"Great Elder Qin Chuan!"
"Senior Qin!"
As Qin Chuan stepped forward, everyone was shocked as if struck by lightning, but at the same time, a surge of excitement rose within them.
Indeed, they were excited.
When the sky collapses, who wouldn't wish for a tall figure to hold it up? Why this person is so powerful is irrelevant to them.
"Father..."
Qin Zi bit his lip and looked up. He couldn't feel happy; instead, his tears flowed even more, blurring his vision.
The towering Demon Emperor, however, revealed a playful expression and smiled, saying, "Do you think you can stop me?"
"My son is shedding tears of despair in front of me. How can I remain indifferent? If I did, how could I call myself his father?"
Qin Chuan replied in a deep voice.
"I see the potential of an Emperor in you. If you endure for a while, you will surely become an Emperor in a few more years."
The Demon Emperor remarked.
Qin Chuan's gaze was firm, with a flicker of determination as he spoke with a resonant voice: "If I cannot even protect my own son, what right do I have to call myself an Emperor, even if I break through in the future?"
"In my view, without enough vision and courage, even if one reaches that level, they are unworthy of the title of Emperor!"
The Demon Emperor's body trembled slightly, and a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.
At the same time, he couldn't shake the feeling that this man was subtly mocking him...
"Good! What a statement—unworthy of being called an Emperor!"
Finally, the Demon Emperor burst out laughing and said boldly, "If you were to reach that level, you might indeed become a true Human Emperor. But... you won't have the chance."
Whoosh!
With those words, he took a step forward, and an overwhelming imperial might descended like the heavens themselves, pressing down with ruthless oppression.
"Today, I shall take this opportunity during the battle for the True Dragon to eliminate you, the future Human Emperor!"
As he finished speaking, the Demon Emperor extended his right hand and pressed it toward Qin Chuan.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the vast power of heaven and earth converged, and countless laws of the world were forcibly summoned, forming a massive hand that blotted out the sky.
It was enormous.
Like a dark continent slowly descending, it suffocated everyone, filling them with terror.
If this hand came down, the entire Purple Cloud Academy would be reduced to ruins, and everyone would be buried beneath it with no escape!
"Break!"
Qin Chuan activated his Emperor's Possession technique, and immediately, an immense power surged within him. He threw a punch with full force.
"Boom!"
A white beam of light shot into the sky, colliding with the giant hand, producing an indescribable explosion. The light consumed everything.
Amid the flashes, there seemed to be countless cracking sounds, like ice breaking over a river. The massive, dark hand, as vast as a continent, shattered into countless fragments and crumbled away!
"Hmm? This power!"
The Demon Emperor's expression changed slightly, for this power had already reached the level of an Emperor, almost on par with his own.
"He's not an Emperor!"
"This must be some kind of heaven-defying secret technique. Such power cannot last long!"
The Demon Emperor, experienced and sharp, immediately deduced the truth and launched another attack.
"Thunder Punishment!"
He raised his right hand, and suddenly, a colossal vortex of dark clouds appeared in the sky, gathering the infinite power of lightning.
Then, bolts of lightning with a hundred-meter diameter, like thunder dragons, rained down upon Qin Chuan continuously.
"Kill!!"
Qin Chuan did not passively defend. Instead, he roared, and his body shot upward, rushing directly toward the vortex.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Bolts of lightning struck his body, unleashing devastating brilliance. His flesh was scorched, and blood streaks appeared on his skin!
Yet he was unstoppable, his entire being bathed in lightning, soaring like a great roc into the sky. In an instant, he penetrated the vortex, and the rumbling black cloud vortex suddenly stalled before exploding.
Not only that.
At the moment the black clouds scattered, Qin Chuan transformed into a glorious mountain and river, carrying immense weight, pressing down on the Demon Emperor!
"Hold it!"
The Demon Emperor roared, raising his hands. His muscles bulged, even sprouting dragon scales, his strength boundless.
"Boom!"
A terrifying shockwave spread through the air, cutting off all the buildings and peaks at this altitude!
For a moment, the Demon Emperor's body held firm under the majestic weight of the mountain and river, but he began to sink slowly.
As he descended, the ground beneath him seemed to buckle under invisible pressure, forming web-like cracks before sinking like a crater.
It was as though an unseen force was supporting his body, borrowing strength from the earth to resist the overwhelming pressure.
And he succeeded in holding it.
"Fortune of the Empire!"
With a hoarse voice, the Demon Emperor growled. Immediately, streams of golden energy appeared out of nowhere, like rivers converging from all directions, flowing into his body.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, his entire body glowed as if merged with heaven and earth. His strength surged dramatically, and he exuded a majestic aura.
"Crack... crack..."
The sound of cracking filled the air as the mountain and river began to lift slowly.
The Demon Emperor was like a rising sun. No matter how vast and boundless the night, the sun would rise, unstoppable!
"This isn't good!"
Qin Chuan's expression changed. His full-force suppression had been countered, and now they were locked in a stalemate.
It was now a battle of strength.
If he withdrew his power now, the Demon Emperor's force would break through, and he would suffer a devastating blow!
"He purposely didn't evade earlier, risking serious injury to take my attack head-on. His goal was to trap me in this battle of strength, to wear me down, and prevent my escape!"
Qin Chuan instantly realized what was happening.
His heart grew heavy.
As expected of an Emperor-level powerhouse. The Demon Emperor's battle experience was immense, and he immediately identified Qin Chuan's weakness and exploited it!
What was his weakness?
It was his lack of endurance.
The Demon Emperor had deduced that Qin Chuan's Emperor-level power came from some secret technique. Although it wasn't exactly the case, it wasn't far off.
Qin Chuan's 'father points' were limited, and he couldn't maintain this power for long.
To be precise… he could only hold on for 27 seconds!
And now, 13 seconds had already passed, and time was ticking away, yet he had no solution to break the deadlock.
Once his 'father points' were exhausted, and the Emperor's Possession vanished, he would be instantly annihilated under the Demon Emperor's Emperor-level power!
"Senior, I'll help you!"
The Palace Master of Purple Cloud cried out, transforming into a purple beam of light as he charged toward the Demon Emperor with unstoppable momentum.
A glimmer of hope flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes!
However, the next moment, the Palace Master slammed into the golden protective light around the Demon Emperor. There was a loud bang, and the Palace Master was sent flying back in defeat.
The golden light rippled like water.
It hadn't even broken through his defenses!!
"System, what do I do!"
Qin Chuan asked anxiously in his mind. His 'father points' were draining rapidly, leaving only 10 seconds of power.
"Ding! If you don't court death, you won't die. Saving lives is not within this system's scope of service. Please prepare for your imminent demise. This system is about to depart in search of its next host."
The system's indifferent voice replied.
Qin Chuan's face twitched.
"Is this really the end..."
He turned to look at his son, a self-mocking smile appearing on his face. After finally becoming a decent father, was this where it all ends?
He didn't regret it.
But there was a lingering sense of unwillingness.
"You little thief, I've finally found you!!"
At that moment, a cold female voice rang out. A bloody vortex suddenly appeared in the sky.
Then, a stunning woman in a white dress stepped out of the vortex. She held a strand of hair between her slender fingers, and that hair seemed to have a life of its own, pointing directly at… Qin Zi!