Son, Put Your Father To The Test (FF)

"Disciple, why haven't you knelt to greet your master?" The smile on Feather Emperor's face grew even kinder as he narrowed his eyes at Qin Zi, seeing the stiffness in his expression.

"Uncle Master, your master is here. Hurry and pay your respects! What are you waiting for? You can't afford to lose decorum," Su Xuanlong urged, his tone full of sincerity, almost as if worried that Qin Zi might be punished.

However, beneath that sincere expression, a glint of schadenfreude flickered—there was a mocking glee. Kid, now it's your turn to be humiliated!

Weren't you strutting around before?

Let's see what you do now!!

Qin Zi remained frozen, his expression fluctuating between fear and defiance. He was somewhat intimidated by the Feather Emperor but utterly unwilling to kneel.

"Hmm? Disciple, why aren't you bowing?" Feather Emperor's brows furrowed. His once-kind face turned stern as he said coldly, "Have you traveled the world for a few years and now believe you're too high to acknowledge even your master?"

"This..." Qin Zi was struck as if by lightning. That righteous tone was all too familiar to him. His lips twitched involuntarily.

Feather Emperor's stern gaze bore into him as he continued, "You became my disciple at seven, and it's been twelve years since. I've taught you to cultivate, passed down divine techniques, and even granted you the imperial artifact. Now that you've grown your wings, you refuse to recognize your master?!"

Pfft!

Qin Zi nearly spat blood on the spot.

Seven years old, twelve years…

Wasn't that exactly what he had said earlier? Now Feather Emperor was using his own words against him, leaving him completely cornered.

For a moment, he truly felt like retribution had arrived.

"Kneel!!"

Suddenly, Feather Emperor roared, and a terrifying pressure erupted. The sky above crackled with lightning.

"Boom!"

A deafening thunderclap echoed, accompanied by blinding flashes of light, shaking Qin Zi to his core.

Under the dual pressure of both physical force and mental strain, his knees almost buckled. Yet… he held firm!

He already had a master. How could he bow to this shameless Feather Emperor?

"Hmm? Still refusing to kneel? Have you been corrupted by some demonic force during your travels?" Feather Emperor's face darkened, but he seemed to calm himself with a deep breath. His tone softened as he said, "Out of respect for the twelve years we've shared as master and disciple, I'll give you one last chance."

"No matter what you've experienced outside, if you lower your head and admit your mistake today, you will still be my disciple. But if you persist in your stubbornness… I will have no choice but to cleanse the sect!"

Swoosh!

As his words fell, a chilling killing intent spread through the air, causing the surrounding atmosphere to drop to freezing levels.

Qin Zi remained silent.

But Qin Chuan suddenly chuckled.

He looked up at the high and mighty Feather Emperor, his tone filled with amusement. "Heh, Feather Emperor, you finally dropped the pretense, huh?"

"What did you say?" Feather Emperor's brows furrowed as he glanced toward him.

"There's no need for pretenses anymore. After all, no outsiders are present. Whatever you say won't leave this place," Qin Chuan said with a laugh.

"You're spouting nonsense. I have no idea what you're talking about!" Feather Emperor snorted, his face full of righteous indignation.

Even now, he refused to admit anything.

He was cautious enough not to gloat prematurely, knowing well the dangers of loose lips. Perhaps someone would record his words with a sound stone, and once that got out, his reputation would be utterly ruined!

Even though there were no outsiders here…

Who could truly be trusted?

Aside from himself, he trusted no one.

Not even Su Xuanlong and the elders—who knew if one of them might harbor treacherous thoughts?

"Heh, still so cautious."

Qin Chuan shook his head with a smile. "There's a reason you're the only one to become an Emperor in the Eastern Domain over the past thousand years."

"Utter madness!" Feather Emperor shot Qin Chuan a cold glance, then turned his attention back to Qin Zi. In a serious tone, he said, "No matter who has deceived you, I hope you can come to your senses. If you persist in following the path of demons… I will have no choice but to act."

"Spit! You shameless old thing! Do you really believe I'm your disciple? Don't you have a shred of self-awareness? Have you lied so much that you've started believing it yourself? Truly, a person without shame is invincible!"

Qin Zi could no longer tolerate the Feather Emperor's hypocritical facade and spat angrily at him.

"Insolence!!"

Feather Emperor bellowed, and dark clouds gathered above, as if the heavens themselves were responding to his fury.

Glaring down at Qin Zi with cold, authoritative eyes, Feather Emperor scoffed, "Hmph, I never imagined this! After more than ten years of painstaking effort, I've raised an ungrateful ingrate!"

"I've judged countless people throughout my life, yet this time, I was wrong! It's true what the ancients say: You cannot judge a child by their youth!"

"When you were seven, I saw that you had great potential and a pure heart. I thought you were worth nurturing. But now, after gaining power, you've become ungrateful and rebellious!"

