The River of Rules.
Qin Shujian had just destroyed the Ancient Buddha Emperor's phantom.
Then.
He saw the River of Rules surge, and someone abruptly appeared.
"Ancient Buddha Emperor!"
At the sight of him, a trace of killing intent appeared in Qin Shujian's eyes.
Likewise.
When the Ancient Buddha Emperor saw Qin Shujian, intense killing intent surfaced in his eyes, while wariness rose in his heart.
He had been in seclusion all this time.
Hoping to break through to the true immortal realm.
But.
He was not entirely ignorant of what Qin Shujian had done.
Especially the news that Qin Shujian had wiped out the Earth Spirit Race.
The Ancient Buddha Emperor had received that as well.
He had not, however, paid much attention to the subsequent battle against Heavenly Sage and the other Demon Race experts.
That incident.
Was not something the Demon Race would widely publicize.
Nor could Qin Shujian be bothered to tell everyone about it.
Though some news had spread, the Ancient Buddha Emperor was definitely not among those who knew of it.
Therefore.
His understanding of Qin Shujian.
Still stopped at the destruction of the Earth Spirit Race.
But even so.
Qin Shujian's strength still made him wary.
"I never imagined you could already reach this point!"
After a brief silence, the Ancient Buddha Emperor spoke first, breaking the deadlock.
The last time Qin Shujian entered the River of Power Rules, he had triggered the Ancient Buddha Emperor's power imprint.
But judging from their exchange.
His understanding of the power rule had clearly not been very deep.
This time was different.
In the Ancient Buddha Emperor's eyes, Qin Shujian already seemed to be faintly merging with the rule.
Such a change.
Could only mean that Qin Shujian's understanding of the power rule had reached an