The Peerless Emperor

In mid-air, the golden light surrounding Emperor Qin's soul-conscious body, Qin Lingtian, had already dispersed, revealing the true form of his ethereal body.

That was a middle-aged man bearing an uncanny resemblance to Qin Yunyu, with black, long beards, eyebrows raised to the sky, and an extremely dignified expression.

The ethereal body of Emperor Qin looked towards the current Human Emperor, his gaze landing on Lin Qian. His face showed such shock that he could scarcely believe it.

"You..." The moment Qin Lingtian uttered his incredulous voice, his ethereal soul-conscious body completely collapsed, turning into specks of luminescence that dissipated in mid-air, finally vanishing completely in front of everyone.

As for Lin Qian, he still calmly floated in the air, completely unaffected, with bright yellow flames still burning on his imperial robe, and his aura not weakened in the slightest.

The scene that had just unfolded left everyone frozen in place, their gazes towards Lin Qian now filled with a trace of fear, and many people of the Qin Dynasty trembling.

According to what everyone had originally thought, the proud and arrogant Lin Qian's end would be meeting his demise at the hands of Emperor Qin's soul-conscious body, a genius perishing on the spot.

Even if he didn't die, he would be left an idiot, living as a fool for the rest of his life.

Certainly, this soul-conscious body of Emperor Qin could only use this move once, the remaining soul power just enough to maintain the body from dispersing.

The spectating forces from the Southern Domain understood this point well, believing Emperor Qin would surely use this move on Lin Qian, which is why they bravely stayed to watch the situation unfold.

They could never have imagined that Lin Qian would use his oppressive power to shatter Qin Lingtian's soul-conscious body!

Had Emperor Qin actually lost in this confrontation?

Even now, they had not snapped back to reality.

Looking at the space where Qin Lingtian had dissipated, Lin Qian scoffed in his heart, "Attacking my Sea of Consciousness with Soul Power, isn't this seeking death?"

Originally, Lin Qian would not have been able to directly crush and dissipate Emperor Qin's soul-conscious body with imperial might.

Despite his powerful soul power and the blessing of national fortune from the Huaxia Empire, almost any intrusion into his Sea of Consciousness could not harm his soul, rendering him virtually invincible within!

However, Lin Qian, having limited cultivation level and declaring himself "I, the Emperor" could not significantly impact Qin Lingtian, at most he could disregard the opponent's imperial might, even gaining some upper hand, but without any real damage.

But this method of attacking lower realm Martial Artists' Sea of Consciousness with condensed soul-conscious bodies was something the Heavenly Art Department knew of through acquired scriptures.

Therefore, Lin Qian knew that Emperor Qin, Qin Lingtian, would definitely use this method against him.

As soon as the opponent attacked his Sea of Consciousness, he could leverage the instinctual counterattack power within it to shatter Emperor Qin's soul-conscious body.

And indeed, it happened just as Lin Qian had anticipated.

Thus, to be precise, the one who caused this outcome was Qin Lingtian himself.

Lin Qian looked down coldly at the direction of Qin Yunyu and the others from the Qin Dynasty, his expression icy, his golden pupils showing a fierce killing intent, unmasked.

Seeing Lin Qian look over, people from the Qin Dynasty swallowed nervously, their faces filled with fear.

Their Human Emperor's soul-conscious body had been directly shattered by this young man's oppressive aura, and with their own realm and cultivation, under the descending imperial power, wouldn't they only face the collapse of their souls?

"Don't panic!" Just then, the first to regain composure, Qin Yunyu suddenly shouted, "Father's soul-conscious body attacked first, and only then did the opponent counterattack, shattering Father's soul-conscious body. This guy must have some special soul device that specifically counters the soul attacks conducted by higher realms."

"If his Soul Consciousness's oppressive force could directly annihilate us, why didn't he use it from the start to the finish, and only use it when my father, the Emperor's Soul Consciousness body attacked?"

Qin Yunyu's words stunned everyone, as they weren't fools either and quickly realized the truth.

Seeing Qin Yunyu's actions, Lin Qian couldn't help but show admiration in his eyes. Although what the other party said wasn't completely correct, he has gotten it half right.

Unless it was a strong individual who wanted to rely on a Realm far superior to their own, a soul's force that spawned Soul Consciousness to attack one's own sea of consciousness, instinctively counterattacking, the kind of Soul Consciousness oppressiveness Lin Qian generally couldn't generate.

"No wonder he's the great prince of Qin Dynasty, not a bad response." Lin Qian secretly nodded in the air, and suddenly nine spherical metallic Elemental Components appeared around him. Under the infusion of Soul Power, they turned into metallic liquid and pooled into the sword-shaped Elemental Artifact Heart in his left palm.

Elemental Weapon Armament!

The liquid metallic Elemental Components instantaneously centered around the Elemental Artifact Heart, coalescing into a slightly broad blade with black golden patterns, "crackling" sounds erupted, and crimson-gold thunder serpents danced upon the blade, entwining around the black blade body.

"Ancestor Level Martial Soul!" Seeing Lin Qian was at the Life and Death Realm, his Martial Soul underwent armament and yet had its own unique form, many people were tearing their hair out.

"What sort of demon has Lin Qian popped out from!"

They were internally screaming; Lin Qian's actions from start to finish were simply terrifying.

Lin Qian clenched the Thunder Night Sword in his hand, Soul Power gathered into the blade, transforming into a golden emperor's pupil that remained fixed on Qin Yunyu, exerting tremendous pressure on him.

"Lin Qian, let us have an exhilarating fight!" At this moment, Qin Yunyu had already fully acknowledged Lin Qian as a real opponent and bellowed out to him in the open air.

Martial Soul traits were thoroughly activated, the Soul Power emanating from Qin Yunyu cut through the air currents around him, and he looked up into the sky with a wild and crazy expression.

"It's been a long time since I've felt this way, my blood is truly boiling." Qin Yunyu watched Lin Qian in the sky, mulling silently in his heart, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud, his fingertips gripping the golden patterned Qin Sword turning somewhat white.

The surrounding onlookers also intently watched Qin Yunyu and Lin Qian in the midair, sensing that a fierce battle was likely to erupt between them.

"If it's a head-on clash, it's unlikely that the two will be able to determine a winner for a while. Despite Lin Qian's terrifying talent, his realm is still insufficient."

"Qin Yunyu's Martial Soul traits are incredibly powerful, with a very strong lethality. If one is not careful, one might suffer severe injuries."

The onlookers discussed among themselves, eagerly speculating on how the battle would unfold.

"Lin Qian, come on!" Qin Yunyu grinned broadly at Lin Qian, full of fighting spirit.

Bang!

The air burst behind Lin Qian, and he instantly disappeared from his original spot.

Boom!

The furious crimson-gold thunder resounded dully in the midair, the crimson-gold thunderstorm curtain swiftly swept across Qin Yunyu's body, a golden streak splitting him in two.

The thunder on the sword curtain violently erupted, like divine thunder roaring above the ninth heaven, causing everyone's ears to ring.

As for Qin Yunyu, he was directly split into pieces, the electrical snakes traversed over him, turning him into bits of charred matter, floating in the midair.

Lin Qian deactivated the Elemental Weapon Armament, his expression melancholic, his eyes filled with disappointment, he sighed deeply...

"Boring!"