Chapter 40: The Fall of Tianchen Fortress

“Qing Yiyi, I’m here to help you!”
Qu Yi suddenly shouted and rushed over to Qing Yiyi like a hare in flight, his divine weapon, Ruisi Wood, already pointed at Mu Wei.
Mu Wei, the fifth leader of Tianchen Fortress, had already been struggling greatly in his battle against Qing Yiyi. Seeing Qu Yi join the fight, the only thought in his mind was to flee immediately.
But Mu Wei was still a bit too slow.
At that moment, Ruisi Wood emitted a strand as thick as an arm, gathering 200,000 wood spirit entities. It transformed into an invincible spirit spear that pierced through everything, suddenly appearing in front of Mu Wei.
“You’re just a cultivator at the Divine Being stage… 200,000 spirit entities.”
Mu Wei sensed only the laws of wood when he saw Qu Yi’s spell, thus determining Qu Yi’s cultivation level. But when he saw the massive spiritual energy within that strand, he was instantly astonished.
Just as Mu Wei tried to create a protective barrier, the strand pierced straight into his body.
Thanks to its exceptional sharpness, Mu Wei had no chance to resist, especially since he was still a cultivator at the Divine Weapon stage with limited experience. In an instant, a blood hole appeared on his chest, and the strand formed from 200,000 wood spirit entities exploded.
“I hate you all!” Mu Wei screamed in anger before dying.
His entire body shattered with the explosion, then disintegrated into the primal energies of the five elements, returning to nature.
“Fifth brother!”
Yue Ze, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia, the four leaders of Tianchen Fortress who were still struggling to hold their ground, cried out in pain upon seeing Mu Wei die. But now, they too were in danger and could no longer save him.
“Let’s go!” Yue Ze, the leader of Tianchen Fortress, shouted angrily, his eyes turning red.
Naturally, with their combined strength, they couldn’t withstand the attacks of Tianfeng Fortress. Now that only four of them remained, Tianchen Fortress had no strength left to resist them.
Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia wanted to fly to Yue Ze’s side at his call.
But since the eight members of Tianfeng Fortress had decided to destroy Tianchen Fortress, they certainly wouldn’t let these four escape, especially since they were all fighting against them at the same time.
Since everyone could fly, the four of Tianchen Fortress had no advantage in speed, making escape impossible.
As expected, as Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia tried to flee, the members of Tianfeng Fortress fighting against them intensified their attacks.

Qu Yi killed Mu Wei. After taking in the current situation, he smiled and said, “Qing Yiyi, come with me to attack. Use your Soul Art to its fullest potential.” With that, Qu Yi flew over to Fei Changxia. Fei Changxia had been under constant attack from Yu Deming and Yu Chongxiu, forced to dodge constantly with no chance to counterattack. At that moment, as she tried to fly to Yue Ze’s side, she suddenly saw Qu Yi appear in front of her. With a smile on his face, Qu Yi pointed his divine weapon, Rui Si Mu, at her. “You brat at the Divine Being stage, how dare you block my way?” Fei Changxia snapped angrily. Having been attacked by Yu Deming and Yu Chongxiu all along, she had already accumulated great resentment. Seeing someone at the Divine Being stage like Qu Yi dare to block her path only intensified her fury. The red whip in her hand moved like a flying serpent, dancing skillfully in the air at her will. She swung the red whip, creating a loud noise and a torrent of flames, aiming to strike Qu Yi. Just then, Qing Yiyi laughed. “Fei Changxia, you still want to be fierce?” Qing Yiyi shouted, her smile growing even wider. Immediately afterward, Fei Changxia noticed her movements slowing down significantly—more precisely, her mind became sluggish, as if her entire body was no longer under her control. Qing Yiyi had already used her Soul Art, causing mental disruption. That brief delay naturally cost Fei Changxia the chance to counterattack. Yu Deming and Yu Chongxiu, who were approaching from behind, quickly knocked her out with punches. Qu Yi chuckled, looking at Qing Yiyi and praising her, “Well done. Let’s continue attacking the other three.” Qing Yiyi immediately threw him a flirtatious glance, emphasizing her attractive figure and using her charm. Qu Yi shrugged, showing he wasn’t affected, and flew straight toward Meng Yan. Naturally, Yue Ze, Yu Zhuting, and Meng Yan all witnessed Fei Changxia’s fate. They understood it was all because Qu Yi deliberately provoked her anger, giving Qing Yiyi the opportunity to use her Soul Art. Meng Yan had been struggling to resist Zhen Lan and Zhuo Rui. Her situation was slightly better than Fei Changxia’s, but she still had no chance to counterattack and could only keep dodging and defending. When Qu Yi flew over, Meng Yan didn’t even try to fight him but chose to flee instead.

