The Peerless Emperor

Under the Black Corner Clan's finger-pointing, the dark purple Soul Power burst into flames and transformed into a raging firestorm, enveloping Lin Qian entirely.

The dark purple flames roared angrily, and an invisible force suddenly spread out, knocking back the humans around Lin Qian, leaving him alone in the area, bearing the brunt of the Soul Power-fueled inferno.

The flames swirled like hurricanes, seemingly intent on tearing Lin Qian's body into fine shreds in the scorching process.

The intense heat had already dried and cracked the ground below; although the nearby humans had been thrust away, they could still feel the intense heat above. They sat on the ground, legs kicking backward as blisters formed from the heat.

They looked towards the terrifying dark purple flames with expressions of horror on their faces, while worry also surfaced, concerned for the safety of the human who had unlocked their handcuffs.

The surging dark purple flames remained spinning but gradually began to dim.

At this, the leader of the Black Corner Clan turned away, no longer concerning himself with Lin Qian. In his view, the weak human was surely dead and not worth the further attention.

"Not bad, quite warm," praised a voice suddenly from within the flames, startling everyone into turning their gaze in that direction.

Boom!

The air vibrated, and the still-burning dark purple flames suddenly parted, with streams of dark purple fire circling around the figure at the center.

Seeing clearly everything in front of them, shock registered in everyone's eyes, for the young human stood unharmed, even his white robe without a single mark of sear or scorch.

It was as if the dark purple flames had never touched him at all.

Lin Qian reached out, grabbed a wisp of the remaining dark purple flame on his shoulder, and examined it closely in his palm. Suddenly, he clenched his fist, shattering the flames, scattering dark purple ashes.

"The environment here is still a bit chilly after all; this fire is nice, it has indeed warmed me up a lot," Lin Qian spoke, as an immense aura burst forth from his body, intimidating all who surrounded him.

Lin Qian, now in the Life and Death Heart Realm, saw these Nirvana Realm beings as hardly a challenge. His imperial might suppressed everyone around, making them dare not move an inch.

This force particularly attended to the Black Corner Clan members, forcing them to kneel, bleeding from all orifices, unable to move.

As Lin Qian stepped towards the leading Black Corner Clan member, the tiger-shaped Soul Beast beneath him was incontinent and collapsed limply on the ground.

The air of supremacy of the Black Corner Clan member riding it disappeared, replaced by a visage of growing fear.

The firestorm he had triggered, even other beings of the Sixth Level Nirvana Realm wouldn't dare face head-on.

Yet this young man from the start had endured his Soul Power flames without a scratch, the fearsome aura emanating from him chilling to the bone.

Thus, the leader of the Black Corner Clan could only watch helplessly as Lin Qian approached, grabbed him by the collar with ease, and effortlessly yanked him off the formidable tiger to be thrown to the ground.

Lin Qian patted the fierce tiger's head, and the oppressive aura he had emanated was quickly retracted.

At the same time, the fierce tiger scrambled up in terror, turning tail and running, completely abandoning its master.

"Hmph, my Empire has a group of people who were once devoted to taming beasts. Their mounts would fight alongside their masters to the death and would never flee," Lin Qian commented as he turned around to face the member of the Black Corner Clan. "It seems you have not treated your mount well, allowing it to desert you at the first sign of danger."

"Thus, it is apparent that you are no good, foreigner."

Upon hearing Lin Qian's words, the foreigner's eyes widened in disbelief; "You dare declare independence? This is a great disrespect to the King, a crime worthy of death."

Lin Qian found the Black Corner Clan's statement rather amusing and couldn't help but laugh.

The sensation of someone declaring him worthy of death was quite peculiar.

Lin Qian even thought that if Zhao Long were by his side, hearing this Black Corner Clan's words would probably infuriate him enough to stab the man into a hornet's nest with the Tailong Spear.

"King? Why would my declaring independence be disrespectful to your king?" Lin Qian looked down at the Black Corner Clan member who had fallen to the ground, chuckled, and asked.

"In the Ancient Forest World, there can only be one supreme being, that is the King of the Black Corner Clan and can only exist within the Black Corner Country. Your audacity to declare independence is an act of rebellion, just like those despicable members of the Red Horn Clan, harboring ill intent," the Black Corner Clan member, seemingly forgetting his fear, shouted angrily at Lin Qian. "To dare declare independence, you are courting death. Even those Red Horn Clan members wouldn't dare such an act."

"Ancient Forest World, Black Corner Emperor..." After hearing the Black Corner Clan's statement, Lin Qian nodded subtly to himself, as if he had realized something.

At that moment, the leader of the Black Corner Clan's delegation suddenly realized something was amiss.

The whole Ancient Forest World knew they were ruled by the Black Corner Clan, with only their Black Corner Country, only their Black Corner Emperor.

But this young man from the Human Clan seemed completely unaware until he had spoken, revealing a look of realization.

Why didn't this member of the Human Clan know anything and yet was so powerful?

"Who exactly are you, daring to declare independence without knowing about the existence of the Black Corner Country and the Emperor!" The mystery surrounding Lin Qian made him appear even more fearsome in the eyes of the Black Corner Clan.

Lin Qian only smiled and didn't answer the question, simply extending his forefinger towards the other's heart and gently touching it: "Sorry, in order to silence you, and since you were also escorting a fellow member of the Human Clan, I must take your life."

The moment his finger touched the foreigner's heart, the overwhelming force instantly shattered it, and along with it, the Dantian inside the body.

The life force of the Black Corner Clan member gradually faded, and he ultimately fell to the ground. Lin Qian waved his hand slightly, and the body of the Black Corner Clan member vanished, taken into the Huaxia Empire and sent to the Heavenly Art Department for research.

Simultaneously, Lin Qian stepped forward, his body's golden Thunder Soul Power forming a ring that spread outwards, striking those around him. In an instant, the other members of the Black Corner Clan turned into a pile of ashes, floating in the air.

This action startled everyone in front of him, who looked towards him in horror.