Ji Pengyu's words had barely finished when the atmosphere at the scene immediately grew tense.
Many people had smirks of schadenfreude on their faces, ready to watch a good show.
"Zhao Zilong, do you know what you were just doing?"
Ji Pengyu gazed at Zhao Letian, his voice indifferent.
"So what if I know? And what if I don't?"
Zhao Letian spoke nonchalantly.
"Do you then know who I am?"
Ji Pengyu's brow furrowed slightly, holding back his anger as he continued.
"The Crown Prince of Sky Dome, the son of Emperor Wu!"
Zhao Letian answered.
"Since you know, you still dare to lay a hand on me?"
Ji Pengyu revealed a cold smirk.
"Why should I not dare? Perhaps, you intend to use Emperor Wu to intimidate me? If Emperor Wu doesn't care about his own stature and decides to step in for you and personally handle me, a mere True Martial Realm insect, then I, Zhao, have nothing to say and am ready to face death willingly!"
Zhao Letian spoke with fearless resolve.
Perhaps, others fear Ji Pengyu's identity, but he does not, for he does not believe that a Monarch-Level Expert, proud and aloof at the summit of the Four Symbols Domain martial path, would personally act over a junior's conflict.
Indeed, not just Emperor Wu, even Monarch-Level and King-Level Experts are unlikely to personally act against him.
Unless it's an enemy who harbors deep hatred and vows not to rest until dead, such as that King-Level Expert from Skyfire Country, who is probably waiting outside the Secret Realm right now.
Clearly, there is no such deep enmity between him and Ji Pengyu, and the Sky Dome Dynasty is not inclined to mobilize forces just to deal with him. At most, they might allow people like Ji Pengyu from the True Martial Realm to settle it themselves. Otherwise, if high-ranking experts are dispatched to suppress him, it would result in even greater loss of face for the Sky Dome Dynasty.
Furthermore, even if Ji Pengyu wishes to retaliate against him afterward, he would still stand up and take that palm strike for Ye Junrou.
After all, Ye Junrou is like a sister to him, related by blood, and they have a good relationship. She has often stood up for him in the past, and he would never abandon her.
"Emperor Wu act against you? Hah! You think too highly of yourself. I merely want to remind you not to forget your identity and who brought you here. Within this Imperial Secret Realm, everyone from Sky Dome must obey my command. Anyone who dares oppose me and jeopardizes this mission shall be killed without mercy!"
Ji Pengyu said coldly.
"Obey your command? The Heavenly Seal isn't in your hands, is it?"
Zhao Letian glanced at Ye Zhenxiao, his tone still indifferent.
According to the results of the battle for leadership, everyone in the Secret Realm must follow Ye Zhenxiao's arrangements. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI[F]ire.net
"Do you think a mere Heavenly Seal is enough to command everyone? Ridiculous. People of Sky Dome, gather behind me!"
Ji Pengyu said with a cold laugh and bellowing loudly.
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! …"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people of Sky Dome all quickly gathered behind Ji Pengyu.
Even those like Murong Zhan and Nalan Yun, who had good relations with Zhao Letian, after a moment of hesitation and frowning, still walked behind Ji Pengyu.
Ji Pengyu was right, compared to the Heavenly Seal, his identity as the son of Emperor Wu was far more effective.
Although Murong Zhan and others wanted to support Zhao Letian, they did not dare to offend Ji Pengyu, as doing so might bring disaster upon their families behind them, and they could not act impulsively.
"Brother, I'm sorry!"
Murong Zhan and the others cast apologetic glances at Zhao Letian.
Zhao Letian simply smiled indifferently and shook his head nonchalantly.
He understood the concerns of Murong Zhan and the others and thus did not mind their choices.
However, not everyone went to stand behind Ji Pengyu.
For example, Ye Zhenxiao, who bore the Heavenly Seal, stood still and did not move.
Originally, Ye Zhenxiao, the bearer of the Heavenly Seal, should have been the commander of everyone in the Sky Dome Dynasty. Now that he had been stripped of the title of commander by Ji Pengyu, he naturally would not obey Ji Pengyu completely, as he also had his own pride and dignity.
Moreover, Ye Zhenxiao's personality was cold and proud. The most he could do was not to provoke Ji Pengyu actively, but he would never bow down to him.
Aside from Ye Zhenxiao, Die Wu, Ye Junrou, and Golden Flood Dragon not only disregarded Ji Pengyu's commands but stood behind Zhao Letian instead.
"Good, very good, you folks have guts. Don't say this king didn't give you a chance. Now, all of you kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistakes, otherwise, for this mission, this king will have no choice but to eliminate you troublemakers!"
Ji Pengyu glanced at Zhao Letian and the others and sneered coldly.
Although Zhao Letian had blocked his Palm Seal, he still did not believe that Zhao Letian could truly contend with him. He just hadn't used his full strength yet. If he did, Zhao Letian would only have a dead end.
However, before taking action, he needed a reason; otherwise, killing his own people indiscriminately would only make him a laughing stock among the other two dynasties.
Now, it depended on how Zhao Letian and the others chose.
If they were willing to kneel and beg for mercy, Ji Pengyu could also save face and put this matter aside.
If they were ignorant of the situation, then Ji Pengyu could go all out.
"Kneel? Based on you? Ridiculous!"
Zhao Letian had not yet spoken when Golden Flood Dragon beside him, unable to hold back, sneered disdainfully.
"What are you? You dare to be presumptuous in front of this king, seeking death!"
The glint in Ji Pengyu's eyes flashed as he swooped down like a giant roc, aiming a palm strike at Golden Flood Dragon's forehead.
As far as he knew, Golden Flood Dragon "Meng Yi" hadn't even reached the level of an invincible expert but was just an insignificant ant. Normally, he wouldn't deign to strike personally, but now since this person was courting death, it was an excellent opportunity to set an example by killing him.
Meanwhile, the people of Gray Wolf Kingdom all furrowed their brows, showing a look of surprise in their eyes.
They all knew that there was no friendship between Meng Yi and Zhao Letian. In fact, Meng Yi was extremely jealous of Zhao Letian and had long wanted to eliminate Zhao Letian. How could he possibly mix with Zhao Letian?
Just then, Ji Pengyu had charged over, but Golden Flood Dragon, fearless, coldly shouted, and raised his fist covered in golden dragon scales, directly smashing Ji Pengyu and sending him flying backward.
Watching Ji Pengyu fly backward, the scene fell into utter silence, and everyone was stunned with their mouths agape.
This scene was even more shocking than seeing Zhao Letian forcefully block Ji Pengyu's palm strike.
Because, while Zhao Letian blocking Ji Pengyu's palm strike only indicated that Zhao Letian had the strength to contend with Ji Pengyu, it was hard to say who was stronger between the two.
However, now, the punch from Golden Flood Dragon clearly told everyone that his strength was greater than Ji Pengyu's.