Chapter 1118 - Threaten

“Look, it’s the Jin Mansion’s young patriarch Jin Yaoyang!”

Jin Yaoyang made no effort to keep his intentions quiet; he was openly and ostentatiously heading to the Xuan Mansion to marry Xuan Shitong.

Wherever he passed, Jin Yaoyang drew the attention of countless demonic cultivators on the Island of Myriad Demons, setting off a commotion.

As Jin Yaoyang made his flashy approach to the Xuan Mansion, they murmured with interest flickering eyes.

“What will he do? He brought a whole group of experts, and even a quasi-Legendary realm expert is following him.”

“You don’t know? He’s headed for the Xuan Mansion to marry Xuan Shitong. She’s an outstanding beauty; you won’t find many like her across the entire Myriad Demon Islands.”

“Xuan Mansion? Xuan Shitong?”

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

“I heard that Jin Yaoyang went to the Xuan Mansion many times, only to be rejected again and again. He has become something of a laughingstock around here. Is he still not willing to give up?”

“Give up? How can he?! I know he visited the Xuan Mansion three days ago and acted extremely overbearing. He outright declared he’d marry her today, whether they agreed or not.”

“So, he will marry her by force today!”

“That’s exactly right! The Xuan Mansion only established itself here a little over a decade ago. Their patriarch is a demon king of a demonic island at the Ping Shan Demonic Domain, with ninth-level Manifestation realm cultivation. He has close to ten Manifestation realm experts under him. Still, they’re considered a bottom-tier, third-rate clan.”

“That’s strange. The Jin Mansion is a genuine Legendary clan, with a living Lesser Legendary realm expert in their ranks. Let alone a third-rate clan, even a second-rate or a first-rate clan would rush to make connections with them. Why did they refuse the marriage? If they establish connections with the Jin Mansion, their status here would become very different.”

“Who knows? Though I heard Xuan Shitong seems to already have a sweetheart, that’s why she rejected the proposal.”

“Hoho, so what if she has a sweetheart? Here, only the strong are honored. Being offered a connection to a Legendary clan is a blessing earned over lifetimes, and they still rejected it? They must be insane.”

Many even followed, eager to see how the Xuan Mansion would respond to this forced marriage.

......

Jin Yaoyang ignored the gazes of the people of the Island of Myriad Demons. With the Jin Mansion’s entourage in tow, he arrived at the gates of the Xuan Mansion, his voice booming across the heavens:

“Shitong, I’m here to marry you.”

But inwardly, he was seething.

Given his status, repeatedly visiting to propose was already more respect than most would receive. Yet Xuan Shitong remained defiant, publicly humiliating him.

He had already decided that, regardless of her decision, he would marry her. Then, he would teach her a proper lesson.

The expressions of the Xuan Mansion’s people became extremely grave.

Never mind that Jin Yaoyang’s father was a Legendary realm expert, Jin Yaoyang alone was beyond what they could handle.

He had even brought the Jin Mansion’s people here. Their overwhelming auras left no doubt: this was intimidation.

The message was clear—whether Xuan Shitong consented or not, the marriage would go through.

Jin Yaoyang stared at Xuan Shitong. His gaze was arrogant, with traces of anger deep in his eyes.

He extended his hands out; suddenly, countless blood-colored lightning blossomed in the sky above the expansive Xuan Mansion. Buildings crumbled one after another as the area was engulfed in a storm of crimson lightning.

This place had become a realm of devastation.

“You said I’m not worthy of being compared to the person in your heart. Am I qualified now?”

He stared toward the attic where Xuan Shitong stood. In a flash, the ground split open beneath it, jagged cracks tearing through the earth.

The cracks surrounded the attic. Endless lightning shrouded the entire attic. The blood-colored lightning even streaked past Xuan Shitong.

In the next moment, the attic flew into the sky, surrounded by blood-colored lightning.

That scene was too horrifying.

Demon King Xuan Ting stood in the air and said, “Jin Yaoyang, matters of the heart can’t be forced. Let Shitong go. Please let Shitong go.”

Even though he was now in the ninth-level Manifestation realm, he felt utterly powerless before Jin Yaoyang, as if even a single streak of that lightning could crush him.

Jin Yaoyang glanced at Demon King Xuan Ting.

With just a glance, a blood-colored lightning ran through Demon King Xuan Ting, piercing his chest and sending him flying out.

“Demon King!”

Tu Shan and the others’ expressions changed drastically.

“I’ve promised Shitong that I wouldn’t kill the Xuan Mansion’s people, but if someone dares to stop me, I’ll kill them without mercy,” Jin Yaoyang said icily.

He hadn’t come to negotiate. He had come to take her.

His gaze returned to Xuan Shitong as he said, “I’ll ask you one last time. Are you coming with me?”

Xuan Shitong flashed an enchanting smile at Jin Yaoyang and asked, “Do I look pretty?”

Jin Yaoyang narrowed his eyes. He nodded and answered, “Of course.”

“He said the same thing, but so what? He’s still a heartless man. He hugged me, touched me, but didn’t take responsibility. He really is the most shameless scoundrel in the world.” Xuan Shitong cursed bitterly, her smile shining brighter as she recalled their past. She looked at Jin Yaoyang and said, “I’m ready. Make your move.”

“You’d rather die than come with me?”

Jin Yaoyang revealed a look of anger.

What kind of status did he have?

The young patriarch of the Jin Mansion, a future Legendary realm expert, yet he could not compare to someone Xuan Shitong had created in her mind. What a humiliation.

Looking at Xuan Shitong’s determination, he trembled in anger.

Since when had he, Jin Yaoyang, suffered such humiliation!

“Xuan Shitong, I will marry you today.” Jin Yaoyang said, grinding his teeth and his eyes bloodshot.

Xuan Shitong shook her head and said, “I won’t go with you. Kill me if you have to.”

However, he smiled creepily and said, “Kill you? No, I won’t kill you. How can I kill someone I love so much? But as for the others... I’ll ask you one last time. Are you willing or not?”

Xuan Shitong shook her head with a resolute look.

Suddenly, a blood-colored lightning fell on a first-level Manifestation realm expert of the Xuan Mansion. He turned into nothingness before he could even let out a cry.

Chla!

“You...”

Demon King Xuan Ting, Xuan Shitong, and the others’ faces changed, looking incredibly furious.

That first-level Manifestation realm expert was a newly promoted Manifestation realm demon lord of the Xuan Ting Demon Sect, yet Jin Yaoyang had killed him just like that.

“Xuan Shitong, you have no choice but to agree. If you don’t agree, I’ll kill someone from the Xuan Mansion. I’ll kill until you say yes!” Jin Yaoyang’s voice was filled with overflowing killing intent.

Those words were not an empty threat.