The Peerless Emperor

Approaching Lin Qian's gaze, Yun Hu inexplicably felt his heart leap with fright.

"What... What is that?" At that moment, he suddenly saw a figure appear behind Lin Qian, baring its teeth and grinning at him, causing his mind to feel as if it had been struck by thunder.

"Why are you dazed?" Just then, Lin Qian's voice suddenly rang out in front of him. Looking up, he saw that somehow, Lin Qian had already rushed up to him.

Bang!

Lin Qian kicked out his leg towards his opponent, like a whip cracking through the air, causing successive bursts as it struck squarely against the opponent's chest.

The shadow of the kick whistled through the air, scattering the black smoke enveloping Yun Hu, and at the same time, a muffled sound emerged from his chest as he was sent flying backward.

However, Yun Hu, while flying backwards, was suddenly shrouded again in a thick black mist, vanishing from Lin Qian's sight in an instant.

A cold sneer appeared on Lin Qian's face as he taunted, "The capabilities of the number one leader of my War Beast Army can't be fooled by your petty soul skill."

As Lin Qian's words fell, he flipped his body around, with the Elemental Artifact Heart and Elemental Components suddenly floating into view, instantly melding into a pair of swords.

"Enhance!"

Ding!

Lin Qian, holding the Thunder Night Sword and Cloud Sword, slashed towards the left side behind him, sending sparks flying. The ashen-faced Yun Hu, with his pale complexion, was revealed in the midst of the air, exposed for all to see.

Yun Hu, retreating from the slash of the swords, steadied himself while still encircled by black mist, his expression grave as he watched Lin Qian, particularly focusing on the flickering golden pupils emanating flames.

"What exactly are these eyes of yours?" Yun Hu looked on at Lin Qian's eyes with an ugly expression.

"Eyes of Golden Flame, the unique skill of the strongest leader under my command. All illusions are revealed in the presence of these eyes, with nowhere to hide. Something like your black mist illusion is hardly worth mentioning." To Yun Hu's disbelief, Lin Qian's face bore a mocking smile, thinking to himself, "Brother Monkey's eyes can't see through your soul skill? Don't make me laugh; I spent who knows how much money opening loot boxes just to get Brother Monkey, with low-level skills no less."

On a mountain peak within Xuanhuan Star, a figure lay back amidst an auspicious cloud, murmuring, "This little emperor, last time he borrowed my staff, and now he's borrowing the power of the Eyes of Golden Flame. When will he let me out for some fun? I'm feeling so stifled."

"When Zhuge Ming's puppet body plan is complete, we can leave Xuanhuan Star ahead of schedule and lend our strength to His Majesty," a green light appeared, and the next moment, Ao Zun had arrived before him and spoke.

Sun Wukong flipped over from the auspicious cloud and stood up, looking at Ao Zun, saying, "I know that too, it's just a saying. I'm just too idle. Why don't we two have a spar?"

"No, Brother Monkey, go find Guan Yi. I can't take your strength," Ao Zun hurriedly waved his hands upon hearing this suggestion. "Besides, I heard Kong Xuan and Lv Bu will wake up soon, they'll surely be enough to spar with you. Just be patient a little longer."

After speaking, Ao Zun turned tail and ran, fearing being caught up by Sun Wukong.

"This guy, he really can run fast." Sun Wukong chuckled and shook his head, flipping back onto the auspicious cloud, reclining with his legs crossed and eyes closed, resting his spirit.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the sky, Lin Qian's dual swords collided with "Yun Hu" several times in succession, the latter always directly confronting the Martial Soul with his own body. Strangely though, this now dull and pale body was unexpectedly tough.

The feeling was similar to that of the Black Blood Clan's Blood Nourishing Corpses and walking corpses from before, whose body strength had dramatically increased at a frightening pace. However, in Lin Qian's eyes, this increase was far more terrifying than any Blood Nourishing Corpse or walking corpse he had encountered in the past.

"I must say, you, a member of the Human Clan, are indeed quite impressive," Lin Qian and 'Yun Hu' parted, and the other party spoke with a smacking sound of admiration.

"Is that so? Should I thank you for the compliment?" Lin Qian waved his dual swords and smiled indifferently. However, his heart remained heavy.

From beginning to end, his opponent had never used his full strength, but had been completely adopting an evaluative attitude, as if observing just how powerful Lin Qian was and to what extent the Eyes of Golden Flame could see through him.

"Although you are not purely of the Human Clan, you still count as one since you cannot use the power of the Cold Dragon Clan bloodline. To undergo twelve cycles of Nirvana, not only on the Soul Martial Continent but also in the numerous realms beyond, there hasn't been a person from the Human Clan who has achieved what you have. You should take pride in that."

Yun Hu's words caused Lin Qian's pupils to slightly contract as he spoke slowly, "So it seems, you really are someone from the Void beyond this domain."

"From the beginning, I've been trying to provoke you to reveal your true self, but you didn't answer my question. Moreover, you appeared using Yun Hu's body, not your true self. It seems your true body cannot come to us. From this, I infer that your real body must be outside the Soul Martial Continent, but for some reason, you cannot enter the Soul Martial Continent."

"So, you've manipulated the Black Blood Clan and the Yun family, implementing various schemes, to find a way to enter the Soul Martial Continent to fulfill some purpose of yours."

Lin Qian's words left 'Yun Hu' looking indifferent. After a moment, laughter broke out: "Haha, interesting, truly interesting."

"I am called Black Demon, Human Clan. You have earned my respect. Next, I will use all my power to eradicate you. Are you ready?"

As the one who claimed to be the Black Demon spoke, a thick black fog surrounding his body suddenly turned substantial, gradually taking shape and wrapping around his body to form a heavy set of dark armor.

On the armor, fierce barbed blades with a faint glimpse of blood light, and within the crimson pupils of the Black Demon, a brightness was gradually emerging.

Boom!

The next moment, the Black Demon instantly vanished from the spot, and the ice frosted by Yun Rong in the surrounding space instantly burst.

The Black Demon, now clad in black, ferocious armor, appeared before Lin Qian in the blink of an eye, with black Soul Power entwined with threads of blood wrapping around the Soul Power.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The Black Demon's limbs moved rapidly, turning the black Soul Power into blades that, like splattered ink, poured onto Lin Qian's figure.

And Lin Qian's figure was completely submerged by the torrential wave of black blades, disappearing from everyone's sight.

"Qianer!" Yun Yunyan's eyes widened in horror as she screamed in distress.

Lin Di's face looked grim; his Elemental Weapon Armament, a long spear in hand, ready to charge forward.

But just then, a scholar from the Huaxia Emperor's call halted him: "Supreme Emperor, do not act rashly. His Majesty will not be defeated so easily."