The System Granted Me Invincibility, Setting Me on the Path to Becoming the Heavenly Emperor

106: Empress ReturnsWith the appearance of the Empress, a Supreme aura suppressed the entire scene.

The Empress at this moment was vastly different from her previous weakened state.

Clad in a white gauze robe, her long black hair was lightly bound by a silver crown and cascaded down. At the center of her brow was a teardrop-shaped mark, exuding a nobility that was inviolable, as if she were a being not of this mortal world.

Lou Xuankong’s expression shifted as he looked at the Empress. It was clear that she was willing to offend the Loulan Empire for Qin Gelan’s sake.

However, the current Empress truly possessed the qualifications to do so.

Attaining the Dao as a Supreme with a Supreme Body!

”For the sake of your Loulan Supreme, I will not pursue this matter with you. If you speak insolently again, do not blame me for being impolite,” the Empress said, looking coldly at Lou Xuankong.

Lou Xuankong sat back in his seat, his face incredibly grim, not daring to say another word.

When the Empress Attained the Dao, all the Supremes of Xuanhuang Heaven had come to protect her path, which counted as a favor. The Empress did not want to make things too difficult for Lou Xuankong and gave him a way out.

Seeing that the Empress had successfully completed her Nirvana, Qin Gelan was sincerely happy for her.

Coming to the Empress’s side, he smiled and said, ”You have finally stepped into the Supreme realm. Congratulations.”

The Empress nodded, her previous coldness that kept people at a distance gone. Her voice was no longer icy, but carried a hint of softness: ”This is all thanks to you.”

Everyone watched the Empress’s gentle demeanor, which stood in stark contrast to her previous unapproachable nobility. Before Qin Gelan, she lacked even a shred of a Supreme’s majesty.

Lou Xuankong also gritted his teeth. This was the first time he had seen the Empress like this, and she was showing it to another man.

Many young talents looked at Qin Gelan with envy.

A woman like the Empress possessed an aura that made people afraid to look her in the eye just by standing there; they only dared to steal glances in secret.

They certainly never imagined that such an incredibly noble Empress would reveal a gentle side.

”Since you have returned, this imperial throne should be returned to you. It is more appropriate for you to sit in this main seat now,” Qin Gelan said with a smile.

It wasn’t that Qin Gelan felt he was unworthy of the seat, but rather that since the Empress had finished her Nirvana, the imperial throne should be returned to its owner; he couldn’t occupy it forever.

The Empress shook her head and personally pressed Qin Gelan back into the seat, saying, ”This imperial throne—whether it is yours or mine, is it not the same?”

Qin Gelan was confused by her words, but he still sat obediently in the high seat, while the Empress sat beside him.

The Empress turned her head and smiled at Qin Gelan—a smile enough to captivate the world. Her red lips parted slightly: ”Since you are now the Lord of the Empire, continue presiding over the qualification battles.”

Qin Gelan nodded. This small interlude hadn’t affected him. He then had Yun Yao announce the rules for the qualification battles.

The rules were simple: tens of thousands of arenas appeared within the Secret Realm. Each arena would host a chaotic melee of a thousand people. The winners would stay and the losers would exit, until the top ten thousand were decided.

After the top ten thousand, there would be a hundred people per arena, continuing the melee until the winners Advanced.

Then, it would be one-on-one duels.

Powerful experts from the Shenxi Empire appeared to maintain order in all directions, and the drawing of lots began.

The Demon Prince and the others all drew their respective arenas. With ten thousand arenas, it wasn’t easy for the five of them to encounter one another.

Qin Gelan watched the ten thousand arenas with boredom when he suddenly felt a gaze upon him.

From the direction of Linglong Island, Yu Linglong looked at Qin Gelan, sensing that he had become stronger again.

Qin Gelan shifted his gaze and met Yu Linglong’s eyes, sending a voice transmission: ”As expected of a Witch, ten years have passed and you are still so beautiful.”

Yu Linglong was made to blush slightly by Qin Gelan’s words, but she responded haughtily: ”How do I compare to the Empress?”

Being asked this by Yu Linglong, Qin Gelan suddenly didn’t know how to answer, especially seeing that the Empress was also looking at him.

