Become a king right from the start, beginning with receiving rewards from all the heavens.

At this moment, Shi Guanyin, dressed in a white veil, moved with the wind, her respectful demeanor tinged with a hint of allure.

"Your Highness, I do!"

"Alright, you can get to know Wanwan and the others first. From now on, my safety will be your responsibility."

Among all the princes in the royal family, Xia Zhaoyan has the fewest women around him.

To date, there are only four.

After the other princes were granted the title of king, each of their residences had dozens of beauties.

At that moment, the void gate flashed with light, and hundreds of figures emerged from it.

Among them, the four people in front attracted the most attention.

"Your subordinate, Sheng Yayu, pays his respects to Your Highness, Prince Ren."

"Your subordinate Tie Youxia greets Your Highness, Prince Ren."

"Your subordinate, Cui Lueshang..."

"Your subordinate, Leng Lingqi..."

The two hundred people behind them also knelt down in unison to pay their respects.

"Everyone, please rise."

Name: Sheng Yayu.

Cultivation level: Late Grandmaster.

Combat strength: Early stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

The remaining three, like Sheng Yayu, were all at the late Grandmaster stage.

Xia Zhaoyan looked at the four people in front of him, the Four Great Constables, renowned experts of the imperial court.

Similarly, they were also Zhuge Zhengwo's four disciples.

Of the two hundred subordinates behind them, twenty were at the early stage of the Grandmaster realm.

Forty were at the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, and the rest were at the Innate Realm.

Such a force could directly establish a branch of the underworld.

However, the underworld is not suitable for these people.

Looking at the four people in front of him, Xia Zhaoyan thought for a moment and then decided on their positions.

"You four, listen to my command: Sheng Yayu will join the Heavenly Punishment Division and assume the position of Hall Master of the Arrest Hall."

"Tie Youxia, you will assume the position of Hall Master of the Battle Hall."

"Cui Lueshang, you will assume the position of Palace Master of the Heavenly Patrol Hall."

"Leng Lingqi, you will be appointed as the head of the Intelligence Hall!"

The four men bowed and accepted the order with excited expressions. They were people from the imperial court in their previous lives, and they were different from their master.

They still prefer to serve within the imperial court system.

Moreover, this is the Heavenly Punishment Division, which is personally controlled by His Highness.

"The two hundred men behind you will each lead fifty men to join their respective departments."

Xia Zhaoyan was naturally worried that the Heavenly Punishment Division was full of locals.

After all, this is the most powerful force in his hands, and he must manage it like an impregnable fortress.

Moreover, the Heavenly Punishment Division has been recruiting for so long, and only two Grandmasters have come.

Clearly, true strongmen among the common people have no desire to be bound by the imperial court.

"Alright, you four, take your men and leave now."

"Someone from the Heavenly Punishment Division will make arrangements for you."

With that, he waved his hand and rewarded these people with a considerable amount of pills and spirit crystals.

Then, with a thought, dozens more people emerged from the spatial gate.

The moment the leader's feet touched the ground, everyone felt a powerful aura rushing towards them.

Its body is enormous and powerful, with exaggerated muscles that seem capable of bursting through its clothes.

However, everyone could sense that this person exuded a kind and gentle aura.

"Your subordinate, Dianqing, greets Your Highness, Prince Ren!"

The massive body bent down on one knee, about to kneel, when it was stopped by a gentle surge of true energy.

"No need for formalities, please get up!"

Dian Qing and Xia Zhaoyan's eyes sparkled with admiration.

He couldn't help but recall his life, remembering how, in his previous life, when he saw Dian Qing die, even this grown man couldn't help but shed tears.

I used to laugh at myself for getting so easily hooked, and I comforted myself by saying it was just an anime.

You could say that Dianqing was a truly kind person, but unfortunately, as the saying goes, good people don't always get good rewards.

I hope that you, big guy, won't be so gentle and kind in this life.

Name: Dian Qing.

