The Peerless Emperor

Chapter 501: Chapter 502: Sword Formation Emperor

Lin Qian’s words made Nan Mudi tremble all over with anger, but Zhang Juncheng’s Soul Power tightly confined him, with Sword Qi hidden within the Soul Power transformed into ropes.

Once he struggled excessively, the Sword Qi would pierce into his body.

It must be noted that Zhang Juncheng had once been a great master of Arrays, and after their encounter, Nan Mudi also remembered who he was.

“Sword Formation Emperor of the Human Clan of the past, have you fallen so low as to obey the reprimands of a greenhorn?” Nan Mudi yelled at Zhang Juncheng, attempting to sow discord.

Zhang Juncheng chuckled and slowly shook his head, “This young Emperor saved my life, which is enough for me to be grateful. Besides, he hasn’t abused such favor to order me around arbitrarily, has he? If you don’t believe me, just listen to how this young Emperor addresses me.”

“Senior Zhang once taught me, and though there is no formal master-disciple relationship, there is indeed such a reality, warranting the title of Imperial Master.” Looking at Zhang Juncheng, respect was evident in Lin Qian’s eyes, his past actions already enough to warrant such esteem.

For the Human Clan, sacrificing oneself, such lofty sentiments cannot help but command respect.

Despair showed in Nan Mudi’s eyes, his cultivation was slowly weakening, and what’s more, the one locking him down was Zhang Juncheng.

Time had passed, and now Zhang Juncheng’s appearance had changed compared to the past; he had not recognized him at first.

Only when the other party used the power of the Sword Array to firmly lock him down did he recognize the stunningly talented Human Clan warrior from that battle long ago, Sword Formation Emperor Zhang Juncheng.

Zhang Juncheng’s renown was rooted in his integration of Arrays into his combat style, with Sword Qi forming Sword Arrays that significantly increased his offensive power.

His particularly fearsome ability was known as confinement and killing.

The Sword Array had a very strong confinement ability, trapping enemies within and leaving them unable to escape, only to be gradually eroded by the Sword Qi contained in the Array after confinement.

The attacking Sword Qi took on the form of an Array, containing Sword Qi, such a distinctive feature immediately allowed Nan Mudi to recognize that this man was the Sword Formation Emperor Zhang Juncheng from times past.

Ah, Sword Formation Emperor!

Upon hearing Zhang Juncheng’s title, Lin Qian was quite surprised, having been told by Yuan Xiang during the ancient battle that he had noticed certain outstanding individuals from the Human Clan whose future achievements could have been limitless if not for the war’s impact; it was a pity.

One of those people was the one known as the Sword Formation Emperor.

Yuan Xiang had not known his name, as it was impossible for him to focus all his attention on just one person, and at that time, everyone around referred to him as Sword Formation Emperor, his true name unknown.

Now Lin Qian knew, and he looked at Zhang Juncheng thoughtfully.

Incorporating Arrays into offense was truly seen by Yuan Xiang as a genius shaking both the past and the present, such understanding and ability were breathtaking.

In fact, Lin Qian also very much needed this ability, as the soul cannon was, in reality, also a form of offense that combined Arrays and attacks.

Allowing Soul Power to accumulate and blast out was not as simple as it seemed; the blasted Soul Power contained Arrays, making the Soul Power attack stable and preventing it from dispersing.

It must be understood that, in this world, when Soul Martial Artists launched Soul Power attacks, Soul Consciousness adhered to them, keeping the connection with the attack unbroken and maintaining the coherence of the technique.

But a soul cannon was an inanimate object and didn’t possess this ability.

The distancing of the Soul Power Cannon was a process of accumulating Soul Power, during which the base and the barrel of the cannon imprinted the Array onto the Soul Power. This ensured that upon firing, the Soul Power would remain stable and not disperse erratically.

Moreover, bestowing various traits and properties onto the Soul Power attack required even more advanced technology.

And it was the Huaxia Empire that possessed such technology, capable of creating such a miraculous weapon as the Soul Power Cannon. However, such technology simply did not exist in this world.

Even Zhang Juncheng, who as the Sword Formation Emperor, had attack methods similar in ingenuity to the Soul Power Cannon, could not achieve this feat.

Because he personally imprinted the Array into his attacks, and without him, Zhang Juncheng, this would not be possible.

To imprint the Array into a Soul Power attack required a special material known as Solid Spirit Liquid, extracted from the pressed leaves and branches of the Binding Spirit Tree.

Such a thing only grew in the Sky Trace on the Xuanhuan Star inside Lin Qian’s body and did not exist anywhere else in this world.

Thus, the technology of the Soul Canon was monopolized by Lin Qian.

Even the Dwarf Clan were strictly forbidden from touching any aspect related to the Soul Cannon. This technology was one of the foundational elements of the Huaxia Empire and a major taboo.

Yet, in Lin Qian’s eyes, Zhang Juncheng was an invaluable talent, more than capable of being a weapons consultant for the Heavenly Art Department of the Huaxia Empire.

Although he could not manufacture the Soul Power Cannon, he could improve the attack methods.

For instance, who could dictate that the Soul Power Cannon had to fire a beam of Soul Power? Couldn’t it launch Sword Qi?

Must the attack from a Soul Power Cannon always be lethal? What if, like Zhang Juncheng’s Sword Qi, it condensed into a trap array that immobilized the enemy?

The Huaxia Empire was indeed formidable, but after all, they were starting anew with the Soul Power of this world.

Lin Qian also constantly reminded himself that although the people of this world might seem crude, he must still humbly learn from them.

Only by not despising inquiring could the Huaxia Empire grow ever stronger.

“How do you plan to handle him?” Zhang Juncheng turned to Lin Qian and asked with a smile.

“Truly grateful for Senior’s help. Otherwise, we might not have been able to delay until the incense of Huaxia could have such an effect,” replied Lin Qian, quickly rising from the Nine-Dragon Throne, immensely grateful to Zhang Juncheng. “As for him, I will hand him over to the Heavenly Art Department to study thoroughly and then make into a specimen to warn future generations.”

“He has harmed so many creatures of the Ancient Forest World, dying so easily won’t suffice,” Lin Qian said, looking at Nan Mudi with a cold smile on his face. “I will choose an auspicious site in the Ancient Forest World to preserve your corpse perfectly, build a hall there to display it, allowing people to revile you for thousands of years. Let them remember that there once lived a demon like you who tormented this land.”

Seeing the pale-faced Nan Mudi, Zhang Juncheng was very satisfied. “I must say, this is an extremely satisfying solution, still so imaginative, Your Majesty.”

“Eh?” Lin Qian hadn’t reacted initially, but then he was staring dumbfounded at Zhang Juncheng.

“I am an old bone now, without much else to pursue,” said Zhang Juncheng, looking at Lin Qian and speaking lightly, “During our idle chat recently, I admired your aspirations greatly, so this old man wishes to follow you and see just how strong your Huaxia Empire will become.”

“So, does the Huaxia Empire welcome this old bone?”