Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"Xia Yuan, Bai Jianfeng, aren't you coming out to meet your death?"

Xiao Yi's voice boomed like the tide, reverberating above the military camp of the Baijing Kingdom.

There was a moment of silence within the camp, followed by an explosive outburst.

"Who is this bastard that dares to come knocking at our door looking for trouble?"

"Brothers, kill him..."

The entire camp was boiling over, as countless soldiers swarmed out.

Amidst the explosive sound like that of a bursting flood, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Baijing Kingdom's army poured out of the camp in an orderly and united manner. In an instant, there were a sea of people in front of Xiao Yi, each with ferocious looks in their eyes, staring intently at him.

Inside the camp.

Two figures walked side by side, and the surrounding soldiers voluntarily stepped aside to make way for them.

The two were none other than Xia Yuan and Bai Jianfeng. Explore more stories with empire

Xia Yuan had an impressive appearance with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He had entered the First Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm with the help of the Martial Dao Divine Fruit.

Bai Jianfeng, by his side, was also of the Second Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm.

But he had stepped into the Tao Tribulation Realm relying on his own talent, genuinely surpassing Xia Yuan by quite a bit!

When Xia Yuan saw Xiao Yi, his pupils shrank sharply, and then he sneered, "I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be the great Guardian Martial God Xiao Yi!"

"Xia Yuan, you, as the Great General of the Tianqing Kingdom, betrayed your country on the eve of battle. What crime should you be charged with?" Xiao Yi's gaze was fixated on Xia Yuan as he spoke coldly.

Xia Yuan's betrayal had nearly led to the fall of the Tianqing Kingdom.

Had it not been for Gu Junhe stepping into the Tao Tribulation Realm in time and heading to Babao Pass to stop their advance, the army of the Baijing Kingdom might have already stormed through the capital of Tianqing Kingdom by now.

"What constitutes betrayal?"

Xia Yuan scoffed, his expression twisting viciously as he said deliberately, "It is the wise who recognize the times. I have served the Jiang Family for nearly a hundred years, fought battles on many fronts, and made illustrious military achievements. Yet Jiang Tianchen did not even bestow upon me a title of nobility, instead giving you the title of Guardian Martial God... I do not accept this!"

Xia Yuan's contributions to the Tianqing Kingdom were indeed not insignificant.

But he was already sitting in the position of Great General, commanding the armed forces, with powerful troops at his disposal.

Before Xiao Yi's rise...

He was one of the most powerful people in the Tianqing Kingdom, second only to Jiang Tianchen alone.

But so it is with human hearts!

Never satisfied!

Upon seeing Xiao Yi was named Guardian Martial God, and after being promised high office and rich rewards by the Baijing Kingdom, Xia Yuan decisively chose to betray.

Xiao Yi said, "Achievements? Have you ever expanded the borders of the Tianqing Kingdom?"

"I…"

Xia Yuan's face froze.

Before this, there had been few major wars in the Tianqing Kingdom. Though his military achievements were remarkable, they were in defense of the nation, without any territorial expansion!

Xiao Yi spoke indifferently, "I eliminated Tianlan and then erased Qingyun, incorporating their lands into the territory of Tianqing. Are you sure you want to compare achievements with me?"

"I, I…"

Xia Yuan's complexion fluctuated, turning from green to white. Under Xiao Yi's oppressive presence, he involuntarily started to step back.

Xiao Yi's momentum was simply too strong!

It was so overwhelming that Xia Yuan found it hard to breathe.

Xiao Yi pressed on step by step, creating an invisible wave of energy that forced the soldiers on either side to fall back. Unaware, he was now only a hundred meters away from Xia Yuan, his expression cold, "You say the Jiang Family treated you unfairly. With the position of Great General in all these years, how many assets have you embezzled? How much bribery have you accepted, do you really think His Majesty was unaware? Did he ever punish you for it?"

"I…"

Xia Yuan trembled all over, speechless.

Since becoming Great General, he had embezzled up to a billion taels of silver just in military funds.

And that wasn't even to mention the other various grey incomes.

He had always thought he was seamless, but now, he realized that Jiang Tianchen had actually known all along and had even hinted at reminding him.

Xia Yuan was drenched in cold sweat.

"To hold oneself above others, accept bribes, and pervert the law, this is inhuman."

"When the nation was in peril, you sided with the enemy, disregarding the suffering of the people, this is disloyal."

