Chapter 292: The Three Alliances Join Forces

Chapter 292: Chapter 292: The Three Alliances Join Forces

"Yi Xiaoyao? And who’s that? Why would my Shao Family need to worry about offending some nobody?" Clan Leader Shao snorted coldly.

The shadowy figure spoke in a low voice, "It seems the Shao Family’s intelligence network is subpar. This Yi Xiaoyao has quite a reputation in the Chaotic Alliance Domain. He’s also the target of a massive bounty from the Imperial Army Mansion. The rumors said he was dead, but according to our Profound Secret Tower’s investigation, not only is he alive, but his power has grown to a terrifying level!"

Finally, the shadow said to Clan Leader Shao, "As for how terrifying he is, you need only know this: if Yi Xiaoyao wanted to annihilate your Shao Family, it would be effortless!"

Upon hearing this, Clan Leader Shao swallowed hard.

The next moment, his eyes narrowed. "You also told me before that the Yun Mansion had a hand in my son’s death, didn’t you?"

"That’s right. Yi Xiaoyao and Yun Mengling are very close. It seems he even plans to marry her, and Yun Cang is also aware of this," the shadow said.

"Hmph!" Clan Leader Shao roared furiously. "Since I can’t touch Yi Xiaoyao, I’ll make the Yun Mansion pay the price instead!"

The shadowy figure watched Clan Leader Shao with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. Their Profound Secret Tower was only responsible for providing information. As for anything else, they wouldn’t get involved.

The shadow seemed to have already foreseen the Shao Family’s fate. After all, based on the intelligence they possessed, if the Yun Mansion was in trouble, how could Yi Xiaoyao possibly stand by and do nothing?

In all of Yunzhou City, the most powerful expert was only at the Fourth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Yet Yi Xiaoyao possessed power comparable to an Eighth-Realm Nascent Soul Transformation expert!

...

’Right now, with the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique active, I can kill or fight on par with someone at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation. And on the Chaos Alliance List, the Alliance Leaders from rank fifty down to sixteen are all at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.’ ℯℯ𝑙.

Yi Xiaoyao looked at the Chaos Alliance List in his hand, muttering to himself thoughtfully.

Naturally, his next step was to continue fighting his way up.

However, the higher-ranked alliances had stronger leaders, making them more difficult to conquer. This was what currently worried Yi Xiaoyao.

He never expected, however, that the very next battle he faced would resolve this particular concern.

The next day, when Yi Xiaoyao arrived at the forty-ninth-ranked Cloud Fire Alliance, three powerful auras erupted from below and surrounded him.

Yi Xiaoyao’s brows knitted slightly as he looked at the three figures around him.

All three of them were, shockingly, at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Of course, the Cloud Fire Alliance couldn’t possibly have so many Eighth-Realm Nascent Soul Transformation experts. Aside from the Alliance Leader of the Cloud Fire Alliance, the other two were the leaders of the forty-eighth and forty-seventh-ranked alliances.

"So, you three have been waiting here for me all this time?"

Yi Xiaoyao addressed the three of them coolly, his voice betraying no emotion.

The Alliance Leader of the Cloud Fire Alliance sneered, "Your recent campaign of challenging the alliances is admirable, I’ll admit. But we won’t be like the alliances you’ve already destroyed, just sitting by and waiting for our doom."

The other two Alliance Leaders knew full well that if the Cloud Fire Alliance fell today, their own alliances would be next.

Therefore, upon learning that the Lande Alliance had been destroyed last night, they had immediately decided to join forces.

"What you don’t realize," Yi Xiaoyao stated coolly, "is that if you hadn’t done this, you would have had a good chance of survival. But by teaming up like this, you have just forfeited that chance."

He wasn’t lying. If the three alliances hadn’t joined forces, Yi Xiaoyao would have presented the Azure Heaven Order to each of them individually, giving them a choice.

But now that they had teamed up, they were extremely confident they could defeat him. Even if Yi Xiaoyao presented the Azure Heaven Order, they wouldn’t choose to submit.

Furthermore, Yi Xiaoyao wasn’t completely confident he could win against all three of them, so presenting the Azure Heaven Order was out of the question. His only option was to try his best to kill them directly.

