The Peerless Emperor
Chapter 521: 522 Unworthy

Chapter 521: Chapter 522 Unworthy

Sometimes, when you fly too high, the fall is particularly painful.

Just like now, the people of the Jade Return Boundary Country are deeply struck by devastation.

Originally, they believed that the invincible Huaxia Empire would be unable to make any progress in front of their Arrays, not advancing an inch further.

In their imagination, the first defeat of the Huaxia Empire would be at their hands, and they would see the Empire’s panicked expression due to the reflection of the soul cannons.

But all of this, in the end, was just their assumption, their fantasy.

The cruel reality woke them up, the Huaxia Empire harshly slapped their faces, and those Array Masters who had gathered to form the Jade Return Formation were extremely embarrassed.

The gathered Arrays were utterly useless. Even if they could reflect the soul cannons, what was the use?

The enemy’s soul cannon attacks, damn it, they could turn corners.

At this moment, gathering the Jade Return Formation overhead was clearly too late.

“Maintain defense and quickly disperse.”

The commanding officers of the Jade Return Boundary Country’s Yuan Yu army urgently cried out, looking up at the sky with faces full of terror.

The Huaxia Empire’s soul cannon attacks were not reflected back but, without missing a single one, they turned and bombarded down from the sky, striking down fiercely onto their heads.

Like a meteor shower, as rapid as a tide, the attacks from the Photonic Soul Cannon, Molten Soul Cannon, and Heavy Soul Cannon intertwined into different networks of Soul Power, engulfing the Jade Return Boundary Country’s Yuan Yu army.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The blinding Soul Power light, due to the explosion of the soul cannon attacks, triggered a storm of Soul Power that spread outwards.

Although several Soul Martial Artists of the Awakening Realm were able to block the soul cannon attacks, many more bombarded the soldiers of the Yuan Yu army, causing massive damage.

Corpses of the Yuan Yu army began to fall in large numbers from mid-air, and the violent fluctuations and explosions of Soul Power from behind also affected the Array Masters who had gathered the Jade Return Formation.

Many Array Masters, with smoldering black smoke billowing behind them, weakened as they collapsed forward, and the rapid explosions of Soul Power stopped them from calming their minds to concentrate on creating Array Maps.

The so-called Jade Return Formation was utterly useless in front of the Huaxia Empire, already embarrassingly declared a failure.

The formation of the Jade Return Boundary Country’s Yuan Yu army was in complete disarray, and even those who were still hovering in mid-air bore injuries.

“Kill!”

In that instant, a roaring battle cry erupted from the Imperial Army of the Huaxia Empire, akin to a fierce beast charging out of the mountains, their powerful formation piercing forward and instantly tearing a gap within the enemy crowd.

The next moment, the Imperial Army charged through the sides, the Yuan Yu army, dazed by previous soul cannon bombardments, was no match for the ferocious might of the Empire’s troops.

In one encounter, the Yuan Yu army was virtually being devoured by the Imperial Army, thrown into utter chaos.

“Retreat to the city’s defenses, make use of the Array’s protection…” As the cry to retreat echoed from his mouth, it was immediately drowned out by the thundering noise of the Soul Power cannons.

That nightmare-like column of Soul Power light, altering its straight forward attack pattern, drew beautiful parabolic arcs instead, like droplets of rain, evenly falling onto the defensive Array barriers behind the Yuan Yu army’s city.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions once again resounded between heaven and earth, completely drowning out the clamor of both armies’ combat. Fierce roars accompanied by blossoming flames appeared on the formation behind the Yuan Yu forces.

The formation’s virus weakened and, when combined with the bombardment of the soul cannons, caused the formation to crack with a snap and explode into countless twinkling lights.

The intense vibrations did not affect the structure of the city, but the impact on the people within was not a concern for Lin Qian of the Huaxia Empire.

Lin Qian could not possibly sacrifice the welfare of his own soldiers for the sake of the enemy’s citizens.

To hurt one’s own people for the sake of others?

Such a thing, Lin Qian could not do.

Now, the most important task for Lin Qian was to completely conquer the Southern Domain. Only after incorporating it into the Empire’s territory would he consider matters of governance.

The Huaxia Empire, transformed by ideologies from past lives, possessed a unique allure. Lin Qian believed his prideful Empire would perfectly rule the entire Southern Domain.

To achieve this swiftly, Lin Qian still needed to head to the Central Domain to find his parents.

The Imperial Army fought valiantly up front, the roars of the Martial General Skills reaching from the front lines, making the one-sided crush all the more thorough.

Even the Yuheng Boundary Country, which had developed arrays resistant to soul cannons, still suffered a devastating defeat.

The retreating soldiers of the Yuan Yu forces wore expressions of aggression on their faces as they finally understood why the Huaxia Empire had never tasted defeat.

Sheer strength coupled with far superior Soul Device armor and weapons left them at a disadvantage in one-on-one combat.

With the tacit cooperation and division of labor, and strong generals leading, the vast battlefield saw the Imperial Army of the Huaxia Empire work like the fingers of a hand—seemingly scattered but actually coalesced, diverse yet unified as a whole.

Every member of the Huaxia Empire’s Imperial Army was like a war god, unstoppable.

Those generals were vibrant and powerful, each with their own distinct flair.

But the soldiers of the Imperial Army seemed to be cast from the same mold, their eyes revealing only coldness upon contact, like war machines only knowing slaughter, devoid of sentiment.

An army born for battle, that was the Imperial Army of the Huaxia Empire.

As the war approached its end, with the arrival of the Yuan Yu forces now stirring resistance and flight, a despairing figure hovered in the air, gazing towards the giant bow aimed at him by Duo Chen.

With eyes as sharp as an eagle’s, the opponent stared intensely at him, and he knew that no matter what, there was no escape.

“You Huaxia Empire will still lose, the Jade Return Formation will soon be modified, and even if the soul cannons are redirected, they can still be defended against,” the Yuan Yu forces’ general roared in anguish before his death. “Without the soul cannons, your Huaxia Empire is nothing.”

“You are wrong!” As the general finished shouting, Duo Chen drew his giant bow to full, his face full of mercy, “His Majesty has never taken you seriously; even waging war against the entire Southern Domain is merely a drill.”

“The things we in the Huaxia Empire have that are even more terrifying than the soul cannons, you will never see,” he said. Swiftly, the soul force arrow struck the general, shattering him instantly.

“His Majesty said you are too weak, unworthy.”