"This was also the only Heavenly Emperor who bore no prefix before his title."
Xu Bing explained.
After hearing Xu Bing's words, everyone present fell into an eerie silence. Li Hansong's face turned ashen, while Qin Fengqing, Wang Jinyang, and Yao Chengjun were struggling not to laugh. The Grandmasters present had all heard, more or less, about Fang Ping's previous self-proclaimed identity. Fang Ping had claimed to be the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor, that his previous life had been the Heavenly Emperor. Now that the truth had come out—the Heavenly Emperor was a dog—didn't that mean Fang Ping's previous life had been a dog—
Everyone was holding back their laughter. After all, Fang Ping was a petty fellow. If they laughed now, he might hold it against them for the rest of their lives.
Fang Ping himself looked utterly stunned. He had never expected the Heavenly Emperor to be a dog. Back when he had made up that identity, he had simply wanted the loftiest title possible. Who could have known that a dog would be called the Heavenly Emperor—
It was too late for regrets now. Fang Ping could already see everyone struggling not to laugh, especially Li Hansong. That guy had kept calling him Heavenly Emperor over and over.
Fang Ping shot Li Hansong a vicious glare. If that guy dared call him Heavenly Emperor again, he would skin him alive.
Old Li beside him beamed as he patted Fang Ping on the shoulder. This guy had always tried to fool him by saying he was the Heavenly Emperor's reincarnation. Well, now there really was a Heavenly Emperor—and it was a dog. With Fang Ping's stubborn temperament, perhaps he really was the reincarnation of a dog.
Lu Hao watched the scene with a smile. In the original