Chapter 45: The Heart of the Five Elements

The twenty powerful Tianhun Mo warriors of the Huotu Alliance watched in horror as their leader disappeared. Confused, they discussed the situation for a while before deciding not to leave immediately but to stay on the planet, waiting for their leader Zhong Lei to return.

After waiting for a day, the twenty grew anxious. After all, Qu Yi’s strength and mystery had always placed immense pressure on them. Seeing that Zhong Lei hadn’t reappeared after a whole day, they began to suspect that he had been captured by Qu Yi.

The twenty looked worried.
“What should we do now? Should we still wait for our leader to return?” one Tianhun Mo warrior asked. It was clear he no longer wanted to wait; if not for the others present, he would have vanished without a trace.
“Wait! Of course we must wait. Without our leader, the Huotu Alliance will disband. With our individual strengths, how can we possibly escape Qu Yi’s pursuit?” another high-ranking Tianhun Mo warrior shouted.

All twenty understood that as long as Qu Yi held the exit to the Ruiny Realm Divine World, they would never be able to escape easily.
“But staying here now is even more dangerous. If Qu Yi returns, how can we withstand his attacks? If there are warriors from other alliances at the exit, we might have a chance to slip away,” said another powerful Tianhun Mo warrior, his face pale with determination—clearly a fierce fighter.

At these words, the entire scene fell silent.

But before the twenty Tianhun Mo warriors could decide what to do, Qu Yi emerged from the Cunjie Ball along with five others.
“You fools! How could you be so stupid as to not run away and instead stay on this planet? It seems you really want to fight me,” Qu Yi laughed loudly as he appeared.

The five companions with him each held a divine artifact: the Golden Patterned Sword, the Green Rainbow Dust Brush, the Sea-Turning Bowl, the Fire-Dispelling Banner, and the Desert Scroll. As soon as they stepped out of the Cunjie Ball, they prepared to unleash the Five Gods’ Fierce Formation.

Sure enough, the moment Qu Yi finished speaking, the five immediately launched the formation, giving the twenty Huotu Alliance warriors no time to react. The five divine artifacts soared into the sky, forming a perfect circle that covered the sky and created a space of the Five Elements Spirit, enveloping the twenty warriors.

“Damn it! Qu Yi, how dare you launch a sneak attack!”
“Don’t panic. Qu Yi has only six people, while we have twenty. There’s no way they can defeat us.”

“Good, forcing us of the Fire Slaughter Alliance like this is truly despicable. Everyone must show their resolve—if we can’t win, then blow ourselves up so that Qu Yi can learn a lesson.”
“Blow ourselves up, we must do it.”
The twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons of the Fire Slaughter Alliance, now trapped in the Five Deities’ Fierce Formation, immediately started shouting frantically—part to vent their fear, part to boost their own courage, and part to intimidate Qu Yi.
The Five Lords merely smiled faintly, finding the self-deception of these twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons utterly ridiculous.
After resisting for a while in the Five Elements Spirit Body Space, the twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons immediately felt a sense of despair. It was five different types of spirit bodies attacking at once, beyond their expectations—could it be that the Five Elements Spirit Bodies no longer resisted each other?
With the simultaneous attacks from the Five Elements Spirit Bodies, the twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons were unable to focus on anything else. As cultivators of the demon realm who relied solely on their own strength, they didn’t gather together, resulting in them being utterly defeated in an instant.
“The Five Lords, well done. Tear them apart thoroughly and crush their fiery temper,” Qu Yi said casually while watching, smiling as he gave a reminder.
“Understood. We won’t stop until they’re subdued,” the Five Lords replied with laughter.
Since the twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons were scattered, they had no way to counter the simultaneous attacks from the Five Elements Spirit Bodies. Moreover, the Five Lords’ immortal energies remained full, and the number of Five Elements Spirit Bodies stayed constant, ensuring their attacks against the twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons never weakened.
From the first strike, those twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons were doomed to have no strength to fight back, continuously under the fierce attacks of the Five Elements Spirit Bodies.
After a while, the twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons were lying on the ground, screaming in pain—their cries were terrifying.
The Five Lords showed no sign of stopping. Seeing that these twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons still had the strength to shout, they continued to unleash attacks with the Five Elements Spirit Bodies, determined to reduce them to complete exhaustion.
Watching the Five Lords’ brutality, Qu Yi shook his head repeatedly, yet he said, “That one was precise—his nose is already crushed. This one’s good too; his sternum must be broken. That one was amazing—he kicked him hundreds of times in the air…”
After the torture, the twenty powerful Heavenly Soul Demons of the Fire Slaughter Alliance lay on the ground, barely alive and in a pitiful state.