Cultivation level: Late stage of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

Combat strength: Early stage of Celestial Realm.

Among his subordinates, there are two late-stage Grandmasters and three early-stage Grandmasters.

The rest are all at the Grandmaster level, Purple Mansion level, and Innate level.

...

"Dian Qing, I hereby appoint you as one of the deputy city lords of Baiyujing Baihu City."

The White Tiger is associated with killing, and Xia Zhaoyan hopes that Dian Qing will live a different life in this one.

"Take your men and set up the framework of White Tiger City first."

...

The portal flashed, and hundreds of figures appeared.

"This humble commoner, Yang Chun, greets Your Highness."

"This humble citizen, Zheng Tianshou (from the planet Di Yixing), greets Your Highness."

"Tao Zongwang, a commoner..."

"..."

"This humble citizen, Zou Yuan..."

These eighteen Liangshan Earthly Fiends, like the eighteen people who appeared before them, each had ten subordinates with them.

Name: Yang Chun.

Cultivation level: Late stage of Grandmaster Realm.

Combat strength: Invincible at the Grandmaster level.

All eighteen people had the same cultivation level and combat strength, so Xia Zhaoyan was not disappointed.

And their respective subordinates are all at the Purple Mansion Realm!

"Everyone, please rise quickly."

After everyone got up, he continued to ask.

"Do you also have combined attack formations?"

"Yes, Your Highness," Yang Chun stepped forward and replied.

"If we join forces and form a formation, we can kill a mid-stage Grandmaster."

Xia Zhaoyan suddenly waved his hand, and eighteen magical artifacts floated in the air.

"I bestow these eighteen magical artifacts upon you."

With these magical artifacts, eighteen people working together can kill a late-stage Grandmaster.

"Gentlemen, your destination is the Heavenly Punishment Division."

"Effective from this day forward, you are hereby appointed as the heads of the branches of the Heavenly Punishment Division."

...

For the next two days, Xia Zhaoyan stayed in this mansion.

At that very moment, the atmosphere in the Reincarnation Palace beneath the desert of Ximo Prefecture was extremely solemn.

"Gentlemen, we've been discussing this for several days now, but we still haven't reached a conclusion."

"Are we just going to leave the Third Elder's corpse to be exposed to the scorching summer sun on the city walls?"

After the Third Elder of the Reincarnation Palace was beheaded, his body was hung on the city wall of the imperial city.

This was not Xia Zhaoyan's intention, but rather the action of his subordinates in the Heavenly Punishment Division.

This was intended to intimidate the people and remind them that this was the consequence of assassinating King Ren.

As for the head... cough cough, your subordinate says the desert is too vast, the people of the Samsara Palace probably haven't found the head yet!

The speaker was an elder, whose gaze was fixed on the deputy hall master at the head of the table.

"Don't even think about getting back the Third Elder's body; they've laid a trap for us there."

The deputy hall master's expression showed a hint of displeasure; these people were simply dreaming.

They actually wanted to retrieve the body; had they gone mad from being underground?

Just then, a powerful pressure suddenly appeared in the hall.

Immediately afterwards, a figure suddenly appeared here.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately stood up and paid their respects with great excitement.

"Welcome back, Lord of the Palace!"

Xiang Qianqiu, the master of the Samsara Palace, was already a perfected Shattered Realm cultivator five hundred years ago.

The deputy hall master also bowed in worship, sensing that the hall master's cultivation had not broken through this time.

Sure enough, the man waved his hand.

A powerful burst of true energy spread out, transforming into gentle streams of force that helped everyone up.

"Everyone, please rise."

As he spoke, he turned and sat down in the main seat.

His expression was calm and indifferent, but everyone could vaguely sense that a surge of anger was building up in the temple master's heart.

"I never imagined that just one period of seclusion would result in the deaths of three of the Zhang brothers!"

"Can anyone tell me what's going on here?"

Having said that, he looked at the only deputy hall master present!