Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi
Chapter 863 - 861: So What if It's a Heavenly Venerate?

"Enough, stop!"

Zhou Chen's expression was flat, showing no particular emotion.

But as his voice emerged, the chaotic energy in the surrounding void calmed down significantly.

Heavenly Venerate powerhouse.

By merging one's spirit with the ways of heaven and earth to form a Primordial Spirit, one could begin to enact their will directly through their words. If one were to reach the level of Supreme Venerable, or even that of the Saintly Venerable, they could even turn stone into gold, commanding the sun and moon to complete their cycles just by speaking.

However…

Reaching the levels of Supreme Venerable and Saintly Venerable was far from easy.

The vast expanse of Southern State.

So far, the strongest known walking the earth was at the peak of Heavenly Venerate.

As for Supreme Venerable and Saintly Venerable,

These were but legends.

"Heavenly Venerate?"

Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. The very moment Zhou Chen spoke, he felt a significant weakening in the power of the thunder. However, Xiao Yi's surprise was fleeting, swiftly replaced by a cold sneer; he chose to completely ignore Zhou Chen's words.

Raising his palm, he aimed it at Lei Li and suddenly clenched his fist.

The dissipating dark clouds above became denser, and the terrifying thunder didn't diminish but instead multiplied in strength several times over.

Boom!

Lightning bolts, several dozen meters thick, crashed down.

The sound deafening, the light blinding.

Crackle!

Arcs of lightning transformed into myriad piercing arrows, raining down on Lei Li, turning his body charred black, and making him scream in unbearable, penetrating pain: "Ah… It hurts to death, Elder save me, save me…"

A moment ago, he was high and mighty, looking down on everything.

The next second, he was begging for mercy.

Lei Li's plight caused anger amongst the strong warriors of Nantian Sacred Ground, and at the same time, they felt a chilling fear.

They knew very well the strength of Lei Li.

Such a formidable being had no power to resist at all in front of Xiao Yi.

The crowd could no longer dare to underestimate Xiao Yi.

This brought great satisfaction to Qiu Yiyun, but there was also a hint of worry in his eyes; Xiao Yi had publicly ignored Zhou Chen, which was a challenge to the authority of a Heavenly Venerate.

The reality was just as Qiu Yiyun had feared…

Faced with Xiao Yi's disregard, Zhou Chen's expression turned ugly to the extreme, his icy gaze sweeping towards Xiao Yi; two substantial beams of cold light shot out like arrows, piercing the air and bearing down on Xiao Yi: "How dare you be so cruel at such a young age? Who gave you the gall to strike at an Elder of Nantian Sacred Ground?"

Hum!

Every word carried the weight and oppressive force of towering mountains, hitting head-on.

The terrifying pressure was so great that it caused the water of the heavenly river to drop by several meters.

Within a hundred li…

Some distant beasts spying on the scene couldn't withstand this overwhelming pressure and burst apart, leaving giant carcasses to appear on the river, while the water slowly turned red with blood.

Xiao Yi looked up at Zhou Chen and scoffed coldly, "Scram!"

Just one word.

Visible ripples, like those of water, pulsed through the surrounding void.

The oppressive space constructed by Zhou Chen shattered like a mirror amidst a series of crackling sounds. Fractures spread like a spiderweb, snapping continuously, breaking apart from the vibration.

Hmph!

The oppressive space cracked as Zhou Chen couldn't help but let out a stifled grunt, suffering a setback in this confrontation. His eyes were as cold and venomous as a snake's as he gritted his teeth and said, "Good lad, no wonder you dare to look down upon me. You indeed have some skills. However, if this is all you're capable of, thinking you can provoke the mighty Heavenly Venerate, then you're far too overconfident!"

"Heavenly Venerate?"

Xiao Yi let out a cold laugh, while others might respect the Heavenly Venerate as they would gods and demons, to try to show off in front of him, the Heavenly Venerate was simply not enough.

Zhou Chen was oblivious to the teasing cold laugh in Xiao Yi's eyes.

Proudly believing that the words 'Heavenly Venerate' were enough to deter all.

He slowly rose to his feet, a picture of arrogant complacency, as he condescendingly pointed at Xiao Yi and commanded, "Anyone not wanting to die should release Lei Li immediately, kneel before me, and beg for mercy. I might spare you a way out. Otherwise, this date next year will be the anniversary of your death..."

"Hahahaha..."

Facing Zhou Chen's threats, Xiao Yi burst into loud laughter, which turned Zhou Chen's face an ashen blue. Finally, Xiao Yi leaned slightly forward, enunciating each word, "So what if you're the Heavenly Venerate? If I want to kill someone, even if the heavens' ruler himself arrived, he couldn't stop me!"

The moment his voice fell,

Xiao Yi raised his right hand, and his palm seemingly grasped at the air.

Thunder roared and lightning flashed across the thundering sea, where endless thunder furiously entwined, instantly forming a ball of condensed lightning. Amidst the crackling sound, numerous electric serpents slithered.

As Xiao Yi's palm suddenly clenched,

the glowing orb of lightning buzzed and abruptly expanded dozens of times in size, then with a whoosh, it shrank to its limit.

Inside the ball of lightning.

Lei Li screamed in despair, "Zhou Chen... you've doomed me..."

BANG!

Amidst the interwoven lightning, Lei Li was torn into thousands of pieces. In the terrible slaughter of lightning serpents, only a faint scent of charring lingered in the void, with no trace of Lei Li to be seen.

HISS!

At that moment, above the Heavenly River, aside from the shocked gasps of the crowd, there was no other sound.

Time in this small universe seemed to stand still.

GULP!

It was not until Qiu Yiyun harshly swallowed his saliva that the silence was broken, "F*ck, what just happened? How did Xiao Yi do that?"

"He was at the peak of Earth Venerable, and yet he couldn't even resist?"

"Is this youngster really under twenty? How... how did he cultivate..."

"Terrifying fellow, no wonder he doesn't give a damn about even the Heavenly Venerate's face..."

Aboard the small boat.

Nantian Wen was momentarily stunned, then his eyebrows knitted together, forming a frown. He had thought himself to have given Xiao Yi enough attention, personally arriving above the Heavenly River to forge an alliance. But at this moment, Nantian Wen realized his attention towards Xiao Yi had not been sufficient.

Nantian Wen secretly felt fortunate that his decision to come in person was the right choice, while also entertaining a thought he had long suppressed, "If Xiao Yi is willing to cooperate with me, perhaps that plan could really succeed. But for now, we'll see how he deals with Zhou Chen..."

After all, Zhou Chen was a mighty Heavenly Venerate.

Xiao Yi's method of crushing Lei Li was ruthlessly powerful, but to contend against a Heavenly Venerate with that alone was still insufficient!

In the void.

Zhou Chen too came back to his senses, staring at the space devoid of Lei Li's presence, his face going green with fury and his shoulders trembling slightly. His dark gaze stirred up chilling gusts all around.

"Very well, very well!"

Zhou Chen's face twisted with malice as he spat out through clenched teeth, "Very good, Xiao Yi. I commanded you to stop, and not only did you disobey me, but you also cruelly killed Lei Li. Today, if you don't die, where shall I put my face?"

CRACKLE!

Around him, waves of innate power surged violently, clashing and exploding into dazzling combat fires.

Xiao Yi stood unruffled in the wind, showing not a hint of fear, but rather a readiness for challenge.

The two men stood off against each other like the tip of a needle against a wheat awn.

In a confrontation that was sharp as needles,

An earth-shattering battle was about to commence...

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