The Peerless Emperor

Above the palace at the very center of the Trial Land, the elder who had been roaring with anger was now holding a crystal that displayed the scene of the Array within the city that Lin Qian had previously breached.

Moreover, this was not just a display of the internal situation of the Array, but it also recorded the operating processes within.

Only by examining this could they understand what exactly had happened to the Array just now that allowed Lin Qian's follower to completely break it in an instant.

It led to an inconceivably impressive outcome.

"Incredible, truly incredible. This time in the trials, the first-place position will definitely be his, with no possibility of anyone else." After carefully reviewing the audiovisual material, the elder in charge of the trial Array had already exclaimed his conclusion, his tone as if carving stone, leaving no room for doubt.

The shouting of the elder was so sudden that it left everyone present slack-jawed with amazement. Could he be mad?

The trial had just begun, how could it be determined so hastily that this young man would take the first-place position?

However, after careful consideration, many felt that it was not impossible for him to earn first place. After all, during the process of the first stage of the trials, Lin Qian had achieved indisputably the best results. Who could rival him?

"Elder Xu, keep calm for a moment. Various situations could arise during the trials, deciding the outcome so early is perhaps too hasty." Despite having already expressed his opinion on Lin Qian, the middle-aged man reminded that trials were uncertain, moreover, the Overlord Alliance was a formidable roadblock that was not so easily overcome.

The elder responsible for the trial Array, referred to as Elder Xu, quickly shook his head and used Soul Energy to control the progression of the scene in the crystal.

Then, he used his own power to freeze the image, pointing to the content displayed on it, he said to the middle-aged man, "Do you see? The spots that Lin Qian's follower targeted in his attack are the very hubs and vulnerabilities I placed in the Array. These hidden flaws and crucial points are extremely secretive, yet he managed to spot them at a glance, arranging for his followers to strike there."

"This Array was something I created right before the trial, with its details known to no one. Thus, the method to solve it, he discerned at a single glance. That is the first frightening aspect about him." Xu Siyuan pointed at the content on the screen, his expression wild with excitement, "Such a genius, I believe, the Arrays of the other cities that follow, he just needs one look, and he will be able to directly break them without exceptions."

"Furthermore, even more astonishing is the coordination and control of his followers; it's terrifying!"

At this point, everyone in the palace was silent, merely watching the images displayed by the crystal in Xu Siyuan's hand.

The instructors and officials of the Sea Spiral Holy Institute were not as strictly required as the students, but they too had to be competent with their own specialties. Just like any one of them here in this palace, if placed anywhere else within the Sea Spiral Star Domain, each would be highly valued by any force.

And the forces that would value them were not merely any insignificant powers that could be easily deceived.

Even if they joined the likes of the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix or the Fierce Hunting Clan, they would be heavily relied upon.

Their perspectives were not inferior, and from just a glance at the reflected image, they understood what Xu Siyuan was referring to with his mention of terrifying coordination, tacit understanding, and control.

To break an Array with a single volley of arrows, one would need to hit all the crucial points and vulnerabilities simultaneously.

It might seem simple, but was actually incredibly difficult.

Each hub and vulnerability required a different strength to break, yet they had to be broken at the same time.

Which is to say, Lin Qian's followers, the Red Rabbit Army, needed to precisely time their attacks and vary the strength of each strike accordingly.

The Array had four sides, totaling eight hubs and vulnerabilities, with a grand total of seven thousand six hundred forty-two nodes surrounding each hub and vulnerability.

From this, it was clear how difficult the challenge was.

If they had known the situation in advance and rehearsed more, it would have been possible to handle it.

But the problem was, Lin Qian and his companions didn't have the chance to rehearse in advance; they didn't even know what the trial entailed.

Immediately afterwards, everyone's gaze shifted to the scene above the city walls; at that time, Lin Qian's followers had already started entering the city to fight, battling the soul soldiers conjured by the array.

No!

In a sense, it was a one-sided slaughter.

On the screen, the Red Rabbit Army charged through mid-air, like a rushing torrent of steel, ferociously colliding with the soul soldiers on the city walls, shattering them to pieces, completely disintegrating them in an instant.

The Red Rabbit Army hadn't even really started to fight; merely a frontal charge had already broken through the defenses on the city walls.

After entering the city, it became impractical to charge on chestnut red warhorses.

The soul soldiers within the city were scattered throughout the various streets and alleys, making a charge impossible.

As the Red Rabbit Army crossed the city walls, they simply leaped down from their horsebacks, rose into the air, and brandished their long halberds. With a sudden exertion of one arm and a fierce glare in their eyes, they hurled them towards the interior of the city.

At that instant, Lin Qian, also soaring through the air and positioned directly above the city, released a domineering emperor's authority from within, rolling it down towards the city below. The terrifying presence instantly made the soul soldiers' bodies seem to dissipate, wavering uncertainly.

At the same time, the halberds that the Red Rabbit Army had thrown found their marks, piercing through the somewhat ephemeral bodies of the soldiers.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of sounds emerged as the already insubstantial bodies of the soul soldiers burst apart.

In just that brief moment, nearly eighty percent of the soul soldiers were annihilated.

The Red Rabbit Army, following closely and landing on the ground, pulled their blades from the earth and began to sweep through the city. In half a moment, they had completely cleared the area, leaving no obstructions.

Not long after, Lin Qian had reached the central part of the city, with Ye Xin and others following closely into the city.

Apart from Ye Xin and Ye Nanxin, who had long been accustomed to strange sights, Kuang Zhan and the others were shockingly unable to grasp everything around them.

The speed was too fast; the city had been captured in the blink of an eye without a single casualty—nothing short of a miracle.

"Is this the Soul Pillar of the city?" Lin Qian murmured to himself as he looked up at the dark Soul Pillar in the center of the city.

There was an inexplicably captivating presence emanating from the black Soul Pillar.

Lin Qian reached out his hand and imprinted his soul energy onto it. And at that very moment, an imposing presence burst forth from the Soul Pillar; soul energy surged out and streaked into his body.