The Peerless Emperor

At that moment, the onlookers around were all staring at Lin Qian on the Nine Dragons Throne with faces full of astonishment.

Clearly, the sudden appearance of the figure brought them a great shock.

"What is this kid doing?" Lin Di was also staring wide-eyed at his son sitting on the Nine Dragons Throne.

Yun Fan looked at his suddenly appearing grandson, his face revealing an amused expression, "Five hundred billion years, such a distant era, the Soul Martial Continent back then seems not to be recorded in any ancient texts."

"The Huaxia Empire was a bright jewel of the Soul Martial Continent in that remote era. The people of that time were extremely creative, and the Huaxia Empire was indeed a unique and dominant force on the grand path."

"I was fortunate enough, in my childhood, to become the heir to the Huaxia Empire, due to the thin royal bloodline of the ancient Huaxia Empire running through my veins—the blood of Yan and Huang."

"After inheriting this ancient and longstanding empire, I began to understand that the fall of the Huaxia Empire had been closely linked with the Yun family's collusion with alien races in rebellion. And now, the bloodline of this traitorous Yun family still survives in this era."

Lin Qian's enigmatic words had initially left the audience confused, until he reached this point, and they fully understood what the focus was.

"That's right, it's the Yun family of the Central Domain right now, who are actually the traitors of the Huaxia Empire. Since I am the current emperor and the heir of the Huaxia Empire, I naturally have an inescapable responsibility to eliminate the traitors!"

"Starting from today, the Huaxia Empire formally declares its challenge to the Yun family of the Central Domain—the campaign begins."

"It's all to provide solace to the spirit of the last emperor of the Huaxia Empire in heaven. You might not know, but when the Yun family originally betrayed the Huaxia Empire, the last emperor of Huaxia was personally leading his subordinates to fight against the extraterrestrial races!"

"Speaking of this last emperor, he truly was a legendary figure. I understood from observing his life that when he was young, he was weak and scorned by other princes. But one day, he obtained a ring which housed the soul of a powerful ancestor of the Human Clan..."

"The woman who was supposed to become his empress came to break off their engagement..."

Gradually, Lin Qian slowly began to recount the story of the last emperor, and the plot thickened. Initially, the audience was merely curious, but they ended up completely engrossed in the story.

At that time, the Yun family, through Lin Qian's words, turned out to be the close friend and capable right-hand man of the legendary last emperor; the emperor also treated him generously.

However, desire clouded his judgment, leading him to betray the last emperor and secretly ally with the alien races, seeking to overthrow his dear friend who trusted him immensely.

"Damn it, these people from the Yun family are so despicably shameless!"

"Ungrateful bastards... this last emperor, Long Aotian, could truly be called a hero of the Human Clan, fighting against the alien races for the people, and yet he had such a friend!"

"In fact, the actions of the Yun family individuals are extremely shameless, as you all know. Yun Monarch Yun Fan, look at all the things he has done for the Yun family, and yet, what's the result?"

"Hmph, this time it's become clear..." A young man said this, when suddenly a bright light flashed in his eyes, "Speaking of which, my family has an ancestral ring. Do you think it might also house a powerful old ancestor?"

"It seems my family also has a small bottle that might just be a treasure capable of rapidly growing Spiritual Medicine."

The hushed murmurs of the crowd had not escaped Lin Qian's notice, though the plan had gone more smoothly than he had anticipated.

The story he had previously told, of course, was nothing but nonsense. As for the so-called last emperor, Long Aotian, he was just a composite of classic tropes from electronic novels that had emerged during the dawn of the electronic era in his previous life.

Such stories, engaging and immersive, were more than suitable and, having been considered classic and phenomenal, naturally captivated these folks who had no other form of entertainment.

Initially, Lin Qian had thought of making up a reason just to bring public opinion pressure on the Yun family.

However, Lin Qian wasn't sure about the credibility of his own story or whether it would convince them.

"The Yun family did indeed appear mysteriously on the Soul Martial Continent," Zhuge Ming's voice suddenly emerged in Lin Qian's mind. "Your Majesty, it seems we have stumbled upon a coincidence inadvertently."

"Hmm?" Zhuge Ming's words brought a sudden change to Lin Qian's expression.

In the previously told story, according to his description, the Yun family had betrayed the Huaxia Empire and then suffered betrayal by foreign tribes before going into hiding.

They had then later made their entrance on the Soul Martial Continent and gradually branched out.

Of course, that part was also made up by Lin Qian—but now, Zhuge Ming was telling him that the Yun family had indeed appeared suddenly?

"During these days, we have also collected quite a number of items in the marketplace. Swift Wind and Night Shadow, dispatched by Your Majesty, have garnered many scriptures."

"From these, we learned that the history of the Central Domain originally featured the Yun family appearing out of nowhere on the Soul Martial Continent, annihilating a force and then taking over a territory and gradually expanding their domain."

"Before this, there was no force on the Soul Martial Continent that could match the Yun family, which is very similar to the situation Your Majesty described. This discrepancy is also something other forces in the Central Domain find puzzling about the Yun family."

"The fortunate appearance of Your Majesty and the emergence of an ancient empire recounting such a story coincidentally enhances its credibility significantly."

"Plus, with the story Your Majesty told, which is captivating and appealing—it is likely that this matter will spread throughout the Central Domain soon. By then, our plan will also be successful."

Zhuge Ming's report was beyond Lin Qian's expectations; he hadn't imagined that his clever ruse would, instead, enhance the original plan's effectiveness.

It even touched upon an intriguing secret of the Yun family.

In fact, Zhuge Ming found it odd—the level of Artifact Refining and Arrays involved in the Body Refining Scripture shouldn't be achievable by the standards of the Soul Martial Continent, yet the Yun family possessed such scriptures and technology.

Although it was a far-fetched and hard-to-achieve idea, it far exceeded what should be known on the Soul Martial Continent.

"Could it be that the Yun family isn't from the Soul Martial Continent at all but rather from somewhere else in the outer Void?" Lin Qian slightly furrowed his brows, looking up into midair as if gazing into the world beyond the Void.