The next day, dawn broke bright.
Mo Lin City returned to calm. The True Gods and Void True Gods in the residential districts emerged trembling, having spent the previous night in utter terror, afraid that even the slightest collateral damage would wipe them out completely.
"We survived."
One by one, these lowest-tier beings stepped onto the streets. They were the most excited, both grateful and exhilarated.
The vast ordinary residential districts housed all manner of clans and tribes, even some small sects and minor factions.
If the City Lord's Mansion had not protected them last night, even the slightest shockwave falling upon them would have meant death, perhaps even the extermination of their entire clans.
They were very fortunate.
This was what made Mo Lin City different from other great cities: the City Lord's Mansion was always the first to come under attack.
In other large cities, however, low-level beings were basically "consumables" for the upper-echelon powerhouses, merely providing them with residence fees. When danger descended, those powerhouses only ever looked after themselves first.
A casual conflict between Eternal True Gods could claim nearly ten billion True Gods.
If Chaos Dominators fought, they might swallow an entire large city with a single gulp, utterly exterminating every living being within.
Inside one of the main buildings of Xuan Xiao Restaurant.
"Brother Wu Yang, if anything important comes up in the future, come find me in Qing Du!" Early that morning, Qi You came to bid Yang Wu farewell.
After all, he had important business to attend to. This time, he had come to Mo Lin City not only because he craved the Mo Lin City Lord's fine wine, but also because Mo Lin City was on the way and would not cost him much time.
"Oh, right, Brother Wu Yang,