Chapter 7: Thinking They Couldn’t Kill You

“You six brats actually dare to come to the Soul Star Region—brave of you. But it’s too dangerous. Leave now,” Yue Kang said, sizing up the six of them with a smile.
But the man in purple remained silent. Glancing at the ground, he immediately exclaimed, “Have you fought against the Soul Snake packs and the Eight-Claw Soul Fish packs?”
Qu Yi, Chu Gao, Zu Xiao, Zhuang Xiao, Zong Chun, and Yue Zheng didn’t reply right away, each lost in thought.
Seeing that none of them answered, Chu Gao feared it might anger the two early-stage Tribulation-crossers, so he stepped forward and said with a smile, “Elders, we indeed fought against the Soul Snakes and the Eight-Claw Soul Fishes.”
Upon hearing this, Yue Kang immediately shouted, “That means you’ve already obtained their soul cores. Good. Hand them over to me. Such precious items shouldn’t remain with you—they belong to our Cangyang Valley.”
It turned out these two came from Cangyang Valley, one of the ten major cultivation sects.
Huh!
At the words of the early-stage Tribulation-crosser, the six of them paled. Such blatant theft was utterly disrespectful.
But after a moment of shock, Yue Zheng suddenly remembered something and rushed forward, asking, “Elders, I’m from He Gui Star. Do you know our family’s ancestor, Yue Yu?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the man in purple trembled with joy, looking at Yue Zheng in amazement. Yue Kang, meanwhile, looked between Yue Zheng and the man in purple, clearly at a loss.
“Kid, your ancestor is right in front of you,” Yue Kang laughed and shouted.
Hearing this, Yue Zheng looked at the man in purple with joy, knelt down, and bowed deeply, shouting brightly, “Ancestor, everything is going well for our Yue family now. I, Yue Zheng, have reached the later stage of the Convergence Realm, so I came to this Soul Star Region to hunt for Tribulation-stage soul beasts and obtain their soul cores in order to advance to the early stage of Tribulation Crossing. Heaven has been kind—I’m so lucky to meet my ancestor.”
The man in purple, Yue Yu, beamed with joy and laughed, saying, “Zheng, get up. Now, there are also those at the later stage of the Convergence Realm among our Yue family’s descendants. Our family can now become a great cultivation clan. You must work hard to develop it in the future.”
Although cultivators generally disregarded fame and wealth, they still had attachments in their hearts. Yue Yu still cared deeply about the Yue family he had built from scratch.
Qu Yi, Chu Gao, Zu Xiao, Zhuang Xiao, and Zong Chun also stared at Yue Zheng in shock. They never expected things to turn out this way—Yue Zheng had actually met his ancestor in this Soul Star Region.

A thought-provoking smile flashed across Qu Yi’s face.
As Yue Zheng stood up, he immediately pointed at Qu Yi and shouted loudly, “Ancestor, there are six of us in our group. We came to this planet and fought together to kill the Soul Snake hordes and the Eight-Claw Soul Fish hordes. But all the Soul Cores were taken by this Qu Tian—there are a huge number of them, almost two hundred.”
At this moment, upon meeting the Ancestor and recalling the humiliation he had suffered earlier, Yue Zheng grew bold and directly accused Qu Yi.
“Oh!”
Yue Yu and Yue Kang both fixed their sharp gazes on Qu Yi, their power at the early stage of the Tribulation phase pressing down heavily on him.
Chu Gao, Zu Xiao, Zhuang Xiao, and Zong Chun were all filled with anger after hearing Yue Zheng’s words. Relying on someone’s backing, Yue Zheng dared to slander Qu Yi outright. Though annoyed, they didn’t dare to voice any objections in front of those two powerful individuals at the early stage of the Tribulation phase.
Qu Yi flew forward and stood in front of Yue Zheng, smiling. “Yue Zheng, it seems I shouldn’t spare your life. Right now, I declare that your death is imminent.”
Yue Zheng had thought that with those two powerful individuals present, Qu Yi would try to appease him and beg for mercy. Instead, Qu Yi was even more arrogant, declaring that he would kill him outright. His face turned almost purple with rage.
“You brat, you’re very arrogant, but your strength is still insufficient. Such arrogance will only earn you a death sentence,” Yue Kang said with a slight smile, his white spinning wheel spinning noisily in his hand.
Yue Yu simply watched Qu Yi coldly and said softly, “You want the lives of our Yue family members? Very well. In front of me, you dare to say you’ll take their lives—what arrogance! Today, I’ll personally take your life.”
Qu Yi smiled faintly, already drawing out his Golden Spear.
Chu Gao, Zu Xiao, Zhuang Xiao, and Zong Chun saw the situation and realized it was no longer their place to interfere. They immediately flew away to avoid being caught in the ensuing battle.
Seeing that Qu Yi had first drawn his magical weapon, Yue Yu and Yue Kang burst into laughter. They found the cultivation world utterly absurd—someone at the late stage of Fusion was still bold enough to draw a spear and attack in front of two powerful individuals at the early stage of the Tribulation phase.
Was he crazy? Looking for death? Or did he think he couldn’t pass the Tribulation?
The two powerful individuals at the early stage of the Tribulation phase agreed that Qu Yi was seeking his own death.

