Chapter 44: Take Away All the City Lord Positions

The position of city lord of Genyuan City was ultimately seized by a cultivator named Yuan Xinkong.
The entire void battlefield was filled with a somber atmosphere.
The cultivators from the Eight Realms, after seeing the situation in the Zedui Divine Realm and the Shanggen Divine Realm ahead, realized clearly that Tianfeng Fort, under Qu Yi’s control, intended to take away all city lord positions except those of the eight great imperial cities.
All the cultivators in Tianfeng Fort were extremely powerful. Through hundreds of battles, the cultivators at the Divine Marshal stage of the Eight Realms had witnessed this and understood that they could not gain an advantage in fighting against them.
What was even more frustrating was that each cultivator in Tianfeng Fort possessed ten divine artifacts, which they could detonate at any moment if annoyed.
The cultivators at the Divine Marshal stage of the Eight Realms no longer had the determination to continue fighting.
As the organizer, Jing of the Divine King Sect was too lazy to care about the emotions of the cultivators from the Eight Realms; he only needed to complete this battle to consider his task done.
“The next battle will be for the city lord positions in the Dikun Divine Realm. All cultivators who wish to compete for these positions should decide which one they want and come to the battle platform when the time comes. Let’s start the first battle with Kunwei City,” Jing said with a smile, announcing another competition for a divine realm city.
At this moment, not a single cultivator at the Divine Marshal stage in the Dikun Divine Realm showed any eagerness.
Jing immediately sensed something was wrong.
Qu Yi, who had been smiling, also noticed the strangeness among the cultivators of the Dikun Divine Realm and realized that these Divine Marshal cultivators must have secretly received instructions from the three divine kings of the Tian clan.
“Hmph, if you won’t go to the battle platform, it’s a boon for us in Tianfeng Fort,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile, feeling relieved.
Undoubtedly, Qu Yi also understood the thoughts of the three divine kings of the Dikun Divine Realm—either it was the overwhelming strength of the Tianfeng Fort’s Divine Marshal cultivators that made them feel unable to compete, or they simply didn’t want to go to the battle platform and lose face.
“Brothers of Tianfeng Fort, let one of you go to the battle platform,” Qu Yi called out.
He couldn’t let the first battle go without anyone competing. He still needed to support Jing, the Divine King, so he took the initiative to call out. Otherwise, given Qu Yi’s personality, he would have waited for the cultivators of the Dikun Divine Realm to go first before sending as many cultivators from Tianfeng Fort as possible.
“Brothers, stop competing for me—I’ll go!” As soon as Qu Yi spoke, a cultivator from Tianfeng Fort stood up and shouted.
Without waiting for a response from the others, that person flew up to the battle platform.

This man’s name was Ju Wuliào. Among the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort, he was the kind who least wanted to cultivate. Yet, he was lucky his whole life, rising smoothly through the ranks until he reached the current level of Divine Marshal.

When Ju Wuliào arrived on the combat platform, he crossed his arms behind his back and began strolling around, looking carefree, completely unaware that this was a combat platform rather than some famous scenic spot.

The Divine Marshals from the Eight Realms were speechless; some even felt choked. How could every cultivator in Tianfeng Fort be such oddities? How had they gathered together and formed a force? At that moment, the Divine Marshals from the Eight Realms were filled with confusion.

Zong Jing looked at the vast combat platform, where only Ju Wuliào was present. He clicked his lips and immediately declared, “Ju Wuliào shall hold the position of city lord of Kunwei City.”

As the host, Zong Jing’s direct decision to assign the city lord position seemed suspicious of being fraudulent. Yet, not a single Divine Marshal from the Eight Realms voiced any objections, as if whatever Zong Jing did was always correct.

Helpless, Zong Jing looked at the utterly silent battlefield and could only speak on his own. “Anyone want to compete for the position of city lord of Kunlie City?” he called out lazily, his voice tired.

The Divine Marshals of the Dikun Divine Realm remained calm, with none showing any sign of leaving their seats.

Seeing this, Qu Yi laughed again and replied, “Brothers of Tianfeng Fort, since the cultivators of the Dikun Divine Realm don’t want the city lord position, let’s take advantage of the situation.”

Then, another cultivator from Tianfeng Fort went onto the combat platform and quickly obtained the position of city lord of Kunlie City.

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Over and over again. No matter what Zong Jing said, none of the Divine Marshals from the Dikun Divine Realm went onto the combat platform. Qu Yi would then cooperate with Zong Jing by sending a cultivator from Tianfeng Fort onto the platform, who would swiftly take the city lord position.

It continued until they reached the imperial city of the Dikun Divine Realm—Kunping City.

“The competition for the position of city lord of Kunping City, the last city in the Dikun Divine Realm, begins now. Any cultivator who wishes to compete can come to the combat platform right away,” Zong Jing announced calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the Divine Marshals of the Dikun Divine Realm, except for the Divine Marshal disciples of the Tian clan, flew onto the combat platform.

Judging from the battles in the Ze Dui Divine Realm and the Shan Gen Divine Realm, the cultivators at the Divine General stage in the Di Kun Divine Realm all understood that Qu Yi wouldn’t seek the position of city lord of the Eight Imperial Cities. As long as no members of the imperial families participated in the battles, Qu Yi wouldn’t send anyone to the fighting platform either.