Qu Yi flew over happily, tossing these twenty Sky Soul Demon experts into the Miniature Realm Sphere, followed by another burst of laughter.
“Alright, now the number of Fire-type Sky Soul Demon experts is sufficient for a fifth-level breakthrough. All we need now is to gather enough Gold-type Sky Soul Immortal experts, and then advancing to the higher-level Sky Soul Fiend realm is just a matter of time,” Qu Yi declared triumphantly.
The five figures nodded.
“Enough. Now that this matter here is settled, enter the Miniature Realm Sphere. From now on, until the exit path to the Ruins Realm Divine Realm appears, keep practicing the Divine Weapon Concept Method,” Qu Yi said calmly with a smile.
The five figures nodded again, their expressions excited, as if they could already see themselves breaking through to the mid-level Sky Soul Immortal realm.
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At present, Qu Yi had already gathered enough experts at the Sky Soul Immortal level in the Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth elements—only Gold-type experts were still missing.
Among the Three Realms’ Fifteen Alliances, the Golden Mysterious Alliance of the Immortal Realm, the Golden Slash Alliance of the Demon Realm, and the Golden Dragon Alliance of the Fiend Realm—all had Sky Soul Fiend experts who practiced Gold-type cultivation techniques and possessed Gold-type energy within them. Naturally, Qu Yi’s next priority was to deal with these Sky Soul Immortal experts from the three alliances.
After the five figures entered the Miniature Realm Sphere and quietly began practicing the Divine Weapon Concept Method, Qu Yi returned to a planet on the outskirts of the Ruins Realm Divine Realm. Before even landing, he noticed strange changes in Qing Wu Gui’s aura inside the sphere.
Qu Yi immediately entered the Miniature Realm Sphere.
Qing Wu Gui was alone in a grassland, accompanied by five lower-level Sky Soul Immortal experts who practiced swordsmanship with him. These five lower-level Sky Soul Immortal experts represented the five elements, so with each attack, Qing Wu Gui had to deal with attacks from all five elements at once. Whenever five spiritual entities appeared, he would use the killing intent of the Asura Heart to shatter them directly.
Yes, Qing Wu Gui’s current cultivation focused on the Asura Heart.
After entering the Miniature Realm Sphere, Qu Yi hovered above the grassland, calmly observing the battle between Qing Wu Gui and the five lower-level Sky Soul Immortal experts.
The five Sky Soul Immortal experts surrounded Qing Wu Gui, each wielding a sword-shaped magical weapon, and calmly attacked him. With one strike, five swords were launched simultaneously, sending spiritual entities from five directions to attack Qing Wu Gui at once.
Qing Wu Gui only had a black sword in his hand, but his body was as steady as a rock as he calmly countered their attacks.

As the five spiritual entities flew over, Qing Wu Gui swiftly drew out his black sword with urgency. The sword emitted an aura of unstoppable killing power—it turned out the black sword had been in constant communication with the Asura Heart, using its murderous aura to counter these fierce incoming spiritual entities. The spiritual entities sent by the five individuals quickly lost their spiritual essence upon encountering this formless yet overwhelming killing aura, turning into pure energy forms that vanished instantly. The black sword was like a fierce tiger suddenly appearing before a child, scaring the child to the point of losing its soul. These spiritual entities were akin to that child. The faces of the five powerful warriors changed; they were all somewhat afraid of Qing Wu Gui. Over time, they had noticed that the killing aura emanating from him not only affected the spiritual entities they created but also impacted their own Soul Flowers, giving them a sense of being gradually torn apart. Now, this feeling of the Soul Flowers shattering grew increasingly intense. If it weren’t for Qu Yi controlling the rules within the Dimensional Sphere, forcing these five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals to continuously fight against Qing Wu Gui, they would have fled long ago instead of enduring such torment here. Seeing the five Heavenly Soul Immortals showing signs of fear, Qing Wu Gui’s expression turned cold—they all refused to launch further attacks with their spiritual entities. “You don’t need to worry. Just use your strongest spells. Even if you hurt me, it’s fine. I won’t kill you,” Qing Wu Gui said calmly, urging them on. The five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals looked distressed but had no choice but to muster their courage and attack again. “Let’s continue,” one of them said, calming himself down, and the other four nodded in agreement. Soon, the five warriors shook off their fatigue, regained their strength, and once again attacked using their magical artifacts. This time, the number of spiritual entities they sent doubled. Qing Wu Gui remained utterly calm. Holding his black sword, he spun it above his head as nearly a thousand spiritual entities flew in from five directions. A black light and fierce killing aura spread out, creating an invisible space of death. Inside this space, those spiritual entities collapsed instantly, losing all spiritual essence and turning into pure energy forms. Without conscious control, these energy forms could only disperse.

The five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals, upon seeing this, showed a look of shock in their eyes. Qing Wu Gui’s sword strike seemed even more powerful than before, and the killing aura emanating from him had formed a domain space that inflicted severe damage on any sentient being.

Qing Wu Gui himself, however, was in a dazed state, his gaze vacant, as if he were contemplating the essence of that sword strike.

“A killing aura space…” Qing Wu Gui murmured to himself.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and his gaze sharpened, as if he had returned to a state of simplicity, just like an ordinary person.

“Do not stop. Continue attacking,” Qing Wu Gui said calmly.

Hearing his words, the five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals grew even more anxious. They realized they were already under Qing Wu Gui’s influence and could no longer think of resisting.

Immediately, they grabbed their magical artifacts and frantically cast spells, each using their own spells without any coordination.

The more chaotic it became, the greater the pressure on Qing Wu Gui.

He showed no sign of fear. Still holding his black sword, he kept swinging it in the air, each time generating a different killing aura to quickly counter the various spell attacks.

Moreover, as he counterattacked, his eyes would occasionally narrow, as if he were experiencing a special state of mind, seemingly on the verge of mastering a new kind of killing aura. His aura grew increasingly majestic.

The spiritual bodies sent out by the five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals were initially shattered by Qing Wu Gui’s killing aura. Soon, they realized that their own spiritual bodies were also being influenced by him, turning around to attack them instead.

Yes, Qing Wu Gui’s killing aura could now affect the intelligence of these spiritual bodies, going beyond merely killing them with its force.

The five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals felt increasingly powerless.

Meanwhile, Qing Wu Gui grew more and more courageous, his expression growing more excited. Suddenly, a special atmosphere filled the entire world.

“The Heart of the Five Elements,” Qing Wu Gui suddenly exclaimed.

The spiritual bodies sent out by the five lower-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals flew over to his side, floating peacefully. Not only did they stop attacking him, but they also obeyed his will, moving freely at his command.

Qing Wu Gui’s Asura Heart had evolved into the Heart of the Five Elements, allowing him to control the spiritual bodies of the five elements.