The Peerless Emperor

Lin Qian entered his father's bedroom, where Lin Di still lay quietly on the bed, his chest rising and falling rhythmically.

And with each of his father's breaths, the surrounding Soul Power was also being slowly absorbed into his body, in an endless cycle.

Despite not eating, as a Soul Martial Artist of the Transcendence Realm, Lin Di no longer needed to rely on food to sustain his body's operations; just Spiritual Energy was sufficient.

Nourishing the body with energy alone.

Yun Yunyan, Lin Qian's mother, still sat beside the bed with a worried expression, tightly holding her husband's hand and smiling softly at him.

"Mother, the investigation by the Prime Minister has been thorough, Father has not a single injury on him, and there seems to be no concern for his life. On the contrary, his Realm seems to be advancing at a rapid pace," Lin Qian said softly, coming up behind his mother, "So, Mother doesn't have to worry too much about Father anymore."

Yun Yunyan nodded gently, looking at Lin Di on the bed, "Qianer, do you know, when I first found your father, I really didn't expect that one day, that grimy young man, almost like a savage, would actually become my husband."

"Back then, your father was goofy—clueless and mindlessly eating and drinking all day long, as if he had never had a meal before. But then one day, he suddenly fell into a coma, and slept for a full month. When he awoke, he was changed."

"He was no longer goofy. He was upright, kind, and his cultivation talent was terrifying. Although he was originally just a strong-bodied common man with no Realm, he caught up to mother's Realm in just three short years, becoming a Soul Martial Artist at the Sky Crossing Stage of the Sky Breaking Realm."

"Later, during our elopement, we were hunted down and trapped in a relic site. Your father fell into a coma again, this time sleeping for a full year. When he woke up, he had broken through to the Transcendence Realm, and together we fought our way out."

Yun Yunyan's words deeply moved Lin Qian. His father had been goofy initially, as Yun Yunyan had mentioned, and he was aware of that, but he had never heard the specifics of why his father had returned to normal.

Now, hearing his mother's account, his father seemed to transform with each coma he slipped into. What was going on here?

However, Yun Yunyan's words also made Lin Qian realize that since his father, Lin Di, had undergone incredible transformations after each coma, perhaps this time, upon awakening, his father was likely to undergo another change.

"Having heard what Mother said, Qianer, do you still think there's no need to worry about your father?" As she spoke, Yun Yunyan turned back with a gaze full of concern, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world, Qianer. What do you think could be the strangeness behind all this?"

Had Yun Yunyan not mentioned it, Lin Qian might not have been concerned, but now it seemed his father might indeed be hiding some secret.

"It's just through the Prime Minister and Medical Chief Hua, that we can't precisely know the specifics of Father's condition," Lin Qian said, looking at his father lying on the bed, his face clouded with difficulty.

With his father unconscious, even with a detection device, without the active circulation of Soul Power and blood, it was impossible to know the exact situation.

Unless Zhuge Ming and Huasheng could personally be by Lin Di's side to investigate in person, the exact outcome might remain unknown.

However, after Yun Yunyan recounted the past experiences, Zhuge Ming and Huasheng discussed and came to a new conclusion.

"Your Majesty, where the Supreme Emperor may truly be undergoing a change is within his mind, in his soul. This is the essence of a being. Isn't unconsciousness related to this aspect?" Zhuge Ming's voice also resonated in Lin Qian's mind.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I hold a similar view. I dare not recklessly draw conclusions as to the exact reason, but one thing I can affirm is that the Supreme Emperor's condition is extremely normal and stable; there should be no concern for his life." Following that, Huasheng's voice also emerged in Lin Qian's thoughts, articulating his inference.

Lin Qian gave a slight nod of acknowledgement, knowing that as long as his father was untroubled, everything else could be negotiated.

"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, a voice called from outside the door.

Lin Qian turned around and said toward the door, "Enter!"

"As you command!" Along with the voice from outside, a figure entered and knelt on one knee before him.

Yun Yunyan also looked curiously over her shoulder at the newcomer, determining from the person's attire that they must certainly be one of her son's subordinate War Beast Generals.

Although the visitor's appearance was very similar to that of the Human Clan, they were covered in lush golden fur, with a canine ear atop their forehead, and their facial features were akin to humans, yet they still retained the distinct characteristics of a canine Soul Beast.

"Golden Fur, what's the matter?" Seeing the suddenly arriving War Beast General, Lin Qian asked.

This War Beast General left a deep impression on Lin Qian, his appearance reminiscent of a pet from Lin Qian's previous life, thus earning him this name.

Golden Fur presented a scripture with both hands and reported to Lin Qian, "I report to Your Majesty, your subordinate has found the Body Refining Scripture, a special item you commissioned, so it was brought here immediately."

After speaking, Golden Fur held the scripture in both hands, bowed his head, and presented it to Lin Qian.

Body Refining!

Hearing these two words, Lin Qian's body shook as if struck by lightning, trembling with excitement, and he quickly took the scripture from Golden Fur's hands to carefully look through it.

The complete, the true complete Body Refining Scripture.

The next moment, Lin Qian unhesitatingly transferred the Body Refining Scripture into the Huaxia Empire, and instantly moved it to Zhuge Ming's hands.

"Prime Minister, check immediately," Lin Qian's voice exploded in Zhuge Ming's mind, causing it to buzz. "See if this Body Refining Scripture can indeed complete the Puppet Body Project!"

Zhuge Ming's face was maniacally excited, but his hands trembled as he carefully leafed through the scripture in his hands.

He scanned the pages at an incredibly fast pace, swiftly reaching the last page. After closing the scripture, Zhuge Ming took a deep breath and tremulously said, "Although it will still take some time, Your Majesty, the Puppet Body Project can now commence in full, and it can certainly be completed!"

Hearing Zhuge Ming's affirmative answer, Lin Qian couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh wildly, "Hahahaha..."

Yun Yunyan jumped at Lin Qian's frenzied laughter, puzzled, while Golden Fur, still kneeling on the ground, was very aware of why their emperor was acting so uncharacteristically.

Once the Puppet Body Project was successful, the Empire's influential figures could make use of puppet bodies to arrive in this world earlier, to alleviate His Majesty's worries and lead those of them who could manifest in this world in battles across the lands.