Three minutes later, Gan Fall and the guard captains lay on the ground, their faces bruised and swollen as they wailed nonstop.
Their earlier courage was nowhere to be seen. Lin Yuan had his foot on Gan Fall, and if he hadn't still needed these people, he would have killed him long ago.
After all, he was on his own right now, and it wasn't realistic for him to take complete control of Sky Island. Besides, he didn't intend to stay there for long.
If he wanted to control this place, Gan Fall was still useful to him, since he could help manage it. As for being god, Lin Yuan had no particular thoughts about it. It was just a title; all he wanted was actual control of Sky Island.
"Gan Fall, same question as before: submit or die. You only get one chance to answer. You don't want me to slaughter everyone on Sky Island, do you?"
Gan Fall was in pain all over. His earlier courage had long since been beaten out of him, leaving only fear. He hadn't expected the man before him to be so powerful.
"I concede! I submit!"
Hearing that Lin Yuan wanted to slaughter everyone on Sky Island, Gan Fall was so frightened his eyes nearly split. Although he was Sky Island's god, he treated its people fairly well.
This place had always been much more peaceful than the Blue Sea. Apart from the Shandia People, the people of Sky Island rarely fought others, and all lived relatively peaceful lives.
Gan Fall was terrified that Lin Yuan really would slaughter everyone on Sky Island. If that happened, he would definitely be the first to die.
Only after hearing Gan Fall choose to submit did Lin Yuan's expression improve somewhat. He lifted his foot off Gan Fall.
"Everyone, get up. Have someone clean this place up. Also, send someone to notify the Shandia People and tell them to come see me."
"New god, you know about the Shandia People too?"
"Hmph, I know far more than you imagine. Remember, when you go, tell the Shandia People to send someone who can make decisions. And don't get into a conflict with them."
Gan Fall hurriedly nodded in agreement, afraid that Lin Yuan would get angry again and stomp him to death.
After taking a moment to recover, Gan Fall summoned a fresh group of guards to clean the place up. The people who had fainted were also carried away.
News of what had happened there soon spread throughout Sky Island. Although everyone knew that Gan Fall and the guards had all been dealt with by a single Blue Sea person, aside from worrying whether it would affect their lives in the future, they paid it little further attention.
Lin Yuan came to Gan Fall's palace. As expected of Sky Island's god, his palace was decorated in great luxury, with all kinds of shells and Sea Clouds unique to Sky Island used as accents. It had a distinctive style.
Lin Yuan didn't care about any of that, though. After all, it would all be his from now on. But when he saw the various delicacies that had yet to be cleared away, a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"As expected of a god. You live pretty well!"
Gan Fall's face reddened, and he hurriedly explained.
"I was hosting a banquet for the heads of the various departments today, so..."
Lin Yuan waved his hand. He didn't care about such things and had someone prepare and bring up some fresh food.
He had been eating nothing but dried meat these past few days, and he was sick of the bland taste.
He had to admit, Sky Island's food was somewhat different from the Blue Sea's. The various meats and delicacies had distinctive flavors of their own.
Lin Yuan ignored Gan Fall and focused on eating and drinking. Seeing that Lin Yuan wasn't speaking, Gan Fall could only wait obediently, silently watching him eat.
Soon, Lin Yuan finished his last bite. Under Gan Fall's dumbfounded gaze, he let out a satisfied burp.
"Is he even human? He ate enough for more than fifty people all by himself. Not only is his strength terrifying, but his appetite is too!"
Lin Yuan picked up a bottle of liquor and went to the top of the palace, his thoughts drifting once more, while Gan Fall waited nearby.
After an unknown amount of time, someone came running over in a hurry.
"God..."
But before he could finish, Gan Fall cut him off and shot him a fierce glare. Then Gan Fall cautiously glanced at Lin Yuan and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Lin Yuan wasn't looking their way.
"Don't call me god anymore. That man is the new god. What is it?"
"Um, the Shandia People have gathered and are attacking this place."
"What? Didn't I send someone to invite them over? Why are they attacking?"
"I don't know the details, but from the looks of it, they seem to know what happened here!"
Just then, Lin Yuan appeared in an instant. Looking at the two of them, he spoke.
"What is it?"
Gan Fall told Lin Yuan what had happened, then looked at him cautiously.
Lin Yuan nodded, unconcerned.
"All right, since that's the case, let's settle this matter at the same time!"
Lin Yuan naturally knew all about the centuries-long war between Sky Island's natives and the Shandia People. But now that he regarded Sky Island as his own property, it was time for the war between the two peoples to end.
As for whether the Shandia People would agree, Lin Yuan naturally had a way to make them agree.
Soon, the guard led the three of them to the outskirts of the Upper Yard. On a battlefield not far away, Sky Island's guards and the Shandia People were fighting fiercely.
Lin Yuan looked at both sides. Sky Island's natives all had small wings, while the Shandia People looked more like primitive people. Both sides fought with various attack shells and simple weapons.
Sky Island's guards, however, had a considerable advantage over the Shandia People in both numbers and equipment.
Although the Shandia People had caught them by surprise, they had still managed to hold them off.
Having just arrived, Lin Yuan saw that there were fewer than three thousand fighters from both sides combined and couldn't help shaking his head. This lot wasn't even enough to withstand a single blast of his Conqueror's Haki!
And that was exactly what he did. These people were his future subordinates; he couldn't let them keep fighting.
Boom...
Lin Yuan appeared in the middle of the battlefield in an instant. Then, under the shocked gazes of both sides, a terrifying wave of Conqueror's Haki swept across the entire field.
Even above Sky Island, ten thousand meters in the sky, purple lightning flashed once again, and wave after wave of pressure destroyed a good deal of Sea Cloud.
Under that imposing aura, the warriors on both sides who had been fighting rolled their eyes back and fell one after another. In the end, not one remained standing.
Fewer than ten people were still conscious, and all of them were down on one knee, their legs trembling.
Not far away, this wasn't the first time Gan Fall had seen Lin Yuan unleash Conqueror's Haki. He vigorously wiped the sweat from his face, continually grumbling to himself about how anyone could be so strong.
The leader of the Shandia People, one of the few still conscious, was now sitting on the ground in despair, his eyes vacant.
His name was Saga, the current leader of the Shandia People. Hearing that someone had dealt with Gan Fall and Sky Island's guards, he had led the guerrillas in an attack.
For centuries, they had wanted to reclaim the Upper Yard and take back the homeland that belonged to them. Saga had thought the time had come, only to be met with a great terror.
Lin Yuan now stood in the middle of the battlefield, silently sensing the rhythm of Conqueror's Haki as he tried to comprehend how to use Conqueror's Haki Coating.
He still had no clue this time, but looking at Sky Island's guards and the Shandia People lying on the ground, he couldn't help smiling.
"Conqueror's Haki really is useful."