"Yeah, could there be any doubt?" Heizi smiled, then looked at me. I shrugged, pushed Ao Shuang forward, and said, "Fellow Daoist Ao, please restrain yourself. The cultivators of the Four Seas are all waiting for you to accept your godhood."
Ao Shuang nodded like a pecking chick, then looked toward the Zheng Clan of the North Divine Sea, the alliance of the Azure Ink Sea, and the cultivators of the Resting Sea. She immediately raised her chin arrogantly, then stood openly before me.
Heizi extended his hand and, copying what he had done before, gave her the godhood. Seeing that she had a godhood of her own, Ao Shuang was tremendously excited. She had once gone mad wanting to become an emperor; after finally succeeding, she found it boring, then made a fuss about wanting to become an immortal. Her thirst for power was extremely strong.
Of course, the cultivators of the Four Seas were all unusually obedient to her. Perhaps she had hoodwinked them all. After all, she had always been quite close with Zhao Qian, Han Shanshan, and the others in private, wandering every day through places everyone else thought beyond their reach. It was hard for anyone not to think she was especially reliable.
Ao Shuang looked at the godhood behind her with satisfaction. Instead of reporting to the Four Seas, however, she flew over to act cute before Han Shanshan, Zhao Qian, and the others. Han Shanshan was already accustomed to bullying her, and this time she did not spare her any teasing either.
Still, the Four Seas now felt more cohesive. After all, they had legitimacy on their side. Otherwise, if they hung under the banner of the Heavenly Unity Path, how would they know what to do after ascending? They had been utterly