However, having a gang around usually makes things much better; at least others will be more wary of them.

Gu Yu ignored the man. He could manage the current situation of the Dragon Clan, but he couldn't manage it all at once; he had to take it slowly.

"Your strength is extraordinary. Would you be willing to join my Divine Dynasty?" At this moment, a young man first cupped his hands to Gu Yu, and then asked very politely.

"Would you be willing to join my Heroes' Guild? My Heroes' Guild is willing to make you its vice president," another young man said.

"Would you be willing to join my Vermilion Bird Sect? My Vermilion Bird Sect is willing to make you a hall master."

"Would you be willing to join my Cloud Gate? My Cloud Gate is willing to make you the deputy sect leader."

"Would you be willing to join my Dragon Soaring Society? My Dragon Soaring Society is willing to appoint you as the vice president."

…………………

Five gangs extended invitations to Gu Yu. Strong individuals are valued, especially a 12th-grade Grandmaster like Gu Yu. Once he joins their gang, his strength will be greatly improved, and he might even rank higher.

Looking at the people around him who had invited him, and the envy of the onlookers, Gu Yu suddenly spoke.

"You are not worthy of my joining, you are just a bunch of scum."

"What did you say?" The people around were stunned. The first, third, fourth, fifth, and eighth gangs invited Gu Yu, and Gu Yu actually said they were not worthy. This offended five gangs at once, not six. Gu Yu had offended the White Tiger Sect by beating Zhang Mingyang, but they had no idea that Gu Yu had also offended the Star Sect.

"I say you are not worthy," Gu Yu said calmly. As he reorganized the Dragon Division, a sudden aura emanated from him. "I, Gu Yu, hereby declare that I will establish my own faction, called the War Division. Everyone is welcome to join."

"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback. He wanted to start his own faction?

“Brother, there are rules for forming a gang,” Qian Duoduo said, stepping forward and looking at Gu Yu.

"Rules?" Gu Yu was taken aback. "What rules?"

“If it were a few days ago, with your strength, establishing a gang wouldn’t have been a problem. But it’s different now. To establish a gang, you need the approval of six of the top ten gangs. If you don’t meet the approval criteria, you need to challenge three of the top ten gang leaders and win,” Qian Duoduo explained.

"Who made these rules?" Gu Yu frowned and asked.

"It was decided by the leaders of the top ten gangs together," Qian Duoduo said.

“Heh…” Gu Yu suddenly sneered, “What rules and regulations? If they disagree, they can challenge me.”

"Huh!" Gu Yu's words stunned everyone again. He was too arrogant, ridiculously arrogant. He had the leaders of the top ten gangs disagree with his challenge. This was simply disregarding the leaders of the top ten gangs.

"Heh... Pretty arrogant." Just then, a young man stepped out, followed by several others. Upon seeing the newcomer, everyone stepped back and made way for him.

“Some people are arrogant because they have the ability, while others are arrogant because they are ignorant. You are very ignorant,” the young man said, pointing at Gu Yu.

"Who are you?" Upon seeing the young man appear, the crowd seemed quite afraid of him, even somewhat apprehensive.

"Jiang Tianchen," the young man replied casually, speaking his name with an arrogant and superior air.

"Jiang Feng is your cousin?" Gu Yu asked, remembering the incident of his door being damaged, after hearing the young man say that he was Jiang Tianchen.

Little did he know that his words were misunderstood. Everyone thought that Gu Yu was scared and trying to curry favor. However, some of them had personally witnessed Gu Yu kicking Jiang Feng away yesterday, so they didn't think Gu Yu was scared.

“That’s right,” Jiang Tianchen replied. He did have a good-for-nothing cousin named Jiang Feng, whom he actually looked down on. But since they were relatives, he had to take care of him. As for the incident last night when Gu Yu injured Jiang Feng, Jiang Tianchen was unaware of it.

"That's perfect," Gu Yu said upon hearing Jiang Tianchen's words.

This statement only made people think that he was trying to curry favor with Jiang Tianchen, that he was afraid of him, and that he was indeed a boastful person.

Even Jiang Tianchen thought so, "You know my cousin?"

