The emperor's fists twitched at the ridiculous emotions creeping into his heart like swarms of invaders trying to shatter his confidence and limitless pride.
His jaws clenched, his teeth cracked, and the earth rumbled under the colossal mana spewing like a hurricane from his trembling body.
More than ever, Lin Yao, I must kill you!
The thought thundered in his mind as he gazed at the youthful-looking man dropping from the sky.
Despite Lin Yao's labored breathing and heaving chest, he would not grant him a moment's respite. He would not allow him to unleash another devastating strike. Instead, he would extinguish this threat to his dreams of conquest.
He swung his fist upwards, roaring the spell that had made his name resound and filled people with dread, the same one he proudly wore as his archmage's title.
"Earth's Fury!"