"When one serves as Heavenly Emperor, one must possess the power to suppress Heaven and Earth, the Four Seas, and the Myriad Worlds; to establish order and subdue all beneath the heavens. None but one of great ability can bear such a post. Our Eastern King Sect's Lord Wang Ba Tian is willing to shoulder this great responsibility for all living beings!"
"As the saying goes, when recommending the worthy, one does not avoid one's kin. Since beginning his cultivation, Yuan Hua Tianzun of our Primordial Beginning Sect has often traveled the Myriad Worlds, aiding the weak and upholding the Righteous Path. Over countless millennia, innumerable lives have been saved by his hand. If he were to assume the position of Heavenly Emperor, it would be a blessing for the Myriad Worlds!"
"I, Blood Saber Old Ancestor, am not without merit either. In the battle at Lingxiao Palace, I slew three hundred and twenty-six evil demons, great and small. I too have bled and sweated for the Myriad Worlds. It is not as though I, Blood Saber, cannot sit upon the throne of Heavenly Emperor!"
"Ah, if Blood Saber Old Ancestor can become Heavenly Emperor, then I, Confused Immortal, can do it too!"
The times created heroes, and heroes shaped the times.
In this Era of Great Competition, with the thrones of Human Emperor and Heavenly Emperor vacant and gods and Buddhas across the skies stripped of their positions, this was the finest opportunity since ancient times for all beings to seek high positions and great fortune.
Take He Lian Xian, the Guardian Deity under the two gods, for instance. Had he been born in ancient times, becoming the Guardian Deity of a Fifth-Rank Deity would have required a whole basketful of qualifications. First, the Heavenly Court would have