Several Gold Core Realm experts immediately stepped forward, wanting to slay the Huoyang Emperor. Their thoughts echoed those of Emperor Yonghe; they believed the Huoyang Emperor to be vulnerable and merely strong in appearance. If they fell for the Huoyang Emperor's ploy, wouldn't they have missed a great opportunity for merit?
"You really are stubborn and refuse to see the truth until you're forced to," the Huoyang Emperor said indifferently. "Very well, let me show you what I am capable of. Come out, there's no need to hide any longer. Stand before me and let Emperor Yonghe admire your prowess."
At the Huoyang Emperor's command, hundreds of cultivators who had been lying in wait around the palaces of Jianwu and Huoyang all stood up. They were the elite picked from both palaces by Emperor Jianwu and the Huoyang Emperor, and nearly a hundred of them were powerhouses in the Gold Core Realm. The collective power of so many cultivators was extremely formidable.
