something hollow beneath Liushui City, which led to the fortress trembling after being hit.

The instability of the foundation beneath the fortress caused such a phenomenon; otherwise, it wouldn't be so unsteady.

"Interesting." Having noticed Liushui City's peculiar reaction, Lin Qian smiled, "It's evident there's something suspicious underneath the fortress, and the Upper Origin Immortal Country's anxiety over this place probably stems from this."

Following Lin Qian's remark, Lin Ancestor and Ye Xuanyan looked forward, nodding in agreement, finding it quite reasonable.

However, the soul cannon did not destroy the barrier completely; it showed some damage but quickly recovered.

Even though firing the soul cannon was costly for Lin Qian's side, the barrier maintained by a Soul Crystal on the opposing side consumed quite a bit too.

As Lin Qian predicted, within Liushui City's City Lord Mansion, the commander who arranged this array showed visible distress.

Because he knew exactly how much Soul Crystal was needed to withstand such a soul cannon barrage on their defensive barrier.

"Luckily, we have ample Soul Crystal; we should be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive," the other commander reassured.

The commander who understood the array could only nod.

Meanwhile, the scholar from the Heavenly Art Department on the Emperor Battleship has already gathered substantial information about the opponent's array through the earlier soul cannon attack.

"This kind of array needs more information," the scholar suggested to Lin Qian after some thought, "Your Majesty, we need more data."

"Qingyu, get in position!" Hearing the scholar's requirement from Heavenly Art Department, Lin Qian nods silently, instructing Qing Yu from the Imperial Army to position herself by the Emperor Battleship's railing, draw her bow, and ready her arrows.

Immediately, Qingyu begins her assault; the troop known for incredible firing speed launches an attack, with mid-air arrows thickly covering the sky like torrential rain.

Instantly, the special arrows condensed from Soul Energy fall like raindrops onto the opponent's barrier, without missing any corner.

Some arrows even delve into the soil, striking hidden barriers below ground.

At the same time, the Emperor Battleship circles Liushui City slowly, while Qingyu continues her attack.

Though the intensity is low, the Soul Energy consumption is minimal; however, the advantage lies in their overwhelming numbers.

This form of attack accelerates the consumption rate of the opponent's Soul Crystal quickly, visibly decreasing the stored crystals meant to sustain the array's operations.

This scene leaves the three commanding leaders at the brink of tears, as the crystals were originally their accumulated wealth.

"Stop shooting!" Eventually, the commander who was an Array Master can't hold back and rushes to the city wall, roaring desperately.