Chapter 1074: Taking Over the Territory (Part One)
After Xia Xinger departed, Yang Haoran swept his gaze across the onlookers and spoke with a smile.
“Heh heh, the show's over. Why haven't you all left? Don't tell me you're hoping to stick around for a free meal? ”
Yang Haoran's words were not directed at any one person or single faction, but at every individual and every power present.
The onlookers knew that Yang Haoran had issued an implicit order for them to leave. If they remained, they might well lose their lives, so they all began to withdraw.
At this point, even if Yang Haoran hadn't issued the order, they couldn't have stayed. The reason was simple: there was no more show to watch, so they naturally had no reason to remain.
“Big Brother Emissary, are you really just letting them leave? ”
Bai Xue watched the various faction members withdraw, a cold glint flashing in her eyes, and couldn't help but ask Yang Haoran for confirmation.
“Heh heh, if I don't let them leave, are we supposed to kill them all? ”
“Heh heh, I was just asking. Of course, I'll listen to you, Big Brother Emissary. If you say kill them, I'll wipe them out. If you say let them go, I won't touch a single hair on their heads. I just thought it might be too easy on them, letting them leave so readily. ”
Bai Xue spoke with a charming smile. When facing Yang Haoran, she shed the icy killing intent she showed towards enemies, her every glance and smile filled with extreme allure.
Naturally, Bai Xue didn't want to see the members of the various factions leave so easily. Watching a show often required a price; how could they simply walk away after the performance?
However, she didn't act rashly. After all, Yang Haoran was still present, and she had to follow his orders. If she had been alone today, it wouldn't have been so simple for these curious onlookers to depart.
“Indeed, it's a bit too easy on them, but there’s nothing for it. I can only let them go. ”
Yang Haoran said with a faint smile. Although he offered no explanation, Bai Xue could somewhat guess Yang Haoran's thoughts from his words.
In her view, Yang Haoran was new to the area, and perhaps he decided to let these people go because he didn't want to make too many enemies. If he couldn't control his killing intent and insisted on keeping their lives there, he would offend not just one faction, but many.
Although she wasn't very familiar with the various major factions in Gu Mo City, she could sense the power fluctuations emanating from the onlookers. Different power fluctuations meant they belonged to different factions. If they were all killed, or if action was taken against them, the number of offended factions would be substantial.
One or two offended factions would be nothing, but making too many enemies would be troublesome. It would be a significant blow, even potentially fatal, to both Yang Haoran and the Gu Mo City Underworld Office.
It was precisely because Bai Xue considered these factors that she didn't ask further questions, nor did she make a move against the retreating members of the major factions, allowing them to leave.
Today's battle was sure to spread throughout Gu Mo City with extreme speed. Yang Haoran's strength, and the formidable power of those around him, would undoubtedly shock the various major factions.
If Yang Haoran's side hadn't won today's battle, but rather the Corpse Driving Sect, then the likely outcome would have been Yang Haoran and his subordinates suffering a tragic death here. The Gu Mo City Underworld Office certainly wouldn't have been able to recover quickly, unless the Underworld Office redeployed a stronger Underworld Official to guard this place.
However, the ultimate victory belonged to Yang Haoran, not the Corpse Driving Sect. This meant that the Gu Mo City Underworld Office would rise again because of this battle. With the Corpse Driving Sect's lesson in mind, other factions, even if they wished to challenge Yang Haoran, would first have to gauge their own strength. Without absolute certainty, they naturally wouldn't dare to easily invade.
Without today's battle, it would likely not have been so simple for Yang Haoran to rebuild the Underworld Office in Gu Mo City. No matter what he did, he wouldn't have been able to avoid others seeking trouble with him and the Underworld Office, because these factions wouldn't have known his true strength and would certainly try every means to probe his capabilities and bottom line.
In Yang Haoran's initial plan, there was indeed a step involving "killing the chicken to scare the monkeys," but due to various unforeseen circumstances, this step happened prematurely. Although reality didn't unfold exactly as he planned, the final outcome still left him quite satisfied.
His actions today served as a demonstration of power to the other factions in Gu Mo City. He used iron-blooded methods to tell them one thing: he, Yang Haoran, was not some easily crushed soft persimmon, and it would be best if they didn't come looking for trouble at every turn.
He believed that after today's battle, other factions would certainly not easily come looking for trouble again. Some might even approach him to discuss cooperation, and he could gain a brief respite to rebuild the Gu Mo City Underworld Office.
The retreat of the major factions was extremely swift, as they all possessed the ability to tear through space. In just a short while, all of them had evacuated the area.
The number of onlookers outside the temple far exceeded that of the major factions. Seeing that the major factions had all withdrawn, they naturally dared not linger, and quickly left the area through various means.
With their departure, only Yang Haoran's group remained within the temple, along with the ground littered with severed limbs and corpses, nearly all of which belonged to zombies.
The temple was even more dilapidated than before; after enduring such a great battle, it couldn't possibly be in good condition. However, the re-erected Death God statue had not fallen during the conflict, still standing tall and imposing.
The believers present were incredibly agitated. They had initially thought it impossible to survive this battle, and had even prepared to sacrifice themselves for their faith. But as it turned out, they had won the fight. How could their hearts not be stirred?
They had witnessed the entire battle and understood clearly that their victory was entirely due to Yang Haoran, the new divine envoy.
Because of this, their adoration and respect for Yang Haoran reached an extreme, irreplaceable by anyone. Their faith in the Death God also ascended to a new height.
Filled with excitement and piety, these believers knelt in unison towards Yang Haoran's position. The Death God was too distant for them; they knew they might never see the deity they worshipped in their lifetime. However, Yang Haoran, the god's envoy, was right before their eyes, and they had to express their heartfelt devotion in the most sincere way.
The Night Watchers who had successfully survived this great battle felt no less excitement than the ordinary believers; in fact, their emotions were even more intense. Unlike ordinary people, they possessed power. It was precisely because they wielded strength that ordinary people lacked that they gained a deeper understanding of Yang Haoran's might. With their own divine envoy so formidable, and the helpers he brought even more impressive, their excitement naturally swelled powerfully within their hearts.
“Hahahaha! This is amazing! This is goddamn amazing! Since I became a Night Watcher for the Gu Mo City Underworld Office, I’ve never felt this exhilarated! ”
Lu Wu roared with laughter. Though his body was covered in wounds and his power fluctuations were exceedingly weak, he appeared immensely excited and joyful.
After their Gu Mo City Underworld Office was suppressed, Lu Wu, as a Night Watcher, had naturally endured a great deal of frustration and resentment. But due to his insufficient strength, and the limited power of the Gu Mo City Underworld Office itself, he had never been able to fully vent that accumulated frustration. However, today's battle allowed him to completely release all the pent-up indignation in his heart.
While Shui Ling's reaction wasn't as fervent as Lu Wu's, her heart was equally stirred. She felt that this time, their Gu Mo City Underworld Office had finally lifted its head high.
At that moment, a feeling couldn't help but rise in her heart: that under the leadership of Yang Haoran, this new Emissary of Death, the Gu Mo City Underworld Office was bound to achieve unprecedented glory.
This feeling was exceptionally strong!
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