No one knew how Li Jing usually trained his Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Even though Thousand-Mile Eye had clearly told them, "There is no Heavenly Venerable Decree this time. This is an emergency, and the general is mobilizing troops without authorization to save the people," eighty or ninety percent of the hundred thousand troops still assembled.
The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals donned their armor and stood in dense ranks atop the clouds.
Li Jing briefly inspected them, then waved his Heavenly King's Banner, leading the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals down to the mortal world.
The entire sky grew dark with their numbers, lit by the glow of all manner of magic treasures and five-colored spiritual energy.
Though the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were utterly loyal to Li Jing, they had no idea why they had been assembled this time, or who their enemy was.
The Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals had just approached Jinshan Temple when they looked up and saw the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals arrayed across the sky.
The crab monster beside Du Yu gave a cold chuckle at the sight. "Looks like our shrimp brother was right. This is no small matter. Has a 'demon' appeared at Jinshan Temple? Even the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals have come. Counting us Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, that's a full two hundred thousand troops."
An almost imperceptible smile appeared on Du Yu's face as well. He told the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals beside him, "Looks like you still don't understand, even after everything I said..."
"Huh? Brother, what do you mean?" The crab deputy general and the shrimp-headed monster stared at Du Yu in confusion. Was there more to this than met the eye?
"Li Jing has rebelled," Du Yu said meaningfully. "Can't you see it yet?