Chapter 37: You All Will Die

Jin Yang sent Huang Ling, the leader of the enforcement team from Tianyi Star, along with nearly 200 enforcement members, to the vicinity of the Lava Lake. After searching thoroughly, Huang Ling finally located the space teleportation array set up by Taiyuan Gate. He also discovered that these enforcement members from Taiyuan Gate had no leader to oversee them; they simply sat in meditation.

Based on various pieces of information, Huang Ling deduced that the leader of Taiyuan Gate’s enforcement team was likely already in space, heading toward the planets within the Tianyi Star region, rather than staying on an outer planet. Thus, Huang Ling decided to engage in a battle with these Taiyuan Gate enforcement members, kill them all, and seize the space teleportation array for himself.

Soon, Huang Ling gathered all 200 members and flew together to outside the cave where Taiyuan Gate had set up the space teleportation array. “We are the enforcement team of Jin Yang Sect. These mountains were first discovered by our members. You people from Taiyuan Gate have killed our members and occupied our territory—clearly showing contempt for our sect. Now, 200 of our members have arrived. If you people from Taiyuan Gate are sensible, leave now, and we won’t pursue you. But if you insist on occupying this place by force, then we will attack you,” shouted Yang Shan, one of Huang Ling’s subordinates.

The 105 Taiyuan Gate enforcement members inside the cave sensed that there were 200 members of Jin Yang Sect outside, most of whom were at the Mid-Divination stage. They realized their own strength was inferior to theirs. However, since Qu Yi had already left, none of the Taiyuan Gate members could make decisions, and no one dared to respond.

Seeing these Taiyuan Gate members cowering, Huang Ling became even more convinced that their leader had left. He grew confident and decided to slaughter them all. Taiyuan Gate was the leading sect among the four cultivation sects, while Jin Yang Sect was the leading sect among the three demon cultivation sects. Now, Huang Ling wanted to kill the people of Taiyuan Gate to give Jin Yang Sect an advantage and earn the favor of its higher-ups.

“Is your leader here? Can the disciples of our enforcement team just be killed by you at will? Bring out your hidden ‘turtle’ leader right now—I’ll chop off his head!” Huang Ling shouted arrogantly in person.

At that moment, an even louder voice rang out.

“You wretched dogs of the Jin Yang Sect! While I wasn’t here, you dared to bully people from my Tai Yuan Gate. Today, you must die!”
Qu Yi had just emerged from the space teleportation array. Hearing Huang Ling’s words, he immediately flew to the entrance of the cave and shouted fiercely.
Without waiting for a reply from the Jin Yang Sect members, Qu Yi took out his Golden Spear. Suddenly, his body disappeared, and he reappeared behind Huang Ling, thrusting the spear at him with force.
Bang!
Qu Yi, who thought he could kill Huang Ling with a single strike and was about to smile triumphantly, suddenly saw a suit of armor appear on Huang Ling’s body—a top-grade spiritual weapon-level defensive armor that successfully blocked his Golden Spear, a mid-grade spiritual weapon.
However, Huang Ling wasn’t prepared for Qu Yi to attack so quickly after his words, and his spiritual sense couldn’t even detect such fast attacks. He failed to react in time. By the time his vital energy circulated enough to activate the defensive armor, it hadn’t fully exerted its power. Fortunately, since it was a top-grade spiritual weapon, it prevented the spear from piercing him, but his body had already suffered severe damage—his blood vessels, meridians, and organs were all greatly injured.
Huff!
Severely injured, Huang Ling didn’t have time to counterattack Qu Yi. He immediately flew back to his team members and glared at Qu Yi.
“Who are you? Why did you attack me?” Huang Ling shouted angrily.
Qu Yi blinked, recalling what had just happened. This guy actually had defensive armor! He hadn’t killed him with a single strike, which was quite unexpected.
“Who I am? You still ask who I am? Weren’t you the one who arrogantly challenged me to fight? Who said you wanted to cut off my head? Let me tell you, scumbag—I’m the leader of the Tai Yuan Gate’s enforcement team, Li Mu!” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.
Hearing this, Huang Ling’s face showed surprise, and after thinking calmly, he became even more astonished.
“You weren’t in the cave just now. Did you already go to the inner planets of the Tian Huo Star Region and set up a space teleportation array? Did you just teleport here from there?” Huang Ling asked anxiously.
If that were true, it meant the Tai Yuan Gate’s enforcement team had surpassed the other nine sects by setting up space teleportation arrays in the Tian Huo Star Region.
“You’re not stupid!” Qu Yi didn’t hide it, as it was impossible to conceal anyway.
Hearing Qu Yi admit it, Huang Ling grew even more anxious. His injuries were no longer the most important issue—after all, the Jin Yang Sect had sent him here to set up the space teleportation array, and that was what truly mattered. He knew how to prioritize between personal honor and his sect’s mission.

“Li Mu, you’re great. I’ll remember you. I admit I lost this time, but I’ll get revenge next time. Members of the Jin Yang Sect’s enforcement team, let’s leave here and find another place to set up a space teleportation array,” Huang Ling shouted loudly.

