Chapter 461: 462: The Combat Methods of the Huaxia Empire

Chapter 461: Chapter 462: The Combat Methods of the Huaxia Empire

Seeing Lin Qian’s gaze turn toward him, Yue Liqun couldn’t help but shiver. For some reason, when the other man stared at him, he felt fear.

Yue Liqun didn’t realize that, after special training, Lin Qian’s imposing image had been deeply ingrained in his mind. It would be strange if he didn’t feel fear in the presence of his Emperor.

“Yue Liqun, I remember you once said that the aura of the Black Corner Emperor was black mixed with red, is that correct?” Lin Qian fixed his gaze on Yue Liqun and asked solemnly.

Lin Qian’s question compelled Yue Liqun to nod affirmatively; “Indeed, the Black Corner Emperor’s aura was just like that, a mix of black and red… No, it’s more accurate to say it was red mixed with specks of black.”

Yue Liqun’s affirmative response caused Lin Qian’s expression to darken, and his gaze drifted to the distance, “Could it be, the Black Blood Clan or the royal line of the Black Blood Clan!”

“The Black Blood Clan?”

The words from Lin Qian’s mouth filled Yue Liqun and the others with surprise. In the entire Ancient Forest World, they knew of only five clans. Since when was there a Black Blood Clan, a royal line of the Black Blood Clan?

The five of them didn’t know about the Black Blood Clan, but the fiend by their side did. After all, their Emperor had once faced such enemies, and the entire Huaxia Empire knew the situation all too well.

“I understand, it’s highly likely.” Reflecting on this, Lin Qian looked at Yue Liqun, “Can you contact the Rebel Palace right now and immediately get news?”

“Yes!” Upon hearing Lin Qian’s inquiry, Yue Liqun nodded with certainty.

With a confirmed response from Yue Liqun, Lin Qian urged, “Quickly contact them and ask if, when the aggressive Black Corner Army acts, will there be a presence of red aura, or red tinged with black.”

“Of course, that excludes those who are inherently violent,” Lin Qian noted, his thoughts inadvertently turning to Shen Yi.

This Black Corner Clan probably consisted of individuals with twisted personalities who enjoyed torturing children.

Originally, after the incidents involving Shen Yi, Lin Qian thought that the Black Corner Clan was intrinsically a brutal and ruthless clan, one that could be steamrolled during war.

However, through his interactions with Yue Liqun, Lin Qian learned that the Black Corner Clan wasn’t as bad as he’d thought.

If the Black Corner Clan were truly merciless and brutal, how could the past five clans have lived together in harmony?

Moreover, from observing through Reconnaissance Beasts, Lin Qian found that indeed, most Black Corner clanspeople didn’t seem as brutal as he had imagined.

In fact, Lin Qian even noticed that some Black Corner clanspeople secretly passed food to the imprisoned Human Clan, allowing them to eat their fill.

Otherwise, with such rigorous demands, they would simply collapse from exhaustion without sufficient strength.

Yue Liqun went to contact the Rebel Palace, while Lin Qian continued to hover in mid-air, gazing silently ahead.

Since the Black Corner Clan wasn’t as barbaric as he had imagined, there was no need to carry out the original plan of slaughter.

Lin Qian couldn’t bring himself to commit such indiscriminate killing.

Before long, Yue Liqun had received a message from the Rebel Palace. Turning to look at Lin Qian, his expression was one of astonishment, “Your Majesty, it is as you said; those violent members of the Black Corner Army indeed exude a red aura, with only a few occasionally showing black.”

Having said that, Yue Liqun’s complexion turned pale. If he still didn’t understand that all of this was related to the Black Corner Emperor, then he was far too foolish.

The fact that the Black Corner Emperor was shrouded in a red aura mixed with black had only been described when he initially reported to Lin Qian in the courtyard; he had never before recounted the state of the Black Corner Emperor at that time.

And moreover, a peculiar point was that over the years, as the Black Corner Army launched attacks on the Four Clan Regions, they never seemed to be enveloped in that bloody aura.

Therefore, Yue Liqun had never noticed this strange occurrence.

The four clan elders standing by, after silently listening, had come to understand as well. Wang Qiongxing even spoke directly, “Your Majesty means to say that the Black Corner Emperor and the Black Horn Clan’s Black Corner Army have undergone some changes, which have led to their possessing cruel and inhumane dispositions.”

“And the Black Blood Clan mentioned by Your Majesty is likely the key to this.”

Lin Qian silently nodded, taking the time to carefully describe to the five people before him what the Black Blood Clan was.

After hearing Lin Qian’s explanation of the Black Blood Clan, the five of them were visibly perturbed, grasping the former’s conjecture.

According to Lin Qian’s speculation, the real Black Corner Emperor had died, and the current Black Corner Emperor was a Blood Nourishing Corpse of the Black Blood Clan.

Furthermore, it was feared that the entire Black Corner Army of the Black Corner Country had been influenced; the mixture of black and blood-red auras on their bodies was evidence.

What puzzled Lin Qian was that, according to the news Yue Liqun had brought and his own observations of the Black Corner Army at the city they’d past, they hadn’t become Blood Nourishing Corpses, yet they had turned remarkably savage.

In the past, the Black Corner Army constantly attacking the Four Clan Regions was similarly brutal, but they didn’t emit that kind of bloody aura.

Lin Qian deduced that if the Black Horn Clan had become cruel and inhumane, it would be due to the influence of the Black Blood Clan, turning them into Blood Nourishing Corpses.

At this moment, Lin Qian felt his train of thought somewhat muddled, struggling to make sense of the current events.

The situation was becoming increasingly complicated.

“First, let’s conquer the Black Horn Clan’s Mountain City ahead, capture a few from the Black Corner Army alive, and then we’ll know exactly what is happening.” Lin Qian steadied his mind and flew onward once more, with the others closely following behind.

Soon enough, the Black Horn Clan’s Mountain City clearly emerged in front of Lin Qian and the others. Gazing at the familiar style of the city, Yue Liqun couldn’t help but heave a sigh.

The giant Mountain City, with its mountain walls sparkling with dazzling Array lights, was firmly protected within.

Reconnaissance Beasts didn’t possess much lethality, resembling ordinary small animals and could naturally blend in.

According to the information sent back by the Reconnaissance Beasts, there were many Black Corner Army soldiers guarding the outskirts of the Mountain City. Any slight movement in the grass would trigger their immediate response, striking back against enemies.

As soon as they could see the Black Horn Clan’s Mountain City, Lin Qian descended from mid-air, letting the Spirit Wood forest hide his figure.

“Your Majesty, are just a few of us enough to attack and conquer the city?” Looking at the distant Mountain City, Yue Liqun seemed eager to try, “With the combat power of the few of us, taking down this city could easily be done.”

“There’s no need, summon the fiends to take action,” Lin Qian shook his head, giving a slight nod to the fiend as a signal.

After receiving Lin Qian’s instruction, the fiend knelt on one knee as a sign of respect, then turned and left.

“Your Majesty, is he truly the only one to take action?” Seeing the fiend walk alone towards the front, He Baili showed a look of utter shock, “Just one person going in alone is practically suicide.”

“In the future, you will also be subjects of the Huaxia Empire. It will be beneficial for you to witness the Huaxia Empire’s way of combat,” Lin Qian said dismissively to the clamor of the people around him, instead continuing to look ahead.