"You really dare to dream big," Li Jiong remarked.
"That's simply how it is," Roland said. "Power is what makes someone a king."
"That makes a fair bit of sense." Li Jiong nodded. "But I still want to go to Dragon Mountain. An even more terrifying enemy is still sitting in the Forbidden Palace, waiting for me. He holds so much authority that ordinary people have no way to bring him to justice."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Roland shook his head. "I can't speak for other emperors, but Emperor Suzong of Tang shouldn't be able to stand against a Green Lantern Ring."
"Yes, the emperor will ultimately fall before the green light in my hand, because this power is a hundred times stronger than his authority," Li Jiong said. "But this power was bestowed on me by heaven. First, I must prove myself worthy of it. Only then can I truly hold it firmly in my own hands."
"You Green Lanterns are all stubborn to some degree," Roland grumbled.
"You could call that a sign of strong will," The Flash said.
"Could you not say things like that right in front of me?" Green Lantern said irritably.
"All right, I'm going to Dragon Mountain," Li Jiong said. "I'll clear the evil from the cave for the Dragon Emperors and earn their blessing."
"Alone?" Bi Yao asked.
"Alone." Li Jiong nodded, took off his Green Lantern Ring, and handed it to Green Lantern. "With my own strength."
"Go on." Green Lantern put the Lantern Ring away. "I believe in you. You can do it."
Dragon Mountain.
"Kill!!"
Drenched from head to toe in foul-smelling blood, Li Jiong raised his long saber high. Dozens of bandits already lay at his feet, but even this terrifying sight failed to