After all, in the area around Tianfeng Fort now, Qu Yi, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, and Yu Chongxiu had already dealt with their opponents, so they could come over to help the others take on the three chiefs of Tianchen Fort. With these four joining in, the three chiefs of Tianchen Fort no longer had any intention of continuing to fight against the eight people from Tianfeng Fort. Not only did Meng Yan choose to flee, but Yue Ze and Yu Zhuting also immediately ran off in different directions. The remaining three chiefs of Tianchen Fort—Yue Ze, Yu Zhuting, and Meng Yan—fled in separate directions to save their own lives. “Haha, Yue Ze, thinking you can escape that easily?” Zhu Chen, the chief of Tianfeng Fort, shouted happily upon seeing this. Chirp! Quack, quack! Golden-crowned eagles and fierce green geese descended from the sky, immediately carrying Qu Yi, Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, and Yu Deming into the air to chase after the three chiefs of Tianchen Fort. The remaining Yu Chongxiu was tasked with watching over Fei Changxia and the two thousand members of Tianchen Fort. Zhu Chen and Zhao Jing went after Yue Ze together, while Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, and Yu Deming went after Yu Zhuting. Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi went after Meng Yan. With the golden-crowned eagles and fierce green geese, Yue Ze, Yu Zhuting, and Meng Yan couldn’t fly far before they were stopped one after another. Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi smiled as they watched Meng Yan. “Stop running. Let’s fight properly together,” Qu Yi called out kindly. Meng Yan’s expression turned cold instantly, and she shouted angrily, “Hmph! You’re only at the Divine Being stage. Only Qing Yiyi here can threaten me. Although Qing Yiyi’s soul techniques are powerful, the idea of trapping me is absurd.” Qu Yi smiled and said politely again, “Meng Yan, we don’t need to trap you. We just need to hold you back so that once the other chiefs finish fighting, they can come over to help us deal with you.” Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Meng Yan’s body trembled slightly. It was indeed as Qu Yi said—once Yue Ze and Yu Zhuting were defeated, the others from Tianfeng Fort could come over, and she would have no chance of escaping. “Fine, your words have reminded me. Then I’ll kill you both right now!” Meng Yan became utterly enraged. Suddenly, she flew in front of Qu Yi and quickly used her divine weapon, the Water-Wood Scissors, to unleash the laws of water and wood, which transformed into two water dragons that attacked Qu Yi from both sides. How could Qu Yi just stand there and die? He suddenly disappeared, teleporting twenty meters away to avoid Meng Yan’s attacks.

