Chapter 34: The Guidance Ship

The group battles among cultivators at the Divine General stage were approaching, sparking a wave of excitement in the Divine Realm.
Eight groups of Divine General-level cultivators, under the covert guidance of various Divine Kings, gathered in different cities. Since each group was limited to a maximum of ten million members, to ensure no Divine General cultivators were left out and to prevent a few or just a few thousand from forming their own groups, all Divine General cultivators from each divine domain obediently followed the instructions and dispersed to various cities, awaiting the start of the group battles.
Divine General-level cultivators already held a relatively high status in the Divine Realm. With such strength, most of them could establish their own families, factions, or sects and carve out their own paths in the realm.
Now, with the group battles approaching, it directly disrupted the normal order of various factions, families, and sects in the Divine Realm, giving rise to hidden tensions. It was clear that if any of these Divine General cultivators died, their families, factions, or sects would be seized.
That was the reality—without a strong leader, there was only doom.
As a result, conflicts abounded throughout the Divine Realm, and as the group battles neared, the chaos grew even more intense. However, the eight Divine Kings of the eight divine domains had no interest in interfering; they let things take their course, knowing that natural selection among the factions would not threaten the rule of the eight royal families, so they didn’t bother to intervene.
Qu Yi didn’t need to worry about the chaos in the Divine Realm, as he had been cultivating on Nan Yin Island.
Inside his body, the numbers of the Golden-Wood-Water Spirit Body, Golden-Wood-Fire Spirit Body, and Golden-Wood-Earth Spirit Body had all reached fifty million. If Qu Yi were to reveal his strength now, he could easily rank first on the Earthly Rankings. But he wasn’t that foolish; it was better to keep his strength hidden.
Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui had been fighting against Divine General-level cultivators in various cities on Nan Yin Island.
Now, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui arrived in Nan Qian City, while all the Divine General-level cultivators from Nan Yin Island also came there, gathering in a single combat arena.
There were as many as 980,000 of these Divine General-level cultivators, including the 19,000 members of Tian Feng Zhai.

In this group, there was one person who stood out greatly—Xu Ming, the one who had stolen an innate spiritual treasure and was wanted by the entire divine realm. Yet, at this moment, Xu Ming had followed Qu Yi’s instructions and changed his appearance. Moreover, he had advanced from the Divine Weapon stage to the Divine General stage, and his aura had changed as well, so now no one could recognize him.

Since the maximum number of cultivators in each group during the group battle at the Divine General stage was one million, all the Divine General cultivators on Nan Yin Island could gather together without having to split into other groups.

At this time, Qu Yi stood alone on the combat platform, while all the other Divine General cultivators were below.

“Everyone, I have been entrusted by three Divine Kings to serve as the leader of this group battle for Divine General cultivators. I will surely lead us to defeat all our opponents and ensure our survival. Today, since everyone has finally gathered, as the leader, I naturally want to give you all a gift to show my sincerity,” Qu Yi said, glancing at everyone before speaking up.

Everyone’s eyes lit up as they looked at Qu Yi with anticipation, while the people from Tian Feng Zhai applauded enthusiastically and cheered loudly.

Qu Yi smiled faintly and waved his hand. Immediately, a giant mountain made of divine artifacts appeared in the space. This mountain was thousands of feet tall, its divine artifact light shining brightly, captivating and exciting everyone.

These were the divine artifacts of the Divine General stage that Qu Yi had crafted over the past hundred thousand years—no fewer than twenty million in total—and he brought them all out now.

“Everyone, ten divine artifacts each. Go and pick them up yourselves,” Qu Yi laughed.

Then, with a wave of his right hand and the transmission of his divine essence, the giant mountain of divine artifacts flew into the air and quickly split open, with divine artifacts falling down one by one.

“Go for them, brothers!”

“Hurry up and grab the divine artifacts!”

“Weren’t you usually slow? How did you suddenly become so fast?”

Nearly one million Divine General cultivators were filled with excitement. Hearing Qu Yi’s words, they shouted excitedly as they rushed into the air, grabbing the divine artifacts they desired.

Even the extremely powerful Xin Wu Hen and Tian Bu Ao could not hold back their enthusiasm in such a fervent atmosphere. They also flew into the air and each grabbed ten divine artifacts.

Ten per person—neither too much nor too little.

When everyone landed, they kept laughing nonstop, looking at Qu Yi with smiles. Now, they found him even more likable, with no lingering doubts in their hearts. They were fully willing to let Qu Yi be their leader.