He had almost forgotten that the Empress was already a Supreme; their voice transmission would certainly be known to her.

The Empress also seemed to be waiting for an answer.

Qin Gelan suddenly felt a bit hot; why was he sweating?

He looked toward the arenas, watching with feigned intensity, simply ignoring the question.

Seeing that Qin Gelan ignored her, Yu Linglong glared at him fiercely.

Qin Gelan was certainly aware of Yu Linglong’s gaze, but he kept his eyes fixed on the battle arenas.

After two days of competition, only one person remained in each of the ten thousand arenas.

Luo Liuli, the Demon Prince, Li Yuan, Li Yi, and Shen Yan all Advanced smoothly.

With an Immortal Emperor cultivation, the Demon Prince fought these people as if it were child’s play. Luo Liuli and the Li siblings were all at the Immortal Venerable Ninth Heaven. Although Shen Yan was at the Immortal Venerable Seventh Heaven, her combat power was ridiculously high due to her Physique.

Especially when her Asura Power was unleashed, she even manifested an Asura phenomenon. Unlike Qin Gelan’s, the phenomenon Shen Yan cultivated was the Asura Divine Sea.

Under the shroud of the phenomenon, it was like a purgatory within the sea. Endless Asura Power submerged her opponents, causing them to lose their combat strength instantly.

Even Qin Gelan nodded in satisfaction. The fact that Shen Yan possessed a Supreme grade Mandate of Heaven was no joke.

The Origin Body was already comparable to the Supreme Body, and hers was the Asura Origin. With such an enhancement, she could rival the top ten of the three thousand physiques.

Among the others, there were some who caught Qin Gelan’s attention. Their cultivations had also reached the Immortal Venerable Ninth Heaven, and based on their ages, they should be over three hundred years old.

They were likely sent by the Nine Great Transcendent Factions, wishing to secure a spot.

This elimination mechanism was very fast. Next was the hundred-person-per-arena round to decide the top hundred.

Although this method had a few flaws—for instance, some might collude to team up and kick out the strongest person first, which would be somewhat unfair—

There is no absolute fairness in this world. Fairness is reflected in strength. If one is strong enough, just like Qin Gelan was back then, they can suppress everyone regardless of how many people there are.

The hundred-person elimination matches continued, and this round would directly determine the top hundred.

Those who entered the top hundred all possessed strength that could not be underestimated; everyone had a chance to fight for a top ten spot.

In the hundred-person arena matches, the Demon Prince, Luo Liuli, and the others were directly targeted because during the previous thousand-person melee, they had kicked everyone else out of the arena right at the start.

The Demon Prince in particular, with his Immortal Emperor cultivation, was a major headache for others.

”The Bloodline of this demon ape is terrifying; it seems to be of the Battle Saint Ape clan. Could it be related to that clan in the Monster Realm?” In the direction of the Demon Domain, the Purple Qilin spoke.

The Purple Qilin was the younger twin brother of the Qilin Emperor. This time, he represented the Demon Domain to co-host these qualification battles.

Hearing the Purple Qilin speak, everyone looked toward the Demon Prince. The Battle Saint Ape was a race of great renown throughout the Heavens.

The Demon Emperor, a household name in the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms, possessed the Battle Saint Ape Bloodline.

Among those present, aside from Book Mountain and those close to Qin Gelan, no one knew that this was the son of the Demon Emperor.

After all, the others did not know about Qin Gelan’s trip to the Monster Realm.

Dao Xuan, the Sect Master of the Dao Tian Sect, nodded and said, ”This demon ape is indeed extraordinary. The Bloodline Power released during battle is extremely violent; perhaps it really is the Battle Saint Ape Bloodline.”

”And that Origin Body—if I am not mistaken, her Origin is Asura, and she has even manifested an Asura phenomenon,” the Sect Master of the Divine Medicine Sect also spoke up.

”As for that pair of siblings and the girl in the golden feather robe, none of them are simple. Even if those siblings were placed in the Yao Race, their Bloodlines would be extremely powerful, not at all inferior to the Qilin Bloodline.”

”That girl in the golden feather robe can actually fuse several types of power, and she also has a power of endless vitality. She is truly mysterious.”

Amidst the commentary of the various experts, the top hundred were soon decided on the arenas...