Therefore, the cultivators at the Divine General stage in the Di Kun Divine Realm took this action: instead of sending disciples from the Tian clan, they simply sent cultivators at the Divine General stage from their own realm.

The cultivators from the Eight Realms all understood the intention behind Di Kun Divine Realm’s arrangement and smiled knowingly.

When Qu Yi saw what was happening on the fighting platform, he shook his head slightly and smiled faintly, “So you’ve already figured out my intentions. Well then, since the Eight Imperial Families are already afraid of me, Qu Yi, I’ll reciprocate this gesture. In this battle, the cultivators from Tian Feng Fort won’t participate.”

The 19,000 people in Tian Feng Fort burst into laughter.

Since the Tian clan of Di Kun Divine Realm voluntarily refused to send their disciples, they were showing their true feelings—fearing Tian Feng Fort and not wanting to confront it. Understanding this, Qu Yi saw no need to send anyone from Tian Feng Fort to disrupt the battle.

More than 200 cultivators at the Divine General stage then competed fiercely to determine the city lord of Kun Ping City.

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After the city lord of Di Kun Divine Realm was decided, it was time for the battle to determine the city lord of the Lei Zhen Divine Realm.

The situation was astonishingly similar. Whenever there was a competition for the city lord position outside the imperial city of the Lei Zhen Divine Realm, the cultivators at the Divine General stage there would remain seated calmly on their thrones, with none of them going to the fighting platform. Then, Qu Yi would send a cultivator from Tian Feng Fort to the platform to claim that position.

But when it came to the battle for the capital city, Zhen Yuan City, of the Lei Zhen Divine Realm, the cultivators from the Bai clan of the imperial family would not fight; only the cultivators at the Divine General stage from the Lei Zhen Divine Realm would compete on the platform, and at that time, Tian Feng Fort would not send anyone.

As a result, Qu Yi seized control of all cities in the Lei Zhen Divine Realm except for its capital.

The situations in the Feng Xun Divine Realm, Tian Qian Divine Realm, and Shui Kan Divine Realm were exactly the same—107 city lord positions were taken by cultivators from Tian Feng Fort, while the capital cities were claimed by cultivators from their respective realms.

In the end, only the battle to determine the city lord of the Huo Li Divine Realm remained in the entire void battlefield.

“Qu Yi, you never could have imagined that the Eight Realms have united. We simply want to kill you in the final battle. By then, even the city lord positions controlled by Tian Feng Fort will fall into the hands of our Eight Clans.”

“Qu Yi, the Fire Departure Divine Realm is your place for ascension. Li Fei City is the location where you will ascend to the divine realm. I don’t believe you won’t personally compete for the position of city lord of Li Fei City.”
“Qu Yi, as long as you step onto the battlefield, the eight strongest cultivators at the Divine Marshal stage from our eight clans will surely fight against you. Let’s see how you manage to escape then.”
At this moment, the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms sitting on their thrones thought darkly, their gazes toward Qu Yi filled with murderous intent.
How could Qu Yi not guess the plans of these Divine Kings? Though they were confident, how could they possibly know his secrets? To take advantage of the advantage of the Void Battlefield, where spatial divine weapons couldn’t be used, to restrict Qu Yi’s movements and then have the strongest disciples of the eight clans come out to kill him—how could Qu Yi not see through such a plan?
“Since the exciting part is about to begin, it’s time for me to step in personally,” Qu Yi said with a smile in his heart.
Zong Jing, the Divine King who was overseeing the events, had presided over many boring battles for some time. But after seeing Qu Yi seize so many city lord positions, he felt inexplicably excited, so he remained calm and patient, continuing to oversee the battles.
Now, Zong Jing announced, “It’s time for the individual battles among the Divine Marshal-level cultivators, and the final competition for the city lord position in the Divine Realm. For the position of city lord of the Fire Departure Divine Realm, any cultivator who wishes to compete should get ready now. Alright, let’s start with Li Quan City. Those who desire the city lord position, come to the battle platform now.”
After his words, not a single cultivator from the Fire Departure Divine Realm left their seats.
Everyone on the Void Battlefield was too familiar with this situation, and a silence fell over the place. Naturally, Qu Yi wouldn’t miss this opportunity. He immediately sent a cultivator who easily took control of Li Quan City’s city lord position.
Similarly, for the competitions for the city lord positions of Li Zhou City, Li E City, Li Yang City, Li Yin City… Qu Yi simply sent a cultivator from Tianfeng Fortress to the battle platform and effortlessly won those positions as well.
Everything went smoothly.
In the end, only two cities remained in the Fire Departure Divine Realm.
“Next is the competition for the city lord position of Li Yuan City!” Zong Jing suddenly declared.
Huh…
Wow…
Ah…
The Divine Marshal-level cultivators from the eight realms all exclaimed in surprise, taking a long time to calm down. Zong Jing had disrupted the previously established order of battles—instead of putting Li Yuan City, the imperial city of the Fire Departure Divine Realm, last, he had placed Li Fei City at the end.
Naturally, everyone understood that the city lord position Qu Yi wanted to compete for was Li Fei City.

With that, the Eight Realms Divine Kings all showed smiles on their faces, waiting for the battle in Liyuan City before it was time to kill Qu Yi.
Qu Yi smiled faintly.