I object to myself? What kind of move was that?
With one sentence from Liu Mang, everyone present except Nu Wa, who could hear his thoughts, nearly had their CPUs burn out.
"Sovereign Tongtian, should you take your disciple to have his head checked? Has cultivation turned him stupid?"
Zhunti looked at Liu Mang with the concern one might show an idiot in his eyes.
Every one of them wanted the position of Heavenly Emperor in their own hands. None of them would yield to another.
Who would have thought that what had practically been set in stone, to the point that even Qian Kun had nothing left to say—
Would be pushed away by Liu Mang.
Di Jun stared at Liu Mang with his eyes wide open, disbelief filling his gaze, as though he were saying, "We were about to fight to the death, and this brat surrendered first?"
Haotian was equally puzzled, but unlike the others, there was a trace of gratitude in the way he looked at Liu Mang.
If Liu Mang did not compete with him, the position of Heavenly Emperor would most likely be his.
"What's going on? Why has everyone gone silent?"
Seeing everyone frozen in place, Liu Mang could not worry about anything else. He only wanted to toss away this hot potato as quickly as possible.
So he could only steel himself and continue speaking.
"The position of Heavenly Emperor concerns the stability of Hong Huang and the proper operation of the Heavenly Dao. It cannot be held by anyone lacking majesty and solemnity. Furthermore, the Heavenly Emperor must possess the ability to suppress Hong Huang. With this junior's strength and status, I truly cannot bear such a position."
"In my opinion, Uncle-Master Haotian's authority is more than sufficient, and his strength