Chapter 40: Charge Forward

Qu Yu glanced at the leaders of the four groups approaching and already had an idea. One came from the Earth Kun Divine Realm, led by Tian Bao; another from the Thunder Shock Divine Realm, led by Bai Chong; one from the Wind Xun Divine Realm, led by Sang Kailing; and the last from the Fire Li Divine Realm, led by Yan Xiao.
Qu Yu was also familiar with the Earth Rank. Naturally, upon seeing these four leaders, he understood which divine realms these four Divine General-level cultivator groups came from.
Tian Bao ranked 31st on the Earth Rank, with 19.8 million spiritual entities in his body; Bai Chong ranked 32nd, with 19.7 million; Sang Kailing ranked 33rd, with 19.6 million; and Yan Xiao ranked 29th, with 21 million.
Needless to say, these four groups had long formed an alliance, aiming to jointly eliminate other groups on this outer island to secure the right to leave it. Before his death, Jin Fanglai had contacted these four leaders, firming their resolve to jointly attack the Divine General-level cultivator groups on Nan Yin Island and ensure their victory in obtaining the right to leave the island.
After all, the Divine General-level cultivator groups on Nan Yin Island were now clearly the strongest on this outer island. It was extremely difficult for other groups to confront them alone; only by uniting could they stand a chance.
The four groups spread out in four directions, encircling nearly a million cultivators from Nan Yin Island.
“Qu Yu, Xin Wuhen, Tian Buao—do you three think you can easily defeat us from our eight divine realms just by leading Nan Yin Island? Today, our four groups—Kun Wei City, Zhen Shou City, Xun Qiao City, and Li Zhou City—will eradicate you all from Nan Yin Island,” said Yan Xiao, a faint red glow in his eyes as he smiled.
Each of the eight divine realms in the divine world had 108 cities. The groups that came to this outer island were random, with a dozen groups from each realm. The Divine General-level cultivator groups from Kun Wei City, Zhen Shou City, Xun Qiao City, and Li Zhou City were evenly matched, with none able to dominate the others—this was why they could unite.
Qu Yu shook his head and said calmly, “Enough. As I said earlier, I welcome you here to die. Now stop talking nonsense and just start fighting.”
Hearing Qu Yu’s words and seeing his indifferent expression, Tian Bao, Bai Chong, Sang Kailing, and Yan Xiao felt an inexplicable rage rise in their hearts.

“Qu Yi, though your strength is mysterious, it’s not enough to kill all of us four. Today, the four of us, along with four million cultivators, will ensure that no matter how strong you are, you won’t be able to escape,” Yan Xiao shouted fiercely.
At that moment, the four of them drew their divine swords, pointed them at the sky, and swiftly swung them downward, issuing the order to attack.
“Kill!”
Cultivators from Kunwei City, Zhenshou City, Xunqiao City, and Lizhou City immediately surrounded them, unleashing waves of collective spells at once. These spells came in a vast array of types, glowing brightly and with tremendous force, enveloping the cultivators on Nanyin Island.
“What are you waiting for? Activate the divine artifacts!” Qu Yi ordered quickly.
In an instant, nearly a million cultivators on Nanyin Island took out their divine artifacts, flew into the air, dispersed in four directions, and activated them within their respective zones of spells.
Boom, crack, thud…
The divine artifacts exploded, releasing chaotic energy that rushed in all directions, disrupting the surrounding spells. This was a tactic of using violence to counter violence—triggering chaotic energy to shatter the spell seas of the four groups.
In the air, dazzling lights and brilliant glows filled the sky as the spells were shattered one after another through chain reactions.
By this time, Qu Yi, Xin Wuhen, Tian Buao, Qing Wugui, Wu Yuan, and the ten chiefs of Tianfeng Fort had already flown out alone, charging at the four groups. Qu Yi headed for Yan Xiao, Xin Wuhen for Tian Bao, Tian Buao for Bai Chong, Qing Wugui for Sang Kailing, while Wu Yuan and the ten chiefs rushed into the group of Divine General-level cultivators from Lizhou City.
After activating their divine artifacts and dispersing the surrounding spell seas, the nearly a million cultivators on Nanyin Island immediately formed a sword-shaped formation and followed Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and the others, charging straight at the Divine General-level cultivators of Lizhou City.
Undoubtedly, surrounded on all sides, the cultivators of Nanyin Island decided to deal with one group first before tackling the other three.
Qu Yi suddenly appeared in front of Yan Xiao and sneered coldly.
“Yan Xiao, though I come from the Huoli Divine Realm, since you’ve chosen to oppose me, you can’t escape my vengeance. Hand over your life,” Qu Yi declared, thrusting his Chunyu Sword forward toward Yan Xiao’s chest.

Qu Yi ascended to Lifei City in the Fire-Light Divine Realm and later practiced and lived there, holding no hatred toward it. However, since Qu Yi killed Yan Feng, he became hostile toward the Yan clan, the royal family of the Fire-Light Divine Realm. Now, in group battles among cultivators at the Divine General stage, even groups from the same divine realm would fight to the death. With Yan Xiao leading the cultivators from Lifei City to attack Nan Yin Island, Qu Yi had even less reason to spare him.