Joke, those ten divine artifacts are equivalent to ten lives. After all, even if one doesn’t use them personally, they can be used to trigger explosions—no opponent could withstand such explosions. Thus, the nearly million Divine General-level cultivators on Nan Yin Island are now extremely confident about this group battle. As for the 19,000 people in Tian Feng Zhai, they are even more proud, as Qu Yi had already given each of them a defensive armor, so they needn’t worry about spells hitting them, meaning their lives are basically safe. “Everyone, we just need to sit here quietly and wait for the group battle of Divine General-level cultivators to begin,” Qu Yi said, raising his hand to silence the crowd. “Understood, leader,” everyone replied in unison. Immediately afterward, everyone on Nan Yin Island sat down.

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In the eight great divine realms of the Divine Realm—Shan Gen Divine Realm, Di Kun Divine Realm, Lei Zhen Divine Realm, Feng Xun Divine Realm, Ze Dui Divine Realm, Tian Qian Divine Realm, Huo Li Divine Realm, and Shui Kan Divine Realm—all the Divine General-level cultivators were also ready. Naturally, each divine king in each realm had their own plans. The candidates for leader positions all came from the eight great royal families. Anyone uncontrolled was simply ignored and ruthlessly abandoned. The Divine General-level cultivators in the Divine Realm were fully prepared, waiting only for the group battle to start.

One day, the sky above the Divine Realm suddenly darkened, as if a huge canopy had covered the entire realm. This only shocked the cultivators for a moment before the canopy disappeared, and nearly a thousand ferry boats appeared in the sky. These ferry boats were silver-white in color, resembling leaves, and descended rapidly. From their appearance to landing, their size seemed unchanged, always about a thousand meters long. These 1,000 ferry boats landed in the cities of each of the eight great divine realms. Of course, one also landed on Nan Yin Island. As the ferry boats appeared and landed, all the divine kings in the Divine Realm were in their cultivation sites, expanding their consciousness to sense everything about the ferry boats, fervently focusing on the spatial rules. With their cultivation levels, they could begin to comprehend spatial rules, and since these ferry boats contained special spatial rules, how could these divine kings miss such an opportunity? They concentrated their minds on the ferry boats to grasp these rules. In each of the eight great divine realms, there were 108 cities, and now one ferry boat landed in each, floating in the air. Only cultivators above the Divine General level could see these ferry boats.

At this moment, the cultivators at the Divine General stage gathered in each city flew towards the Transport Boats. The Transport Boats appeared to be only a kilometer long, but they contained an independent space that could easily hold ten million people without any problem. After loading the cultivators at the Divine General stage from one city, those Transport Boats, possessing great spiritual energy, immediately broke through the air and headed straight for the outer seas of the Divine Realm. Above Nanqian City on Nan Yin Island, there was also a Transport Boat floating in the air. When Qu Yi saw it, he immediately stood up and shouted, “Everyone, board the Transport Boat!” After saying that, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui took the lead and flew into the Transport Boat. The ten chiefs of Tianfeng Fort followed closely, and Xu Ming along with the 19,000 people of Tianfeng Fort also rose in haste and entered the Transport Boat. The cultivators from Nan Yin Island, such as Xin Wuhen and Tian Buao, were not willing to fall behind either; they soared into the air and in the blink of an eye, all of them were inside the Transport Boat. Once all the cultivators at the Divine General stage on Nan Yin Island had boarded the Transport Boats, they immediately set off at high speed. In an instant, as if by teleportation, they crossed the land of the Divine Realm and headed towards its outer seas. The outer seas of the Divine Realm covered the western hemisphere of the entire Divine Realm and were nothing but vast oceans. In a certain area of these seas, there were nine large islands. Among them, one large island was in the center, with the other eight arranged in a circle around it. Nearly a thousand Transport Boats arrived over this area almost simultaneously. With the sound of gusting winds, they landed on the eight outer islands. As soon as the Transport Boats touched down, they disappeared instantly, as if turning into void. The cultivators at the Divine General stage inside them then reappeared and landed safely on the ground. “Where is this?” This was the first reaction of any cultivator who suddenly landed on the ground. Looking at the surroundings, which resembled the land of the Divine Realm, they were filled with astonishment. The nearly million cultivators from Nan Yin Island led by Qu Yi also landed on the ground and quickly calmed down. Everyone spread their spiritual senses to sense the surroundings, focusing their minds on the upcoming battle. At that moment, a voice appeared simultaneously on all eight islands.

“The group battles among the cultivators at the Divine General stage begin now. There are eight outer islands and one central island. After the battles on the eight outer islands, only when there are five groups left can they bypass the spatial rules of the islands and cross the sea to reach the central island. Each of your groups will have its own unique group symbol on everyone’s forehead; as long as all members of the group are not dead, the group remains valid. Well, that’s all the information. You may start fighting now.”
As soon as the voice stopped, all the group cultivators indeed found an image symbol appear on their foreheads.
The symbols on the foreheads of all the cultivators on Nan Yin Island were precisely the shape of Nan Yin Island’s terrain.
“Everyone, get ready. We’re going to kill people,” Qu Yi calmly accepted everything and immediately shouted.