The Peerless Emperor (TPE)

The holy city of the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe's main clan was even more magnificent and exotic compared to the holy city of Zhang Nianxin's branch clan.

Being able to witness more diverse scenery, Lin Qian was naturally delighted.

Moreover, arriving here also meant that there was a possibility of finding clues about his parents.

The specially-made battleship stopped in a designated area before reaching the Coral Islands.

"Your Majesty Lin, our specially-made battleship is too conspicuous. To avoid unnecessary trouble, how about we swim over?" After docking, Zhang Nianxin suggested to Lin Qian.

Lin Qian understood this reasoning. He nodded and pulled out a soul artifact that allowed breathing underwater, placing it over his face, covering his nose and mouth.

After leaving the battleship, Zhang Nianxin activated the space compression technology of the ship, reducing its massive size to that of a normal vessel, and carefully stored it away.

Following that, Zhang Nianxin led Lin Qian and other members of the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe toward the Coral Islands ahead.

From a distance, the Coral Islands appeared to encircle and protect the holy city.

In reality, the outermost coral islands indeed served as a protective barrier for the holy city.

To enter the holy city, one must pass through the Coral Islands' verification process to confirm that they are not enemies. Otherwise, approaching the holy city directly would result in a strong defensive attack from the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe's warriors.

Lin Qian followed behind Zhang Nianxin as they approached the nearest outer Coral Island.

As they got closer, Lin Qian could clearly see a nearly invisible barrier connecting all the coral islands around the periphery. This was obviously the protective formation of the entire holy city.

From afar, the Coral Islands didn't seem large, but upon closer inspection, Lin Qian realized they were about the size of a city.

Moreover, numerous powerful warriors from the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe patrolled the Coral Islands!

The area where Lin Qian and his group arrived was just a small part of the outer region, occupying only one-tenth of the entire island.

As for the rest of the area, it was completely separated by dark blue metal walls, guarded by the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe's warriors.

Lin Qian was astonished to find that these warriors, even the weakest among them, possessed the strength of the Life and Death Realm, and their numbers were at least in the tens of thousands.

As he glanced around in other directions, Lin Qian estimated that there were likely over a hundred of these outer Coral Islands.

In other words, just the Life and Death Realm warriors guarding the outer Coral Islands alone numbered in the millions.

And this was only the outer defense force of the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe's holy city. How many more warriors were stationed on the inner Coral Islands? How many more were inside the holy city itself?

This allowed Lin Qian to speculate on just how powerful the entire Eight-Armed Sea Tribe truly was.

Even though this might be insignificant compared to the Huaxia Empire, the power that Lin Qian could currently leverage paled in comparison.

"Indeed, only by seeing the outside world can one truly understand how vast the heavens are and how wide the earth is." Standing on the yellow Coral Island, Lin Qian couldn't help but feel a deep sense of awe.

At the same time, a sense of crisis arose within Lin Qian's heart.

In Linhai Prefecture, the strength of the Huaxia Empire that he could currently mobilize was indeed unmatched.

From the perspective of Linhai Prefecture, the power of the Huaxia Empire was terrifyingly extraordinary, beyond imagination.

However, after coming here, Lin Qian realized that the forces outside this world were also incredibly strong.

If his strength couldn't increase rapidly, and if stronger enemies and more powerful forces arose in the future, he would be in a frustratingly powerless position, despite having the mighty Huaxia Empire at his disposal.

Lin Qian didn't want to find himself in such a passive situation, and his fists clenched tightly.

"If I find my parents in the future and discover they are in danger, yet I don't have the strength to help them..."

"I must become stronger!"

At this moment, the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe warriors guarding this Coral Island noticed Zhang Nianxin's group approaching and quickly stepped forward to inquire, "May I ask where the lord has come from and what business you have in the holy city?"

"I am Zhang Nianxin, the chief of the Eastern Branch Clan, here to attend the clan assembly." After speaking, Zhang Nianxin took out a token made of light blue metal and handed it to the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe warrior.

After receiving the token, the warrior used some unknown soul technique, and a deep blue light swept over the token before he respectfully handed it back to Zhang Nianxin.

"Lord, everything is in order. I will take you there now." After speaking, the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe warrior raised his head, and when he looked at Lin Qian, there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

They were aware that humans would occasionally attend the clan assembly.

Typically, humans surviving underwater would either use soul crystals to repel seawater, hold their breath through special techniques, or rely on medicinal pills.

However, this human had a strange piece of metal covering his nose and mouth, with bubbles occasionally rising from it.

Though intrigued, the Eight-Armed Sea Tribe warrior did not forget his duties. He turned around and led Lin Qian and his group through the wall and toward the holy city.

Once inside the wall, Lin Qian discovered that the Coral Island was connected to the holy city by a passageway.

Upon entering the formation-based passage, the power of the formation propelled the water, quickly carrying them toward the holy city.

Lin Qian found this fascinating, much more thrilling than water slides from his previous life.

"Hmm? If I could replicate amusement parks or water parks from my previous life, creating places of entertainment where the citizens of the empire could relax and find joy, perhaps it would also benefit their state of mind," Lin Qian thought to himself.

Before long, Lin Qian's exhilarating journey ended, and the sliding speed gradually slowed until they finally arrived within the holy city.

Inside the holy city, the architectural style was similar to that of the branch clan's holy city, but the buildings here were far more luxurious.

"Well, well, isn't this Zhang Nianxin? The chief of the Eastern Branch Clan, and you've arrived quite early." Lin Qian and Zhang Nianxin hadn't walked far when they encountered another group of Eight-Armed Sea Tribe members.

Upon seeing the other group, Zhang Nianxin's face darkened significantly, as if he was about to explode with anger.

"Hmm?" At this moment, Zhang Qi also noticed that Lin Qian, the Emperor of the Huaxia Empire, was frowning and glaring at the group ahead, with fury almost burning in his eyes.

"How strange. Why does it seem like His Majesty Lin has a deep hatred for the Northern Branch Clan?" Zhang Qi was utterly baffled by this.