Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Xiao Yi's gaze swept over the people in the banquet hall.

His eyes were icy and sharp, as if they could see right through someone.

Anyone under his intense stare felt a sense of fear and involuntarily bowed their heads, remaining silent as cicadas in winter.

Xiao Yi looked at Jiang Shanhe, who was clenching his teeth, and shrugged, "Crown Prince, it seems that you were indeed hallucinating earlier!"

Jiang Shanhe's complexion turned from green to white.

The Qingyun banquet today was specially prepared by him to make Xiao Yi submit in front of everyone.

Unfortunately...

He had exhausted all his means, and not only did his plans fall through, but he had also lost Zhou Xin and Yun Lei. Now even his own face was swollen.

Jiang Shanhe took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly, saying in a deep voice, "Indeed a good move, no wonder Ye Feng and Zhuang Bifan fell to you. But do you really think you've got me cornered?"

Xiao Yi looked at him with interest, "Whatever tricks you have, go ahead and use them!"

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Jiang Shanhe's eyes narrowed into slits, with a cold light flickering within, "I had wanted you to willingly join under my command; I could promise you a lifetime of wealth and glory. Unfortunately, all this is now irrelevant to you..."

No sooner had he finished speaking.

Jiang Shanhe suddenly stood up and strode towards Xiao Yi.

Each step was like a prehistoric beast walking amongst men, the cold oppression was so intense that the banquet hall became silent except for the sound of his footsteps.

Pat!

The sound of Jiang Shanhe's footsteps abruptly stopped, and there he stood, in front of Xiao Yi.

The two of them looked into each other's eyes.

The tangible glares struck like lightning in the air, bursting into a fierce blaze.

The crushing aura pressed down on Xiao Yi like a towering peak, and Jiang Shanhe said with narrowed eyes, "Xiao Yi, I'll give you a chance to live. All you have to do is announce your withdrawal from Tianqi Martial Arts Academy and pledge your loyalty to the Royal Martial Arts Academy and myself. Tell me the secrets of your cultivation, and I will spare your life!"

Xiao Yi cocked his head and looked past Jiang Shanhe's shoulder at the sky outside, "The night's just begun, why are you already dreaming?"

"You..."

Jiang Shanhe's expression turned rigid as they locked gaze.

Xiao Yi saw the cold intent to kill in Jiang Shanhe's eyes; Jiang Shanhe saw the indifference and chill in Xiao Yi's.

Whoosh!

Jiang Shanhe let out a long breath, "You've personally severed your only path to survival!"

Xiao Yi shrugged, neither servile nor overbearing, each word ringing like a bell tolling, deafening, "I'd rather die standing than live on my knees!"

"Then go and die!"

Jiang Shanhe lashed out with a palm strike without warning.

As the esteemed Crown Prince, the most probable successor to the throne, and the first-ranked fighter on the Tianqing Tenglong List, Jiang Shanhe felt he had made significant concessions to get Xiao Yi's secret.

Yet Xiao Yi still refused him!

This was a challenge to his authority!

"One palm to decide the world!"

In Jiang Shanhe's palm seemed to flow an endless river, with raging waves and towering mountains, aimed at Xiao Yi's head. Your journey continues on empire

The terrifying force generated a massive gust.

The wave walls over a hundred meters high seemed to be the hands of gods descending from the heavens. This palm was so mighty that even an ordinary practitioner at the Tenth Layer of the Golden Core Realm would struggle to bear it.

"Get away quickly!"

"The Crown Prince's 'One Palm to Decide the World' is a high-level fourth-rank martial art, containing unparalleled destructive power. Xiao Yi is doomed..."

"If he had turned away from the dark and joined the Crown Prince, becoming a noble or a general in the future would have been easy, but alas..."

Sighs and remarks filled the air, and of course, there were also some who were gloating, "The Crown Prince has already extended an olive branch to him, who asked for his refusal, so ignorant of death?"

