Seeing that everyone had agreed, the Ziwei Great Emperor inwardly breathed a small sigh of relief.
His greatest fear had been that they would all stubbornly dig in their heels and refuse to give up their current positions.
Of course, he still owed them. In the end, the promise he had made back then could no longer be fulfilled.
Now that they were joining Haotian, the territories they had spent years conquering and the talented people they had recruited would all become resources they used in Haotian's service. The difference was bound to be enormous.
"Everyone, from now on, we are colleagues. I hope that under Exalted Haotian's leadership, we can unify the Primordial World as soon as possible."
Everyone rallied their spirits, looking at Haotian with a trace of excitement.
If the man before them really could unify the Primordial World, what harm was there in pledging him their loyalty?
Haotian waved a hand lightly.
"Everyone, my goal is to unify the Primordial World and restore order throughout it, not to obtain some so-called power."
"Working together with one heart is the right path."
"From now on, the Northern Darkness Palace will be renamed the Northern Heavenly Court. The Ziwei Great Emperor will be its ruler, subject to deployment orders but exempt from summons."
"As long as the Ziwei Great Emperor does his utmost to assist me, I certainly will not let him down."
Everyone was inwardly startled. That was no small amount of authority to delegate.
A commander who obeyed deployment orders but was exempt from summons held a position effectively equivalent to that of a feudal lord.
In other words, the Ziwei Great Emperor would nominally belong to the Heavenly Court, but in practice, he would be an entirely independent lord.
This was a tremendous display of