Chapter 282: Running for It

Chapter 282: Chapter 282: Running for It

This time, however, it was Jin Sanbao’s turn to be dumbfounded.

"Nascent Soul Transformation Realm? What’s that?"

Jin Sanbao had obviously never heard of this realm. In his mind, the highest realm for a Cultivator was the Nascent Soul Realm.

"It’s an existence even more powerful than the Nascent Soul Realm," Yi Xiaoyao said with a smile.

At this, Jin Sanbao gasped. "My time has come!"

But in the next moment, he deflated. "But... I don’t have materials strong enough to handle that kind of Nascent Soul energy."

Hearing this, Yi Xiaoyao thought for a moment, and with a wave of his hand, nine Copper Body Puppets appeared on the ground.

"These nine puppets each possess the power of the Ninth Realm Nascent Soul. The materials used to refine them are also very special—they’re the corpses of Body Refiners who reached the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm. They’re yours."

Yi Xiaoyao said it with immense casualness, but if anyone else had heard him, they probably would have coughed up blood and died from shock.

After all, any Ninth Realm Nascent Soul expert in the Great Shang Dynasty was a peak powerhouse on the level of an old ancestor. The entire Great Shang Dynasty probably couldn’t even scrape together nine such individuals.

And now, he was casually giving away nine puppets, each one comparable to a Ninth Realm Nascent Soul expert, just like that!

To the current Yi Xiaoyao, however, these nine Copper Body Puppets were nothing more than chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, yet a waste to throw away. It was far better to give them to Jin Sanbao as materials for his own creations.

"Yi Xiaoyao, I could kiss you!"

Jin Sanbao let out an excited shout, but then he hugged a Copper Body Puppet and began to study it with intense focus, completely forgetting Yi Xiaoyao who was right beside him.

Yi Xiaoyao gave a helpless smile, left the courtyard, and went to see Luo Yi and the others.

Afterward, Yi Xiaoyao shared a drink and cheerful conversation with the Black Robe Hall Master, telling him that he had found the Secret Collection. The two of them talked all night until dawn.

As day broke, a furious shout suddenly came from the direction of King Shang’s Palace.

"King of Shang, the deadline is today! Surrender your throne at once!"

This furious shout was imbued with Spiritual Power, seemingly intended as an announcement, and it exploded across the many cities of the Great Shang Dynasty.

And above King Shang’s Palace, two figures in yellow robes stood in the air.

The two were a middle-aged couple. The woman was at the First Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, while the man was at the Second Realm.

At this moment, the two of them were looking down at King Shang’s Palace with cold smirks. This dynasty would be theirs.

Just then, a portly young man flew up from below and said to the couple with a smile, "Father, Mother, I just took a look around. This little dynasty isn’t very big, but it’s full of beauties!"

"My son, this entire Great Shang Dynasty will soon belong to you! All the beautiful women here will be your slaves. You can make them do whatever you want!" the middle-aged woman said to the portly youth with a doting smile.

Inside King Shang’s Palace, the King of Shang heard the commotion outside, his expression growing anxious.

Because Yi Xiaoyao still hadn’t arrived.

"Shiqie, I’ll do my best to hold off those people from the Imperial Army Mansion. You go to the Seven Kills Star Hall right now and tell Yi Xiaoyao what’s happening here," the King of Shang instructed Shang Shiqie. ℯℯ𝑙.

Hearing this, Shang Shiqie immediately agreed and turned to leave.

A moment later, two figures flew out from King Shang’s Palace. The King of Shang went toward the couple from the Imperial Army Mansion, while Shang Shiqie headed for the Seven Kills Star Hall.

"Hmph! So you finally came out, knowing you couldn’t hide." The Yellow Robe Couple sneered, watching the approaching King of Shang.

Meanwhile, the eyes of the portly youth next to the Yellow Robe Couple lit up, his gaze fixed on Shang Shiqie, who had split off from the King of Shang.

"Ooh! That beauty... I like her!"

The portly youth licked his lips and, with a burst of speed, blocked Shang Shiqie’s path.

