The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 396 - 397 Life Palace

Chapter 396 -397 Life Palace

Within the Imperial City of the Huaxia Dynasty, Qin Lingtian’s face turned cold and almost dripped with water as he received confirmation of the news. The situation was developing far worse than he had imagined. He had never thought that the Huaxia Empire would push the Qin Dynasty into such a plight.

The entire Qin Dynasty occupied thirty-two states, eight each in the east, west, south, and north, with the Imperial City sitting right in the center of the Qin Dynasty’s territory.

The southern eight states were where Lin Qian and others were located. After their engagement, they suffered a great defeat with heavy casualties, and even those who fled back to the territory of the Qin Dynasty itself encountered bizarre attacks.

Not only the fleeing soldiers but also the Qin Dynasty’s armies gathered in the southern eight states were subjected to attacks of varying sizes, all of which were columns of condensed Soul Power that blasted out with considerable force.

Those who survived and went to investigate fell into a maze of Arrays and never reappeared. The Array Masters who went there were also helpless against the Arrays, lacking the skills to break them.

The only thing they could do about this situation was to take a detour and avoid this area altogether.

But with the Qin Dynasty’s territory being so vast, where Soul Cannons existed and where they did not, they hardly understood, and could only gingerly be vigilant all around.

Sending scouts to explore the way was futile, as some places would not attack the scouts observing them. Only when the Qin Dynasty’s armies passed by would the Soul Cannons unleash their powerful offensive.

Consequently, the Qin Dynasty’s forces had to be extremely cautious with every step they took. Many soldiers felt an illusion as if they were really in the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

To move within their dynasty’s territory but need to be wary of ambushes felt just like walking in enemy territory and resisting the enemy’s ambushes.

In the far distance all around, columns of Yellow Dragon light could be seen rising to the sky, with enemy ambushes everywhere. The once-familiar land suddenly became strange, as if the territory of their own dynasty had now become someone else’s.

In the Coastal State of the western eight states, one state had completely fallen and been overtaken by the Imperial Army.

Five battleships arrived from above, and twenty million Imperial Army soldiers had more than enough strength to sweep through. Added to this was the fact that the Awakened Realm’s powerful experts had all gone to the southernmost Shunshui State of the southern eight states, leaving no one to resist such an attack here.

Moreover, Zhang Nianxin, the Clan Leader of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan’s Eastern Division, and the clan elders were genuine Awakened Realm powerhouses, who were not afraid even if the Qin Dynasty had any Awakened Realm experts left.

At the moment, standing on the bow of the central battleship among these five, Zhang Nianxin gazed ahead; they were moving forward from the state they had conquered.

The distant lands were their next target of attack.

Zhang Nianxin, standing at the very front of the battleship’s bow, was full of emotion at this moment. The combat power of the five battleships was indeed breathtaking. The enemy hadn’t even come close before they were bombarded into debris by the Soul Cannons on the battleships.

Especially when the Imperial Army soldiers from the battleships launched an assault, they overwhelmed the Qin Dynasty’s leftover military forces and city defense troops with such speed that he couldn’t even react.

Because no Awakened Realm powerhouses had appeared along the way, there was no need for these Eight-Armed Sea Clan powerhouses to take action.

It could be said that the conquest of that state was entirely the merit of the Huaxia Empire’s Imperial Army, which they just enjoyed watching as the Huaxia Empire tore the enemy to pieces.

What surprised the Eight-Armed Sea Clan further was that the citizens of the Qin Dynasty could not grieve for the deaths of their own dynasty’s military and city defense troops, instead, they cheered and jumped for joy.

Even many of the hidden locations of the Qin Dynasty’s city defense troops and formal military were reported to the Imperial Army by these citizens, who then allowed the Imperial Army to go and kill them.

The deaths of the City Guard Army and the Regular Army of the Qin Dynasty seemed to bring even more joy to the common people; it was as if those who died weren’t members of their own empire but mortal enemies instead.

After understanding the specific reasons, Zhang Nianxin and others came to a full realization and nodded fiercely in agreement.

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“Good riddance!”

When they learned how the Qin Dynasty treated these people, the countenances of Zhang Nianxin and the warriors of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan turned exceedingly grim.

Unlike the Human Clan, the Eight-Armed Sea Clan placed great emphasis on their ordinary kinfolk, valuing even those without any Realm just as they did their own people.

Hence, upon learning of the Qin Dynasty’s brutal actions toward their citizens, Zhang Nianxin and the others felt an extraordinary rage and were relieved that Lin Qian and the Huaxia Empire existed and were now assaulting the Qin Dynasty.

The resources of the Qin Dynasty were monopolized by the Royal Family, the Marquis, and the military, leaving the common people with no chance for advancement, no power to rebel.

Without the Huaxia Empire’s invasion, the Qin Dynasty’s common folk would continue to languish in misery, with no hope in sight.

As for whether the Huaxia Empire would treat these people well in the future, Zhang Nianxin and the others were not concerned; they knew all too well the situation in the Coastal State, where the lives of the people were a veritable paradise compared to those in the Qin Dynasty.

In fact, many from the Eight-Armed Sea Clan enjoyed relocating to the Coastal State, and even just four years’ time was enough to effect significant changes.

If the presence of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan in the Coastal State had once caused a stir, people there were now well accustomed to it.

Especially in the area near the former ocean gate, where most of the Coastal State’s Empire’s citizens had two or three friends from the Eight-Armed Sea Clan.

Thinking of the capture of the city, Zhang Nianxin could not help but anticipate the anxious feelings the Qin Dynasty’s common people would have toward the future ruling style of the Huaxia Empire—would they find it unbelievable?

More than once, Zhang Nianxin had assured the Qin Dynasty’s people that the reign of the Huaxia Empire would not disappoint.

“When the Huaxia Empire takes control, you will live in paradise, for this young Emperor of the Empire is a Human Emperor, an emperor of benevolence and righteousness!”

To the west, the five warships arranged by Lin Qian were attacking, while to the east the skies were ablaze with war, though the flames had not yet reached the Qin Dynasty but were igniting the entirety of Wei Guo and Qiu Country.

It was not just the Huaxia Empire that was attacking. Within Wei Guo and Qiu Country, hidden organizations of Soul Martial Artists, the Life Palace, also took the opportunity to act.

The surveillance of citizens in Wei Guo and Qiu Country was nowhere as stringent as in the Qin Dynasty, where those with exceptional talents were either put to use by the empire or butchered.

In contrast, in Wei Guo and Qiu Country, those talented individuals from the common populace gathered quietly, forming the Life Palace within the two countries.

To control their own destinies was the meaning behind the Life Palace.

Originally, they were accumulating strength, preparing to overthrow the royal families of Wei Guo and Qiu Country, and now was the moment to strike as the Huaxia Empire, the Carefree Sect, and the Blood Spirit Valley simultaneously attacked the two countries.