Emperor Donghua had been under tremendous pressure lately.
After all, two of the Heavenly Court's three emperors had grudges against him. How was a cultured, courteous Great Immortal like him supposed to sleep at night?
He lived in fear that the Demon Race's massive invasion from all those years ago would repeat itself, with the Ancestral Bear or Ao Yue leading an army against his Penglai Immortal Island. He would certainly never acknowledge them as his sovereigns or recognize them as the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Sovereign!
Now, however, Haotian had become a Two-Corpse Slash Quasi-Saint and even defeated the Queen Mother of the West. With such strength and achievements, he might well be able to stand on equal footing with the Ancestral Bear and Ao Yue. In that case, perhaps Donghua could work with him to defeat that bear and dragon and pocket the authority of the Heavenly Court.
What? Was I really bold enough to entertain such a thought?
Of course! Just look at who I am-Emperor Donghua, the former Eastern King!
Back when Dijun and Taiyi ruled the Heavenly Court and dominated the Primordial World, I dared to establish the Immortal Court and openly challenge them. Now my opponents are the Ancestral Bear and Ao Yue, who fall short of those two brothers. If I didn't even dare to take them on, wouldn't that be utterly disgraceful?
As for why I have to fight them-couldn't we simply leave each other alone?
It's because... I've had enough of living in obscurity!
*Yes, after the Demon Race killed me once, I wanted to retire and stop concerning myself with the rights and wrongs of the Primordial World. That was because I didn't want to cross swords with Dijun and Taiyi again. I was afraid-no, I was simply following my