"Y-You... I forbid it!" The Enlightened One bit his lips to resist his fear and shouted at Yuan.
"This position belongs to me! I worked nonstop for over 100,000 years to reach my current status! Who the hell are you to just appear and try take it away from me?! You don’t deserve it!"
Yuan chuckled and replied, "You think you deserve this position? If it weren’t for the Eternal, you wouldn’t even be alive right now, you idiot. And all you do is order people around and relay the Eternal’s message, pretending to be heaven’s envoy. If you think about it, you’ve really done nothing deserving of your position, hence why your Master wants me, someone more competent and useful, to replace you."
The Enlightened One’s face drained of color. Even though Yuan had yet to begin usurping his position, the mere weight of his presence was enough to make him feel threatened. Worse still, Yuan had Bahrah’s backing, while he himself was forbidden to act—forced to stand by and watch as Yuan slowly replaced him.
"Be a good little boy and stay here. I have a lot to do." Yuan turned around and began making his way toward the exit.
Seeing this, the Enlightened One rushed to block the door with his own body, arms spread and everything.
"How cute." Yuan chuckled before walking around him. "There’s nothing you can do to stop me, so just sit back and enjoy whatever time you have left in that position."
The Enlightened One trembled.
"No! I haven’t even achieved my dream of being the supreme ruler of this world yet! There’s no way I will let you take it from me!"
The Enlightened One then spoke with a determined look on his face, "I may not be able to directly interfere with you, but it’s not like there’s nothing I can do!"
Meanwhile, Patriarch Sun returned to the Celestial Hall after dealing with his business.
"What the...? He’s gone?"
He was dumbfounded to find Yuan missing from the Celestial Hall.
"Did he leave... or did he enter the Celestial Chamber to meet with the Enlightened One?"
Patriarch Sun pondered for a moment before abandoning his latter thought, as there was no way the Enlightened One would invite someone to his chamber.
"After all, even I have not been inside the Celestial Chamber..." Patriarch Sun shook his head.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave in search of Yuan, the double doors swung open, and two figures emerged from the light.
Patriarch Sun’s eyes widened in disbelief as Yuan’s face came into clear view. Yet his shock did not end there. The Enlightened One stood right behind him, his veil and hood gone, his face fully exposed.
"Your Majesty!"
Despite his shock, Patriarch Sun subconsciously greeted the Enlightened One.
Yuan raised an eyebrow at the way Patriarch Sun addressed the Enlightened One as if he were already the Celestial Emperor.
"Your Majesty?" Yuan looked at the Enlightened One and poked fun at him. "Even though you have not unified the world yet?"
"S-Shut up!"
Patriarch Sun lifted his head to stare at them with a bewildered expression.
"T-Tian Yang... Y-You..."
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