Chapter 14: Xiao Qiang, What’s Wrong with You?

Hearing the Words of the Artifact God, Qu Yi was excited to learn that there was a divine artifact hidden in these clouds. Eagerly, he wanted to fly into the mist.
“Wait,” the Artifact God suddenly spoke, stopping him. “Inside these clouds, there is a soul-being who has been guarding the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain all along. It will be extremely difficult for you to obtain it.”
Qu Yi stopped his attempt to fly and stood on the ground, looking gloomy.
“Artifact God, it seems I need to spread the news about this divine artifact to attract some people here,” Qu Yi said after thinking for a moment, a plan forming in his mind as he smiled.
Since cultivators from the Immortal Realm, Demon Realm, and Monster Realm had entered the Meteor Domain Divine Realm and were all searching for divine artifacts, spreading the news would surely draw countless cultivators to explore. Once chaos ensued, Qu Yi would have a way to seize the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
The Artifact God didn’t reply, clearly agreeing with Qu Yi’s idea.
Qu Yi chuckled, then suddenly vanished, appearing on a nearby planet. On this planet, hundreds of millions of cultivators from the three realms were flying around, using their immortal senses, demonic senses, and monster senses to sense the entire planet, determined to uncover all the spiritual herbs, buried mineral veins, and hidden magical treasures.
In fact, in this open planet of the Meteor Domain Divine Realm, cultivators from the three realms kept arriving in waves, like swarms of locusts, sweeping across planets, plundering all the treasures, before moving on to the next planet. The entire Meteor Domain Divine Realm was in a state of chaos.
When Qu Yi arrived on this planet, he saw cultivators everywhere in the sky, all looking excited, as if the Meteor Domain Divine Realm was full of treasures, and they could find something truly amazing just by going to any place.
The Meteor Domain Divine Realm opened once every million years. Without interference from any living beings, it took a million years for any spiritual herb to grow, so each planet indeed held countless treasures that could bring joy.
Qu Yi used his immortal senses to assess the situation around him, then frowned and suddenly cried out in pain in the air, “Ah… Xiao Qiang, Xiao Qiang, what’s wrong with you?”
This sudden cry immediately attracted the attention of tens of thousands of cultivators around him.
“Xiao Qiang, I told you not to leave me, but you insisted on searching the planet alone. Ah… you’re on that planet over there… What? You’ve found a divine artifact?” Ignoring the gazes of those around him, Qu Yi kept shouting in surprise.

A divine artifact!
Qu Yi’s unexpected shout immediately drew the attention of all the cultivators in the vicinity. Even those farther away sensed his cry and rushed over like a storm.
As if unaware of the change in the surrounding people’s gazes, Qu Yi swiftly flew into the starry sky, heading straight for the planet next to it—the very planet where he had discovered the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
Undoubtedly, the cultivators on that planet heard Qu Yi declare it a divine artifact and saw him fly over personally, so they immediately became frantic and rushed to the nearby planet without hesitation.
With a divine artifact at hand, these cultivators saw no reason to waste time searching for spiritual herbs and mineral veins on the planet.
In an instant, a massive flow formed across the starry sky—tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of cultivators flew toward the nearby planet. Meanwhile, the other cultivators on that planet also noticed something unusual and realized what was happening, so they too followed those cultivators to the planet Qu Yi was heading to.
A billion cultivators entered the planet from all directions in the starry sky.
Qu Yi, of course, entered the dimensional sphere as soon as he reached the clouds above the planet, then controlled it to fly toward the location of the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
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With a billion cultivators gathered, they quickly discovered the peculiarities of this cloud-covered planet. It wasn’t long before some of them sensed the unique aura emitted by the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
Naturally, the location of the chain was soon pinpointed by the cultivators.
“A divine artifact is here, in the clouds above me!” one cultivator shouted, showing signs of madness.
Immediately, he flew up, aiming to seize the artifact at once and use its power to slaughter everyone on the planet, taking all the treasures obtained by those billion cultivators for himself.
Before the other cultivators could react, they saw the cultivator who had flown up explode, his blood spraying everywhere in the air.
Hiss!
The tens of thousands of cultivators who had intended to fly up to fight for the artifact were instantly frozen in place, filled with panic.
At that moment, a vortex formed in the clouds—countless white mists swirling in an orderly pattern. The vortex was thousands of meters wide, and soon a blue-skinned soul figure appeared.
Undoubtedly, this was a Water-type soul figure.
“You bastards! You disturbed my rest. None of you will leave this planet alive,” the soul figure shouted, his eyes glowing blue with extreme coldness.
The cultivators were terrified, their trembling bodies already searching for a way to escape.

