Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"When have my actions ever been subject to your finger-pointing and criticism? Hu San, do it..."

Ye Beixuan spoke with a face full of arrogance, his tone cold and dismissive.

Hu San pulled out a dagger, his sinister grin widening as he said, "Step aside obediently and let me cut out his tongue; perhaps the young master will be pleased enough to spare your life. Otherwise..."

Whoosh!

Xiao Yi inhaled deeply and asked indifferently, "Otherwise, what?"

Taken aback, Hu San sneered, "Otherwise, you'll be slaughtered along with him!"

"Is that so?"

Xiao Yi replied calmly, "Aren't you afraid that it will be you who dies?"

Hu San laughed heartily, confident as he proclaimed, "Kill me? Do you dare?"

Ye Beixuan stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at Xiao Yi with a face full of scorn.

Elder Hu shook his head slightly, "Young man, you have no idea what you're about to face. I advise you to step aside. If you anger the young master, it won't be as simple as just dying..."

Ye Beixuan said impatiently, "Do it now!"

"Yes!"

With his blood-red tongue licking the dagger, Hu San sneered, "Boy, since you refuse to move aside, don't blame me for slaughtering you too!"

Swish!

Hu San's figure suddenly split into three, charging toward Yang Ling from behind Xiao Yi in three different directions.

"What a clever movement technique!"

"Three duplicates, it's impossible to tell which is real and which is fake..."

"Wrong, all three are real..."

"It seems like all three are fake..."

The crowd exclaimed in surprise at Hu San's exquisite movement technique, making Ye Beixuan even more disdainful, his mockery tinged with a cold laugh, "A bunch of lowlifes who have never seen the world, not even recognizing the 'Shadow Divide Skill.' Elder Hu, make sure to finish the mission quickly. I don't want to breathe the air of this inferior kingdom for a moment longer..."

"Yes!"

Elder Hu nodded respectfully.

However...

No sooner had he finished speaking...

...than Hu San let out a wretched scream, the three duplicates merged back into one and flew backward through the air.

Bang!

Hu San's figure crashed heavily to the ground.

His chest was deeply caved in, and the dagger he had wielded was now thrust into his mouth, with only the hilt sticking out.

Hiss!

The crowd all inhaled sharply; no one had seen how Xiao Yi had made his move.

"Hu San is dead?" Elder Hu was visibly confused.

Ye Beixuan's expression also stiffened; he hadn't expected Xiao Yi to dare kill Hu San right in front of him.

With a face dark as thunder, Ye Beixuan's eyes narrowed to slits, and a chilling light burst forth as he gritted his teeth and said, "What a bold move, Xiao Yi. No wonder you had the gall to kill Wu Qi. You really have some nerve. Hu Er, Hu Da, kill him for me!"

"Yes!"

"Don't worry, young master. When my brothers and I act, we'll make sure he dies without a complete corpse..."

Hu Da and Hu Er, along with six other powerhouses, advanced toward Xiao Yi. Both of them had the strongest cultivation, each being in the Fourfold Nirvana Realm. Of the six others, even the weakest was at the ninth level of the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

In total, there were eight men.

As they moved, they seemed to function as a single entity.

Xiao Zhengde looked on with concern, "Young Master Ye, this rebel Xiao Yi possesses formidable strength; he even killed a Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm master like Wu Qi. These men are at best in the Fourfold Nirvana Realm, are you sure that will not be a problem?"

Ye Beixuan frowned slightly, initially wanting to chastise him, but then he remembered that Xiao Zhengde was Tianjiaao's father.

Suppressing his distaste, he said, "Rest assured, Uncle Xiao. That Wu Qi was simply the weakest team leader in my inspection division. Once Hu Da and his group of eight join forces to execute the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, not even Wu Qi would be their match in a hundred moves!"

Elder Hu confidently added, "Lord Xiao, remember that we are from the Nantian Dynasty, not the lowly and vile citizens of the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Uh..."

Xiao Zhengde looked embarrassed.

He was also from the Great Qian Dynasty, wasn't he?

Could it be that he was also considered a lowly commoner?

Elder Hu was startled, saw the embarrassment on Xiao Zhengde's face, and said with a smile, "Patriarch Xiao need not worry. Young Master Xiao has already instructed my young master to bring you back to the Nantian Dynasty once the matter here is settled. Young Master Xiao has already arranged a luxurious residence for you in the Imperial City of the Nantian Dynasty. When the time comes, you will be a high-ranking noble of the Nantian Dynasty, not to be mentioned in the same breath as these lowly commoners!"

"So that's how it is..." Xiao Zhengde's eyes gleamed.

A high-ranking noble of the Nantian Dynasty!

That was a presence even more distinguished than the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The thought alone...

Made Xiao Zhengde's smile even brighter, and he looked at Xiao Yi with self-satisfied pride, "You unfilial son, no matter how hard you try, you will never compare to Tian'er. Only Tian'er is the true favored child of the heavens, worthy of being the son of me, Xiao Zhengde!"

At the same time,

Hu Da and the other seven deployed the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, trapping Xiao Yi squarely in the middle.

The eight men complemented each other within the formation.

If any of them were attacked, the damage would be distributed among the other seven.

Furthermore, their bodies were extremely strong; they could withstand a full-force strike from an ordinary Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm expert without being harmed.

Hu Da said confidently, "Xiao Yi, our Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation is unbeatable in defense, and unbeatable in trapping the enemy. From the moment you were enclosed in the formation, your fate was sealed—you were on a path to certain death!"

"Nonsense!"

Xiao Yi sneered coldly. He had seen the flaw in the formation at a glance, "Making such a fuss over a broken formation, watch me break it with one move!"

"Hahaha, you actually delude yourself into thinking you can break my Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation?"

"Truly a low-born commoner from an inferior kingdom, inexperienced and ignorant, you probably have no idea how terrifying this formation really is..."

Ye Beixuan shook his head with a light laugh, "If you can break this formation, I'll call you grandfather!"

"Good grandchild, that title of 'grandfather' is destined for you to bestow!"

Xiao Yi smiled coldly.

He didn't even deign to use the Luminous Moon, but simply pointed a finger: "Four Symbols Heavenly Suppressing Finger!"

Hum!

A dazzling radiance emitted from his fingertip.

In the void, four grand mythical beasts suddenly appeared.

Azure Dragon!

White Tiger!

Vermilion Bird!

Black Tortoise!

The Four Symbols Divine Beasts emerged simultaneously, spiraling around the mammoth finger of vital energy. With a humming sound, they descended upon Hu Da.

Hu Da sneered, his body shook, "If you had used that divine sword, perhaps you might have managed to scratch me, but do you think you can break my formation with this petty finger technique? You must be dreaming..."

Before he could finish,

Hu Da suddenly found himself unable to speak. He felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Meanwhile...

The other seven also trembled violently.

The phantoms of the Four Symbols Divine Beasts appeared on each of them, and with every revolution around their bodies, thunderous booms were heard.

Blood blisters erupted all over their bodies.

In a blink of an eye,

All eight men lay on the ground.

The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, which Ye Beixuan and others claimed was impregnable, was utterly destroyed by just one finger from Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi's lips curved into a slight smirk as he raised his head to look at the stunned Ye Beixuan and others, "Grandchild, aren't you going to kowtow and pay respects to your grandfather?"