Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi
Chapter 903 - 901: The Brink of War

"Practice martial arts?"

Xiao Yunhu looked at Xiao Yi in astonishment, unable to resist reaching out to touch his forehead, suspecting that his nephew might have a problem with his brain.

For a long time,

Xiao Yi's biggest dream was to be a carefree, wealthy second-generation, living like a lazy fish.

Neither Xiao Yunhu nor Xiao Yunlong could persuade him; he had no interest in martial arts.

Gradually, they both gave up trying to convince him.

Unexpectedly...

Xiao Yi suddenly proposed to practice martial arts himself?

"There's no fever either!"

Xiao Yunhu squatted down, looked at Xiao Yi in puzzlement, and asked, "Xiao Yi, could you tell uncle why you suddenly want to practice martial arts?"

Xiao Yi was silent for a moment, looking in the direction of his home.

White lanterns still hung there.

He could faintly see his mother, who was becoming increasingly haggard due to missing his father; Xiao Yi clenched his small fists firmly, his tender voice resolute: "I want to become strong, to protect mother, villagers, everyone..."

Buzz!

Xiao Yunhu's face drastically changed.

He couldn't believe his eyes; glimpsing shades of the deceased Xiao Yunlong in Xiao Yi, who was merging with his uncle's image, as Xiao Yunlong had an unmatched prestige in the Xiao Family Village.

The greatest reason wasn't Xiao Yunlong's strength, but because he used all his power to protect the villagers, to safeguard everyone.

In the past.

The county magistrate of Fuyun County had offered Xiao Yunlong the position of Deputy Commander of the city guard, but he had to refuse in order to protect his kin and loved ones.

Until half a month ago, Xiao Yunlong died at the hands of a demon beast, while hunting in the mountains to gather supplies for the villagers to survive the winter.

How similar is this moment's Xiao Yi to Xiao Yunlong?

Sigh!

Xiao Yunhu took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Xiao Yi, uncle understands your feelings. But the path of martial arts is extremely difficult and perilous, fraught with life-threatening dangers. Just like your father who was a second-tier martial artist, yet he ultimately perished by a demon beast. Do you really want to practice martial arts?"

"Yes!"

Xiao Yi nodded vigorously, his gaze incredibly determined: "I'm sure I want to practice martial arts, I want to become strong. To protect mother, to protect everyone..."

"Alright, your uncle will help you!"

Xiao Yunhu solemnly promised.

From that day on...

The villagers of the Xiao Family Village noticed that Xiao Yi, who had always been lazy and wished to be carefree, actually started practicing martial arts, and most diligently at that.

Before dawn, he would begin practicing.

After dark, he was still practicing.

Day after day.

Year after year.

In the blink of an eye, seven years had passed, and Xiao Yi had grown into a handsome and remarkable young man with a tall stature nearly 1.9 meters high, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, carrying a sharpness.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The deafening roar came from the training ground, where Xiao Yi was practicing his boxing technique.

His punches roared like a tiger in the forest.

His retracting punches resembled lightning and thunder.

The momentum was enormous.

"Ha!"

Xiao Yi leaps forward, pouncing toward a two-meter-tall boulder like a hungry tiger. His fists simultaneously strike the boulder, causing it to instantly shatter with a loud crack.

The surrounding villagers watch in astonishment and exclaim, "Goodness, several strong men from our village carried that boulder here, and Xiao Yi broke it with a single punch? He must at least be a third-tier Martial Artist now, right?"

"Definitely has stepped into the third-tier Martial Artist realm, did you see the smile bloom on Yun Hu's face?"

"Haha, our Xiao Family Village finally has another third-tier Martial Artist..."

"Let's see who dares to bully us now!"

"Good!"

Xiao Yunhu couldn't help but stand up in excitement, his eyes filled with amazement: "Xiao Yi, congratulations! In just seven years, you've made it to the ranks of third-tier Martial Artists! From now on, you can join the hunting team and enter the mountains with them..."

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle!"

Xiao Yi clenches his fists, his eyes brimming with ecstasy.

It's been seven years!

He had finally reached the realm of third-tier Martial Artists, gaining the power to protect the Xiao Family Village.

However...

Xiao Yi looked at his fists, his eyes flashing with determination: "Third-tier Martial Artist? Not enough, far from enough. Dad was a second-tier Martial Artist and still died at the hands of that beast. I can't relax; I need to become even stronger..."

From that day on, Xiao Yi joined the hunting team and went into the mountains.

With his addition as a third-tier Martial Artist, the Xiao Family Village hunting team's yield greatly increased, and the whole village began to prosper.

One year.

Two years.

Three years...

In the blink of an eye, five years passed.

Xiao Yi had grown into a twenty-year-old young man, who officially stepped into the second-tier Martial Artists' ranks, half a year after becoming a second-tier Martial Artist.

Xiao Yi ventured into Floating Cloud Mountain alone, in search of the beast that killed Xiao Yunlong...

Twenty years passed in the Reincarnation Realm.

But in the Qingtian Realm, it had only been the time it took for a stick of incense to burn.

Little Lin, Nantian Wen, and Nantian Yan were all stationed in front of the Reincarnation Mirror, watching through the ancient bronze mirror how Xiao Yi spent those twenty years inside.

As twenty years passed in the Reincarnation Realm and Xiao Yi showed no signs of awakening his memory, Little Lin looked worriedly at Nantian Wen: "Your Majesty Nantian, when will my boss awaken his memory?"

"I... can't say for sure," Nantian Wen said with a rueful smile.

Nantian Yan, who had received benefits from Xiao Yi, also underwent a subtle change in attitude and spoke lightly: "Ever since the Reincarnation Realm came into the hands of our royal family, the longest someone has stayed there was three thousand years. That person persisted for three thousand years before awakening his memory and underwent a transformation, completely unlocking his potential..."

"Three thousand years in the Reincarnation Realm?" Little Lin gasped.

It's only been twenty years for Xiao Yi!

Little Lin puzzled: "The longer one stays in the Reincarnation Realm, the more benefits they gain?"

"In theory, yes, but..." Nantian Yan said lightly, "It all depends on whether he can awaken!"

Nantian Wen nodded and added: "Once one falls in the Reincarnation Realm, they can never return. Once, a supreme genius from our royal family stayed there for nine thousand years; he did not awaken his memory and died from lifespan exhaustion right in the Reincarnation Realm."

Experiencing a completely different life in the Reincarnation Realm, if one cannot awaken their memory, and exhausts their lifespan inside, their consciousness and soul will assume they have perished.

Naturally, they cannot awaken.

Little Lin clenched his fists, his gaze resolute: "Just a mere Reincarnation Realm; there's no way it can defeat the boss!"

Meanwhile.

On that ancient bronze mirror, after months of searching in the deep forests, Xiao Yi finally found the beast that killed Xiao Yunlong.

Man and beast faced each other.

A great battle was about to erupt!