Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! And to think I used to believe it was a good bear!
Haotian clenched both hands into fists and gritted his teeth. The joy he had felt upon ascending to his position was matched now by the fury burning inside him.
Who am I? The lord of the Heavenly Court!
And now that damned Ancestral Bear has made a complete fool of me! Jade Pool Immortal Realm? Jade Pool, my ass!
"Haotian, calm down. The Heavenly Court is filled inside and out with the Ancestral Bear's and Ao Yue's subordinates. If you curse it here, someone might pass your words on to them." Golden Mother of Jade Pool tugged at Haotian's sleeve and quietly warned him.
"What is there to fear? We are the Great Heavenly Venerable and the foremost female immortal of the Heavenly Court, personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor. Would those two actually dare attack us?" Haotian roared angrily.
"They certainly wouldn't dare attack us, but... I'm afraid they'll find all sorts of ways to shut us out, until we can't take a single step in the Heavenly Court," Golden Mother of Jade Pool told Haotian worriedly.
Hearing this, Haotian closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
This was different. It was completely different from what he had imagined before coming here.
When he had walked out of Zixiao Palace carrying the Dao Ancestor's Edict Talisman, he had been brimming with confidence. He had imagined that, once he took charge of the Heavenly Court, he could use the Dao Ancestor's mountain-like backing to stand above Gungun and Ao Yue, becoming foremost among the Heavenly Court's three emperors. With a single command, all eight directions would submit, and all living beings would bow before him. At worst, he would stand on equal footing with