Hu Le watched Hou Tu Niangniang's figure disappear into the palace, then casually summoned an auspicious cloud, left the underworld, and returned to the Zhou Shan ancestral temple.
He sat down in the Emperor's Hall and pondered silently. Now that he had subdued four tribes, plus the original Yanhuang tribe, there were still seven tribes left.
However, Hule of these tribes is not planning to continue his lobbying efforts.
After all, the five tribes plus the ancestral court of the human race were enough to make him ascend to the throne of the human emperor.
While he was refining the Chaos Bell, he ordered Chisongzi to summon the tribal chiefs to the ancestral temple.
Several months later, the clan leaders arrived one after another.
Besides the chiefs of the large tribes, there are also some smaller chiefs who branched off from their tribes.
However, they were only there to make up the numbers; they had little say in the succession to the throne and could only follow the lead of the major tribes.
Inside the Emperor's Hall, hundreds of clan leaders took their seats, while the elders from the ancestral court sat opposite them.
The throne of the human emperor was empty.
As for Hu Le, he was also sitting in the front row, with Kun Yangzi on his left and Bian Xiong on his right.
"Cough cough..."
Seeing that all the clan leaders had arrived and were seated, Chisongzi coughed twice, stood up, and announced the tragic news of the passing of Empress Jinde with a sorrowful expression.
In fact, the clan leaders already knew about this news. Some people were still skeptical, but now that Chisongzi has made it public, even those who didn't believe it have to.
The hall immediately erupted into chaos as everyone started discussing the matter.
After a while, it was Chisongzi who spoke up, calming them down and then leading them to the temple to burn incense and worship the statue of Jinde Tianhou.
At that time, the world was still in a primitive era, and funeral rites were very simple, unlike the complicated ones of later generations.
After everyone burned incense and offered prayers, they considered their rituals complete.
Once everyone returned to the Emperor's Palace and took their seats, it was Chishongzi who spoke first.
"Everyone, our Human Emperor Tian died young, which is a great misfortune for our human race. However, our human race will continue to multiply and prosper in the future."
As the saying goes, a snake cannot move without a head. If our human race wants to continue to move forward and gain a place among the myriad races of the prehistoric world, we must re-establish the Human Emperor to guide us forward.
Therefore, while everyone is here, let us elect a new Human Emperor to inherit the legacy of the late Emperor and lead our human race to continue its growth and prosperity.
The clan leaders looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.
In fact, long before they arrived, the clan leaders already knew that Hu Le had used the Kongtong Seal to forcefully suppress the elders and seize the position of Human Emperor.
However, since the ancestral court of the human race had not issued any explicit document, they pretended not to know.
At this moment, seeing Chisongzi solemnly asking everyone to elect a human emperor, some people couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
After a short while, Bian Xiong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Elder, the late emperor has his own successor. He can just let Brother Xuanxiang inherit the throne of the Human Emperor. Why should we waste our time on any recommendation?"
Kunyangzi chimed in, "Clan Chief Bian Xiong's words are quite reasonable. Apart from Brother Xuanxiang, who else among us humans is qualified to inherit the late emperor's legacy?"
Hu Le remained calm when the two men talked about him.
As for Houtu Niangniang and Xuanming Niangniang, who were not far away, they remained silent, just like him.
The resentment in Xuanming Niangniang's heart from her previous defeat at Hu Le's hands has not yet dissipated.
Of course, she's not someone who can't accept defeat.
Having lost, she naturally wouldn't come out to compete with Hu Le for the throne of the Human Emperor, nor would she oppose it.
However, getting her to step forward and advocate for Hu Le is probably a pipe dream...
However, since the two of them didn't help, the elders in the human ancestral court who were originally loyal to Empress Jin De and hoped that Hu Le could succeed his father after his death stood up and joined in the cheers.
Some elders who wanted to speculate and were preparing to invest in the new emperor also stepped forward to show their abilities...
For a time, Hu Le seemed to have become the one everyone hoped for.
Just then, someone suddenly spoke up and expressed an objection.
"This is not right! Although Daoist Xuanxiang was the late emperor's disciple, what contributions has he made to our human race? What qualifications does he have to inherit the throne of the Human Emperor?"
Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone turned their gaze to that person.
This was a middle-aged man with a full black beard and a robust build.
This man's name is Hua Du, and he is the chieftain of the Fengqiu tribe.
As for the Fengqiu tribe, it originated from the Tianwu tribe and was one of the twelve major tribes.
Previously, after Tianwu was suppressed deep in the starry sky, Huadu's father inherited the position of chieftain of the Tianwu tribe.
But 100,000 years ago, Hua Du's father went out to refine the five elements in his chest, and as a result, he perished outside.
Hua Du then inherited the position of clan leader.
Hua Du was born with immense strength, possessing the supernatural power to uproot mountains and traverse the moon. He was naturally unruly and ambitious.
Previously, he learned of the Human Emperor's fall through an elder he knew from the ancestral court. Immediately, he harbored delusions and secretly set his sights on the Human Emperor's throne.
Before he could take any action, news came from the ancestral court one after another, that Hu Le was holding the Kongtong Seal and claimed to be acting on the orders of the late emperor, forcibly oppressing a group of elders and seizing the position of the Human Emperor.
He was almost furious and had already prepared to teach Hu Le a lesson.
Seeing the uproar in the hall, if he doesn't step forward now, Hu Le will truly be promoted.
So he quickly stepped forward and said the above-mentioned passage.
"Contributions to the human race?"
hehe……
Huadu, are you just showing off your ignorance?
Everyone knows that Xuanxiang Daojun was originally the patriarch of the Yanhuang tribe. Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, the Yanhuang tribe has grown and prospered under his leadership, which is evident to all.
Isn't this a contribution to our human race?
"Hmph! The Yanhuang tribe has indeed developed well, but it's hard to believe that it's all thanks to Daoist Xuanxiang. Everyone knows that he has been cultivating on Penglai Island for many years and has rarely paid attention to the affairs of our human race."
"What does the development of the Yanhuang tribe have to do with him?" Another clan chief stepped forward and mocked.
This man is named Feng Ye, and he is in charge of the Xiyao tribe.
The Xiyao tribe inherited its lineage from the Xizi tribe.
Feng Ye spoke up at this moment, also questioning Hu Le.
He didn't aspire to the throne of the Emperor like Hua Du; rather, he stood up for Hua Du because of their good relationship.
Bian Xiong sneered upon hearing this: "Feng Ye, what are you saying? Does that mean the development of the Yanhuang tribe didn't happen while Xuanxiang Daojun was in the position of clan leader?"
As for his infrequent presence in the clan, it is not because he is indifferent to clan affairs, but rather a sign of his nonchalant attitude.
If you have the ability, you can do it too, and no one else can say anything about it.
"Haha... He doesn't even deserve to be compared to Daoist Xuanxiang. Fellow Daoist, you're giving him far too much credit." Kunyangzi laughed mockingly...
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