Chapter 1144: How Dare He
"Big Brother, how was it? Did you glean anything from his pig-headed brain?"
Xiang Chuan's figure flashed, appearing beside Yang Haoran. At first, he didn't speak, not wanting to disturb Yang Haoran. Only after seeing Yang Haoran dismiss his Ghost Eye and put away the Young Man's soul did he ask with a chuckle.
"Heh heh, I gained some insights, but the information I most wanted to obtain wasn't found in his memories," Yang Haoran said with a faint smile.
After activating his Ghost Eye, Yang Haoran reviewed the Young Man's entire life in a brief moment. He saw clearly how the Young Man entered the Demon Cult and how many people he had cruelly murdered. However, none of this interested him. What interested him was Wan Wu Yi, the great demon.
Speaking of Wan Wu Yi, one must first talk about the Gu Mo City Demon Cult.
The Demon Cult is one of Gu Mo City's major powers. In the eyes of many, the Demon Cult's strength surpassed other factions, making it truly the foremost power in Gu Mo City. Although not everyone thought so, the fact that many people did indicated that the Demon Cult's strength was certainly not weak; otherwise, no one would place the Demon Cult at the head of all forces in Gu Mo City.
Furthermore, even those who didn't consider the Demon Cult the top power in Gu Mo City still wouldn't dare deny the Demon Cult's strength. After all, not being the foremost power didn't mean they weren't strong.
The Gu Mo City Demon Cult's strength is indeed formidable; this was clear for all of Gu Mo City to see, a recognized fact. If not for the Demon Cult members' lack of unity, each fighting their own battle, then the Gu Mo City Demon Cult's strength would undoubtedly be even greater and more terrifying than it is now.
The Young Man who died at Yang Haoran's hands had not been following Wan Wu Yi for very long, but had only recently been taken under Wan Wu Yi's command, and had been forced, against his will, to become one of Wan Wu Yi's subordinates. Because if he didn't, only one outcome awaited him: death.
Wan Wu Yi forcibly took him under his command, valuing his strength. Before being forcibly recruited by Wan Wu Yi, he was like most other Demon Cult members in Gu Mo City: unrestrained and free-spirited, committing murder and arson, doing as he pleased.
But not long ago, Wan Wu Yi suddenly approached him, wanting to take him under his command. At the time, he didn't even think, directly refusing Wan Wu Yi and even mocking and ridiculing him. He was accustomed to being free; how could he willingly become a puppet driven by others?
However, when Wan Wu Yi crushed him with absolute power and threatened his life and soul, he had no choice but to compromise, becoming a member of Wan Wu Yi's subordinates.
Immediately after becoming Wan Wu Yi's subordinate, Wan Wu Yi immediately assigned him a task. It was precisely because of the execution of this task that the recent disappearances in Gu Mo City occurred.
At Wan Wu Yi's request, he and Wan Wu Yi's other subordinates secretly targeted individuals from various major factions, but not to kill them; instead, they controlled and captured them alive. Initially, they only targeted ordinary members of the major factions. Afterward, Wan Wu Yi seemed dissatisfied and thus began targeting the higher-ups of the major factions.
After successfully capturing their targets alive, they handed them all over to Wan Wu Yi to deal with. As for how Wan Wu Yi dealt with these people—whether he killed them or imprisoned them—they didn't know. They were only responsible for capturing people, not for processing them, and they had no authority to do so. Furthermore, Wan Wu Yi didn't mention a single word about the matter, making it even harder for them to know why Wan Wu Yi was capturing these people. 33 Novel Network
The Ancient Demon Palace had been buried deep beneath Gu Mo City for an unknown number of years. Its sudden appearance today was also due to Wan Wu Yi. Wan Wu Yi seemed to have known all along that the missing Ancient Demon Palace was beneath Gu Mo City, because when he led them into the Ancient Demon Palace today, he seemed to know the way perfectly, not at all appearing as if he had just discovered the palace.
As for how early "all along" was, he also didn't know. Wan Wu Yi had never mentioned it, and he didn't dare to ask.
