Chapter 30: Revenge

After learning about Wu Yuan’s background and feeling pain for him, Qu Yi made up his mind to immediately launch a massacre against the Nine Alliances. Initially, Qu Yi had planned to use the members of the Nine Alliances searching for divine artifacts in the Realm of Falling Stars to snatch them, but now that he knew the past of the nine alliance leaders, he only harbored murderous intent toward them, with no other thoughts. Kill them all.

A day passed.
Qu Yi kept sensing Wu Yuan’s condition and knew that after venting his anger all day, Wu Yuan had now calmed down. So, Qu Yi went to Wu Yuan’s side.
“Ugh, Qu Yi, my parents were killed by others. I want to kill those nine people,” Wu Yuan said, who had been sitting on the grass. Upon seeing Qu Yi approaching, he immediately stood up, crying bitterly.
Qu Yi nodded and said calmly yet coldly, “Don’t worry. Those nine bastards won’t escape. I’ll help you kill them.”
Wu Yuan’s tense expression relaxed somewhat as he looked at Qu Yi gratefully.
All along, Wu Yuan had relied on Qu Yi. Now that he knew who killed his parents, he naturally wanted revenge, but he was also aware of his own strength—he was nowhere near capable of dealing with the nine alliance leaders, so he naturally placed his hopes on Qu Yi. And now, Qu Yi hadn’t disappointed him.
“Wu Yuan, you’re only at the level of a Six-Star Heavenly Soul Fiend. Your strength is still too low. First, I’ll capture a few powerful Heavenly Soul Fiends for you so you can quickly advance in strength,” Qu Yi said calmly.
Inside the Realm ofCubit Realm, there were already five powerful beings at the Mid-Level Heavenly Soul Immortal level. But Qu Yi didn’t plan to let Wu Yuan devour them right away, as Qing Wu Gui also needed those five as sparring partners to advance in strength.
Qu Yi had targeted the more than two hundred surviving powerful members of the Nine Alliances as potential targets for the Mid-Level Heavenly Soul Fiends. With his current Lower-Level Heavenly Soul Immortal strength, his elusive movements, and his powerful divine artifacts, it would be easy for him to launch surprise attacks on those Mid-Level Heavenly Soul Immortals.
“Ugh, you’re really the best, Qu Yi,” Wu Yuan said, his expression fully relaxed. Though he still felt grief and anger, Qu Yi’s assurance gave him peace of mind.
Qu Yi stepped closer, patted Wu Yuan’s shoulder, and smiled faintly, “We’re brothers. Your revenge is my revenge. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of all nine alliance leaders, not one left behind.”
Wu Yuan nodded firmly.
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The cultivators of the Nine Alliances sensed everywhere in the Global Grand Canyon but found no trace of Qu Yi or Wu Yuan. Frustrated, they descended to the bottom of the canyon.

Chang Xin was extremely depressed at this moment. Despite his cunning, he could hardly bear the humiliation of being toyed with by Qu Yi. Especially since Chang Xin had personally revealed Wu Yuan’s background, confident that he could kill Wu Yuan outright, he never expected Qu Yi to disrupt everything.

Now, Qu Yi and Wu Yuan, two individuals with immense potential, had become enemies of the nine alliance leaders, causing them great distress. After all, Qu Yi had only practiced for less than 20,000 years yet had already reached the rank of Lower Heavenly Soul Immortal. As for Wu Yuan, his potential was unpredictable—his soul combined five soul orbs, making it impossible to foresee his future strength. It was certain, however, that his power would soon surpass that of the nine alliance leaders.

With such formidable enemies, how could the nine alliance leaders feel at ease?

The nine alliance leaders exchanged glances. Everyone could see the helplessness and resentment in each other’s eyes, and they understood that they all shared the determination to kill Qu Yi and Wu Yuan.

“Everyone, that beast now knows we killed its parents. We have another enemy to deal with. From Qu Yi’s actions in rescuing the beast, it’s clear he and that beast are very familiar with each other. These two will be a serious threat to us,” Chang Xin said calmly.

As he spoke, Chang Xin had other plans in mind. He was well aware that although he couldn’t kill Qu Yi and Wu Yuan right now, his own strength was sufficient to withstand even their combined forces. Thus, he was also considering ways to bind the other eight alliance leaders to his side for future use.

“Hmph, this Qu Yi keeps ruining our plans. I must kill him.”

