Chapter 9: The Origin Pearl

In the outer seas, a new God King was born!
The eight-region God Kings gathered in Genyuan City sensed the changes in the outer seas and noticed those rosy clouds, immediately realizing another God King had emerged.
“Who has reached the rank of God King this time?” The eight-region God Kings were filled with doubts, unable to figure out who had achieved this status.
In an instant, all twenty-five God Kings vanished, traveling through spatial turbulence to reach the outer seas.
Wuyuan and Qingwugui, upon reaching the rank of God King, smiled and swiftly entered the spatial turbulence, heading to Nan Yin Island.
Above the core area of the outer seas, the rosy clouds persisted, with red light filling the sky.
When the twenty-five God Kings arrived, they failed to identify the person who had just become a God King. Each of them wore a gloomy expression, fearing it might be another cultivator from Tianfeng Fort who had reached this rank.
They never expected that this time it would be Wuyuan and Qingwugui who both ascended to the rank of God King.
“Hmph! No matter who has reached this rank, as long as we force Qu Yi out and seal him, this new God King won’t be able to cause any trouble,” shouted Qiu Yan, the God King of Shanggen Divine Domain, with a fierce expression.
Over these millions of years, no matter how the disciples of the eight imperial clans humiliated the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort at the Divine General stage, they had failed to force Qu Yi out. This made all twenty-five God Kings uneasy.
Qu Yi’s cultivation potential was too great. None of the God Kings dared let him continue cultivating, as it would be extremely dangerous.
“That’s right. Our disciples from the eight imperial clans dare not kill the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort out of concern for Zong Jing’s warning. But now that we’re at this point, we don’t need to heed Zong Jing’s words. If he dares to interfere, we’ll immediately seal the three people on Nan Yin Island,” declared Gong Yeming, the God King of Zedui Divine Domain, his eyes gleaming with fury.
Although Qiu Guanyi possessed unparalleled strength, he had been restraining himself due to Zong Jing’s declaration. He could only defeat the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort at the Divine General stage but dared not kill them, feeling frustrated.
Naturally, these God Kings also realized that if they didn’t start killing, Qu Yi might not come to save the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort.
Since it was all due to Zong Jing’s warning, the twenty-five God Kings directed their anger at him, deciding to deal with him and prevent Qu Yi from continuing to cultivate in peace.
“Agreed,” the other God Kings replied, their expressions stern.
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Lifei City in the Fire Departure Divine Realm, a city ruled by Qu Yi. At this moment, Qiu Guanyi arrived—having just come out of the space-time array—he immediately flew out of the space-time hall and arrived in front of the city lord’s mansion in Lifei City. “All the cultivators from Tianfeng Camp, come out now!” Qiu Guanyi shouted coldly, holding an invisible sword in his right hand with a murderous glint in his eyes. All the cultivators in Lifei City heard this voice and sensed the intense killing intent in it, immediately realizing that the cultivators at the Divine General level of Tianfeng Camp were about to face serious trouble. In a short while, twenty-two cultivators at the Divine General level, including Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, and Yang Guo, arrived in front of the city lord’s mansion and stared coldly at Qiu Guanyi. “Qiu Guanyi, this is the territory of the Fire Departure Divine Realm. As a cultivator from the MountainMountain Geng Divine Realm Divine Realm, what brings you here to act recklessly?” Xiao Feng shouted loudly, his face filled with anger. “What brings you here?” The twenty-one others also shouted loudly, their voices shaking the sky. Qiu Guanyi’s expression remained cold as he glanced at Xiao Feng, laughing coldly. Pointing with his invisible sword, he said, “Act recklessly? Today, I’m not just acting recklessly—I’m going to wage a massacre. None of you bastards from Tianfeng Camp will escape.” The invisible sword, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, emitted an aura that could freeze entire spaces with just a thought. The expressions of Xiao Feng and the twenty-one others changed—they never expected Qiu Guanyi to dare say such things; it seemed he had received new orders and no longer feared the punishment from the Divine King Sect. “Hmph, if you want to wage a massacre, then let’s see your skills. Fighting inside Lifei City would be unfair to the other cultivators and could cost their lives. Let’s go to the outskirts and fight there,” Xiao Feng shouted bravely, without a trace of fear in his eyes. Hearing this, Qiu Guanyi smirked coldly before flying away. Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, Yang Guo, and the twenty-one others immediately took to the air as well, heading to the outskirts of Lifei City. They stood in the sky facing each other, staring coldly at one another. “You twenty-two came to Lifei City following Qu Yi, which shows he values you greatly. Today, I’ll kill all of you with just one sword, leaving Qu Yi with a permanent pain in his heart,” Qiu Guanyi suddenly said, swinging his invisible sword. Space froze, and soul energy attacked from all directions, enveloping Xiao Feng and the twenty-one others.

