The Peerless Emperor

Mocking laughter erupted loudly, echoing in the half-empty space as the Vanguard Army of the Emperor Qin's Dynasty all looked over with ridicule.

At that moment, the Vanguard Army appeared relaxed. They had more numbers and their equipment was significantly better than that of the three-sided forces.

As the Vanguard Army of the Emperor Qin's Dynasty, apart from regular training, they often practiced charge and close combat assaults. If it came down to individual combat, they might not be the opponents of the three-sided forces' disciples.

However, in a situation involving mass combat, the Emperor Qin's Dynasty certainly had the advantage.

"How so, do you really think you have us completely at your mercy?" Seeing the mocking of the Emperor Qin's Dynasty's Vanguard Army, Lin Qian suddenly retorted with a cold laugh.

"Is it not so?" The general of the Vanguard Army by the Eighth Elder's side stared at Lin Qian with a grin, "Can't you see the situation clearly? You've been trapped by us, only to be worn down by our battle formation and ultimately devoured by the Wilderness River's waters, with no chance of even retrieving the bodies."

The words of the Vanguard Army's general caused the people of the three-sided forces around Lin Qian to show faces of despair, yet their eyes revealed a hint of madness.

Their thoughts were simple: if death was certain, they might as well fight to the death and take as many with them as they could.

"I knew the Eighth Elder was a spy a long ago, do you think I'd be foolish enough not to foresee this ambush causing problems?" At this moment, Lin Qian's words shocked everyone.

The Eighth Elder's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Lin Qian, not expecting the latter to have known his true role as a spy.

And Lin Qian's next words stunned the Eighth Elder and the general of the Vanguard Army even more: "I really have to thank you for your plot. To ambush us, the entire Vanguard Army has come here. And to be extra cautious, another seven hundred thousand Vanguard soldiers are stationed far away around us to prevent any escapes, right?"

"Did you ever consider, with the Vanguard Army all coming here, what will happen to Yushui City, Yunshui City, and Bishui City, the three most crucial frontier cities? Do you rely on those city guards to defend them?"

Lin Qian's mocking words caused the general of the Vanguard Army's face to change drastically, immediately grasping what he meant.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Thunderous roars came from the distance, and three beams of Yellow Dragon light soared into the sky, making the entire earth seem to tremble and drawing the attention of everyone present.

The appearance of the three beams of Yellow Dragon light in the distance turned the Vanguard Army general's face deathly pale, because he was all too familiar with those three directions—the frontier three cities of Shunshui State: Yushui City, Yunshui City, and Bishui City.

Not only here but also in Liujiang State, they could clearly see the scene in the direction of the frontier cities.

The beams of light, which resembled Yellow Dragons soaring into the sky, caught the stunned gaze of Fang Shuiwen, Zhou Yian and Yang Guixiang, who were hovering in the midair of the two states' water-forests.

"What happened?" Inside Yushui City, Old Man Qi and Qi Yan ran out of their buildings and immediately looked up into the sky.

In the city, countless people ran onto the streets, staring as Yushui City was completely enveloped in a bright yellow barrier, the Yellow Dragon-like beam of light striking awe into their hearts.

Bang!

At that moment, Old Man Qi saw his residence shatter into pieces, with heavily armored soldiers carrying battle knives storming out.

Old Man Qi was somewhat bewildered. When he saw the shattered hole on the ground of the ruins, the image of that friendly young man who claimed to be the Emperor of the Huaxia Empire surfaced in his mind: "Could it have been left by him?"

In fact, Old Man Qi wasn't wrong. These bloody battles were indeed planned by Lin Qian in advance, and now that the conflict had fully erupted, it was time for them to make their move.

The people in the city witnessed these heavily armored soldiers, wielding battle knives, charging towards the city guards that had risen into the sky.

The city guards, with their well-equipped appearance, were nothing compared to the sudden bloody battle.

The armor on the city guards, which was once envied and desired, was trash in comparison to the heavy armor worn during the blood battle—it was no different from slapping iron covers on their bodies.

Unlike the heavy armor on those unfamiliar soldiers, which had beautifully streamlined, body-hugging designs with layered joints that were simply ingenious, the gloss shimmering under the sunlight gave off a violently beautiful aesthetic.

Especially when these unknown soldiers holding battle sabers cleaved the city guards in half.

In the eyes of the city guards, the appearance of the unfamiliar soldiers made them feel as though they had plunged into hell, their feelings changing from astonishment to terror.

Because the opposing side was stronger, had better military equipment, and worked together better than them!

"Good, kill them well."

"Kill all these beasts, spare none."

Gradually, cheers like these echoed throughout Yushui City, as countless people excitedly roared and cheered for the warriors above.

"What are you yelling for!" a city guard, extremely annoyed, charged toward a little boy and raised his Primordial Weapon to strike.

Just as the boy's mother screamed in despair beside him, a blood-stained saber suddenly appeared in front of the city guard, sliced through his Soul Device armor, stabbed into his abdomen, and with a kick, sent him flying.

The boy's eyes widened as he stared at the figure drenched in bloody aura standing in front of him, feeling no fear, only a sense of security.

These were also soldiers—although the city guards were supposed to protect them, they were detested, whereas the unfamiliar soldiers who stormed their city and fought brought them a sense of safety.

This absurd situation was enough to show how despicable the city guards had been in the hearts of the citizens of the Qin Dynasty.

Gradually, the residents of Yushui City found that these unknown soldiers kept attacking the city guards and even protected them.

As more and more people noticed this, the cheers supporting these warriors grew louder.

Old Man Qi, watching all this with his grandson, clenched his fists tightly, tears streaming down his face, muttering repeatedly, "Well killed, well killed."

Bang!

At that moment, a beam of light soared up from deep within Shunshui State—it was another city going further.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Successive booming sounds continued, with bright yellow pillars of light piercing the sky one after the other. Beginning from Shunshui State, they spread deeply into the territories of the Qin Dynasty.

"What... what is this?" Above the high skies of the two states, Zhou Yian's hands trembled. Although the distant pillars became less distinct, given his realm, he could feel that at least three states and over seven hundred cities of the Qin Dynasty were lit by these pillars.

If someone could overlook the Qin Dynasty from a very high place, they would be shocked to see that, except for the Imperial City, all cities had been illuminated by these bright yellow pillars.

And amid this, Lin Qian's voice emanated from within these bright yellow pillars, echoing reciprocally throughout every inch of the Qin Dynasty's lands and spreading melodiously around.

"Those who offend our Huaxia, though distant, shall be punished!"