Chapter 38: Battle Between the Two Factions

The Mountain-Gen Divine Realm, Earth-Kun Divine Realm, Thunder-Zhen Divine Realm, Wind-Xun Divine Realm, Water-Dui Divine Realm, and Sky-Qian Divine Realm each had five billion cultivators. Upon hearing Qiu Tong’s orders, they immediately formed a massive formation in the starry sky.
One million cultivators per layer formed squares, resulting in a total of one thousand squares—thirty layers in total.
These thirty layers of cultivator formations resembled waves in a sea of stars, sweeping forward with tremendous force, aiming to wipe out all the cultivators from the Water-Kan Divine Realm and Fire-Li Divine Realm at once.
Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo, the three leaders, stood motionless in the starry sky, their eyes filled with fierce light.
Yan Tan and Wu Qin saw the cultivators from the six realms rushing in like waves, their eyes cold with fear.
“Water-Kan Divine Realm, Fire-Li Divine Realm—all cultivators, unite as one and form the Sword Formation to charge into the midst of those from the six realms!” Yan Tan’s voice rang out loudly, his aura soaring, as he issued the order immediately.
The cultivators from these two realms knew full well that their only option was to fight back; fleeing would mean certain death.
“Kill!”
The cultivators from the Water-Kan Divine Realm and Fire-Li Divine Realm shouted fiercely. The once-separated groups merged into one, forming a giant sword made of human bodies in the starry sky.
A giant sword created by 18 billion people!
The sword was thousands of miles wide.
Carrying intense killing intent, it sliced through the starry sky, shaking the heavens and earth, as it soared ahead of the cultivators from the six realms.
The two sides quickly came into contact.
The giant sword formed by the cultivators from the Water-Kan Divine Realm and Fire-Li Divine Realm entered the wave formation created by the cultivators from the six realms. At that moment, the cultivators in the sword’s area drew out their divine artifacts, unleashing deadly spells in dazzling arrays.
Undoubtedly, as the giant sword entered the wave formation, the cultivators from the six realms had already cast their spells, summoning their strongest spiritual bodies to launch various attacks at the sword’s area.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cruel spells appeared simultaneously in both camps, causing countless streams of blood and energy surges to fill the starry sky.
Individual cultivator strengths were utterly powerless against such massive collective spells.
The cultivators from the six realms near the giant sword were instantly struck by various spells, unable to fly away. They were destroyed by the sea of spells without leaving a trace.

Similarly, the giant sword formed by the cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm was now under fierce attacks from all directions by cultivators from the Six Realms. Spells exploded simultaneously across various parts of the giant sword. The layer of cultivators on its surface—amounting to at least one billion—was completely killed by the cultivators from the Six Realms. The cultivators from the Six Realms also suffered heavily; twenty billion of them died in the first wave of intense spell attacks. By the time the giant sword launched its first attack, it had largely entered the formation of the cultivators from the Six Realms. In front of it, there were spells blocking its path, while behind it, the cultivators from the Six Realms quickly closed in to prevent it from retreating. At the same time, cultivators from all directions launched a relentless bombardment at the giant sword. The cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm found themselves in an absolute predicament, unable to escape. “Cultivators of the Water Dike Divine Realm, fight to the death!” “Cultivators of the Fire Separation Divine Realm, self-destruct!” In an instant, the cultivators from these two realms, trapped in danger, scattered and transformed into small swords, immediately flying into the formations composed of cultivators from the Six Realms. Self-destruction! Without hesitation, the cultivators who first entered the formations immediately self-destructed, releasing their divine essence, which formed countless divine sword fragments that pierced into the surrounding group of cultivators from the Six Realms. The self-destruction of one cultivator could kill ten cultivators of the same level, especially in such a dense crowd. It could also severely injure many others, with the number of injured likely exceeding a hundred. When the cultivators from the Six Realms saw the cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm frantically flying toward them, they knew these cultivators intended to fight to the death. Thus, they had already unleashed their most powerful spells to block their advance. Although the self-destruction of the cultivators from the two realms was highly lethal, it was greatly weakened by the strong resistance from the cultivators of the Six Realms. After five billion cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm self-destructed, they only killed one billion cultivators from the Six Realms and injured another five billion. In the sky, there were only endless spells, explosions, and deafening roars. After this brutal confrontation, the cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm gathered together, numbering over 11 billion. Among the remaining 18 billion cultivators from the Six Realms, five billion were severely injured and no longer had much combat power.

The cultivators from the Six Realms did not dare to bully the cultivators of the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm too much at this point. Surrounded by the Wave Formation, they did not dare to fly further forward, fearing that the cultivators from those two realms might resort to self-destruction once again in a desperate bid to survive. The brutal scenes of death calmed down the remaining cultivators from the Six Realms.

Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo, the three leaders, along with their respective guardian squad members, had been observing the fierce battle in the starry sky. Seeing that the cultivators from the Six Realms did not dare to attack those from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm any further, anger appeared on each of their faces. However, the three leaders did not order their followers to continue attacking, as the cultivators of those two realms were now completely surrounded, and the situation was under their control—time was on their side.

After all, half of the cultivators from the six other divine realms—Mountain Gen, Earth Kun, Thunder Shock, Wind Xun, Marsh Dui, and Sky Qian—were still on their way to this area of the starry sky. Once those 30 billion cultivators arrived, the cultivators of the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm would surely be annihilated.

Yan Tan and Wu Qin, along with their guardian squad members, also stayed outside the battlefield, watching the intense fighting in the starry sky. Upon realizing that the cultivators of those two realms were surrounded, they felt deep sorrow.

The two leaders understood that the cultivators of the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm could no longer escape, and if things continued much longer, the reinforcements from the Six Realms would arrive, leaving those cultivators with no chance of survival.

“Wu Qin, we can no longer control this situation. What do you think?” Yan Tan suddenly transmitted his thoughts.

Direct combat was hopeless, and there was no chance of breaking through. It seemed inevitable that the cultivators of the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm would be completely wiped out. Yan Tan was angry, but as a disciple of one of the eight imperial families, he didn’t care much about the deaths of other cultivators. Yet, he had to preserve the reputation of the Fire Separation Divine Realm.

“Our task is simply to save the lives of our own guardian squad members. As for the others, if they die, so be it. In 100 million years, the Divine Being-stage cultivators from our two realms will be able to produce enough Divine Weapon-stage cultivators,” Wu Qin replied calmly.

Hearing Wu Qin’s words, Yan Tan felt reassured.

“Cultivators of the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm, launch a full-scale breakout! The Galaxy Battlefield is vast—you can hide anywhere,” Yan Tan suddenly shouted loudly, his voice echoing like thousands of troops, reaching the ears of the cultivators trapped inside the encirclement.

Immediately, Yan Tan and Wu Qin, along with the protective troops from their respective domains—a total of 200 million people—chose to flee right away.
Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo, the three leaders, saw Yan Tan and Wu Qin escape and couldn’t help but smirk coldly.
The leaders’ decision to abandon their positions before battle severely demoralized the remaining cultivators in the Water Dam Divine Domain and the Fire Departure Divine Domain. Instantly, the cultivators in both domains showed furious expressions, cursing Yan Tan and Wu Qin in their hearts.
However, it was too late to regret now; they had to break through.
“Brothers, let’s charge out together!”
“As long as we’re not afraid of death, we’ll definitely break through.”
“Those wretches Yan Tan and Wu Qin—once I get out, I’ll avenge myself on them.”
…
In an instant, the cultivators of the Water Dam Divine Domain and the Fire Departure Divine Domain shouted in anger. They quickly exchanged mental signals to determine the direction for breaking through.
Then, the remaining 110 billion cultivators from the two domains formed a giant sword spanning millions of miles. Their divine essences connected instantly, creating a dazzlingly colored giant sword that shot toward a specific direction.
The cultivator formations of the Six Domains in that direction didn’t even have time to cast spells before being overwhelmed by the massive force of connected divine essences.
2 billion cultivators from the Six Domains were killed outright in the onslaught.
A colored light sword raced through the stars.
“Cultivators of the Six Domains, chase them with all your might!”
“Their connected divine essences can’t last long—chase them and kill them all!”
“Don’t let them scatter; exterminate them completely!”
Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo were shocked to see the people of the Water Dam Divine Domain and the Fire Departure Divine Domain unite as one and dare to connect their divine essences. But as members of royal families, they had extraordinary insight and knew such a connection couldn’t last long and would soon collapse. So they immediately ordered the cultivators of the Six Domains to pursue them.
The remaining 140 billion cultivators of the Six Domains rushed forward immediately, closely following the cultivators of the Water Dam Divine Domain and the Fire Departure Divine Domain. They frantically cast spells to attack the colored light sword.
The enormous colored light sword indeed couldn’t sustain itself for long. After breaking free from the encirclement of the cultivators of the Six Domains, it disappeared instantly. The cultivators of the Water Dam Divine Domain and the Fire Departure Divine Domain scattered in all directions, trying to escape the pursuit of the cultivators of the Six Domains with their own strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cultivators of the Six Domains faced a group of disorganized cultivators from the two domains, resulting in a one-sided massacre.

Spells flew in all directions, filling the starry sky, as those cultivators from the two realms who tried to flee were dying rapidly.