Undoubtedly, under the attack of this top-grade innate spiritual treasure, Xiao Feng and the others didn’t even have time to activate their divine artifacts before their bodies were sealed. Soon, they realized that a force in their soul space was attacking their souls.
“Dare you!”
Suddenly, three towering figures appeared in the air—none other than the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island. Zong Jing led the way, shouting angrily as he waved his hand, shattering the frozen space.
Xiao Feng and the twenty-two others regained their mobility.
Qiu Guan Yi stared coldly at Zong Jing, showing no sign of fear and appearing confident.
At that moment, twenty-five more Divine Kings appeared in the air—all the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms—gazing coldly at the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island with undisguised murderous intent.
“Zong Jing, stay put on Nan Yin Island. We don’t want to cause you trouble. But since you insist on protecting Qu Yi, sorry—this means you’re opposing all the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms. We can’t let you stay,” said Bai Rong, the Divine King of Thunder Shock Realm, frankly.
In other words, if Zong Jing retreated now, the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms would refrain from troubling him. But if he persisted in interfering, he would face their suppression.
Retreat?
If he retreated this time, would he still have the face to interfere next time?
Zong Jing couldn’t retreat—he had to fight.
“If you’re determined to deal with me and Qu Yi, then stop pretending. Come at me if you have the guts. I’m eager to see the power of your eight Origin Beads,” Zong Jing said calmly, filled with fighting spirit.
Immediately afterward, Zong Jing took out a jade staff, which was also a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Xu Miao pulled out a short blade about the length of a hand, while Qian Mao took out a black ruler—both mid-grade innate spiritual treasures.
Seeing this, Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, and the twenty-two others realized this wasn’t a place for them to stay. Without hesitation, they flew back to Li Fei City.
Of course, Qiu Guan Yi wouldn’t let these twenty-two go. He immediately took off in pursuit.
The twenty-five Divine Kings of the Eight Realms, seeing the state of the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island, knew this battle was inevitable. They quickly took out their own divine artifacts and stared sternly at Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao.
“Since you want to see our Origin Beads, Zong Jing, let me show you. It’ll at least allow you to die satisfied,” Gong Ye Ming from Ze Dui Realm shouted coldly.

Suddenly, Qiu Yan, Tian Chen, Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, and Yan Yi—those eight who controlled the Origin Beads of their respective divine realms—reached their right hands into the void. Immediately, eight massive vortices appeared in the void, and from each vortex emerged a bead the size of a head, in various colors. These were the Origin Beads. The reason why the divine kings of each realm could maintain the power structure in the divine world was precisely because they each possessed an Origin Bead. No one could defeat another divine king with an Origin Bead, so the power balance remained unchanged. As soon as the Origin Beads appeared, the strength of Qiu Yan, Tian Chen, Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, and Yan Yi surged dramatically, as if the primal forces of the Mountain Gen Realm, Earth Kun Realm, Thunder Zhen Realm, Wind Xun Realm, Water Dui Realm, Sky Qian Realm, Water Kan Realm, and Fire Li Realm had all been infused into them, endowing them with unparalleled power. “Second brother, third brother, I can handle this alone. You can’t help me here,” Zong Jing shouted urgently. Among divine kings, it wasn’t about having more people—it depended on how well each person understood the spatial rules, which determined the strength of their spatial power. Seeing the eight divine kings unleash their Origin Beads, Zong Jing realized that Xu Miao and Qian Mao, who didn’t understand spatial rules well enough, would be of no help and would be better off staying hidden. Xu Miao and Qian Mao understood this immediately and without saying a word, they entered the spatial chaos. “Mountain Gen Bead, primal power, empower me, seal space!” Qiu Yan shouted fiercely. “Earth Kun Bead, primal power, empower me, seal space!” Tian Chen cried out loudly. … Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, and Yan Yi—the six other divine kings—also repeated the same words, infusing their own divine realms’ primal powers into themselves. Primal power meant the essence of their divine realms, encompassing all the spatial rules of the universe. With all eight of them simultaneously channeling their primal powers to cast spatial seals, eight layers of seals were created, sealing off the space where Zong Jing was located. Zong Jing waved his jade staff, using the spatial rules he had mastered to attack frantically, but he couldn’t even shake those eight layers of seals slightly; he could only keep the space around himself from being sealed. At this point, Zong Jing realized that his own strength ranked among the top three among all the divine kings in the divine world. But once he used an Origin Bead, he wouldn’t be able to defeat any of the eight—Qiu Yan, Tian Chen, Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, or Yan Yi.

At this moment, the eight Divine Kings activated their Origin Beads, beginning to connect and entwine the eight types of primal forces, thereby sealing off the entire space firmly. This way, Zong Jing would have to live in that space and could never return to the Divine Realm. The eight of them couldn’t kill Zong Jing, but sealing him away would achieve the same result. Just as the eight were rejoicing in their success, Qu Yi suddenly appeared and shouted coldly, “You eight are truly despicable. Today, I’ll take your Origin Beads.”