At the sight, the man in green felt utterly vindicated and burst into laughter. "Zheng Taizu, back then, you were merely one of the seeds of the hidden dragon destined to rise with the times, and you started from the very bottom."
"You were what they called a venomous vermin-a patrol inspector who colluded with the underworld."
"Only after receiving the fortune of my demon race could you conquer three counties in succession and rise to prominence. One step ahead became every step ahead, and with Heaven's aid, you finally reached the summit and became emperor."
"But once you became the Son of Heaven, no evil could invade you, no spell could touch you. Forget one sworn covenant-even a thousand or ten thousand could do nothing to you, could they?"
"You tore it up, and that was that. Anyone who dared demand repayment was guilty of high treason, utterly deranged, and could be executed by all beneath Heaven." The man in green laughed uproariously.
"You could even turn your weapons against us and purge the demon race on a grand scale, all in perfect righteousness. Isn't that so?" The man in green covered his face as he laughed, his expression and voice crazed.
"But did you never wonder why I named Emperor Shizu of Great Wei as witness to that covenant? Did you think founding a dynasty would let you break your oath?"
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
The Red Dragon, filled with bewilderment and defiance, roared and struggled, and the man in green seemed to understand him.
"You think that even if Emperor Shizu of Great Wei was called the greatest emperor of all time, that was merely praise from the Wei Dynasty. Whether the Zheng Dynasty acknowledged it was another matter."
"Even if you did acknowledge it, how could an