The Peerless Emperor

In this area, Lin Qian and the others ventured deeper once more, gathering many resources along the way.

However, the more substantial their harvest, the more astonished they felt.

What on earth were the Liu family people doing here? Had they forgotten the goal of this trial in the mystical valley?

It felt as if the Liu family members hadn't even bothered to gather the natural treasures in this area.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Sun Wukong let out a small sound of doubt and looked in a particular direction.

Lin Qian noticed Sun Wukong's demeanor, realizing that he must have discovered something.

"What's wrong? Did you find something?" Lin Qian asked, approaching Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong nodded, then waved his hand, his eyes igniting with flames. Within his golden pupils, embers flickered as he scanned the surroundings.

Then, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if perceiving something, and he suddenly stomped forward.

The power of Sun Wukong's stomp was immense, its force rippling forward.

In front of him, a hillside suddenly collapsed, revealing a heap of corpses that rolled out.

Upon closer inspection, the group could easily identify these bodies.

Liu family disciples!

Seeing the clothes on these bodies, everyone immediately recognized that they belonged to the deceased Liu family members.

This heap of corpses contained at least thirty people, which was a significant number.

It should be noted that the Liu family had sent only about three hundred people into the trial.

The bodies in front of them accounted for a direct loss of a tenth of their number.

Seeing this pile of Liu family disciples' corpses, Lin Qian felt something ominous in his heart. He glanced at Yuan Chu, then at Luo Han: "I'm afraid this matter is far more complicated than we imagined."

In the ensuing time, Lin Qian and the others continued to stay active in the area where the Liu family originally operated, gathering all resources into their own black rings.

Meanwhile, in the Xuanhuan Star, resources continued to increase.

As they swept through this area, they continuously discovered more Liu family corpses, all dying in a rather tragic manner.

It seemed as if the life force within them had been completely drained, not leaving a single drop behind.

Such a miserable sight evoked feelings of pity in the observers.

For a moment, Luo Han, Yuan Chu, and the others speculated silently about the ruthless mastermind behind all this.

And why had the Liu family provoked someone to face such tragic ends?

They also came to understand why the resources in the Liu family's operating area were so well-preserved—because the people had likely been wiped out by an unknown force.

Luo Han and Yuan Chu were puzzled, yet Lin Qian had already begun to piece together the situation, suspecting the Four-Eyed Spirit Clan and the Eight-Eyed Divine Clan's involvement.

The Liu family did not realize that collaborating with the Four-Eyed Spirit Clan and the Eight-Eyed Divine Clan was like seeking a tiger's skin, courting death.

Meanwhile, they continued to discover more bodies, making it seem as if the Liu family disciples had been wiped out completely.

Among the corpses, they even found some from Yùshòu Mountain Village, which was even more shocking.

Yùshòu Mountain Village was also a formidable force, although it originated from outside the Central World Star, it had enough strength to be an ally of the Liu family.

"The situation has grown more serious; what exactly happened?" Luo Han looked at Lin Qian with a heavy heart.

Similarly helpless, Lin Qian looked back at Luo Han: "You're asking me, but what do I know?"

"But, thinking so much now is useless; let's secure the area's natural treasures first, then consider it." Lin Qian said, continuing to move forward.

In private, he communicated via Soul Consciousness with Zhuge Ming, discussing the current situation: "It's very clear now, the Netherworld Clan must be involved, and not just the Four-Eyed Spirit Clan and the Eight-Eyed Divine Clan."

"Indeed, Your Majesty, in my opinion, while the Four-Eyed Spirit Clan and the Eight-Eyed Divine Clan can plunder talents, they lack the ability to directly extract life force," Zhuge Ming conveyed through Soul Consciousness, nodding in agreement. "It's likely other members of the Netherworld Clan have infiltrated, joining forces with the Eight-Eyed Divine Clan and the Four-Eyed Spirit Clan."

"Let's take it one step at a time," Lin Qian said, looking around. "First, gather all the resources in this area."

Lin Qian's words made Zhuge Ming nod, though he shook his head as well: "It's a pity, if Your Majesty could summon units from the Xuanhuan Star, it wouldn't be so troublesome."

"Yes indeed," Lin Qian nodded too. If they could summon an army from the Xuanhuan Star, they could just forge ahead with an overwhelming force, avoiding so many troubles.

This time, the exploration of the Liu family area went much faster, with everyone splitting up to gather resources from the place comprehensively.

After only five years, the area that belonged to the Liu family had been completely ransacked.

Rumble!

At that moment, a deafening noise suddenly echoed from afar, causing the ground of the mystical valley to tremble.

The massive commotion immediately drew Lin Qian and the others' attention, and they looked over in that direction.

In the distant place of the tremor, a huge mushroom cloud rose, with dust swirling up into the black cloud-covered sky above the mystical valley.

In the mystical valley, it's impossible to fly, so everyone naturally couldn't fly up to look afar and see what had happened.

"Should we go over and see what's going on?" Suddenly, Luo Han pondered for a moment before asking Lin Qian.

Lin Qian gazed at the enormous mushroom cloud rising in the distance, falling into deep thought.

Without much thought, he could already guess that this major disturbance was probably caused by the Netherworld Clan.

If they went to investigate, they would naturally discover what was happening.

Concerning the Netherworld Clan, Lin Qian couldn't rest easy, and finally, he nodded: "Let's go, let's see what's going on. It might be related to the annihilation of the Liu family."

After reaching a consensus, Lin Qian, and his companions unleashed their forms and swiftly dashed towards the source of the commotion.