I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

Chapter 152: Chapter 134: Hongxing or Heaven-Exploding?

Gao Jun looked at Shi Yangming, who was slumped in the seat next to him, and was speechless for a long moment.

But he quickly realized that he and the Mountain and River Association had no choice left at all.

’Capturing Shi Yangming, the leader of the Danxin Alliance, and bringing him here alive... that was worlds more difficult than a simple assassination.’

’To think I actually believed I could use the Danxin Alliance as a bargaining chip against Zou Feng... How utterly ridiculous...’

After Zou Feng sat down, seeing that Shi Yangming was still unconscious, he sent out a blast of Mid-air Palm Force with a wave of his hand.

He used a Soft Force that wouldn’t harm Shi Yangming, but was merely intended to rouse him.

The Palm Force washed over his body, and Shi Yangming jolted awake, finally regaining consciousness.

After all, he was the leader of an alliance. After taking in his surroundings, he quickly calmed down.

’Panicking would be useless anyway.’

”Alright, now we can each represent our respective gangs and have a proper talk.”

”Then I’ll start us off. I believe that with chaotic times approaching, merging our three gangs is the only way forward...”

Zou Feng wasn’t one to beat around the bush; he got straight to the point.

”That’s the gist of it. I’ve said my piece. Who agrees, and who objects?”

As he finished speaking, Zou Feng was already prepared to unleash a backhanded mid-air slap at a moment’s notice.

However, neither Gao Jun nor Shi Yangming had any intention of being reckless fools.

While Zou Feng was speaking, they had already calmly recognized the reality of their situation.

Shi Yangming, for his part, was silently replaying the earlier fight in his mind.

The more he recalled the details of the fight, the darker his expression became.

They were both Seventh Grade Martial Artists, but Zou Feng’s strength was clearly on another level.

’Even Yuan Guang County’s top master, the head of the Heart Meeting Martial Arts Hall, might not be able to subdue this young man...’

So there was nothing to hesitate about. If they didn’t want to die or be forced to flee their homes and escape to some other place, their only choice was to compromise.

Therefore, the question now was whether they could secure a greater voice for themselves after the merger.

’I can’t go from being the leader of the Danxin Alliance one moment to being fobbed off with a mere Hall Master title after merging into the Black Flood Dragon Gang, can I?’

At this thought, Shi Yangming said, ”May I ask, General Zou, regarding our status after we are absorbed into the Black Flood Dragon Gang...”

Zou Feng shook his head. ”It’s not so much being absorbed. We’ll be forming a new gang together. As for the name, we can decide on that later.”

’Anyway, I don’t want to use the name Black Flood Dragon Gang anymore. It’s too lame.’

”As for your status... rest assured, it won’t be a complete restructuring. Whether it’s Seventh or Eighth Grade Martial Artists, or the brothers who have already contributed greatly through their hard work, they will all receive positions and compensation comparable to their current ones.”

”But remember, there is only one Gang Leader, and only one General Leader!”

Hearing this, Shi Yangming breathed a little easier.

His biggest fear was that Zou Feng would strip them of all their authority after the merger. If that were the case, it would be better to just find a way to run for it.

Of course, Shi Yangming didn’t know that Zou Feng had no intention of being a local tyrant in Yuan Guang County forever. He had little interest in that sort of power.

Being the General Leader was simply a means to an end: to eat Demon Beast Meat for every meal and pop Elixirs like sunflower seeds, all to ascend to the Gang Qi Realm as quickly as possible.

Once he reached the Gang Qi Realm, even the members of the Ten Directions Sect and the Celestial Essence Sword Sect stationed here would have to think twice before making a move against him.

And so, the three of them discussed more details of the merger for a while before Zou Feng had them shown out.

Although truly merging the three gangs would certainly involve a mountain of troublesome details to negotiate and handle, that wasn’t something Zou Feng needed to worry about.

As long as the broad strokes aligned with his intentions, he would approve it all.

After Gao Jun and Shi Yangming left, Zou Feng glanced at the List of Gods.

No new ”big brothers” had appeared, which proved that, for now at least, the Mountain and River Association and the Danxin Alliance no longer dared to harbor any dissent.

This was normal. In the face of absolute strength, all plots and schemes were just flashy but ultimately futile.

Besides, Zou Feng had no intention of deposing the upper echelons of the Mountain and River Association and the Danxin Alliance, and had guaranteed they would retain their original status.

Under these circumstances, you’d have to have been kicked in the head by a donkey to try and make trouble.

Of course, Zou Feng already knew the List of Gods was selective about which ”big brothers” it added.

For example, among the low-ranking members of the Mountain and River Association or the Danxin Alliance, there were bound to be some who couldn’t stand him, or for various other bizarre reasons, would curse him behind his back and wish for his death.

But in many cases, these low-ranking members just didn’t understand the situation, or simply resented anyone in a position of power, and couldn’t actually pose any threat or cause him any loss.

The List of Gods wouldn’t register individuals like that.

It only recorded those who posed a genuine threat and would undoubtedly act on it at the first opportunity.

Otherwise, just by sitting in the General Leader’s seat, even if he didn’t provoke anyone, he would inevitably be resented by petty people who wished he’d be beaten to a pulp by some stronger Martial Artist...

But it didn’t matter that no new ”big brothers” were listed. The current ones were sufficient for now.

After all, he had Fang Jingchuan, a Sixth Grade, as his cornerstone, supplemented by Lu Sen, most likely a Seventh Grade, and the Poison Cultivator Li Li, at least an Eighth Grade.

This was enough to let him train another Cultivation Skill to the Peak of Perfection.

But that was easier said than done. In reality, reaching the Peak Realm, even without worrying about side effects, was still incredibly difficult.

The advancement of his Five Poison Fire Lotus Skill had required massive amounts of ”Exotic Poison,” ”Human Gu,” a Fusion Skill, the Tri-Colored Poison from the evolved Poisonous Insect Xiaolv, and so on...