The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1356 - 1357: Such Audacity

Within the city, the Immortal Clan members stared in astonishment at the massive battleship roaring through the sky from afar, their faces filled with confusion.

Clearly, the people in the city had no idea what was happening at the moment.

What was the origin of that gigantic object on the horizon?

"Enemy attack!" In the city, a series of exclamations resonated from the Immortal Clan's city guard, who instantly rose into the air.

With a single encounter, the city's defensive barrier was shattered above the floating city—what else could this be but an enemy invasion?

The city was small, and most of the city guards were Dao Realm Earth Realm members, with no Heavenly Realm experts.

Wei Ziliang and his group charged downward fiercely, followed by the unrelenting slaughter of the Huaxia Empire's Imperial Army.

The Immortal Clan was defeated with just one encounter, retreating step by step.

"Where did these enemies come from, with such formidable strength!" The leader of the city guard looked around in a daze, seeing all their kindred soldiers slain, their bodies falling to the ground, scattered everywhere.

It was a one-sided massacre; in the past, they had never seen these lowly races dare to resist, let alone be so domineering and powerful.

Lin Qian didn't care for such things, directly ordering the group to charge forward, slaughter the entire Immortal Clan of the city, and open the City Lord's treasury.

"Overflowing with wealth!" Seeing the state of the treasury, Lin Qian clicked his tongue, thinking about how the Immortal Clan above, in the Upper Realm, had amassed such immense wealth.

Such resources in the hands of the Huaxia Empire could only bring greater benefits.

In the hands of these Immortals, they would only rot and be wasted in storage, intolerable.

There was no need to hesitate; Lin Qian directly levitated the treasure vault and gathered the other races within the city into the Grotto Heaven Soul Device, taking them away.

The people of other races in the city were still bewildered when they realized they were taken away by Lin Qian using the Grotto Heaven Soul Device, unable to react to what had happened.

Soon after, in the Grotto Heaven Soul Device, they saw people from Yuanhua City, and after conversing with each other, they roughly understood what had happened.

Upon understanding, their hearts were especially shocked, finding Lin Qian excessively bold.

He dared to confront the entire Immortal Clan; it was simply…

Though they worried about what the future would hold and whether they might lose their lives.

However, deep down, they felt immense satisfaction that the once-arrogant Immortal Clan was finally getting a proper lesson.

Thinking about this, their hearts gradually calmed down.

Not long after, they suddenly found another group of beings appearing in the Grotto Heaven Soul Device.

Seeing these additional people, a guess surfaced in their minds, albeit hard to believe.

However, after chatting with them, they understood that it was indeed true.

Lin Qian had indeed attacked another city and seized it, similarly looting the city and transferring it entirely into the Grotto Heaven Soul Device.

Thus, three cities had fallen victim to Lin Qian's ruthless tactics, completely taken down.

Along the way, Lin Qian and his group had ravaged altogether seven or eight cities, causing such upheaval that it ultimately alerted the Upper Origin Immortal Country.

Under their jurisdiction, seven or eight cities had mysteriously vanished, leaving only empty land—borderline inconceivable.

Such circumstances naturally drew the attention of the Upper Origin Immortal Country, prompting them to dispatch the Immortal Army for investigation.

The Immortal Army was not large in number, but totalled a hundred thousand, each a master in the Earth Realm, with many Heavenly Realm beings leading them.

Initially, the Upper Origin Immortal Country assumed that the disturbance was due to some powerful bandits wreaking havoc within the territory.

A hundred thousand Immortal Army should be more than enough to quell the adversary.

The hundred thousand Immortal Army first went to where the cities had disappeared, and after a brief observation, realized the matter might not be so simple.

Clearly, the vanished cities were directly stored away by the Grotto Heaven Soul Device.

To create such a Soul Device capable of storing away entire cities was no easy feat.

At the very least, the owner of such a Soul Device would possess formidable strength. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Thinking of this, the leader of the hundred thousand Immortal Army deliberated and continued toward other cities, finding the situation identical.

Too greedy!

Trailing behind Lin Qian, the hundred thousand Immortal Army felt he was excessively greedy and reckless.

Along the way, they had already witnessed ten cities disappear, taken by someone.

The person responsible was clearly engaged in plunder.

In the past, such incidents had occurred, but people who plundered cities generally targeted only one or, at most, two cities before vanishing, concealing their tracks.

They were smart enough to know that once discovered by the Immortal Army of the Upper Origin Immortal Country, death would be certain.

However, the bandit pursued this time seemed different, exhibiting extraordinary courage and boundless greed.

He continued to plunder cities without fear of the Immortal Army's discovery or pursuit.

Was it due to the robbers' formidable skills, high ambition, or mind flustered by greed?

"Commander, what should we do?" The Deputy Commander of the Heavenly Realm within the Immortal Army spoke up.

The hundred thousand Immortal Army Leader looked ahead: "Based on these traces, the enemy is likely just ahead; pursue them."

"This commander wants to see what calibre the plunderer possesses to be so daring."

As the words fell, the hundred thousand Immortal Army embarked on their Immortal Ships, advancing forward.

The Immortal Ships, custom Cloud Boats of the Immortal Clan, appeared similar to ordinary Cloud Boats but featured automatic rowing, incredibly fast.

The craftsmanship of these Immortal Ships was fervently protected by the Immortal Clan, forbidden for non-clan members to operate.

The Immortal Ships advanced, encountering yet another vanished city.

Furthermore, the Immortal Army leader finally confirmed that the bandits plundering the cities were right ahead.

But deep inside, he burned with rage as the bandits showed utter disregard for the Upper Origin Immortal Country.

Ultimately, the hundred thousand Immortal Army arrived, approaching a nearby city, and caught sight of Lin Qian's Emperor Battleship, equipped with soul cannons, blasting soul energy beams right at the city's barrier.

Boom!

In the eyes of the hundred thousand Immortal Army leader, he watched helplessly as the city's array was thoroughly shattered, while the enormous golden metal Cloud Boat advanced over the city.

"What nerve!" The leader of the hundred thousand Immortal Army roared in fury.