The three Alliance Leaders frowned at his words. Although they didn’t fully understand what he meant, they could still infer a few things.

’Yi Xiaoyao had challenged his way up the list, but only a few alliances had actually been destroyed. The remaining two-thirds that survived must have been given that "chance to live" he just mentioned.’

At this thought, the eyes of the three Alliance Leaders glinted, and then they all sneered in unison.

"As if our survival depends on a chance you give us?"

"Ridiculous!"

"Today, the three of us will bring your campaign to an end!"

The moment they finished speaking, the three Alliance Leaders unleashed their respective Realms.

The Flame Red Cloud Realm, the Ten Thousand Jins and Thousands of Mountains Realm, and the Silver Moon Realm.

The three powerful Realms unfurled like painted scrolls, merging within the same space. The immense Realm Power they radiated bore down on Yi Xiaoyao, seeking to suppress him.

"Pitting these low-level Realms against mine is a one-way path to destruction!"

As Yi Xiaoyao’s frigid voice echoed, his Destruction Sword Realm hummed to life and unfurled. In an instant, countless giant black swords pierced through the flame-red clouds, split apart the immense mountains, and even caused the silver moon in the void to spiderweb with black cracks.

"What!?"

"What kind of Realm is this? How can it be so terrifying?"

"Even with our three Realms merged, we’re still being suppressed by his!"

The three Alliance Leaders cried out in alarm. They knew that Realms had different power levels and could counter each other based on Attribute, but they had never seen a Realm so powerful that it could suppress all three of their different-Attribute Realms at once.

"This isn’t a counter, it’s annihilation!"

Hearing their horrified cries, Yi Xiaoyao gave a cold laugh.

"But if you want to call it a counter, you’re not entirely wrong. My Destruction Sword Realm can counter every Realm in existence!"

"Because nothing in this world does not fear destruction!"

As he spoke, Yi Xiaoyao raised a hand, feeling the suppressive force of the three surrounding Realms, and broke into a grin.

The suppressive force from his three opponents was rapidly diminishing as their Realms were being destroyed.

The three Alliance Leaders had clearly realized this as well. After exchanging a look, they shot toward Yi Xiaoyao in unison, launching their attack.

"If this drags on, it’ll be extremely bad for us!"

"This man is too strange! We have to kill him, now!"

"What?! My power is being suppressed by fifty percent!"

As the three Alliance Leaders shouted, their expressions changed drastically when they felt the suppressive power of the Destruction Sword Realm.

Their own individual Realms could, at most, suppress an opponent of the same Cultivation by thirty percent.

Even when they joined forces and merged their three Realms, the suppression effect only increased to forty percent.

Yet Yi Xiaoyao’s Realm, all on its own, was suppressing their power by fifty percent!

Not only that, but their forty-percent suppression was also constantly weakening as their Realms were being destroyed!

Seeing the expressions on their faces, killing intent flared in Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes. With a flicker, he vanished from his spot.

"Celestial Fire Hundred Illusions!"

With that shout, hundreds of Yi Xiaoyao’s figures instantly appeared within the void enveloped by the Destruction Sword Realm.

Although his Destruction Sword Realm suppressed his opponents’ power by fifty percent, their combined Realms also suppressed his own power by forty percent. Moreover, he was still facing three opponents.

Therefore, facing this situation, Yi Xiaoyao dared not be careless. He immediately used the Celestial Fire Hundred Illusions, a Body Technique comparable to a mid-grade Celestial Tier art.

...

Half a day later, the blood-red Slaughter Qi coiling around Yi Xiaoyao had grown even thicker and more vibrant. Clutching three Eighth-Realm Nascent Souls in his hand, he departed from the Cloud Fire Alliance, which now lay in ruins.

After that, Yi Xiaoyao’s journey to the other alliances was surprisingly smooth. Every alliance he visited was willing to acknowledge the Azure Heaven Order he carried.

The reason, of course, was the battle at the Cloud Fire Alliance, where Yi Xiaoyao had single-handedly slaughtered three Alliance Leaders at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation.

Among the remaining mid-tier alliances whose leaders were also at the Eighth Realm of Nascent Soul Transformation, who would dare to resist him now?

...

*(The story will get exciting after these next few transitional Chapters pass.)*