“Yue Zheng, take out your magic weapon. This time, I won’t just break your bones—I’ll take your life.” Qu Yi smiled calmly, ignoring the loud laughter of the two cultivators in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase.

Yue Yu stopped smiling and suddenly became furious. He already had a bright yellow great sword in his hand, its blade shining brightly and strikingly.

“This is my life magic weapon, the Void-Shattering Sword. It hasn’t seen blood in a long time. This time, I’ll make an exception. Kid, bring me your head!” Yue Yu shouted viciously. Clearly, Qu Yi’s indifferent attitude and smiles had completely enraged this cultivator in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase.

Qu Yi, holding the Gold-Pointing Spear, suddenly moved like a shadow, without making any sound as he appeared right in front of Yue Yu and thrust the spear straight forward.

“Hmph!”

A hint of surprise flashed in Yue Yu’s eyes. He hadn’t expected Qu Yi to be so fast, almost on par with him as a cultivator in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase. Of course, at this moment, Qu Yi’s speed was just his normal speed—he hadn’t yet used the gold-element speed secret technique “Ten Thousand Miles in an Inch” or the “Final Strike” either.

“Speed isn’t everything!” Yue Yu sneered. He swung the Void-Shattering Sword, forcing the Gold-Pointing Spear to veer away from his body.

Yue Zheng, on the side, suddenly remembered something and immediately shouted, “Ancestor, this Qu Tian has a special speed secret technique that can rival that of a cultivator in the middle stage of the Tribulation Phase!”

Hearing this, Yue Yu was surprised again, but not overly worried.

If the level of true energy in a cultivator in the Convergence Phase is compared to “water,” then that of a cultivator in the Tribulation Phase is like “stone.” Water can impact stone, but breaking it is very difficult.

Yue Yu relied on the strength of his true energy in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase, confident that no matter how fast Qu Yi was or how fierce his attacks, since any spells Qu Yi used originated from true energy at the Convergence Phase level, they couldn’t possibly break through his true energy defense.

Hearing Yue Zheng’s words, Qu Yi sneered again, “Yue Zheng, you’re getting bold just because you have someone backing you, right? I’ll deal with you first.”

Suddenly, Qu Yi’s speed increased even more. His shadow was no longer visible in the air as he appeared right in front of Yue Zheng. Then, with a thrust of the Gold-Pointing Spear, he aimed straight at Yue Zheng’s heart, trying to kill him with a single strike.

Yue Zheng, terrified, held up his Yellow Yuan Sword, channeling all his true energy to resist the spear’s attack. Before he could swing the sword, the Gold-Pointing Spear had already pierced into his body. The gold-element true energy entered his body through the spear and actually blew up his entire body.

A late-stage Earth Element Nascent Soul, after merging, flew into the air and landed beside Yue Kang. Yue Zheng’s physical body had been destroyed, leaving only a Nascent Soul, which could only exist as an energy entity from then on, making it difficult for him to succeed in his tribulation.

“Hehe, Yue Zheng, you’re quite decisive. But you still can’t escape. Once I kill these two in the early stages of tribulation, you’re dead.” Qu Yi sneered coldly once again.

Yue Yu, seeing his junior’s physical body destroyed by Qu Yi, and Yue Kang hearing Qu Yi declare his intention to kill him, both became furious. They nodded at each other, deciding to join forces to kill Qu Yi.

“Wind Without Trace!”

“Cracking Abyss Ice!”

Yue Yu’s wood-element cultivation technique and Yue Kang’s water-element cultivation technique were both used simultaneously. One held the Sky-Shattering Blade, the other the Heaven-Spinning Wheel, as they flew toward Qu Yi, unleashing spells along the way.

Qu Yi sneered and suddenly disappeared again. This time, he used “Final Kill,” his speed exceeding even Yue Yu and Yue Kang’s perception, rivaling that of a cultivator in the late stages of tribulation.

The next moment, Qu Yi appeared behind Yue Kang and thrust his Golden Spear violently, channeling his gold-element true energy.

As soon as Yue Kang sensed Qu Yi’s disappearance and failed to detect his presence at all, he became alert and quickly activated a true energy shield, just in time to block the spear attack.

