The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 450 - 451: Swallow Alive

Chapter 450 -451: Swallow Alive

In the gathering area, within the small courtyard suspended in midair, cries of agony echoed incessantly.

Looking into the courtyard, one could see thirteen individuals writhing and screaming in pain on the ground.

“Tsk tsk, it really does look quite miserable, right?” Lin Qian, seeing the thirteen people in front of him scream in agony, revealed a schadenfreude smile and spoke to the four elders beside him.

“To be reborn in Nirvana, one naturally has to endure the torment of being consumed by intense flames,” Wang Qiongxing responded, looking at the thirteen people twisting in pain in front of him, speaking indifferently, yet with a smile on his face.

“That’s right, we suffered quite a bit ourselves back then, let these brats experience it too.” He Baili laughed heartily, finding the painful expressions of the people in front of him amusing.

Hearing He Baili’s words, Xu Wuwei shook his head helplessly, looking at one individual among them who bore some resemblance to him; that was his only son, naturally deserving of his extra concern.

As for Fu Deqing, seeing the scene in front of him, his expression turned somewhat somber.

Among this group of people, his disciple, Yue Liqun, should have been present, but his foolish stubbornness had irrevocably ruined his own future.

It was a matter of fate and beyond help; this was inherently his land’s fault, and Fu Deqing had nothing more to say.

The excruciating screams continued for several hours before gradually ceasing, allowing the thirteen individuals to finally catch their breath and collapse on the ground, unwilling to move.

However, they could clearly feel the changes within their bodies, the Dantian, now vastly larger than before, and the extremely spacious meridians, enabling the Soul Power to surge freely within. The obvious enhancement of their strength brought them immense joy.

Because they could clearly feel that their own strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, fully possessing the genuine experience of the Awakening Realm, they would no longer be the equivalents of other tribes’ Life and Death Realm as before.

The people, feeling the internal changes, joyfully looked toward Lin Qian, their eyes filled with gratitude, “Lord, your great kindness will never be forgotten!”

Originally, when everyone had first arrived, they were somewhat resistant to such a young Lin Qian.

They were willing to acknowledge him as their leader, strictly following the command of the four elders, yet they were still filled with doubts, unsure why they should pledge loyalty to him, merely to solve the strength issues of their Human Clan?

It wasn’t until among the four elders, Xu Mengqing, the son of Xu Wuwei, challenged Lin Qian to a duel, and after the competition, their perception completely changed.

When the twelve-layer Soul Light of the Crimson Gold Thunder Soul Power manifested on Lin Qian, they saw him kick, and Xu Mengqing flew out of the gathering area. With a loud bang, rocks burst from a mountain wall in the distance, showing them where the latter had landed.

In that moment, everyone was completely convinced of Lin Qian’s strength, especially after learning he was only twenty-six, leaving them utterly stunned.

At that time, they thought it not bad at all to serve Lin Qian as their master.

Talent and future, they could see in Lin Qian, not to mention that he could also solve the problems of the Human Clan in the Ancient Forest World.

After their strength was restored, everyone first excused themselves to go to the accommodations arranged by Wang Gang to wash up and tidy their clothing before coming neatly before Lin Qian.

“Lord!” The thirteen individuals respectfully saluted Lin Qian, wholeheartedly sincere, their voices still unable to suppress the joy in their hearts.

At this moment, the thirteen individuals standing before Lin Qian could be regarded as the highest-ranking members of the Human Clan in the Ancient Forest World, apart from the four elders.

Among them were the clan leaders of the eastern, western, and southern gathering areas. As for the northern gathering area’s clan leader, Yue Liqun, Lin Qian had already sent him away.

As for the remaining ten people, they were the clan leaders of the other ten major gathering spots of the Human Clan, who had received the communication from the four elder clansmen and had come to meet Lin Qian.

“From now on, Lin Qian shall be the Human Clan Master of the Ancient Forest World.” Wang Qiongxing, addressing the thirteen individuals in front of him, asked, “Now, does anyone still have any objections?”

The thirteen were all silent; not a single one spoke up.

At that moment, He Baili jokingly teased Xu Mengqing, who was beside him, “Little Xu, I remember you weren’t too accepting of this. Now that your strength has significantly improved, why not challenge the Lord again?”

“No, no, no, Mr. He, you are certainly joking.” Xu Mengqing, still looking like a middle-aged man from below, was frightened nearly to death upon hearing He Baili’s words, his head shaking like a bobblehead.

Even though his strength had greatly improved, Xu Mengqing still retailed a tremendous psychological shadow towards Lin Qian. He believed that even if he now took a refining potion to increase his strength, he would not compare in front of him.

What a joke, his own Soul Light only possessed eight layers, and that was only because one layer was replenished in the Nirvana Realm.

But what about Lin Qian? Twelve layers, is that something a normal person could break through?

Remembering his initial challenge, Xu Mengqing only felt extremely embarrassed. What was called overestimating one’s own abilities? This was it!

“Now that you acknowledge me as your leader, there are some matters that need to be clarified.” After lightly coughing twice, Lin Qian spoke solemnly, “I come from the upper world, a fact you should probably already know. In the upper world, I am the ruler of a certain force, known as the Emperor of the Huaxia Empire.”

“Thus, you can consider yourselves as subjects of the Huaxia Empire from now on and address me as ‘Your Majesty’ instead of ‘Lord’.”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, though curiosity also filled their eyes. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

In the past, they had always been uncertain if the upper world truly existed. Lin Qian’s appearance now provided complete confirmation of this theory.

Huaxia Empire.

The Lord before them was such a ruler of a force, and they couldn’t help but wonder, possessing a master as powerful and mystical as Lin Qian, what kind of realm was the Huaxia Empire exactly?

“Regarding the reason I came to this underground world…” Lin Qian then meticulously described to everyone why he had come from the upper world to the underground world.

After hearing Lin Qian’s explanation, everyone became suddenly enlightened.

At that moment, Xu Mengqing suddenly looked at Lin Qian, hesitant to speak.

“Speak your mind,” Lin Qian noticed Xu Mengqing’s condition and couldn’t help but prompt him.

“Your… Majesty, what I am about to say might involve Yue Liqun.” Seeing Lin Qian speak, Xu Mengqing gathered his courage after hesitating for a while and finally spoke up.

Their contact during this period had given them a feel of the imperial majesty emanating from Lin Qian’s abilities, already making them experience the pressure of facing an Emperor.

“Let’s hear it.” Hearing Yue Liqun’s name, Lin Qian’s brow slightly furrowed, but he nonetheless prompted Xu Mengqing to continue.

Lin Qian’s magnanimity wasn’t so narrow that it couldn’t even be broached.

“Yue Liqun had previously been traumatized, which is why his mind is somewhat impaired, leading him to be so stubbornly single-minded,” Xu Mengqing said, pausing before continuing, “And the source of his trauma was seeing his wife swallowed alive by the Black Corner Emperor.”