The instant Lin Chuan appeared, many people saw no one else. Hatred and fury blinded them, and some immediately erupted with power and charged into the sky.
Their friends, families, and children had all died in yesterday's attack. To them, Lin Chuan was the butcher responsible for it all. Now that their enemy had appeared, how could they care about anything else?
"Everyone, stop!" Mora's furious roar echoed through the sky. At the same time, his cultivation erupted, and his pressure spread outward like a tidal wave. He even borrowed the power of Nine Heavens City's formation to suppress those flying toward Lin Chuan and force them back down.
Lin Chuan was far too important to the current Nine Heavens City. Mora truly did not want anything to happen because of these people seeking revenge. What if they angered Lin Chuan and he decided not to revive the dead? Therefore, even if his methods had to be somewhat forceful, he could not afford to offend Lin Chuan.
"Mora! You're actually standing with this man and helping him attack us! You've betrayed Nine Heavens City!"
"I'll fight you to the death!"
"Even the City Lord has betrayed us. What else is there to say? Forget it, forget it. Nine Heavens City might as well disband right now..."
Seeing Mora intervene, some cursed angrily, some resisted with grim resolve, while others had already lost all hope and prepared to leave the city that had disappointed them so deeply.
Within the city, countless people sensed what was happening in the sky and emerged from their homes, watching everything unfold with cold eyes.
Many could not accept that their City Lord was helping their enemy. Even knowing they could not resist, they silently defied Mora's suppression, repeatedly crashing against the oppressive force created by