Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 441 - The Real Culprit Emerges

"If they disappeared five thousand years ago, where do these come from?"

Shen Mo and Yang Ling looked at each other.

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, and with his gaze fixed on the vast cavern ahead, he said coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, they must have been artificially bred."

Clap clap clap!

A series of crisp slapping sounds suddenly came from within the cave.

What followed was a skin-crawling rustling sound, and in no time, tens of thousands of God Devouring Ants emerged from the cavern. They loomed like a dark steel torrent, swiftly surrounding Xiao Yi and the others.

Encircled.

Xiao Yi and his fellows could only stand back to back, warily watching their surroundings. However, the God Devouring Ants seemed to be under control, showing their teeth and snarling but not launching an attack.

Rustle rustle!

Tens of thousands of God Devouring Ants accumulated together, forming a black throne of ants.

A dark figure, wrapped in a cloak, sat proudly on the throne, pushed forward by the God Devouring Ants into everyone's view.

The Ice Phoenix's expression changed subtly, his deep voice filled with solemnity and caution, "Master, it was this person who wounded me a month ago!"

"Oh?"

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow, his sharp gaze settling on the figure exuding a faint aura of ice-coldness.

In his hand, he held a black cane, topped with a ferocious dragon's head.

He played gently with the cane, giving off an extremely eerie and gloomy feeling.

The eyes beneath the dark figure's cloak sparkled like lightning, wearing a cold smirk as he stared at Xiao Yi and the others, and said, "I didn't expect you to recognize the God Devouring Ants, no wonder you became the head of Xiaoshanhe Institute and gained the trust of that old fool, Emperor Qian!"

"You recognize me?" Xiao Yi asked, greatly surprised.

"Heh heh, you're quite the wanted man; how could I not recognize you?"

The man in black gave a sinister smile and said, "I've long heard that the Great Qian Dynasty, aside from Xiao Tianjiao, now has a remarkable Xiao Yi. Seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well-deserved!"

Xiao Yi's gaze locked onto the man as he replied with a sneer, "Your methods are also extraordinary, to be able to breed God Devouring Ants that have been extinct for many years. However, aren't your methods a bit too ruthless?"

"Oh? So you know how to breed the God Devouring Ants?" The man raised his eyebrows, curious as he looked at Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi snorted coldly, "Using the lives of the innocent to nurture the queen ant and bring forth new God Devouring Ants—such methods are disgraceful. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Hm?"

The man in black lifted an eyebrow, toying with the cane in his hand.

The method for breeding the God Devouring Ants was something he had discovered in an ancient site, a secret unknown to others. Yet Xiao Yi spoke of its intricacies with ease, surprising and shocking him.

Leaning forward slightly, the black-clothed man narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Retribution? That is a word used by the weak to deceive themselves. If retribution truly existed in this world, I, Lin Xu, would have died at the hands of that old fart Emperor Qian decades ago!"

"Lin Xu?"

Yang Ling's face changed drastically as he looked incredulously at the man in black, "You're Cangyue City's city lord from fifty years ago, Lin Xu? How is this possible? Weren't you executed? How can you still be alive..."

"Heh heh, you're quite young yet you know so much! Yes, indeed I was sentenced to death by that old fart Emperor Qian. But my life was not yet at its end, and the heavens spared me a breath so I could annihilate the Great Qian Dynasty and avenge the blood feud of that year!"

Lin Xu tore off his cloak, revealing a face covered with centipede-like nasty scars.

The scars crisscrossed over his face, extending to the back of his head.

Not a single piece of flesh on the entire head was intact.

One can only imagine...

the excruciating pain Lin Xu must have suffered to receive those scars.

His face was filled with a ferocious grin as he said gloomily, "All these are thanks to that old fart, Emperor Qian! I thought I would never be able to avenge myself in this lifetime, but Heaven has allowed me to discover the cultivation method of the God Devouring Ants. Heh heh, I will let my army of God Devouring Ants sweep across the entire Great Qian Dynasty. I want Emperor Qian to be unable to live or die. Devour their flesh, drink their blood, gnaw their bones, execute their nine kin, annihilate their entire family..."

Every word Lin Xu uttered was powerful and filled with overwhelming hatred!

Yang Ling's face turned slightly pale as he roared, "If it hadn't been for your brutal use of the people of Cangyue City for your medicinal experiments, turning millions into walking corpses, causing cannibalism amongst family, and filling the city with lamentation, my father would not have killed you. You deserved what you got. What right do you have to talk of revenge?"

"Father? You're also a son of that old fart Emperor Qian? Hahaha..."

Lin Xu was startled for a moment, his cold gaze beneath the dark cloak staring dead at Yang Ling as he sneered, "I didn't expect Heaven to deliver his son to me before I sought revenge on old fart Emperor Qian. Heh heh, it seems even the Heavens are helping me! Tell me, if I were to flay and dismember you and send you back to Emperor Qian, would he be heartbroken? Heh heh heh..."

That grating voice made one's scalp tingle.

Gurgle!

Yang Ling subconsciously swallowed.

Yang Kun's complexion also turned pale—flaying and dismemberment?

That was even more painful than death!

He instinctively took a step back.

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But Xiao Yi pointed at Yang Kun, "That one is also a prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, and a strong contender for the Crown Prince's position, the grand prince, Yang Kun!"

Yang Kun: "...*&*()"

He felt like he could kill someone at that moment!

He had already deliberately stayed far away, but with just a word from Xiao Yi, the man in black had focused all his attention on him.

The man in black stared intently at Yang Kun, his eyes brimming with murderous intent, "The grand prince? A contender for the Crown Prince? Hahaha, fortune favors the bold, indeed Heaven has eyes! Old fart Emperor Qian, today I will sever your Crown Prince's lineage..."

Rustle rustle!

A dark mass of God Devouring Ants rushed toward Yang Kun's direction, driven mad by the man in black lifting his cane.

"Damn!"

Yang Kun was scared out of his wits—the sight of tens of thousands of God Devouring Ants en masse was enough to make anyone's skin crawl—he hurriedly shouted to Xiao Yi and Yang Ling, "Xiao Yi, Yang Ling, we should be united in our hatred now, in opposition to our common enemy. Let's join forces and slay this villain first, and deal with our grievances privately later, shall we?"

Xiao Yi remained expressionless.

Yang Ling furrowed his brow.

Watching the God Devouring Ants draw nearer, Yang Kun bellowed, "Yang Ling, if I die, even if you survive, it won't be easy to explain to the Emperor. We need to work together to kill him first; otherwise, if this army of God Devouring Ants enters the Great Qian Dynasty, it will be a catastrophe. We have to think of the bigger picture!"

Whoo!

Yang Ling bit his lip—it was a perfect opportunity to get rid of Yang Kun.

But...

Just as Yang Kun had said, if these God Devouring Ants poured into the Great Qian Dynasty, countless lives would suffer. With that in mind, Yang Ling turned to Xiao Yi, "Xiao Yi, let's join forces, and get rid of these God Devouring Ants first!"

"Alright!"

A hint of relief flickered through Xiao Yi's eyes.

If Yang Ling were only after the throne without regard for the people, he would need to consider how much support to give him going forward.

Fortunately, Yang Ling had not disappointed him!

Hearing the words of the three, Lin Xu sneered, "Idiots, my God Devouring Ants are impervious to swords and spears, unaffected by water or fire, invincible in this world. You think you can fight me?"

"Invincible in this world?"

Xiao Yi's lips curved slightly upwards, a confident smile appearing, "Well, that remains to be seen!"