The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 195 - 196: Have Some Fun

In the early morning light, the city walls of Qi Yi City were touched by the rising sun. This small city at the edge of Shengtian Sect’s territory also served as a sort of outpost.

On the city walls, Hei, the Soul Martial Artist tasked with defense, lazily stretched his body and yawned, preparing to switch shifts with someone, completely forgetting his scouting duties.

In Hei’s view, who in Coastal State would be bold enough to cause trouble for the Shengtian Sect now?

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from behind him, and the city walls seemed to shiver nonstop.

Caught by surprise, Hei turned around with a look of shock and looked towards the distant outskirts of the city.

When he made out the scene in the distance, his pupils shrank.

Thousands of soldiers clad in heavy armor and wielding long spears were charging on armored black horses.

The cold glint flashing from their armor made Hei’s breath catch, and he had never seen such horses before.

Even though the soldiers were wearing full armor and the horses had iron horseshoes, the black steeds still galloped fiercely and approached swiftly, leaving dust in their wake.

"Prepare!" the Life and Death Realm soldier leading the cavalry shouted with a cold glint in his eyes.

Instantly, the long spears of five thousand horseback soldiers were enveloped in the pale yellow glow of Huaxia Soul Power.

Hiss!

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At the same time, flames appeared in the eyes of the black steeds they rode, their iron horseshoes glowing red as they ignited into fierce flames.

They left behind a trail of fire wherever they passed.

The speed of the advancing troops increased, quickly closing in on Qi Yi City.

It was only then that Hei reacted, bellowing with all his might, "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Hei’s cry of alarm alerted the Soul Martial Artists defending the city, who frantically activated the protective city Array.

A pale blue barrier enveloped the city in an instant, like an overturned pot lid placed on top.

However, after the Array was activated, Hei was shocked to see that the charging cavalry showed no sign of stopping.

Instead, as the black steeds carrying them neighed and their fiery hooves pounded the ground, their speed only increased!

"Condense!" At the same time, the Life and Death Realm soldier at the forefront of the cavalry pointed his long spear forward.

The other soldiers simultaneously raised their long spears as Huaxia Soul Power surged forth, converging around them.

The Soul Power of the five thousand cavalry united into a spiral formation, turning the entire troop into what seemed like a massive spear plunging towards Qi Yi City.

Crack!

The protective Array barrier of Qi Yi City shattered on impact, utterly incapable of stopping the cavalry by even an inch, and the heavy city gates were blown away.

Where their hoofbeats trampled, the ground erupted in intense flame.

Behind the city gates, the Soul Martial Artists offering resistance were merely from the Shape Origin Realm, with only a sparse two or three from the Nirvana Realm—insufficient to stop a cavalry troop dominated by those from the Sky Breaking Realm.

Even a single one of them arriving at Qi Yi City was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, not to mention a group of tigers.

When the cavalry entered the city, the leader from the Life and Death Realm emotionlessly declared the will of His Majesty Lin Qian, "Surrender and you shall not be killed."

This scene unfolding in Qi Yi City was simultaneously played out in the territories of the Shengtian Sect, Great Spear Sect, Medical Sect, and Quenching Fire Sect.

One by one, the cities near the border of these territories were being overpowered and captured, with continued assaults deeper inland.

In just two days, the territories of the Great Spear Sect, Medical Sect, and Quenching Fire Sect had been taken over extensively, with even a third of the Shengtian Sect’s territory already seized.

As for the slower offense against the Shengtian Sect, it was entirely due to the encounter with a puppet army, the scene of which was clearly projected on the Tactical Mirror for Lin Qian to see.

The puppet army, crafted entirely of metal with human-like structures, emitted fluctuations akin to those of a Soul Device, their strengths varying from the Nirvana Realm to the Sky Breaking Realm.

Among them, there were more than a thousand from the Sky Breaking Realm, and over twenty thousand from the Nirvana Realm. What’s more significant, there were also three puppets from the Life and Death Realm.

Naturally, an army of puppets with such strength caused some trouble for the advancing Huaxia Imperial Army—though only a minor inconvenience.

After all, the troops Lin Qian had summoned for the Huaxia Imperial Army were not summoned all at once, but like garrisoning the captured cities: a mix of different strengths and numbers.

However, unlike the puppet army, the Shengtian Sect’s use of puppets required the consumption of Soul Crystals, and no small amount.

Yet on the side of the Huaxia Imperial Army, aside from the resources needed to create them in the first place, nothing else was required, not even the basic necessities of eating, drinking, or excreting.

After all, the imperial soldiers were simply manufactured out of barracks.

Subsequently, Lin Qian allocated a batch of Imperial Army troops to collide with the puppet army.

For the one thousand puppets of the Sky Breaking Realm, Lin Qian dispatched ten thousand soldiers of the same realm; for the twenty thousand puppets from the Nirvana Realm, he sent two hundred thousand soldiers.

For the three puppet Life and Death Realm, Lin Qian dispatched thirty soldiers of that realm.

"Anyway, Little Qian, you have tens of thousands of soldiers from the Life and Death Realm. Why not just send them out and solve the problem instantly?" Ye Xin questioned puzzledly, watching the puppet army get instantly crushed into scrap metal by the Huaxia Imperial Army on the Tactical Mirror.

"Mmm, that would indeed resolve it quickly," Lin Qian nodded in response upon hearing Ye Xin’s query.

With a resigned smile and rubbing her forehead, Ye Xin turned to Lin Qian and asked, "If that’s the case, why did you bother sending troops from the Nirvana and Sky Breaking Realms? Not to mention having Lei Qian, Gao Benli, even Hai Mingyun, and Shen Yunhai lead forces to attack."

Lin Qian smiled softly and with a wave, several Tactical Mirrors appeared, showing the scenes Ye Xin referred to of Lei Qian and the others leading the troops and storming city after city.

In the images, Lei Qian and the others, with their Primordial Weapons in hand, were fervently capturing the cities ahead, fighting alongside the Huaxia Imperial Army.

"They’re now part of the Empire. They need to feel a sense of belonging and pride towards the Huaxia Empire. The best way is for them to personally lead the Imperial troops and conquer territory for the Empire."

"Simply overpowering everything would just bore them. It’s the fiery victories with superior forces that instill pride and foster a sense of identification with the Empire."

"Besides, destroying the Shengtian Sect is such a widely acclaimed, interesting affair—it would be such a waste to finish it all at once. It’s more fun to play it slow."

At this point, Lin Qian pointed towards the Tactical Mirror, to the excited faces of Lei Qian, Gao Benli, and others, and suggested to Ye Xin, "Xinxin, look how much fun everyone’s having. Do you want to lead a squad and have some fun in the Shengtian Sect territory too?"

"I think I’ll pass and let them have their fun," Ye Xin chuckled and shook her head, waving her hand gently, "Shengtian Sect, the foremost power in the Coastal State, has now become a plaything for those around you."