He also saw the look in the eyes of these people as they gazed at him.
Besides fear, there was also loathing.
These people had long since dedicated their lives to the Storm God's Throne and were not really afraid of the name "Gu Shen", but the oppression from the Netherworld King's Spark was something lower-level Transcendents simply could not resist.
This suppression directly acted on the soul and could not be altered merely by being sufficiently "loyal" to the Storm God's Throne.
At the moment when Gu Shen released his Divine Thought and killing intent, wherever there were Transcendents close to him, the ground was already damp...
Gu Shen did not kill these people.
It was simple.
Not because he was merciful, or compassionate.
But because these people... were useful "tools" for him.
Their loyalty to the Storm God's Throne, their faith, was actually a good thing.
Because Gu Shen had the Holy Book.
