Ye Zichen didnt lower his hand. He just held it in front of Huang Aogu expectantly. Theyd already given Ye Zichen all of their spatial rings, so this was obviously just making trouble.

Huang Aogu had already lost an arm to Ye Zichen. Rage was building up in his heart.

He instantly lost his temper. Brat, dont push me too far. He was so angry, his entire body radiated a bloody mist. The blood vessels in his eyes burst; hed practically gone mad with fury.

Im pushing you too far? Ye Zichen suddenly laughed. Then, the next instant, his expression soured, becoming as dark and deep as an autumn pool. Just which one of us is pushing others too far? You people keep making trouble for me, but Ive never once blamed you for it. Now youre telling me Im over the line? Fine, then. Im sorry, but today, Im going to bully you. What can you do about it?

Ye Zichen was angry too. He just wanted to relax and enjoy the God Realm for a while. Once his immortal power was fully converted to divine power, he could ascend to the Divine Mountains and go to the Yao Realm..

Hed never gone out of his way to antagonize others, yet this Axe Gang kept looking for trouble.

It seemed that just talking smack wasnt enough, so Ye Zichen slapped Huang Aogu across the face. Now Im slapping your dirty mouth. What are you going to do about it?

The onlookers dared not speak. Ye Zichens tone was wantonly arrogant, but everything he said was true. There was nothing any of them could do to stop him.

Peh!

Huang Aogu coughed up a mouthful of broken teeth. He no longer had any desire to beg for his life. If youve got the guts, go ahead and kill me. So long as you spare even one of us, well report this to our gangs headquarters. Let me tell you, our main boss is a sky immortal expert, and hes not the only one. You might be a sky immortal too, but theres something you might not know: our Axe Gang is a subordinate of the Green Gang, which has immortal kings and supremes! From the moment you first provoked us, your fate was sealed.

With that, Huang Aogu laughed hysterically, his gaze twisted hideously as he looked at Ye Zichen. He wasnt afraid to die.. But Ye Zichen had to go down with him.

Then, inexplicably, Ye Zichen smiled. His smile contained a hint of pity. The way he saw it, Huang Aogu was truly pitiful.

What a pity! He was nothing but a frog in a well who thought too highly of himself.

Your Axe Gang is powerful, so you think you can just rob and bully whoever you want? Then, the moment someone robs you back, youre suddenly so upset you think you can just sentence someone to death? Who gave you the right? Your Axe Gang is no soft target, but does that mean I am? He flipped his hand, summoning the immortal blade, then pressed it against Huang Aogus neck.

Kill me! If youve got balls, kill me! So long as I die, the jade slip containing a trace of my soul will shatter. When the gang leader sees that, hell send people to investigate, then get revenge for me. Countless sky immortals will be after you. Youll never sleep peacefully again, ha ha ha...

Splurt!

The sword swung with no hesitation. After a flash of sword light, Huang Aogus head thudded to the ground.

Huang Aogu laughed hysterically even as his head separated from his neck. As his head hit the ground, he stared directly into Ye Zichens eyes, as if he were saying..

I might have died, but you wont live much longer either!

The other captains were stunned. Their former terror was nothing compared to the shock of witnessing Huang Aogus death with their own eyes.

He was really dead!

By now, most of them didnt even dare look at Ye Zichen for fear that the moment they met his eyes, their heads would be the next to fall to the ground.

At the same time, Ye Zichen indifferently put away the immortal blade, looked the severed head in the eye, and said, Sky Immortals? In my eyes, even immortal kings arent worth a fart!

Ye Zichen no longer paid Huang Aogus headless corpse any attention. Instead, he slowly approached the surviving captains. As he approached, the captains legs trembled uncontrollably. In their eyes, Ye Zichen was an emissary of Hades, here to send them to their graves.

You.. Ye Zichen started to speak, but before he could finish his sentence, several of the captains knelt on the ground and started kowtowing repeatedly.

As Ye Zichen watched them kneel, his cold expression softened. Theres no need to be afraid, he laughed amiably, Im not the bloodthirsty type. Right now, you have two paths before you. You can become my subordinates or. You can die. Whatll it be?

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The sun set.

The rosy pink sky faded to a red so bright, it looked like freshly shed blood.

Two corpses lay outside the city walls. The first belonged to Huang Aogu, the second to Zhao Ye. In truth, when Ye Zichen offered the captains a choice, all of them, Zhao Ye included, chose to pledge their allegiance. However, considering how close Zhao Ye had been to Huang Aogu, as well as his rift with Wei Jie, Scarface decided it was better to just kill him.

The Axe Gangs base in Raging Flame City was now gone for good. In its place, Ye Zichen established a new faction.

Upheaval!

Valiant heroes were only born in turbulent times. Opportunities were only found in unrest.

Ye Zichen wanted to bring upheaval to the God Realm. This was the only way he could change its current territorial divisions, which had long since been set in stone. Raging Flame City was his starting point, but his ambitions wouldnt end there.

Every member of the Axe Gangs Raging Flame City base joined their ranks. Wei Jie took on the role of gang leader, while the bases former second-ranked captain was promoted directly to vice-leader. The other captains became inner court elders, while many ordinary members with exceptional talent took roles in the outer court.

To Ye Zichen, founding his new gang, Upheaval, was just a start, but to the former members of the Axe Gang, it was an opportunity.

Ye Zichen naturally couldnt let his new gang carry on like the Axe Gang had before. He needed to establish new rules. He didnt return the money hed stolen either.

Theyd only just barely formed their gang, so they needed vast quantities of resources to recruit talents and maintain regular operations.

Founding Upheaval didnt disrupt the current divisions of Raging Flame City. They simply occupied the Axe Gangs former territory. All they needed to do now was expand and develop methodically. However, the upper echelons of the city were in uproar as they discussed just what had happened to the Axe Gang and why it had suddenly been replaced with Upheaval.

In any event, a new faction, Upheaval was born!

Meanwhile, just as Upheaval started growing systematically, something changed in the Axe Gangs main headquarters in the Profound Great District.

They had an ancestral hall filled with jade slips. Every higher-ranked member of the gang had one containing a sliver of his or her soul. Someone came in to clean the hall once a week, but in a hundred years, not one of the slips had shattered. As a result, the janitor didnt pay much attention to them.

Today, the janitor stepped inside as usual, but just as he was about to close the door and start cleaning, he discovered..

Amongst thousands of jade slips, two...

Had shattered into pieces!