Chapter 37: Blockade
The Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Departure Divine Realm’s cultivators formed an alliance. Naturally, their reconnaissance teams also merged, expanding their surveillance across the entire galaxy battlefield to closely monitor every move of the cultivators from the other six realms. Whenever cultivators from those six realms approached, those from the Water Dike and Fire Departure Realms would immediately flee. It could be said that what mattered now for the cultivators of the eight realms was patience.
Ten years passed.
Yan Tan and Wu Qin stood on a peak. Yan Tan had just woken up from meditation and took out his identity card. “My reconnaissance team has discovered something—the cultivators from those six realms are on their way. They’ll be here in two years,” Yan Tan said with a smile after checking the card.
Wu Qin shrugged and smiled lightly. “Since they’re coming, let’s not wait. Let’s fly away together now and make their efforts in vain.”
“Agreed,” Yan Tan replied with a smile.
Immediately, 18 billion cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Departure Divine Realm took to the skies, chose a direction, and flew away.
Two years later,
the cultivators from the Mountain Gen Divine Realm, Earth Kun Divine Realm, Thunder Shock Divine Realm, Wind Xun Divine Realm, Water Dui Divine Realm, and Sky Qian Divine Realm all arrived at the star where the cultivators from the Water Dike and Fire Departure Realms had gathered.
Roar…
The leaders of the six realms roared in fury across the sky. They were well aware of the plans of the Water Dike and Fire Departure Realms. Moreover, they knew that in this galaxy battlefield, everyone was at the Divine Weapon stage, making it impossible to catch up with the cultivators from those two realms.
At that moment, the six leaders gathered on a mountain peak and sat around together.
Leader of the Mountain Gen Divine Realm: Qiu Tong.
Leader of the Earth Kun Divine Realm: Tian Wen.
Leader of the Thunder Shock Divine Realm: Bai Fang.
Leader of the Wind Xun Divine Realm: Sang Guang.
Leader of the Water Dui Divine Realm: Gongye Bo.
Leader of the Sky Qian Divine Realm: Jin Muqing.
These six leaders all came from royal families and ranked high on the human rankings. It could be said that the royal families of each divine realm sent their own descendants to lead their cultivators, recognizing their strength and wisdom. These six were indeed the pride of the divine realm.
“Gentlemen, Yan Tan and Wu Qin are clearly trying to avoid us. What should our six realms do next?” Gongye Bo said with a grim expression.
After entering the Galaxy Battlefield, Gongye Bo was convinced that Qu Yi must have joined the main force heading to the Huoli Divine Realm. Therefore, in order to wash away his past shame, Gongye Bo was desperate to reach the Huoli Divine Realm, slaughter everyone there, and capture Qu Yi to torture him day after day. The other five leaders also mentioned Qu Yi several times, which constantly filled Gongye Bo with resentment, making him eager to get rid of Qu Yi to relieve the burden in his heart. Qiu Tong, with his strong physique and formidable strength, ranked fifth on the human rankings and was known for his calm demeanor. After hearing Gongye Bo’s words, Qiu Tong thought carefully before slowly speaking up. “Gentlemen, if we continue to chase like this, we will definitely not be able to catch up with the Shuikan Divine Realm and the Huoli Divine Realm. I suggest that we divide into two teams of six each and block them from two different directions,” Qiu Tong said calmly. The Galaxy Battlefield was a river of stars, with these stars orbiting around the Divine Realm. However, to the cultivators inside the battlefield, these stars seemed fixed and unchanging. Qiu Tong’s idea was for the cultivators from the six realms to split into two teams and encircle the Shuikan Divine Realm and the Huoli Divine Realm from two sides. No matter which team intercepted them, they could use their numerical advantage to eliminate those realms. Hearing Qiu Tong’s words, the other five leaders immediately lit up. “But how should these two teams be formed?” Tian Wen, ranked sixth on the human rankings, asked right away. Each of the six realms had ten billion cultivators, and none of the leaders wanted their own realm’s cultivators to fight against those from the Shuikan and Huoli realms. Qiu Tong smiled faintly and said, “It’s simple. Each realm sends five billion cultivators to form two teams, one going ahead and the other behind, to block the Shuikan Divine Realm and the Huoli Divine Realm. This way, no matter which team encounters those cultivators, none of us six will be at a disadvantage.” Upon hearing this, the leaders of the other five realms applauded in agreement. After all, once these six realms united to slaughter the cultivators of the Shuikan and Huoli realms, they would fight among themselves as well. So, no one wanted to be at a loss when allocating cultivators. Qiu Tong’s proposal was fair to all six sides and acceptable to everyone. Soon, the cultivators from the six realms were evenly divided into two teams, which set off from two directions to block the Shuikan Divine Realm and the Huoli Divine Realm. ※※※ Inside the Cunjie Ball, Qu Yi had five hundred drops of his essence blood floating in front of him.
