Chapter 25: Three More Beasts Sent Down

“End us?”
Yan Feng, Gongye Ping, and Gongye Jing had just been discussing how to kill Qu Yi, but now they heard Qu Yi declare his desire to take their lives, which seemed absurd to them, leaving them stunned.
Everything was within Qu Yi’s plan.
As the three were shocked, Qu Yi swiftly moved, using a technique similar to spatial jumping even underwater. He suddenly appeared in front of Yan Feng, drawing his Sky-Rending Sword and aiming it straight at his chest.
Twenty million Golden, Wood, Water, and Spirit entities converged to form a colossal sword that could destroy everything in its path. It erased the seawater around it, pierced the trembling void, and pierced straight into Yan Feng’s chest.
“It’s not that easy.”
Yan Feng didn’t have time to cast any defensive spells. Suddenly, a black-golden defensive armor appeared on his body. With a dark glow, a special energy spread across its surface, as if Yan Feng’s body had entered another dimension.
When the colossal sword struck the armor, the Golden, Wood, Water, and Spirit entities seemed unaffected, dissipating and entering some kind of spatial layer. It was like an energy wave entering a Star Luo Ding, scattered across countless parallel dimensions, with the energy reaching the last layer being very weak.
At this point, Qu Yi felt that the twenty million Golden, Wood, Water, and Spirit entities he had summoned were being reduced layer by layer by Yan Feng’s defensive armor. By the time the energy reached Yan Feng’s flesh, there were probably less than ten thousand left.
Ten thousand aggregated spirit entities hitting Yan Feng’s flesh was no different from scratching him.
“Well? I have the Black Cloud Armor, which contains a layer of spatial rules. It’s a divine king-level artifact. Thinking you can break through my defenses is pure delusion,” Yan Feng shouted triumphantly, full of arrogance.
As an outstanding descendant of the Yan clan and someone sent out to complete missions, it wasn’t strange for Yan Feng to possess a divine king-level artifact. With such protection, as long as it wasn’t a divine king who attacked, Yan Feng could practically go anywhere.
Gongye Ping and Gongye Jing were only briefly surprised by Yan Feng easily blocking the attack before calming down. Since Yan Feng had ways to save himself, they too had their own survival methods, so they weren’t overly envious.
The four sea dominators—Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, Four-Armed Water Ape, Nine-Headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-Shaking Crab—were already astonished by the power of Qu Yi’s sword strike. But seeing that Yan Feng possessed a divine king-level defensive armor filled them with even greater shock and envy.

Sea beasts don’t know how to craft weapons at all.
Qu Yi remained calm, listening to Yan Feng’s proud words with a smile, before saying casually, “A divine king-level artifact is completely foolproof. Just because others can’t break a divine king-level artifact doesn’t mean I, Qu Yi, can’t. I’ll make you understand now.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yi vanished and reappeared in front of Yan Feng in an instant. With his right fist clenched, he struck at Yan Feng’s Dark Cloud Armor.
Yan Feng merely sneered, not dodging at all. He stood there with his chest out, filled with arrogance, looking down on Qu Yi disdainfully.
He had been thinking about how to humiliate Qu Yi after he failed to break Dark Cloud Armor and retreated, but only a cold sneer appeared on his face for a short while before his entire face turned pale.
When Qu Yi threw his punch, it wasn’t his divine essence that created a spiritual body this time—it was chaotic energy that formed a transparent fist of chaotic energy, striking Dark Cloud Armor. As soon as the chaotic energy arrived, the dark light containing spatial rules flowing within Dark Cloud Armor vanished instantly, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.
Without that dark light, the spatial rules disappeared, and the chaotic energy struck the core of Dark Cloud Armor, shattering it in an instant before piercing into Yan Feng’s body.
Once the chaotic energy entered Yan Feng’s body, it immediately sealed off his internal world, locking away all his strength.
“You…”
Yan Feng stared at Qu Yi in terror, pointing at him with his index finger, unable to move it for a long time, completely overwhelmed by fear.
Qu Yi simply smiled faintly. Tear Heaven Sword reappeared in his hand, and with a swing, Yan Feng’s head was severed.
“Qu Yi is too strong. Let’s go!”
By now, Gongye Ping had realized that Qu Yi’s strength was unfathomable and that he was no match at all. If they didn’t leave now, it would be too late. So he immediately shouted.
Gongye Jing had been standing there in a daze. It was only upon hearing Gongye Ping’s shout that she reacted, but it was already too late.
While killing Yan Feng, Qu Yi flew straight over and arrived beside Gongye Jing in an instant, giving her no chance to react. Another punch was thrown, and the chaotic energy entered Gongye Jing’s body without any resistance, instantly destroying her physical body.
“Qu Yi, you won’t survive! Our Gongye family will never let you go!”
Gongye Ping, who had already flown far away, shouted, but he didn’t dare look back and kept flying desperately.