"His Majesty's favor upon you is as heavy as a mountain, yet you betrayed him, this is unjust."

Xiao Yi's expressionless face, his scolding voice becoming louder and more sonorous, his words increasingly resounding, "How dare someone as disloyal, inhumane, and unjust as you continue to live in this world?"

Boom!

Dark clouds suddenly clustered above the firmament, and a bolt of lightning roared as it fell from the sky.

The flash of lightning connected heaven and earth, as if illuminating the world.

Confronted with Xiao Yi's soul-piercing questioning, and suddenly hearing the thunderous sound, Xia Yuan's face turned deathly pale, and he abruptly clasped his hands onto his hair. His nails dug deep into his skull, and blood instantly smeared his entire face as he bellowed hysterically, "No... you're spouting nonsense, I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong..."

"Obstinate fool!"

Xiao Yi formed a sword gesture with his hand, his gaze icy, "In the name of the Guardian Martial God, I sentence you to death!"

Swish!

A single pointed finger thrust forward.

The sword light, like a fiery meteor, vanished in an instant.

Thud!

Xia Yuan's body shook, and a dot of blood burst from his brow, struck dead by Xiao Yi with one finger!

Hiss!

All the soldiers around could not help but show shock and fear.

Xia Yuan, a genuine First Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm powerhouse, had just been so effortlessly killed by Xiao Yi?

The most shocked of all was Bai Jianfeng.

Xia Yuan's death was beyond his expectations.

What shocked him even more was that Xiao Yi, with just a few reprimands, had thoroughly unsettled Xia Yuan's mind, a feat akin to ghostly sorcery, unheard of. By the time he realized what had happened, Xia Yuan had already become a corpse, and seeing Xiao Yi's gaze turn toward him, the corner of Bai Jianfeng's eye twitched, and he roared, "Kill him for me, whoever takes his head will be rewarded with a billion silver, promoted three ranks, and given a city as a fief..."

"Kill!"

"Xiao Yi, prepare to die!"

Immense rewards breed brave warriors.

In an instant.

Tens of thousands of soldiers, their eyes red, regarded Xiao Yi as their prey, swarming toward him like a pack of hungry wolves.

Xiao Yi was instantly engulfed by the overwhelming mass of Baijing Kingdom's soldiers.

Bai Jianfeng, standing behind tens of thousands of soldiers, had his face twisted with ferocity: "No matter how strong you are, two fists can't beat four hands, let alone my tens of thousands of valiant warriors under my command."

But at that moment...

Within the crowd, a terrifying Sword Intent suddenly soared into the sky.

"Why is my sword not obeying my command..."

"No... my sword has flown away on its own..."

Exclamations of astonishment followed.

Swords filled the sky, rising into the air.

Xiao Yi, master of the third stage of Sword Intent, the realm of unity between man and sword, could control the ordinary weapons in the hands of these soldiers with his powerful Sword Intent. Among the tens of thousands, one third were swordsmen; tens of thousands of longswords lifted into the sky, forming a spherical sword orb, wrapping Xiao Yi within.

Xiao Yi stood aloft, sweeping his sword fingers: "Kill!"

Swish, swish, swish!

Countless rains of swords fell, and the warriors around were scattered and dismembered, suffering heavy casualties under the frenzied onslaught of falling swords.

All of a sudden.

Xiao Yi's gaze swept forward, past hundreds of thousands of people, fixing on the appalled Bai Jianfeng: "Divide the water into two parts for White Egret Island!"

Rustle, rustle, rustle!

Countless longswords gathered above his head, over a hundred thousand blades forming a kilometer-long greatsword held aloft. Xiao Yi brought the greatsword down with one slash, a kilometer-long blade falling from the sky with a swish, the Sword Qi tearing a gash through the soldiers in front, and with a bang, it landed on Bai Jianfeng's body.

Bai Jianfeng, merely at the Second Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm, how could he be Xiao Yi's opponent?

"No..."

A scream echoed.

The sword blade fell.

Boom!

The entire military camp trembled violently, the earth splintering, and hundreds of thousands of Baijing Kingdom warriors were thrown into chaos.

At the end of that blade...

Bai Jianfeng was decapitated!

To take the head of a general amid an army of ten thousand was like reaching into a bag for an object!

In that moment, Xiao Yi was like a god, like a demon, single-handedly suppressing hundreds of thousands of Baijing Kingdom soldiers, none daring to move a muscle...