Ha ha ha, youre finally here..

As soon as Ye Zichen spoke, there was a burst of wanton laughter as a few dozen men and women in black robes appeared in the Wu Family estates. Each had an axe emblem emblazoned on their chests.

Their auras were all very powerful. Not even Ye Zichens overbearing pressure was enough to shake them. In fact, he vaguely sensed them pressing back against him.

Your Excellencies. At that moment, Wu Honghua, who was overcome with fear, shockingly rushed right towards these new arrivals, a subservient smile on his face.

Your Excellency, is this who you were looking for?

Thats right, said the middle-aged man standing at their forefront. Theres no need for you to stay here. You can leave. He nodded, and Wu Honghua reacted as if hed been granted amnesty. Without so much as a seconds hesitation, he fled.

Once Wu Honghua left, that middle-aged man took a single step forward..

Boom!

His mid-stage sky immortal power burst out of his body. His spiritual power was so vast, it even somewhat suppressed Ye Zichens.

Who are you? Ye Zichen glanced at the middle-aged man and smiled indifferently.

I am the third elder of the Axe Gangs punishment division, Luo Gaoyang and you. Are Ye Zichen, arent you?

The way the Axe Gang members saw it, everything was under their control. They have quite a few sky immortal experts, and they were surrounded by countless earth and human immortals as well. Theyd send over half of the Axe Gangs elites just to capture Ye Zichen. Even if the aura Ye Zichen released just now was at the sky immortal level, he couldnt possibly escape their combined assault.

Youre still not qualified to know who I am, said Ye Zichen coldly.

Youve got quite the temper. Luo Gaoyong nodded, then tried a different question. Then Ill ask you this: were you the one who killed Huang Aogu, who we sent to lead our base here?

I am, said Ye Zichen with a calm nod. Then Ill ask you a question in return. My apprentice. Did you kidnap him?

We did, said Luo Gaoyang in the same calm manner.

Thats just perfect, said Ye Zichen.

Luo Gaoyang didnt quite understand what he meant by that, but he could tell that something about his demeanor changed suddenly as he spoke.

Lets take this into the air. This is my apprentices family clan.. Every stalk of grass will one day belong to my apprentice. I dont want him to inherit a ruined family estate.

Inherit the family? Surely you dont think your apprentice will ever return here?

Who knows? Ye Zichen made no effort to clear things up. He simply pressed off the ground and floated into the air.

The sky immortal experts in the courtyard frowned and followed him into the air. One of them, an early-stage sky immortal, turned to their leader and asked, Elder Luo, do you think that brats up to something?

From the start, Ye Zichen had seemed just a bit too calm, as if he werent the least bit concerned despite facing so many sky immortals.

This was absolutely no mere act; he truly had that much self confidence.

Luo Gaoyangs brows were tightly knit as well. Despite his vast breadth of experience, he couldnt see through Ye Zichen. He, too, had considered that Ye Zichen might have some tricks up his sleeve.

However, everyone here was an elite of the Axe Gang. Even with just their current numbers not even the peak clans of the Profound Great District would dare contend with them. How could Ye Zichen possibly have the confidence to do so?

He figured that Ye ZIchen was probably just bluffing. Its just that his bluff was so skillful, they couldnt see through his acting.

It doesnt matter what hes got up his sleeves. A thousand of us arrived here over half a month ago, and weve been waiting in ambush ever since. If he had allies, wouldnt we know about it? Right now, hes nothing but a beetle in a glass chair. Remember, when you capture him, you absolutely must take him alive. The boss said it repeatedly: he wants to see him alive.

Yes, sir.

On Luo Gaoyangs orders, all of the sky immortal experts took to the skis. They formed a circle around Ye Zichen. Countless, tightly-packed earth and human immortals lay in wait just behind them.

Their combined aura turned the skies above Raging Flame City a deep, ink-dark black.

So, this is a peak faction of the Profound Great District?

Wang Lei saw that the sky was jam-packed. There were at least a few thousand human immortal experts! When he saw this, he couldnt help but sigh in astonishment.

He was the City Lord of Raging Flame City and a sky immortal expert at that, but..

He had no way of commanding so many sky, earth, and human immortals! Furthermore, his family clan had no worthy successors; their next strongest expert was a mere peak human immortal. There was absolutely no way he could round up enough experts to contend with the Axe Gang.

Everything is clear now. Im afraid that expert surnamed Ye is the one who uprooted the Axe Gangs local base. I have to say that he was really too impulsive. No matter how all-encompassing his strength, the local Axe Gang base has support from the Profound Great Districts main headquarters. Now theyve come looking for trouble. Im afraid that, with so many sky immortal experts, things arent looking good for him.

Im afraid I have to disagree. To his surprise, the head of the Liu Family shook his head calmly. Since he dared provoke the Axe Gang, he naturally possesses sufficient strength to do so. Perhaps, this expert will bring us a pleasant surprise.

Wang Lei glanced at the Liu Family head doubtfully. The Liu Family was the most mysterious existence in Raging Flame City. Everyone knew they were strong, but no one knew just how strong they were.

When he heard the Liu Family Heads words, the City Lord couldnt help but subconsciously glance at the sky..

Could Ye Zichen really give them a pleasant surprise even in this sort of situation?

After surrounding Ye Zichen, Luo Gaoyang smiled coldly and said, Brat, youre surrounded on all sides. Escape is impossible! I strongly encourage you to give in without a fight.

This should be all of you, right?

To everyones surprise, even now, Ye Zichens calm smile had yet to leave his face. He simply coolly looked around at the troops encircling him without even the slightest hint of fear.

Youre still bluffing? sneered Luo Gaoyang. He had to admit: Ye Zichens acting was decent. However, bluffing even after all that was a bit over the top.

To tell you the truth, you really ought to be honored. In order to lead you into our trap, we waited in Raging Flame City for a full two weeks. Youve really got guts. How dare you kill Huang Aogu? Didnt you know how lofty his status within the gang was?

Is that so? Then I ought to feel deeply honored!

Ye Zichen paused in mid-air and laughed, but the next moment, his gaze grew frigid as a spiritual fluctuation even more powerful than before exploded out of his body. At the same time, he pressed his lips into a smile and said...

But havent you realized that youve fallen into my trap instead?