Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 486: Eat the mountain when you encounter a mountain, eat people when you encounter people!

"Xiao Yi, what do you think?"

Emperor Qian narrowed his eyes at Xiao Yi, with a hint of inquiry in his expression.

Initially, when Xiao Yi and others returned from the glacial fields, Yang Ling had informed him about the God Devouring Ants and the news from the Sword Dynasty, but due to Yang Kun's relations, Emperor Qian hadn't taken the news to heart.

Until now...

The border was in urgent crisis; Northern Bing City had been breached by the Sword Dynasty's massive army.

All these messages undoubtedly proved the truth of the intelligence Xiao Yi and his group had brought back, and Emperor Qian was filled with regret for not taking Xiao Yi's news seriously at the time.

However, considering the dignity of an emperor, it was impossible for him to lower his head and admit his mistake.

Therefore.

He took the initiative to ask Xiao Yi for his opinion, which was also a veiled form of showing weakness to Xiao Yi.

Yang Yuhuan's face changed slightly, looking incredulously at Emperor Qian. He was the War God of the Great Qian Dynasty; in any military affair, his will was paramount and often even led the troops himself.

But now Emperor Qian was actually soliciting Xiao Yi's opinion first?

Yang Yuhuan frowned and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Yi has never led troops before; what insight could he possibly have?"

Emperor Qian waved his hand, silencing Yang Yuhuan, and stared intently at Xiao Yi, asking, "Xiao Yi, facing the encroachment of the Sword Dynasty's army, what is your view?"

Xiao Yi glanced at Emperor Qian, astute and discerning, clearly perceiving that Emperor Qian was showing weakness.

Without hesitating, he replied lightly, "Let's wait for the young general to regain consciousness and ask for the details of the battle situation then!"

All eyes fell on Yan Yinghao.

Fu Yuan was treating his injuries, and after a simple treatment, Yan Yinghao slowly came to. A look of pain appeared on his pale face; his internal organs were heavily injured, and every breath brought a tearing pain as though it was rending his heart.

"Where... where is this?" Yan Yinghao asked weakly.

Fu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said in a grave tone, "Young General, this is Imperial Dragon Mountain."

"Imperial Dragon Mountain?"

Yan Yinghao was stunned, and then noticed Emperor Qian and the others nearby. He struggled to get up to salute but was pressed down by Xiao Yi, who said, "Young general, you are seriously injured and should not move too much. What exactly happened at Northern Bing City?"

Yan Yinghao recognized Xiao Yi, and a painful, struggling look appeared on his pale face. His eyes flickered with fierce, vengeful emotions, "Those bastards from the Sword Dynasty, they launched a surprise attack last night and breached Northern Bing City. My father, the general, died in battle resisting the Sword Dynasty's onslaught, and I escaped in the chaos..."

"Impossible!"

Yang Yuhuan snorted coldly and shook his head, "Northern Bing City is incredibly strong, furthermore bolstered by hundreds of thousands of troops. General Yan Wei was personally in command. Even if the Sword Dynasty defied the Nantian Dynasty's Nirvana Realm non-aggression decree, they couldn't have breached Northern Bing City so quickly..."

Yan Yinghao managed a bitter smile, "They didn't dispatch anyone from the Nirvana Realm..."

"That's even less likely. Without a Nirvana Realm expert to force the gates, even the Sword Dynasty's strongest Sword God Legion couldn't possibly breach Northern Bing City overnight!" Yang Yuhuan confidently declared.

When Northern Bing City was built, it was specifically to defend against the Sword Dynasty.

Therefore...

The Great Qian Dynasty had spent an enormous price on the vast defenses of Northern Bing City, which was heavily guarded. It was the Great Qian Dynasty's northern gate; how could it possibly be breached overnight?

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Xiao Yi exhaled a heavy breath and said in a deep voice, "Did they really deploy an army of God Devouring Ants?"

In his mind emerged the mysterious figure that appeared among the God Devouring Ants after he had killed Lin Xu, a person who had cultivated countless God Devouring Ants with Lin Xu's help.

And was capable of controlling the Queen of the God-Eating Ants.

The army of God Devouring Ants seemed endless. As long as the Queen of the God-Eating Ants lived, they could continue to devour flesh and life, thereby breeding more and more of the God Devouring Ants' army.

They were rightfully called a weapon of war!

If they had deployed the God Devouring Ants, then it wouldn't just be the Northern Bing City; even if the entire Great Qian Dynasty's tens of millions of troops were dispatched together, I'm afraid they would all be on a path to death.

In the end, they would inevitably become food for the God Devouring Ants.

"Exactly!"

Yan Yinghao thought of the dark mass of God Devouring Ants covering the sky and land, the towering city walls being gnawed away to nothing, and hundreds of thousands of troops being slaughtered and devoured by the God Devouring Ants.

Endless killings, impossible to exterminate.

A look of horror appeared on Yan Yinghao's face, his breathing became rapid, and his eyes were filled with terror, "They're, they're devils... They devour everything in front of them, city walls, soldiers, civilians, houses, all eaten by them. You can't finish killing them, you just can't kill them off..."

"..."

Atop Imperial Dragon Mountain, silence prevailed.

Only Yan Yinghao's fearful, trembling voice echoed in the air.

Everyone looked at each other, unable to imagine what sort of scene it would have to be to make a formidable warrior change color in terror.

Xiao Yi rose to his feet and looked at Emperor Qian, saying indifferently, "Your Majesty, the Sword Dynasty has used the God Devouring Ants' army to break through Northern Bing City. With their speed, I'm afraid they will soon reach the imperial capital. The God Devouring Ants fear neither ice nor fire, are impervious to swords and spears, and their numbers are countless. They devour mountains when they encounter them, and people when they see them. Ordinary soldiers are merely food for their bloodlust, so please make preparations early, Your Majesty!"

Boom!

His words struck like a bolt from the blue.

Impervious to swords and spears, unassailable by water or fire.

They devour mountains when they meet them, and people when they encounter them?

Emperor Qian wore a serious expression, his brows tightly furrowed, without uttering a word. However, his gaze kept shifting to Yang Ling, as if blaming him. If Yang Ling hadn't come back speaking ill of Xiao Yi, he might not have ignored the news Xiao Yi had brought back.

Yang Ling, too, noticed Emperor Qian's gaze and shivered slightly, thinking to himself that this was bad.

His eyeballs shifted slightly as he spoke in a deep voice, "Xiao Yi, stop alarming people with your exaggerations. What God Devouring Ants? At most, they're just a bunch of beasts, and I refuse to believe they can withstand millions of iron-blooded soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty. If worse comes to worst, have the Beast Tamers from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect take action and simply tame them!"

"Yes, with the Beast Tamers from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, what is there to fear from a beast army?"

"What Prince Yang Ling is saying makes sense! Xiao Yi is too much given to scaremongering, he really scared me there!"

Emperor Qian looked at Shen Yan, the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and asked sternly, "Shen Yan, does your Ten Thousand Beasts Sect have a way to tame the God Devouring Ants?"

Shen Yan smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, these God Devouring Ants are extremely special; they only obey commands from the Queen of the God-Eating Ants. Unless we tame the queen, even if our Sect Leader takes action, it is absolutely impossible to tame them."

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling became anxious and said, "Vice Sect Leader Shen, you haven't even tried, how do you know it won't work? Father, your son plead for you to order the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect to dispatch a team of Beast Tamers to try taming the God Devouring Ants..."