Gungun gazed at the thirty-six glittering Ginseng Fruits floating before him. Inwardly, he was drooling, but outwardly, he sat upright and proper.
Please, I'm the Heavenly Emperor and the Netherworld Emperor-a bear of standing! What are a mere thirty-six Ginseng Fruits? Such trifles could never make me actually drool!
Dream on!
As for Zhen Yuanzi's intentions...
Of course I know what he wants. He's trying to bribe me into helping Shennong attain the position of Human Emperor and put an end to his current, utterly wretched predicament.
Indeed, as the Human Sovereign, old Red Cloud remained as pitiful after reincarnation as ever. First, the Demon Race had fooled him into rashly attacking the Dragon Race in the East Sea. He had returned in crushing defeat, causing many tribes to lose faith in him.
Then the Nine Li Tribe had openly declared that they no longer recognized him as the Human Race Co-ruler and sent troops against him. Another crushing defeat had followed. He had even lost Chen Capital, the Human Race's political center, to Chi You, who had beaten him so badly that he had been forced to lead his tribe elsewhere.
After the relocation, the Youxiong Tribe, which likewise no longer acknowledged him as the Human Race Co-ruler, had sent troops to attack him. In his third great battle, he had suffered yet another defeat and been forced to relocate again.
These defeats had all but stripped Shennong of his authority as the Human Race Co-ruler. If his discovery of rice and his other past achievements had not truly brought immense benefits to the Human Race, every human tribe might already have risen against him.
After all, rebellion only needed someone to take the lead.
Now that the Nine Li Tribe and the Youxiong Tribe had taken the lead,