The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 502 - 503 The Dust Settles

Hearing Zhang Juncheng's words, Lin Qian burst into hearty laughter and grasped the other's hand, "Of course, the Huaxia Empire couldn't ask for more with your joining, Senior."

Originally, Lin Qian had been racking his brain over how to get Zhang Juncheng to join the Huaxia Empire; unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he offered himself.

In fact, upon seeing such a talent as Zhang Juncheng, Lin Qian couldn't bear to walk away. If he couldn't get him to join the Huaxia Empire, it would be a massive loss.

To someone like Zhang Juncheng, Zhuge Ming also hoped dearly for his inclusion. According to his plans, if he could be made to join, it would spur on the evolution of the Huaxia Empire's soul force cannon, making combat far more unpredictable. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

The surrounding battlefield was still raging on. As Zhang Juncheng surveyed the surrounding combat methods of both the Imperial Army and the War Beast Army, as well as the scene's condition, he couldn't help but proclaim with a sigh, "If His Majesty had been present during the ancient war, then the Human Clan might have had a much better time."

Zhang Juncheng's words truly piqued Lin Qian's curiosity, "Senior, I am really quite curious about what caused the ancient war, to begin with."

"Because of Lord Xuan Yuan Xiang's existence, the Human Clan rose to dominate the entire Soul Martial Continent. But at that time, the Human Clan wasn't bad to the other species; many from the Human Clan understood a principle: seek common ground while respecting differences. There is no problem with all species coexisting peacefully in this world." Pausing, Zhang Juncheng's eyes showed confusion, "What puzzles me though is why all of a sudden the other species revolted."

"Back then, the other species besieged the Human Clan en masse, a crisis unprecedented." As he recalled those years, Zhang Juncheng sighed, slowly shaking his head, "That was one of the best eras and the most prosperous time for the Human Clan, incredibly peaceful."

"If there hadn't been such a peaceful environment, there would've been no way to research how to integrate Arrays and Sword Qi, creating Sword Arrays." Here, Zhang Juncheng revealed a wry smile, "But it's ironic, at the peak of their prosperity, the Human Clan faced an encirclement by the other species."

"Back then, wasn't there a single foreign race willing to help the Human Clan in their dire situation?" Lin Qian asked cuiously about the perilous circumstance the Human Clan found themselves in.

Zhang Juncheng chuckled softly and said to Lin Qian, "How could there be none? The entire Sea Clan stood with our Human Clan. Without their help, the Human Clan might well have been extinct by now."

"However, I suspect that such an incident could not have happened without the involvement of the Black Blood Clan and the Invisible Clan, two species that originally did not exist on the Soul Martial Continent." Zhang Juncheng looked at Nan Mudi, frowning, "But there's no way to interrogate them about their origins."

"Oh? Can't interrogate them about their origins, why is that?" Lin Qian was suddenly intrigued; what would happen if they were made to take a Truth Potion?

But Zhang Juncheng's next words made it clear to Lin Qian that it was impossible.

"As soon as the question of their origins is touched upon, both the Black Blood Clan and the Invisible Clan will explode instantly, vanishing from this world." Noticing the curiosity in Lin Qian's eyes, Zhang Juncheng explained, "However, based on the ancient war of all tribes, I think it was certainly instigated by them. There was once a saying among the Black Blood Clan that they could witness the resurrection of their clan elders."

"Understood!" Hearing this, Lin Qian had an epiphany.

Clearly, the Black Blood Clan had refined the corpses of the elders of the other species into Blood Nourishing Corpses. At the time, people from other species did not understand what kind of power the Black Blood Clan had; they even thought their elders were resurrected.

Meanwhile, for the Invisible Clan, they could seize the bodies of other species.

The abilities of both the Black Blood Clan and the Invisible Clan could manipulate the upper echelons of other species, and back then, the other species had no understanding of these two clans whatsoever.

They had no idea whether their clan elders' bodies had been refined into Blood Nourishing Corpses by the Black Blood Clan or whether their bodies were seized by the Invisible Clan.

Only now, with a thorough understanding of these two species, is it possible to see through their conspiracies.

"Now it seems that the other species might have guessed the reason for the events back then," Lin Qian mused softly, thinking that the status of the Black Blood Clan was extremely low now, known as corpse thieves.

However, the status of the Invisible Clan seemed much better; they were even misleading other species, seeking to attack the Human Clan.

What were they really plotting?

After the Imperial Army and the War Beast Army slaughtered the frenzied members of the five tribes, the dust had finally settled. The defiant Nan Mudi, as he was led away, glanced at the dismantled Lower C-Class Destruction Impact Soul Cannon and asked Lin Qian, "What exactly was it that shattered the defense Array I painstakingly set up?"

If it hadn't been for that cannon fire, the Array wouldn't have been broken, and he would not have just recovered to Ninth Level of the Awakening Realm, only possessing Overlord Level combat power, but he would have surpassed the Awakening Realm!

With that, even if his cultivation began to wane, he would still possess Overlord Level combat strength. As long as he managed to slay them all before weakening to Heroic Level combat strength, he wouldn't have ended up in such straits.

"The Destruction Impact Soul Cannon, even if I told you, you wouldn't understand what it is." Hearing Nan Mudi's query and seeing his frustrated demeanor, Lin Qian, out of mercy, deigned to inform him.

In the end, Nan Mudi was taken away with an indignant look by the Imperial Army and once the Ancient Forest World's Heavenly Art Department was established, it would be thoroughly researched.

After all, the Heavenly Art Department had yet to study the blood and soul changing members of the Black Blood Royal Family.

"When he no longer has any use, I'll hand him over for you to deal with personally," Lin Qian's voice suddenly sounded in Yue Liqun's mind as he fiercely glared at Nan Mudi.

Yue Liqun quickly looked over at Lin Qian, saw him smiling at him, and hastily bowed in thanks.

With everything settled, Lin Qian faced the challenge of studying the Ancient Forest World thoroughly and establishing a complete passage to return to the surface world, as well as fully integrating the Ancient Forest World into the Huaxia Empire as Ancient Spirit State.

Moreover, this Ancient Forest World was simultaneously inhabited by people from five different species, all of whom had now become citizens of the Huaxia Empire.

The multi-species era of the Empire was already dawning, and with the large production of Spirit Transformation Fruits here, the Huaxia Empire was about to enter an era of universal evolution.

Lin Qian could hardly wait to resolve all these matters, because after that, he needed to rush to the Central Domain to find his parents.