Lin Changqing smiled and waved his hand.
"Sixth Ancestor, you flatter me. I've only had a little insight and broken through to the Half-Emperor realm. It's nothing worth mentioning."
His tone was casual and understated.
As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
The smile on Emperor Yu's face froze. His mouth hung slightly open, and for a long moment, he couldn't close it.
Su Wanqing stood as still as if she'd been immobilized by a spell.
Sixth Ancestor Su Tianheng's smile froze on his face, his eyes full of disbelief.
Half-Emperor realm? In three days?
He'd gone from Martial Saint Peak to Half-Emperor?
Sixth Ancestor was the first to recover. His voice trembled slightly.
"Prince Wu'an, when you said Half-Emperor just now, did you mean... a Half-Step Martial Emperor?"
Lin Changqing nodded, his tone still as casual as if he were chatting about everyday matters.
"Mm. A Half-Step Martial Emperor."
He paused, then added,
"Unfortunately, this world is incomplete. It lacks some crucial thing needed to break through to the Martial Emperor realm."
"Otherwise, I should already be a Martial Emperor."
Those words plunged the room into an even deeper silence.
Emperor Yu and Sixth Ancestor exchanged a glance, both seeing an indescribable shock in the other's eyes.
Being a Martial Saint Peak at the age of twenty was already outrageous enough.
He'd nearly broken through to Martial Emperor after just three days in seclusion? Was there any room left for anyone else to live?
Su Wanqing covered her mouth, gazing at Lin Changqing with undisguised admiration and disbelief.
Sixth Ancestor murmured, his voice low and laden with emotion.
"The world is incomplete... No wonder no martial artist has been able to break through to the Martial Emperor realm since that battle in ancient times."
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