Chapter 22: At the Foot of the Reincarnation Mountain

“Bai Man, you’ve also achieved breakthrough.”
Qu Yi entered the palace and, seeing Bai Man who had awakened from her meditation, smiled gently.
Bai Man looked at Qu Yi shyly. Recalling how not long ago she had laughed maniacally at him, then relaxed, instantly finding her true self and thus forming a Divine King will, and now finally reaching the level of a Divine King, she found the whole process quite strange.
“Qu Yi, do you know what my Divine King will is?” Bai Man stood up, walked gracefully in front of Qu Yi, and said with a smile.
Qu Yi was naturally curious and immediately replied, “Bai Man, tell me. Don’t make me guess.”
Bai Man tapped Qu Yi’s chest with her delicate hand and said in a soft giggle, “To protect! It seems I’m destined to always be by your side, silently watching you, following you, never leaving you.”
Qu Yi was stunned, then moved deeply. He hugged Bai Man tightly, unwilling to let go for a long time.
“Bai Man, we won’t be separated anymore. After the Reincarnation War, we can live together forever. The entire universe will be our place to explore,” Qu Yi said emotionally.
Bai Man nodded, and a happy atmosphere filled the palace.
Later, Qu Yi gave Bai Man an Infinite Star, allowing her to rule a cultivation realm in the lower world, manage it, and thus gain faith power.
Although there were only 100,000 years left until the Divine King Reincarnation War, with Bai Man’s current level, it would be easy for her to rule a realm in no time and quickly establish an educational system. In this way, she could still obtain faith power from that cultivation realm while at the Reincarnation Mountain.
Of course, to be safe, Bai Man went to five cultivation realms and ruled them all, ensuring she would gain the faith power of at least 10 billion cultivators. By then, she would also have complete control over spatial power.
As for Qu Yi, he was frantically crafting Divine King artifacts within the Inch Realm Universe.
2.8 billion Divine King artifacts were completely created with just his thought.
Naturally, Qu Yi distributed these 2.8 billion artifacts equally among the 28 Divine Kings on his side, giving each one 100 million artifacts.
100 million Divine King artifacts were enough to deal a severe blow to any Divine King.
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100,000 years was but a blink of an eye.

On the sky above the Divine Realm, Mount Reincarnation had stabilized itself, floating above the entire Inner Sea. Its light illuminated the whole Divine Realm, while misty hues drifted and swayed across various places in it. The cultivators at the Divine Being stage and Divine Weapon stage in the Divine Realm absorbed these drifting hues, causing their strength to rise rapidly.

Expressions of surprise and envy appeared throughout the Divine Realm. Countless joys and opportunities came to the cultivators there, and thanks to the appearance of Mount Reincarnation, their strength was improving significantly.

On Nan Yin Island, eight people—Qu Yi, Bai Man, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, Qi Shen, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao—stood in the front row. Ten leaders of Tian Feng Fortress—Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, Yu Chongxiu, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia—stood in the middle row, while ten Divine Kings of Tian Feng Fortress, including Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, and Yang Guo, stood in the back row.

The twenty-eight Ascended Divine Kings were preparing to ascend to Mount Reincarnation together at that moment.

Meanwhile, the twenty-three Divine Kings of the Eight Realms, who had been hiding in spatial turbulence, suddenly appeared above Gen Yuan City in the Gen Realms region, also preparing to ascend to Mount Reincarnation.

“You bastards! You hid in spatial turbulence—finally, you’ve shown up,” Qu Yi suddenly shouted, his voice reaching the ears of the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms.

The Divine Kings of the Eight Realms showed no reaction to Qu Yi’s mockery, remaining calm as they quietly waited to ascend to Mount Reincarnation. Of course, deep in their hearts, they hated Qu Yi fiercely, hoping that the Divine Emperor on Mount Reincarnation would take action to kill him.

Since the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms remained silent, Qu Yi had no desire to keep shouting and also waited quietly for the summoning power of Mount Reincarnation.

Before long, an eternal voice rang out: “The Reincarnation Battle begins.”

As soon as those words faded, fifty-one white beams shot out from Mount Reincarnation, enveloping the fifty-one Divine Kings and instantly transporting all the Divine Kings of the Divine Realm to Mount Reincarnation.

The fifty-one Divine Kings landed in different locations at the foot of Mount Reincarnation.

As soon as Qu Yi stood firm, he immediately used his divine sense to sense the entire mountain.

Mount Reincarnation was vast and boundless, with an unknown height. As Qu Yi’s divine sense extended, he was shocked to find that its range was still limited to what his eyes could see. In his time in the Divine Realm, his divine sense could cover an entire realms’ area.

Yet, the size of one realms was merely a small part of Mount Reincarnation!

