Lin Qian’s words clearly frightened the several people in front of him, especially Zhang Zide who almost jumped up, staring at him in disbelief, "Brother Lin, you can’t be deceiving us. You’re here now, and you’ve been breaking through before, when would you have had the time to go elsewhere?"
"If it were true that you encountered that member of the Black Blade Fish Clan before coming here, you definitely would have told us already."
"Besides, when that one-armed member of the Black Blade Fish Clan was killed, Li Yunfeng and I were both present and witnessed it with our own eyes, how could it possibly come back to life?"
At this point, Zhang Zide even turned to look at Li Yunfeng beside him.
Seeing Zhang Zide looking at him, Li Yunfeng naturally understood what he meant and nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it was Clan Leader Zhang who struck, and both he and our great-grandmaster were present. With their caliber of strength, they would not have been mistaken about whether he was dead or alive."
"I know because I have a way, just like I can use this token to determine your locations and communicate with you." Lin Qian sighed and said to the two people, "Moreover, the resurrection of this one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan member isn’t the first time, is it?"
Reminded by Lin Qian, both Zhang Zide and Li Yunfeng suddenly recalled how they had personally seen the corpse of that one-armed member of the Black Blade Fish Clan on the way to attend the South Meeting. And when they witnessed the existence of the corpse, the Black Blade Fish Clan had already arrived at the South Meeting early and raised their fists against the Array Masters from the Eight-Armed Sea Clan and the Carefree Sect.
Seeing the astonished looks from everyone, Lin Qian’s heart was also filled with surprise.
With his soul power roving through his eyes and the system interface appearing, he opened up the pictures and videos sent to him by Zhuge Ming and saw with his own eyes that among the Black Blade Fish Clan, there was that one-armed clansman.
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"The strangeness doesn’t end there. The Black Blade Fish Clan has taken up four spots, which strictly speaking should allow only four people to enter. However, through my secret techniques, I clearly witnessed a total of four hundred and seventy-six members of the Black Blade Fish Clan!" As Lin Qian spoke, the others were speechless.
"How is that possible..." Lin Qian’s words left Zhang Wenxuan shaking her head incessantly; even among the most powerful Sea Clan and Human Clan forces, the number of entries amounted to only in the double digits.
And in this Small World, four hundred and seventy-six members of the Black Blade Fish Clan entered?
With limited entries, and so many powerful figures from various forces sitting at the gate, it was impossible to deceive them with petty tricks. What method did the Black Blade Fish Clan have to bring so many of their people into the ruins of the Small World?
Everyone was puzzled, and Lin Qian didn’t understand it either.
At this point, even if everyone was confused, there was nothing that could be done.
According to Lin Qian, this group of Black Blade Fish Clan members simply kept their heads down and hurried northward. Along the way, whenever they encountered any robust soul beasts, they would quickly speed up and leave without engaging in combat.
It was clear that these Black Blade Fish Clan members did not want to waste time battling soul beasts; they wished to rush north as fast as possible, their expressions filled with urgency.
"Wait, the Black Blade Fish Clan has encountered people from the Eight Mysterious Hall." At that moment, Lin Qian raised his hand to stop the discussions, his golden Emperor Attribute Soul Power condensing in his pupils.
Seeing the unusual change in Lin Qian’s pupils, Ye Xin was the first to fall silent, and the others also stopped their discussions, curiously observing the change in his eyes.
At this moment, Lin Qian was utterly oblivious to everyone else; only he could see an image on the Huaxia Empire system interface that was invisible to the others.
The image was relayed to Lin Qian by Zhuge Ming through the Heavenly Art Department, allowing him to clearly see what had happened, though it was without sound.
Meanwhile, on a riverbank within this Small World, two groups unexpectedly encountered each other: the allies from the Black Blade Fish Clan and the Eight Mysterious Hall.
However, the discrepancy in their numbers was simply too vast. The four Disciples of the Eight Mysterious Hall had already gathered together; after all, so much time had passed, and since they weren’t that far apart, finding each other hadn’t been difficult.
These four Disciples from the Eight Mysterious Hall couldn’t hide the shock in their hearts. The sight of the four hundred and seventy-six members from the Black Blade Fish Clan was a significant jolt to them. They couldn’t understand how their Sea Clan allies had managed to bring so many people in.
Seeing that the Black Blade Fish Clan had such a large number of members, and there were only a mere four of them, they couldn’t begin to compare.
"Since you have such a good method, why not share it with our Eight Mysterious Hall? Is this how you treat your allies?" Reflecting on this, the most cultivated among the four Eight Mysterious Hall Disciples complained with dissatisfaction to the Black Blade Fish Clan in front of them.
"Wait, Senior Brother, look." Just at that moment, a junior Disciple standing behind the leading Eight Mysterious Hall Disciple suddenly cried out in horror, tapping his Senior Brother on the shoulder and pointing toward the ranks of the Black Blade Fish Clan.
Following his junior’s pointed direction, the leading Disciple of the Eight Mysterious Hall looked over and his face also revealed horror.
Because within the Black Blade Fish Clan’s ranks, a one-armed member of the clan was walking out from the group. As he looked in their direction, a fierce smile spread across his face.
When he stepped out from the ranks, after eyeing up the four Eight Mysterious Hall Disciples carefully, he suddenly turned and gave a respectful bow towards the crowd: "My lord, may I begin?"
As the one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan member bowed, a gap immediately opened up in the ranks, revealing a figure.
Having received a nod from that figure, the one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan member bowed respectfully again, and as he straightened up, a cruel smile appeared on his face, and his form had already vanished from its original spot.
The next moment he appeared, his entire body emanated a cold black Soul Power that wrapped around the leading Eight Mysterious Hall Disciple. In his hand, a chillingly sharp dagger appeared out of nowhere, nimbly flipping in his grasp.
In an instant, the arm of the Eight Mysterious Hall Disciple had been entirely severed. Before it even hit the ground, the one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan member had bitten it off in his mouth.
"Hmm!" The leading Disciple from the Eight Mysterious Hall was tough and didn’t cry out at all, covering his severed limb as he rapidly retreated, while bellowing, "Run!"
The other Eight Mysterious Hall Disciples followed the lead, quickly fleeing in different directions.
The maimed Eight Mysterious Hall Disciple, looking back, saw that the Black Blade Fish Clan had no intention of pursuing. Instead, they stood in their place, grinning viciously as they watched him, gnawing contentedly on his severed arm, swallowing with apparent delight as if it were extremely delicious.
All of this was clearly observed by a black bird perched on a Spirit Wood tree nearby, as well as by Lin Qian, who had been watching from the beginning to the end.