Zhao Ruizhi: "..."

Anger points from Zhao Hao: +482 +482 +482...

He flicked his wrist, and the giant python lashed out at him like a whip. He struck with hatred, and given the python's immense strength, the howling wind could be felt from afar. Clearly, if this strike landed, it could flatten a mountain.

Zu An remained motionless as the giant python swept past him, though it was still more than ten feet away.

He said with a grin, "Should I stand a little further forward?"

The reason he was so calm was that the floating islands where the two sides were located were a hundred feet apart, while this snake was obviously less than a hundred feet away. Its huge head had just been cut off by the red mist below, making its head shorter. So he naturally had nothing to fear.

He took a step forward, intending to say something like, "I jumped in and then jumped out, so what? Hit me!" to earn more anger points, just like Tang Jing from the Nine-Rank Sesame official website. But then he remembered that Bi Linglong was watching, and... well, he had to save face...

Even so, Zhao Ruizhi was furious. He glared at Zu An with hatred, then reached out and shook his hand. The giant python, which was dozens of feet long, instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist. Obviously, he couldn't deal with Zu An now, so he could only vent his anger on the poor giant python.

He Li watched in horror. The emperor was so powerful that no one could muster the slightest thought of resistance. Why did that guy Zu'an have to deliberately provoke the emperor? Was he crazy?

On the other side, Bi Linglong had the same question: "Grandpa, it's rare that the Emperor asked you to cooperate and there was a chance to ease the situation, so why did you deliberately provoke him?"

Zuan sighed: "With what I've done, even if I grovel before him, he won't let me off the hook. So why should I lower myself? I might as well scold him a few times and make him unhappy too."

Bi Linglong suddenly realized: "You're so rational, I almost forgot about that."

“You shouldn’t either,” Zuan continued, “Besides, if he really needs me, no matter how much I provoke him, he’ll put up with it until things are done.”

Bi Linglong's expression was complicated: "The emperor has never suffered such a great loss from anyone before. You are the first."

She was both shocked and impressed. This man was indeed different from ordinary people. You know, other people would have difficulty even speaking in front of the emperor, but he was so calm and composed.

Just then, a series of exclamations came from afar. Below, miniature floating islands began to rise one after another, each about one or two square meters in size. These miniature floating islands rose and fell, and then remained still in the air, seemingly engaging in periodic activities.

More importantly, between their floating island and the giant floating islands in the sky, there were countless miniature floating islands that rose and fell periodically, forming a floating bridge that led to the "fairy mountains" in the sky.

Zhao Ruizhi burst into laughter: "As expected, there's always a way out."

Clearly, such a secret realm would not be deliberately designed as a place of certain death; it seems that there is indeed some kind of "inheritance" waiting for a destined person to arrive inside.

He suddenly looked towards Zu'an and saw that although there were a few tiny floating islands scattered between the two sides, they were obviously not enough for him to step on and cross. So he could only suppress his anger and decided to go to the "immortal mountain" above first.

However, he remained cautious and did not go himself, but instead looked at He Li and said, "Why don't you go up and give it a try?"

He Li's scalp tingled instantly. He finally understood why the other party had spared his life. It turned out he was just a tool to explore the new secret realm.

However, he dared not refuse in the slightest and hurriedly agreed with a smile.

He then looked at the men of the Prince Qi's mansion. Noticing his gaze, they all shrank back in unison, and looked up at the sky, pretending not to see him.

Having witnessed their companion's tragic fate, who would be fooled by him?

"A bunch of cowards who are afraid of death." He Li cursed inwardly. They dare to call themselves death squads?

Left with no other choice, he had to bite the bullet and take the plunge. He took a deep breath and stepped onto the nearest tiny floating island.

His muscles were tense, ready to retreat at the slightest sign of trouble; he was quite confident in this ability, given his status as a peak ninth-rank expert.

He stood on that tiny floating island for a long time, and it didn't collapse or fall down as he had imagined. He couldn't help but be overjoyed: "No problem, this is fine to stand on."

He was about to get down when Zhao Ruizhi stopped him: "Continue!"

He Li's face fell, but he had no choice but to step onto the next miniature floating island. As soon as he stepped on this one, it started to move and slowly rose up. His heart jumped, but since he had just observed that these miniature floating islands were rising and falling in a regular pattern, he wasn't too panicked.

After rising several meters, another tiny floating island appeared before him. He knew that the one beneath his feet would soon fall, so he couldn't help but glance back at Zhao Ruizhi, hoping to go back first.

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Ruizhi didn't say anything, but his cold eyes conveyed the message to continue.

He Li swallowed hard and hurriedly jumped onto the third miniature floating island, which slowly lifted him up.

After several of them went without a problem, He Li breathed a sigh of relief. Then his mind started to work. The emperor was too cautious, which gave him an opportunity. If he was the first to set foot on those immortal mountains, wouldn't he have a better chance of obtaining the fortune within?

That way we can get rid of the emperor's control...

He was no fool to have reached the peak of the ninth rank. He knew that the reason the emperor hadn't killed him yet was because he still had some value in this new secret realm. Once he left this secret realm, his life would most likely be in danger.

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