"I guess so!" Gu Yu thought for a moment and said. To say he didn't know him was inaccurate, as he had indeed met him and remembered his name.

"Heh..." Jiang Tianchen sneered upon hearing Gu Yu's words, "I thought you were so arrogant! How about this! Since you know my cousin, kowtow to me and beg for mercy, and I can let you go today."

"Are you an idiot?" Gu Yu frowned upon hearing Jiang Tianchen's words. Had Jiang Tianchen's head been kicked by a donkey?

"What did you say?" Jiang Tianchen's expression changed drastically. Gu Yu actually called him an idiot in front of so many people. The next second, his aura suddenly burst out, and the onlookers retreated as they felt this aura.

This aura swept towards Gu Yu, causing his clothes to tremble violently.

"Essence, energy, and spirit are united, and your 96 blood apertures are full, yet your combat power is still inferior to the final monster in the simulated combat training room." Gu Yu's eyes showed some disappointment. Jiang Tianchen was not as powerful as he had imagined, and was even weaker than when he fought Ma Li.

"I'd like to see if you'll still be able to stand and talk later." Hearing Gu Yu's somewhat disappointed tone, Jiang Tianchen's face flashed with anger.

He instantly rushed towards Gu Yu and threw a punch. The energy gathered in his fist in an instant, and the terrifying power made everyone present change their expressions drastically. This was Jiang Tianchen. Even Li Zhiran would have some trouble dealing with his punch head-on.

Gu Yu gently raised his arm in response to the punch.

boom…………

Gu Yu gripped Jiang Tianchen's fist, and a surge of power suddenly erupted from behind Gu Yu, sending sand and gravel flying everywhere.

At this moment, everyone's expression changed. Gu Yu actually caught Jiang Tianchen's punch so easily.

"You're terrible. Don't try to start your own gang. Just be a good student and focus on your training!" Gu Yu said calmly, unaware that his words were blatant mockery to Jiang Tianchen.

Jiang Tianchen's fist was instantly surrounded by energy, and terrifying power emanated once again, "Tongbei Fist".

boom……………

Gu Yu was immediately surrounded by energy that converged on his arm, but he did not retreat an inch and remained as steady as Mount Tai.

"His combat techniques are not mature enough either." Gu Yu shook his head as he looked at Jiang Tianchen. This was the fifth-ranked new student, really too bad.

At this moment, Jiang Tianchen's eyes showed some fear. Gu Yu was very strong. Among the new students, only the first and second ranked students could easily withstand his punch. Of course, he had never met Ma Li and did not know Ma Li's combat strength.

Gu Yu looked at Jiang Tianchen and suddenly threw a punch with his right hand. Jiang Tianchen clenched his left fist and instantly met the punch, but the next second his body flew backward like a cannonball, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"You're terrible," Gu Yu said calmly.

"Jiang Tianchen couldn't even withstand one of his punches." Everyone was stunned. Just a second ago, they thought Gu Yu would be crippled by Jiang Tianchen, but now Jiang Tianchen was sent flying by Gu Yu's punch.

Then what Gu Yu said earlier wasn't arrogance; he really had the ability to establish a gang.

"I'm afraid that right now, only Xiang Tianyou and Kong Yue can outdo him."

"That's too strong."

"Why don't we join his gang?"

"I, Gu Yu, hereby officially establish the War Department. All Dragon Department students are welcome to join. Those who join must not bully the weak, nor may they steal the cultivation resources of others. Violators will be severely punished by me, Gu Yu. Of course, if anyone dares to steal the resources of my War Department members, I, Gu Yu, will pursue them to the ends of the earth," Gu Yu declared loudly.

"Gu...Gu Gang Leader, how do I join the War Department? I want to join the War Department," a young man said.

"Find him, Qian Duoduo." Gu Yu thought for a moment and pointed to Qian Duoduo.

"Okay! I'll join the War Department." The young man ran towards Qian Duoduo and said. Qian Duoduo was completely dumbfounded. Gu Yu hadn't told him about establishing a gang, and he hadn't joined the War Department either!

"I'll join too."

"I'll join too."

……………………

With one person taking the lead, countless others joined in. Seeing the scene unfold, more and more people became eager to join, even some who had already joined gangs.

