The Peerless Emperor

Lin Qian’s words left everyone momentarily stunned.

The mysterious situation of the Black Blade Fish Clan had indeed left everyone with unanswered questions, puzzling over it without resolution.

Now that Lin Qian suddenly told them that he had discovered the truth about the Black Blade Fish Clan’s situation, it naturally sparked their curiosity, and they eagerly wanted to know the answer to resolve the doubts in their hearts.

"Have you ever heard of the Invisible Clan?" Seeing everyone gather around, Lin Qian asked solemnly.

Ye Xin looked confused, clearly having never heard of the Invisible Clan. Zhang Qi and Zhang Wenxuan had the same reaction and did not understand what the Invisible Clan was.

Zhang Zide furrowed his brows and muttered to himself, "Invisible Clan, it seems I have heard of this race, a race that seems to lack a physical form."

However, Li Yunfeng’s reaction was very intense; he approached Lin Qian with a grave expression and asked, "Brother Lin, are you sure it’s the Invisible Clan? If it really is them, I fear things will become even more troublesome."

"Even more troublesome? While this race may not be particularly likable, I wouldn’t say they’re that troublesome…" said Lin Qian, and suddenly he realized something, "It might indeed be troublesome for you, but for me, it’s not much of an issue."

Li Yunfeng shook his head gently and explained to Lin Qian, "Brother Lin, your talent is unparalleled, and you possess combat strength far beyond your realm, but when facing the Invisible Clan, this advantage of yours will amount to nothing."

"Brother Li, I do not know what this Invisible Clan is all about that makes you so wary of them," Ye Xin said, quickly realizing from Li Yunfeng’s tone that the latter must know the details about the Invisible Clan.

Li Yunfeng nodded and turned to Ye Xin, saying, "Our ancestor once mentioned that when he was young, he followed a certain figure and participated in a grand event where he interacted with various races, among which was the Invisible Clan."

Upon hearing Li Yunfeng’s words, the others were taken aback. The ancestor he referred to was none other than Zhou Yi An, the former Sect Master of the Carefree Sect, a man of great renown.

Zhang Zide recalled what his own grandfather, Zhang Tianxin, had said, and the memory was still vivid to him.

"You see, despite my grandfather and Brother Zhou being contemporaries and close friends, I am nowhere near his league. If it came down to a life-and-death struggle, within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, I would surely perish!"

"And it’s not just Brother Zhou, but also Yang Guixiang of the Blood Spirit Valley, and Fang Shuixuan of the Double Pole Palace, who also belong to that level of existence."

For such a person of formidable strength and exceptional talent to have once followed someone else was indeed surprising. They couldn’t help but wonder who Zhou Yi An had followed and what kind of person they were.

Right after that, Li Yunfeng’s voice brought everyone’s wandering thoughts back to him, refocusing their attention on what he was saying.

"According to our ancestor’s description, the Invisible Clan is a very special race. They are born with very powerful souls and decent Soul Power, but their physical bodies are extremely weak…"

As Li Yunfeng continued, the others’ understanding of the Invisible Clan became gradually clearer.

Indeed, as he described, the Invisible Clan had very weak physical bodies, but had powerful souls and formidable Soul Strength.

As their realm continued to climb, their Soul Strength grew stronger, but the pace of physical enhancement could not keep up with the advancement of Soul Strength.

Ordinary races also have their unique characteristics, and the strength of Soul Power and physique is not always equivalent, but ultimately, there is a foundation there, forming a balance.

But the Invisible Clan is different; their Soul Strength keeps surpassing their physical form. Take the Invisible Clan and Human Clan, for comparison.

The normal Soul Power strength of the Invisible Clan when they are in the Life and Death Realm could mean their physical body is only as strong as the Basic Three Realms’ Shape Origin Realm, which is like comparing heaven and earth.

This could lead to a very serious outcome, which is the complete collapse of the physical body as it fails to contain the soul.

Eventually, the Invisible Clan found a solution: they began to plunder the physical bodies of other species, enabling them to escape the fate of physical collapse.

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"This species is particularly troublesome, and what we need to be most cautious of is their powerful souls," Li Yunfeng said with a wary look on his face. "In terms of soul, Zhang Zide and I are at the Heart Realm, having honed our soul to that realm, perhaps we don’t need to worry too much, but you all..."

Li Yunfeng’s words made everyone else look very concerned, but Lin Qian appeared quite relaxed, and Ye Xin by his side wasn’t panicking either.

Lin Qian’s Soul Strength was not something ordinary people could imagine, and as for Ye Xin, she had absorbed and refined Nan Xin’s Soul origin, making her soul strength quite exceptional too.

She could clearly probe the territories of the Swift Hidden Clan, just like Lin Qian could, only not from as far a distance.

And unlike Lin Qian, she could only vaguely sense the position of others rather than sensing every single hair on their bodies.

"Since Senior Zhou has already encountered the Invisible Clan and even dealt with them, why didn’t he recognize them when we came across the Black Blade Fish Clan corpses?" Zhang Zide asked Li Yunfeng with incomprehension.

Li Yunfeng shook his head and replied, "Our ancestor only had contact with them. The Black Blade Fish Clan bodies we encountered must have been left behind after they had snatched their bodies. Not even our ancestor knew how they switched bodies, so it’s normal not to recognize them."

Upon saying this, Li Yunfeng also found it strange.

Why would the Invisible Clan leave the bodies of the Black Blade Fish Clan behind after taking over their bodies?

"Because what the Invisible Clan plunder is the lifeforce essence within the body, not the physical body itself," Lin Qian suddenly spoke up.

Seeing everyone looking over, Lin Qian went on to explain, sharing the information he had obtained from the Swift Hidden Clan using a truth-revealing potion.

The method the Invisible Clan used was to destroy the soul of the body they wished to plunder, then use their soul power and Soul Power to dissolve the current body into essence and invade the target body’s heart area.

They would then absorb all the essence of the target body’s physical form before returning to their original body.

The plundered body’s essence would change the Invisible Clan’s own existing physical traits, transforming them into the appearance of their target, leaving behind only worthless remains, very similar to a body stripped of life.

The previous bodies disappeared unexpectedly because they were mere skeletons; this conclusion was reached by Zhuge Ming after analyzing the information about the Invisible Clan.

The undercurrents in that area of the water were very powerful and had pulverized the skeleton remains, making it seem as though they had vanished out of thin air.

As for the one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan member killed earlier, the reason was even simpler.

By separating just a bit of physical essence, entering any Black Blade Fish Clan body would change its physical traits.

Clearly, the one who died then was not the real one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan member, but a scapegoat.

No!

To be precise, the one who had initially acted to grab the treasures was the Invisible Clan member who had plundered the one-armed Black Blade Fish Clan’s body.