Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 189 Lord of Nanhuang

Xiao Yi's face was covered with a layer of frost, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.

However, the grave where Little Lin's mother had been buried had now been dug open, and her body was exposed to the air.

Next to that grave,

a gaunt figure clad in yellow robes had his back turned to Xiao Yi and the others. Squatting on the ground, he was actually roasting meat. And that meat was alarmingly cut from Little Lin's mother's corpse, the faint aroma of cooked meat wafting into the air, tempting one's taste buds.

Xiao Yi's face darkened, "Who are you?"

He and Little Lin were as close as brothers.

Little Lin's mother was the same as an elder to him.

To have the bones of an elder dug out from their grave and their flesh cut and roasted, Xiao Yi wished he could immediately chop the man before him to pieces.

"Hm?"

The man in the yellow robes slowly stood up, pushing the golden-brown skewer of meat forward with a smile, "I didn't expect to encounter such a pure beast in this forsaken place. Although it's been dead for quite some time and the quality of the meat has deteriorated, the taste is still not bad. Would you like to try some?"

"I'll taste your grandpa!"

Before Xiao Yi could speak, Little Lin on his shoulder let out an angry roar.

Upon seeing that body, the connection of blood had let him know that she was his mother.

To have his own mother's body exhumed and used for roasting meat,

Little Lin's eyes instantly turned blood red, and with a whiz, he shot out from Xiao Yi's shoulder. As he crossed the air, his body shone with a silver brilliance and swelled in size, transforming into a thirty-meter-long silver serpent as thick as a barrel. With a tremendous lash of its tail, it violently struck at the gaunt figure.

His cultivation had also reached the Third Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm, with fighting prowess comparable to the Sixth Layer of the realm.

With a sweep of the tail,

even mountains and rivers could be leveled by his power.

However...

the man in the yellow robes simply held the skewer in one hand and casually flicked the other.

A wave of yellow light surged, as countless grains of sand came together to form a massive hand, which firmly caught Little Lin's tail.

Then, with a fierce upward swing,

Little Lin's body was violently flung to the ground with a thud.

This repeated over a dozen times.

Little Lin saw stars, his mouth filled with blood, his silver light receding, transforming back into his original size, lying on the ground, barely alive.

Xiao Yi reached out through the air and pulled Little Lin back to him.

After confirming there was no threat to his life, he then placed him back into his arms.

The man in yellow robes looked at Little Lin in Xiao Yi's arms with amusement, "No wonder your mother's flesh is so delicious; it turns out she bore a mutated beast. Once I take you back and raise you slowly, I'll take your bloodline."

"Who exactly are you?"

Xiao Yi scrutinized the man, aware that anyone who could defeat Little Lin so easily was not to be underestimated.

The gaunt figure split into a proud smile and arrogantly said, "I am Huang Bo, the lord of Nanhuang!"

"The lord of Nanhuang?"

Xiao Yi was startled, his face suddenly changing.

He had heard Yan Mingli mention before that deep in the Southern Desolate Mountain Range there was a high-tier sixth-order Beast King. But a demonic beast couldn't possibly transform into human form unless they reached the Dharma Manifestation Realm. Could it be that the beast before him was a seventh-order, comparable to the Dharma Manifestation Realm?

"No. That's not right. A Dharma Manifestation Realm expert would emanate power of the heaven and earth, and he is not a Dharma..."

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes as he intensely watched Huang Bo. "Why aren't you in Nanhuang? What are you doing here?" Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire

Huang Bo grinned, "Someone paid me to take your life, so here I am!"

Xiao Yi's pupils suddenly shrank.

Someone wanted his life?

The Great Jin Kingdom?

Something is wrong!

With the power of the Great Jin Kingdom, if they truly wanted to send a master to take his life, they wouldn't have needed to rely on Huang Bo's help. Tianlan and the other three major kingdoms couldn't possibly do it either, as they were too preoccupied with their own troubles to even think about killing him.

The only possibility was someone from within the Tianqing Kingdom itself.

An image flashed through Xiao Yi's mind as he said in a heavy voice, "Ge Zheng?"

He had also considered whether it might be remnants from the Nine Profound Sect, Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, or Mingjian Manor, but those powers had long since crumbled to dust, especially the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, which had been slaughtered by the once Buddhist disciples. Moreover, if these forces were related to Huang Bo, they would not have waited until now to ask for his help.

Considering all the people he had offended recently, only Ge Zheng, who once had overwhelming influence in the court and countryside, had the capability.

After all.

Ge Zheng had once defended Nanhuang City!

Huang Bo was startled, then burst into laughter, "Indeed intriguing, you actually guessed that it was that old guy Ge Zheng who sent this king to kill you." He bit off one end of the meat skewer, yanked the stick out with one pull, his mouth brimming with the aroma of meat, which he chewed and swallowed before staring at Xiao Yi and saying, "In light of the delicious meal you've given this king, I'll give you three breaths' time to leave your last words!"

Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed as he stared intently at Huang Bo and said in a deep voice, "Save your last words for yourself!"

"Oh?"

Huang Bo raised an eyebrow, sneering, "Since you're seeking death, then don't blame this king!"

Boom!

His figure violently shook.

A yellow mist swirled and Huang Bo's figure transformed into a massive wall of sand, surging towards Xiao Yi.

"Vajra Subdues Demons!"

Xiao Yi threw a punch, and the expanse of yellow sand before him exploded with a bang. However, the sand immediately flowed to fill in the gap torn by Xiao Yi. The vast wave of yellow sand rolled towards Xiao Yi, who leaped into the sky. Amidst the whooshing sounds, palm after palm made of yellow sand shot out vigorously.

Grasping continuously towards Xiao Yi.

Each attempt failed to catch him.

Huang Bo's expression turned ugly, and with a cold snort, he pressed both hands to the ground, "Chaotic Sand Sea!"

Rustle!

The entire land trembled, and countess grains of yellow sand from within the earth swarmed over, covering a hundred zhang all around.

The ground turned into golden yellow gravel.

Rumble!

The entire sand sea erupted violently.

Sand and dust formed long spears that furiously shot towards the sky, each spear made of sand was exceedingly tough and unrivaled in sharpness.

"A Waterfall Flows Down Three Thousand Feet!"

"A Stroke That Surprises the Wind and Rain..."

Xiao Yi stood in the sky, his swordsmanship brilliant, releasing a swath of sword lights that covered the sky densely and rained down. The sword light collided with the yellow sand in the sky, like needle tips against wheat stalks, setting off explosions that resounded like thunderclaps. The vast sand in the heavens gathered into a thick mass, resembling dark clouds stretching across the sky.

"Annihilation Sandstorm!"

Huang Bo's figure soared, his body emanating a crazed yellow glow, and a wild wind rose, whipping up the sand that filled the sky.

The entire world was obscured by the sandstorm.

Turning into a world of yellow sand.

Though Xiao Yi's swordsmanship was astonishing, it could not slice through all of the sand.

Countless sand grains raged around him, merging and forming into a spherical prison, trapping him within. The overwhelming sand continued to compact, finally turning into a giant sand sphere with a diameter of a hundred zhang, with Xiao Yi firmly locked inside. Huang Bo's lips curved up in a sinister smile, and raising his right hand, he clenched his palm, "Shatter!"

Boom!

The massive sand sphere exploded thunderously, sending sand cascading down from the sky.

But in the void.

Xiao Yi's figure... was nowhere to be seen...