Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Xiao Yi's eyes burned a fiery red as he cursed angrily. He could already see through Chen Longxiang's ruse—no matter how much Chen Longxiang vowed to cripple his own cultivation, he would never truly fulfill his promise.

If he wanted to save Fang Qingzhu, there was only one way: kill Chen Longxiang!

With this thought in mind.

Xiao Yi slammed his palm down fiercely, summoning the Red Sky Sword into the air. Clutching the sword single-handedly, Xiao Yi let out a furious roar: "Killing you will get me Qingzhu all the same!"

"Kill me?"

Chen Longxiang burst into laughter as if he'd just heard the most ridiculous joke. Throwing his head back, his laughter rang out endlessly. After patting his chest to quell his amusement, he finally spoke with a face full of mockery, "I am seated upon the Seal Demon Stele itself. Show me how you plan to kill me."

"Then you'd better watch carefully!"

Xiao Yi scoffed, his body trembling slightly.

A droning hum echoed through the skies.

A swarm of God Devouring Ants surged forth, forming a golden tide of steel that rushed violently toward Chen Longxiang.

In a split second.

Chen Longxiang was surrounded entirely by the God Devouring Ants.

Yet he remained unshaken.

"Just the light of a grain of sand, daring to challenge the radiance of the moon? Begone..." Chen Longxiang sneered disdainfully, flexing his arms as blue veins bulged ferociously across them.

These pulsating veins resembled dragons trapped in shallow waters.

Struggling madly.

They released an incomparably terrifying power, coursing through his body and spreading swiftly to his limbs and bones.

White streams of innate energy erupted from his body, spraying forth uncontrollably.

Transforming into a vast expanse of snow and wind across the heavens and earth.

Cold winds howled and blizzards raged.

Amid this snowstorm, the glittering God Devouring Ants were swiftly coated in thick frost, or frozen entirely into ice sculptures, clattering loudly as they collided under the forceful gusts.

The ice sculptures shattered.

One by one, the God Devouring Ants fell.

"Hmph, I thought it was some terrifying technique. Turns out it's nothing more than this..." Chen Longxiang shook his head with a smirk, his expression full of scorn, speaking arrogantly.

"Is that so?"

Xiao Yi's lips curled into a mocking sneer.

If the God Devouring Ants were truly so insignificant.

How could they be his most trusted weapon?

"Hmm?"

Chen Longxiang froze, about to speak when his face suddenly changed drastically.

He realized he couldn't move.

Instinctively glancing down.

At some point...

Clusters of God Devouring Ants had quietly bypassed the barrier of snow and appeared behind him. Now, tens of thousands of God Devouring Ants were stealthily clinging to his body.

With tens of thousands of tightly packed ants releasing venom simultaneously, his body had become immobile.

Chen Longxiang's movements grew increasingly stiff.

This time, panic gripped him entirely.

Xiao Yi's prowess was undoubtedly extraordinary. If it were his prime, he might still have confidence in defeating Xiao Yi.

But now...

He was on the verge of losing control of his body.

Once his body lost control—or even displayed the slightest hesitation—it would become a fatal vulnerability at their level.

And so it did.

In that fleeting moment of hesitation...

Xiao Yi launched another attack. The Red Sky Sword glowed crimson in his hand, and with a low, commanding shout, "Sword go!" the longsword swept through the air, transforming into a starlight streak.

The starlight streak descended from the heavens with unmatched sharpness, aiming straight for Chen Longxiang.

At this moment, Chen Longxiang was paralyzed by the venom of the God Devouring Ants. Facing Xiao Yi's life-ending strike.

He had no chance to evade!

No option but to face it!

However...

Just as the crimson blade was about to strike Chen Longxiang's head, at the critical juncture, a chilling shout reverberated through the heavens: "Wretched spawn, cease your actions!"

Buzz!

The voice scarcely faded.

A golden light shot forth from the distance.

This golden light took the form of a pair of gold scissors, its handle engraved with dragon patterns of radiant gold. On each blade shone a piercing aura, ready to sever the heads of any who faced it.

Xiao Yi instinctively raised his sword to block.

Clang!

An earsplitting metallic clash echoed like the sound of steel colliding.

The sword trembled violently.

Its gleaming edge gradually dimmed.

However...

The out-of-nowhere golden scissors did not cease their momentum. They spun once in the air before returning for another assault. This time, with a sharp, resonating clang, the scissors split into two halves.

They transformed into two golden blades.

Left and right.

They drew parallel golden trails through the air, like twin golden dragons entwined in a savage struggle, roaring furiously, their massive forms hurtling toward Xiao Yi.

In an instant.

The surrounding warriors scrambled to retreat wherever the golden dragons passed, daring not to step closer.

"Breeze upon the mountain!"

"When the enemy comes strong, I grow stronger still..."

Xiao Yi ceaselessly activated defensive techniques, fighting and retreating at the same time.

The golden scissors relentlessly charged, collided, and aimed to tear him apart, only to have each attack parried by Xiao Yi.

Yet the golden scissors seemed unyielding.

More relentless than a rabid hound, they chased Xiao Yi relentlessly, refusing to let up.

"Sword Domain!"

Xiao Yi swept his foot across the ground, and with that, a Yin-Yang Formation Map appeared beneath him.

Simultaneously...

The Red Sky Sword trembled violently in his grasp, soaring toward the heavens as if escaping his hand. In the following moment, radiant golden light erupted around Xiao Yi, and the Wind Thunder Armor materialized over his body.

Black wings spread out behind him, eclipsing the sky and plunging the world into silent darkness.