In the Netherworld, inside the Earth Emperor Hall.
The Five Directional Ghost Emperors, the Six Heavens of Mount Luofeng, the Ten Halls of Yama... even King Dizang, who had been preaching on Yin Mountain, had been summoned here. All wore solemn expressions and bowed their heads, awaiting the commands of the supreme goddess in the seat of honor.
Whooom! Suddenly, a huge black hole appeared inside the hall. Then, with a thud, a bear tumbled out and landed face-first in the dirt.
Indeed, it was Gungun.
Well, now even the Netherworld Emperor had arrived. All the high gods of the Netherworld were present!
"Gungun, you were quite imposing earlier, ordering Nuwa and me to stop in the name of the Three Pure Ones." Houtu, who had brought Gungun here, spoke coldly from the seat of honor.
Hearing this, Gungun hurriedly flattened himself against the floor and protested, "Ancestral Witch, I've been wronged! I..."
"Enough. I don't want to hear any explanations from you right now. I'm giving you a chance to turn over a new leaf. Do you want it?"
"Yes, yes!" Gungun said hurriedly. He was truly terrified that Houtu would punish him physically. His mighty self had never forgotten those days of hard labor in the Sea of Blood.
Then he asked Houtu, "Ancestral Witch, what would you have me do?"
"Hmph!" Houtu snorted and turned toward the Wa Emperor Palace. Then her gaze shifted north, and she declared, "Raise an army, campaign against the Demon Race, and storm the Demon Emperor Palace!"
"What?" Gungun's mouth fell open. Attack the demons?
"Back then, after the witch-demon calamity ended, I spared the Demon Race on a momentary impulse. Yet now they still dare to act so brazenly, helping Nuwa spread rumors and fool those ignorant creatures! They mean to