126: Chapter 126 Are you sure you want to see just how strong I really am?

He let out a cold laugh, not even looking at Su Xuanji, but instead casting his gaze over the entire capital of Great Xia.

Because his goal this time was to destroy the entire Imperial Palace, and even the entire Great Xia capital, right before Su Xuanji's eyes!

"Not good! Old man, stop!" Su Xuanji's expression suddenly changed as she felt the other party's pressure surging in all directions.

This bastard clearly intended to completely level this area! If he did, even if she wanted to stop him, how could she alone with one sword block a flood of spiritual power as vast as the sea?

She gritted her teeth, and the green sword lotus behind her spun frantically. All the lotus petals bloomed fully, transforming into curtains of green sword light that soared into the sky, trying to secure a slim chance of survival for the people of the capital.

However, the gap in power was simply too great.

Boom!

Su Xuanji spat out a mouthful of blood. The spiritual power in her body was instantly drained, and the phantom of the green sword lotus behind her dissipated directly.

"Is it still not enough?"

She propped her long sword against the ground, barely supporting her body.

"Xuanji! Are you alright!" Seeing Su Xuanji's state, Leng Yuexi was about to step forward, but found herself pinned down firmly by that force; moving even a single step was extremely difficult.

"How is it? Do you feel your own incompetence?" The Third Elder floated in the air, looking down at the powerless Su Xuanji with a hint of mockery in his voice. "Little girl, if you still don't agree, look at these ants below. They are all going to die because of your stubbornness."

As he spoke, he gave a casual wave.

A grey Sword Qi slowly took shape behind him, its tip pointing directly at Leng Yuexi, Emperor Xia Yu, and the others behind Su Xuanji.

"Listen, this is the last chance this old man will give you. Either take me as your master... or watch them be decapitated."

"Remember, this old man's patience is limited! After three breaths, if you still haven't agreed, you can only watch helplessly as they die before your eyes!"

"One breath!!"

"Two breaths!!"

...

"Bastard!!" Su Xuanji looked up, her eyes almost spitting fire at the Third Elder.

If she were given a few more years... she was confident she could fight this old ghost! But now...

To the side, Emperor Xia Yu's eyes were nearly splitting from rage, yet he kept his head high and shouted in a curse, "Old ghost! Don't you dare be so arrogant! If my Big Brother were here, would you still dare to be so insolent?! You'd probably have knelt and begged for mercy long ago!!"

"With my Big Brother's strength, he could turn an old ghost like you into meat paste with a single punch!"

"Your Big Brother?" The Third Elder's brow suddenly furrowed. His gaze fell upon Emperor Xia Yu, who was currently cursing him, and his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

"Just how strong can you natives be? Even if you've stepped into the Land Immortal Realm, in my eyes, you're nothing more than slightly larger ants..."

Unfortunately, the final word of his sentence never left his mouth.

The space above his head suddenly cracked open with a rift.

A slender hand seemed to reach out from within the rift in the Void Realm and pressed down firmly onto his skull!

"Hmm?"

The Third Elder's eyes suddenly widened, and a chill spread through his entire body.

At the same time, a familiar voice rang out directly in the ears of Emperor Xia Yu, Leng Yuexi, and the others:

"Old ghost, are you sure you want to see... how strong this Prince truly is?"

The moment the voice sounded, the rift in space continued to expand, and a figure slowly stepped out from within.

It was none other than Xia Jin, who had just finished his secluded cultivation!

At the center of his brow, a Sun Mark slowly swirled. Just by standing there, his entire body naturally exuded an aura that stood above all things.

Compared to before, the current Xia Jin looked more like a deity.

"Bi... Big Brother?!" Emperor Xia Yu was stunned to see the figure suddenly appear behind the Third Elder, and then his face erupted with wild joy.

"Husband!"

"Prince Jin!"

Leng Yuexi, Commander Qin Hu, and the others also cried out in excitement at the same time, the joy of surviving a desperate situation instantly filling their bodies.

Xia Jin cast a cold glance at the Third Elder, whose head he was holding, and casually slammed the man's head downward.

Boom!!!

With a thunderous crash, the Third Elder's body was smashed into the ground like a meteorite! A massive crater suddenly appeared at the point of impact, and the entire Great Xia capital trembled violently for an instant.

Immediately after, Xia Jin reached out toward the crater from a distance.

Covered in dust and filled with terror, the Third Elder was forcibly lifted from the bottom of the pit by an invisible force, suspended before Xia Jin.

Xia Jin gripped him by the throat, his eyes showing not the slightest ripple of emotion. In the next instant, a white flame suddenly rose from the palm gripping the other's neck!

"No... mercy..." The Third Elder felt the searing pain of being burned and squeezed out his final few words from his throat.

But he was met only with Xia Jin's cold sneer as the white flames instantly engulfed his entire body.

In just a single breath, the Third Elder of the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect, who had been so insufferably arrogant and had suppressed the entire field just moments ago, was turned directly into ash and vanished completely.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Inside and outside the Imperial Palace, everyone who witnessed this scene—whether they were the Imperial Guards or those close to him like Leng Yuexi and Emperor Xia Yu—all stood with their mouths agape, their eyes fixed on Xia Jin.

At this moment, everyone was plunged into an incomparable state of shock.

They had personally felt the terror of that old man just now; he was an existence capable of casually destroying the entire capital!

Yet such an existence had no room to resist at all in front of Xia Jin, and was incinerated with a casual wave, his body and soul both obliterated!

What kind of power was this? What kind of method?

Ignoring everyone's shock, the Sun Mark at Xia Jin's brow quietly faded. He slowly stepped down from the void and landed in front of Leng Yuexi and the others.

"Husband!!" Leng Yuexi excitedly flew into his arms.

Xia Jin opened his arms and pulled Leng Yuexi into his embrace.

"Don't worry, it's over!" Xia Jin smiled and patted Leng Yuexi's back, then turned his gaze toward Su Xuanji. "You did well. It seems that letting you have the Green Lotus Sword Immortal's Legacy was the right choice."

Su Xuanji looked at Xia Jin, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.

Then, she looked at the smiling Leng Yuexi snuggled in Xia Jin's arms, and for some reason, a hint of bitterness rose in her heart again.

Hearing Xia Jin's praise, she merely bit her lower lip and said in a stiff tone, "Thank you for the praise, Your Highness. This subordinate... simply did her best."

"It's just that a certain someone... is always so insensitive to feelings."

The smile on Xia Jin's face froze for a moment, and then he somewhat unnaturally raised his hand to rub the bridge of his nose.

He naturally understood what Su Xuanji meant, but even if Leng Yuexi didn't mind, he didn't want to provoke so many romantic debts.

"Ahem..." Xia Jin faked two dry coughs and decisively chose to change the subject. "Alright, everyone disperse!"

"You few, come inside with me!" Xia Jin's gaze bypassed Leng Yuexi and gave Emperor Xia Yu a meaningful look.