Facing the North Sea Heavenly Emperor's hesitant, half-spoken manner, the Jade Emperor spoke calmly.
"North Sea, you are a Heavenly Emperor who rose to power within the past fifty thousand years."
"When you bore the Mandate of Heaven, I personally went to speak with you."
"Back then, you swore to me that you would fight the Dark Turmoil to the very end."
"I believed your promise."
"Later, I discovered that you had ties to the Forbidden Ground, yet I did not pursue the matter too deeply."
"After all, no one who can live wants to die. I can understand that you wanted to leave yourself a way out after the great war."
"But do not forget that you are still a Heavenly Emperor, still a Heavenly Emperor who shelters a Great World."
"It would have been one thing if you simply refused to help, but you actually dragged everyone down at a critical moment."
"You do not truly think that, now that you have entered the Heavenly Emperor Realm, there is nothing I can do to you, do you?"
"North Sea would not dare!"
"Of course you dare!"
The new Jade Emperor's voice rose several notches. Then he stared directly at North Sea and said, "You fear the Four Heavenly Emperors, you fear the Great Shang Dynasty, and you fear Sword Saint Chen Xiang."
"But you alone do not fear me, because you believe that I, the newly appointed Jade Emperor, am unqualified to restrain you."
"Since that is the case, there is no need for you to care about my opinion. Just do as you please."
As soon as those words fell, beads of sweat the size of beans dripped from North Sea's forehead.
Because if his answer today could not satisfy those present, today would very likely be