Pay up! The Marines will definitely pay!

"Uh..." Jeraff's expression froze. He lowered his gaze with difficulty, staring in disbelief at the Kunai that had pierced his heart, its tip protruding from his chest.

He struggled to turn his gaze behind him and saw Ye Yang standing there expressionlessly, still gripping the Kunai's handle. Yet in front of that hand stood another Ye Yang, looking at him with a smile.

"How... how... are there two...?"

"You'll have to ask the god of death about that. Perhaps he might know."

The "Ye Yang" behind Jeraff gave a mocking smile and sharply twisted the Kunai in his hand, completely shredding Jeraff's heart before pulling it out.

As the Kunai came free, Jeraff collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide and his face full of resentment. He died with his eyes open.

"Ye Yang" bent down to pick up the Devil Fruit that had fallen to the ground, then used the Body Flicker Technique. His figure became a ghostly blur as he appeared before the other Ye Yang and handed him the Devil Fruit.

"Well done." Ye Yang nodded with a smile and took the Devil Fruit in his right hand. Then, with a pop, the other Ye Yang suddenly vanished in a puff of smoke.

At the same time, all of Jeraff's subordinates suddenly clutched their necks and fell to the ground in agony, each with a bloody wound across his throat.

Ding! Congratulations, Master! You have gained 1,355 negative points!

Ding! Power of rules detected. Absorb it?

"One Devil Fruit. This will be my first real time unlocking a new character. Don't let me down."

After muttering to himself, Ye Yang said softly, "Absorb it."

Ding! Absorption complete. There is enough power of rules to unlock one character. Would you like to unlock one?

As the Forbidden Magic Book's notification ended, the Paramecia Devil Fruit in Ye Yang's hand suddenly turned to dust and drifted away.

"No." Ye Yang chose no without hesitation. He had no plans to unlock a new character just yet.

After all, he still had unfinished business.

Although that Majestic Destroyer Flame had been powerful, it definitely could not have killed Vice Admiral Lorn. That fellow was probably hiding in the shadows, looking for an opportunity to attack.

There was also that Celestial Dragon, who was still inside the auction house under the protection of a group of Marines and had not left.

Until those fellows were dead, he could not unlock a new character with peace of mind.

And while he was at it, he would fire the Dark Forbidden Legion's opening shot right here!

Ye Yang turned his gaze toward a corner of the venue. The Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos was there, barking and yelling like a rabid dog as he glared furiously at Ye Yang. He held an old-fashioned pistol and seemed to want to come fight him, but a group of Marines desperately held him back.

"I am a great Celestial Dragon! This lowlife actually dared to resist me! I must kill this lowlife... Get out of my way! I'm going to kill him!"

"Lord Saint Charlos, let's retreat first. With Vice Admiral Lorn here, that lowlife certainly won't escape."

"Yes, Lord Saint Charlos! Your health comes first. Let's retreat!"

This thing was actually a descendant of the creators? Not only arrogant and conceited, but stupid too. If he really was a descendant of the creators, they must have crapped him out.

The next instant, Ye Yang stamped both feet against the ground. His tremendous strength sent fine cracks spreading across it as he shot forward like an arrow from a bow, reaching the group of Marines in the blink of an eye.

The sharp Kunai in his hand flashed repeatedly. Before any of the Marines had even a moment to react, they fell dead to the ground.

Seeing Ye Yang kill every Marine, the Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he roared even more fiercely, "You lowlife! You actually dared to kill my guards! Just you wait! I'll have a Marine Admiral capture you, tear out your bones and strip off your skin, and make you a slave!"

Perhaps it was the Celestial Dragons' habitual arrogance, or perhaps, having always been protected by the World Government, he did not know what fear was. He had no sense of danger at all, only that same nauseating, superior expression.

A vicious gleam flashed through Ye Yang's eyes. He reached out, seized Saint Charlos by the neck, and lifted him high, saying coldly, "Celestial Dragons? Descendants of the creators? Does a filthy species like yours deserve that honor?"

As he spoke, his grip tightened, choking Saint Charlos until his face inside his bubble helmet flushed crimson and his limbs began flailing.

"Let... let go... You lowlife... Don't touch me with your filthy hands... Let go of me right now..."

Boom!

Behind Ye Yang, the area he had just reduced to rubble with Majestic Destroyer Flame suddenly exploded.

Immediately afterward, a figure burst out of the rubble and stopped ten meters from Ye Yang, watching him with eyes full of wariness. It was Vice Admiral Lorn.

"Stop right now! Don't you know how serious a crime it is to attack a Celestial Dragon?!"

"What? You finally decided to come out? Not going to keep hiding?"

Ignoring Vice Admiral Lorn's ugly expression, Ye Yang continued, "Why should I stop? Didn't you hear him going on about killing me all this time? If I'm going to die either way, why shouldn't I kill him? At least I can take someone down with me."

With that, Ye Yang slowly raised his Kunai, poised to kill the Celestial Dragon.

Seeing that Ye Yang was about to act without hesitation, Vice Admiral Lorn immediately panicked and hurriedly said, "Wait! Let Lord Saint Charlos go, and I can guarantee that no one will kill you."

"Really?" A strange smile appeared on Ye Yang's lips. Without waiting for Lorn to answer, he continued, "But because of him, the Devil Fruit I went to all that trouble to win at auction has disappeared somewhere. What do you think we should do about that?"

"We'll pay! We'll pay! The Marines will compensate you for that Devil Fruit!" Lorn agreed immediately, afraid that the slightest displeasure on Ye Yang's part would cost the Celestial Dragon his life.

"I fought you all this time for no reason. Look, I'm even injured. As for my medical expenses...?"

"We'll pay! The Marines will compensate you!"

"And compensation for my emotional distress...?"

"We'll pay!"

"And my clothes are torn..."

"We'll pay!"

By the end, Vice Admiral Lorn agreed the moment Ye Yang opened his mouth, though he was already speaking through tightly clenched teeth.

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