The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 467 - 468: Neither Arrogant nor Complacent

After listening to Lin Qian’s words, the five of them looked closely in the direction of the Mountain City, fixating on the chaotic battle before the city. freewebnøvel.coɱ

The monstrous creature leading the hundred-thousand-strong blood battle army held a Moonblade in its hand, a death-dealing weapon. Ordinary Black Corner Clan’s Awakening Realm first or second ranks simply couldn’t withstand a single strike from it.

Even when facing a siege by others at the Awakening Realm, the monster remained unconcerned, fighting a hundred single-handedly and still gaining the upper hand.

The monster’s physical body was formidable by nature, and combined with the Soul Device armor it wore, while not the pinnacle for the Huaxia Empire of Xuanhuan Star.

Yet, the forging technique of the Soul Device armor it donned was the Huaxia Empire’s current cutting-edge design and manufacturing process.

Therefore, when the first and second ranks of the Awakening Realm from the Black Corner Clan launched their Soul Power attacks on the monster, they were utterly ineffective.

And what amazed Yue Liqun was that when the monster was besieged, it would primarily slash at the lower-ranking members of the Awakening Realm from the Black Corner Clan. As soon as it pushed back those from the Awakening Realm clinging to it, it would instantly charge towards the lower ranks harassing it, cutting them down with the Moonblade in its hand.

The lower-rank Black Corner Clan members already made up the majority, with close to eighty of them.

But after combat persisted for nearly half an hour, these eighty lower-rank Awakening Realm had been cleanly slain, all cut into pieces by the monster.

At that moment, the higher-rank members of the Awakening Realm from the Black Corner Clan realized they were in a very dire situation.

Their side, clearly having the advantage with the Black Corner Army and having survived a bloody battle with a hundred thousand, could at first hold on to a stalemate, but gradually the situation had completely turned one-sided and they were no match for the Huaxia Empire’s blood battle forces.

Like this monster before them, the enemies covered in heavy armors also possessed exceptional defense. At the same level of the Life and Death Realm, the Black Corner Clan’s members could hardly inflict any significant damage with their Soul Power.

Even when resorting to their ultimate soul skills, their adversaries, who had been stubbornly withstanding attacks, no longer foolishly took them head-on but rather dodged. After avoiding the lethal moves, they would suddenly accelerate and rush toward them.

The Sky Breaking Realm on the side couldn’t get close at all. As soon as they approached slightly, they would be torn apart by the residual effects of the battle.

When these high-level Awakening Realm members of the Black Corner Clan were ready to call for reinforcements, they came to a realization. Their low-rank Awakening Realm comrades had already been entirely slaughtered by their opponent during the recent engagement.

The Black Corner Clan members, led by one at the Fifth Level of the Awakening Realm, suddenly looked deflated as they watched the monster in front of them and dawned upon a realization, "No wonder this person has been targeting the lower-ranked Awakening Realm members of our clan from the beginning. Was this his strategy all along?"

With the lower-rank Awakening Realm of the Black Corner Clan wiped out by the monster, the remaining twenty of them found it exceedingly difficult to entangle this beast. Escaping was simply out of the question.

Once these twenty dispersed, he believed they would be immediately defeated one by one by this monster before them.

Now, they could only watch helplessly as the Black Corner Army was gradually being whittled away by their adversary.

The bewildered Black Corner Clan couldn’t understand. They were all at the Life and Death Realm, so why was the disparity so great? Why, despite both sides wearing Soul Device armor, was the enemy’s defense so much stronger?

The puzzled Black Corner Clan members could never imagine that their opponents were superior to them in every aspect from the very beginning.

"Half an hour to go," Lin Qian suddenly said, gazing ahead. "But given the situation, half an hour should be more than enough."

The half hour Lin Qian mentioned was the remaining time for the monster’s Martial General Skill: ’Blood Boiling Fury,’ which led the army.

This explained why, with the guidance of Generals and War Beast Generals, the Imperial Army and the War Beast Army’s combat abilities could increase so dramatically.

Among the most important factors were the military generals and War Beast Generals, each endowed with their own Martial General Skills and beast general skills.

Once employed, these could tremendously boost the combat power of the Imperial Army and the War Beast Army.

For example, there was a nefarious Martial General Skill called "Blood Fury". When used, the blood of the troops led by this general boiled with accelerated circulation, stimulating their potential and doubling their strength.

Paired with the enhancement of the Blood Devouring skill and the comprehensive technological edge of the Huaxia Empire, when the Black Corner Clan faced the Imperial Army of the Huaxia Empire, it was simply a tragedy.

Moreover, the low-level Awakening Realm warriors of the Black Corner Clan capable of facing the Blood Fury troops had already been slain by this monstrous general.

Compared to before, when they first confronted the Huaxia Empire, the Qin Dynasty had been very fortunate because at that time, Lin Qian was still unable to summon even the lowest of the military generals and War Beast Generals for the Huaxia Empire.

Though even the lowest-ranking military generals and War Beast Generals could introduce a qualitative transformation to the Huaxia Empire.

"Your Majesty, are you still not satisfied with this?" Looking ahead at the battlefield, which had become very clear, Yue Liqun asked bewilderedly, "If it had been the Ten Thousand Men from the Four Clans attacking such a Black Corner Clan city, it would have been no different from a suicide mission."

"But now, it seems like the defending Black Corner Clan is the one on a suicide mission."

"Not satisfied, it still falls short of my expectations," Lin Qian said, frowning as he watched the battlefield.

Upon hearing Lin Qian’s words, Yue Liqun and the other four were taken aback, marveling inwardly: "He’s still not satisfied? Isn’t that expectation a bit too stringent?"

However, the five of them didn’t realize that the city currently under attack wasn’t a true representation of the Huaxia Empire’s full strength.

Aside from Swift Wind, who was assisting in breaking the Array, there were still ten soldier types of the twelve advanced ranks unseen.

This attack plan was a test devised by Lin Qian in consultation with Zhuge Ming.

Lin Qian wanted to see the impact on the Imperial Army’s strength after the inclusion of military generals, and that was the reason for deploying the Blood Fury troops alone to seize the Mountain City.

If comparing the battle with the Qin Dynasty made Lin Qian view the people of this world as primitive, then the current Black Corner Clan made him put away his contempt and regard this world with much greater caution.

Even though Blood Fury outnumbered the Black Corner Army and still held the upper hand.

Nevertheless, six thousand of the hundred thousand Blood Fury troops had already fallen.

The Black Corner Clan, unable to combat Blood Fury directly, immediately resorted to hit-and-run tactics, speed being an aspect where Blood Fury was not particularly adept.

As a result, many of the Black Blood Clan weren’t slain by Blood Fury troops catching up, but rather they failed to notice another Blood Fury coming from behind during their evasion and were cleaved to death.

In Lin Qian’s view, the pervasive blood aura emanating from the Black Corner Clan made their emotions noticeably more frenzied, exhibiting incredible resilience, persisting in battle until now despite their fear.

Although there was only a single soldier type in the fray, what seemed like an unprecedented victory to the five generals was, in fact, a loss far exceeding Lin Qian’s expectations, serving as a sobering wake-up call.

The more he saw, and the stronger his power grew, the stronger the enemies he encountered became.

From bottom to top, the Huaxia Empire on Xuanhuan Star needed to keep breaking through their limits and exceeding their potential.

"We mustn’t rely on our advantages, growing arrogant and complacent, stalling in our progress."