Seeing this, the King of Shang’s expression changed drastically.

The Yellow Robe Couple, however, just smiled faintly. Their son certainly had good taste.

At the same time, Shang Shiqie came to an abrupt halt, looking at the portly youth in front of her who was leering at her body and licking his lips.

"Little beauty, you’re my woman now!"

The portly youth chuckled lewdly and reached out to pull Shang Shiqie into an embrace.

Shang Shiqie’s expression filled with fury. As a princess, she had never been treated so disrespectfully.

SLAP!

A crisp slap landed on the portly youth’s face. Shang Shiqie seized the opportunity to slip past him and continue flying toward the Seven Kills Star Hall.

"Excellent! Feisty! You’re just my type!"

Instead of getting angry at being slapped, the portly youth was delighted. He immediately gave chase after Shang Shiqie.

Shang Shiqie had only just advanced to the First Realm of Nascent Soul. How could she possibly outrun this portly youth at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul? In the blink of an eye, he caught up and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. Her pretty face was a mask of anger and shock.

The next moment, Shang Shiqie felt the portly youth holding her tremble violently.

Then, a cool, somewhat familiar voice reached her ears: "How’s this? Spicy enough?"

The portly youth’s mouth hung open. He whipped his head around, only to see a figure in a black robe holding a baby that looked remarkably similar to him.

Yi Xiaoyao looked at the portly youth, a gaping hole torn in his back. He dangled the "baby" he had just ripped from the man’s Dantian and asked with a smile, "I thought you liked this type? Do you still like it now?"

"Th-that’s my Nascent Soul!"

The portly youth shrieked in terror. His Cultivation was instantly drained, and he plummeted from the sky.

Yi Xiaoyao sneered, tucking the Nascent Soul into his Storage Pouch. He then turned to the pleasantly surprised Shang Shiqie and said apologetically, "Sorry I’m a little late."

Before Shang Shiqie could reply, a furious, earth-shattering roar erupted from the void not far away.

"Who are you?! How dare you kill my son!!"

The Yellow Robe Couple saw their son, having lost his Nascent Soul, fall to the ground and splatter into a pile of gore. Their fury instantly erupted.

Seeing this, the King of Shang was secretly overjoyed. He caught his breath and quickly retreated.

"I assume you know who I am?"

Yi Xiaoyao turned with a faint smile to face the Yellow Robe Couple.

As expected, the Yellow Robe Couple’s expressions changed to shock. "Blood Sword Yi Xiaoyao! Aren’t you supposed to be dead?"

"Oh? Not only do you recognize me, you seem to know quite a lot."

Yi Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow. He hadn’t expected the couple to know about his identity and news from the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

But on second thought, it made sense. The Criminal Alliance was a force under the Imperial Army Mansion. Naturally, the Imperial Army Mansion would learn the news of his "death" at the hands of the Primordial Evil Alliance through the Criminal Alliance.

"Since you know so much about me, shouldn’t you know better than to just stand there gawking?"

A smile played on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips as he gave the couple a strange grin.

The couple instantly understood. Terror washed over their faces, and after exchanging a single glance, they turned and fled without the slightest hesitation.

They knew that Yi Xiaoyao had a track record of slaying the Fourth Realm Nascent Soul Transformation Right Protector of the Primordial Evil Alliance. How could they possibly be his match?

Behind Yi Xiaoyao, Shang Shiqie watched this unfold, her mouth agape and her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief.

She knew that even her father’s own master would have been powerless against this couple.

’But now, Yi Xiaoyao has killed their son, yet not only are they not seeking revenge, they’re fleeing in terror like mice seeing a cat the moment they saw him?’

It wasn’t just Shang Shiqie. The King of Shang and everyone below who was watching the sky were all utterly shocked.

’The two supreme experts who had been roaring arrogantly above King Shang’s Palace just a moment ago are now running for their lives?’

And the reason they were fleeing was simply because they had laid eyes on that black-robed young man.

’Just who is this young man in black? Just how terrifying is he?’

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