All the villains were startled by the sudden appearance of Lin Beiya.
When they looked closely and realized it was just a young man with a handsome face, various mocking sounds came from all around.
"Hahaha, where did this brat come from, running here to cause trouble?"
"Looking at his attire, he must be a Heaven Dou noble!"
"That's right, this golden armor should be worth a lot of money; we're about to make another fortune."
"Kid, you must have a lot of money in your spirit tool, hand it over!"
The skinny man sitting at the head did not speak, but the disdain in his eyes showed that he also thought he had Lin Beiya cornered, after all, the opponent's age was very deceptive.
Looking at the villains who were constantly surrounding him with weapons, Lin Beiya had no intention of wasting words with them; there were still many Evil Soul Masters to the north waiting for him to deal with.
To the astonishment of all the villains, the young man in golden armor disappeared again from their encirclement.
When they reacted, they began to look around for Lin Beiya's figure.
But the Spirit Emperor in charge had already felt a gust of wind brush against his left cheek, and he turned his head in horror to see Lin Beiya with his five fingers spread, his golden palm aimed directly at his head.
"To catch the bandits, first catch their leader, though you're hardly a king in my eyes."
"Die, Starlight Extinction!"
Accompanied by a flash of golden light, the skinny Spirit Emperor's head was directly blasted into Crumbs.
Originally, if this guy had been vigilant and on guard from the start, he wouldn't have been instantly killed, but his downfall was his carelessness and underestimation, as he didn't take Lin Beiya, a mere child, seriously at all.
At this moment, some subordinates had already seen the tragic state of their boss, and shouts of alarm immediately swept through the entire hall.
"Bo... boss is dead!"
"What kind of monster is this guy?"
"..."
Looking at everyone's terrified expressions, Lin Beiya slowly raised his right fist.
"Plasma Lightning Light Speed Fist!"
A dense golden net formed by golden fist light enveloped the interior of the hall, and along the way, desperate screams erupted from the dozens of villains.
Watching the enemies fall like cut wheat, Lin Beiya nodded with satisfaction.
No matter how many enemies there are, leo is always the bane of small soldiers.
A fist net composed of tens of millions of punches was simply not something these small fry, the strongest Spirit Ancestors, could withstand.
Slowly walking out of the hall, Lin Beiya found many small bandits fleeing in all directions, apparently having already sensed the tragic situation within the central stronghold.
Next, it was Lin Beiya's one-sided slaughter.
After each Teleportation, Lin Beiya would take the lives of several villains.
His powerful mental force spread out with him as the center, and those fleeing Evil Soul Masters had nowhere to hide.
Tens of minutes later, the entire stronghold was enveloped in a soaring aura of blood, and after Lin Beiya scavenged a bit, he left the place without a speck of dust on him.
This group of Evil Soul Masters was already the largest group in the north, and now Lin Beiya could proceed unburdened.
He would then clear out the criminal elements in the north one by one.
The slaughter continued until nightfall, when Lin Beiya finally returned to Sarikel Main City.
Shi Nuo and Ming Xin had also completed their day's cleanup work and were now waiting for Lin Beiya's return in the City Lord's Mansion.
"How are things?"
"The Evil Soul Masters within twenty kilometers to the south have been cleared, and we haven't encountered anything we couldn't handle."
Shi Nuo quickly reported the day's results, while Ming Xin said somewhat seriously:
"I always used the Flame General to scout first before attacking. There was a group of three composed of Spirit Emperors; I didn't dare to act rashly. The rest of the Evil Soul Masters were sent to the Netherworld for salvation by me."
Lin Beiya nodded in appreciation; the fact that the other party could be so calm reassured him a lot.
"You did well. Tomorrow, we'll go together to eliminate that Spirit Emperor group, and then we'll split up."
Most of the surrounding Evil Soul Masters had fled into Saliker Province to avoid the Spirit Hall's purges. Those with strong cultivation would choose to enter Slaughter City to take a gamble, because Sarikel's barrenness simply couldn't provide them with enough Cultivation resources.
Those who remained nearby were all weaklings who lacked confidence in their own strength and dared not enter Slaughter City.
Otherwise, it would be unrealistic to eliminate all the Evil Soul Masters around Sarikel with just three people.
For nearly a month thereafter, the three brothers left early and returned late each day, conducting a carpet search of the areas around Sarikel Main City, and the number of criminal elements in the vicinity was greatly brought under control.
Lin Beiya also had the craftsmen begin to organize the city's commoners to start mining the nearby stone quarry.
In a few more days, the city's basic infrastructure construction should be able to begin.
Initially, the commoners in the city were unwilling to accept this job and leave the city, but after nearly a month without any intrusion from Evil Soul Masters, some bolder individuals began to become eager to try.
With the news released that the City Lord had completely cleared out the surrounding Evil Soul Masters, tens of thousands of commoners in the city hailed the new City Lord as a celestial being, responding to the craftsmen's call and heading to the mining area with the tools provided.
Lin Beiya, in addition to clearing out Evil Soul Masters, traveled back and forth to Tianshuang Duchy to resupply food, which he used as wages for the workers.
There was no other way; Sarikel had been ravaged too severely by these villains, and it would take a considerable amount of time to restore production and become self-sufficient.
On the other hand, labor is linked to population, and Sarikel also suffered from a severe population shortage.
Families or young adults with a little ability had long since moved out of Sarikel to other cities to make a living, leaving behind only the old, weak, and sick, who were unable to afford the cost of leaving and could only choose to stay here.
Relying solely on these people to mine stone, it was unknown how long it would take to build up the main city.
Lin Beiya had no good solution for this.
The three brothers could only continue their work of clearing out the surrounding Evil Soul Masters.
Only a safe environment could make merchants feel secure in doing business and attract a floating population to settle.
This all required a long time to build a reputation and could not be rushed.
Fortunately, Qian Renxue's help to him was not limited to just the initial amount. Several months later, as Sarikel's basic infrastructure construction was in full swing, some merchant teams had already begun to sporadically visit the main city to explore business opportunities.
Upon inquiry, they learned that they had all been enlightened by the First Prince and sent to investigate the business environment.
This visit turned out to be significant; this first batch of merchants was quickly attracted by the cheap shops, some practically given away, and the zero taxation.
Although they still maintained a certain level of caution, the enormous profits involved had already begun to entice some merchants to try establishing branch stores here.
And some local officials that Lin Beiya had promoted during this period also began to report to him that quite a few displaced people had moved into the main city to live.
What attracted these displaced people was the mining work, which not only provided accommodation but also food and a considerable salary.
In short, after nearly half a year of effort, everything in Sarikel was developing in a positive direction.
During this period, they also received another good piece of news.
After half a year of Cultivation, Ming Xin's spirit power cultivation had reached level 40, and he only needed a spirit ring to Breakthrough to become a Spirit Ancestor.