NOVPUBOn the deck of the battleship, a large number of the Human Clan gathered, each leaning over the railings to look down.
"Make way, His Majesty is coming," Shi Niu cleared the way in front, shouting at the crowded crowd.
Hearing Shi Niu’s call, the originally congested crowd instantly parted, bowing one after another to Lin Qian.
Lin Qian gestured for everyone to rise and approached the railing of the battleship to look downward.
Below, in the Dead Land’s Dead Tree Forest, the soil cracked open, and one by one, Blood Nourishing Corpses crawled out and joined the massive army of walking corpses, madly rushing towards the north.
Beneath the battleship, as far as the eye could see were walking corpses, densely packed, chilling one to the bone and sending shivers down the spine.
Everyone felt fortunate that Lin Qian was there with them on the battleship high above if they had still been on the ground, they would probably have been chewed into a pile of bones.
No!
Not even remnants of bones would be left.
"When did this happen?" Lin Qian asked gravely, staring at the surging tide of walking corpses below.
Shi Niu sighed deeply and said to Lin Qian, "Half an hour ago, some of our clansmen left the battleship to search for relics of our tribe and discovered that the previously motionless walking corpses suddenly emerged from the ground."
"At first, they still had the strength to cope, but gradually the numbers grew and they could only retreat to this side of the battleship. Sadly, we still lost over thirty people in this onslaught of walking corpses."
The sudden uprising of the walking corpses made Lin Qian realize that something must have changed with the Black Blood Clan.
Indeed, there had been signs of this change long ago. When the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan moved south, the walking corpses beneath the ground eerily made no movements.
Even when approaching the Dead Tree, the walking corpses would not jump out to attack the nearing living creatures.
"Hm?" Just as Lin Qian was pondering, vague figures seemed to approach their battleship.
"It’s the Giant Ghost Clan!" Upon the battleship, Liu Wei and those guarding Lin Qian tensed up, ready to dash out and slay the approaching Giant Ghost Clan.
"Don’t move," Lin Qian spoke, stopping them from confronting the incoming Giant Ghost Clan, watching as the opponent drew closer.
When they were about seventy to eighty feet from the battleship, the approaching Giant Ghost Clan halted.
At that moment, Liu Wei and the others realized something was off with this Giant Ghost Clan.
The physical bodies of the Giant Ghost Clan were incredibly strong, full of vitality, and shrouded in a robust life force. But this Giant Ghost Clan before them had an eerie aura, with completely blood-red eyes.
They couldn’t understand, but Lin Qian knew very well what this thing before them was.
"Blood Nourishing Corpse, I think you must be that Black Blood Clan, right?" Lin Qian looked at the Giant Ghost Clan hovering in the air and spoke coldly, "The rampaging walking corpses below are probably under your control."
"Hahaha, exactly, I am that Black Blood Clan," the Giant Ghost Clan’s mouth issued a raspy, resentful voice, "But indeed, it was you, Lin Qian, who ruined my plans!"
"Your plans are hardly good for the Human Clan, and I must stop you."
"Stop me? I’d like to see how you’re going to stop me!" The Blood Nourishing Corpse spread his arms, sneering at Lin Qian, "Look at this army of walking corpses, I’ll have you know, their number is thirty million."
Hisss!
Hearing the Blood Nourishing Corpse’s words, everyone present, aside from Lin Qian, gasped in shock.
Thirty million walking corpses; the total number of their Human Clan was only six hundred thousand, with just over eighty thousand capable of fighting.
Moreover, they clearly remembered the strength of the walking corpses, possessing the power of the Venerable Level, equivalent to the Nirvana Realm as their emperor mentioned.
Thirty million... Thinking of this number, everyone’s scalp tingled.
"I’ll tell you this, within this Small World, lies the body of our Royal Family, his soul nearly obliterated, ultimately sacrificing itself for me in his final moment. Now, I have become the Black Blood Royal, controlling the highest Secret Technique of my clan."