“Hmph, you think you can still escape? Since I’ve declared death sentences for all of you three, there’s no way you’ll get away. The Gongye family may be respected and feared by others, but in my eyes, Qu Yi, they’re nothing but stepping stones.”
Qu Yi smiled faintly and immediately flew away.
When it came to speed, aside from the Divine King, Qu Yi was unmatched. At that moment, he used Chaos Energy to open a path, controlling the primordial energy of the five elements in the surrounding space to create a spatial tunnel. His body then jumped through this tunnel he had created, as if teleporting.
Gongye Ping reached the sea surface.
Whoosh!
Before Gongye Ping could fly away from the sea surface, Qu Yi appeared right in front of him, delivering a punch. The transparent Chaos Energy, radiating invincible might, struck Gongye Ping’s head.
“No…”
Gongye Ping only let out a cry before disappearing completely, his life force, space ring, and defensive armor all falling to the ground.
Qu Yi took the life force, space ring, and blue defensive armor, then quickly returned to the seabed.
On the seabed, the three sea rulers—Thunder-Eyed Ice Crocodile, Four-Armed Water Ape, and Nine-Headed Imperial Snake—dared not escape and stayed obediently, waiting for Qu Yi’s judgment.
“Master, you’re back.”
The Earth-Shaking Crab cheered happily upon seeing Qu Yi return so quickly. Its two golden claws stirred up dark currents in the sea.
Qu Yi nodded smilingly and then turned to look at the other three sea rulers.
Thunder-Eyed Ice Crocodile, Four-Armed Water Ape, and Nine-Headed Imperial Snake were stunned. They had thought the Earth-Shaking Crab was merely cooperating with Qu Yi, never expecting it to change its status so quickly and become Qu Yi’s pet.
“Crab, why is this?” Thunder-Eyed Ice Crocodile asked, puzzled.
The Earth-Shaking Crab looked at it, shook its two eyes, and said proudly, “Thunder-Eyed, why ask? If we sea beasts don’t have opportunities, we’ll just stay in this sea our whole lives. But if you got a chance to meet someone destined to become the greatest Divine King in the divine realm, would you follow him? Now, let me tell you all three—my master, Qu Yi, will surely become a Divine King in the future, and I’ll follow him to explore the divine realm.”
Hearing this, Thunder-Eyed Ice Crocodile, Four-Armed Water Ape, and Nine-Headed Imperial Snake shook their bodies, still unable to believe it.

Qu Yi jumped onto the Back-Shaking Crab’s back, sat down, and then asked, “You three, I’m giving you a chance now—do you want to become my pet beasts?”
The Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, the Four-Armed Water Ape, and the Nine-Headed Imperial Snake hadn’t replied yet, so the Back-Shaking Crab became anxious immediately and cried out, “Master, you can’t abandon me! I’m very powerful. In the future, I can do anything for you!”
It turned out that the Back-Shaking Crab had its eyes set on that Divine Blood Jade Ganoderma. Now, it was afraid that if the other three sea rulers agreed, Qu Yi would give it to one of them.
The Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, the Four-Armed Water Ape, and the Nine-Headed Imperial Snake still didn’t respond, glancing alternately at Qu Yi and the Back-Shaking Crab.
Qu Yi didn’t rush them. He jumped to the ground, stretched out his right hand, and a surge of chaotic energy emerged, enveloping the Divine Blood Jade Ganoderma before pulling it out.
The Divine Blood Jade Ganoderma resembled antlers and was entirely crystal clear. Once pulled out, it suddenly changed completely, turning entirely red as if it had automatically produced Divine Dragon Blood.
“Back-Shaking Crab, start refining it,” Qu Yi called out happily.
As soon as the Divine Blood Jade Ganoderma was thrown, the Back-Shaking Crab opened its mouth, sucked it in eagerly, and began joyfully waving its golden pincers as it lay on the ground, fully refining the treasure.
At this moment, Qu Yi looked at the Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, the Four-Armed Water Ape, and the Nine-Headed Imperial Snake again, his eyes gleaming with intensity.
It was clear that if these three sea rulers refused again, Qu Yi would kill them. He wouldn’t let them get out of control, especially since they had witnessed his earlier battle and he didn’t want them to expose it.
“I agree,” the Nine-Headed Imperial Snake was the first to say.
Snakes indeed have the sharpest senses. The Nine-Headed Imperial Snake had already sensed Qu Yi’s murderous intent and, without hesitation, spoke up right away.
“I agree,” the Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile and the Four-Armed Water Ape weren’t fools either and quickly agreed.
In fact, the Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, the Four-Armed Water Ape, and the Nine-Headed Imperial Snake also understood that since Qu Yi was willing to train the Back-Shaking Crab, he would surely give them similar treasures like the Divine Blood Jade Ganoderma in the future, allowing them to transform into divine beasts as well. So, they didn’t feel much pressure about becoming Qu Yi’s pet beasts.

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi burst into laughter, then waved his hand confidently and declared, “Good, since you all are willing, I won’t neglect you. From now on, this inner sea will be under your four’s control—all sea beasts must revere you four.” Qu Yi wanted to have control over both the surface and depths of the inner sea.