The Peerless Emperor (TPE)

At this moment, Lei Qian felt incredibly proud, as if Lin Qian's strength was a reflection of his own. Gao Benli also felt immense pride and laughed loudly, shouting to the other stunned onlookers, "Did you see that? I told you my junior brother is handsome and invincible in battle. Forget about being unbeatable in the same realm; he can easily take on this Qin Dynasty Crown Prince as if he's just swatting a dog."

"My junior brother's harem only has one empress, not a single concubine! Young and beautiful female disciples better seize the opportunity—this chance won't come around again!"

"..." Hearing Gao Benli's words, the flames of Lin Qian's Emperor Robe flickered slightly, and he turned to glare at his senior brother with a fierce look.

In response to Lin Qian's gaze, Gao Benli just grinned sheepishly and didn't say anything further.

Lin Qian, exasperated by his ridiculous senior brother, turned his attention back to the conflicted expression of Qin Yunyu. He gestured provocatively at him, motioning for him to come closer.

Lin Qian's taunting gesture made Qin Yunyu's expression grow darker and more furious. Gripping the gold-patterned Qin Sword in his hand, he began to tremble with barely suppressed rage. The fire in his chest was now uncontrollable.

For years, Qin Yunyu had been the pride of the Qin Dynasty, the most beloved son of the Emperor, who had placed great expectations on him. He had never experienced such humiliation.

To be sent flying by a single punch, and especially to see the look in Lin Qian's eyes right now, filled him with immense displeasure.

"It seems I underestimated you. But do you think the Awakening Realm is that simple?" Qin Yunyu waved the gold-patterned Qin Sword in his hand, and the golden light on the blade seemed to sharpen even further.

The sword's soul attribute was cutting.

Once activated, the sharpness would increase by a full measure, an attribute that had further enhanced after Qin Yunyu reached the Awakening Realm. It was also the source of his pride.

The sword hummed continuously as Qin Yunyu's gaze grew sharper. Even under the overwhelming pressure of Lin Qian's power, he maintained his composure.

It was as if the figure standing in the air wasn't him but a sharp battle sword.

In the next moment, Qin Yunyu dashed towards Lin Qian at lightning speed, leaving a golden afterimage behind him. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of his opponent.

Qin Yunyu's speed was incredible, and just as he was within striking distance of Lin Qian, his body suddenly came to an abrupt halt, as if he had been frozen in place.

In that instant, Qin Yunyu's gold-patterned Qin Sword slashed forward, the three-foot blade close enough to reach Lin Qian.

Lin Qian watched as the blade descended towards him. Although it appeared slow, it gave him the impression that there was no way to avoid it.

Retreat?

No!

Faced with such a sharp sword, Lin Qian did not retreat at all. Instead, crimson-gold lightning soul energy flowed through his body, and the flames of his Emperor Robe burned even more fiercely.

"Roar!"

The nine dragons coiled around Lin Qian's body twisted and roared as they charged towards the gold-patterned Qin Sword.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

However, the nine dragons were only soul techniques condensed from Lin Qian's soul power. As Qin Yunyu's sword descended, the dragons were severed one by one, dispersing into soul energy that floated in the air.

Yet, the sword continued its trajectory towards Lin Qian. The gleaming golden blade pierced through the protective crimson-gold lightning and landed on the Emperor Robe.

"Qin Yunyu isn't holding back now; he's going all out. It seems Lin Qian might be in trouble." Observing from the shadows, members of other forces saw Lin Qian's protective soul energy being penetrated and silently thought to themselves.

"After all, it's the Awakening Realm. For someone in the Life and Death Realm to cross realms and defeat an opponent, it's extremely difficult." Another observer shook his head repeatedly, but when he looked back at the scene, his eyes nearly popped out of his head, and he couldn't help but shout in astonishment, "How is this possible!"

It wasn't just them; the other young disciples from the three factions and the talented soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were all staring in terror at the sky.

When Qin Yunyu's gold-patterned Qin Sword landed on Lin Qian's Emperor Robe, the soul energy within Lin Qian suddenly erupted. The burning flames of soul power became even more intense.

The seemingly invincible soul attribute of Qin Yunyu's sword failed against Lin Qian. It only managed to spark against his Emperor Robe and push him back a few feet, which was the best result Qin Yunyu could achieve.

But when Qin Yunyu looked at the retreating Lin Qian, he was stunned.

The burning Emperor Robe on Lin Qian now emitted not nine layers of soul light but twelve layers, making him the most dazzling presence among everyone.

One by one, the hidden observers from other forces in the southern domain emerged from the shadows, unable to conceal themselves any longer, just to confirm whether what they were seeing was real.

The talented young onlookers were so frightened by Lin Qian's display that they didn't dare to breathe.

Twelvefold Nirvana?

"This is impossible!"

Even reaching tenfold Nirvana required breaking through to the Nirvana Realm and using special methods to add extra wheels. Achieving ninefold Nirvana was already the limit for those in the Forming Realm.

"Is Lin Qian some kind of monster? How did he do this?"

In the Two Provinces Water Forest, Zhao Zhili and Yu Wanyu supported the trembling Yu Wanli. At this moment, Yu Wanli looked at the figure in the sky with a deep sense of fear. "You were right. He is indeed a good person..."

Yu Wanli couldn't imagine what would have happened if Lin Qian's temperament hadn't been as good as his sister and brother-in-law said. His disrespectful attitude might have already turned him into a corpse on the ground.

Twelve layers of soul light, a twelvefold Nirvana breakthrough, fighting while undergoing a soul tribulation, and holding his own against someone in the Awakening Realm, with the upper hand, no less.

Just thinking about how he had once pointed his sword at such a person made Yu Wanli slap himself in the face. If his actions had caused the deaths of Yu Wanyu and Zhao Zhili, he would have been beyond redemption.

Qin Yunyu's hand trembled slightly as he gripped the gold-patterned Qin Sword. Staring at Lin Qian, he asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the ruler of the Huaxia Empire, greater than any emperor, transcendent among sovereigns. I am the Emperor of this Empire!" Lin Qian said, his gaze filled with killing intent as he looked at Qin Yunyu. "Your third brother and fifth sister dared to offend me, and they deserved death. Since the Qin Dynasty dares to provoke the Huaxia Empire, prepare for your destruction."

With that, Lin Qian suddenly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the other observers who had come out of hiding. They all felt a tremor in their hearts as they met his gaze, feeling an instinctive urge to kneel.

"You all can bear witness. It was not the Huaxia Empire that initiated the conflict but the Qin Dynasty that provoked us first."

As Lin Qian's words echoed in the air, a long voice suddenly resounded from above: "Ruler of a small country, you may have some talent, but do you really think that alone is enough to destroy my Qin Dynasty?"

With the sound of that voice, a mighty imperial pressure descended from the sky, bearing down on Lin Qian.

This person intended to use their imperial might to crush Lin Qian's emperor's aura!