Shangguan Ling stood there in a daze, but the others were the first to react.
This man had appeared here in such a strange manner. More importantly, he was a True Martial Realm expert, yet no one present recognized him. And this was White Emperor City, a place connected to the Human Emperor—far too likely to make people think of other things.
So Tie Ao directly asked, "Who are you?"
It was a perfectly normal question, but Shangguan Ling had no idea how to answer it.
Was he supposed to simply say that he was the Domain Lord of the Cold Heaven Domain? But the crucial question was whether these people even knew where the Cold Heaven Domain was. Did the First Dynasty still exist? All of that was unknown.
According to Shangguan Ling's original plan, he was meant to sneak in secretly, gather detailed information, and only then allow the Cold Heaven Domain's martial artists to enter.
He had not expected to run into a gathering of virtually every martial artist in the Jianghu the very moment he appeared, throwing his entire plan into disarray and leaving him at a complete loss.
Seeing his hesitant, suspicious manner, Tie Ao snorted coldly. "Hesitating and acting suspiciously. Since you refuse to speak, I'll force you to!"
As his words fell, Tie Ao lashed out with a claw. The heaven and earth's vital energy erupted with a thunderous sonic boom in midair, as though this entire stretch of heaven and earth had been seized in Tie Ao's grasp!
Shangguan Ling's expression changed sharply. Though Tie Ao had used only one move, he instantly realized that this man was terrifyingly strong. Even among the many True Martial Realm experts of the Immortal Domain, few could stand against him.
A random encounter had produced