Although Qu Yi’s gold-element true energy was as fierce as a flood, it still couldn’t break through Yue Kang’s shield, which was as solid as stone.

However, Yue Zheng’s Nascent Soul in Yue Kang’s hands was stirred awake at that moment, and Qu Yi seized it.

“Yue Zheng, I told you. Thinking you could retaliate against me with the support of two early-stage tribulation cultivators is seeking death. Now, do you have anything left to say to your ancestor? Hurry up, or you’ll die soon.” Qu Yi spoke loudly to Yue Zheng’s soul.

Yue Zheng’s soul resided in his Nascent Soul. The moment Qu Yi captured it, his soul nearly fell into a state of silence and unconsciousness. Hearing Qu Yi’s words, it was violently awakened.

“Qu Tian, please! I was blind for not recognizing your greatness. I shouldn’t have offended you. Please spare me! I want to live!” Yue Zheng cried out in despair.

Seeing Qu Yi hold Yue Zheng’s Nascent Soul, Yue Yu stopped attacking and shouted viciously, “Kid, release Yue Zheng, or I’ll swallow you alive!”

Yue Kang also glared angrily at Qu Yi. Realizing that if he hadn’t been alert enough to activate his protective shield, he might have died here, he felt a hint of fear.

Qu Yi sighed. “I gave you just one sentence—instead, you used it to beg for mercy and didn’t even tell your ancestors to flee. It seems you really want to kill them.” As he spoke, the True Fire of Xuàn Jì emerged from his hand, already burning away Yue Zheng’s spiritual essence. Even more terrifyingly, right after destroying Yue Zheng’s spiritual essence, Qu Yi threw Yue Zheng’s Yuan Ying into his mouth and swallowed it whole. “What? How dare you kill someone from my Yue family!” “Brat, how dare you devour a Yuan Ying!” Yue Yu and Yue Kang were shocked and enraged, their eyes filled with murderous intent. The four people watching from afar—Chu Gao, Zu Xiao, Zhuang Xiao, and Zong Chun—also stared in horror at Qu Yi, feeling that he became even more mysterious, a complete enigma. “Yue Kang, attack together and kill this kid!” Yue Yu shouted angrily before adding, “Alright!” Yue Kang responded with a loud cry. The two powerful warriors in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase flew out swiftly again, surrounding Qu Yi. With the power of their true energy, along with wind and water spells, they launched a barrage of attacks at him. Qu Yi dodged their attacks with a few quick movements. “Do you really think I can’t break through your defenses? How naive. The fact that those in the Combined Phase can’t kill those in the Tribulation Phase? I’ve broken that rule countless times already. Let me show you now.” Faced with continuous attacks, Qu Yi became enraged as well. Initially, he had joined forces with Chu Gao and the others just to conceal his true identity. Now, encountering two powerful warriors in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase and unable to defeat them with his mid-tier spiritual weapon, he decided to use the Eight Directions Sword. One of the functions of the Eight Directions Sword was to elevate the level of energy—raising energy at the Combined Phase level to that of the Tribulation Phase. Although Qu Yi also possessed a high-tier spiritual weapon, it could only increase the power of spells, but the energy level remained at the late Combined Phase stage. If the power of the spells cast using his mid-tier Golden Spear was comparable to the force of pouring a bucket of water, unable to break even a stone on the ground, then the power of the spells cast using his high-tier Sky-Piercing Umbrella was akin to pouring out all the water in a pool—still unable to break a stone on the ground. Therefore, Qu Yi needed to raise the level of his true energy, and he could only rely on the Eight Directions Sword. Only by having energy strong enough to match the size of a stone—whether from a bucket or a pool—could he shatter it. As soon as he finished speaking, he retracted the Golden Spear into his body and drew out the Eight Directions Sword in its place.

Yue Yu and Yue Kang had also seen the Eight Directions Sword before. Upon seeing it in Qu Yi’s hands, they immediately realized the extreme danger and shouted, “How do you have the Eight Directions Sword?”
After shouting, they quickly realized that this ‘Qu Tian’ was actually Qu Yi.
Qu Yi didn’t bother to answer. Instead, he swung the Eight Directions Sword, sending two streams of light that struck Yue Yu and Yue Kang at the same time. With a groan, the two fell to the ground.
Qu Yi sneered, landed on the ground, and took away their Yuan Ying. Of course, he also seized their magical treasures and space rings.
Chu Gao, Zu Xiao, Zhuang Xiao, and Zong Chun watched from the side. After seeing Qu Yi kill two powerful warriors in the early stages of the Tribulation, they hesitantly flew over to him, speaking in nervous silence.