Staring at the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire, Tuoba Hongyu couldn’t help but break out in goosebumps!

Utter terror!

Even the spiritual object within her bloodline trembled and whimpered, feeling a deep sense of threat!

All of this proved, without Xu Yang needing to say a word, just how powerful and terrifying this spirit fire was!

What suffering could possibly compare to such torment?

Tuoba Hongyu clenched her fists tightly, gritting her teeth, and said, “Xu Yang, we are not enemies!”

“Even now, you still haven’t realized?”

Xu Yang shook his head slightly. “If we’re not enemies, then what are we?”

“Surihan, Guo Wenzhan, Wuo Chengfeng—all of them were killed by me!”

“Wuo Chengfeng too…” Tuoba Hongyu exclaimed in shock.

“That’s right, just not long ago!”

Tuoba Hongyu’s chest heaved violently as she glared furiously at him. “You lunatic!”

“They came to kill me. What, was I supposed to just surrender?”

“Or should I wait until I’ve killed every last champion of your Barbarian Race, and you’ll still spare me?”

Xu Yang sneered with laughter.

Tuoba Hongyu gasped for breath, and after a few moments, slowly forced herself to calm down. Word by word, she said, “If you join our Barbarian Race now, no one could lay a finger on you!”

“I would belong to you, too!”

She fearlessly met Xu Yang’s gaze and stared at him.

But soon, a humiliating memory surfaced in her mind; she couldn’t help but blush, biting her lips hard to suppress the shame and anger in her eyes!

Xu Yang waved a hand dismissively, utterly unconcerned. “Enough nonsense.”

“As long as I’m alive, you won’t have to suffer any less!”

“Tell me, then, how exactly can I escape?”

“You can’t escape!” Tuoba Hongyu’s face was ashen.

“It seems Her Highness isn’t planning to cooperate.”

Xu Yang’s eyes turned cold. The Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire in his hand swelled to the size of a fist as he slowly walked toward Tuoba Hongyu!

The aura of deadly threat intensified violently, making her face blanch and her body shudder—she couldn’t help but instinctively retreat again and again!

“So, even Her Highness can feel fear?” Xu Yang mocked.

“You…”

Tuoba Hongyu was shaking with rage!

“Take me as your hostage and, naturally, you can escape!” Tuoba Hongyu yielded.

Xu Yang frowned slightly.

Even so, the process would hardly be easy!

Still, Tuoba Hongyu was his only chance!

“Teacher, how are Mr. Liou and the others?”

“It’ll take two or three days to recover. Liou is badly hurt—he’ll need special elixirs made outside to recover fully.”

“But the Spiritual Qi inside the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant can barely keep him stable for now!”

“That old bastard’s storage ring had plenty of things inside. I’ve already fused them into the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant—as long as there are spiritual objects we don’t need, we can keep fusing them in, letting the pendant continue to evolve!”

Xu Yang nodded slightly; though it wasn’t good news, it was certainly a blessing amidst misfortune!

Should they go now?

Xu Yang pondered for a moment, then fixed his gaze on Tuoba Hongyu. “You people are colluding with the Celestial Travelers’ Commerce Association, aren’t you?”

“Celestial Travelers’ Commerce Association?”

Tuoba Hongyu’s eyes flashed with doubt and suspicion.

“You didn’t know?”

“Why should I tell you?” Tuoba Hongyu’s expression changed swiftly.

Xu Yang sneered, “Don’t be the kind who ends up sold and still helps count the money. The Commerce Association, Song Yuanhao—they dare to join hands with the Barbarians to oppose Daqian—you really think it’s that simple?”

“Your Barbarian Race is nothing more than a pawn!”

Tuoba Hongyu’s hand tightened slightly. She replied indifferently, “Treating my Barbarian Race as a pawn? Little do they know, they themselves are also pawns!”

“Perhaps you’re right!”

Looks like even Tuoba Hongyu was clueless about Song Yuanhao’s true identity—the man hid it well!

“Daqian is hopeless.”

“The Son of Heaven does not emerge, for he seeks to surpass the True Sovereigns; yet for thousands of years, not a single person has ever crossed the shackles of the Body-Burning Realm!”

