Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Xiao Yi did not know how long he had run.

He had long left the swamp and entered a grey and hazy mountain range.

Between the towering peaks, a raging river cut across the landscape, its giant waves crashing against the shore's chaotic rocks and cliffs, sending up sprays of white foam.

The bloody light on his body had grown increasingly dim, a sign that the power surge from the Blood Explosion Skill was rapidly fading, and once this energy was depleted.

Xiao Yi would also faint from excessive blood loss and weakness.

After all.

He had consumed a full fifty percent of his blood!

"To think that so many people couldn't kill you, you really do have a large life!" In the midst of his frantic escape, a cold voice made Xiao Yi's whole body shudder.

He looked toward the source of the voice.

About a dozen meters ahead of him stood Zhang Tianyi, in flowing white garments, arms crossed and a playful look on his face.

"Zhang Tianyi?" Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes.

Zhang Tianyi's face was full of amusement as he sized Xiao Yi up and down, his eyes burning with passion: "Peak Divine Skills, capable of bursting forth with power comparable to the Sixth Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm in an instant, this must be the secret technique you brought from the Xiao Family, right?"

The Xiao Family of the Great Qian Dynasty, a family now extremely hot in the Heavenly Yuan Realm.

The name of the Xiao Family was astonishingly well-known.

In Zhang Tianyi's eyes, the only way Xiao Yi could possess such a powerful secret technique was thanks to the gifted Xiao Tianjiao of the Xiao Family.

Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, feeling a chill surge up his back: "Have you been watching the whole time?"

He had never expected that during the previous battle, Zhang Tianyi had been spying on the sidelines?

If Zhang Tianyi had made a move then, wouldn't he be on a path with no return?

Zhang Tianyi nodded, smiling slightly: "I have been there since you fought with Dao Yuan and the others. I was planning to kill you, but after seeing the secret technique you used, I changed my mind!"

With the power of the Eighth Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm, Zhang Tianyi could have easily killed Xiao Yi had he taken action.

But after witnessing Xiao Yi slay Dao Kuang with the Blood Explosion Skill, boosting his strength by dozens of times, he changed his mind.

He had followed Xiao Yi until he left, tailing him all along, with the sole aim of seizing this secret technique for himself!

If he could master such a technique, he even had the confidence to contend with the powerhouses of the Tao Tribulation Realm!

Zhang Tianyi spoke unhurriedly, "Simply hand over the secret technique you used, and I can spare you your life!"

Xiao Yi sneered, "Want my secret technique? Go ask King Yama for it in hell!"

Boom!

The bloody light around Xiao Yi was dazzling, as if he were a blood-colored War God holding the Fire Qilin Sword and cutting across the sky.

A bloody wave swept across Changkong.

The sharp edge of the sword aura seemed to tear apart space itself, cleaving through mountains and rivers.

Zhang Tianyi coldly smiled and with a flick of his finger, a "thud" shattered the terrifying sword wave. At the same time, with a casual flick of his finger, a terrifying wave of energy surged forth, hitting Xiao Yi with a loud bang.

Xiao Yi trembled all over, the bloody light around him faded substantially, and his face grew even paler. He struggled to stand up, but spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, stumbled, and was about to fall when his body abruptly stopped.

His eyes were filled with rage, and his hands clutched at his throat desperately.

Zhang Tianyi, with one hand in the air, making a gesture as though grabbing something, summoned an invisible force that formed a hand and tightly gripped Xiao Yi's neck, lifting him: "Killing you is like crushing an ant. If you don't want to die, hand over the secret technique obediently!"

At that moment...

A chilling voice suddenly rang out, accompanied by a surging tide of energy, which with a bang, shattered Zhang Tianyi's energy hand: "Xiao Yi is prey favored by the crown prince, do you also dare to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?"

"Ye Feng?"

Zhang Tianyi raised his eyebrows, then with a wave of his hand, he grabbed Xiao Yi again, "If Jiang Shanhe were here, I might fear him a bit, but you think you can stop me?"

"I've wanted to test my skills against you for a while now!"

Ye Feng's expression was stone cold as his iron fist cleaved through the air; black Qi condensed into thousands of red leaves, swirling and forming a massive red wave that furiously rolled toward Zhang Tianyi.

