Kunpeng's lips twitched involuntarily at those words.
After a soft sigh, he said, "I would not dare deceive Your Majesty and Senior Brother. Though the Heavenly Court may appear weak at present, it has not lost its legitimate mandate. The Heavenly Court commands the four directions, backed by Senior Brother, the Dao Ancestor and the saints, Saint Nuwa, and even the Three Pure Ones. Sooner or later, it will restore its former prestige. I am now a proper god of the Thunder Department and commander of the Northern Legion. Even if I can go no further in the future, I will still stand among the foremost gods of the Heavenly Court. With the divine power granted by my godhood, even if the two Western Saints wished to kill me, they would have to think twice."
Wu Chu and Hao both understood. This fellow had volunteered of his own accord because his sights were set on one of the vacant positions of the Four Directional Heavenly Emperors.
With the blessing of a Heavenly Emperor's godhood, even if one fell short of sainthood, one would still be nearly unmatched beneath the saints. After all, the position of Heavenly Emperor was there; not everyone was as hardheaded as Xing Tian, daring enough to pick a fight with a Heavenly Emperor.
Hao glanced at Wu Chu, then nodded slightly. "I understand what you mean, beloved minister of the Thunder Department. I permit you to lead your legion down to the lower realm to alleviate the floods. Not only in the Northern Border—if you can resolve natural disasters elsewhere across the Primordial Land, you may intervene there as well. One of the Four Directional Heavenly Emperor positions is vacant this time. I will leave it open for now and discuss rewards based on merit in