Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

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Whoosh!

The cold vital energy surged mightily.

The terrifying pressure made it impossible for Xiao Yi and his companion to resist, capturing them into the air from afar.

Xue Mantian swept his icy gaze over the two of them, "Your love for each other is truly touching. Therefore, I've decided... after you die, I will dismember your bodies, feed one to the eagles in the sky, and throw the other into the river to feed the fishes. Even in death, you shall be separated by heaven and earth, never to meet again!"

"Xue! Mantian!"

Xiao Yi's eyes were blood red as he stared daggers at Xue Mantian, as if to etch every bit of him into the depths of his soul.

No words of hatred, no oaths of vengeance.

At this moment...

Hatred had reached its peak.

If he could survive, he would surely seek his revenge!

"Brother Xiao Yi, if you become a fish, then I'll transform into an osprey... If you are an osprey, I'll become the flying fish, and in the end, we will meet again..." Fang Qingzhu's pale face suddenly revealed a radiant smile, and her tender voice was filled with unwavering determination.

Xiao Yi trembled all over and nodded heavily towards Fang Qingzhu.

"Hmph, whether you die together is not up to you to decide!"

Xue Mantian sneered, "I shall slaughter Xiao Yi first, and then I will keep this damsel well for a hundred and eighty years. After Xiao Yi's soul has utterly dispersed, then I will kill you, and I want to see how you'll continue your affair with the osprey then!"

Buzz!

A stream of blood shot towards Xiao Yi.

In that moment between life and death...

Suddenly, a spotless blue light appeared between heaven and earth.

In an instant, the world seemed to transform into a snowy domain, and the cold blood arrow was covered with a thick layer of ice amidst the clicking sounds. Just a finger's width away from Xiao Yi's forehead, the blood arrow was completely frozen.

"Hm? What's going on?"

Xue Mantian's expression changed.

At the same time.

The temperature between heaven and earth dropped dozens of degrees in an instant, and the wind blowing in the air contained slivers of icy blue coldness. The touch on one's face was like the scrape of an ice blade, threatening to slit the skin at any moment.

In the flowing cold wind.

Snow began to drift down!

Amidst the big flurry-like snow.

Flashes of blue light, which were faintly visible, became brighter and more mysterious.

"This, this is..."

Everyone's gaze turned uniformly towards the blue light, which was gathering around Fang Qingzhu.

She was enveloped in a layer of blue light, which turned her long hair into an icy blue color, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, seemingly covered with frost. Within her brows, a strange ice-blue rune flickered in and out of view.

Behind her...

There emerged a massive ice-blue Phantom Phoenix, poised to strike.

The moment that ice-blue Phantom Phoenix materialized, everything around Fang Qingzhu turned to ice.

Even the vital energy that Xue Mantian used to bind her was instantly frozen.

Crack, crack, crack!

The frost spread along the vital energy relentlessly, forming an ice pillar heading straight for Xue Mantian. Startled, Xue Mantian's hand trembled violently, cutting off the flow of vital energy, nearly at the moment the energy flow was severed.

The frost had already reached the column of vital energy.

The intense chill even caused Xue Mantian's palm to become covered with frost.

Hiss!

Xue Mantian drew a sharp breath, disbelieving as he looked at Fang Qingzhu, who resembled an ice fairy, "What, what is this?"

"Is that Fang Qingzhu?"

"Is that the same ice-blue phoenix again? When the assassin from Blood Shadow Tower came to Tianqi Martial Arts Academy previously, it was Sister Qingzhu who summoned this ice-blue phoenix and saved us..."

"Could it be her Innate Divine Ability? But I've never heard of such a Divine Skill..."

The crowd looked at each other in disbelief.

Fang Qingzhu looked emotionless at Xue Mantian: "Let him go!"

"Pretending to be a ghost..."

Xue Mantian let out a cold laugh, and with a wave of his hand, a torrent of vital energy surged out, "Asura Great Palm Imprint!"

Buzz!

A blood-red palm, mountainous in size, loomed over Fang Qingzhu.

Facing this blood-red palm.

Fang Qingzhu just snorted coldly, and the ice-blue Phoenix behind her flapped its wings and flew right into the palm. Amidst the cracking sounds, the giant palm, forged entirely from vital energy, instantly turned into an ice sculpture shaped like a palm.

In a burst of crackling sounds, it shattered into shards of ice that filled the sky.

"This..."

Xue Mantian's expression changed dramatically.

That strike was powerful enough to kill an ordinary practitioner of the Tao Tribulation Realm, and yet Fang Qingzhu, who was merely at the Peak of the Divine Ability Realm, could so easily destroy it?

This was something he had never heard of!

