Yuwen Yan and Wu Tian had brought their brothers to join Uchiha Shin, and Uchiha Shin was delighted.
Though these people held no high status in the Heavenly Court, they were exceptionally loyal.
"But if you do this, you'll incur the displeasure of the other immortals, as well as the Jade Emperor," Uchiha Shin reminded them.
The Jade Emperor had previously stated in the High Heaven Hall that the gods of the Heavenly Court were not to transfer between military camps without permission.
Although he had said it in front of everyone, Uchiha Shin knew the Jade Emperor had been directing those words at him, forbidding others from joining his unit.
Many immortals understood this.
Naturally, Yuwen Yan and the others understood as well.
Yuwen Yan smiled. "General Shin, we brothers all know what kind of man you are. No matter what, you're a general now, commanding such a large army. If we don't come to you, where else could we go?"
Wu Tian said, "Exactly. We don't care who approves or disapproves. The Heavenly Court has been in such a wretched state for far too many years. We don't want to keep muddling through like this."
Uchiha Shin accepted them.
Yuwen Yan and Wu Tian had both once been Heavenly Generals commanding Heavenly Soldiers. They had experience and were not weak, so Uchiha Shin appointed them as deputy generals and had them remain at his side.
"How did you usually train?" Uchiha Shin asked.
"We train the Heavenly Soldiers in martial skills, methods of combat, obedience to military orders..." Yuwen Yan replied.
As Uchiha Shin listened, he realized that such training was merely superficial. In actual battle, the Heavenly Soldiers would descend into a chaotic melee, each fighting on their own without any coordination. They could not make use