"What? Are you unhappy with this?" Seeing their reaction, Grand Commander Qian Yu's face hardened, and he asked in a low voice.
"Ah! Of course not!" Ailishan hurriedly replied. After a pause, she addressed Li Xiaoya with genuine sincerity. "If it were another fellow Daoist, I might have some reservations. But with Fellow Daoist Li, not only did you save me several times in the Hell Tower, your divine abilities far surpass mine. I couldn't be happier. Why would I object?"
"That's right! I never expected Fellow Daoist Li to be safe and sound, much less become our captain. This junior has no objections either!" Qiong Nanqi hurriedly agreed...
"Exactly! I'm utterly convinced of Fellow Daoist Li's abilities and cultivation. We'll be counting on you from now on!" Di Long Yunyi chimed in...
Indeed!
Although the three had made considerable progress on the Race Battlefield over the years, the moment Li Xiaoya appeared, they noticed that he had already reached the late Heaven-and-Earth stage. All three were accomplished Great Cultivators of the late Heaven-and-Earth stage themselves, so they naturally understood the gulf between the middle and late stages. Of course, even if Li Xiaoya still had his old middle Heaven-and-Earth stage cultivation, his divine abilities would have remained beyond anything they could match now. Moreover, he possessed several supreme treasures suspected to be Heaven-Opening Treasures. He was an enormous addition to their fighting strength, and they naturally accepted him without reservation...
"You flatter me, everyone! I hope we can continue working together!" When Li Xiaoya arrived, he had already met Grand Commander Qian Yu and exchanged pleasantries with him. He knew that, on the Race Battlefield, even with his astonishing physical strength, he could not act alone. He had to form a team of five to seven people to avoid