After entering the Ancient Demon Palace, his subordinates waited outside the main hall, while Wan Wu Yi entered the main hall. But for some unknown reason, the deathly silent Ancient Demon Palace suddenly trembled violently, as if it had come alive. The Ancient Demon Palace, originally buried deep underground, actually broke through the earth and saw the light of day again.
Whether this was intentional on Wan Wu Yi's part, or if some accident occurred, he still didn't know. And Wan Wu Yi, when the Ancient Demon Palace underwent its sudden transformation, summoned all of them into the interior of the main hall.
Before this, these subordinates had never entered the main hall. Even the Ancient Demon Palace itself was their first time entering, therefore, they were all very curious about what was inside the main hall.
After entering the main hall, what they first noticed was not the strange decorations within the main hall or the various blood-soaked items. What they first noticed was a figure. This figure was none other than the Corpse King still engaged in fierce combat at that moment.
However, at that time, the Corpse King's entire power fluctuation was sealed, which was why they hadn't sensed the Corpse King's presence while outside the main hall.
Not long after they entered the main hall, the higher-ups of the major factions entered the Ancient Demon Palace and then headed straight for the main hall.
In their view, the major factions chose not to go to the other side halls but instead headed straight for the main hall. On one hand, it was naturally because they sensed the power fluctuations emanating from them. On the other hand, perhaps it was because the main hall was the most magnificent and conspicuous building in the entire Ancient Demon Palace. If there were any extraordinary treasures within the Ancient Demon Palace, then the likelihood of them being in the main hall would be greater. No one from the major factions wanted to miss out, and even less did they want others to get there first. Therefore, they rushed in, vying with each other.
In their view, the major factions chose not to go to the other side halls but instead headed straight for the main hall. On one hand, it was naturally because they sensed the power fluctuations emanating from them. On the other hand, perhaps it was because the main hall was the most magnificent and conspicuous building in the entire Ancient Demon Palace. If there were any extraordinary treasures within the Ancient Demon Palace, then the likelihood of them being in the main hall would be greater. No one from the major factions wanted to miss out, and even less did they want others to get there first. Therefore, they rushed in, vying with each other.
However, Wan Wu Yi's actions greatly exceeded their expectations, even completely contrary to what they had imagined. Wan Wu Yi not only didn't engage in verbal sparring with the major factions but instead, spoke mockingly and provocatively, infuriating the major factions, then directly ordered the Corpse King to attack the people from the major factions.
Wan Wu Yi's actions left his subordinates quite stunned. But after a brief astonishment, they realized why Wan Wu Yi would do this. They believed that Wan Wu Yi dared to confront the major factions so arrogantly was highly likely because their side possessed a Corpse King.
With their side making a move, the major factions naturally wouldn't allow themselves to be slaughtered. The already enraged major factions immediately retaliated. The clash between the two sides wasn't long, but the power was immense. Although the main hall was sturdy, it couldn't withstand such turmoil from both sides, and thus, it collapsed with a crash.
As for what happened after the main hall collapsed, Yang Haoran had seen it all with his own eyes, so there was no need to search for information in the Young Man's memories. Moreover, the Young Man had died at his hands not long after the main hall collapsed, leaving little information for him to uncover.
The useful information Yang Haoran gained from the Young Man's memories through his Ghost Eye was roughly this. This information gave him a deeper understanding of the Gu Mo City disappearances and also let him know what had happened inside the Ancient Demon Palace's main hall before he entered it.
Although he had gained something from the Young Man, this gain was not enough to satisfy him, because the information obtained from the Young Man was incomplete. He hadn't figured out some of the things he most wanted to understand.
First, why did Wan Wu Yi target people from the major factions and capture them alive? What was his intention in doing so?
Second, where did Wan Wu Yi get this Corpse King, and why did this Corpse King obey his commands?
Third, what did Wan Wu Yi rely on to dare target all the major factions in Gu Mo City? Wasn't he afraid of being counter-killed by them?
To understand these three points, he felt that perhaps only Wan Wu Yi could give him the answers.
However, he wasn't absolutely compelled to figure out these three points.
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