The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 423 - 424: Entering the Gathering Area
Chapter 423 -424: Entering the Gathering Area
The gathering area is the general term for the residences of the Human Clan, Red Horn Clan, the Dwarf Clan, and the Spirit Hoof Clan, and those who live there are all from the Four Clans resisting the rule of the Black Corner Clan.
According to Barret, the current Black Corner Emperor of the Black Corner Clan had entered seclusion, and his offspring were all fighting each other to gain the right to inherit the throne.
This situation was deliberately created by the Black Corner Emperor himself. He wanted his sons to use their own power and means to determine the victor, with only the most outstanding winner qualifying to inherit his position.
To have his own sons kill each other, then let the bloody survivor become the heir—such methods made Lin Qian repeatedly shake his head.
If even his own sons were treated this way, one could imagine the situation in which the Four Clans lived.
“Right now, we are taking advantage of this chaos to keep a low profile,” explained Barret, standing next to Lin Qian and looking down at the gathering area. “Once the offspring of the Black Corner Emperor finish fighting, the strength of the Black Corner Country will surely be depleted. What we need to do now is to work hard on developing ourselves beforehand, so that we will be in a position to challenge them in the future.”
“Don’t the Black Corner Clan know about your existence?” Lin Qian curiously asked Barret again after listening.
Barret nodded and continued to explain, “In fact, they do know, but only as much strength as we want them to know. They always assume that our strength is very weak.”
“In truth, several of our elders are jointly in seclusion and once they make a breakthrough, dealing with the Black Corner Emperor will not be a problem. To avoid attracting their attention, all our actions are very low-key, hence we never thought about founding a country.”
“When our strength is strong enough to allow us a land where we can live well, that’s enough,” Barret declared, his eyes filled with hope.
Following this, Liu Fang added, “All we need is to live without oppression and enslavement, to lead lives of dignity, and for there to be equality among the various clans.”
“The Human Clan has already earned everyone’s respect and recognition through their own efforts,” Liu Fang concluded, after which the strongest member of the Spirit Hoof Clan patted his shoulder and laughed.
Lin Qian also carefully observed the gathering area, noticing the members of the Human Clan who indeed were making great efforts.
Because their actual combat power was much lower than their realms, the Human Clan needed to train much harder than the other three clans.
With his keen vision, Lin Qian could clearly see numerous members of the Human Clan sitting cross-legged on their rooftops, meditating, many of them pale-faced with dry lips.
Cultivation could rejuvenate the spirit and could even replace sleep for rest.
However, excessive cultivation, though beneficial for advancing realms, was very taxing on the body’s resources.
Lin Qian had seen many humans pushing their limits to end their cultivation periods, voraciously consuming food infused with spiritual energy, then collapsing atop their houses to sleep deeply.
As for those practicing combat on the training field, their fighting was extremely fierce. It was merely a sparring match, but both sides were covered in blood.
Even when their soul power was depleted and their physical strength was low, they continued tangled on the ground, squeezing out the last drop of their strength before releasing their opponent.
Then they would meditate in a seated position, undergoing normal cultivation to recover substantially before ending their excessive practice, returning to their houses battered, exhausted, and weary.
They dared not over-cultivate in such states as that would amount to suicide.
Aside from that, the ordinary citizens of the Human Clan were also making every effort to do what they could.
Now Lin Qian fully understood why, despite the weakness of the Human Clan, Barret was still willing to use his body to protect Liu Fang and the others.
Why, even though they verbally claimed that the Human Clan was a hindrance, their eyes were still filled with admiration when looking at the Human Clan.
Because every member of the Human Clan was proving their worth with their hard work, their sweat and blood, and their resilient spirit and desperate attitudes were attaining respect from the other three clans.
They had no reason to despise such a tenacious and indomitable Human Clan.
In the world of the Ancient Forest underground, the environment had shaped the Human Clan to adopt such an attitude toward life, a source of inner pride.
This was their own race!
“Let’s go in!” Lin Qian said to Barret, looking ahead at the gathering area.
Barret then led Lin Qian down from the cliff and walked into their gathering area.
Near the gathering area was an Illusion Array, simple though effective in keeping soul beasts from the vicinity at bay.
Naturally, the Array was a creation of the Human Clan.
The Dwarf Clan had a natural Talent for Artifact Refining, but their gift obviously left no room for other talents—they knew nothing about Arrays.
The Red Horn Clan was in the same situation; they were proficient in tempering their own bodies, yet helpless with Arrays. The physically robust, naturally talented Spirit Hoof Clan clearly had no mastery over Arrays either.
Thus, the presence of Array Masters within the Human Clan was extremely important.
Indeed, within the Venerable of the Ancient Forest World, the status of an Array Master was significantly higher.
According to Liu Fang, in order to secure more dignity for the Human Clan, those among them who were Array Masters dedicated nearly all their available time, apart from necessary cultivation, to studying Arrays.
Surely, the Human Clan’s effort was seen as desperate, but the other three clans were equally relentless, each pressing themselves to the utmost to strive for the future of the Four Clans.
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At this moment, a thought suddenly surged in Lin Qian’s heart. If this Ancient Forest World could also become part of the territory of the Huaxia Empire, it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing.
If the future of the Huaxia Empire were to be promising, it shouldn’t restrict its citizens to just the Human Clan.
When the entire Huaxia Empire consisted of a variety of clans able to coexist peacefully, and collectively enhance the Empire, that would truly signify its strength.
Thinking of this, Lin Qian’s heart filled with anticipation, believing that such a day would come very soon.
After entering the gathering area, Lin Qian was suddenly struck with realization as he finally understood why the combat strength of the Human Clan in this subterranean Ancient Forest World was so much lower than their realm.
