Chapter 635
Haotian struggled to control his emotions and looked at the gods behind him.
"Esteemed ministers, who is willing to fight these fiends?"
The gods behind him remained silent.
Sun Wukong's unrestrained laughter rang out from not far behind them.
"Old Jade Emperor, you're nothing special after all! Hahaha! Look at all these Immortals and Gods of yours—who is willing to share your burdens and risk offending my brothers!"
Haotian's expression darkened as well. He had not expected that, at such a critical moment, not a single god of the Heavenly Court would be willing to step forward for him.
He turned around and saw the Jie Sect Immortals and Gods, led by Zhao Gongming and Jin Ling, all standing with their arms folded and watching his humiliation. The gods of the Clarification Sect also took several steps back, staying out of it.
Most of the Loose Immortals unaffiliated with either Sage sect were too weak. Even if they wanted to help Haotian, they lacked the ability.
Under such circumstances, Haotian had no one to use.
Haotian truly wanted to act personally. If he did, he could naturally defeat these fiends with ease.
But if he did that, all the acting he had done earlier would have been for nothing.
If he pretended to lose, word would spread that the dignified Jade Emperor was no match for a pack of fiends. Not only would he lose all face, but even the authority the Heavenly Court had painstakingly established would be ruined because of him.
"Zhenwu, you go."
Haotian said this without changing his expression.
Behind him, a middle-aged man clad in Black Armor and standing atop a Tortoise and Snake nodded slightly before stepping out from the crowd.
He was Great Emperor Zhenwu, the divine general Haotian trusted most,