Using Force?

When Shen Fan sensed that Emperor Qing Ming had cultivated the Martial Path, Emperor Qing Ming naturally sensed that Shen Fan was a Martial Path cultivator just like him!

What's more, Emperor Qing Ming was even more astonished to discover that Shen Fan's Martial Path cultivation was far above his own!

"This guy's Martial Path cultivation is actually this high! Could he be a Martial Path expert left over from the True Martial Civilization a million years ago?!

No wonder! I knew a True-Realm expert couldn't just appear out of nowhere in the eastern Sea of Chaos. So he's an 'old monster'!"

Emperor Qing Ming's expression grew remarkably colorful, shifting from shock at first to sudden understanding.

Then, convinced he had figured out Shen Fan's origins, Emperor Qing Ming's eyes flashed with a hint of smugness.

"So that explains everything. No wonder this guy was clearly only at the early True Realm before, yet he could fight me to a standstill. He's accumulated several million years of cultivation!

But that also means his talent for cultivating the Martial Path is lacking, and his will isn't steadfast. Reaching the early True Realm must be his limit. Otherwise, he would've broken through to a higher realm by now!

But I'm different. My talent for cultivating the Martial Path is clearly exceptional. I've made such tremendous progress in such a short time. Give me a few tens of thousands of years, and I might even break through to the late True Realm!

By then, I'll beat this guy with a single finger!"

At the thought, the gloom Emperor Qing Ming had felt after losing to Shen Fan lifted. He even began to feel somewhat superior.

"Still, I'm not a petty emperor. This old monster may be a bit shameless, but his experience cultivating