The Peerless Emperor

It was precisely because of the Invisible Clan's methods that Lin Qian had absolutely no good feelings towards this race.

In fact, the behavior of the Invisible Clan greatly resembled that of the Black Blood Clan. If they used their natural talents properly and took the righteous path, they would definitely go further than they had before.

But their blind pursuit of ease and convenience led them down an increasingly crooked path, using the corpses of strong individuals from other races to enhance themselves.

While this approach ensured rapid progress and respectable combat power, it became increasingly difficult to control as they advanced. Their Realm's upper limit was also inferior to that of other races, making their future path all the more arduous.

The same principle applied to the Invisible Clan. Since their physical bodies were weaker, they should diligently train and temper their bodies, improving their physique to ensure it could keep up with their Soul Power.

Lin Qian had shared his thoughts with Zhuge Ming. According to him, one's own physical body was definitely the most compatible.

However, to ascertain the specifics, Zhuge Ming mentioned the need for a reference subject for research to reach a definitive conclusion.

Hearing this, Lin Qian realized that Zhuge Ming clearly wanted to capture a member of the Invisible Clan for study, much like what was done with the Black Blood Clan.

"Your Majesty," Zhuge Ming's voice echoed in Lin Qian's mind, "I believe the Invisible Clan's ability to plunder bodies indicates that their souls are naturally strong, and not just in a simple way. To study the Invisible Clan, we would need to capture a living specimen. Such a race is incredibly brutal and self-serving. Using them for experimentation is the best outcome they could hope for."

"Once the research is complete," he continued, "I believe we could enslave this race and alter their cultivation methods. Not only would this turn them into a formidable barrier for the Huaxia Empire, it would also be an act of immense virtue towards other races."

Zhuge Ming's words left Lin Qian not knowing whether to laugh or cry. To speak of experimentation on others as if it were a deed of great merit, painting it as a great service to the world, Lin Qian had only one thought about his subordinate's actions.

Well said!

The Invisible Clan's behavior of directly plundering bodies from other races was truly repulsive.

The physical bodies of other races were strong. Even if they were stronger in that regard than the Invisible Clan, they had at least attained their strength through their own arduous cultivation. How was the behavior of the Invisible Clan any different from that of a thief?

Furthermore, they did not limit their plunder to enemies. Instead, the strong members of the Invisible Clan would venture out, set their sights on talented individuals from other races, and forcibly snatch their bodies, using them as vessels for their own race.

They would even capture members of other races and keep them within their territory, waiting for their younger generation to reach the Nirvana Realm before allowing them to plunder the captured races.

This was the reason why Lin Qian found the Invisible Clan so repugnant.

At the same time, Lin Qian was deeply concerned. He understood that the current situation was not very favorable for them.

It was certain that the Black Blade Fish Clan members who had entered this Small World were all from the Invisible Clan.

Upon reflection, there had been something off about the Black Blade Fish Clan for a while. For example, when observing through the Reconnaissance Beast the Eight Mysterious Hall Disciples' battle with the one-armed Black Blade Fish individual, the Black Blade Fish did not wield their signature blade but instead took out a dagger Primordial Weapon.

At that time, Lin Qian's guess was that this one-armed Black Blade Fish had lost an arm, hence their fighting style was vastly different from that of a regular Black Blade Fish.

If all members of the Black Blade Fish Clan were from the Invisible Clan, then the Clan Leader amongst the group of Black Blade Fish they had encountered was likely no longer the true Black Blade Fish Clan Leader, but a strong member of the Invisible Clan instead.

Logically, no beings above the Life and Death Realm should appear in a Small World. Now that such an entity stood against them, Lin Qian had to be extremely cautious.

Because the Intermediate- and lower-level Soldier types he could currently summon from the Huaxia Empire had no beings that surpassed the Life and Death Realm.

The Huaxia Empire's Intermediate-level Soldier types were significantly stronger than the lower-level ones, but this was not due to a higher Realm. The highest Cultivation Realm of these Intermediate-level Soldier types was still the Life and Death Heart Realm.