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Fang Qingzhu's slender palm reached out towards Xiao Yi, and a beam of ice sliced through the air, freezing everything it touched. The elemental energy that restrained Xiao Yi also shattered, accompanied by a howling chill wind.

Within the raging wind, snowflakes danced.

All was turned to a powdery dust.

An ice-blue phoenix scooped up Xiao Yi and flew back to Fang Qingzhu's side, her face growing ever more pale, a trace of tenderness flashing in her eyes.

"Qingzhu, you..." Xiao Yi looked at her with a complex expression.

Fang Qingzhu shook her head gently, "Xiao Yi, you've always been the one to protect me. Today, let it be my turn to protect you!"

As soon as she spoke.

Fang Qingzhu waved her hand, sending Xiao Yi to Gu Junhe's side. Meanwhile, the ice-blue phoenix behind her took to the skies, transforming into a beam of blue light that soared towards Xue Mantian.

"You're not worthy of my master's effort!"

"Die!"

The leader and the deputy of the Flying Heavenly Demon Tigers charged out together.

These two demonic beasts had been raised by Xue Mantian from their youth and were utterly loyal to him.

"Die!"

Fang Qingzhu just let out a cold snort.

The ice-blue phoenix swept past, its tail elongated with swirling frost and snow, passing through the void. The two enormous Flying Heavenly Demon Tigers continuously accumulated thick layers of frost on their bodies.

In the blink of an eye.

They had turned into two ice sculptures.

Boom! Boom!

Two beasts, comparable to the sixth rank of the Tao Tribulation Realm, fell from the sky and smashed heavily onto the ground, shattering into broken ice.

Hiss!

At this moment...

All was silent between heaven and earth.

All eyes turned to her with shock and fear.

With a mere flick of her wrist.

She had slain two sixth-rank demonic beasts.

Such ability would only be found in the Dharma Manifestation Realm, wouldn't it? But Fang Qingzhu was clearly at the Peak of the Divine Ability Realm!

"Little beast, you dared to kill my battle pets, I'll take your life!" Xue Mantian was furious, and as he raised his hand, the entire royal capital shook violently. The massive palace at the capital's center was ripped from the earth by his might.

The huge palace was held aloft in the void single-handedly by Xue Mantian.

This was the power of a Dharma Manifestation Realm expert.

With the slightest motion, they could harness the power of the heavens and the earth.

"Die!"

The enormous palace crashed down towards Xiao Yi and Fang Qingzhu as Xue Mantian flicked his finger.

Confronted with the massive palace, should it fall, a significant part of the royal capital would be destroyed.

In this moment of life and death...

The ice-blue phoenix behind Fang Qingzhu suddenly spread its wings and flew up, its cry like thunder from the nine heavens, shaking the sky as it soared. The blue phoenix swelled, becoming immensely large, with a wingspan of thousands of feet.

Wherever it passed...

The world turned into a frozen realm.

Rumble! Rumble!

Thunder boomed in winter, and Feng Xue fluttered.

The entire royal capital...

Was transformed into a realm of ice sculptures under the impact of the ice-blue phoenix, and yet the icy storm had not ceased. The blue phoenix flew past, heading straight for Xue Mantian, whose expression changed drastically as he raised his hand to block.

But, his elemental energy couldn't stop the blue phoenix.

Crack! Crack!

Amid the crisp sounds of freezing ice, Xue Mantian's arms were frozen solid, his expression suddenly changed, and he hastily soared into the skies.

His arms were numb and lifeless.

If this went on...

He might well lose his hands, and yet the ice-blue phoenix continued to chase after him, causing the prestigious Xue Mantian of the Dharma Manifestation Realm to show fear as he glared at Xiao Yi and Fang Qingzhu: "You just wait... Having offended my Blood Shadow Tower, you will all die!"

Whoosh!

Xue Mantian shot up, disappearing into the sky.

Over the vast royal capital...

Beneath the giant ice sculpture of the palace, Fang Qingzhu, surrounded by ice-blue light, gazed at Xue Mantian as he disappeared into the heavens. Suddenly, she staggered, collapsing into Xiao Yi's arms.

The giant ice sculpture of the palace also fell from the sky, crashing to the ground with a loud bang.

The chill covered thousands of miles!

The people of Tianqing Kingdom looked at each other, their suspended hearts finally coming to rest, as their current crisis had been temporarily averted.

But...

Neither the departed Xue Mantian nor the unconscious Fang Qingzhu, nor Xiao Yi and the others knew. Just as Fang Qingzhu had fully unleashed the ice-blue phoenix, in the far north, amidst the endless snowstorm, within a massive palace, an immensely authoritative voice commanded: "Bring her back!"