Hearing Gungun's answer, Yi was utterly dumbfounded.
Our Human Sovereign was crying?
I...
Yi wanted to swear, but he neither knew what to say nor dared say it. He shut his mouth and turned to head back into the hall, only to stop after taking a single step.
Forget it. If he wanted to cry... let him cry. Yi understood how the Human Sovereign felt, because he actually wanted to cry too. But he was still young and so used to being a stalwart man that he simply could not cry. Helpless, he could only shed tears in his heart.
"Ah!" At that thought, Yi heaved a deep sigh.
"All right, stop sighing. Never mind humans-even great innate gods make mistakes sometimes. Making mistakes isn't frightening; what matters most is knowing how to correct them. Your Human Sovereign will pull himself together soon. Come on, let's find something to eat and talk over a meal," Gungun said when it heard Yi sighing behind it.
With that, it headed straight for the Dining Hall in Chen Capital.
It did not particularly care about the losses the Human Race had suffered in this battle.
As the great Netherworld Emperor, it saw little difference between life and death so long as the primordial spirit remained.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Reassured somewhat by Gungun's words, Yi bowed his head in acknowledgment, then followed it to the Dining Hall in Chen Capital.
Elsewhere, in the East Sea Dragon Palace.
"On your knees!" Zitong barked at Ao Guang.
Ao Guang trembled at her words and hastily dropped to his knees with a thud. Once kneeling, however, he asked his mother in bewilderment, "Mother, have I done something wrong again?"
"Done something wrong again? Hmph, don't you know perfectly well yourself? Tell me, were you the one