“He is the Daqian Son of Heaven!” Xu Yang’s expression didn’t change.

Tuoba Hongyu replied coldly, “The Qian King’s Seal—we Barbarians have already seized two!”

“This is the very foundation that allowed Daqian to settle the world—a single seal subdues a Territory!”

“Do you know why every Daqian Son of Heaven possessed such mighty power? It was all thanks to the Qian King’s Seal—also known as the Ten Kings’ Seal. In the hands of the Son of Heaven is the Qianhuang Seal, the master of all Ten Kings’ Seals!”

“Once he comes of age, he can use the Qianhuang Seal to control all ten, instantly become a True Sovereign—matching the highest peaks!”

“This is a blessing, but also a shackle!”

“Through all generations, no Daqian Son of Heaven has ever broken through!”

“No one has ever succeeded!”

Xu Yang’s brows knitted tightly.

Tuoba Hongyu’s words were no less than opening a door to a whole new world before him.

“Teacher.”

“She’s basically right. Everyone knows the Body-Burning Realm is a perilous chasm between life and death, but in truth, it’s utterly hopeless!” Gu Jun sighed mournfully.

“The Ten Kings’ Seal—now two have been taken; the Son of Heaven’s strength is gravely reduced!”

“Even if hope existed, once two Qian King’s Seals are lost, the odds…”

Xu Yang couldn’t help rubbing his brow.

So then, wouldn’t Daqian’s fate be…?

No, it can’t possibly be that simple!

Xu Yang jerked his head, eyes turning sharp. “The only reason you’re telling me all this is to make me submit!”

“Even if you do conquer Daqian entirely, I have no interest in serving your Barbarian Race!”

Tuoba Hongyu trembled with fury. This bastard—just impossible to reason with!

“Hmph! As my consort, you’ll never shake your status as a live-in son-in-law!” Tuoba Hongyu laughed angrily in frustration.

“A son-in-law?”

Xu Yang shook his head with a smile. “Whatever you say.”

“…”

Tuoba Hongyu stared at Xu Yang’s utterly indifferent attitude, and a deep sense of defeat rose in her heart!

He didn’t even care about his reputation?

She had exhausted threats and bribes both!

Is the only way left to kill him?

Tuoba Hongyu was not willing to accept this!

“So, I heard King Beixuan arrived in the Northern Territory?” Xu Yang asked offhandedly.

Tuoba Hongyu started, but then remembered Xu Yang’s identity and relaxed.

However, Xu Yang didn’t know because of that at all.

“Though he’s broken through to True Sovereign, he was severely injured with one surprise attack—no one knows where he’s hiding now.” Tuoba Hongyu sneered coldly.

“Pity he didn’t die!”

Xu Yang sighed.

Tuoba Hongyu stared, stunned!

She suddenly recalled—Xu Yang and his father, Zheng Xuan, had already become bitter enemies, locked in mortal conflict!

Even this couldn’t stir any emotion in him!

Tuoba Hongyu’s face grew desolate; it all felt so dull, so pointless!

She cast a deep look at Xu Yang, and a trace of murderous intent flashed through her eyes, nearly undetectable!

Maybe… killing him is the only way!

She’d already completely given up on recruiting Xu Yang.

But that Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire left her exceedingly wary!

“You can try—see if you can kill me or not!” Xu Yang suddenly laughed. That flash of killing intent was weak, but after experiencing so much slaughter, and with his Cangxu Divine Eyes able to probe any secret, how could he not notice?

Tuoba Hongyu was startled, then quickly regained her composure, keeping her silence!

She had nothing more to say!

Xu Yang didn’t bother speaking further either—he just sat down cross-legged, taking out countless spiritual objects and tossing them into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod. The purest essence qi they became was controlled with his will, pouring continuously into the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant!

Although the spiritual power inside the pendant was astounding, with the addition of these purest essence qi, Yang Yi, Liou Yunfeng, and the others could recover even faster.

The valley gradually sank into silence.

At a certain moment—

Xu Yang and Tuoba Hongyu both turned towards the depths of the valley at the same time.

“The stench of blood is overwhelming!”

“At least a slaughter of several hundred people would be needed to reach such a degree!”

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