The impact of their attacks was earth-shattering.

And their strength was evenly matched.

For a time, neither could gain the upper hand over the other; instead, it was Xiao Yi who repeatedly suffered from the aftershocks of their strikes, his injuries growing more severe.

"One leaf signals the coming of autumn!"

"A sliver of sky!"

The two struck simultaneously, and two terrifying energies collided, creating a force that could destroy heaven and earth, completely annihilating a small mountain.

Xiao Yi's figure was sent flying once again, he came within a hair's breadth of the surging, never-ending river.

"Indeed worthy of being a paramount existence in the Tianlan Kingdom!" A grave expression spread across Ye Feng's face.

Zhang Tianyi snorted coldly and said with clasped hands, "The feeling's mutual!"

Ye Feng said, "Zhang Tianyi, neither of us can do anything to the other, but Xiao Yi is the prey coveted by the crown prince. This man has transformed from the Physical Body Realm into a strength comparable to the Golden Core Realm in just half a year; he is an asset that the crown prince is determined to possess!"

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"What? Are you saying he advanced from the Physical Body Realm to his current strength in just half a year?" Zhang Tianyi was taken aback and asked incredulously.

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Even though they were also considered prodigies, it would be good if they could break through one or two minor realms in half a year.

Xiao Yi had crossed the Physical Body, Qi Gathering, and Divine Skills realms?

Zhang Tianyi's gaze toward Xiao Yi was filled with burning desire as he said solemnly, "Ye Feng, I do not wish to be enemies with Jiang Shanhe, but the secrets Xiao Yi holds are far too important. I absolutely cannot let them go. What do you say we share his secrets?"

"Share?" Ye Feng was taken aback.

Zhang Tianyi nodded, speaking coldly, "If you take him back to Jiang Shanhe, the secrets you end up with won't be yours. But if you and I obtain all his secrets here, then how he broke through three realms in half a year, and how he, at the peak of Divine Skills, possesses fighting strength comparable to the five layers of the Golden Core Realm, will become our secrets…"

Huff-puff!

Huff-puff!

Ye Feng's breathing became heavy, and his blood-red tongue licked his lips. He focused and said, "But what if he doesn't talk?"

"Not talk?"

Zhang Tianyi sneered viciously, "If he stays silent for one moment, I will cripple his cultivation; two moments, I'll break his meridians. Three moments of silence, I'll cut off his limbs... If he still doesn't talk, doesn't he have a wife? We'll capture her. If he stays silent for a moment, I'll find ten men; two moments, I'll find a hundred men... Let's see if he talks then!"

Ye Feng gulped down a mouthful of saliva, his gaze filled with pity as he looked at Xiao Yi and chuckled wickedly, "Xiao Yi, you can only blame yourself for offending those you shouldn't have!"

"I... I offended your mother!"

Xiao Yi, who had finally regained his senses, struggled to his feet, every word of their conversation not missing his ears. His eyes were filled with bloody ferocity. Gritting his teeth, he growled, "Ye Feng, Zhang Tianyi, and Jiang Shanhe... I, Xiao Yi, have never intentionally provoked you, yet you seek to push me toward death at every turn."

Boom!

With one step, Xiao Yi moved, and icy coldness glinted in his eyes as he spoke with deliberate emphasis, "I, Xiao Yi, swear here today, if I do not die, I will drench Tianlan in blood and slaughter my way through the Royal Martial Arts Institute!"

"This vow, witnessed by the sun and the moon, acknowledged by heaven and earth!"

"Let gods and demons alike listen..."

The rumble of thunder!

In the void, there seemed to be thunder tearing the sky apart, lightning flashing across the heavens!

The murderous intent in his oath and the bloodlust in Xiao Yi's eyes sent chills down their spines, leaving them exchanging looks of shock.

It was as if they had truly seen a terrifying demon god, wielding a sword, stepping through the Royal Martial Arts Academy, shattering the Tianlan Kingdom, and slaying its rising stars!

"Not good!"

"Stop him..."

The two were jolted, but then they saw Xiao Yi leap into the rapid river. Thunder roared, and silver lightning illuminated his fiercely cold face. Yet even under the clamor of thunder, Xiao Yi's voice was crystal clear, "Keep your filthy lives, wait for me to claim them!"