These five hundred drops of essence blood could all be absorbed by Qu Yi. After refinement, they could directly transform into the Metal-Wood Spirit Body, Metal-Water Spirit Body, Metal-Fire Spirit Body, and Metal-Earth Spirit Body. As for the rest of the essence blood, Qu Yi naturally distributed it among the ten chiefs of Tianfeng Fort. “Inside my body, the number of each type of fused spirit body is five million. Now that I have these five hundred drops of essence blood, I’m curious to see if, after complete refinement, any of these fused spirit bodies will reach their limit,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he looked at the essence blood before him. Immediately, the five hundred drops flew into Qu Yi’s hands and then all entered his body. Meanwhile, in other parts of the Dimensional Sphere, the ten chiefs of Tianfeng Fort were also absorbing the essence blood given to them by Qu Yi and refining it with all their might. The great chaos would not end soon, and everyone in Tianfeng Fort had plenty of time to cultivate and improve their strength. This was the advantage of the Dimensional Sphere—while other cultivators on the Galaxy Battlefield lived in constant fear of being discovered by others, leading to deadly battles, the people of Tianfeng Fort didn’t have to worry about their safety at all. They could treat the Galaxy Battlefield as a hunting ground, a place to enhance their strength. Everyone was calmly cultivating. On the Galaxy Battlefield, fifty years had already passed, and small-scale battles had begun on various stars. Not all cultivators from the eight divine realms followed the main forces; some independent cultivators traveled alone or in groups across the stars. Thus, these smaller groups of cultivators began to come into contact with each other, leading to fierce battles. Blood rained like rain, spells blew like winds, and murderous intent took shape. Groups of cultivators appeared, launching intense attacks over and over again. A murderous atmosphere began to fill the entire Galaxy Battlefield, driving all cultivators into madness. The interior of the Galaxy Battlefield seemed like an independent space—those fierce murderous auras lingered for a long time before spreading throughout the entire battlefield. These wandering small groups of cultivators had little impact on the larger landscape. Still, on the Galaxy Battlefield, it was the cultivators from the six realms who were pursuing those from the Shuikang Divine Realm and Huoli Divine Realm. In a certain star region, the team of cultivators from the six realms led by Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo finally caught up with the cultivators from the Shuikang Divine Realm and Huoli Divine Realm. The two groups of cultivators faced off in space.
The cultivators on both sides all carried a murderous intent in their eyes. In the starry sky, this invisible murderous aura gradually gathered, almost taking shape, once again strongly tempting the combat desire of the cultivators on both sides.
At this moment, Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo stepped forward in front of their own group of cultivators, looking at Yan Tan and Wu Qin, who were also at the front of their team.
“Both of you, no matter how clever your plans are, you still can’t escape our Six Realms Alliance. Now that you can no longer flee, then fight us from the Six Realms Alliance properly,” Qiu Tong shouted loudly, ensuring his voice reached Yan Tan and Wu Qin.
Gongye Bo, on the other hand, focused his consciousness, trying to sense where Qu Yi was. However, to his surprise, Qu Yi wasn’t in the Fire Departure Divine Realm, which left him disappointed. But he wasn’t too disappointed—since he could kill all the cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Departure Divine Realm now, he would still have plenty of opportunities to kill Qu Yi once he returned to the Divine Realm. The Gongye family was one of the eight great royal families, and with their power, they were confident they could deal with Qu Yi.
Yan Tan and Wu Qin felt extremely frustrated. They kept dodging and moving around in the starry battlefield, but still couldn’t escape the pursuit of the cultivators from the Six Realms, who had split into two groups. Now that the cultivators from the Six Realms had caught up, fleeing further would only lead to an ambush, resulting in the complete defeat of their group. Therefore, the cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Departure Divine Realm had no choice but to fight back.
“Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, Gongye Bo—just because you three think you have a numerical advantage, does that mean your Six Realms Alliance will surely win? Don’t forget, we have 18 billion cultivators as well. Even if we can’t defeat you, if all of us self-destruct, your 30 billion won’t be able to resist,” Yan Tan shouted coldly.
Of course, Yan Tan said this purely to disrupt the minds of the cultivators from the Six Realms, preventing them from fighting with all their might. For Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo, the deaths of the cultivators from the Six Realms weren’t something they cared about. As long as they completed the tasks assigned by their respective clan leaders and ensured the safety of the elite protectors from their domains, their missions would be considered done.
Sure enough, upon hearing Yan Tan’s words, the cultivators from the Six Realms showed signs of panic on their faces.
Now that all the cultivators were standing closely together, the self-destruction of even one of them could cause fatal damage to those around them. These cultivators from the Six Realms had also spent countless years cultivating, and they certainly didn’t want to lose their lives here.
But the cultivators of the Six Realms had no choice. Fleeing now meant certain death; only by fighting bravely could they gain a sliver of a chance to survive.
“Cultivators of the Six Realms, heed my order—launch the wave attack now.”
Seeing the change in the cultivators’ expressions, Qiu Tong knew he couldn’t allow any further hesitation. He immediately shouted the order to launch the attack.