The Peerless Emperor

Seeing the Sea Clan turning tail to run, Lin Qian sneered, "Trying to flee after putting on an act?"

No sooner had his words fallen than Lin Qian's figure had already dashed forward, vanishing from the spot.

Shen Bin was desperately fleeing straight ahead; he couldn't have imagined that he would encounter such a monster.

He had already passed the combat trials earlier but faced defeat due to an unfortunate regret against the fifth puppet, which brought him into this Small World.

Upon successfully entering the Small World, as he wandered around, he unexpectedly came across a Human Clan youth at the Sky Breaking Realm.

Shen Bin didn't need to think twice to know that someone able to attend the South Meeting at the Sky Breaking Realm must have significant clout and a certain degree of power.

Otherwise, how could a Soul Martial Artist of the Sky Breaking Realm's Sky Crossing Stage possibly secure a spot to participate in the South Meeting?

And to such a person, surely his wealth would be substantial. Why then refuse such a fat sheep that showed up right in front of him?

With this thought in mind, Shen Bin took out his weapon, swinging it viciously towards Lin Qian's forehead.

Not wanting to startle Lin Qian, he didn't even use Soul Power, relying solely on his physical strength and the sharpness of his Soul Device saber.

After all, he existed at the Life and Death Realm's Power Stage, his body had been tempered, and his strength had seen a substantial boost.

A common Soul Martial Artist at the Sky Breaking Realm's Sky Crossing Stage would only end up with their head directly sliced open in his presence.

Unfortunately for him, he picked the wrong target and encountered Lin Qian.

"Thinking of running after slashing at my forehead?"

Lin Qian's voice came from ahead; Shen Bin looked up to see the other appearing directly in front of him, which scared him out of his wits.

Immediately after, Shen Bin hastily knelt down before Lin Qian with a plop, "Blinded by greed for a moment, I offended the big boss. I beg you not to lower yourself to my level."

"Just came out and you're already after my life, yet you want me to overlook your actions?" Hearing the words of the Sea Clan in front of him, Lin Qian laughed, "Blinded by greed? No wonder you attacked me without any reason. You must think that, since I'm from the Sky Breaking Realm participating in the South Meeting, I must have an illustrious identity and a high price on my head."

Shen Bin continued to kowtow, begging for mercy repeatedly, "I truly did lose my senses, please, have mercy, big boss."

Just as Shen Bin's words ended, a piercing Sword Qi swiftly congealed and stabbed towards his heart and Dantian.

The Sword Qi, formed from red-gold thunder, was incredibly fast. Shen Bin couldn't react in time and was pierced through his Soul Power, into his heart and Dantian.

"Sparing someone who wanted to kill me, do you take me for a fool?" Looking at the gradually fading Shen Bin before him, Lin Qian didn't bother to spare another glance, turning to leave.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Bin, who had been lying lifeless on the ground, suddenly sprang up.

The wounds at his heart and Dantian had weirdly healed, leaving no trace behind.

"Good thing our Sea Clan's heart and Dantian are vastly different from those of the Human Clan, and that guy didn't know. I narrowly escaped death." Shen Bin got up, feeling fortunate about his luck.

Then, with a sullen smirk on his face, Shen Bin said, "That damned Human Clan guy probably has no idea that our Sea Clan's heart is right in the middle of the chest and still connected with the Dantian."

"Now that I'm still alive, I'll make sure you suffer. When the time comes, I'll intentionally spread rumors that he has treasures on him, would there be any shortage of people to deal with him? Hahaha…"

Puchi!

The sword tip, composed of scarlet gold thunder, suddenly pierced through his back, passed through his chest, and blood splashed everywhere.

At this moment, Shen Bin could clearly feel the life force and Qi within his body rapidly fading away, while Lin Qian, who had already left, was leisurely walking past him.

"How could you..." The Sword Qi that arrowed through his heart and Dantian suddenly collapsed, and Shen Bin, clutching the blood-gushing wound, looked at Lin Qian in disbelief.

He couldn't understand why Lin Qian had returned after leaving; could it be that he knew the characteristics of his clan?

If he knew, why did he leave first instead of attacking him directly in the chest?

Seeing Shen Bin's unwilling expression, Lin Qian, feeling a pang of compassion, decided to let him die with understanding, "I did indeed leave at first, but later realized I had taken a wrong turn. When I came back, I just happened to overhear you talking to yourself, planning revenge on me."

To take a wrong turn and come back just in time?

Shen Bin fell into the pool of blood with an unwilling face, dead with eyes wide open.

Just at that moment, five black glimmers suddenly rose from the back of Shen Bin's hand, rushing towards Lin Qian and towards the back of his hand.

When Lin Qian raised his hand, he found that the pattern on the back of his hand had become fifteen lines. That meant his performance score had reached fifteen.

"By killing others, one can plunder their performance score?" Lin Qian looked at the brand on his hand, his expression turning grim immediately.

The original rule that one would be expelled from the battlefield if defeated made Lin Qian believe it wouldn't be too dangerous within this Small World.

But this discovery made Lin Qian realize it wasn't the case.

Looking towards the distant dusk sky, Lin Qian felt a chill in his heart; the trial inside this Small World was extremely bloody.

It was likely that once others knew of this rule, the true bloodshed would begin in earnest.

"I need to find Xinxin first," Lin Qian's eyes sharpened as his body became enveloped in Soul Power, transforming into a streak of scarlet electric light speeding forward.

Shen Bin's last moments were indeed as Lin Qian had said; he had taken a wrong turn.

When he entered the Small World, the other members had not yet entered. Only recently, he had discovered everyone's position according to the tactical map.

The Tokens given by Lin Qian allowed him to clearly observe each person's location on the tactical map, as well as who was with whom.

Luckily for Lin Qian, the distance between him and Ye Xin wasn't too far, but he had indeed gone the wrong way before.

Meanwhile, as Lin Qian was approaching Ye Xin, an additional Token appeared in his hand, and streams of intent were infused into it.

At the same time, everyone received the thoughts transferred from Lin Qian, learning their own whereabouts and those of others.

Following Lin Qian's advice, Zhang Qi and Zhang Wenxuan, being closer to each other, could meet up; Li Yunfeng and Zhang Zide were to act alone for the time being, each moving towards a central meeting point for the group.

As for Ye Xin, she was to head towards the south while Lin Qian would advance northwards to meet her.

The messages Lin Qian sent out were received by everyone, and apart from Ye Xin, everyone followed his advice.

Ye Xin's Token at her waist was flickering with golden light, but she had no time to pay attention to it. Having succeeded in arming herself, her Primordial Weapon longsword, shaped like a starlight sword atmosphere, shielded her entire body.

Surrounding her, four people were attacking, and a prideful-looking woman watched the besieged Ye Xin with a mocking face.