Chapter 3242 - 1102

Chapter 3242: Chapter 1102

Because of internal discord, the lower-ranking Heavenly Eye Users have started to defy orders from above. Combined with the formidable strength Zhou Tian has showcased, ordinary Heavenly Eye Users who dare not confront Zhou Tian directly are unlikely to genuinely attack him.

But for those lower-ranking Heavenly Eye Users, perhaps they merely view their current role as just a job to make a living. Not to mention the internal discord, even under normal circumstances, few members would take on a suicide mission.

However, those leading Heavenly Eye Users are different. Even knowing they are not a match for Zhou Tian, they are left with no choice but to battle him at this time.

Although possessing great power and status, those high-ranking Heavenly Eye Users still have to pay a corresponding price. For instance, gaining the trust of the city lord or handing over the appropriate ’hostages’.

At the very least, if the rulers cannot be absolutely trusted, there must be assurance that they can be suppressed. Otherwise, in such a small castle, if the Heavenly Eye Users above do not trust them, despite being somewhat stronger, it’s unlikely they would be able to hold such a position.

So naturally, those lower-ranking Heavenly Eye Users have few attachments. They could easily leave, thus reacting in whatever way to save their skins.

Conversely, those with considerable status among the Heavenly Eye Users find it hard to escape due to various reasons. Consequently, encountering Zhou Tian without any means of escape and being forced to take action against him, those Heavenly Eye Users, no matter how unwilling, had to act.

As events unfolded, the leading Heavenly Eye Users realized that no one was following their orders. When Zhou Tian was about to speak, afraid that his words might make the situation even harder to control, several Heavenly Eye Users, although reluctant to face Zhou Tian, still attacked him.

However...

It can be said, as others had predicted, given the power Zhou Tian demonstrated, their attack on him was hardly a battle. Instead, it was effectively a suicidal charge.

Although Zhou Tian didn’t want the castle to suffer too much loss in strength, regarding those Heavenly Eye Users attacking him, Zhou Tian had made up his mind to eliminate them.

The death of those Heavenly Eye Users would serve Zhou Tian more than their survival.

For Zhou Tian, what he needed were numerous Heavenly Eye Users rather than exceptionally powerful ones.

Zhou Tian wanted these Heavenly Eye Users to help him corrupt the current world. Unless they were exceptionally powerful, their strength wasn’t significantly different from ordinary Heavenly Eye Users in terms of importance to Zhou Tian.

With Zhou Tian’s ability, even if an ordinary Heavenly Eye User were in his hands, he’d be able to cultivate them. Thus, whether a Heavenly Eye User was originally powerful, once they submitted to Zhou Tian, after cultivation through the Abyssal Rules, whether they could maintain their strength advantage was uncertain.

Without a doubt, given the resources Zhou Tian possessed at the time, even ordinary Heavenly Eye Users could be made to perform as effectively as powerful ones.

Under the prevailing circumstances, Zhou Tian valued quantity over quality among the Heavenly Eye Users. Although the current strength of those Heavenly Eye Users was superior to ordinary ones, it wasn’t significantly important to Zhou Tian.

Conversely, the seemingly formidable strength of those Heavenly Eye Users was of little concern to Zhou Tian. Their performance and identity had already sealed their fate, leaving them with no chance of survival.

From their identity and performance, it was evident that they had significant connections with the original ruling class, or rather, those few Heavenly Eye Users were originally part of the city’s ruling class. Under these circumstances, other Heavenly Eye Users might accept Zhou Tian’s rule, but would those from the original ruling class welcome him as the invader?

Clearly, at least in Zhou Tian’s view, those Heavenly Eye Users were unlikely to welcome him. Zhou Tian’s appearance had robbed them of their former power, and with such a great contrast, regardless of Zhou Tian’s formidable strength, those Heavenly Eye Users were unwilling to concede.

Therefore, Zhou Tian could almost foresee that if he ruled that castle, with his resources, it wouldn’t be difficult for ordinary Heavenly Eye Users to accept his rule. However, members of the former ruling class were unlikely to acknowledge Zhou Tian’s reign.