Dong Xuanji

What was more, given the Ghost Master's understanding of human nature, if Xu Yi had even the slightest chance of escaping, he would never have revealed the secret of the Imperial Tomb.

Selfishness was human nature; confidence, however, was a trait shared by heaven's favored children like Xu Yi.

Sure enough, even after the Ghost Master exposed the fact that Xu Yi possessed a Boundary Tablet, Xu Yi did not retaliate by revealing the secret of the Imperial Tomb.

Still, though Xu Yi did not retaliate, he absolutely would not let this wisp of the Ghost Master's divided soul leave.

Taking advantage of the Ghost Master reporting to the Son of Heaven, Xu Yi kept closing in. The moment the Ghost Master's words fell, Xu Yi was already within thirty feet. He activated the Return to Origin Steps and arrived in an instant.

At the sight of Xu Yi striking toward Marquis Anqing's chest with one palm, cries of alarm rang out across the hall.

"Damnable scoundrel, how dare you!"

"Such treason!"

"Rebel, how dare you harm my maternal uncle!"

"..."

Marquis Anqing was no ordinary figure. He was the empress dowager's younger brother and the Son of Heaven's maternal uncle.

Xu Yi attacking him in front of everyone was no different from slapping the Son of Heaven of Great Yue in the face.

On the throne, the Son of Heaven cried out in alarm. Across the imperial grounds, the generals all sprang into action.

Only the white-robed elder acting as commander was quickest. He rushed forward at the very last instant.

As Xu Yi's palm came down, two vortices of Qi suddenly formed in the white-robed elder's hands and shot toward Xu Yi's chest.

The two vortices abruptly transformed into azure dragon shadows, surging with terrifying pressure.

Xu Yi's