The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 485 - 486: Unable to Hold On (14th Update)
Chapter 485 -486: Unable to Hold On (14th Update)
The sudden appearance of this figure drew everyone’s involuntary attention, as they shifted their gaze toward the existence that was kneeling and paying homage to Lin Qian.
The aura of the Sixth Level of the Awakening Realm emanating from the figure highlighted his high-level existence within that realm, and the method he previously used to kill those from the Black Corner Clan made it clear to everyone present that he was not to be underestimated.
It was worth noting that, although the Black Corner Clan had not yet had the chance to scatter and flee, they had already begun to disperse.
To be able to accurately assess the direction and speed at which each one was fleeing in such a short span of time, blocking their every escape with arrows and slaughtering them, was a skill not just anyone could possess.
From Lin Qian’s previous call, everyone already knew that the man in Light Armor was named Duan Chen, and what particularly drew their attention were his eyes.
“What impressive eyes, His Majesty really has a remarkable array of capable people under his command,” Xu Wuwei, who was standing not far from Yue Liqun, remarked with a face full of amazement as he watched Duan Chen stand up straight.
At this moment, they fully understood that Lin Qian didn’t really lack people like them; their allegiance was merely an attachment to him.
However, Lin Qian’s attitude toward them remained respectful. He listened seriously to their words and always provided them with answers.
With formidable personal strength and a host of capable subordinates, he was a ruler of a power on the surface world.
At this time, the four clan elders suddenly felt that by acknowledging him as their lord, they had gained an exceptionally great advantage.
While Yue Liqun and his people from the Human Clan were feeling pleased with themselves, the elders from the Red Horn Clan, the Dwarf Clan, and the Spirit Hoof Clan who had traveled from the Four Clan Regions appeared extremely grave.
The aura on Lin Qian visibly indicated that he was merely at the First Level of the Awakening Realm, however, his strength was excessively powerful.
Someone like Shen Zhixing had been driven to the point of burning his own life essence, and they could clearly see it from the chaotic energy emanating from him.
And now, the rapidly waning life force of Shen Zhixing clearly told everyone what he was doing.
Burning life force!
Although the consequences of burning one’s life essence were also very severe – after all, it only resulted in the decline of one’s cultivation and didn’t endanger life –
But burning life force meant igniting one’s own life, a case of mutual destruction.
Exchanging one’s own life for a surge in strength, but the price was too heavy.
Wrapped in purple Fiery Flame Soul Power, Shen Zhixing rapidly aged; he couldn’t maintain his appearance any longer. The saying ‘the face is a reflection of the heart’ held true, and now, trapped in utter despair, he was essentially burying himself in the yellow earth.
The power he had painstakingly built was utterly crushed by Lin Qian’s Huaxia Empire’s Lower C-Class assault-type warships, turning into a sea of raging fire.
His offspring and beloved concubines, all in the Royal City, had perished amidst the flames.
His dearly loved son Yi had died at the hands of the enemy; even after burning his own life essence, he hadn’t managed to kill his foe, and the surviving subordinates had been hunted down by the eagle-eyed man with the huge bow on his back.
Now, Shen Zhixing could be said to have nothing left, and all he could do was to perish together with Lin Qian.
“Lin Qian, prepare to die!” The gaunt visage of Shen Zhixing contorted hideously, becoming even more repulsive as he angrily bellowed at Lin Qian, pushing all his Soul Power out, mixed with purple flames that burned away at his life force. The formidable power surged incessantly from his Soul Power, rapidly escalating.
The nature’s spiritual energy around them became completely berserk as Shen Zhixing’s Soul Power emerged, drawn by his Black Corner Clan heritage, chasing up towards the Soul Power above and fully merging with it.
At the same moment, the spherical crystal in front of Shen Zhixing’s chest also shattered and flew upward.
“Total Soul Annihilation.”
Shen Zhixing’s eyes widened as he stared dead at Lin Qian ahead of him, his now skeletal hands suddenly pressing down.
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The overwhelming Soul Power, with a heaven-reaching pressure, rolled towards Lin Qian, enveloping hundreds of miles around them in the range of Shen Zhixing’s life-draining Soul Power attack.
A cascade of purple Soul Power furiously blazed, containing tremendous life force, yet it belonged to Shen Zhixing—utter destruction for Lin Qian.
The crushing Soul Power moved downwards, not particularly fast, but Lin Qian, situated right in the center of the attack range, had no chance to escape.
“Your Majesty!” Yue Liqun cried out in shock. Meanwhile, his master, Fu Deqing, grabbed him and they hurried backwards away from the danger.
Not just them, but the elders of the other three watching clans also panicked and fled toward the outskirts.
Fortunately, they were originally at the edge of the attack range, which allowed them to escape in time. As they looked towards the Soul Power that now thunderously rolled downwards, they were all struck with lingering fears.
A Master Level powerhouse at the Awakening Realm, using their life to launch a final attack, was not something they had any interest in resisting at the cost of their own lives.
“Hahaha, I have avenged you all.” Shen Zhixing’s own Soul Power naturally did no harm to himself; he did not flee but stood there, laughing loudly with his head tilted back, gazing at the Soul Power pouring down from the heavens, utterly proud of himself.
The burning purple Fiery Flame Soul Power cast Lin Qian’s entire body in purple light, a mere few dozen feet away.
And those who had escaped in all directions, including Yue Liqun and the elders from the three clans, could no longer see Lin Qian and the others.
“What a pity, Shen Zhixing’s final attack with all his might before his death—no matter how strong this member of the Human Clan is, there is no way to resist it,” lamented an elder from the Dwarf Clan, looking at the Soul Power flowing downward, “Such a formidable being would have been of substantial help against the oppressive rule of the Peak Black Corner Country.”
“That’s true. Didn’t the Human Clan start to regain their true strength because of his emergence? Who would have imagined that it’s not because of their own physique but because the Strong Body Fruit is poisonous to them?” added the elder from the Spirit Hoof Clan with a shake of their head, lamenting the loss.
The burly elder of the Red Horn Clan, with his arms crossed over his chest, stared at the barrier-like burning purple Soul Power and declared decisively, “If this Lin Qian could survive, I would be willing to follow him, just like the others from the Human Clan.”
Hearing the words of the Red Horn Clan elder, the elders from the Dwarf Clan and the Spirit Hoof Clan shook their heads and sighed, “How could that be possible? Such a powerful impact of Soul Power is already unimaginable, and it will probably last for the duration of an incense stick, right?”
“This Lin Qian may last for several breaths, but to endure for the time it takes to burn an entire incense stick? How could that be possible?”
Everyone present, even Yue Liqun and his group, did not believe Lin Qian could survive facing this attack for as long as an incense stick burned.
After all, Shen Zhixing, the thirteenth Prince of the Black Corner Country, a Master Level combatant at the Awakening Realm, was entirely prepared to exchange his life for Lin Qian’s, determined to take him down with him, in mutual destruction.