“Both Qu Yi and that beast have immense potential. It won’t be long before they reach the rank of Upper Heavenly Soul Immortals. They pose a great threat to us.”

“Qu Yi possesses a teleportation artifact, and it seems likely he also has a spatial artifact. It will be difficult for us to find him. Even if we do, it’s impossible to trap him. So how can we kill him?”

“There’s only one way. We must continue searching for artifacts. Based on our past experience, as long as we fight against the soul-bodied beings to the very end, Qu Yi will appear. So we just need to keep fighting while secretly preserving our strength. Once Qu Yi shows up, we can kill him without hesitation.”

“That Dragon Emperor and Phoenix have also plotted against Qu Yi; I think Qu Yi won’t spare them either. With the situation as it is, why not bring the Dragon Emperor and Phoenix on our side as well?”
“Yes, the Dragon Emperor and Phoenix are both stronger than us. With their help, it will be easier for us to scheme against Qu Yi.”
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The nine alliance leaders all offered suggestions, their determination to kill Qu Yi growing stronger by the moment.
After listening to each leader’s advice, Chang Xin smiled faintly and said, “Everyone, I share your feelings. Qu Yi must be eliminated; otherwise, we won’t feel at peace even after ascending to the divine realm. To be honest, I’ve developed a powerful formation, but it still lacks two divine stones: the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone. Once this formation is set up successfully, I’m confident I can trap Qu Yi and prevent him from escaping once he appears.”
Upon hearing Chang Xin’s words, the eyes of the other eight alliance leaders widened dramatically, filled with excitement.
Of course, these eight leaders had no idea that Chang Xin was taking advantage of their anxiety, deliberately guiding their thoughts in order to obtain the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone, so he could abandon them and carry out his own plans alone.
What method could possibly trap Qu Yi?
“The Soul Stone, the Heaven-Transmitting Stone…” The eight leaders all hesitated.
The Soul Stone had appeared in the Demon Realm, and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone had appeared among the monsters, but both were stolen by Qu Yi. These words made the eight leaders even angrier, making them see Qu Yi as even more despicable.
“No,” the eight leaders all said in unison.
Hearing this, Chang Xin’s expression darkened slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
“Then our next task is to mobilize all the immortals and earth immortals under the nine alliances, ordering them to search thoroughly for the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone in the Divine Realm of Ruin. Given the wonders of that realm, it’s impossible for these two stones to be absent. Once we find them, it will be time to eliminate Qu Yi,” Chang Xin said, his body trembling with murderous intent.
The eight leaders were influenced by Chang Xin’s expression. They no longer doubted his motives for wanting those stones but believed firmly that he would use them solely to get rid of Qu Yi.
“Agreed. I support it,” the eight leaders replied decisively.
Considering Qu Yi and Wu Yuan’s immense potential and feeling an inexplicable sense of danger to their lives, these eight leaders gradually began to support Chang Xin, placing their hopes of killing Qu Yi and Wu Yuan in his hands.
Chang Xin nodded, his face resolute, giving the eight leaders great confidence.

Soon, the nine alliance leaders issued their orders. The remaining two hundred or so powerful members of the Nine Alliances immediately took out their communication cards and swiftly sent out orders to convey the messages to their subordinates in the Meteor Domain Divine Realm.

The Nine Alliances represented the power of nine planets. Among the trillions of cultivators, if even just one trillion of them devoted themselves wholeheartedly to searching for the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone, it would be quite possible to find them.

Once the orders were given, the nine alliance leaders immediately took their surviving subordinates and soared into the air, leaving behind this planet filled with painful memories.

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The Dimension Ball remained at the bottom of the canyon.

Naturally, Qu Yi was fully aware of the conversation among the nine alliance leaders. He knew Chang Xin’s intentions clearly, though the other eight alliance leaders were unaware of them.

“Hmph, that Chang Xin still dreams of using the Heaven-Uniting Realm-Transiting Array to monopolize the entire Meteor Domain Divine Realm by himself,” Qu Yi said coldly, lying on a soft chair.

The Artifact God, who was sleeping on a nearby soft chair, turned over, opened his eyes, and looked at Qu Yi.

“Qu Yi, Chang Xin must be aware of the danger in the Meteor Domain Divine Realm now. Those Soul-Body Creatures are no longer something a single alliance leader can handle. Yet he still wants to set up the Heaven-Uniting Realm-Transiting Array, which shows he’s confident in his ability to deal with those Soul-Body Creatures,” the Artifact God said calmly.

