Indeed, during the finals, Lin Qian was the true number one.
Because the first match of the finals was a competition between Lin Qian and Li Yunfeng.
Li Yunfeng, known as a genius throughout the Southern Domain, had broken through ten cycles of Nirvana, possessing the medium-tier Martial Soul trait penetration: able to ignore forty percent of an opponent’s Soul Power defense!
Facing such a formidable opponent, plus Li Yunfeng allowing Lin Qian to use his full strength.
Thus, Lin Qian, as he wished, unleashed his full Soul Power.
Twelve levels of Soul Light appeared, instantly blinding everyone, causing them to stare in shock.
The onlooking Zhou Yian even choked on seawater from the shock of Lin Qian’s twelve cycles of Nirvana!
After fierce combat, although Lin Qian held back slightly, using only Thunder Soul Power at full blast without employing the Soul Device Cloud Sword, Ice Cold Attribute, and Emperor Attribute Soul Power, he still defeated Li Yunfeng with his extensive experience.
Similarly, when facing Lin Qian with full Soul Power unleashed, Zhang Zide also lost the battle, not to mention the others.
Thus, the real situation in the finals was that Lin Qian sat on the champion’s throne with an undefeated status.
At the Sky Breaking Realm’s Sky Crossing Stage, to be able to erupt with such power, Lin Qian could completely be the ace of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan and Carefree Sect.
According to the rules, participating in the Ancient Human Clan relics, they were going in the name of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan and their allies, the Carefree Sect.
What exactly the situation was inside this Ancient Human Clan relic, they were also unsure.
But what they did know was that whatever the eight of them could gain, would rely on their collective strength.
And once they entered the relics, the outside world could not know the situation inside and couldn’t detect it, potentially leading to backstabbing among them.
Lin Qian, as the ace, was to make those who had designs on them miscalculate, and when they made their move, he would then unleash his formidable power to counter the opponents.
The three competitions were still ongoing, the excitement level no less intense than the earlier matches, but the viewing platform of the Eastern Division Clan was missing a few young figures.
Within the residence where the Eastern Division Clan lived, the Array shrouded above kept trembling, and in the front hall’s combat arena, two streams of golden Soul Power violently collided.
One of them roared like thunder, while the other exuded a sharp intent.
The two figures dispersed, each retreating towards their own side.
The competitors were none other than Lin Qian and Li Yunfeng.
Seeing Lin Qian retreating three feet and then looking at himself who had retreated four feet, Li Yunfeng shook his head in frustration, "Lost again, Brother Lin, your combat power is just too strong." Discover more stories at FreeNovelHub
"To see the wild Li admitting defeat, that’s truly rare, and it’s only here one can see such a sight," Zhang Zide quipped from the side.
"Why don’t you come up and fight me?" Li Yunfeng shot a challenging glance at Zhang Zide, his face’s aquatic respiratory Soul Device bubbling.
Zhang Zide chuckled softly and, flexing his eight arms, walked towards the combat arena.
Lin Qian stomped his foot on the deep blue golden combat arena floor, producing a dull sound, and quickly shouted to Li Yunfeng, "Hey, have you forgotten something?"
Hearing Lin Qian’s words, Li Yunfeng came back to his senses and laughed sheepishly, "I was too caught up in the fight earlier and completely forgot."
As he spoke, Li Yunfeng quickly took out a small Storage Ring and handed it to Lin Qian.
Having passed the items to Lin Qian, Li Yunfeng was thrilled to engage in combat with Zhang Zide.
At the same time, Lin Qian reached with his thoughts into the storage ring, just as Li Yunfeng had mentioned—it was filled with a variety of books.
According to Li Yunfeng, these books had been sent by Zhou Yian as a gift for Lin Qian, which baffled him.
Why would Zhou Yian send him books out of the blue, even before their transaction was due?
However, when Lin Qian had approached Li Yunfeng for the books, the man indeed asked for a fight first, and only after did he hand over the items.
For Li Yunfeng, a battle enthusiast, such a request was quite normal.
But when Lin Qian opened the storage ring and saw how many books were inside, he was completely stunned.
Initially, Lin Qian thought Zhou Yian would send him just about ten or twenty books as a token gesture, maybe a little over a hundred if he had seen Lin Qian’s capabilities and wanted to please him.
Alongside the dealings he had with Zhang Tianxin, receiving some gifts from Zhou Yian seemed reasonable.
Yet now, Lin Qian clearly saw there were more than a hundred thousand volumes quietly lying in the storage ring, including the Extreme Gold Unlimited Sword Skill!
What was this? That was the very cultivation technique Li Yunfeng was practicing, and so was his father, the current Sect Master of the Carefree Sect.
Such a valuable technique, and it was just given to him?
After a thorough examination, Lin Qian found that the grades of these books were extraordinarily high; their value alone was already around eighty million top-grade Soul Crystals.
Such valuable books were simply given to him. Lin Qian was somewhat uncertain about Zhou Yian’s intentions.
But since they were gifted, what reason did Lin Qian have to refuse? He sent all the books to the Huaxia Empire.
Not long after the books were sent to the Huaxia Empire, Lin Qian suddenly felt an intuition, his Soul Power converged before him, and a golden system framework appeared, followed by a blue window displaying the image of Zhuge Ming.
"Your Majesty, there was a significant discovery among those books," Zhuge Ming said excitedly, "It’s a great boost to the Puppet Body Project."
"What, really?" Lin Qian thought inwardly, his voice transmitting from his mind to the Huaxia Empire, resounding within the Heavenly Art Department.
The Puppet Body Project was a technique that allowed the generals of the Huaxia Empire to arrive in this world prematurely.
According to Zhuge Ming’s design, it involved creating a puppet body into which the generals could infuse their power, refining it into a semblance of an avatar.
This way, the generals could use their puppet avatars to leave the Huaxia Empire prematurely via Sky Trace and come to assist Lin Qian.
You see, the Huaxia Empire’s military was a completely different concept with or without its generals leading.
Generals have Martial General Skills linked with the troops they lead, enhancing the effect they have on their units.
And generals are much stronger than the common soldiers!
If the Puppet Body research were successful, then the Regiment Commander and Zhuge Ming could leave the Huaxia Empire and appear by his side to help!
Even if it’s just a puppet body with a fraction of the original’s strength, the presence of Huaxia Empire’s military and intellectual pinnacle—the Regiment Commander and the Prime Minister—could create an impact sufficient to shake the entire Soul Martial Continent!
"What exactly did you discover that has brought you such joy about the Puppet Body Project?"