Xuan Hong, God Emperor's attitude caught Jiang Ming somewhat by surprise. He even wondered whether this old fellow before him had gone mad, daring to speak to him like that.
Did Xuan Hong, God Emperor not fear that the Heavenly Court would wipe out his Grand Profound Sect?
Was this Xuan Hong, God Emperor not afraid of death?
But how could Jiang Ming know that, while pursuing Bai Tushi earlier, Xuan Hong, God Emperor had already revealed his own background, saying that he was a member of the Netherworld Palace.
And now, who did not know that the Human Emperor had personally issued an order commanding the Heavenly Court and its affiliated forces to thoroughly investigate members of the Netherworld Palace?
If Jiang Ming before him learned of his identity as a Netherworld Palace member, he would certainly be doomed. He might even expose some information about the Netherworld Palace.
Since death awaited him either way, he might as well choose to force Jiang Ming back before Bai Tushi exposed his true identity, and ideally seize the chance to kill Bai Tushi.
By then, he would merely have killed someone suspected of being Human Emperor Chen Fan's close friend. Even if the Human Emperor settled accounts with him, his identity as a Netherworld Palace member would not be exposed.
Everything for the Nether Emperor, everything for the Netherworld Palace!
"Hehehe."
"Over these years, I have traveled across the Eternal Continent as the representative of the Heavenly Court's will. This is the first time I have seen someone as hardheaded as you."
"You need not show my master respect, but you must show me respect!"
"Do you really think a seventh-level Void Shattering Emperor can certainly defeat a fifth-level Void Shattering Emperor like me?"
"My master could kill a Cosmic Emperor