However, these Intermediate-level Soldier types were evolved Soldier types!

The lower-level Soldier types were the most basic entities, forming the foundation of the entire Imperial Army of the Huaxia Empire. More advanced Soldier types were not directly created from military buildings within the Huaxia Empire.

Even though the Soldiers of the Huaxia Empire currently possessed only semi-life characteristics, the mechanism by which military barracks created Imperial Army Soldiers in this real Otherworld remained the same as in his previous life.

The barracks could only produce the most basic of the Six Major Soldier Types!

Swordsman, skilled in their craft, capable of sustained combat.

The Soldiers, who primarily relied on strength, were the most lethal among the six major soldier types.

The Shield Soldiers, with defense as their core, were as the name suggested, specialized in defense.

The Swift Soldiers, excelling in speed, were responsible for reconnaissance, espionage, and assassination missions.

Archers, with their extreme long-range capabilities, were the main characters in terms of ranged firepower suppression among the soldier types.

The Spearmen, distinct for their formations, were the main force in charging and breaking through enemy lines; cutting through the battlefield and rapid assaults were left to them.

The low-level soldier types consisted of these six major categories, much like the foundation of a house.

When the basic six types of soldiers re-entered the barracks, they would undergo transformation, eventually evolving into intermediate soldier types.

The intermediate soldier types were the evolution of the basic low-level soldiers, possessing more distinct characteristics based on their origins and excelling in certain abilities.

Shadowstalkers, an intermediate soldier type evolved from Swift Soldiers, had poor defense and limited endurance in battle, yet they were extremely adept at concealing their tracks and assassination.

In Lin Qian's past life in the game, one could only start transforming and evolving the low-level soldiers by conducting the corresponding research on the technology tree.

And then, after further study of the technology tree, the intermediate soldier types could evolve yet again into advanced soldier types in the barracks, gaining new characteristics and abilities.

Research on the technology tree took time. Back in Lin Qian's former life, to evolve Swift Soldiers into Shadowstalkers, players had to collect materials and soldier skill books, combined with game coins to start the research, which then took three real-life days to complete.

If one wanted to complete the research instantly, it was very simple: recharge and exchange for diamonds to purchase it.

Many players made choices based on their spending limits, such as specializing in Swift Soldiers and playing an assassination strategy.

Others developed a shield and spear strategy, focusing on Shield Soldiers and Spearmen; the Shield Soldiers would hold off the opposition's main forces with their defense, and then the Spearmen would quickly strike with sneak attacks.

Masters who developed various strategies were highly sought after, and their live streams were extremely popular. Nevertheless, the most popular streamer was Lin Qian, the inventor of the "Whim-Style" strategy.

What is the Whim-Style?

Materials and coins had to be earnestly earned through gameplay, but the draw for generals, game props, and speed-ups could all be bought with real-world money—Huaxia Coins.

Lin Qian's Whim-Style was all about buying, buying, buying.

In his previous life, the moment Lin Qian started a live stream for the game, the room was guaranteed to be filled to the brim instantly.

Because the first thing he did upon going online was to draw generals, acquire props up to the limit, and use up all materials and coins to instantly speed up processes with money, thereby exhausting all materials!

Then...

Fight!

He frenziedly sought out other players for competitive play, challenging them to empire vs. empire battles!

While others fought empire battles one-on-one, Lin Qian of the Huaxia Empire always took on a multitude single-handedly.

Lin Qian was also one of the ten players who had fully developed all technologies in his previous life's game. As for the other nine, they had become his subordinates defeated in the inter-server war before he time-traveled.

And an empire that had developed all technologies was referred to by other players as an invincible empire.

Because every upgradable aspect in the game had been fully completed, leaving no flaws.

Lin Qian now only wanted to enhance his power, to show this world the true form of his proud Huaxia Empire, drawing on the knowledge of this world to make the Empire perfect and flawless.