In his rage, the Dragon King sent a palm strike towards Ji Yu from a distance.
"No, spare me!" Ji Yu cried out.
But it was too late. His palm, carrying a sky-shattering force, shattered Ji Yu's bones, killing him beyond any doubt.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Since Chen Jie was from Great Xia, Ji Tong must also be a traitor.
Unfortunately, everyone hadn't recovered from the shock. Ji Tong seized the opportunity, pulling out a dagger and, with a sneak attack, killed a Heavenly level expert!
"You, well done. I treated you like a brother, and you betrayed me!"
The Dragon King glared at Ji Tong, his face filled with fury.
Ji Tong snarled, "Pah! I, Ji Tong, have been loyal to the Heaven's Will Sect. But what did the Heaven's Will Sect give me? They even threatened my family to force me to serve! An organization like yours deserves to be annihilated!"
The Dragon King's face turned ashen.
Chen Jie said calmly, "I'll give you two choices now: first, surrender and accept your punishment; second, be killed by me one by one!"
"Trash, who do you think you are to demand the Heaven's Will Sect surrender? Tell us, who are you! State your identity!"
Chen Jie replied, "Remember my name. I am Chen Jie!"
"Chen Jie? Never heard of him!"
The Dragon King was unfazed and said calmly.
"Dragon King, this Chen Jie is an enemy of the Shadow Gate! The Shadow Gate has dispatched a large number of experts this time to capture Chen Jie as a warning to others."
The man with the mustache said.
"So that's how it is!"
The Dragon King's face showed realization, and then he let out a cold laugh. "Chen Jie, is it? Do you think you alone can make our Heaven's Will Sect suffer heavy losses here? You're wrong! You know nothing about our strength!"
"Now, I will let you witness our true power!"
The Dragon King winked at the man with the mustache.
The man with the mustache immediately took out a walkie-talkie from his waist and shouted, "We've encountered an ambush. Everyone, get to the villa! Prepare for battle!"
Around the villa, in hidden corners, a group of people dressed as mercenaries were lying in wait.
When one of them heard the man with the mustache's voice on his walkie-talkie, he immediately shouted, "Bad news, we've been discovered. Prepare for a tough fight! Target: Villa Number One in Qianlong Villa!"
As he gave the order, over a hundred men in camouflage uniforms, exuding an imposing aura, charged towards Villa Number One.
They had launched a full-scale operation this time, not just the twenty high-ranking members of the Heaven's Will Sect.
Even some of their lower-level personnel had been deployed.
Some of these people were members developed by the Heaven's Will Sect in Great Xia, while others were personnel who had secretly infiltrated recently.
They were all gathered here, ready to respond immediately if the Dragon King and his group clashed with local forces in Great Xia while trying to capture Li Ziling.
As the Dragon King, he commanded his subordinates on the battlefield!
When on external missions, he had local members acting as hidden assets to assist him.
However, with their large numbers, such a significant group of special individuals would not be foolish enough to stay in hotels, as it would be too easy to be discovered.
Therefore, they had been hiding in the wilderness for the past few days, but not far from Qianlong Villa.
Over a hundred people swarmed into the villa.
Fortunately, Villa Number One was large enough that even with so many people, the space still felt vast.
Seeing this, Ji Tong's heart sank, and he thought, it's over.
"Dragon King Special Operations Team, reporting for duty!" The leader knelt on one knee and said to the Dragon King.
The Dragon King nodded with satisfaction.
The man with the mustache sneered repeatedly.
Then, the Dragon King looked at Chen Jie and said, "Do you know why I didn't immediately kill you just now? It's because since our whereabouts have been exposed, I will turn your Great Xia upside down!"
"When I, the Dragon King, am enraged, a million corpses will litter the ground! I will make you, a mere nobody, realize how laughable your decision to capture us all at once was!"
"Hahaha…"
The man with the mustache scoffed, "Do you know why we dared to do this this time? It's precisely because we know that the Dragon Gate is already in a standoff with our Heaven's Will Sect and cannot spare any resources. And the Dragon Group would never want to engage in a large-scale war with us in the martial artist world at this time!"
"If the matter were kept hidden and we failed, it would just be that. But now that you've made it public, prepare for a field of corpses!"
The Dragon King roared, "Hurry up and summon all your experts to their deaths! If you can't catch that person's daughter, turning your Great Xia upside down will suffice!"
"Confidence is good, but you're celebrating too early!"
Chen Jie smiled faintly.
Then, he simply snapped his fingers.
*Dong!*
A strange aura emerged, making everyone feel an intense pressure.
Someone exclaimed, "Not good! My strength has dropped by a level!"
"What's going on? My Heavenly level strength is now only at the peak of Earth level!"
"What? My peak Grandmaster level strength has dropped to early Grandmaster!"
The Dragon King's expression changed.
He instinctively tried to sense his own power.
Fortunately, this field of influence seemed to only affect others. His strength was so high that he was not affected.
However, even so, the Dragon King's face was extremely grim.
He stared fixedly at Chen Jie and said, "Is this the confidence of your Great Xia? It's indeed impressive. By suppressing everyone's strength by one realm, you can weaken our overall power!"
"Great Xia is vast and abundant, with countless talented individuals. I once heard that some people can set up wondrous arrays to achieve various effects! It seems you are now using one of those arrays!"
"You are correct. But it's useless even if you know, because this place is destined to be your burial ground today!" Chen Jie said calmly.
"Everyone, leave this villa immediately!" The Dragon King sneered and immediately issued the order.
"Yes!"
As quickly as they had arrived, they all rushed out.
Ji Tong's face turned pale again. He had felt that his strength was not suppressed earlier, and he had been overjoyed, thinking Chen Jie possessed such marvelous abilities.
It was no wonder Chen Jie had asked him to lure everyone here.
But seeing this, he fell into despair.
What was the point of setting up a grand array here?
The Dragon King had seen through it; as long as they withdrew everyone from the area, they would be powerless against them.
"Trying to leave? Can you escape?"
The next second, Chen Jie snapped his fingers again.
The trapping array activated.
Illusions appeared before those who tried to escape.
Soon, they all stumbled back inside.
Seeing this, the Dragon King anxiously shouted, "Why aren't you out yet?"
"Ah, Dragon King, we clearly went out just now, how can this be..."
"Useless! Follow me!"
The Dragon King roared and took the lead in walking outwards.
The overall situation was more important now. Although his own strength was high, the combat power of his subordinates was also crucial and could not be lost.