Chapter 143: Intimidation and Threats

Akhmar and the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata below both looked utterly speechless.

Honestly, was it really necessary to be so comprehensive?

Akhmar let out a light sigh and said to Jiang Yan in a faint tone:

"Then I wonder, Your Excellency Immortal Lord... what is your intention in coming here this time?"

Jiang Yan kept tossing the energy sphere in his hand; hearing Akhmar's words, the Red King, he chuckled lightly.

"You have gathered your troops at our Liyue Border, yet you ask me what I came here to do?"

"I would very much like to ask you: with your forces assembled thus, what is your intention?"

Jiang Yan's eyes fixed intently on Akhmar; if Akhmar's intentions on this journey were anything but upright, then Jiang Yan would not mind letting this energy sphere bloom once in Sumeru to test its power.

He had been worrying precisely about having nowhere to test its might.

Akhmar's eyes stared fixedly at Jiang Yan.

He was not afraid of Jiang Yan.

Yet the faint fluctuations released by that energy sphere in Jiang Yan's hand gave him a wordless sense of heart-pounding dread.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

Afterwards, the Red King Akhmar spoke:

"I have stationed troops here only to guard against your war spreading to our lands."

"I have no intention of invading your realm."

Akhmar looked at Jiang Yan and explained aloud.

"Oh~ I see."

Jiang Yan nodded and said to Akhmar with a smile:

"Forgive my suspicion; after all, one must not harbor harmful intent, but one cannot be without caution against others, can one?"

Akhmar nodded, indicating these matters were understandable.

"Mm, best that I was merely suspicious; now that the war has ended, our armies will, after tidying up Chenyu Vale, dispatch some to garrison here."

"If during this period I discover any suspicious movement on your part..."

Jiang Yan's smiling expression did not change.

"I will let you taste the flavor of this thing in my hand."

"I believe you two should be very clear on the power of this thing in my hand, yes?"

The Red King's face grew gloomy; Jiang Yan's words were already an open threat.

But he had no choice but to accept it.

If it were not for his wariness of that energy sphere in Jiang Yan's hand, the Red King, with his short temper, would have already fought Jiang Yan.

"Immortal Lord, please rest assured; we only wish to safeguard our nation from invasion."

The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata stepped forward and said softly.

"You see, a beauty's words always sound more pleasant to the ear."

"Best that it is so; I still have to threaten the next household; you may do as you please."

Jiang Yan chuckled lightly, tapped his right foot once in midair, turned, and flew toward the northeast.

After seeing Jiang Yan off, the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata stepped forward and patted Akhmar's shoulder.

"Akhmar, are you all right?"

Seeing Akhmar's expression was extremely cold, she thought he was angry and hurried up to comfort him.

"I'm fine."

Akhmar let out a light sigh, as if calming himself down.

There was no way around it; anyone threatened like that would be angry.

Especially the proud Akhmar.

But Akhmar had no recourse against Jiang Yan.

This young man carried something capable of destroying half of Sumeru's rainforest right to your doorstep to threaten you.

The crucial point was that Jiang Yan would not be injured by that thing exploding.

Would you submit or not?

At this moment, Vahumana (the Sumeru of later ages) was in the period of the Three Kings' rule; he could not, because of a momentary rage, destroy the happy paradise jointly created by himself, the Flower God, and the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.