The Peerless Emperor

(Another five parts written, still four parts in debt.) As soon as the barrier emerged, Lin Qian immediately recognized it. Zhao Long had tried to kill Qin Yiyi before, and the same barrier had appeared on her. Lin Qian instantly realized that this suddenly appearing barrier was obviously endowed with strength left within a talisman by a powerful figure from a previous generation, placed on both Qin Feiyu and Qin Yiyi. Whenever they were in danger, this capture would be triggered to protect them. As for the person who left this talisman, it was certainly Emperor Qin, the father of Qin Feiyi and Qin Yiyi, and the current Human Emperor of the dynasty. Such a lifesaving trump card left by a strong figure for his children was not something Lin Qian could break through at this moment. As his sword struck right on the barrier, it emitted a deafening boom, after which Qin Feiyi, who was well protected within the barrier, was blasted away just as Qin Yiyi had been when Zhao Long had launched his spear at her. And with incredibly fast speed, he disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant. Clearly, this barrier hidden within the talisman had other effects. Otherwise, merely enduring one strike from Lin Qian wouldn't have sent him flying so quickly. Watching the barrier disappear into the horizon in the blink of an eye, Lin Qian's expression turned ice cold, and he turned his head towards Zhao Long, "Protect Her Majesty the Empress and the others, understand?" "Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Long kneeled worriedly, clasping his hands towards Lin Qian and then pounding his left chest with a clenched fist. Lin Qian nodded, his body once again emitting thundering sounds, and with a bang, he pointed in the direction Qin Feiyu had left. A trail of red-gold lightning streaked across the sky and soon disappeared into the distance. The spectating geniuses, watching Lin Qian depart, felt a mix of emotions. Lin Qian's words from earlier seemed to still echo in their ears. Those who had previously mocked Lin Qian for being overly arrogant were now red-faced with embarrassment, shaking their heads as they left awkwardly. At this moment, they felt that Lin Qian's words were not wildly arrogant or nonsensical ranting, but rather a simple statement of fact. In his eyes, Qin Feiyi and the others were just like toys, solely at his disposal to manipulate. Moreover, when they looked towards the fortress of the Human Clan, their eyes also revealed a look of wariness. From the strength Lin Qian had just displayed, no one present could match him. If it was as Qin Feiyi had said, that Lin Qian was merely making up stories to make them leave, so he could monopolize the treasures within the building, that would be completely unnecessary. Because Lin Qian could simply dominate them with his strength and enjoy the treasures within the fortress alone, and they would have no say in the matter. Now it seemed that Lin Qian's words were likely true, the crowd looked toward the two corpses of the Swift Hidden Clan on the ground, their brows furrowed tightly. "Ah, I really worried for nothing," Fang Ziqian said while opening and gently waving his folding fan in the direction Lin Qian had left, "Originally, when the old man told me to protect a 'Sky Crossing Stage' youth of the 'Sky Breaking Realm', and said I wouldn't live if I failed, I thought things might turn disastrous. But it turns out, this kid is a total monster. Who's protecting whom is still up in the air." Having seen Fang Ziqian's reaction, Li Yunfeng laughed and patted his shoulder, "Hahaha, get it now?" Meanwhile, Yang Tianhao, looking at the blood on the ground, wore an expression of admiration and shook his head quietly. Only Ye Xin had her brows tightly knitted together, looking worriedly in the direction Lin Qian had left. She always felt something was off. Given how easily Lin Qian had handled Qin Feiyu, why was his expression so stern when he chased after him? "Little Qian…" Ah-choo! Lin Qian rubbed his nose and continued to stare ahead, his pupils having turned a golden hue, with a system interface visible only to him also floating before his eyes. Images rapidly changed before his eyes, although Lin Qian had not caught up with Qin Feiyu, who had been blasted away. But through the eyes of the Reconnaissance Beast, he could clearly see Qin Feiyu, whom he had sent flying. Meanwhile, just as Qin Feiyu in the barrier breathed a sigh of relief, he spotted one figure after another in dark green soft armor emerging from the dense forest below. These figures, their heads shrouded in hoods, continuously waved short knives imbued with Soul Power, striking the barrier formed by his father's talismans. These short knives could not break through the barrier condensed by his father, yet these odd people kept appearing, performing this futile act. "Are they sick?" Qin Feiyu frowned as he watched another figure in dark green armor rush out and throw a knife towards him, muttering a curse under his breath. The one cursed by Qin Feiyu, a whirlwind, did not use Soul Power to fly into the air but steadily landed on the treetops of Spirit Wood below, watching the receding barrier. In Qin Feiyu's eyes, his barrier was completely unscathed. However, in the eyes of the knife-throwing whirlwind, the barrier sphere that had been hit by his knife deviated slightly in the direction it was flying. And this deviation was precisely within Prime Minister Zhuge Ming's calculations. Watching the barrier sphere follow his calculations and move forward based on the images from the Reconnaissance Beast, Zhuge Ming of the Heavenly Art Department smiled, "Such easy calculations, with His Majesty's help, it's truly effortless. Long live His Majesty, the supreme ruler of all!" The top scholars around the high platform of the Heavenly Art Department also shouted crazily, "Long live His Majesty, the supreme ruler of all!" Outside, Lin Qian's mind echoed with the chant led by Zhuge Ming, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, "Why does it feel a bit like a slogan from 'The Invincible East'?" After a brief distraction, Lin Qian shook his head, focused on the path ahead, and flew forward. Based on the barrier appearing around Qin Yiyi's body, Lin Qian had already speculated that Qin Feiyu likely had a similar ace up his sleeve. Furthermore, as the third prince of the Qin Dynasty, a beloved son of the Human Emperor, his arsenal was undoubtedly substantial. Therefore, while fighting Qin Feiyu and others, Lin Qian also discussed a plan with Zhuge Ming. That was for Lin Qian to force out Qin Feiyu's defensive talisman barrier ace and then blast it towards the direction of the Illusion Arrays possibly hidden by the Swift Hidden Clan and the Invisible Clan. This Illusion Array wasn't the typical one used by the Swift Hidden Clan for hiding but a vicious Illusion Array that chopped Lin Qian's Empire's Reconnaissance Beasts and Bai Lingli's surviving clan members into pieces. Thus, the strike Lin Qian had previously launched was not random but carefully calculated by Zhuge Ming to send the defensively-barriered Qin Feiyu flying towards that vicious Illusion Array. However, given the distance, while the general direction was correct, precision was needed to accurately hit that vicious Illusion Array. All along the way, the pre-ambushed whirlwinds attacked the barrier with their knives to adjust the direction in which Qin Feiyu's barrier was flying. Qin Feiyu thought he had saved his own life and could escape to safety, but in reality, he was being calculated by Lin Qian and sent to an even more dangerous place. And if he knew that Lin Qian was chatting and scheming against him while making his move, he would probably be furious enough to spew blood. "Thinking of escaping from my hands? It's not that easy," Lin Qian, watching Qin Feiyu's relaxed expression through the images from the Reconnaissance Beast, revealed a mocking smile on his face, "Get ready to welcome the wonderful journey I'm sending you on, haha."