Chapter 44: The Art of Divine Weaponment

Zhong Lei, the leader of the Demon Realm’s Fire Slaughter Alliance, had a rather fiery temper. Forced to flee everywhere under Qu Yi’s pressure, he finally could bear it no longer.
So, Zhong Lei chose to endure the divine tribulation and ascend to the divine realm.
Three bolts of thunder struck, but with his extraordinary strength, Zhong Lei successfully passed through the tribulation. Before he could rejoice, Qu Yi appeared.
“Qu Yi…” Zhong Lei looked at him in panic, as if sensing the arrival of doom.
Having just endured the divine tribulation, Zhong Lei’s demonic energy was completely depleted. Now, even flying was difficult for him, let alone casting spells to attack Qu Yi. In the past, with his status as a high-ranking Heavenly Soul Demon, Zhong Lei could defend himself even if Qu Yi attacked suddenly. But now, at his weakest, he knew great disaster was upon him.
Qu Yi laughed heartily, reaching out with his right hand and grabbing Zhong Lei’s right hand tightly, then shaking it warmly.
“Look at you, an old friend is here—why be so panicked? Well, we’ve known each other for a long time. Let’s find a place to talk,” Qu Yi said with an indescribably friendly tone.
Zhong Lei was stunned. He couldn’t figure out whether Qu Yi wanted to kill him or truly had changed his mind and wanted to win him over.
“Okay, let’s go talk,” Zhong Lei said. Knowing he couldn’t escape at this point, he didn’t dare provoke Qu Yi and simply agreed amiably.
Qu Yi laughed again and said kindly, “That’s right. It’s great to be friends. Oh, Zhong Lei, don’t resist your will. I’ll take you to a place now.”
Zhong Lei’s body trembled inexplicably as he sensed danger. Yet, seeing Qu Yi’s amiable expression, he thought better of provoking him and simply nodded silently.
Suddenly, both Qu Yi and Zhong Lei disappeared from the starry sky.
Yes, Qu Yi took Zhong Lei straight into the Dimension Sphere.
If someone obeyed Qu Yi’s will or their will was temporarily unable to act independently, Qu Yi could bring them directly into the Dimension Sphere. Naturally, once inside, it was Qu Yi’s domain, and everyone had to submit.
Zhong Lei found the surroundings around him completely changed. The ground was a flat, endless grassland, and the countless stars in the sky were vastly different from those in the Divine Realm of Meteorfall.
“Qu Yi, where is this place?” Zhong Lei was extremely panicked. He broke free from Qu Yi’s grip and asked anxiously.

Obviously, by this point, Zhong Lei had fully realized he had been deceived. Qu Yi possessed too many secret treasures, and it was very likely that he had entered the spatial artifact owned by Qu Yi.
Qu Yi tossed his hair back and said proudly, “This is my dominion space. Well, now that you’re inside, there’s no need for you to leave. Rest here in peace. Oh, by the way, that Phoenix is just like you—after passing through its divine tribulation, it was also captured by me and is now on this planet.”
The Dimensional Sphere, as Qu Yi’s cultivation reached that of a Lower Heavenly Soul Immortal, had expanded to the size of an entire star system, with planets appearing within it.
The powerful Heavenly Soul Immortal-level beings Qu Yi captured were all sent to this planet covered in grass—this very planet being the habitat of Wu Yuan. Naturally, these powerful Heavenly Soul Immortals were waiting to be devoured one by one by Wu Yuan.
Hearing this, Zhong Lei understood he had been tricked by Qu Yi. His face turned red with rage, and he suddenly threw a punch at Qu Yi, who was right in front of him, with enough force to shatter Qu Yi’s body.
But a strange phenomenon occurred: although Zhong Lei threw the punch, his entire body failed to make contact with Qu Yi’s body. The magical energy from the punch rebounded automatically and struck Zhong Lei’s own body.
A huge blood hole appeared in Zhong Lei’s body, yet he remained in the position of throwing the punch, his eyes filled with despair.
“What’s going on…?” Zhong Lei cried out in pain, looking at Qu Yi with utter frustration.
Hahaha…
Qu Yi laughed for a while before looking at Zhong Lei and saying, “Well, I’ve already told you—in my dominion space, you don’t need to think about escaping. Enough, your body is severely injured. You’d better hurry up and heal it.”
With that, Qu Yi disappeared.
Zhong Lei immediately felt the invisible pressure in the surrounding space vanish. His body relaxed, and he sat down on the ground. Putting his pain aside, he quickly tried to heal himself.
Since Qu Yi hadn’t killed him right away, Zhong Lei still held out hope—that Qu Yi might want to recruit him. So, he didn’t decide to commit suicide right away and focused on recovering first.
If Zhong Lei had known that Qu Yi was keeping him alive only to make him Wu Yuan’s “food,” he would likely have chosen to self-destruct immediately.
Zhong Lei, who practiced fire-based cultivation techniques, had a naturally fiery temperament.
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Qu Yi lay back on his soft chair, glancing sideways at the Artifact God on the chair next to him.

