Since the War of Felling Heaven began, Emperor Donghua's situation had been extremely delicate. Hongjun had repeatedly pressured him with words, indirectly forcing him to yield, but ultimately achieved nothing.
Now that the Haotian Realm army was suffering defeat after defeat on the front lines, he became even more composed. Even if he left behind a complete mess in the end, his successor would still have to thank him.
Emperor Donghua knew full well that after wielding the Emperor's Authority in another's stead for so long, many coveted his position. But now that Hongjun was clearly backing Haotian, regardless of whether this war was won or lost, he would have to step down gracefully.
So why should he give it his all?
Even if Xuanyuan came charging in now, he would not care. In the end, this War of Felling Heaven was nothing more than a brawl between the backers of every faction—testing whose patron was stronger, and whom the Heavenly Emperor favored.
Emperor Donghua simply gave up altogether. Was Hongjun not trying to support Haotian? Then he would see how Hongjun planned to support him now. Even a clay figure had some temper, let alone an Emperor Lord who ruled over one side!
Hongjun had originally expected everything to remain under his control, but Emperor Donghua now spent every day stargazing and doing nothing, instantly throwing his entire plan into disarray.
Without Emperor Donghua's support, the Ten Thousand Immortals Array could not display its Hunyuan might at all. Haotian had no one around him, and this was becoming a serious problem.
The internal situation in the Haotian Realm gradually spiraled out of control. Within Grand Unity Palace, Li Fan could not help but sneer. "That old Daoist Hongjun still thinks he can control Donghua like before. The man has