Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"I'm sorry to disappoint you!"

Xiao Yi's voice, ghostlike, suddenly came from behind the Heavenly Saint Empress.

The Heavenly Saint Empress shivered, cold sweat covering her body in an instant. She did not turn her head, but instead immediately gathered her spiritual power, and the two arms of the Dharma likeness of the Saint manifested on her body in an instant.

Whoosh!

The arms wrapped around the Heavenly Saint Empress.

Then suddenly flew to the side.

But just as the hand grasped her...

The Heavenly Saint Empress suddenly felt a chill to the bone, as the Falling Dust Sword had already sliced through the armor on her back, leaving a savage slash mark three inches long.

The flesh rolled back, blood pouring out.

Even two of her bones had shattered.

The force of this sword strike was terrifying!

This was still with the protection of the Dharma likeness of the Saint. If she had been any slower, a single slash could have cleaved her whole body in two.

Panting!

Panting!

The Heavenly Saint Empress gasped for breath, her face pale with a hint of lingering fear, staring intently at Xiao Yi, who, with the wings of Wind Thunder attached, floated in midair. In her eyes, a fierce light shone: "You're actually unaffected by my psychic storm?"

Just now, she had stimulated a psychic storm; even the typical warriors of the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm would be influenced, momentarily losing focus at the least, or suffering a mental breakdown at worst. With the hundreds of arms of the Dharma likeness of the Saint all striking at once, encompassing everything like a net from heaven, all of Xiao Yi's escape routes had been sealed.

It should have been a nearly foolproof move that would have blasted Xiao Yi to death.

Yet Xiao Yi was completely unaffected, not to mention how he appeared behind her without notice, which truly puzzled the Heavenly Saint Empress.

Xiao Yi's lips curled up, saying, "Your spiritual power is indeed strong, but unfortunately, my will is stronger!"

Spiritual power is actually a fusion of willpower and the soul.

The stronger the willpower, the more stable the soul, and the stronger the spiritual power.

As for Xiao Yi...

His soul was protected by the Eternal Tomb, unshakeable, and eight years of imprisonment had made his willpower exceptionally tenacious. The psychic attacks from the Heavenly Saint Empress couldn't shake him in the slightest.

The Heavenly Saint Empress's face turned ashen.

She had never imagined her invincible attack would be ineffective against Xiao Yi?

Xiao Yi held the Falling Dust Sword, his crimson tongue licking his lips, revealing an excited grin: "Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm... It's said to be the strongest force beneath the Nantian Dynasty, dubbed as the quasi-immortals. Today, let me be the first to shatter this path to immortality with my sword!"

Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm.

Once reaching this state, the next step is to seek the spirit of immortality and thus enter the Longevity Secret Realm.

But...

The Nantian Dynasty does not allow its vassal states to produce experts of the Longevity Secret Realm. Once a warrior's cultivation reaches the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm, they are forcibly recruited by the Nantian Dynasty.

That's precisely why...

Whether it's the Sword Dynasty or the Great Qian Dynasty, once they reach the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm, they must hide in forbidden lands and dare not show themselves easily.

The existence of this realm is only a step away from the Longevity Secret Realm, and since they must not make a move easily, to date, there has been no record of such powerful beings falling. Thus, they are also known as quasi-immortals!

To kill a quasi-immortal!

This is a battle record not even Xiao Tianjiao has ever achieved.

"Shatter immortality? You want to kill me?"

The Heavenly Saint Empress was stunned for a moment, then burst into a mocking laugh, "Little bastard, I admit your strength is formidable for battling me to this point at the peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm. But you think you can cut off my path to immortality? That's sheer delusion!"

"Less talk, let's see the truth under our hands!"

Xiao Yi gave a cold snort, and the Wind Thunder Wings shook violently, with a thunderous roar, he charged at the Heavenly Saint Empress.

The Heavenly Saint Empress's face twisted ferociously as she raised both hands in the air, crossing them in front of her.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The Dharma likeness of the Saint behind her instantly scattered, then landed upon her.

Transforming into a set of earth-yellow armor.

Standing on a circle of earth-yellow light, the Heavenly Saint Empress, expressionless, held a long spear transformed from the Dharma likeness and bravely charged towards Xiao Yi: "Heavenly Saint Disassemble..."

