Wu Jiguang went peacefully.
After slaying the Vast Sea Heaven-Swallowing Fish, Yue Wen flew brazenly toward Demon-Suppressing City.
He knew the Heavenly Prodigies of the Six Great Sects Alliance were all over at the compound, and no one left in the Secret Realm could stop him.
He had chosen to deal the Six Great Sects Alliance a heavy blow by releasing everyone in the compound for two reasons: first, to motivate his employees; second, with only three days left in the competition, those people had nearly finished paying their ransoms anyway, so releasing them outright would not cost him much.
But there was one final reason: Yue Wen sensed that his cultivation had reached a bottleneck. He needed to focus on cultivating for a while and had no time left to oversee the compound.
Although their strongest fighting force, the Azure Sky Azure Dragon Python, was still there, the others in the compound would struggle to command the beast if things grew complicated.
After weighing everything up, he had helped all the imprisoned contestants regain their freedom.
While doing his good deed, he had struck a blow against the Six Great Sects Alliance along the way. Yue Wen very much hoped these contestants could help him eliminate a few more teams, making things easier for River City in the Top Sixteen arena matches.
But deep down, he knew it would be difficult.
These powerful teams were all made up of top geniuses, each harder to kill than the last when focused on survival. Killing one or two in an ambush might be possible, but the chances of wiping out an entire team were far too low.
Before entering seclusion to attempt his breakthrough, however, he first went to the government office to collect his reward.
The enormous courtyard was