In a team battle, it was important to follow orders. Knowing how battle-crazed Fairy Lei Ying and Fairy Meng Shang could be, Ling Tian was rather worried, so he made a point of reminding them.
Fortunately, Fairy Meng Shang was happy to oblige and agreed to follow his orders. Seeing that, Fairy Lei Ying felt she couldn't very well object, and agreed as well.
As for Tan Tai Chang Feng, Little Lei, and the other nine Quasi-Near-Gods, they naturally followed Ling Tian without question. Huan Xin, however, had a few misgivings. Worried Ling Tian might abuse his authority for personal gain, he declared that he would obey orders as long as they served the interests of their realm.
Ling Tian didn't take offense. After all, even if they weren't enemies, they weren't exactly friends either, so Huan Xin's suspicions were understandable. Huan Xin was quite capable, though, and Ling Tian didn't want to waste such a valuable fighter. Besides, he wasn't the sort of person who would betray his teammates for personal gain.
The other leaders had no objections, and the ten thousand younger cultivators, including Ling Yu, had even fewer. They, too, declared that they would follow orders.
Time flowed on, and the realm struggle drew ever nearer.
"Brother Tian, take care of yourself as well as Yu'er and the others," Hua Min'er urged him, her expression grave. "Your strength may be the greatest among us, but you still can't take unnecessary risks. Talk things over with Meng Shang and Lei Ying more often. They can help you a lot."
"That's right. You can't go charging in alone whenever there's danger like you did in the last realm struggle." Yao Yu picked up where she left off, looking at Ling Yu. "What worries me most is that you'll hold