At this moment, Tathagata had cast off his pretense completely and laid everything out in the open.
After all, all three of them were of the Great Luo realm. There was no need to put on an act; whatever the problem was, they could simply say it outright.
As Buddha Tathagata spoke, the Jade Emperor remained seated in the hall, calm and unruffled.
Just as Buddha Tathagata had said, he was not in the least bit anxious.
Putting all the empty talk aside, the Jade Emperor had long since fused with the Great Emperor Seal and taken control of the authority over the Three Realms.
Although the Jade Emperor did not normally reveal it, he had already seized the initiative. At least within this world, not only was it impossible for another Great Luo to emerge, even if one eventually did, they could not threaten his supreme position as the Jade Emperor.
His title as lord of the Three Realms was not merely for show.
It could almost be said that, as long as the Jade Emperor was willing to pay a certain price-at worst, accepting reincarnation and cultivating anew-he could kill even Buddha Tathagata, let alone the mere Yang Jian before him.
At this thought, the Jade Emperor's gaze toward Yang Jian immediately turned hostile.
Still, he was reluctant to use the Great Emperor Seal. After all, he had already damaged it severely. Only after considering things for a moment did he slowly speak.
"I will certainly not relinquish my position as lord of the Heavenly Court. Yang Jian, you had best abandon that hope."
"But you are, after all, a Daluo Golden Immortal. In our Three Realms, only Golden Immortals are qualified to take part in dividing up the Three Realms."
"So, if you are willing, I can