Based on the information they currently had, Ze Di, who possessed the cultivation level of a Supreme Heavenly Soul Demon, was actually a clone of Chang Xin. Moreover, it was said that Chang Xin had already mastered the Golden Element Law and was now secretly practicing the Wood Element Law. It was hard to say he didn’t have other methods or hidden strengths.

Hearing the Artifact God’s words, Qu Yi said gravely, “That’s right. Chang Xin is extremely cunning and doesn’t act without a reason. It doesn’t matter. No matter how perfect his plans are, he won’t expect my hidden strength. I’ll still show him what happens.”

Seeing Qu Yi’s confident tone, the Artifact God saw no need to remind him further. He lay back down and lazily said, “The people from the Nine Alliances have left the planet. That Rock Beast is still lying on the ground. Send Wu Yuan out now to keep attacking it.”

The demonic energy emitted by the Rock Beast wasn’t very strong, as if suppressed by its layered rocky body. The cultivators of the Nine Alliances, affected by Qu Yi’s gloomy aura, had no desire to kill the Rock Beast and didn’t notice anything special about it, so they let it go.

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi immediately smiled.

With a thought, Wu Yuan was sent out of the Dimension Ball, returning to the bottom of the canyon and landing in front of the lying Rock Beast.

Roar…

The Rock Beast was very familiar with the aura of Wu Yuan. It was precisely because it was enraged by Wu Yuan that it was hurt by the three soul-bodied figures that broke through the ground. Thus, the Rock Beast, whose mind was not very sharp, forgot its pain upon sensing Wu Yuan’s presence and quickly stood up again.

Wu Yuan reverted to his beast form and flew once more above the canyon.

“Rock Beast, hand over your life! I’m going to torture you mercilessly!” Wu Yuan roared fiercely from the sky, his expression grim.

Still filled with anger from the pain he had just endured, Wu Yuan naturally saw the Rock Beast as a target for his fury. Since he couldn’t deal with the nine alliance leaders right now, he decided to punish the Rock Beast as if it were those nine leaders.

“Six-Degree Golden Balls!”

Wu Yuan shouted loudly. Suddenly, his mouth opened wide, and six enormous golden spheres glowing brightly were spat out. Each sphere contained a different spatial law related to metal, expanding rapidly in the air, touching each other, and then descending directly onto the Rock Beast’s back shell.

Boom!

The Rock Beast’s back shell was made of extremely hard rock, so the six golden balls caused little damage. But Wu Yuan’s intention wasn’t to kill the Rock Beast outright; he had another goal in mind.

The violent metal energy, upon hitting the Rock Beast’s back shell, not only emitted countless beams of golden light but also created a tremendous downward force. The Rock Beast’s legs were bent severely under this pressure. When the metal energy dissipated, its legs suddenly stretched straight, causing its entire body to bounce upward.

Wu Yuan had anticipated this situation and immediately launched another “Six-Degree Golden Ball” at the Rock Beast’s side.

The Rock Beast, whose body had just bounced up, was hit by another massive force on its side, causing it to flip over completely, with its back shell pressing against the ground and its lower abdomen facing upward.

Wu Yuan now knew the Rock Beast’s weak point—the lower abdomen, which was less hard than its back shell. So he figured out a way to turn the Rock Beast over first and then torment its lower abdomen.

Sure enough, Wu Yuan immediately unleashed his metal-related spells frantically, bombarding the Rock Beast’s lower abdomen nonstop.

Golden light shone brightly, filled with murderous intent.

The Rock Beast kept crying out in pain as cracks appeared on its lower abdomen, blood flowed, and eventually it died from the intense agony.

Wu Yuan descended and stood on the torn lower abdomen of the Rock Beast. Then he inserted his hoof into its body and quickly extracted its life essence core.

The life essence core was about a meter in size, black, and round.

Immediately, Wu Yuan opened its dragon mouth and swallowed the Rock Beast’s life essence core, refining it within its body. From then on, in addition to its existing turtle-pattern defense, Wu Yuan’s body also had the protective power of the Rock Beast’s life essence core.
Qu Yi emerged from the Dimensional Ball and looked at Wu Yuan happily, saying, “Wu Yuan, you did very well. Next, it’s my turn to help you capture those powerful Sky Soul Demons.”
Wu Yuan flapped its roc wings to express its joy.