While chasing Meng Yan, Qu Yi had already set down his Soul Compass along the way and had just used the Boundless Stars to dodge Meng Yan’s attacks. At this moment, Qu Yi was smiling from afar as he watched her.
Meng Yan was momentarily stunned; she never expected that in this chaotic region of the Five Elements primordial energy, Qu Yi, who was at the Divine Being level, could teleport so quickly. Could it be a Divine King?
The thought flashed through Meng Yan’s mind, and immediately she sensed a divine consciousness appearing in her soul space. This consciousness seemed to have taken solid form and was about to slash at her Soul Pearl.
Of course, the Soul Pearl couldn’t be damaged, so Meng Yan could only move her Soul Blue Pearl and Soul Green Pearl within her soul space to avoid the slashes.
Qing Yiyi had already started using her Soul Art, Mind Splitter.
As Meng Yan defended against Qing Yiyi’s Soul Art, her entire body slowed down, and Qu Yi seized this opportunity.
Suddenly, Qu Yi reappeared at the place he had left earlier, right in front of Meng Yan. His divine weapon, Rui Si Wood, emitted a green thread as thick as an arm, which pierced deep into Meng Yan’s body.
Meng Yan tried to dodge but was powerless; a large blood hole had appeared on her body, and her divine energy could no longer function.
Qu Yi laughed heartily and struck her with a palm on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious.
“Qing Yiyi, well done. Let’s go deal with the other two clan leaders,” Qu Yi said, grabbing Meng Yan and climbing onto the back of the Fierce Green Goose before calling out.
Working together again, they captured another person at the Divine Weapon level. Qing Yiyi grew increasingly interested in this method of fighting enemies.
“Good, let’s capture all the clan leaders of Tian Chen Clan together,” Qing Yiyi said proudly as she gracefully landed on the back of the Golden Crowned Eagle.
Immediately, the two flying beasts carried Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi in another direction.
Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, and Yu De Ming went together to chase Yu Zhu Ting and soon surrounded her above a valley.
By then, Yu Zhu Ting had been forced to flee nonstop by the three of them, and her divine energy was almost exhausted.
Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi arrived.
“Haha, we don’t need to intervene here. But Qing Yiyi, please help those three and end this battle quickly,” Qu Yi shouted happily from atop the Fierce Green Goose.
Qing Yiyi nodded and immediately sent the Golden Crowned Eagle to join the battle, also attacking Yu Zhu Ting.
Soul Art, Mind Splitter.

Suddenly, Yu Zhu Ting, who was already at her limit, was now attacked by a soul attack, leaving her body unable to hold on any longer. She was immediately struck by Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, and Yu Deming, and fainted.

“Zhen Lan, Yu Zhu Ting, and Meng Yan are in your hands. Take care of them. Zhuo Rui, Yu Deming, and Qing Yiyi, let’s go help the chief.” Qu Yi shouted again, looking somewhat proud.

Immediately afterward, Zhuo Rui, Yu Deming, and Qing Yiyi followed Qu Yi and flew away together.

Zhu Chen and Zhao Jing went after Yue Ze. It didn’t take long before they caught up with him and attacked him together.

Yue Ze possessed a divine artifact—two beads, one blue and one yellow. With these two beads, he managed to withstand the combined attacks of Zhu Chen and Zhao Jing. However, his divine energy was rapidly depleting.

“Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, don’t push me too far,” Yue Ze shouted angrily, knowing that if this continued, his life would be in danger.

“Yue Ze, you don’t have to keep fighting, but you must submit to me,” Zhu Chen said calmly, without easing his attacks.

Zhao Jing didn’t say anything either; he just kept attacking.

Yue Ze’s situation became increasingly dangerous.

At that moment, Qu Yi, Zhuo Rui, Yu Deming, and Qing Yiyi arrived here on flying beasts.

Upon seeing them, Yue Ze realized that Yu Zhu Ting and Meng Yan had been defeated, and now only he was left in Tianchen Fort.

“This is your fault! I’ll blow you all up!” Yue Ze suddenly became furious.

He thought of how he built Tianchen Fort and his experiences with the other four fort chiefs. Now, seeing his own creation destroyed and his allies killed, he became desperate and wanted to detonate the two beads in his hands.

When Qu Yi arrived, he was shocked to see Yue Ze so fierce, even willing to use the divine artifact to destroy his enemies. If the artifact exploded, Yue Ze himself would not survive either. This showed just how determined he was to avenge Tianfeng Fort.

But by then, it was too late for Qu Yi to stop him.

Just then, Zhu Chen also shouted, “If you have a divine artifact, don’t I have one too? Golden Sword, explode!”

As soon as he spoke, Zhu Chen threw his divine artifact at even greater speed toward Yue Ze, and the golden sword indeed exploded.

As the great chieftain, Zhu Chen saw that Yue Ze intended to detonate the divine artifact to kill him along with Zhao Jing, so without the slightest hesitation, he immediately abandoned his own divine artifact.
Using explosion to stop explosion.
Suddenly, the explosions of the two pearls and the golden sword occurred at the same time. An extremely powerful array of energies emerged throughout the space; the center of the explosion turned into void, while the surrounding area became an energy storm.
In an instant, the space was once again filled with chaotic primordial energies of the five elements.
Zhu Chen and Zhao Jing emerged from beneath the ground, in tattered clothes.
Yue Ze had already lost his breath.