The day after the gathering, Ling Tian and more than nine hundred other official members arrived at the teleportation array. Today, they would be sent to a specific realm to take part in the realm-wide battle.
Looking at the hundreds of millions of cultivators around them, Ling Tian and the others were filled with emotion. He glanced at his teammates and felt a sense of responsibility stir within him. I'm leading them into this battle. I'll make sure we win—and, most importantly, I'll bring them all back.
Before the teleportation, the Heavenly Lords of the Immortal Realm naturally offered words of encouragement. Even Kong Zhao, who rarely spoke, addressed the crowd. To put Ling Tian and the others at ease, he also announced several agreements. What interested Ling Tian most was the provision that anyone who attacked the forces backing them during the realm-wide battle would be jointly annihilated by the various Heavenly Lords.
Hearing Kong Zhao's words, Ling Tian's lips curled into a faint smile. That's good news. Now I can stop worrying about Min'er and the others' safety.
Although Kong Zhao and Ling Tian were enemies, those who had long held positions of power had their pride. Once they gave their word, they would never go back on it. Kong Zhao wasn't the only one; Li Yan and the others had never broken their promises, either. This reassured Ling Tian greatly.
After everyone had delivered their impassioned words of encouragement, the void suddenly froze. An irresistible pressure spread through the air. Only Heaven and Earth Pressure could make even Heavenly Lords feel so powerless.
As this pressure appeared, Ling Tian and the others on the platform felt themselves being pulled along, much like the force that had drawn them upward when they ascended all those years ago.
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