When Yan Xiao saw Qu Yi charging with a sword, he merely smiled faintly before a crimson defensive armor appeared on his body, emitting red flames.

Chun Yu’s sword struck the defensive armor but failed to penetrate it. Thirty million Golden, Wood, Water, and Spirit entities were unleashed, yet they could not break through the armor either; they only sent Yan Xiao flying back into the midst of the cultivators from Lifei City.

“Haha, Qu Yi! Though you are strong, you must not have expected that every outstanding disciple of our Yan clan possesses a defensive armor at the Divine Marshal level—something you cannot kill.” Yan Xiao got up awkwardly, glared fiercely at Qu Yi, and shouted wildly.

Qu Yi simply smiled faintly.

At that moment, nearly a million cultivators from Nan Yin Island had already formed a sword-shaped formation, merging their divine essences to charge forward with overwhelming force.

Yan Xiao didn’t enjoy his moment of triumph for long. He quickly realized the intention of Nan Yin Island’s group of Divine General-level cultivators: to first eliminate Lifei City before turning their attention to the groups from the other three cities.

“Flame God Defense! We must hold off Nan Yin Island at all costs,” Yan Xiao thought grimly and immediately shouted.

Now that Yan Xiao had personally experienced Qu Yi’s strength, he knew that if he didn’t kill those million cultivators from Nan Yin Island, none of the groups on the outer islands could match them. Therefore, he decided to sacrifice the million cultivators from Lifei City to hold off Nan Yin Island, allowing the three million cultivators from Kun Wei City, Zhen Shou City, and Xun Qiao City to charge in and wipe out Nan Yin Island in one fell swoop.

With Yan Xiao’s shout, nearly a million Divine General-level cultivators from Lifei City immediately joined hands to form concentric circles of formation. At the same time, the cultivators in each circle connected their divine essences into one unified force.

Within tens of thousands of these concentric circles of divine essences, the combined energies surged violently, turning the entire space into a sea of fire. The flames were black, with streaks of red light. The aura of this fire sea was extremely powerful—destructive, incinerating, and ferocious, making one want to flee.

Wuyuan, the ten chiefs of Tianfeng Fort, and others who were still massacring the cultivators near Zhou City were also scared back by the terrifying aura when the cultivators there activated “Flame God Defense,” and all withdrew from that area. The million cultivators on Nanyin Island also stopped at this point, staring at the sea of fire ahead with trembling hearts, too afraid to take another step forward. “Activate the Divine Artifact Detonation Array!” Qu Yi shouted immediately upon seeing the situation of the Nanyin Island cultivators, his eyes filled with madness. Before arriving at this outer island, every cultivator on Nanyin Island had received ten divine artifacts at the Divine General level. In the previous battles, although they had also detonated divine artifacts, each only did so three times, meaning they still had seven such artifacts left, enough to use freely. Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the nearly million cultivators on Nanyin Island showed cold expressions, each immediately taking out two divine artifacts, their eyes filled only with mockery as they looked at the sea of fire. Bang, bang, bang! Two million divine artifacts at the Divine General level flew out and evenly landed above the sea of fire, detonating at the same time. In an instant, two million explosion centers tore through space simultaneously, creating a huge vortex in the sky above the sea of fire. Soon after, a chaotic stream of energy surged out, not only extinguishing the sea of fire near Zhou City but also sweeping away all the Divine General-level cultivators there. Even Yan Xiao could not escape; the group of Divine General-level cultivators near Zhou City was completely wiped out. On the other side, the leaders of Kunwei City, Zhenshou City, and Xunqiao City—Tian Bao, Bai Chong, and Sang Kailing—were simultaneously held back by Xin Wuhen, Tian Buao, and Qing Wugui. Thus, although they understood that Yan Xiao wanted the cultivators near Zhou City to delay Nanyin Island, they were too late to order their own groups of Divine General-level cultivators to attack Nanyin Island. With the entire group of Divine General-level cultivators near Zhou City now dead, Tian Bao, Bai Chong, and Sang Kailing became panicked. They realized that Nanyin Island’s strength was not something that could be overcome by just four groups. However, at this point, they still refused to give up. Believing that the cultivators on Nanyin Island could not have any more divine artifacts, they thought their three cities’ groups could still defeat Nanyin Island if they attacked again. Suddenly, Tian Bao, Bai Chong, and Sang Kailing, who had been under pressure in the air, flew back to their own groups.

With no trace in the heart, no arrogance in the sky, and no destination for emotions—seeing that all three had fled back to their respective camps, it was not appropriate to pursue them. They could only stand in the air with smiles, waiting for the right moment to launch a surprise attack on these three leaders.
“Kunwei City, charge with the Sword Formation!”
“Zhenshou City, the Dragon of Divine Essence, charge!”
“Xunqiao City, dance in the wild wind, charge!”
After returning to their own groups, Tian Bao, Bai Chong, and Sang Kailing shook off their earlier frustration and shouted loudly in anger.
Upon hearing their orders, Qu Yi simply shook his head slightly, a smile on his face.