Empress: I Asked You to Detoxify Me, Not to Become the Supreme Immortal Emperor - Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The moment the Grand Elder swallowed the pill, crackling sounds erupted from his body as his bones protruded grotesquely, making him look terrifying and monstrous.

This scene stunned all the members of the Qin family. Everyone looked at the Grand Elder in disbelief.

Xiao Lan also stared nervously at the two combatants on the stage.

“Qin Chuan, you actually forced me to swallow this half-finished Demonization Pill. Later, I’ll cut off your limbs and let you watch yourself bleed to death!”

The now monstrous Grand Elder’s blood-red eyes glowed as he growled in a voice that no longer sounded human.

“Demonization Pill? A forbidden pill!”

Hearing this, the Second Elder suddenly froze and then blurted out. He turned to Qin Zhantian and quickly said, “Patriarch, the Grand Elder is using a forbidden pill. We should stop this duel!”

Qin Zhantian remained silent for a while, his expression grave, then shook his head. “We can’t. Although the Grand Elder used a forbidden pill, as long as he hasn’t harmed others outside the duel, we have no grounds to intervene. Otherwise, in the future, Qin Chuan’s prestige will take a heavy hit, and more people will start defying the Qin family’s rules.”

Upon hearing this, the Second Elder sighed. Although he knew the Patriarch was right, he still couldn’t help but worry about Qin Chuan in the arena.

“A forbidden pill, huh…” Qin Chuan’s expression darkened slightly. He had also heard what the Second Elder said.

Forbidden pills were a type of pill known for their extreme side effects, far beyond what ordinary people could endure. Just like the Grand Elder, who had become a half-human, half-demonic monster.

But in return, the user’s physical body and Profound Energy would be greatly enhanced.

“Die!” the Grand Elder, now a grotesque beast, roared and charged directly at Qin Chuan.

His right hand, with its protruding bones, formed a claw as if he intended to seize Qin Chuan first.

Not daring to be careless, Qin Chuan immediately used Shadowstep to dodge the attack.

“Trying to run?” The Grand Elder sneered coldly and changed direction to pursue Qin Chuan once more.

So fast!

Seeing the Grand Elder chase after him again, Qin Chuan was shocked. The old man hadn’t even used any movement martial technique, yet he was almost as fast as Qin Chuan while using Shadowstep.

After a while, the Grand Elder clung to him like a shadow, always close behind, impossible to shake off.

“Flame Palm!”

Suddenly, Qin Chuan shouted and stopped running. Instead, he turned around and used Flame Palm against the Grand Elder.

“Haha… you’re finished!” Seeing Qin Chuan stop and fight, the Grand Elder’s eyes gleamed with killing intent. He didn’t dodge and directly took the hit.

BOOM!

Flame Palm struck the Grand Elder with a loud explosion, but it only left faint burn marks on his skin.

Taking advantage of the opening, the Grand Elder instantly closed the distance between them.

“Hahaha…” His face twisted with madness as he laughed, “Die!”

With that, his hands shot toward Qin Chuan’s head, clearly intending to crush it.

Seeing this, many onlookers turned their heads away, unable to bear watching the young man who had done so much for the Qin family meet a tragic end.

Xiao Lan was so frightened she covered her eyes with her hands and trembled.

“Not good!” Qin Zhantian’s eyelid twitched. He could no longer worry about protocol. As his Profound Energy surged, he prepared to rush forward and save Qin Chuan.

“What a shame… You really are just like Qin He, living off past accomplishments. You even fell for such an obvious trap.”

At that moment, Qin Chuan suddenly raised his head and looked coldly at the grotesque Grand Elder before him.

At some point, his hand had already aimed at the bloody hole on the Grand Elder’s body.

“Profound Energy Finger!”

The next moment, Qin Chuan unleashed the Profound Energy Finger, and the fierce energy exploded directly through the Grand Elder’s internal organs via the wound.

BOOM!

With a loud bang, before the Grand Elder could react, his body was blown into several pieces. A rain of blood poured from the sky.

Many droplets landed on Qin Chuan’s body, and from a distance, he looked like a demon god of ancient times.

His gaze swept across the people in the courtyard, and he coldly said, “If anyone here still questions my position as the Qin family’s young master, now is the time to step forward!”

Hearing this, the crowd looked at each other in silence, all lowering their heads. Not a single person dared to speak.

It was no joke. Qin Chuan had just killed the Grand Elder, even one who had taken a forbidden pill. Who would still dare to oppose him?

Moreover, among the younger generation of the Qin family, even reaching the Profound Practitioner Realm was rare, let alone the Profound Master Realm.

Qin Chuan was now unquestionably the number one talent of the younger generation.

Seeing this, Qin Zhantian nodded in satisfaction. He knew that after this battle, no one in the Qin family would dare challenge Qin Chuan again.

“Whew…” The crowd finally let out a collective sigh of relief.

Then Qin Zhantian ordered, “Someone, clean this place up!”

Hearing this, Xiao Lan and several servants quickly stepped forward to start cleaning.

However, those servants all looked pale and trembled in fear—clearly traumatized by the Grand Elder’s gruesome death.

Xiao Lan, on the other hand, seemed relaxed, happily wagging her ponytail.

Qin Zhantian walked up to Qin Chuan and, not minding the blood, patted him on the shoulder and laughed, “Good boy! Looks like getting your dantian destroyed turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Not only have you surpassed your previous cultivation level, but your strength has also increased several times. You really shocked me!”

“Just lucky…” Qin Chuan smiled faintly. Only he knew that all of this was thanks to the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace and his Ten-Star bloodline. That’s how he’d cultivated so quickly.

“Chuan’er, this isn’t just luck anymore. But since you won’t say more, I won’t ask. Just remember not to rush. You must consolidate your cultivation step by step!” Qin Zhantian said with concern.

Hearing this, Qin Chuan paused slightly. He understood that Qin Zhantian must have assumed he had forcefully broken through in a short time.

Qin Chuan didn’t explain. He simply nodded, “Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.”

“That’s good…”

“Report!”

Just as Qin Zhantian was about to say more, a guard suddenly walked in, bowed deeply to him, and said, “Patriarch, someone from the Lin family has come to see you.”

Lin family!

Qin Zhantian glanced at Qin Chuan, then looked back at the guard with a frown. “Did they say why?”

The guard hesitated, then stammered for a long time without giving an answer.

Qin Zhantian’s face darkened. “Speak directly!”

The guard took a deep breath and braced himself, “The Lin family says they’ve come to annul the engagement!”

As soon as these words came out, the courtyard erupted in a commotion. Everyone’s eyes turned toward Qin Chuan.

If this had happened before the battle, some might have mocked or ridiculed him. But after what they had just witnessed, there was only pity in their eyes—not for Qin Chuan, but for the Lin family.

Everyone knew that with Qin Chuan’s current potential, he was bound to rise quickly.

And the Lin family would definitely regret this decision in the future.

“Lin Yiyi…” Qin Chuan’s eyes narrowed, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

He hadn’t even gone looking for trouble with the Lin family yet, but they had already delivered themselves.

If she hadn’t lied to him, saying there was a spiritual medicine to restore his dantian in the forbidden grounds, he wouldn’t have nearly died in that place—unable to return forever.

Now that she saw he had returned alive from the forbidden grounds, she no longer pretended.