Published: March 4, 2025
Chapter 92: Comprehensive Power Grab
As one person after another entered, Chu Yang began observing from the outside. By the time he reached his room, he was still testing the waters, but after everyone passed through, there was still nothing to uncover.
Either there was nothing left in here; or there were still some, but they were cunning and difficult to expose. Chu Yang himself didn't hold out much hope of finding anything, so he let everyone pass.
By the time everyone had gone through, it was nearly midnight. Not a single person in the hall dared to move, nor did anyone mention hunger; they waited obediently.
Finally, Chu Yang stepped out, his expression grave. The heavy expression made everyone feel uneasy as they looked at Chu Yang's face. It seemed... the situation was dire? Were there still many colluding secretly?
Under everyone's gaze, Chu Yang finally spoke.
"I am heartbroken!" Chu Yang furrowed his brow and let out a long sigh. "I thought all of you were from Iron Cloud. After all, you should have some passion and love for your homeland, for your country. Ahead of us, two million eight hundred thousand brothers have already turned into heroic souls in the vast sky, but I truly did not expect... that it would turn out to be..."
A deathly silence fell. Was it really true?
"If you were from Great Zhao, such actions could be excused! Because you would be doing it for your own country, for your homeland. But you are from Iron Cloud! For a few pieces of silver, for the illusory promises given by others, you would hand over sixty million compatriots? To let them be trampled on? To let them be humiliated at will! Are you even human?!"
Chu Yang's emotions seemed to flare up, his face reddening.
The seventy or so martial masters and martial sect experts below were rendered speechless.
"I will reiterate: if a Great Zhao person commits such crimes, I will only kill him! But if he is from Iron Cloud, then I will annihilate his nine generations!" Chu Yang asked sternly, "What do you all say, should it be done or not?"
"Should!" A chorus of agreement rose from below.
"It should indeed! For such ungrateful wretches, annihilating their nine generations is too lenient!"
"It should be inscribed in history, to be condemned through the ages!"
"Since all of you can return from the wrong path, I will say no more. I only hope that everyone can take this as a warning! Good deeds like today, that forgive past mistakes, must be remembered; there will only be this chance in this lifetime!"
Chu Yang spoke these words in a heavy, solemn tone.
The crowd below clearly had not betrayed him, but they felt a sense of guilt rising within them after hearing his words. Two million eight hundred thousand heroic souls had already sacrificed themselves, yet they had done nothing, and from the implications of the imperial seat, it seemed there were still spies among them, as if there were still those wavering?
This was truly a matter that would enrage both gods and men!
"Next, I will announce the new power division of Butian Pavilion; starting today, Butian Pavilion will be divided into three main teams. The first team, named Iron Blood, will report directly to me; it will be the main enforcer!"
"Iron Blood, the blood of Iron Cloud, demands nothing less than absolute loyalty!" Chu Yang cast a fierce gaze, speaking heavily. "All things in the world must have laws! If the laws are not strict, there will be loopholes; where there are loopholes, there will be losses; once losses occur, it will be your lives! Our Butian Pavilion is focused on killing, not on business; this is something you must understand! Therefore, everyone must unconditionally obey Iron Blood!"
"Yes, we will strictly follow the imperial seat's orders! Establishing Iron Blood in Butian Pavilion is the right thing to do."
Chu Yang nodded; having introduced this first point, he tightened the entire Butian Pavilion's grip another step. The phrase "unconditionally obey Iron Blood" was not just words.
"The second team is named 'Fierce Blood,' the fierce blood of Iron Cloud, ready at any moment for dangerous missions. It will be the spearhead of the entire Butian Pavilion! This team is of paramount importance to Butian Pavilion!"