The shout from the disciple in the blood-colored robe left everyone confused, but Lin Qian alone knew what was happening.
While the others were still in the dark, Lin Qian had already rushed out from the royal carriage, as his crimson Thunder Soul Power surged out from within him, transforming into a huge Sword Qi that slashed towards the seemingly empty space ahead.
As Lin Qian made his move, Zhao Long also leaped into action, his pale yellow Huaxia Soul Power condensing into a sky full of spear shadows that rained down like a torrential downpour, stabbing into the void to the right.
Sword Qi crisscrossed, and spear shadows were unceasing.
After Lin Qian and Zhao Long, the sovereign and his subject, struck out, blood traces suddenly appeared in the empty space before them, and more than ten figures materialized out of thin air, each bearing wounds clearly inflicted by the Sword Qi and spear force.
Among them, four had breathed their last and fell from the sky.
"The Swift Hidden Clan!" Upon seeing the exposed figures, Li Yunfeng exclaimed in alarm and stood up from the royal carriage.
Zhang Zide beside him also looked down with an ugly expression, only then realizing that the blood-robed disciple battling the Soul Beast had been defensively reacting to seemingly empty directions while facing the great maw.
Ye Xin looked at the heterogenous tribe members who had been forced to reveal themselves and also showed a surprised expression on his face.
The figures that suddenly appeared were somewhat short, with skin whiter than snow, transparent hair devoid of color, and snow-white eyes without any other pigment, which was unsettling to behold.
"The South Meeting is for the Human Clan and Sea Clan only, with the gateways guarded by various major figures; only a limited number of people can enter. How did the people from the Swift Hidden Clan get in?" Zhang Qi also cried out incredulously as he stared at these wholly white members of the Swift Hidden Clan.
Ye Xin, puzzled and not understanding, turned to ask Zhang Wenxuan next to her about the Swift Hidden Clan and what kind of race they really were.
"The talent of the Swift Hidden Clan is to hide their figures, making them difficult to detect; the higher their realm, the longer they can stay hidden. Moreover, they’re also incredibly fast and elusive, specializing in sneak attacks. Even in direct combat, relying on their speed, they are by no means weak."
"However, this race will absolutely not engage directly with people unless absolutely necessary. They will try every means to create favorable conditions for themselves and then rely on their talents to sneak attack you."
"Just like the two disciples sent to the Blood Spirit Valley, the Swift Hidden Clan deliberately lured a large number of Soul Beasts to attack them while they hid and looked for opportunities to launch sneak attacks."
"At the same time, the battle between these two disciples from Blood Spirit Valley and the Soul Beasts served as bait to distract our attention, and then they waited for the chance to strike. Luckily, Lin Qian and his men were able to spot them in advance—impressive indeed." At this point, Zhang Wenxuan looked towards Lin Qian and Zhao Long with a great deal of admiration.
Finding the Swift Hidden Clan before they struck was no simple feat. Moreover, the aura of those who had been revealed clearly indicated they were skilled practitioners of the Life and Death Realm.
"When did you notice us?" Meanwhile, a member of the Swift Hidden Clan opposite Lin Qian looked down at the corpses of his kinfolk and asked, his face full of incomprehension.
Lin Qian let out a cold laugh, "Twenty li away, when the clansman tailing us was discovered by you, you were also discovered by me."
"...Impressive!" The speaking member of the Swift Hidden Clan showed a mix of surprise and wariness on his face, and after a long pause in praise, he shouted sternly, "Retreat!"
Following his shout, this member of the Swift Hidden Clan also began to retreat rapidly towards the back, and his figure gradually faded to translucence, vanishing from Lin Qian’s sight.
At the same time, the other exposed members of the Swift Hidden Clan also concealed their forms one after another, disappearing from their field of view.
The two disciples of the Blood Spirit Valley below also realized that the Swift Hidden Clan members, whom they had vaguely sensed, were gradually moving further away from them, easing their burden significantly, allowing them to concentrate fully on dealing with the Soul Beasts besieging them.
Looking at the empty void in the direction the Swift Hidden Clan had left, Lin Qian’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Having lived two lives, the fusion of his soul was not as simple as one plus one. The fortune of the Huaxia Empire still bolstered his Soul Consciousness within his sea of knowledge; thus, Lin Qian’s Soul Consciousness was unimaginably strong.
The Reconnaissance Beast was an extension of his eyesight, thoroughly scouting the Spirit Wood jungle space of this Small World, seeking all kinds of traces, focusing on the direction of the Black Blade Fish Clan, as well as that princess of the Qin Dynasty.
Meanwhile, Lin Qian’s Soul Consciousness was the defense he had constructed, extending his Soul Consciousness over a range encompassing tens of miles.
He had already sensed the Swift Hidden Clan following him when the procession had previously rushed over in his direction. However, Lin Qian didn’t know that they were neither from the Sea Clan nor the Human Clan, but instead a different foreign clan.
Lin Qian’s hearing was not weak; he had clearly heard Zhang Wenxuan’s introduction of the Swift Hidden Clan.
"The South Meeting, I am afraid, has already escaped the control of both the Sea Clan and the Human Clan," Lin Qian said, frowning, in mid-air.
First, a large number of the Black Blade Fish Clan appeared, and the Clan Leader, who was supposed to be outside, had also come in.
Now, there was the emergence of power outside of the Sea Clan and Human Clan: the Swift Hidden Clan.
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Only through chaos were there opportunities to be grasped, chances to gain complete control of this wild Small World.
With this thought, Lin Qian’s Crimson Gold Thunderous Soul Power could not help but surge, coalescing in his hand into a Thunder Sword Qi that emanated a dangerous aura.
In the next instant, he fiercely hurled the Sword Qi out, tearing open a crimson gold column of lightning, targeting the back of a Blood Spirit Valley Disciple down below.
The sound of flesh being pierced rose from behind this Blood Spirit Valley Disciple. After beheading the Soul Beast in front of him, he spun around to look back sharply.
Seeing the situation behind him, the Blood Spirit Valley Disciple couldn’t help breaking out into a cold sweat, his body chilled to the bone.
The Swift Hidden Clan members, who had supposed to have left, had somehow managed to return unnoticed, clenching a dagger in their hands, ready to stab him in the back.
But now, this member of the Swift Hidden Clan could no longer do so, as his body had already been completely penetrated by the Thunder Sword Qi. The crimson gold color of the Thunder ravaged his entire body, preventing him from making any further movement.
"Scram!" Lin Qian roared furiously, shouting towards the distant mid-air. The regal Soul Power of the Minghuang Emperor replaced the Crimson Gold Thunderous Soul Power, its domineering and sweeping imperial presence bolstered by a powerful soul, bearing down with Emperor’s Soul Power, crushing everything in its path.
The members of the Swift Hidden Clan, who had originally left, were shaken out one by one under Lin Qian’s furious pressure. Each one coughed up blood, clutching their chests in horror as they looked at Lin Qian, no longer caring about hiding, and hurriedly fled towards the distance with extraordinary speed.
"Acting tough and think you can run?" Lin Qian sneered coldly. The Minghuang Emperor’s Soul Power, mixed with the Crimson Gold Thunderous Soul Power, rushed towards the fleeing Swift Hidden Clan individual alone. His speed was so fast it tore through the air, and the explosive turbulence behind him caused the procession to sway unsteadily.