"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
A playful yet chilling voice suddenly rang out, filling the open space with a bone-piercing eeriness.
Xiao Yi's pupils slightly constricted as he looked in the direction of the sound.
Amidst a flurry of disordered footsteps, a mysterious figure shrouded in a black cloak appeared before him; beneath him was the golden Queen of the God-Eating Ants.
Six eyes of different colors stared intently at Xiao Yi, radiating a chilling glow.
This person was the true master behind the Queen of the God-Eating Ants.
The ninth prince of the Sword Dynasty.
It was also because of his existence that the Sword Dynasty had invaded, that their armies had plundered villages everywhere, captured prisoners, and caused so many refugees and orphans who had lost their parents.
That the calamity this time was entirely caused by the ninth prince before him.
Xiao Yi took a deep breath and stared intently at the ninth prince, "You knew I would come?"
"Ever since Wanyan Lang died, I knew you would definitely come!"
The ninth prince grinned, a raspy voice sounding somewhat grating, "I just didn't expect that you'd dare to enter my ant nest alone..."
Xiao Yi shrugged, "To deal with you, I alone am enough!"
The ninth prince raised an eyebrow and said with a light laugh, "Alone is sufficient? You sure are confident. Maybe you think I'm like that idiot Lin Xu? The God Devouring Ants under his control and those under my control are not the same!"
The true art of controlling the God Devouring Ants was in the hands of the ninth prince.
He was merely a puppet that the ninth prince had put forward, using him to consume living beings and expand the God Devouring Ants.
The ninth prince naturally didn't want Xiao Yi to confuse them.
"Regardless of the difference in control over the God Devouring Ants between you two, in my eyes, they are the same."
With a crisp ring, the Falling Dust Sword was already in his palm; Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes as he sized up the ninth prince, speaking coldly, "Whether it's Lin Xu or you... daring to use innocent civilians as nourishment to cultivate the God Devouring Ants, you leave me no choice but to give you a death sentence!"
Xiao Yi was no guardian of the way.
But he would never harm innocent lives for the sake of cultivation.
This was his bottom line.
The Falling Dust Sword in his hand trembled violently, emitting a dazzling cold light.
The icy Sword Qi made the calm space in front of him seem as if it was boiling.
The corners of the ninth prince's mouth turned upward, his face under the cloak unclear, yet those eyes filled with mockery and provocation could be seen, "Want to kill me? Well, let's see if you have the capability!"
"Save the nonsense; let's see the truth in action!"
Xiao Yi snorted coldly as his body shook.
A cyan-golden light instantly covered his body.
The cyan wind and the golden lightning bolts.
The Sixth Transformation Wind and Thunder Holy Body was pushed to its limit, like a War God cast in gold.
The Wind Thunder wings emerged behind him and with a slight tremble, the sound of winds howling and thunder roaring could be vaguely heard.
With a shake of the Wind Thunder wings, the Falling Dust Sword made a slashing motion in the air, "A Stroke That Surprises the Wind and Rain!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Silver sword lights, like a torrential downpour, shot continuously towards the ninth prince, hugging the ground. The sharp edge of the sword, filled with an icy killing intent, stirred the ninth prince's robe into a frantic fluttering before even coming close.
The ninth prince's thin cloak swelled to the extreme, a skeletal hand emerged from beneath the sleeves, and a white palm adorned with five emerald rings burst forth with a dazzling green light, "Invincible King Fist!"
A jade-green fist shadow, like emerald, was suddenly released, continuously expanding into the size of a mountain.
The sword's edge collided with the fist shadow in the void.
The terrifying circular energy shockwave spread out in all directions, the roaring sound incessant to the ear.
Xiao Yi and the Ninth Prince both paused at the same moment, then charged toward each other again; the Ninth Prince's fist wind was like a dragon: "Eight Part Dragon King Fist!"
The sound of dragon chants was deafening.
Eight fist shadows transformed into real dragons, twisting their enormous bodies, coiling towards Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi's longsword swept through the air, slicing open two of the dragon-shaped fist shadows. At the same time, as he turned, his body spun like a whirlwind, with the sound of vigorous wind, earth-shattering; the cold sword light condensed into a thread in an instant: "A Stroke That Surprises the Wind and Rain!"
Lines of Sword Qi erupted, solidifying into a ribbon of Sword Qi that stretched across the sky and earth.
The sword's edge whistled past.
In front of him, the remaining six dragon-shaped fist shadows were cleanly bisected at the waist.
The Wind Thunder wings on Xiao Yi's back trembled fiercely, his figure vanished as if into the void, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of the Ninth Prince, reaching out with one hand in the air: "Invincible King Fist—Unbeatable in Battle!"
Invincible King Fist.
Unbeatable in Battle!
He seemed to transform into a peerless War God, his fist wind like a true dragon emerging from the sea, stirring up whirlpools of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy around was utterly drained, causing the Ninth Prince's movement to stall.
His pupils erupted with intense thunder-shocking light.
That terrifying punch was about to land on him when, at this critical moment, the Queen of the God-Eating Ants beneath him let out a low growl. It emitted a bright gold light, raising its two large pincers to form a golden light shield that enveloped the Ninth Prince.
Under the heavy impact of the fist shadow, the Ninth Prince and the Queen of the God-Eating Ants were smashed backward, flying outward.
The golden light shield burst apart with a bang.
The Ninth Prince's face was full of shock: "How is this possible? Just half a month apart, how could you become so strong?"
Xiao Yi had clashed with the Ninth Prince, but only at the Tao Tribulation Realm Peak, albeit with the strength to fight against those with Sacred Bodies, he was far from being his match. Yet now, he was actually defeated in the confrontation with Xiao Yi.
Had it not been for the timely assistance of the Queen of the God-Eating Ants, he would have already been severely wounded by Xiao Yi's punch.
Xiao Yi sneered and said, "Don't you understand that one should regard a man with respect if he has been absent for three days? Show me all you've got. If that's all you can manage, this time next year will be the day of your death anniversary!"
"Hmph, Xiao Yi, do not be presumptuous. You are still not qualified to kill me..."
The Ninth Prince sneered coldly but did not dare to clash with Xiao Yi again.
He sat cross-legged on the back of the Queen of the God-Eating Ants, lightly snapped his fingers, and a crisp sound echoed in the empty space.
A hair-raising sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly came forth.
From the darkness in all directions, more and more God Devouring Ants surged out, converging towards Xiao Yi.
The entire space was filled with countless God Devouring Ants; at least hundreds of thousands were in sight. This was only because the space was too small, and Xiao Yi was certain that countless more God Devouring Ants were eyeing him hungrily in the tunnels within the darkness.
The Ninth Prince pointed, and his vital energy in front of him condensed without scattering, then exploded with a bang.
Almost simultaneously...
The hundreds of thousands of God Devouring Ants instantly became frenzied, like wolves that had caught the scent of blood, madly rushing towards Xiao Yi. The mass of them, like a black tsunami, surged forward.
The Ninth Prince sat with his arms folded across his chest, atop the back of the Queen of the God-Eating Ants, arrogantly saying, "You want to kill me? I'll just sit right here and see how you try to kill me!"
Gazing at the swarm of God Devouring Ants coming from all sides, Xiao Yi's expression remained calm, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly in a faint sneer of mockery, and he spoke, "Open your eyes wide and see clearly, it's not just you who can control the God Devouring Ants!"