Gu Yu's statement, "If anyone dares to seize the resources of my combat team members, I, Gu Yu, will punish them no matter how far away they are," is a testament to this.

However, deep down, they knew that their cultivation resources were often taken away. As for those who joined gangs, their resources also had to be handed over to the stronger members of the gangs, which made them suffer as well. Gu Yu of the War Department would not allow such a thing to happen, which attracted them. However, they already had gangs, and if they left their gangs and joined the War Department, it would be something their previous gangs would not allow.

Looking at the crowd of people who had signed up, Gu Yu had a hint of joy in his eyes. He had wanted to establish a war department in his previous life, but unfortunately he had never done so.

At this moment, Jiang Tianchen stared intently at Gu Yu, and a long sword suddenly appeared in his hand.

"The Big Dipper Slash".

Jiang Tianchen moved, and a huge blade of light swept towards Gu Yu. The powerful impact forced everyone around to retreat.

"Watch out!" Qian Duoduo shouted to Gu Yu, who had his back to Jiang Tianchen, upon seeing this. This was a sneak attack! Even if Gu Yu was powerful, he could still die if he was successfully ambushed.

"A stunning sword strike." Xu Ling'er suddenly appeared behind Gu Yu, holding a long sword. A cold aura emanated from her, and a sword beam immediately met the blade beam.

Rumble...

A powerful impact emanated from the area, sending some onlookers flying. Xu Ling'er and Jiang Tianchen were both thrown backward; Jiang Tianchen crashed to the ground, while Gu Yu caught Xu Ling'er around the waist.

Gu Yu was caught off guard by Jiang Tianchen's sneak attack, but he had clearly activated a triple boost, and his aura was terrifying to the extreme.

Gu Yu's combat power had already reached N, and after a three-fold increase, it reached N again, making him stronger than even the strongest warriors.

Gu Yu injected a ball of life essence into Xu Ling'er's body, and the next second he instantly appeared next to Jiang Tianchen.

Jiang Tianchen was in a sorry state. He thought that Gu Yu would surely die after his sneak attack, but he did not expect that Xu Ling'er beside Gu Yu was no weaker than him.

Little did he know that even without Xu Ling'er, Gu Yu, amplified three times over, was still beyond his ability to kill.

"Jiang Tianchen, I originally intended to spare you, but you took advantage of my inattention and launched a sneak attack. Now I declare that the Dragon Clan no longer has a Star Gate, and you..." Gu Yu stared intently at Jiang Tianchen, then slapped him on the head. An aura swept over Jiang Tianchen, causing his eyes to dim, and he coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

"Ah..." Jiang Tianchen suddenly roared hysterically, "You crippled my cultivation, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you, my Jiang family will never let you go, ah..."

"Useless." Gu Yu glanced at Jiang Tianchen, then walked up to Xu Ling'er, took her hand, and was about to leave.

Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared and instantly blocked Gu Yu's path. He frowned as he looked at Jiang Tianchen, who had been crippled and was in a sorry state.

“You went too far. I’m arresting you on behalf of the Dragon Department’s Academic Affairs Hall. Go back and face your punishment,” the middle-aged man said to Gu Yu.

“Heh…” Gu Yu frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man, then sneered, “I hit hard? If my girlfriend hadn’t reacted in time, I probably would have died at his hands. Compared to that, I was already very lenient.”

"Aren't you perfectly fine now?" the middle-aged man said. "How can you say that? He is the pride of our Dragon Clan. If you are not punished for your ruthless actions, everyone will follow suit, and our Dragon Clan will be in complete chaos."

“That’s not fair,” Xu Ling’er said upon hearing the middle-aged man’s words.

The middle-aged man frowned as he looked at Xu Ling'er. "You questioned your teacher, so you should be punished."

"Interesting, very interesting." Gu Yu's anger was burning. "I want to ask you, if I die, how will you punish Jiang Tianchen?"

"How I punish someone is not your business."

"Really? You said that if you don't punish me, the Dragon Clan will be in chaos. Isn't the Dragon Clan in chaos now? They bully the weak and steal other people's cultivation resources, so why don't you punish them? They injured students, where were you then? Master? What have you taught us? Or is he perhaps your illegitimate son?" Gu Yu said. Punishing him was one thing, but to want to punish Xu Ling'er was just courting death.

