At this thought, a faint smile appeared on Yin-Yang's stern face. "As you can see, the Sovereign Council acts decisively and ruthlessly against members who make mistakes. That is why no one dares defy orders from above. Of course, there are distinctions to be made. Take you, for example. The three council heads personally ushered you into the Sovereign Council, you are a direct bloodline member of the Tiger Clan, and you command such enormous power on the Western Continent."
After a pause, Yin-Yang said heavily, "So you are different from ordinary executive elders. Unless an executive elder of the top three ranks gives you an order, if other executive elders come asking favors of you, you may ignore them, or you may trade benefits with them. In any case, you need not pay them much heed."
Pointing at the doors of the council hall, Yin-Yang sneered. "But Huo Lingfeng and the others are different. Before the lower-ranking disciples, they keep calling themselves elders, but in truth, like me, they are merely ordinary regional stewards. Among ninth-rank stewards, at most we count as mid-rank supervisors. People like us simply do not dare disobey any order from an executive elder!"
Lin Qi glanced at Yin-Yang. "So that means, whatever orders I give you now, you have to obey them absolutely?"
Yin-Yang's mouth twitched, and he simply could not be bothered to speak. Never mind Lin Qi's newly acquired status as a ninth-rank executive elder of the Sovereign Council—Lin Qi held Yin-Yang's very soul in his hand. If Yin-Yang dared defy even the slightest of his orders, that truly would be a sight fit for the undead.
Seeing Yin-Yang's stifled expression, Lin Qi could not help laughing heartily. He toyed with the Magic Beast-hide scroll in his hand and said with a