The enforcement team members of the Jin Yang Sect were about to carry Huang Ling away from there.

Qu Yi suddenly raised his head and laughed loudly, “You wretched dogs of the Jin Yang Sect! Do you think the reputation of our Tai Yuan Sect doesn’t matter? If you want to bully our enforcement team members, go ahead. But when faced with a strong opponent, you just want to run away. I’ve already said it—all of you will die.”

“Li Mu, don’t be too cruel. There are two hundred of us, while you have only a hundred. You’re doomed to be wiped out. I won’t fight with you today. What more do you want?” Huang Ling shouted angrily upon hearing this.

“Haha, so you think you can deal with our Tai Yuan Sect’s enforcement team just because you’re in the majority. Fine, I’ll reduce your numbers a bit,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

As soon as he spoke, Qu Yi took out a bright red sphere the size of an egg—It was the Heavenly Fire Rock Core Thunder he had obtained from the Demon Poison Star Region.

“What are you doing…?” Huang Ling cried in terror.

Unfortunately, Qu Yi was fearless. Since he had decided to kill them, he certainly wouldn’t spare their lives.

The Heavenly Fire Rock Core Thunder soared into the sky above the Jin Yang Sect’s enforcement team and exploded with a loud roar. The sound echoed for miles around, with flames flying everywhere. Especially around the enforcement team, the flames acted like fuses, drawing in all kinds of fire-based energy to mercilessly attack them.

This Heavenly Fire Rock Core Thunder was equivalent to a full-power strike from a cultivator in the mid-stage of fusion. The energy exploded suddenly, making it extremely difficult for these enforcement team members in the early stage of distraction to resist.

Most of the Jin Yang Sect’s enforcement team members died instantly. However, a few who were in the later stage of distraction, along with those protected by magical artifacts, managed to survive barely, though severely injured.

In total, twenty members of the Jin Yang Sect’s enforcement team survived, including Captain Huang Ling.

“Li Mu, although your Tai Yuan Sect ranks first among the top ten sects, isn’t this too cruel of you?” Huang Ling, severely injured but not fatally, shouted in fury for the second time.

Qu Yi sneered, “It was your Jin Yang Sect that provoked us first. Since you don’t respect our Tai Yuan Sect, you must suffer our punishment. And as for you, don’t think that just because you’re injured, we’ll let you go. You still have to keep your lives.”

Ah!?
The twenty survivors from the Jin Yang Sect, along with the over a hundred enforcement members of the Tai Yuan Gate, all stared at Qu Yi in shock. Especially the twenty from the Jin Yang Sect, whose hearts were now filled with fear.
“Please, Captain Li Mu! It’s all because of Huang Ling’s arrogance that you’re targeting us. What about us members?”
“It was all Huang Ling’s decision. Relying on his status as the nephew of the head of the enforcement team, he always makes decisions unilaterally. No matter how much we persuade him, it’s useless.”
“Don’t kill me! I’m the last pillar of our Shan family. If I die, our family will be erased from the cultivation world.”
…
Faced with Qu Yi’s deadly pressure, these enforcement members of the Jin Yang Sect finally panicked and began begging for mercy.
Huang Ling’s eyes were wide with rage as he glared at them, too furious even to speak.
Qu Yi smiled calmly before suddenly shouting, “All enforcement members of the Tai Yuan Gate, listen well! Kill them all, and all the loot will be yours.”
Since they had already killed over a hundred enforcement members of the Jin Yang Sect, this feud was settled. Qu Yi wasn’t naive enough to spare them. Killing a hundred was killing; killing two hundred was still killing. So why spare these enemies’ fighting strength?
Upon hearing this, the hundred enforcement members of the Tai Yuan Gate became enraged. They immediately drew their magical weapons and began surrounding these severely injured members of the Jin Yang Sect. Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult to kill those twenty late-stage Divination Realm cultivators. But now, these twenty were all severely injured, their vital energy nearly depleted by the Heavenly Fire Rock Lightning. How much combat strength could they still have left?
As expected, the remaining twenty enforcement members of the Jin Yang Sect couldn’t withstand the attack from the hundred Tai Yuan Gate members for long and died one after another.
However, Huang Ling, relying on his top-grade spiritual weapon-grade defensive armor, managed to hold on stubbornly despite his severe injuries.
Watching from the side, Qu Yi smiled slightly at Huang Ling’s resilience.
Final strike!
Suddenly, Qu Yi disappeared, reappearing behind Huang Ling. He channeled mixed vital energy into his Golden Spear and pierced it into Huang Ling’s body.
“No! How could you penetrate my defensive armor?” Huang Ling stopped moving, turning to look at Qu Yi in disbelief.
How could Qu Yi answer? That would reveal that besides his Gold Element vital energy, he also possessed a very special type of mixed vital energy.

“Can defensive armor withstand all magical artifacts?” Qu Yi replied with a smile.
Huang Ling didn’t get the answer he wanted and fell to the ground in frustration.