The hatred and resentment of mortals all around the world had been building up under the tyranny of the gods, but they had no way to express it. But now that they had either been killed or forced into seclusion, they regained their freedom, and a huge revolutionary movement swept through the entire world in a matter of days.
They didn't resort to physical violence, that would be useless as they couldn't harm the gods. Instead, they went against what seemed to be the most important things to the gods, and that was faith.
Yes, a large wave of boycott against the gods swept the world, and the different places of worship were attacked. Although there were still some people who remained faithful, as they had earned power by following the gods, they now had to hide themselves in fear they would be beaten to death.
After all, although the majority of the masses resorted to non-violent means, there were still many who had such hatred against the gods they would kill anyone who was affiliated to them.
At the same time, Adam's status rose, and became special. Some people had already started a religion for Adam, for they believed the only one who could suppress gods, was a god himself. But even for those who didn't join this new religion, they still viewed him as a saviour.
Adam initially didn't care about that, as he stuck to training in his house alongside his family, but as the weeks passed mortals began becoming absurd.
A month after Yin Adam entered seclusion and Yang Adam started fighting the gods, many changes took place in both worlds.
On Earth, the neighbourhood in which Adam lived had turned into a Holy Ground, and the houses in it had been sold for extravagant prices to people who wanted to become close to Adam. As such, everytime his family members left the house, a crowd would surround them, some would even fall to their knees.
At the same time, a statue of Adam had been built… Well, more than one, but the one next to Adam's house was actually made of gold.
In the end, he had enough, and so did his family, so they decided to move out. Adam decided to really start living in seclusion, while his family would disguise themselves. It wasn't hard for Adam to disguise them using his powers.
Still, Adam remained close to the city, just in case something happened. There were also good news though, and the most important one was that Adam had finally managed to understand both his inner self and the world.
That meant he had reached the requirement to open the Fifth Gate, the Gate of Life. If it weren't for his two bodies, he would have been able to open it.
But even though he still couldn't, he wasn't far from achieving it.
The month of seclusion in Epoch had proved itself to be of great effect as Adam had managed to understand his Yin Inner self, meaning he was but a single step from the Fifth Gate. Or maybe even half a step, since he already understood it with his Yang body and could use it as a reference.
Other than this, Adam also managed to improve his cultivation, now being at Level 84. It showed how increasingly hard it was becoming to cultivate as he ranked up. An entire month of cultivation only allowed him to cross three levels, while before he could have crossed over twenty level in such a period of time.
Other than his level, Adam also managed to enhance his understanding over the concepts, and the progression was quite fast as both his Water and Fire Concept had reached 80%. However, it wasn't as impressive as it sounded.
While 80% was good, Adam felt the power he held wasn't much different from when he achieved 80% because it hadn't received another qualitative change. However, he could feel he was approaching it, and the difficulty would once again change. If his hunch was right, then once his Concepts reached 90% comprehension, they would receive a boost in power, but also in comprehension.
As such, Adam had created a ranking system for the layers of understanding. Between 1% and 10% was Early Level, 10% to 50% was Medium Level, 50% to 90% was High Level, and 90% to 100% was Peak Level.
There would be a boost in power at each of those levels, resulting in much stronger capabilities.
For his other Concepts, the Sword Concept used to be the second best Concept, but because of the lack of fighting he didn't get to develop it as much as the others. However, it was the Wind and Space Concept which caught up the most.
But all of this was only Adam's personal gains during this month. His base had also advanced quite a lot in the past month, through the work of his temporary subordinates. Something interesting he found out was how the two factions grew closer over his month of seclusion.
He wasn't sure whether it was because of the common enemy, which could be both Adam and Tazolos right now considering how he ordered them around, or if it was just prolonged contact, but they were able to work much better as a team.
Something that saddened Adam though, was that he had discovered he maybe wasn't fit for leading a guild. It wasn't a problem of logistics or anything like that, but rather his nature and the way he behaved.
More importantly, in a fight. The two reasons that pushed Adam to create a guild was money and power. However, he could get as much money as he wanted with his power, and if he was successful this time, he would even earn two Racial Powers' worth of resources.
As for power… Although when he was weak they could be of help, the stronger he grew, the more he became a one man army. It wasn't just because they lacked power, that issue would resolve itself over time. Rather, it was because they would restrain Adam more than they would help him.
When he was alone in the battlefield, he could use all his AOE skills that spans for hundreds of meters without a worry and wipe out thousands of his enemies at once. However, having allies mixed in would force him to stop such attacks and go for personal attacks, which didn't fit his fighting style.
Still, he wouldn't give up on his guild just like that, it was just that his relationship with it would change. Instead of a general who lead them in battle, he would become a king. He would be their foundation, their last hope, their last line of defence. Or the psychological weapon, the nuclear bomb.
Although those discoveries bummed Adam a little, if he hadn't understood those things about himself then he wouldn't have been able to understand his inner self. Anyone who opened the 5th Gate would be their true self.
Moreover, it also meant that his Division Leaders and disciples would become his generals, turning each division into a singular guild. 9 generals under one king, 9 guilds for one kingdom…
Another surprise that came to Adam, and which he only discovered a few days later, was that one of his skills had changed. His old [Barbarous Roar], an old skill of his which he had a great affinity with, had changed into a new skill by itself.
King's Aura (A): Your voice carries your intent, and you naturally emit the aura of a king. Those will lower will and mental defences will kneel in your presence, while others will be more inclined to follow your orders. Your allies will also feel more energetic when they hear your voice, given them more stamina and allowing them to use more strength. Your enemies will instead feel suppressed.
This was a great skill, and it strengthened Adam's decision for the future of his guild.
Anyway, other than growing closer together, the people from Epoch had also discovered many lairs of beasts, as well as the traces of other refugees. However, they couldn't lead them to the base as Adam was in seclusion and had given clear orders that no one was to come to the base without being scanned by him.
However, today this would change. Adam opened a rift in space and teleported above the base, and using Aura to diffuse his voice to the entire camp he said "Today is the day we stop hiding. All of you, spread and bring back our friends from Epoch. As for the demons, there is no need to fear them anymore."
The people below would have doubted had it come from any other person, but for some reason when they heard this voice they felt a warm feeling spread through their body, and felt reverence toward the speaker. They quickly formed teams and spread out, acting according to the will of Adam.
After he said that, he flew away at top speed, producing a sonic boom loud enough to be heard over kilometers.