Chapter 1450

"I may not be much, but I can guarantee that if I die, your wife and children will not survive. I believe you have the ability to make that happen."

Facing Xia Yu's approaching steps, Tuoba Leiting felt no fear whatsoever.

"Good, very good! Tuoba Leiting, you have guts."

Xia Yu suddenly stopped in his tracks; he knew he could not provoke Tuoba Leiting further, after all, Tuoba Rou was the one he truly cared about.

"Release them; I am willing to go with you."

In this era, marriages were arranged by parents; although Tuoba Leiting treated Tuoba Rou poorly, he was still her father. Tuoba Rou could not bear to see her mother harmed, so she chose to sacrifice herself to save her mother, and she knew she could not escape Xia Yu's control.

"Rou'er!"

"Rou'er, you cannot do this!"

After hearing Tuoba Rou's words, both Tuoba Leiting and Tuoba Leide's eyes turned red with panic; they were both fathers, how could they stand by and watch their daughter die?

"Very well, I agree to your terms; you may leave first!"

Xia Yu spoke to Tuoba Rou; Tuoba Rou glanced at Xia Yu, turned, and departed, trusting Xia Yu.

After Tuoba Rou's figure disappeared, Xia Yu turned around.

"Now we must discuss the grudge between us two."

"I have no grudge with you; why do you want to kill me?"

Tuoba Leiting asked.

"Heh, what do you think? I have not forgotten that you once sent men to ambush and kill me. Do you intend to continue sending people to hunt me down?"

"No, we no longer have that opportunity."

At this point, Tuoba Leiting's tone shifted: "But if you kill me, the Great Liang Kingdom will surely mobilize all its strength to surround and annihilate you; your power will be utterly wiped out. Do you think you still have any chance of survival?"

"I do. You are right; the current situation of our Great Zhou is indeed precarious, so I need more manpower. This world has too many valuable things, such as soldiers and grain, so I must seize the entire Jiangshan."

Xia Yu looked straight into Tuoba Leiting's eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Haha, hahahaha."

Tuoba Leiting suddenly burst into laughter, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Are you serious?"

Xia Yu shook his head.

"I am serious, and I have another sentence for you: your days are numbered. Do you know what I mean by that?"

Xia Yu's expression turned cold.

"What?"

Tuoba Leiting asked in confusion.

"When your life's flame burns out, that will be your doom."

After saying this, Xia Yu's gaze fixed on the direction where Tuoba Rou had fled.

"Boom~"

A tremendous roar erupted inside the tent; Xia Yu's pupils contracted slightly. His senses told him that a master had flown into the tent from outside, yet Xia Yu did not move, allowing the intruder to fall into his encirclement.

"Xia Yu? You actually dare to collude with foreign tribes and conspire with enemy nations."

The newcomer was a young warrior cloaked in heaviness, wearing an arrogant and domineering expression.

"Who allowed you to enter?"

Xia Yu asked with a frown.

"This is my father's military order. Xia Yu, if you know what's good for you, surrender immediately; otherwise, do not blame me for being unforgiving."

As he spoke, the warrior drew the sword at his waist and slashed toward Xia Yu.

Xia Yu reached out with one hand, seized the man's neck, and lifted him straight up.

"You are no match for me; simply confess your identity! Otherwise, I do not mind killing you."

Xia Yu's words terrified the young warrior, turning his face deathly pale, yet he showed no intention of surrendering.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Xia Yu threw him directly in front of Tuoba Leiting.

"Do you not want to know who he is?"

Tuoba Leiting raised his head and asked.

"Oh? Then tell me who he is; perhaps I will let him live."

"I am your eldest brother! Tuoba Leiting!"

"Hahaha!"

Xia Yu burst into laughter directly, and Tuoba Leiting also laughed; the two stared at each other as if looking at fools.

"Tuoba Leiting, your brain must be broken! How could Tuoba Leiting possibly be my elder brother?"

After laughing, Xia Yu pointed at Tuoba Leiting and said.

"Hmph, Tuoba Leiting is a legitimate member of my Tuoba family; who do you think you are?"

"Slap~~"

Tuoba Leiting directly slapped his second brother unconscious; such a small fry was best left for him to deal with!

"Xia Yu, you not only impersonated Your Majesty and killed generals of my Tuoba clan, but now you even dare to strike and kill my own brother. Even if you escape this camp today, you will not leave the Great Liang City."

Tuoba Leiting stood up, and a massive pressure of intimidation instantly surged forth.

"Hahaha, you trash of the Tuoba Leiting clan, and the Emperor of Great Yan are already dead. Why would I need to leave the camp to kill you?"

Tuoba Leiting's words made Xia Yu utterly enraged; the Emperor of Great Yan was dead? How did he not know this?

Tuoba Xiong, that fool, could not even handle himself; how could he possibly handle the Emperor of Great Wei?

"Hmph, stop pretending. This time I have brought fifty thousand elite troops; once I capture you, these fifty thousand elites will surely storm your stronghold and leave you with no place to be buried."

Tuoba Leiting revealed a ferocious visage; in his eyes, Great Wei was merely a piece of meat. Consuming it held no special significance, yet once Great Zhou was annihilated, this entire world would be nothing more than a possession within his grasp.

"Hahaha! Relying on you?"

Xia Yu's words were thick with mockery; he could see that Tuoba Leiting had never seen him before and thus remained unaware of the current situation.

"Do not view this land with your short-sighted gaze. It has long ceased to be the weak entity you know, and our enemies are powerful alien races; each of them possesses destructive power. Even our Great Yan stands humble and insignificant before them."

"Haha, our Great Wei possesses the most fortified walls, the strongest army, the richest supplies, and the most delicious blood. How dare you, a mere barbarian, hope to breach our Great Wei."

"Is that so?"

Xia Yu extended his right hand, and a wisp of black mist floated out from his arm.

"Ghost? No good! Retreat quickly."

Tuoba Leiting screamed in utter terror, but his voice was swallowed by the darkness. Only then did he realize he had provoked an absolute master.

The black smoke dispersed, leaving only Xia Yu alone.

"Hoo~~"

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid breath, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of Xia Yu's mouth. He had just used Underworld arts to devour ghosts; although the efficiency was low, it was better than nothing.

In the real world, a Onmyoji is a profession belonging to the orthodox Xuanmen; they cultivate soul and spiritual power, utilizing the Yin-Yang Wheel and the Yin-Yang Mirror to communicate with the Netherworld, seek out spirits, and then transform them into Yin Soldiers.

Yin-Yang Arts have nine realms of cultivation; the first realm is summoning Yin Soldiers, allowing one to command them in battle. A Onmyoji at this realm can command at most one hundred thousand Yin Soldiers simultaneously.

Yet Xia Yu had reached this realm, possessing at least a million Yin Soldiers at his disposal. Combined with himself, he was sufficient to sweep across Great Wei; this was the source of his boldness.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~"

Four figures flashed into the tent like lightning. What they saw was Xia Yu, his face cold, choking Tuoba Leiting by the throat.

"Release Your Majesty."

Several guards raised their blades; if Xia Yu dared to make a move, they would strike down without hesitation.

"Hehe."

"Crack~~"

Under everyone's gaze, Xia Yu snapped his neck, then released him.

"Thud~~"

"Ah~~ Ah~~"

Tuoba Leiting fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty!"

Gazing at Tuoba Leiting's corpse, the several guards immediately knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

"I said, do not provoke me, or your fate will be the same as his."

Looking at the few of them, Xia Yu's voice was very calm, yet it gave them an extreme chill.

"We surrender; we beg you to spare us."