Hongjun had forbidden him from interfering with the flood, but was he the sort of bear who did as he was told?
I, the great god Gungun, the first Iron-Eating Beast between heaven and earth, an Innate Deity, the current Heavenly Emperor and Netherworld Emperor, the future Panda Great Sage and National Treasure Buddha-am I supposed to refrain from doing anything just because you forbid it? Don't I have any dignity?
I'm going to interfere today, whether you like it or not! Let's see what you can do to me... Hmm, he probably won't actually do anything to me, will he?
Though Gungun was angry, his confidence gradually began to waver toward the end. After all, this was Hongjun.
The leader of the Mystic Gate, foremost among All Saints, and already one with the Heavenly Dao-to be fair, if he really decided to do something, Gungun had no idea whether even the Three Pure Ones, the Two Western Sages, Nuwa, and Houtu combined could stop him. Under the present circumstances, it seemed... openly defying his authority really wasn't a good idea.
At that thought, Gungun climbed out of the enormous crater, sat down on the ground with his brows knitted, then closed his eyes and heaved a heavy sigh. "Haaah..."
Whoosh! Just then, a streak of light shot over from afar and landed before Gungun, transforming into an Iron-Eating Beast carrying the Purification Drum on his back. It was Xiong Yuan.
"Your Majesty, are you all right?" Xiong Yuan asked, bowing with his hands clasped.
"I'm fine," Gungun replied, his eyes still closed.
Then he used the power of his primordial spirit to sense the situation in various places and performed a divination concerning the flood. Before long, he opened his eyes and continued, "The Dao Ancestor has forbidden me