Reborn After 3,000 Years, I Adopted the Future Empress - Chapter 7:

Chapter 7: Emperor Physique? Or Immortal Physique?

“Is that another heavenly phenomenon?” someone exclaimed in surprise.

“No, look at those overwhelming dark clouds—it’s more like demonic Qi! This is a demonic phenomenon!” an elderly man with white hair retorted, causing everyone’s expression to drastically change.

A natural-born demonic phenomenon? That meant a great demon was about to emerge?

A demon’s emergence meant disaster and suffering across the land—it was definitely a bad omen!

“Hehehe… I’ve been suppressed for 500 years, and finally, I’m about to return!” an ecstatic voice echoed from within Lin Tian’s body.

In the next moment, a black shadow burst forth from within him. The figure was thin and bony, kneecaps protruding, eye sockets deeply sunken, and his face unusually long.

“Dan Mo, you can pass your inheritance to me now. And this kid—kill him for me!” Lin Tian looked at Dan Mo and spoke with a commanding tone.

Dan Mo looked down at Lin Tian and sneered, “What kind of trash do you think you are? You’re not worthy of my inheritance.”

“As for that boy—I’ll kill him, yes. But not just him. Everyone here—I’ll kill all of you and refine you into human pills!”

His words were earth-shattering.

People had gathered to spectate, but now they were all about to be turned into medicine?

Moreover, Dan Mo’s aura was terrifying. It suppressed the entire crowd, and he truly seemed capable of refining everyone present into pills!

Lin Tian’s expression changed drastically as well. “Dan Mo, what nonsense are you spouting? I’m the master of the Demon-Suppressing Tower! I released you! Are you really going to repay kindness with betrayal?”

Dan Mo laughed loudly, “You’re not entirely stupid. That’s right—I am going to repay kindness with betrayal!”

As he spoke, Dan Mo raised his hands, and the descending demonic Qi accelerated.

“This is bad! He’s planning to use demonic Qi as karmic fire to refine everyone here!” Ye Wuyá shouted.

Although his martial meridians were heavily damaged and his cultivation was far from its peak, his insight remained. At a glance, he had already seen through Dan Mo’s plan.

He drew his blade and soared into the air, slashing toward Dan Mo.

At the same time, among the tens of thousands gathered in the central square, several strong elders also made a move. Clearly, no one wanted to just sit and wait for death.

Unfortunately, the power difference was too vast. Dan Mo simply waved his hand, and the vast demonic Qi swept down, smashing all those who had leapt into the air back to the ground.

“This is all your fault!” the remnant soul within Lin Tian growled in frustration.

The next moment, she too surged forth, using up all her remaining power. A pillar of energy shot into the sky, but before it could get within 10 meters of Dan Mo, it was completely corroded by the demonic Qi.

“Sigh…” the remnant soul, now exhausted of all power, let out a long sigh before sinking into deep slumber.

Hovering above them, Dan Mo looked down on everyone and sneered even louder, “A bunch of fools trying to stop a carriage with twigs!”

He was born with a demonic body. Even after being suppressed for years and having less than one percent of his former strength, no one in the Sword Empire could compare to him.

Unless someone awakened the Emperor Physique. But as the remnant soul had said before, such a physique was exceedingly rare across the entire Profound Sky Continent. How could it possibly appear in this tiny Sword Empire?

“That said, consider yourselves lucky—you get to be the first batch of human pills I’ll refine after my return!”

The demonic Qi roared downward. The first to be enveloped were Ye Chen and Lin Tian, who were standing atop the battle platform.

The demonic Qi was like a raging fire. Already covered in wounds and in poor condition, Lin Tian immediately began to sizzle and smoke, screaming in agony.

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and didn’t cry out, but his face turned pale—it was clear he was in immense pain.

He cursed himself for being careless. Who would’ve thought Lin Tian still had such a hidden trump card—one even Lin Tian couldn’t control?

Of course, as someone reborn from a Great Emperor, Ye Chen still had ways to deal with Dan Mo. But it would require him to burn his origin blood and use a forbidden technique.

Once activated, the technique could repel Dan Mo—but the backlash would be tremendous. It would severely impact Ye Chen’s ability to ever return to his peak again.

“Don’t hurt my brother!” a clear, crisp voice suddenly rang out just as Ye Chen hesitated.

It was Qing’er.

She saw that Ye Chen was in great pain and rushed over without hesitation.

Ye Chen’s expression changed drastically. This demonic Qi was something even he, at the 5th stage Earth Martial Realm, could barely endure. Qing’er was only at the 8th stage Mortal Martial Realm. If she got close, she would be vaporized instantly!

He wanted to call out and stop her, but Qing’er had already climbed onto the battle platform and stood beside him.

Yet—she was completely unharmed. Even the ferocious demonic Qi recoiled in her presence, like rats fleeing from a cat.

The crowd was stunned. What was going on with this little girl?

That terrifying demonic Qi, which even experts like Ye Wuyá couldn’t resist and which crushed two heaven’s favored children like Ye Chen and Lin Tian, now willingly backed away from a little girl?

How was this even possible?

Ye Wuyá was especially shocked. Although his martial meridians were poisoned and his cultivation weakened, he was still a Heaven Martial Realm expert.

Just moments ago, he had faced Dan Mo’s demonic Qi head-on and had been completely overpowered.

Yet in front of Qing’er, the same Qi was utterly harmless?