"It's one thing for heaven to commit evils, but quite another for a man to bring disaster upon himself!"

Amidst the discussion.

Jiang Shanhe's palm strike had already reached Xiao Yi's front.

The wild palm wind roared past, shattering the surrounding tables and chairs, and bursting the floor tiles as well, with sand and rocks hitting Xiao Yi's body.

But before anyone could get close, they were shredded into powder by the fierce surge of energy from Xiao Yi's body.

As Xiao Yi looked up, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, "Vajra Subdues Demons!"

Hum!

Elemental energy roared out from within him like a tidal wave, transforming into a towering golden figure, with its right fist smashing fiercely towards the giant palm descending from the sky.

The fist and the palm collided mid-air.

Thud!

In the midst of a world-shaking boom,

From the point of contact between the fist and the palm, an invisible shockwave surged outwards in all directions, the rumbling noise unceasing to the ear. Surrounding tables and chairs were all shattered to pieces, and many powerful fighters were caught in the calamity, sent flying in all directions.

Amongst cries of agony,

The two forces disappeared in an instant.

Xiao Yi defied gravity and soared up, engaging in close-quarters combat mid-air, exchanging blows with fists and palms.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Xiao Yi and Jiang Shanhe's figures were like two streaks of light, moving with extreme speed. Every collision between them set off tremendous roars that shook the heavens.

After dozens of exchanges,

The entire Spring Breeze and Rain Pavilion was a wreck, its roof completely torn off by their fight, leaving them standing on the broken eaves, facing each other from afar.

Xiao Yi stood proudly atop a broken wooden column.

With his hands behind his back, a gentle breeze caressed his face, his black hair dancing wildly, his face remained calm, "Ranked alongside me at the top of the Teng Long List? Do you really think you're worthy?"

Jiang Shanhe wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his blood-shot eyes ice-cold, "I never expected that you'd already broken through to the Seventh Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm..."

His gaze was icy, but his heart was surging with emotion.

It had only been about two months since the trip to the secret realm.

Had Xiao Yi really risen from the Four Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm to the Seventh Layer?

Advancing three minor realms in two months?

"Such a pace of cultivation is rare in the world. Even that Xiao Tianjiao probably isn't this fast, right? If I could get my hands on such a treasure, not to mention the Tao Tribulation Realm, even the elusive Longevity Secret Realm might be within reach. I might even become a being that stands shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Tianjiao..."

Jiang Shanhe took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "With your current strength, Xiao Yi, even the palace might not be certain of defeating you. But don't forget, you're not alone. Your wife, and your brothers from Tianqi Martial Arts Academy... If the palace were to use its power against them, how many do you think you could save?"

Hum!

The wind that had been blowing around them seemed to stop all of a sudden.

The smile on Xiao Yi's face gradually faded, and what replaced it was a chilling gleam, "Jiang Shanhe, you're courting death!"

Fang Qingzhu was his inverse scale.

To touch the dragon's inverse scale is to court death!

"Hm?"

Jiang Shanhe's expression changed. Xiao Yi's aura had suddenly turned cold, instilling a deep sense of dread in him. Just as he was about to speak,

A violent gust of wind surged towards him head-on, entering his mouth and forcibly pushing back the words that had reached his lips.

When he opened his eyes again...

Xiao Yi had already appeared before him, and a fist was coming straight toward his face.

"Fuck!"

Jiang Shanhe's complexion changed drastically, devoid of his prior arrogance and pride. Crossing his hands defensively, he instinctively protected his chest. With a thud, Xiao Yi's punch sent him flying.

Wow!

Jiang Shanhe spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flung through the air like a falling star, soaring hundreds of meters before crashing onto the street with a boom.

The unyielding force continued, dragging Jiang Shanhe along and carving a trench hundreds of meters long on the ground.

Soil and rocks were upturned, dust filling the air.

There lay Jiang Shanhe in the pit, bleeding from every orifice, his life and death unknown...