The Five Directional Emperors had Yellow Emperor at their head, and naturally there was a reason for that. At once, Yellow Emperor noticed something unusual in the expressions of Zhong Shan and Jin Peng.
"White Emperor!" Yellow Emperor said calmly.
"Huh?" White Emperor was slightly startled.
Yellow Emperor gently shook his head at White Emperor, then looked toward Zhong Shan. "Heavenly Emperor Zhong, may I ask why you are looking for Kong Xuan?"
With a faint smile, Zhong Shan said calmly, "May I ask why you are looking for Kong Xuan?"
Yellow Emperor narrowed his eyes as he looked at Zhong Shan, but said no more. He knew that he could not get anything out of Zhong Shan.
"Yellow Emperor, I already told you, don't be so cautious. This isn't Great Zheng Heavenly Court. What are you worried about?" White Emperor suddenly cut in.
"Hm?" Yellow Emperor frowned at White Emperor, clearly displeased with his attitude.
"Yes, it's true. Last time, Zhong Shan transformed into Ying Huo and then produced another clone of himself. But what about now? They're all here. Zhong Shan can't mobilize the power of Great Zheng World. What else is there to worry about?" White Emperor said indignantly.
After his previous bouts of ill-omened crowing, White Emperor had felt deeply depressed. Under Yellow Emperor's guidance, he had recognized his own problem. Unfortunately, after seeing Zhong Shan, that resentment had risen again of its own accord, impossible to suppress.
White Emperor needed to win—to crush Zhong Shan with overwhelming force. Only then could he mend the flaw in his heart. Better yet, if he could kill Zhong Shan, he could patch that flaw completely.
And now, an opportunity lay before him.
"Zhong Shan is no ordinary man!" Yellow Emperor shook his head.
"So what? Are the five