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Chapter 1041: A Ground Full of Corpses

All the Holy Servants present knew that everything their eyes beheld at this moment was merely an illusion, a deceptive trick created by the restrictive barrier. The true scene within the courtyard was certainly not as it appeared. As for what the real situation inside truly was, it was impossible to discern with the naked eye. To uncover the truth, they had to break through the barrier!

All the Holy Servants present turned their gaze towards the leading Holy Servant. Although they all knew how to handle such a situation, they did not act on their own initiative. As members of a major sect, it was naturally impossible for them to lack even this basic level of organizational discipline.

The leading Holy Servant remained silent, merely gesturing to the Holy Servant who had previously broken through the courtyard gate. The latter understood perfectly, nodded respectfully, and then sharply raised her arm towards the courtyard.

A surge of Saintly Power roared forth from her palm, and the vanished restrictive barrier reappeared, blocking the Holy Servant's Saintly Power.

Boom! ! !

The restrictive barrier trembled for a moment but did not break. Seeing this, the attacking Holy Servant's slender brows furrowed slightly. She increased her power output, and the Saintly Power erupting from her palm instantly doubled in thickness!

Boom! ! !

The trembling restrictive barrier could no longer withstand the Saintly Power. With a thunderous roar, it shattered!

The sight before them caused the expressions beneath the veils of all the Holy Servants present to change in unison!

The courtyard was still in disarray, even more chaotic than what had been seen through the illusion. And it wasn't just simple disarray; judging by the broken clothesline and scattered garments, a struggle had clearly taken place here, though it hadn't been particularly intense.

However, this was not the true source of astonishment for these Holy Servants. What truly shocked them was the sight of several people lying haphazardly within the small courtyard. They lay motionless on the ground, without the slightest hint of life, clearly dead.

The old man was startled but didn't faint. Living in this chaotic world, especially in this turbulent Gu Mo City, he had seen too many dead people. Situations like this were not uncommon to him, so his mind could still cope.

As for the Holy Servants present, they had certainly seen far more dead people and experienced more gruesome scenes than the old man. Yet, their reaction was more intense than his. The reason was simple: this was their Holy Mother Cult's territory. Someone had caused trouble on their turf, even killing multiple people at once, and they naturally could not accept this.

Regardless of whether the deceased were their Holy Mother Cult's adherents or followers of other sects, they could not tolerate someone doing this on their territory. This touched not only upon the doctrines of their Holy Mother Cult but also upon their 'face'.

Therefore, as soon as they witnessed this scene, they immediately rushed towards the corpses on the ground.

After their careful examination, they confirmed that not only were all these people dead, but even their souls had vanished. As for whether their souls were dispersed, taken, or devoured, they could not make an accurate judgment.

Furthermore, one other detail made these Holy Servants quite uneasy: without exception, all the corpses had been drained of their blood. Though they lay on the ground, they were nothing but desiccated husks.

The leading Holy Servant scanned her gaze around, then spoke in a low voice, giving orders to the other Holy Servants.

"Two of you stay and inspect these bodies. See if you can find anything useful on them or in their clothing. The rest of you search all the rooms here. Remember, be thorough; don't miss any clues!"

"Yes!"

The Holy Servants present acknowledged the order, leaving two to continue examining the corpses while the others immediately began searching the rooms within the small courtyard.

Here, the leading Holy Servant did not sense any power fluctuations, but that did not rule out the possibility that the perpetrator was still present. If the assailant had concealed all their fluctuations, then their presence might indeed remain undetected.

A thorough search of this small courtyard might force the assailant out of hiding. Even if the assailant had already left, finding even a slight clue would be beneficial.

A moment later, a Holy Servant rushed out of a dilapidated room, her steps somewhat hurried. The leading Holy Servant's gaze immediately fell upon her. From the woman's hurried steps, she surmised that she had likely made a discovery.

Sure enough, the woman's subsequent words confirmed her guess was correct.

"Sister Zuo Meng, there's a discovery in this room!"

Sister Zuo Meng was the leading Holy Servant. Few ordinary believers knew her name, and even if they did, they wouldn't dare address her so familiarly. Only the Holy Servants by her side would call her "Sister Zuo Meng."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Meng's body transformed into a streak of white light and shot into the dilapidated room indicated by the Holy Servant. This white light was conspicuous in the night, but due to its extreme speed, it vanished in the blink of an eye.

As Zuo Meng entered the small room, the Holy Servant who had reported also re-entered and approached Zuo Meng's side.

"Sister Zuo Meng, there's residual Yin Qi in this room. However, this Yin Qi is very faint. If we weren't particularly sensitive to this kind of power, we probably wouldn't have even detected such faint Yin Qi."

The Holy Servant spoke from beside her. Zuo Meng's strength was far superior to this Holy Servant's, so upon entering the room, even without searching as meticulously as the other woman, she had already detected the faint Yin Qi present.

Because this Yin Qi was so faint, she hadn't sensed its presence in this room while standing in the courtyard earlier.

"Sister Zuo Meng, could this really be the work of the Yin Division? But the method of the attack doesn't seem like their style!"

The Holy Servant murmured beside Zuo Meng, her tone filled with doubt. Zuo Meng, hearing this, nodded lightly.

"Not only is the method of attack not the Yin Division's style, but even the restrictive barrier you just broke wasn't their method either. On that restrictive barrier, didn't you sense. . ."

Before Zuo Meng could finish, her voice suddenly stopped, and her gaze sharply turned towards outside the house.

"Someone's coming!"

As she spoke, Zuo Meng's brows furrowed deeply, and her voice became extremely serious. Alerted by her, the Holy Servant beside her also sensed something happening outside and her brows similarly furrowed.

With these words, Zuo Meng had already rushed out of the room, followed closely by the Holy Servant.

As the two emerged, the other Holy Servants who had been searching the rooms also sensed the commotion in the courtyard. They immediately abandoned their search and rushed out of their respective assigned rooms.

The Holy Servants who had been inspecting the corpses in the courtyard also abandoned their task and retreated to the side with the utmost speed.

All eyes present were now fixed on the center of the small courtyard. Their brows were deeply furrowed, and they had all adopted a battle stance, looking as if they faced a formidable enemy.

It was understandable why they reacted this way, for in the area their gazes were fixed upon, a spatial rift had appeared, and this spatial rift was much larger than ordinary ones.

Under their watchful eyes, several figures emerged from within the spatial rift. The leading figure slowly stepped out of the spatial rift. This person was none other than Yang Haoran, the newly appointed Emissary of Death for Gu Mo City's Yin Division.

As Yang Haoran stepped out of the spatial rift, Huang Sha and Xiang Chuan, along with Shui Ling and Lu Wu, also emerged one after another.

Yang Haoran scanned his gaze around and naturally noticed the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground. Although his face still bore its usual faint smile, and this smile appeared full of benevolence, if one were to observe it closely, a feeling of extreme danger would undoubtedly arise in their heart.

As for the four individuals behind him, their expressions were quite different from his. Upon seeing the ground full of corpses, their faces all changed drastically. Even Huang Sha, who was a demon, was visibly astonished.

"You stinking bitches, always spouting about benevolence and morality, yet I never expected your methods to be so vicious!"

Lu Wu, having recovered from his shock, immediately had veins bulging on his forehead as he roared furiously at the Holy Servants present.

At the same time, Shui Ling, Xiang Chuan, and Huang Sha immediately began inspecting the bodies on site.

They did not sense the slightest life fluctuation from the corpses, knowing that these people were thoroughly dead. But their inspection of these bodies was not to confirm their death, but to ascertain whether their souls were still within the corpses.