Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"You want me to kneel and apologize? Are you worthy?"

Xiao Yi, from his superior position, surrounded by ten colors of divine light, cast a lofty gaze upon Xiao Zhengde.

There was not the slightest trace of emotion.

Only coldness and indifference.

Since he could remember...

Xiao Zhengde had become increasingly blurry in his memory.

Even during the eight years of his imprisonment, Xiao Yi had thought more than once that he could try his hardest to prove himself, to make Xiao Zhengde acknowledge him.

Despite his efforts during those eight years, no matter how hard he toiled, Xiao Zhengde never once appeared before him. Even though his painstaking cultivation was constantly met with ruthless mockery and suppression, Xiao Yi never gave up on proving to his father that he was not worthless.

Until that day.

Xiao Zhengde, in order to find a mate for Xiao Tianjiao's mount, had unhesitatingly sent Xiao Yi to the Fang Family as a live-in son-in-law.

At that moment, Xiao Yi completely despaired.

The conviction that he had held in his heart for more than a decade was utterly shattered.

It wasn't until then that he realized...

No matter how hard he tried, in Xiao Zhengde's eyes, he was even less significant than Xiao Tianjiao's mount.

As for the Xiao Family...

Xiao Yi's only remaining attachment was his mother.

This was also why he practiced his cultivation so desperately, repeatedly flirting with death, walking on the edge, growing stronger and stronger.

No longer to earn the recognition from Xiao Zhengde, but to be able to pay homage to his mother at the Xiao Family with dignity.

What Xiao Yi hadn't expected was that just now, as he was crushing the Martial Dao Divine Fruit to manifest the Dharma, a critical moment where any carelessness could cause the Dharma to collapse and his cultivation to regress,

Or, worse, to attract the retaliation of the Heart Demon, leading to death under the power of heaven.

At such a time, Xiao Zhengde would actually come out to accuse him, disrupting his state of mind during this breakthrough, essentially putting him in mortal peril!

Below the altar.

Jin Feiyan was furiously enraged: "Xiao Zhengde, get down from there!"

Ye Heng's muscles were as firm as gold and iron, glaring with anger: "Get down!"

Fu Yuan, Shadow Demon, and others exchanged glances.

They were itching to throw Xiao Zhengde out, but he was, after all, Xiao Yi's father. They found themselves in a dilemma.

Qi whispered, "Your Majesty, shall I send someone to take him away?"

"No need!"

Emperor Qian shook his head, his squinted eyes twinkling with wise light, "This is a matter between father and son, let Xiao Yi handle it himself!"

Qi hesitated for a moment but said nothing more.

Emperor Qian squinted, assessing Xiao Yi, and thought to himself: "Who would have thought that Xiao Tianjiao actually got accepted into the Nantian Holy Institute? It seems this news is unknown even to the Huihai Sword Master and others. This child is truly the greatest talent of the Great Qian Dynasty... Xiao Yi's talent might indeed surpass Xiao Tianjiao's, but talent is just talent, and for now, you are not yet worthy for me to abandon Xiao Tianjiao and completely stand by your side."

Meanwhile...

Xiao Zhengde had also recovered from his initial shock.

He believed that as long as he came forward, Xiao Yi would surely be grateful and kneel to apologize, begging to return to the Xiao Family.

What he hadn't expected was that Xiao Yi would directly tell him he was not worthy?

"You wretch... do you truly think you're unmatched in the world, invincible? I'm not afraid to tell you, Tian'er has been accepted into the Nantian Holy Institute... Do you know what the Nantian Holy Institute is? It's the highest holy place of the martial way in the Nantian Dynasty. Any ordinary servant disciple from there is more outstanding than you, yet Tian'er is now a formal disciple of the Nantian Holy Institute..." Xiao Zhengde's voice boomed, spreading all over the summit of Imperial Dragon Mountain.

"Xiao Tianjiao got into the Nantian Holy Institute?"

