The Peerless Emperor

Seeing the Prince of Wei Guo hiding behind his four attendants, Lin Qian's face revealed a look of contempt, "With such cowardice, you dare to spout grandiose nonsense?" As Lin Qian's voice fell, the nine dragons that originally swirled around him suddenly converged and shrank in size during the process. The downsized nine dragons dove into the body of the Thunder Night Sword, and faint images of nine dragons appeared on the amassed crimson-gold Thunder Soul Power on the sword. Moreover, Lin Qian's aura suddenly transformed. If previously he was imperiously domineering, pressing down all directions with the imperial authority, now Lin Qian became exceedingly reserved, almost completely devoid of any fierce presence. However, this did not mean that Lin Qian's strength had waned. Facing the four advancing attendants of the Prince of Wei Guo, Lin Qian's expression remained unchanged. He simply lifted the Thunder Night Sword in his hand and viciously slashed at an attendant wielding a Primordial Weapon spear. The Thunder Night Sword, visibly broader than ordinary longswords, abruptly halted upon collision with the Primordial Weapon spear. In the next moment, the Wei Guo attendant holding the spear sharply felt an overpowering force that surged along the spear shaft toward him. He watched as the Soul Power barrier around him instantly shattered into specks of light, and the Elemental Weapon Armament spear in his hand was directly shaken into metallic fragments, with that unrivaled power exploding in his chest. While the Wei Guo attendant was still conscious, Lin Qian had already bypassed him, moving towards the other three attendants. "One! Two! Three! Four!" Lin Qian counted while his sword directly hit the Primordial Weapons in the hands of the four attendants. The Prince of Wei Guo's gaze moved beyond Lin Qian, his face turning pale as he watched his four attendants burst open like blood-colored fireworks. "Ah!" The Prince of Wei Guo bellowed in enraged shock, Elemental Weapon Armament activating to form a pair of twin sabers, which he furiously hacked towards Lin Qian. Bang! The crossed twin sabers aimed at Lin Qian's neck on both sides, straining with all their might to finally break through the crimson-gold Thunder Soul Power and make contact with his skin. The Wei Guo Prince's hands went numb, realizing that his twin sabers couldn't even scratch the opponent's skin. His full-force slash barely managed to penetrate Lin Qian's Soul Power. Compared to other Soul Martial Artists, Lin Qian's physical strength was evidently far superior to his Soul Power. The Wei Guo Prince regretted what he had said earlier; if he had not spoken those words, perhaps Lin Qian would not have resorted to killing. "Five!" Lin Qian lifted the Thunder Night Sword, gripped the handle with his right hand, and blandly spoke to the Prince of Wei Guo in front of him, swinging the flat of the sword blade at him. Slap! Lin Qian smacked his sword firmly behind him, the Prince of Wei Guo having vanished, while splatters of blood marked the golden masks of the pursuing Five War Generals. The Wei Guo group of five was swiftly defeated by Lin Qian. Ignoring the Five War Generals rushing towards him, Lin Qian's gaze overtook them, staring directly at the horrified face of the Qiu Country Prince and lifted the Thunder Night Sword high, smilingly saying, "Six!" As Lin Qian's voice fell, his Thunder Night Sword mercilessly descended, slashing towards the direction of the Qiu Country Prince. Golden Sword Qi shone with a massive sword light, charging towards the Qiu Country Prince, followed by a slashing crimson-gold Thunder, a sight of enormous momentum, with the vague image of a Divine Dragon within the Sword Qi. The pupils behind the blood-stained golden masks suddenly constricted; the thundering sound around their ears struck terror into their hearts, causing them to panic and hastily dodge to the sides. Lin Qian's sword forced the Five War Generals to open up a path for him. Just as they dodged, the Five War Generals were astonished to find that the speed of the Sword Qi slicing past them had suddenly increased several times. All they saw was a flash of golden light, followed by the screams of Qiu Country's Prince. Turning towards the direction of Qiu Country's Prince, they saw that Lin Qian's sword had cleaved the left half of his body along with the shoulder, including the heart in his left chest. The scream was a result of Lin Qian's sword being so swift that the Prince's bisected body only began to slide apart after his scream. Yet, the Sword Qi that had cut through the Prince's body did not dissipate; it strangely halted in place. "Seven, eight, nine, ten, explode!" At this moment, Lin Qian's voice rang out, and the Sword Qi that had stopped eerily in place burst into a sea of red-gold thunder, directly reducing the remaining four attendants of Qiu Country to charred bodies, plummeting downwards. When the Five War Generals looked towards Lin Qian again, their bodies began to tremble with fear due to his overwhelming power. The stronger the force, the harder it is to control. Yet, the previously domineering Sword Qi was being manipulated by Lin Qian with such ease. The Sword Qi was clearly fast, but Lin Qian slowed its speed in a bizarre way, making the five of them aware of its power and forcing them to make way. First, he killed the Prince of Qiu Country, then the other four attendants. Lin Qian's action was in complete agreement with his earlier words. They were mere playthings to Lin Qian. He dictated who would die and in what order. In the blink of an eye, Lin Qian had already annihilated both the princes and their attendants from Wei Guo and Qiu Country. Such speed was breathtaking. "Fifteen!" It was at this moment that the Five War Generals realized, in horror, that Lin Qian's gaze had landed on them. They couldn't help but swallow nervously. "Form the formation!" The leader of the Five War Generals was the first to react, urgently shouting to his four companions. Lin Qian's strength was not just beyond their expectations but beyond their imagination. Now, only by forming the Sword Formation and executing their joint attack technique, they might stand a chance of survival against him. But as soon as the leader of the Five War Generals had spoken out, he found Lin Qian appearing right in front of him. With one hand grasping the Thunder Night Sword, Lin Qian swung a full circle and lashed out at him. Bang! With a loud crash, the leader of the Five War Generals, like a cannonball, was sent flying by Lin Qian, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye. Lin Qian spread his right hand over his brow, gazing into the distance, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Truly worthy of being the Five War Generals. To have taken a direct strike from my sword and not shatter to pieces; impressive, indeed." No sooner had Lin Qian finished speaking than he disappeared from the spot, followed by four loud sounds. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The remaining four of the Five War Generals vanished from everyone's sight in an instant, directly sent flying by Lin Qian. Seeing Lin Qian's delighted expression, it was clear to everyone that he had thoroughly enjoyed launching the Five War Generals into the air with his sword. However, at that moment, Li Yunfeng suddenly sensed something amiss and looked towards Ye Xin, his face dramatically changing. For he discovered that Qin Feiyu had, at some unknown time, approached the side of Ye Xin as she was embroiled in battle with Qin Yiyi.