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

58: The Empress’s CrisisQin Gelan brought the Empress back to the Empire.

At this moment, the Empress was in critical condition, her life hanging by a thread.

Mo Yuan’s single strike had shattered the Empress’s Divine Soul, causing even her Innate Divine Phoenix Body to crack, and there were even faint signs of her falling in Realm.

Inside the Imperial Palace, the Empress’s aura was withered and her face pale, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Yun Yao stood by with a worried expression; the Literary Sage had also rushed over after forcing the Blade Venerable back.

”Senior Literary Sage!”

Qin Gelan looked toward the Literary Sage, hoping that with his cultivation, there might be a way to save the Empress.

”Phoenix Girl, sigh~”

The Literary Sage looked ashamed that someone had actually succeeded right under his nose.

”Senior Literary Sage, is there any way to save the Empress?” Yun Yao asked.

After examining the Empress’s injuries, the Literary Sage shook his head and sighed, ”Her Dharma Image was shattered by Extreme Dao Power, and her Divine Soul is damaged. I’m afraid...”

”She is only holding on now by that sliver of Nirvana Qi.”

Cutting his sentence short, the Literary Sage said no more, but his meaning was clear: the Empress’s situation was dire.

Qin Gelan’s brows furrowed tightly as a thick killing intent rose in his heart.

”Child, do not be impulsive. With your current strength, you are too insignificant before an Extreme Dao Supreme Being. We must plan carefully,” the Literary Sage advised Qin Gelan.

He could feel the fury within Qin Gelan’s heart.

Furthermore, he could see the relationship between Qin Gelan and Xi Huang at a glance; ninety percent of the Origin from when Xi Huang was Attaining the Dao contained the power of the Dragon and Phoenix.

”Rest assured, Senior, this Junior understands.” Qin Gelan nodded; he held a strangulation card in his hand but did not mention it.

If he could, he would use the strangulation card right now, but the priority was finding a way to save the Empress.

”Seniors, please step out for a moment. I will transfer Origin to Xi Huang to see if I can save her,” Qin Gelan said to the Literary Sage and Yun Yao.

The Literary Sage nodded, while Yun Yao was skeptical but chose to believe him.

When the Empress was Attaining the Dao before, it was also Qin Gelan who transferred a strand of Origin Dragon Qi to her; perhaps it really would work.

However, Qin Gelan had actually addressed the Empress by her name. Could it be that they... The Literary Sage was not surprised, as the relationship between Qin Gelan and the Empress was within his expectations.

After sending the two away, Qin Gelan looked at the Empress’s pale face.

He propped the Empress up, then placed his hands against hers and began transferring Origin.

The Indestructible True Dragon Body let out a resonant dragon roar, transforming into True Dragon Origin to be absorbed by the Empress.

”It’s not enough!” Qin Gelan gritted his teeth.

After the Empress absorbed the True Dragon Origin, there was no obvious improvement, but it was having an effect.

But the effect was minimal, like trying to put out a burning cart with a cup of water; even if Qin Gelan transferred all of his Origin to the Empress, it wouldn’t be enough.

But Qin Gelan couldn’t care about that. Now that the Empress’s life was hanging by a thread, he wouldn’t hesitate even if it meant sacrificing his Indestructible True Dragon Body.

Three months passed slowly... Qin Gelan looked exhausted. During these three months, he had tirelessly transferred True Dragon Origin to the Empress without sleep or rest.

Yet there was no sign of the Empress recovering; he could only barely sustain her life.

By now, even Qin Gelan was starting to find it hard to hold on.

”No, there will come a day when the Origin is exhausted. I must find another way.” Qin Gelan’s face was pale, and his aura was somewhat unstable.

”Right, the True Self Realm!” Qin Gelan suddenly thought of something and muttered to himself, ”Xi Huang said that in the True Self, one uses themselves as the world, unbound by the external world.”

”If I apply my own Heaven and Earth Power to Xi Huang, perhaps there will be a turning point...”

Acting on his thought, Qin Gelan stopped sending True Dragon Origin to the Empress and instead sent Heaven and Earth Power.

This was Qin Gelan’s own world, unaffected by the external world.

The Empress suffered from a Dao injury; since the myriad Daos come from the world, only Heaven and Earth Power could resolve Heaven and Earth Power.

Even the Extreme Dao Power wielded by an Extreme Dao Supreme Being comes from the world.

A mysterious Heaven and Earth Power entered the Empress’s Dharma Image and Divine Soul.

”It really works!”

Qin Gelan was pleasantly surprised, then gave a bitter laugh. He had worked hard for three months, but he hadn’t found the right method until now.

Although the Empress’s injuries were healing very slowly, it was still effective, which was already the best possible outcome.

Just like that, another three months passed.

Even Qin Gelan was finding it hard to cope. For him, these six months had almost drained him dry, leaving him on the verge of collapse.

His face looked malnourished, and his cheeks were now just skin and bones.

The Empress, sitting opposite Qin Gelan, also slowly opened her eyes. Her beautiful eyes fixed on Qin Gelan, a hint of softness appearing within them.

Over the past six months, Qin Gelan had consumed a great deal of Origin to save her, even to the point of affecting his Foundation.

Yet Qin Gelan had never given up, causing a warmth never felt before to rise in the Empress’s heart.

Although she had lost consciousness earlier, after waking up later, she had seen everything that happened.

”You... you finally stabilized your injuries. If this continued, I really would have kicked the bucket.” Qin Gelan’s voice was weak, coming out as a raspy whisper.

Seeing Qin Gelan in this state, the Empress felt a pang of heartache and said softly, ”You don’t need to continue transferring Origin to me. If you keep going, you will damage your own Foundation.”

Qin Gelan was still a bit uneasy and wanted to be safe, but he was stopped by the Empress: ”I am fine now. My Realm has just fallen, and I need to undergo my own Nirvana.”

”Don’t take risks. If your Realm has fallen, you can just Cultivate back,” Qin Gelan tried to stop the Empress from doing anything risky.

”Having been knocked down a Realm, unless I can rely on the Divine Phoenix Body to undergo Nirvana and return to the Supreme Realm, I will be stuck here for the rest of my life.” The Empress shook her head, a look of determination in her eyes.

”I need some time,” the Empress said.

Seeing the Empress so resolute, Qin Gelan didn’t push any further. If she were to stop here, it would be no different from killing her.

”The Shenxi Empire is in your hands,” the Empress said, looking at Qin Gelan.

It was like a request, and also a sign of trust; for the Empress, she had never fully trusted anyone before.

Whether it was the Literary Sage or Yun Yao, she had always maintained a final layer of distrust.

But now, towards Qin Gelan, she had completely opened her heart, trusting him without reservation.

Qin Gelan met the Empress’s eyes, reached out to pull her against his shoulder, and said with extreme seriousness, ”Undergo your Nirvana in peace. Don’t worry about anything else. I have only one requirement: I want to see a complete Xi Huang.”

The Empress leaned against Qin Gelan’s shoulder without resisting, giving a soft ”Mhm.”

Afterward, Qin Gelan slowly withdrew from the Imperial Palace, as the upcoming Nirvana could only be accomplished by the Empress herself.

After Nirvana, the Empress would be stronger, but it also came with the risk of being consumed by the Nirvana Fire.

Qin Gelan took a deep breath toward the morning sun, his eyes flashing with a cold glint.

”The Moke Realm and the Blade Realm will surely flow with rivers of blood in the future. Even if there is immense Karma, I will bear it all on my shoulders!”