The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1167 - 1168: Blood Seeping from the Body

Although the fragments of Xuanyan Star were large, they couldn't surpass the Xuanhuan Star within Lin Qian. In just a blink of an eye, they disappeared into the starry sky.
The people of the Phoenix lineage had already left to continue their attack on the remaining Red Flame Realm territory, so they naturally couldn't witness this awe-inspiring and astonishing scene.
After resolving the Xuanyan Star fragments, Lin Qian immediately returned to the Soul Martial Star.
With many matters at hand, he needed to quickly integrate the Xuanyan Star fragments and then return to Beixuan Heaven to handle various affairs and arrangements here in Southern Dou Heaven.
Upon returning to the Soul Martial Star, Lin Qian soon began the integration of the Xuanyan Star fragments.
Thanks to the previous experience, the preparation was extremely rapid this time, and the populace of the Soul Martial Star, also having prior experience, was not overly surprised.
Although the Soul Martial Star would tremble violently during the fusion, the entire star was protected by arrays, posing no real issue.
Moreover, the Huaxia Empire's officials would inform them in advance, allowing ample time for preparation, so there was no cause for concern.
Those residing on the Soul Martial Star were always delighted with each integration.
Because last time, after the Xuanyan Star fragments integrated into the Soul Martial Star, the density of spiritual energy on the entire star underwent a drastic transformation.
With this integration, the density of spiritual energy was anticipated to defy the heavens even more.
Once the fusion of Xuanyan Star was successfully completed this time, what was shocking was that the size of the Soul Martial Star had doubled, which was somewhat terrifying.
Compared to the past, after this fusion of Xuanyan Star fragments, the size of the Soul Martial Star had increased more than tenfold.
With such a massive size, migrating enough people here was no easy task.
Moreover, the Soul Martial Star already had its own order and economic system, so hastily migrating too many people might not be suitable.
However, what surprised the people of the Soul Martial Star was that in the empty spaces of the star, countless cities and some civilian populations suddenly appeared overnight.
If it were just that, it wouldn't be enough to draw much attention.
But what drove people to madness was that the sudden appearance of these civilian populations had reached the Earth Realm level at an average age of just over twenty!
Not only were the native residents of the Soul Martial Star incredulous, but so was Wei Ziliang, who had been observing from the sidelines.
Seeing Lin Qian summon so many civilians and the city that appeared out of nowhere, he initially didn't think much of it.
He thought these must be people from within Lin Qian's Grotto Heaven Soul Device, as many Soul Martial Artists housed their followers within such devices,
and within these Grotto Heaven Soul Devices were civilians, cities, villages, and so forth. Otherwise, it would be too dull and boring for followers to have nothing to do inside.
Yet, Wei Ziliang had never seen civilians with such a terrifying average realm level.
"Young master, what is this..." At this moment, in private, Wei Ziliang naturally used such a form of address, but he was inwardly shocked and couldn't calm himself.
"It's nothing. I just felt the development of the Soul Martial Star was a bit slow, and the complacent lifestyle had led many of the younger generation to lose their drive," Lin Qian said calmly while looking at the Soul Martial Star before him. "So I gave them a little challenge to remind them that they still have a long way to go, that there's always someone better, and higher heights to reach."
These civilians, of course, were summoned by Lin Qian from the Xuanhuan Star.
The massive Xuanhuan Star had a terrifying number of civilians.
However, the emergence of the Xuanhuan Star's Imperial Army was a product of the barracks above—a semi-living, semi-puppet existence—a complete war machine.
In a sense, they were transformed into mechanical beings with emotions only of anger towards enemies and loyalty to their emperor.
The Emperor Demon Army, named by Lin Qian as the Demon Clan, was propagated throughout various regions of the Xuanhuan Star and was different from the Imperial Army—they were not forged in barracks but selected from amongst their own to become soldiers.
Therefore, the Emperor Demon Army had its own emotions and feelings, but their numbers were significantly smaller compared to the Imperial Army forged in barracks.
As for the vast number of civilians on the Xuanhuan Star, they served as the talent pool for the Heavenly Art Department, Fire Department, and Medical Department, among others. They attended school and their talents leaned towards arrays, alchemy, artifact refining, etc., with hardly any connection to warfare.
Nevertheless, they had their own realm levels, but in actual combat, their capabilities were weak, although they weren't without strength.
Compared to their talents in arrays, alchemy, and artifact refining, they were formidable.
Initially, Lin Qian didn't plan for the civilians of the Xuanhuan Star to appear too early within the vast territories of the Huaxia Empire.
After all, the civilian foundation of the Xuanhuan Star was excellent, and even those of the Earth Realm were the group Lin Qian considered the least talented.
If Wei Ziliang knew that the average realm level of the Xuanhuan Star's populace was at the Immortal level, he'd probably faint from shock.
Now, Lin Qian's actions were simply because the Soul Martial Star had expanded significantly, and as the Huaxia Empire grew stronger, complacency had set in for many people.
This trend made Lin Qian realize what needed to be done.
The entire territory of the Huaxia Empire was like a giant fish pond. When the fish became lazy, it required a big fish to stir up the pond.
"This isn't anything extraordinary. Don't put too much emphasis on it; the upcoming plans are what's most important." As Lin Qian spoke to Wei Ziliang, his expression suddenly changed dramatically.
Seeing Lin Qian's face suddenly turn strange, Wei Ziliang was taken aback: "Are you alright, young master? What's happening to you?"
"Husband, what's going on? Don't scare Xinxin." Ye Xin, at the side, was also startled and rushed forward, visibly panicked.
At this moment, Lin Qian's situation was alarming; his face was pale, and blood was seeping from his pores.
This state terrified Ye Xin immensely—given Lin Qian's realm, how could something like this happen without cause?
"The plan might need to change." Lin Qian gritted his teeth, struggling to speak, "I need to undergo a retreat for a while to seek a breakthrough." With that, Lin Qian looked at Ye Xin, "Come with me for the retreat, or else things might get complicated."
Seeing Lin Qian in such a state, Ye Xin was thoroughly frightened and hurriedly nodded in agreement.