Between Saints, There Is Still a Gap!

Haotian exhausted all the strength in his body before forcing those few words out through clenched teeth.

He bent his noble waist deeply and gave Niu Ben the grand bow a junior would offer an elder.

This scene utterly shattered the worldview of every immortal official below.

Their Heavenly Emperor, the ruler of the Three Realms, a Saint of exalted standing, actually... actually performed such a grand salute to someone else!

This... this was simply a fantasy beyond belief!

Yet something even more eye-popping was still to come.

Niu Ben turned a blind eye to Haotian's salute.

He stepped forward at an unhurried pace, climbing the ninety-nine white jade steps one by one.

"Tap."

"Tap."

"Tap."

Every step that fell was like a heavy hammer smashing viciously into Haotian's heart.

As Haotian watched Niu Ben draw closer and closer to him, closer and closer to that dragon throne representing the highest authority in the Three Realms, his heart sank inch by inch into a bottomless abyss.

He wanted to stop him, but he did not dare.

He wanted to retreat, but his feet seemed filled with lead, utterly unable to move.

All he could do was watch helplessly as Niu Ben came before him and brushed past him.

Then, beneath the gaze of countless immortals and gods throughout the Heavenly Court.

Niu Ben turned around, flicked his Daoist robe, and sat directly upon the dragon throne that belonged to Heavenly Emperor Haotian!

Boom!

Every immortal official's mind went blank.

Venus Star Lord rolled his eyes back and fainted from fright on the spot.

What humiliation!

What tyranny!

Sitting upon the Heavenly Emperor's throne before the entire court of civil and military officials!

This was no longer merely a slap in the face. He was announcing to the Three Realms that