Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 447: The Mysterious Person

"Heh heh, when did you notice my presence?"

A chilly voice came from the darkness.

The countless God Devouring Ants that had enveloped the golden empress ant quietly withdrew, revealing the fully golden God Devouring empress ant whose six eyes of varied colors were fixed tightly on Xiao Yi, flashing with greed and a bloodthirsty gleam.

Behind the empress ant, in the darkness, a mass of dark liquid was slowly writhing.

It settled upon the head of the empress ant.

The dark liquid moved stealthily, continuously elongating its form until it finally transformed into a gaunt figure enshrouded in a black cloak.

He stretched out his palm towards the void and a black dragon-head cane shot forth, landing in his palm. It was the same dragon-head cane that Lin Xu had used before, but this cane, in the hands of this mysterious person, seemed to match his temperament even more.

Unlike in Lin Xu's hands, which gave off an extremely discordant and strange sensation.

It seemed...

That the dragon-head cane was originally meant for this person in black.

And the God Devouring empress ant as well.

Previously, when Lin Xu simply stood before it, its six eyes showed disgust and a cold hue, but now with this mysterious person standing atop its head, it showed not the slightest reaction.

Utterly docile and obedient.

"Previously, I found it strange. Although the God Devouring empress ant indeed possesses the ability to create avatars, in general, it definitely would not allow its avatars to stray too far from the original. Lin Xu took an empress ant avatar to Ice Valley but left the empress and many complete God Devouring Ants in such a distant place, which led to my suspicion," said Xiao Yi.

His eyebrows, sharp as sword blades, lifted slightly and his eyes, bright as stars, narrowed into slits as he spoke in a deep voice, "It wasn't until I entered the gorge that I noticed the empress ant was not so obedient to Lin Xu's commands, and I confirmed my guess that the master of the empress ant was someone else!"

"Hmm?"

The mysterious figure was taken aback, then burst into loud laughter, "Good, good, good, you indeed have some skill. It seems that Xiao Tianjiao, that idiot, has really made a colossal mistake this time. To treat such a genius brother as trash, ha ha ha, I really look forward to seeing what kind of expression Xiao Tianjiao will have when he finds out your true abilities!"

"He will most likely just sneer," Xiao Yi said.

He was all too familiar with Xiao Tianjiao's personality.

It was a being of arrogance to his very bones.

It wasn't to say that Xiao Yi's current achievements were enough to close the gap with the legendary Xiao Tianjiao. Even if Xiao Yi climbed higher, it was unlikely he would be looked upon directly by Xiao Tianjiao. After all, in Xiao Tianjiao's eyes, there were only two kinds of geniuses in the world.

One kind is Xiao Tianjiao.

The other is everyone else but Xiao Tianjiao…

"It seems you know him quite well!"

The mysterious person snapped his fingers, and amidst the rustling sounds, black God Devouring Ants climbed behind him, forming a black throne.

He sat on the throne majestically.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

The God Devouring empress ant vibrated its wings, slowly flying towards Xiao Yi, while the hoarse voice of the mysterious person emerged, "Logically speaking, since you've discovered my secret, I should just kill you outright. However, I suddenly want to play a game with you. So, I've decided to give you a chance..."

The mysterious person's voice shifted between male and female, making it impossible to discern their gender.

Even their emotions were elusive.

Xiao Yi unconsciously clenched his fists and lowered his voice, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

The mysterious person's hands gripped the armrests, and the black throne slowly rose, moving away from the head of the God Devouring empress ant.

His fingers tapped lightly on the armrests made of God Devouring Ants, the touch against their hard carapace producing a clear tapping sound as he spoke indifferently, "If you can fight my empress ant for a quarter hour without defeat, I will spare your life!"

The God Devouring empress ant, a peak six-rank beast.

Its combat power was comparable to a master of the Nirvana Fifth Nirvana.

At the moment, Xiao Yi was merely at the peak of the Tao Tribulation Realm, how could he be an opponent for the empress ant that had undergone five Nirvanas?

"Do you dare?" The mysterious person leaned forward slightly.

Xiao Yi snorted coldly, meeting the mysterious person's gaze without humility or arrogance, and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'll slay it?"

"Ha ha ha, then let's see if you have the ability!" the figure in the black robe snapped his fingers.

"Die!"

The ant queen was golden all over, as though she had been forged from pure gold.

Its six eyes of various colors whirled around like dazzling gems, which under the cover of its golden glow, imparted an aura of divine nobility. As the ant queen opened its mouth, a black energy sphere condensed within.

Whoosh!

The black energy sphere shot towards Xiao Yi like an arrow leaving its bowstring in an instant.

"Slash!"

Xiao Yi's face was expressionless as he pointed his finger, like a sword, straight ahead.

A concentrated point of Sword Light transformed into a silver star, and within that star, a sword entirely formed from elemental energy emerged out of nowhere. With a whoosh, the black energy sphere in front of him exploded thunderously.

Whoosh!

As soon as one attack ended, the whistling sound of piercing air approached from beside his ear.

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Out of the corner of his eye, Xiao Yi caught a glimpse of the storm caused by the exploding black energy sphere, within which the ant queen was already hurtling through the air towards him. Its speed could only be described as terrifying, and a streak of golden light brushed past it.

Within that life-and-death crisis…

Xiao Yi could clearly see the ant queen's fangs, which were just a finger's breadth from his neck.

It was too close for comfort!

Whoosh!

Xiao Yi heaved a sigh of relief.

The toxin from ordinary God Devouring Ants could affect a Dao Tribulation Realm warrior, let alone the majestic ant queen herself?

If bitten, an ordinary Dharma Manifestation Realm practitioner would likely faint from the excruciating pain.

In the nick of time...

Xiao Yi, wielding his elemental energy longsword, spun around and slashed at the ant queen.

Roar!

The ant queen quickly rotated its six eyes and without looking back, simply fanned its golden wings.

Boom!

Those golden wings stirred ripples in the air, shattering Xiao Yi's energy longsword. Simultaneously, the ant queen turned around and its claw reached violently towards Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi retreated explosively, his hands rapidly forming Sword Seals before his chest: "All swords return to one!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

As Xiao Yi passed, a tempest raged, lifting sand and God Devouring Ant corpses into the air to form a river of flying swords.

Under Xiao Yi's control, it chased after the ant queen.

In the Sword River, there were innumerable sword shadows.

Under Xiao Yi's manipulation, these sword shadows seemed to gain sentience, constantly pursuing the ant queen.

The ant queen's six eyes on its head spun rapidly.

Each eye functioned independently, enabling it to observe every nook and cranny around it, so much so that even though Xiao Yi's Sword Intent had reached the stage of "All swords return to one," allowing him to control so many sword shadows at once, he still couldn't get close to it.

The ant queen evaded them perfectly, one by one.

To move unscathed through a forest of flowers without a single leaf sticking to the body!

Keep in mind...

Xiao Yi's sword was powerful enough to cleave through the army of God Devouring Ants and had even achieved the fifth stage of Sword Intent, "All swords return to one!"

Still, he couldn't get near it.

One could only imagine...

Just how strong this ant queen was!

"Xiao Yi, you don't have much time left!" The mysterious figure sitting on the throne spoke with a smirk.

Xiao Yi's eyes sharpened as he focused on the ant queen: "Damn it, those six eyes of the ant queen seem to be able to see through everything around it, leaving no blind spots at all… It looks like I'll have to risk it all in one move!"