“Who is that? Why do I feel his aura is so powerful?”
“I know now. He is the most mysterious Soul Body being in the Realm of Fallen Gods. Even our alliance leader can’t deal with him.”
“Oh, is there really such a being? Then we have no chance of survival.”
“Flee! While the Soul Body being hasn’t attacked yet, hurry and escape.”
“We’re doomed this time…”
Countless cultivators cried out in horror, most of them showing expressions of despair. They immediately flew frantically through the air, trying to reach the stars and escape.
As soon as the Soul Body being finished speaking, it took action. In an instant, it teleported to a certain place and waved its hands in the air.
Countless raindrops appeared out of nowhere. These raindrops seemed to have a spiritual essence—they were actually spiritual entities cast by the Soul Body being. The raindrops were as small as mung beans, countless in number, with a piercing sound as they rushed toward every fleeing cultivator.
Ah…
In the air, countless screams echoed as the bodies of the cultivators exploded, filling the sky with blood mist.
Layer upon layer of blood curtains appeared in the air.
It was far too bloody, far too cruel. The power of the Soul Body being was unimaginable; it was impossible to resist. Wherever it went, millions of cultivators died. It had truly become a deadly weapon.
Under the attack of the Soul Body being, those cultivators didn’t even have time to fly far before being hit wave after wave. It seemed the Soul Body being could reach every corner of the planet in the blink of an eye. With a mere wave of its magic, countless cultivators died.
Just as the Soul Body being said, none of the cultivators who entered this planet could escape; they were all left behind.
The outcome of being left behind was death.
While the Soul Body being wreaked havoc and killed mercilessly on the planet, three groups of people were still on their way to this planet in the stars. If Qu Yi saw them, he would surely recognize that each group was led by an alliance leader.
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The Tiny Realm Ball flew beside the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
Inside the Tiny Realm Ball, Qu Yi’s divine awareness extended out, allowing him to see the entire shape of the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
It was entirely silver-white, emitting a gentle, pale glow. The chain links were as thin as silver silk, and at the end of the chain was a heart-shaped white jade stone, which emitted an aura that made people feel refreshed.
Just as the God of Tools had said, this Flowing Cloud Sound Chain was extremely helpful for cultivators practicing water-based cultivation techniques.
“Haha, God of Tools, you’re right. This Flowing Cloud Sound Chain makes me feel very comfortable,” Qu Yi exclaimed happily, lying on a soft chair.

The Instrument God closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and snapped, “Don’t disturb my sleep. That soul-bodied man is now off killing people on the distant side of the planet—this is the perfect chance for you to seize the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.”
Qu Yi chuckled, got up from the soft chair, nodded gently, and said cheerfully, “Then I’ll go pick the fruit.”
He had devised a plan to lure the soul-bodied man away by drawing him away from the target, and he was quite proud of himself.
Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared beside the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain. He channeled chaotic energy from his palm and immediately grabbed the chain made of silk.
The Flowing Cloud Sound Chain seemed to have a sense of consciousness and tried to struggle, but once enveloped by the chaotic energy, it became as docile as a baby in swaddling clothes, allowing Qu Yi to take it. The chaotic energy was a higher level than the elemental primordial energy, and it even made the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain enjoy it so much that it forgot to resist.
Qu Yi laughed heartily, obviously very pleased. He promptly put the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain into the Dimensional Sphere.
By the time Qu Yi appeared beside the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain, the soul-bodied man, who was slaughtering cultivators on the planet, had already sensed his presence. His entire body trembled as he immediately tried to fly back to the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain.
But Qu Yi had already taken the chain and disappeared abruptly, returning to the Dimensional Sphere.
Moreover, before the soul-bodied man could fly far, three groups of people appeared in the sky and landed on the planet, surrounding him immediately.
These three groups were from the Water Lake Alliance of the Immortal Realm, the Wood Cutting Alliance of the Demon Realm, and the Water Flooding Alliance of the Demon Realm, with their respective leaders among them.
Sha Xi, Kong Jiu, and Hua Xiu, the three leaders, led their teams to surround the soul-bodied man without any fear. After all, the water-type soul-bodied man had already wasted most of his divine essence through his reckless attacks earlier, leaving him at his weakest.
The three leaders believed that with their combined strength, they could easily suppress this soul-bodied man.
By killing the water-type soul-bodied man, they could obtain the soul blue pearl he had left behind, which would help the powerful Immortal Souls and Demon Souls fully comprehend the laws of water, allowing their cultivation to soar. All three leaders were now gleaming with excitement.
As for the water-type soul-bodied man, he could no longer afford to chase after Qu Yi. Realizing that he had lost the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain, his top priority now was to escape, then find a way to track down Qu Yi and retrieve it.
“You bastards! Want to surround me? You won’t succeed,” the soul-bodied man shouted angrily.
The three leaders didn’t bother to reply. In perfect coordination, they immediately attacked and surrounded the soul-bodied man.