The Jade Emperor let out a long breath. He was filled with grief and indignation as well. What fine work these people had done!
Li Jing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, with so many commoners gathered outside the South Heaven Gate, trouble may easily arise. Moreover, my million-strong Heavenly Army is stationed outside the South Heaven Gate. Why not have my Heavenly Soldiers escort these commoners back?"
"If that is not enough, I also have more than five hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers outside the High Heaven Hall. They can be dispatched as well."
After Li Jing finished speaking, the Jade Emperor's expression changed, while joy appeared on the faces of the surrounding gods.
He was not truly offering to escort the commoners back to the lower realm. He was displaying his strength to the Jade Emperor.
There were a million troops outside the gate today, along with several hundred thousand more outside the High Heaven Hall. If the Jade Emperor wished to deal with Li Jing today, Li Jing would very likely fight him to the death.
The Jade Emperor had no army of his own. All he had was Tianpeng's Heavenly River Navy, but Tianpeng's forces were in the lower realm and could not come at all. Even if they did, they would not be of much use.
Besides, the several hundred righteous gods in the High Heaven Hall were all Li Jing's men.
Li Jing's words were an open threat to the Jade Emperor.
Though the Jade Emperor was furious, there was nothing he could do. Li Jing's influence was simply too great.
Uchiha Shin stepped forward and looked at Li Jing without the slightest fear.
"Li Jing, are you truly going to do this?" Uchiha Shin asked.
Li Jing glanced at Peacock Great Bright King standing