Chapter 327: How Will You Kill Me

Chapter 327: Chapter 327: How Will You Kill Me

In the Chaotic Alliance Domain, tens of thousands of experts from fifty-three major alliances streaked across the sky, all gathering in the same direction.

A mobilization of this scale naturally caused another great stir throughout the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

"What’s happening?"

"Those major alliances... they all seem to be factions that were once part of the Carefree Alliance!"

"They’re... they’re all converging on the Carefree Alliance!"

"Looks like something big is about to happen again!"

The people of the Chaotic Alliance Domain all discussed amongst themselves, their minds filled with questions.

Meanwhile, an urgent report quickly arrived at the Imperial Army Mansion, currently stationed in the territory of the Criminal Alliance.

"Lord of the Mansion! We’ve just received news! The various remnant factions of the Carefree Alliance are gathering at its headquarters!"

A subordinate rushed before the Second Lord and reported.

Upon hearing this, the Second Lord’s brow furrowed. "What? Those dregs still dare to gather?"

"Hmph! It seems to me they’re courting death!"

"Indeed. We in the Imperial Army Mansion already spared their miserable lives, yet they still vainly attempt to gather and resist!"

"This is a clear provocation against the Imperial Army Mansion!"

Several high-ranking experts from the Imperial Army Mansion all voiced their discontent.

"I’d like to see what kind of trouble these dregs can stir up without Yi Xiaoyao and the Azure Heaven Order!"

After speaking, the Second Lord waved his hand. "Follow me to the Carefree Alliance. If these remnants refuse to see reason, I will annihilate them—even if the Celestial Fire Alliance and the Ten Thousand Poison Alliance try to stop me!"

And so, under the Second Lord’s command, the Imperial Army Mansion’s forces began to advance toward the Carefree Alliance.

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Throngs of experts filled the sky above the Carefree Alliance.

A scene like this had only ever occurred back when Yi Xiaoyao was present.

But now, the scene was playing out once more, for they all knew that Yi Xiaoyao had not died. He was back.

Just then, a figure in black shot up from below, appearing before the eyes of the countless experts in the sky.

"It really is the Commander!"

"The Grand Alliance Leader is still alive!"

A wave of joyous voices rose up. The next moment, the crowd erupted in a unified cry.

"We welcome our Alliance Leader’s return!"

Yi Xiaoyao raised a hand to the crowd, and the noise instantly ceased. Everyone waited quietly for him to speak.

"Everyone, back in the Great Xia, you said you would wait for my return so I could lead you to raze the Great Xia to the ground."

"Now, I’ve returned. But before we raze the Great Xia, there is one more thing I must do."

"And that is to repay every last bit of the humiliation you have all suffered!"

As he finished, everyone roared, their blood boiling with passion.

Then, the fifty-three Alliance Leaders came before Yi Xiaoyao.

"Alliance Leader, things are different now," the Alliance Leaders said. "Gathering like this will certainly attract the attention of the Imperial Army Mansion’s Second Lord. They’ll be here soon!"

Yi Xiaoyao nodded.

"You all knew this would draw the Imperial Army Mansion, yet not a single one of you failed to show. That speaks volumes of your loyalty and honor!"

"Since that’s the case, then I, Yi Xiaoyao, will certainly not betray that trust."

"As for the Imperial Army Mansion’s Second Lord, none of you need to worry. I’m waiting for them to come knocking!"

With that, Yi Xiaoyao turned to the Alliance Leaders. "So, while we wait, why don’t you all join me for a drink below? What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, the Alliance Leaders all nodded and descended with Yi Xiaoyao into the residence below.

Before long, the auras of a large contingent of experts could be felt approaching from the distant sky near the Carefree Alliance.

It was the Second Lord, arriving with the experts of the Imperial Army Mansion.

The experts above the Carefree Alliance immediately faced off against those from the Imperial Army Mansion, each faction occupying one side of the sky.

"Your fifty-three alliances, why have you gathered here again?" the Second Lord asked indifferently.

But not one of the fifty-three alliances’ experts paid him any mind, for their Alliance Leaders were still below, drinking with Yi Xiaoyao.

Seeing that he was being ignored, the Second Lord’s face darkened with anger. He raised his voice and bellowed, "Tell your Alliance Leaders to get out here and speak with me!"