"The Nantian Holy Institute is very exclusive. There are hundreds of subordinate states in the Nantian Dynasty, but very few pass the assessment of the Nantian Holy Institute. I didn't expect Xiao Tianjiao actually made it..."

Xiao Zhengde held his chin high, his face full of smug pride: "Now you realize you are nothing compared to Tian'er, right? But, considering we are related by blood after all, if you kneel and apologize right now, I might consider letting you return to the Xiao Family, you..."

Before he could finish,

A sudden bolt of lightning struck down in his face.

Boom!

As the lightning flashed by, it struck the ground in front of Xiao Zhengde.

A thunderous boom ripped the ground apart, creating a half-meter-deep pit and shocking Xiao Zhengde so much that he staggered back two steps before falling seated onto the ground with a thud.

Xiao Zhengde's face showed pure panic, "This, this, this..."

Xiao Yi watched him with an icy gaze. Above his head, the Martial Dao Divine Fruit had cracked open with more than fifty pattern lines, and the ten-colored divine light not only merged into it but also made him radiate with brilliant light, his noble aura solemn. Imposing and majestic, like a god or a demon, Xiao Yi coldly stared at Xiao Zhengde, "If you don't shut up now, I won't be polite to you anymore!"

"You little bastard, I am your father..."

Boom!

Before Xiao Zhengde could finish speaking, another bolt of heavenly lightning struck down.

Boom boom boom!

Chain after chain of heavenly lightning swatted down from Xiao Yi's hand, relentlessly forcing Xiao Zhengde back.

This left Xiao Zhengde in an extremely awkward predicament.

Enraged and humiliated, Xiao Zhengde bellowed, "You dog's offspring, you..."

Boom!

Another thunderous crash completely drowned out his voice as a purple-gold thunderbolt transformed into a column of purple-gold light, suddenly striking his body. Amidst the crackling, electric arcs roamed all over his body, even blasting a dozen-meter-wide hole in the ground.

Hum!

Xiao Zhengde's body shook violently, his hair standing on end, as a plume of black smoke rose from the top of his head.

Whoosh!

Xiao Zhengde exhaled a puff of black air from his mouth, roaring with a mix of shock and fury, "Xiao Yi, are you trying to patricide? You unfilial son..."

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Several more bolts of lightning followed, each striking him with precision.

Xiao Zhengde was charred black all over, billowing with smoke as if on fire, blood spurting wildly from his mouth. He was already on all fours on the ground, struck by the lightning at the top, nearly costing him his old life!

Cough cough cough...

Propping himself up on hands and knees, Xiao Zhengde gasped for air, his gaze towards Xiao Yi filled with resentment and jealousy, yet now also tainted with wariness and fear.

Struck by the lightning from above!

This was not something any ordinary person could endure!

Hiss...

Everyone felt suffocated.

"Xiao Yi is so fierce?"

"Even if Xiao Zhengde was wrong, he is still his father. Did he actually use lightning to attack his own father?"

"That's not right, that last bolt of lightning wasn't done by Xiao Yi..."

"Indeed, it wasn't Xiao Yi. All his Dao patterns are broken, and he's now manifesting the Dharma. Those heavenly lightnings seemed to be..."

People gave Xiao Zhengde strange looks and murmured, "It seems like even the heavens couldn't stand by any longer and directly descended the punishing lightning upon Xiao Zhengde!"

"It's one thing for the heavens to commit evil, but for one to commit evil oneself is quite another!"

"Xiao Zhengde has done too many evil things; even the heavens couldn't stand it anymore. He totally deserves it!"

"Why didn't it strike him dead?"

"..."

Completely charred black, Xiao Zhengde's eyes rolled back as he fainted.

But...

At this moment, Xiao Yi had no intention to pay attention to Xiao Zhengde. Above his head, the Martial Dao Divine Fruit had completely shattered, and the fragments were recombining, gradually forming the semblance of a Manifestation of Dharma...