"Afraid? Don't make it sound so ugly. I'm no longer the Gungun I once was. Now I've understood my true heart and advanced to quasi-saint, and the turmoil of the world means nothing to me. I advised you not to offend the Expounding Teaching only because I hoped you could live in peace and freedom, undisturbed by disputes." As he spoke, Gungun raised his two bear paws and pressed them together, declaring devoutly, "The infinitely compassionate and merciful Panda Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds."
"Speak like a normal god!" Soaring Serpent's eyelids twitched at that painfully awkward speech and utterly shameless slogan, and he snapped in irritation.
"Ah!" Gungun had finally managed to create a lofty, dignified atmosphere, only for this hooligan snake to ruin it in an instant. He lowered his paws and sighed, then said speechlessly, "The stupidest thing in this world is using one great mountain to crush another! If you disregard one Saint just because another Saint backs you, you'll definitely regret it someday!"
"When have I ever disregarded a Saint? I just disregard that old man," Soaring Serpent retorted.
"Taiyi is a Saint's disciple."
"In my eyes, a Saint's disciple is no different from that Ox-Head guarding the entrance to your Netherworld! I'm the deity Saint Nuwa values most, trusts most, and the strongest under her command!" Soaring Serpent shouted.
Gungun: "..."
"The Expounding Teaching? Hmph. Never mind that blind fool Taiyi-even if all their disciples came at me together, no, even if they added Ran Deng, I, Lord Soaring Serpent, could deal with them easily!" Soaring Serpent continued shouting, brimming with confidence.
To be fair, arrogant as his words sounded, this really was confidence rather than conceit, because he had the ability to back it up.
His cultivation was at great immortal peak, and