Ye Wuyá couldn’t help but think back to the previous day. Ye Chen had returned with Qing’er, claiming she was his adopted sister and asking to recognize her as his daughter.

After hearing about Qing’er’s tragic past and seeing how close the two were, Ye Wuyá had confidently declared, “Adopted daughter? No need. From now on, Qing’er is my real daughter!”

Of course, afterward he secretly ordered the steward to investigate Qing’er’s background. After all, the War King Manor was currently in a turbulent state, and Ye Chen’s safety was at stake—it was best to be cautious.

The steward’s findings matched Ye Chen’s story. Qing’er was just an ordinary child from a small town. So Ye Wuyá let his guard down, thinking nothing of it.

But now, it was clear—she was anything but ordinary!

“What? The demonic Qi is retreating—could this little girl have awakened the Emperor Physique?”

Not just Ye Wuyá—Dan Mo was also shocked.

He had never expected that someone possessing the legendary Emperor Physique, rare even in the entire Profound Sky Continent, would appear—and in a backwater like the Sword Empire, no less.

His luck had really hit rock bottom!

“You’re a bad guy. I won’t let you hurt my brother!” Qing’er said again, her little face cold and serious—truly angry this time.

As she spoke, an invisible wave of force erupted skyward. Wherever it passed, the demonic Qi scattered in fear.

BOOM!

The force struck Dan Mo, who was frozen in place, nearly piercing through him.

“The Emperor Physique can release Emperor Qi—but not this strong. Could it be… that she hasn’t awakened the Emperor Physique, but instead… the legendary Immortal Physique?” Dan Mo began trembling.

Others may not feel it, but he, born with a demonic body, felt it clearly.

The demonic body could be suppressed by the Emperor Physique—but in front of the Immortal Physique, it had no chance to resist!

His luck wasn’t just bad—it had fallen into a pit several generations deep!

As Qing’er prepared to speak again, Dan Mo panicked. Fearing he’d die right after his return, he turned and fled at top speed—faster than if he were rushing to be reborn.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Just a moment ago, Dan Mo had been rampant and invincible. Why had he suddenly fled?

Then, someone descended from the sky.

He was tall and upright, his expression stern and dignified. His golden robe was embroidered with a pattern of a sea-dragon soaring, and beneath the churning golden waves on the hem, his sleeves fluttered in the wind—overbearing and unmatched.

It was the ruler of the Sword Empire—Emperor Jian Canghai.

Everyone immediately bowed in reverence. So that’s what had happened—they believed the Sword Emperor had arrived and scared Dan Mo off.

And Qing’er’s immunity to the demonic Qi? That must’ve been because the Emperor was about to arrive, and his overwhelming aura had weakened Dan Mo’s power.

Only Ye Chen silently shook his head. Dan Mo’s strength just now was far beyond what the Sword Emperor could match. There was no way he had been scared off by the Sword Emperor.

If he was right, the one who had scared Dan Mo off… was Qing’er.

But Ye Chen wouldn’t reveal this publicly. That would put Qing’er in the spotlight—exposing her to danger. If anyone with ill intent tried to capture and dissect her, there’d be no one to reason with.

At least until Ye Chen grew strong enough to protect Qing’er, he wouldn’t let her talents be known to the world.

“Father, if you’d come a bit later, you wouldn’t have seen Ling’er again,” Jian Ling’er said, still trembling slightly as she clung to the Sword Emperor, believing he had scared Dan Mo away.

The Sword Emperor patted her head dotingly, then turned sharply to the old eunuch behind him. “You—personally go after that demon and bring me his head.”

Daring to cause trouble in the Sword Empire’s capital and nearly harming his most beloved daughter—the Sword Emperor was truly enraged.

“Rest assured, Your Majesty. This old servant will not fail!” the eunuch bowed respectfully and took off in pursuit.

Dan Mo had fled so fast, the eunuch hadn’t even had time to gauge his strength. Still, he was confident in his own power—killing Dan Mo would be no more difficult than killing a dog.

At this moment, Jian Ling’er pointed at Ye Chen, “Father, Young Master Ye is a peerless genius. Not only has he reached the 5th stage Earth Martial Realm at such a young age, but his martial meridians have also advanced to emperor-grade. And he’s an incredible sword cultivator…”

The Sword Emperor was stunned. Truly, the younger generation outshines the old.

Ye Wuyá, son of Ye Zhan, already showed signs of surpassing his father. Now Ye Chen, son of Ye Wuyá, had instantly left his father in the dust.

Each generation was stronger than the last!

“Ye Wuyá, you’ve raised a fine son!” the Sword Emperor said, though a flicker of regret flashed in his eyes.

He had once secretly poisoned Ye Wuyá, ruining his martial meridians. If Ye Chen found out in the future, he definitely wouldn’t let it go.

But then his gaze landed fondly on Jian Ling’er, and all his worries vanished.

If all went according to plan, Ye Chen wouldn’t have a future to investigate anything.

Soon, he would grant Ye Chen a marriage decree. On their wedding night, Ye Chen would become Jian Ling’er’s furnace to help her advance.

Jian Ling’er would soar to the heavens. As for Ye Chen—he’d be sucked dry and left as a dried corpse…

Ye Wuyá waved his hands modestly, but the pride on his face was impossible to hide.

“Father, to avoid any complications, I want to enter the bridal chamber with Ye Chen tonight!” Jian Ling’er leaned closer to the Sword Emperor and whispered eagerly.

Her eyes gleamed with anticipation, wishing she could strip Ye Chen down immediately and use him as her furnace.