"Haven’t you noticed? The strength of the walking corpses is transforming rapidly. In half an hour, my army of walking corpses will reach the Sky Breaking Realm. After all, these walking corpses were once the outer disciples of Dangyuan Sect."
"Right now, you can still hide here in this captivating Cloud Boat with these people of the Human Clan. But soon, you will truly understand what despair means."
"Do you think that with Lin Qian’s help, you will be safe and sound, still avoiding the fate of extermination?"
"Hahaha…"
The wild laughter echoed in mid-air, each burst stabbing like a sharp sword into the hearts of everyone.
"So what? Everything we have now was given by His Highness Lin Qian. We’ve had a good life these past days, comfortable and well-fed, we’ve already gained much." Hearing the arrogant laughter of the other party, someone roared indignantly, "My life was saved by His Highness from the hands of the walking corpses. Even if I have to give it back, what’s so fearful about that?"
A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and the eyes of the people around gradually lit up, shouting out loud.
"After all, the Dwarf Ghost Clan and the Giant Ghost Clan have been severely defeated by us, dying without regrets."
"We were supposed to be dead long ago. Being able to live comfortably until today is already enough; it’s just death after all."
The words of the Blood Nourishing Corpse not only failed to suppress the crowd, but instead ignited their collective outrage.
What they could do now was to express their unyielding determination and will through their words.
The dark history of the past made the Human Clan of Origin State possess an unbreakable tenacity.
They didn’t want to die—who would? But they weren’t afraid; they stood firmly beside Lin Qian.
"So, you still want to fight desperately? Once the battle starts, in front of my army of walking corpses, you will have no power to resist," the Blood Nourishing Corpse said, its eyes flashing a red hue, looking pityingly at the humans, "You are indeed doomed."
"Hmph." At that moment, Lin Qian kept his head down, his body trembling. When the Blood Nourishing Corpse looked at him, he suddenly looked up and burst into laughter, "Hahaha."
The controlled Blood Nourishing Corpse furrowed its brows, looking at Lin Qian somewhat astonished.
"If I’m not mistaken, this Human Clan lad seems quite excited?" Unable to understand, Lu Shangda, who controlled the Blood Nourishing Corpse from behind, couldn’t comprehend why Lin Qian was feeling such emotions.
Could it be that in the face of certain death, this lad from the Human Clan has lost his senses?
Others were equally puzzled, completely unable to understand why Lin Qian, who hadn’t been their emperor for long, was so excited.
Bang!
Just then, Lin Qian suddenly slammed his hands on the railings, gripping tightly, and grinned at the Blood Nourishing Corpse, "Start the battle, attack me. It’s been so long since I’ve heard these words."
"The army of thirty million walking corpses, both in strength and number, far exceeds the relics from the Middle Ages. Truly something to look forward to." Lin Qian looked at the Blood Nourishing Corpse with an excited face and said with a smile, "Hey, foreigner, hurry up and strengthen your army of walking corpses, and the stronger, the better, otherwise…"
"It would become boring!"
As Lin Qian’s words fell, everyone could feel the warship shaking violently, then saw the warship below suddenly emitting beams of Soul Power.
The blazing, red beams of Soul Power shot out in all directions, striking the dense army of walking corpses.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud explosions sounded repeatedly, and body after body of walking corpses was blown to bits and pieces, thick black smoke billowing up, filling the air with the smell of scorched flesh.
The pupils of the Blood Nourishing Corpse constricted, looking at the scene below, its fists clenched involuntarily. The Soul Power beams, which had just been emitted from the dark ports on the warship, directly annihilated over a hundred thousand walking corpses.
When it raised its head to look at Lin Qian again, a sense of foreboding crossed its mind.
"This is my return gift for your declaration of war, foreigner." Lin Qian slightly lifted his chin, his gaze proudly looking at the Blood Nourishing Corpse.
"Those who offend Huaxia shall be executed!"