"Stubborn to the end, I will cripple you today." The middle-aged man was speechless after Gu Yu's words, and he became furious. He rushed towards Gu Yu in an instant, and a wave of primordial spirit pressure swept towards Gu Yu.

Gu Yu's aura instantly swelled to its peak, activating a triple amplification. The energy around him possessed the spearhead of transforming into Qi, and a surge of primordial spirit power also emanated from him.

"You dare to claim you've destroyed my cultivation with just a single blow?" Gu Yu's icy voice echoed around. "You scoundrel, you are unworthy to be a teacher, and even less worthy to stay in the Dragon Clan. Today, I will kill you with a single stroke."

Everyone was shocked to hear Gu Yu's words. Gu Yu actually dared to talk back to his teacher, who was a teacher from the Academic Affairs Hall!

"Big Brother is awesome!" Qian Duoduo shouted. Gu Yu is a real man! A true gentleman!

"Chief Gu, we support you."

"We support you too, kill this scoundrel."

Some say that most of the people here have been bullied, their resources have been robbed, and they have even been injured many times, yet the middle-aged people never seem to care.

Now that Gu Yu has crippled Jiang Tianchen, this middle-aged man immediately stepped forward. Everyone knows that the Jiang family behind Jiang Tianchen is a reclusive family with great strength. It is obvious that the middle-aged man stepped forward because of this, and he may even be a member of the Jiang family.

"How arrogant!" Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, the middle-aged man was instantly enraged and swept towards Gu Yu with a terrifying aura.

In his eyes, Gu Yu was merely a cultivator who had achieved the unity of essence, energy, and spirit, while he was a genuine cultivator at the Cone Realm, and was about to enter the Second Cone Realm. Wouldn't it be a piece of cake for him to deal with a cultivator who had achieved the unity of essence, energy, and spirit?

"Open the Heavens." A wooden sword suddenly appeared in Gu Yu's hand, and a dense aura and terrifying power instantly spread out.

After a threefold increase, his combat power is comparable to that of a middle-aged man, and the combat power of the Heaven-Opening Strike can reach as many as 30 elephants. Not to mention a single blow, even if two blows come, no one would dare to take it head-on.

As the middle-aged man approached Gu Yu, he sensed the power of Gu Yu's strike, but he had no time to react.

“No…” he roared in terror.

The powerful blade light instantly annihilated him, and a terrifying impact spread out, causing dust to fly all around.

Gu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, sheathing his wooden sword. He looked at the gradually dissipating dust and the middle-aged man standing at the center of the impact, his face expressionless.

If the middle-aged man had used his fighting techniques, he might have survived this blow, but unfortunately, the middle-aged man underestimated himself.

At this moment, the middle-aged man had disheveled hair, torn clothes, and a vacant look in his eyes. Then, he split in two and fell heavily to the ground.

Everyone around was stunned by what they saw.

When Gu Yu crippled Jiang Tianchen, they thought Gu Yu was very powerful, but they never imagined that Gu Yu would be so powerful as to kill a Chui Jing with a single strike.

What does this mean? Gu Yu can sever the spine realm, but aren't the first and second ranked new students only at the spine realm? And they're both at the first spine. Doesn't that mean Gu Yu is now the number one among the new students?

Considering Gu Yu's arrogant words before, was that still arrogance? When someone with real ability says such things, it's confidence.

Gu Yu's strength surpasses that of most of the veteran students, let alone the new ones. Currently, in the gang, apart from Dugu Xing from the Divine Dynasty who didn't go to the Southwest Source Gate, probably no one can suppress Gu Yu. Of course, unless those veteran students who went to the Southwest Source Gate return, there might be a few more, but only a few. After all, once you exceed the Three Cones level, you are no longer a student in the Dragon Division.

In everyone's eyes, the War Department that Gu Yu wants to establish is undoubtedly the most powerful gang in the current situation, apart from the Divine Dynasty. Of course, its overall strength may be a little weaker, but the title of Rookie King is probably Gu Yu's.