At that moment, everyone's gaze turned to Yang An as he emerged from Earth Demon Cliff.
Heart and the others seized by Xuan You were not highly cultivated, so they could not sense what level Yang An's cultivation had now reached.
But there was no need to think too hard about it. Xuan You was in the Ghost Dao, while Yang An had only been a Corpse God before. Only an hour had passed—how much could he possibly have improved in such a short time?
He had likely run out of options and could only reveal himself, intending to sacrifice himself to save them.
Of course, that depended on whether Xuan You would willingly let them go.
Before this, Xuan You had only said he would kill them to force Yang An out. He had never said that he would release them once Yang An appeared.
Thinking of this, everyone's feelings became incredibly complicated, and they were even on the brink of despair.
It seemed the final outcome could only be as the Workshop Master had said: as long as their souls were preserved, they could start over from scratch.
They had bought as much time as they could and had done all that righteousness demanded. Yang An had revealed himself rather than abandoning them, and he too had done all that righteousness demanded. The gap in strength between both sides, however, was simply too vast.
"You finally came out! I thought you would hide in there for the rest of your life.
Now, beg me. Perhaps if I am pleased, I will let them go."
A gloomy smile appeared on Xuan You's face. In truth, if Yang An had really hidden inside and ignored whether the people in his hands lived or died, Xuan You would have had no