Hum!

The spear in the hands of the Heavenly Saint Empress continually transformed, at times extremely rigid, at others soft as noodles.

Wave after wave of attacks rolled in, overwhelming as a tsunami, pressing down in an instant.

The heavens and earth changed color, the sun and moon darkened, and the mountains and rivers collapsed.

Every attack from the Heavenly Saint Empress encompassed a drawing of mountains and rivers, its might alarmingly formidable.

Xiao Yi's fighting spirit was high.

Standing amidst the howling winds, his robes flapping with a rustling sound, his longsword cleaved through the air, unleashing an astonishing thunderous boom. This sword seemed as though it intended to shatter the void itself as it clashed with a bang against that long spear.

Sword and spear met, like the tip of the needle against the awn of wheat.

Horrendous waves of energy ripple outward in concentric circles like the spreading ripples on a pond.

Wherever the ripples passed, rolling thunderous noises erupted continuously.

With each of their collisions, the violent waves of energy they created pressed down on the ground, causing it to collapse.

Boom!

The ground sank ten inches.

With a resounding crash!

The ground sank a full meter!

Rolling thunder...

Most of the capital's ground and buildings were thoroughly destroyed, the ground itself deeply concaved by several meters, especially at the center of their confrontation where it was a full hundred meters deep.

Like a gigantic funnel embedded within the imperial city.

At the very bottom of the crater.

The battle between Xiao Yi and the Heavenly Saint Empress continued unabated, every exchange causing the ground around them to explode, with huge rocks tumbling down.

Suddenly...

As Xiao Yi evaded the Heavenly Saint Empress's fatal spear thrust, he did not attempt to dodge but rather braced himself with his flesh and blood body against her spear. Watching the long spear bend continuously, yet unable to penetrate the Wind Thunder swirling at Xiao Yi's chest.

The Heavenly Saint Empress's face changed abruptly...

With a slight upward curve of his lips, Xiao Yi sneered, "Heaven's Wrath!"

Whoosh!

Godslayer's Seven Absolute Swords—Heaven's Wrath!

One strike summoned, the wrath of the blue sky, startling all beings.

This one strike with a pfft sound pierced through the multiple spiritual power shield walls in its way, shattered the Heavenly Saint Empress's armor, and with a booming noise, went straight through the Heavenly Saint Empress's chest.

Ah...

The Heavenly Saint Empress suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood, screaming miserably as her vital energy erupted unrestrained in an instant.

Rumbling thunder!

The immense surge of her aura sent Xiao Yi flying.

And yet, the energy dissipated as quickly as it had arrived...

In the blink of an eye.

Energy overflowed around the Heavenly Saint Empress, her body lying in a pool of blood, her eyes filled with intense unwillingness and disbelief. In the end, she drew her last breath!

Phew!

Xiao Yi hovered midair, looking at the now lifeless Heavenly Saint Empress, feeling his blood hot as magma within him.

He truly accomplished it—slicing through destined longevity!

From this moment on...

Xiao Yi truly stood at the absolute pinnacle among the subordinate countries of the Nantian Dynasty!

Whoosh!

A sound of tearing through the air swept in, Xiao Yi's gaze sharpened as he lifted his sword to look at the descending Sword Martial Emperor, narrowing his eyes and saying, "What now? You wish to fight as well?"

"Hold on!"

The Sword Martial Emperor hastily gestured with his hand, his expression filled with profound awe and shock.

Even though he had lived for over a thousand years, this was still the first time he had seen a prodigious genius at the Dharma Phase Realm Peak slay someone in the Nine Nirvana Rebirth Realm. Such a genius, prior to this, he had only heard of through the Dragon Tiger List of the Nantian Dynasty.

Even in the Nantian Dynasty, renowned for its countless geniuses and formidable powerhouses, such a formidable individual was extremely rare!

Such an existence...

If he didn't die, his future achievements would be limitless!

To join the Nantian Holy Institute would be well within reach!

The Sword Martial Emperor took a deep breath, looking intently at Xiao Yi, this once ruler of the Sword Dynasty, now the Guardian who presided over the forbidden lands to protect the Sword Dynasty, he lowered his proud head, "Xiao Yi, on behalf of the Sword Dynasty, I concede defeat..."