“Artificial God, those powerful Tianhun Demons from the Fire Slaughter Alliance outside still haven’t left, have they?” Qu Yi asked with a smile.
Qu Yi had first captured the leader of the Fire Slaughter Alliance, Zhong Lei. He was absolutely certain that these powerful Tianhun Demons wouldn’t leave right away but would stay on that planet, waiting for Zhong Lei.
“They’re still on that planet. I’ll control the Dimensional Ball to fly over now; you can go out and attack them,” replied the Artificial God, eyes closed, in a calm tone.
Qu Yi was delighted for a moment before asking urgently, “Artificial God, the Five Venerables have already merged their Soul Orbs into the Soul Flower. Although they have the help of faith energy, their soul realms aren’t advancing fast enough.”
The Five Venerables had obtained the Soul Orbs they needed, which would ensure they could fully comprehend a set of laws in the future. Yet their pace of comprehension still didn’t satisfy Qu Yi.
Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the Artificial God sat up from the soft chair and looked at him disdainfully.
“You’re still not satisfied? The Five Venerables’ training speed is over a thousand times faster than that of other cultivators. Just wait another hundred years, and they’ll be able to reach the cultivation level of Mid-Tier Tianhun Immortals,” the Artificial God retorted sharply.
Qu Yi laughed and also sat up, meeting the Artificial God’s gaze directly.
“Artificial God, another hundred years? That’s too slow. It would be great if the Five Venerables could reach that cultivation level by the time the exit passage to the Divine Realm of Meteorites is formed,” Qu Yi replied with a smile.
Seeing Qu Yi’s ever-insatiable expression, the Artificial God rolled his eyes again before lying back heavily on the soft chair, closing his eyes in deep thought.
After a while, the Artificial God sat up again and said with a smile, “Alright, I have a method that can quickly help the Five Venerables absorb the Soul Orbs, allowing them to advance their soul realms faster.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi immediately took off and landed on the ground, staring at the Artificial God with gleaming eyes.
“Hurry up and tell me,” Qu Yi urged anxiously.
The Artificial God bit his lip, seemingly displeased by Qu Yi’s overly eager behavior. Yet he also understood why Qu Yi was so excited—after all, as the Five Venerables grew stronger, Qu Yi’s own strength would increase as well.
“The Five Venerables each have two divine artifacts now. If they use one of each, they’ll be able to comprehend more laws more quickly, and their soul realms will advance rapidly to Mid-Tier Tianhun Immortals. Oh, I’ll first teach you the Art of Divine Weapon Consciousness,” the Artificial God said calmly.

Qu Yi was momentarily stunned, not understanding the meaning of the Artifact God’s words. Yet he immediately sensed that there was more content in his soul.
The Divine Weapon Realm Method involved gradually disintegrating a divine weapon and integrating all the laws contained within it into the cultivator’s vital essence. By comprehending the laws embedded in their own vital essence, cultivators could quickly master new laws.
Even the lowest-grade divine weapons incorporated all the laws. Therefore, by using the Divine Weapon Realm Method, the Five Lords could acquire one set of laws, thereby awakening the soul orbs fused within their Soul Flowers and elevating their soul realms.
“Artifact God, you’re truly amazing,” Qu Yi said, skimming through the Divine Weapon Realm Method and already grasping its general content. He looked at the Artifact God with admiration.
With just a smile, Qu Yi lay down comfortably and continued sleeping. He did not disturb the Artifact God any further and immediately went to a secluded valley on the Inch Realm Ball, where the Five Lords practiced.
“This Sovereign has something good for you,” the Five Lords said cheerfully as they stood there, greeting him with smiles.
With their souls united, Qu Yi had obtained the Divine Weapon Realm Method, and of course, the Five Lords were already aware of it.
“That’s right. I’ll teach it to you now. I hope you can reach the level of Mid-Level Heavenly Soul Immortals before the exit to the Godly Realm of the Ruin Domain appears,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Immediately afterward, with a mere thought, the Divine Weapon Realm Method entered the Soul Flowers of the Five Lords.
They also skimmed through it briefly and immediately understood how to practice. All of them looked at Qu Yi happily, their postures straightening and their aura becoming much more majestic.
After thinking for a moment, Qu Yi asked, “Each of you needs to use a divine weapon. Make your decision now. Once we capture those twenty Heavenly Soul Demons from the Fire Slaughter Alliance, you can practice continuously. For the subsequent capture mission, I can go alone.”
The Five Lords nodded.
Soon, the Golden Lord took out the Soul-Sealing Golden Ball, the Wooden Lord took out the Green Rainbow Dust Brush, the Water Lord took out the Sea-Turning Bowl, the Fire Lord took out the Falling Fire Blade, and the Earth Lord took out the Earth-Transferring Ruler. The Five Lords had already chosen their divine weapons for practicing the Divine Weapon Realm Method.
Seeing that they had made up their minds, Qu Yi nodded in satisfaction. Then, with a serious expression, he said with a smile, “Very good. The Inch Realm Ball has arrived on the planet, and those twenty Heavenly Soul Demons from the Fire Slaughter Alliance still haven’t left. Let’s go out together now and capture them alive.”
“Agreed,” the Five Lords replied happily.