As the Jade Emperor appointed his commanders, the delight on Li Jing's face grew.
The Jade Emperor might have rattled off the appointments quickly, but these heavenly lords and divine generals were no freeloaders. They were the mainstays of the Heavenly Court.
The Thunder Department and Fire Department, in particular, were the two principal fighting forces among the Heavenly Court's four upper departments, with astonishing combat strength. Wen Zhong and Luo Xuan were usually so proud that they paid no heed to him, the Grand Marshal of Demon Suppression.
Now even they were under his command.
Besides them, the three star lords, Army-Breaker, Greedy Wolf, and Seven Killings, possessed extraordinary strength. They presided over slaughter, and any one of them could easily destroy a demon king in the lower realm.
The Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions were no weaklings either. Although nine of their true spirits were still recuperating within the Investiture of the Gods List, the remaining nineteen were more than enough.
He knew Nezha's strength even better.
The Heavenly Court had not committed its full strength this time, but this was still a formidable deployment.
To Li Jing's mind, using such a force against two Great Unity Golden Immortals, Lin Tian and Sun Wukong, was like using great timber for a trifling task.
Even a genuine Great Encompassing Golden Immortal could be captured effortlessly by this lineup.
He accepted the decree and thanked the emperor for his grace.
The Jade Emperor waved a hand, dismissed the court, and rose first to head for the Fragrant Hall.
Once the gods had left, Venus Star also withdrew from Lingxiao Hall.
He had not spoken a word during this court session. After all, recruiting them had originally been his proposal; speaking in favor of an attack would be inappropriate, and so would opposing