Immediately after, the various Alliance Leaders flew out from the residence below. Each one held a wine jug, and they all looked up at the Second Lord with undisguised annoyance, not a trace of fear in their eyes.

"Old bastard, why must you be such a killjoy? Can’t you see we were in the middle of enjoying our drinks?" Bai Ye said coldly.

The Second Lord snorted. "I suppose you were all secretly discussing how to regroup and rise against my Great Xia!"

"And what if we were?"

Bai Ye and the other Alliance Leaders roared with laughter.

The Second Lord sneered. "Hmph! A pack of beaten dogs. Who gave you the nerve to act so insolently before my Imperial Army Mansion?"

"I’m the one who gave them that nerve!"

A cold voice rang out. With a flash of fire, Yi Xiaoyao appeared out of thin air before the allied leaders, his eyes, filled with icy Killing Intent, fixed on the Second Lord.

Instantly, the expressions of everyone from the Imperial Army Mansion changed.

"Yi Xiaoyao? Wasn’t he already killed by the Lord of the Mansion? How is he still alive?"

"What difference does it make if he’s alive?"

"That’s right! The Second Lord can certainly kill him!"

Soon, the looks of shock and doubt on the faces of the Imperial Army Mansion’s experts gave way to sneers and mockery once more.

"Yi Xiaoyao, you are truly hard to kill. That day, I shattered your soul and sent you falling off a cliff, yet you still managed to survive!"

The Second Lord frowned at Yi Xiaoyao, then broke into a series of sneers.

"But what does it matter if you survived? Back then, I had you fleeing for your life like a cornered animal. How pathetic. And now you’ve somehow found the nerve to show your face before me again."

"You are a defeated foe. Don’t you know? If I can kill you once, I can certainly kill you a second time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the army of the Imperial Army Mansion erupted in laughter, all of them openly mocking Yi Xiaoyao.

Seeing this, Yi Xiaoyao just gave a cold smile. "Since the Second Lord is so confident, I’d like to see just how you plan to kill me."

"I will grant you that wish!" The Second Lord waved a hand to the men behind him and said indifferently, "All of you, stand back. Watch as I kill this defeated foe one more time. The remaining dregs are nothing to worry about."

The Second Lord then took a step forward. Instantly, the Thunder Marsh Realm materialized in the sky, and with a raise of his hand, thousands of lightning bolts rained down from the heavens, striking furiously toward Yi Xiaoyao.

A cold glint flashed across Yi Xiaoyao’s face. As he drew his sword, he activated the Soul Burning Forbidden Technique and became a heaven-shattering beam of sword light, slashing toward the Second Lord.

Streaks of frenzied golden lightning crashed down along Yi Xiaoyao’s path. A month ago, he would have had no choice but to dodge them; even if he could have blocked them, his soul would have been damaged.

Now, however, Yi Xiaoyao didn’t slow in the slightest. The beam of sword light he had become continued to shoot straight for the Second Lord, its Sword Aura splitting apart every bolt of lightning in its path.

As for the Soul Attacks embedded within the lightning, they didn’t cause Yi Xiaoyao the slightest bit of harm.

"Hm?"

The Second Lord’s expression tightened, a look of astonishment appearing on his face. He clearly found it unbelievable that Yi Xiaoyao could block so many lightning bolts carrying Soul Attacks without suffering any damage to his soul.

But he had no time to dwell on it, because the Sword Aura was already upon him.

A screen of lightning materialized just in time to block the Second Lord, but it was immediately sliced open. The residual force of the Sword Aura shot through the gap.

The Second Lord’s expression finally changed drastically. A Thunder Spider Web appeared beneath his feet, and he shot backward with the speed of light.

The Sword Aura dissipated, and Yi Xiaoyao stood with his sword in hand.

Watching the Second Lord, who had been forced to retreat by his single slash, a smirk touched the corner of Yi Xiaoyao’s lips, his face still filled with Killing Intent.

"Tell me... how are you going to kill me?"

Faced with such a question, the Second Lord was momentarily at a loss for words, able only to stare at Yi Xiaoyao in utter shock.

Meanwhile, the members of the Imperial Army Mansion had fallen from their earlier mockery into complete silence.

’Didn’t they say the Second Lord had killed Yi Xiaoyao? Didn’t they say he’d hunted him down and left him in a pathetic state?’

’So why had they just seen the Second Lord get knocked back by a single one of Yi Xiaoyao’s sword strikes?!’

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