"I even worried about your safety, gifting you an imperial artifact so you could protect yourself. But look at you now… How many innocent lives have you taken with that artifact? I deeply regret it. I regret everything!"

Qin Zi sneered. "You shameless old man. You just want to steal my imperial artifact and think making up stories will work? Who do you think you're fooling?"

Sigh…

Feather Emperor wasn't angry. Instead, he sighed, his face filled with remorse, as if he bore the weight of the world. "All this evil began with me. Today, let me end it with my own hands…"

Buzz!

With that, he slowly raised his right hand. In that instant, it felt as if he were lifting the entire sky.

"Rumble!"

"Whoosh!"

In the heavens above, azure tornadoes materialized out of nowhere, each as large as a mountain, converging from all directions.

Snow-white lightning crackled, intertwining like a spider's web, fusing with the tornadoes.

The tearing force of the tornadoes combined with the violent nature of the lightning to form a cataclysmic power that bore down on Qin Zi.

It was as if the end of the world had arrived!

This destructive power was enough to obliterate even a Ninth Heaven Saint in an instant!

"Ding! Since your son is stirring trouble in enemy territory and the enemy is overwhelmingly powerful, the system has gifted you a Showdown Guarantee Card!"

The system's voice echoed.

Then, Qin Zi saw the golden card appear before him. He flipped it over, and the system prompt sounded again:

"Ding! Congratulations! You have temporarily gained the strength of a Three Tribulations Emperor. Duration… thirty minutes!"

Buzz!

The next moment, Qin Chuan felt an unprecedented surge of power flooding his body. This power was vast, like an endless ocean!

In the face of this power, even a Ninth Heaven Saint would crumble like paper, crushed with a single blow.

At that moment, the tornadoes entwined with lightning came crashing down, threatening to tear everything apart!

Qin Chuan raised his right hand slowly, then clenched his five fingers into a fist and muttered, "Extinguish."

"Boom!!!"

A thunderous roar echoed, like the wrath of the gods. The towering, sky-piercing tornadoes shattered like mountains collapsing, crumbling into countless fragments before dissipating into nothingness.

"What?!"

Feather Emperor, who had maintained a calm expression, suddenly had his pupils constrict. A sharp golden light flashed in his eyes as he locked onto Qin Chuan.

He could sense it—the man's aura had changed!

It was as if an insignificant ant had suddenly shed its fragile shell and emerged as a radiant phoenix. The phoenix spread its massive wings, stretching toward the heavens and blotting out the sky!

"Are you… also an Emperor?" he asked gravely.

"What do you think?" Qin Chuan responded playfully, smirking.

Feather Emperor's eyes narrowed, his expression turning dark as he asked coldly, "If you are also an Emperor, I assume you came prepared this time… What is it you want from the Eastern Victory Divine Sect?"

"Justice!!"

Qin Chuan lifted his head proudly and declared, "You, as an Emperor, try to seize my son's imperial artifact with brute force. Tell me, don't I have the right to seek justice?"

Feather Emperor's expression remained unchanged, as if he had anticipated Qin Chuan's response. He then asked, "And what about the dragon fish?"

"Hmph, my son has suffered. Isn't he entitled to a little compensation? A few dragon fish—is that too much?"

Qin Chuan chuckled coldly.

"If that's not too much, what would be too much in your eyes?" Feather Emperor's voice grew colder.

"Taking your life wouldn't be too much!"

Qin Chuan's gaze turned icy. He stomped his foot, unleashing a wave of Law power as massive as a tsunami. The immense force seemed to tilt the entire sky toward Feather Emperor.

"Break!"

Feather Emperor struck out with his palm, unleashing a boundless force that shattered the terrifying wave of Laws into pieces!

However, after the Laws exploded, they reformed into a colossal lion that filled the sky. The lion opened its mouth wide, threatening to swallow Feather Emperor whole.

The lion's gaping maw revealed a world of lightning and magma within—a hellish furnace!

"Sky-Feather Dragon Slayer!"

Feather Emperor roared, and five beams of Law light shot out from behind him, aligning into two enormous holy wings, each a thousand meters wide. The wings swung upward like swords, slicing toward the giant lion!

"Shlck!!"

The lion was cleaved into three pieces, molten lava pouring out like waterfalls, and lightning exploded across the sky, illuminating everything.

Feather Emperor stood amidst the flowing magma and crackling lightning, his divine wings unfurled, exuding even more pressure—like a deity descending upon the world.

He stared coldly at Qin Chuan and said icily,

"I, Feather Emperor, have reigned over the Eastern Domain for a thousand years, sweeping through all opposition, always invincible. Even if you are an Emperor, what can you possibly do to me today?!"

His voice was firm, full of confidence and majesty.

"You dare call yourself invincible?"

Qin Chuan sneered, then casually flicked his right hand toward the sky. A thin, elongated sword light shot upward like a white thread, stretching into the heavens, its length unknown.

And then, it came slashing down!