Gong Qi threatened Ling Tian, saying he would rally the entire North Yellow Realm to deal with him. Ling Tian naturally refused to back down and threatened him in return. After revealing his formidable strength earlier, his words carried all the more weight, ringing out with force.
"Oh? You're threatening to have everyone in the North Yellow Realm deal with me. What makes you think I can't threaten you?" Ling Tian retorted with a laugh. "I, Ling Tian, wasn't raised to be scared. Stop making threats that might frighten little children. But I'll warn you one more time: don't even think about making an enemy of us. Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
"Heh heh, good, good! What a Ling Tian..." Gong Qi laughed in fury, then looked at Chi Xue. "Seeing this only makes us more certain that we should ally with the Heaven Realm. Just you wait..."
"Then you've truly chosen a path that couldn't be more mistaken. I expect you'll end up just like Brother Piao Ye and the others in the realm struggle, serving as the Heaven Realm's shield—or, rather, its sacrificial lambs," Ling Tian said, glancing at Chi Xue. "Fellow Daoist Chi Xue is especially skilled at that."
"Ling Tian, don't sow discord here." Chi Xue's face darkened. If looks could kill, he would have already pierced Ling Tian a thousand times over with swords. "We're allying with the North Yellow Realm, so naturally we'll..."
"Then answer me this: during the realm struggle, what did you do for your allies? Didn't you treat everyone else as sacrificial lambs? In the end, your alliance fell apart. Wasn't that because you were selfish and each of you had your own schemes?" Ling Tian cut him off, then changed tack. "Besides, have you been hiding a