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Perhaps all the onlookers did not understand what happened, but he, being at the center of it, knew most clearly!

Since becoming the Emperor, he had mastered the power of the Golden Crow Bloodline within his body to the utmost, allowing him to hold on to that force even after the first burst. Without any need for brewing, the second burst could be even stronger than the first.

Previously, the Black Empress had needed to gather strength for her second strike, so she charged in during the pause despite the heavy injury, only to die under his iron fist.

In his view, this Victorious Fighting Buddha should be the same, only appearing more confident and composed than the Black Empress.

But he seemed to have thought wrong.

After seeing his power just once, the opponent had found a way to respond. The second time he punched, the opponent caught it with their hand, as if a force was pulling him in, so he instinctively withdrew his strength.

He was also a top martial artist, and his control over the Golden Crow Power was near effortless.

The speed at which he unleashed and retracted his power far surpassed ordinary people.

This was one of his techniques for achieving swift victories, as ordinary people could not retract their power after full exertion, but he could, and could even retract it completely in one go.

However, the opponent had anticipated this. At the instant he retracted his power, the opponent’s power came through, not as a single attack, but like layered waves, one after another, leaving him no time to gather energy to counterattack, instantly placing him in a passive defensive position.

And that layered wave of power continuously disturbed his dominant Golden Crow Power, which was already difficult to control, eventually leading it to collapse, rampaging through his meridians, causing explosive power to crack his skin and flesh.

If this continued, his whole body would end up like the opponent’s earlier arm.

What to do?

Chen Qing watched with a chill in his heart, while Ao Zhen beside him reached for her sword hilt, but Chen Qing decisively held her hand.

"Master?"

Ao Zhen was stunned. In her view, the Emperor’s defeat was already sealed, and if she didn’t act now, it might be...

"Your power has flaws, you cannot act now!" Chen Qing whispered.

Ao Zhen was taken aback, then realized that she felt her power resisting her. As a bearer of the Sword Dao Fruit, how could she seize the advantage when others were still locked in a stalemate?

With this thought, her Dao Heart was disturbed.

"But..." Ao Zhen hesitated for a moment.

"Don’t hesitate...." Chen Qing looked up and whispered, "Since you have taken this path, you cannot worry about gains and losses. A swordsman moves forward unwaveringly. If you let victory and profit disturb your Dao Heart, your Dao Fruit will deviate from you..."

Chen Qing looked up, and indeed, at that moment, the Victorious Fighting Buddha’s eyes held a mocking gleam as he looked toward them.

He was just waiting for Ao Zhen to make a move.

"Quite determined..." he murmured with a hint of regret.

He had heard once about the Sword Dao Fruit and knew that it suited him perfectly. After coming to the Buddha Kingdom, he enjoyed the treatment of having an Innate Dao Fruit, receiving the Innate Fire Dao Fruit, which allowed mastery over all the fires of the world, one of the Four Great Elements!

This was also, aside from Time and Dream within the Buddha Kingdom, the most valuable Dao Fruit.

But compared to the Three-Eyed God General in Heaven’s Court, it was not as good.

The Three-Eyed God General was the top Divine General in Heaven’s Court, holding the strongest Power Dao Fruit next to Elder Long.

His strength lay in its endless variations, and whenever he met him, he could barely hold his own with his Dao Fruit.

Though he could remain undefeated, he knew very well within.

If it came to life and death, he would never be a match for the Three-Eyed God General!

For many years, he had been searching for a more suitable Dao Fruit, and this time, the Dao Fruit on Ao Zhen was something he was determined to obtain!

"As expected...."

Chen Qing watched the regret in the opponent’s eyes and his heart shuddered.

This guy was here for the Dao Fruit on Ao Zhen, designing it so Ao Zhen would strike.

If Ao Zhen had forcibly struck earlier, breaking her Dao Heart, the power of the Sword Dao Fruit would have been greatly reduced. Then...

"Master...are we just going to watch like this now?" Ao Zhen still couldn’t hold back.

She knew very well that once the Emperor lost, Capital City could not be defended. The noble families below would surely rebel, and the two of them would have no escape.

If they didn’t fight back now, it would be a certain death!

"I came to serve His Majesty because I have absolute trust in him. Do not underestimate the human emperor. Even though he’s not a super data life yet, however..." Chen Qing looked upwards. He should also be an optimally perfected being.

Sure enough, in the next instant, a cold voice came through.

"You seem quite at ease...."

A powerful force exploded once more. Even the Victorious Fighting Buddha did not expect that this emperor, whose meridians were already nearly collapsing, could recover?

Not only that, but he could still burst forth with that domineering power again!

The Victorious Fighting Buddha frowned, immediately withdrawing his power. With a turn of his arm, an extremely gentle force-dissipating technique bloomed, and his body gracefully retreated like floating cattail fluff under the terrifying power!

Making the Emperor feel as though he was striking a floating feather.

For the first time, this gave rise to a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

"What a brilliant technique!" The Emperor couldn’t help but praise, his eyes now intensely solemn.

This time, he felt a life-and-death crisis!

Even with the opponent’s attention diverted, in a defenseless state, they could instinctively use such a brilliant force-dissipating technique. As a top martial artist, he knew very well

But even so, the Fighting Buddha was not lightly injured by the powerful force

that existed.