Qu Yi looked around and saw a naturally formed cobblestone path winding its way across the ground. On the mountains and along the path were green trees of moderate height, and the entire area was filled with dense primordial energy. No matter how much of this energy was absorbed, it seemed the primordial energy in the surroundings never changed, remaining as dense as before. Curious, Qu Yi stopped thinking further and strode along the cobblestone path in a certain direction.

It wasn’t just Qu Yi; in various places at the foot of the Reincarnation Mountain, the divine kings were also stunned for a moment after landing, then continued walking along the cobblestone path.

Before long, an eternal voice seemed to drift down from the peak of the Reincarnation Mountain: “Fifty-one divine kings, you are now on the cobblestone path, and the Reincarnation Battle has begun. The Reincarnation Mountain has four layers in total, and for this battle, a top-tier innate spiritual treasure is placed in each layer. Compete among yourselves based on your strength.”

The voice disappeared quickly.

Qu Yi recognized this voice immediately, having heard it several times before. He also understood the basics of this Reincarnation Battle: the mountain was divided into four regions from highest to lowest, and all the divine kings would move within these regions, competing to obtain the top-tier innate spiritual treasures.

“A top-tier innate spiritual treasure is unnecessary for me. My goal is to kill all the divine kings of the eight realms on this Reincarnation Mountain. So… I’ll just walk casually along this cobblestone path. If any of those divine kings happens to meet me, it’s their bad luck,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he walked along the path.

Then, he continued on his way.

After Bai Man landed at the foot of the Reincarnation Mountain, she too began walking on the endless cobblestone path. Soon, she arrived at a place where a towering Five-Finger Mountain stood, reaching into the clouds and exuding great majesty.

“The identity card doesn’t work either. There are spatial rules everywhere on this Reincarnation Mountain—what a hassle! How long will it take me to find Qu Yi?” Bai Man sat down on a large golden rock by the path, speaking irritably.

It could be said that the communication artifacts used in the divine realm were useless here on the Reincarnation Mountain. It seemed that below the mountain, one could only rely on walking on foot. Bai Man had tried flying as well, only to find that as soon as her body left the ground, a giant mountain pressed down on her, making her slower than when walking. Thus, she could only keep walking. Arriving in front of the Five-Finger Mountain, she grew impatient and sat down, complaining.

In this Reincarnation Battlefield, Bai Man’s goal was clear—she only needed to stay by Qu Yi’s side. Thus, as soon as she entered Reincarnation Mountain, her first task was to try to contact Qu Yi, but unfortunately, her identity card couldn’t be used, and since then, the two lost touch.
“I’d better keep moving; maybe I can find Qu Yi,” Bai Man said after feeling annoyed for a while, then got up and spoke again.
After all, waiting here meant she had no idea when she would see Qu Yi again. She didn’t want to endure such loneliness, so she decided to travel alone in hopes of finding him sooner.
It wasn’t long before Bai Man spotted someone approaching ahead—Yan Que, the Divine King of the Fire Departure Divine Realm!
“Yan Que, you’re here,” Bai Man exclaimed in surprise, freezing in place.
Yan Que also saw Bai Man at that moment, his face filled with ecstasy as he immediately started running and quickly reached Bai Man’s side.
“You must be Bai Man, Qu Yi’s wife. I’m lucky this time—once I subdue you, Qu Yi will obediently follow my orders,” Yan Que shouted with laughter, his eyes brimming with joy.
Undoubtedly, Yan Que was well aware that Bai Man had only ascended to the divine realm about 400 million years ago and had only reached the rank of Divine King after 100,000 years. How strong could she really be?
Yan Que was confident that his own strength could overwhelm Bai Man, so he wanted to capture her and use her to threaten Qu Yi.
Hearing his voice, Bai Man frowned, her expression turning cold as she glared at Yan Que. She immediately drew out a Divine King weapon—Clear Light Sword.
“Yan Que, you wretch! I’ve heard from Qu Yi that you’re not strong but rather like to act tyrannically. Do you really think you can defeat me just by encountering me today? Then show me your strength—let’s have a fight,” Bai Man said coldly.
Seeing Bai Man’s imposing aura, Yan Que smiled scornfully and said, “Bai Man, stop resisting. You, who’ve just reached the rank of Divine King, think you can confront me, a Divine King who has existed for countless eras? You’re overestimating yourself.”
Yan Que’s true form was actually a divine beast—a peacock. Back then, Yan Yi went out and obtained Yan Que, then nurtured him over time until he became a Divine King, adding another Divine King to the Fire Departure Divine Realm.
It could be said that Yan Que was also a being who had practiced for a very long time, so his strength was naturally immense.

Hua Man heard Yan Que’s words, gently shook her head, and smiled faintly. “Show your strength if you have it. Don’t try to act senior in front of me. As long as you don’t run away, I’ll kill you right here.”
Yan Que could no longer bear it. Being looked down upon by Hua Man repeatedly, if he listened any longer, he might be consumed by rage. It was better to subdue Hua Man with his own strength.
“Very good. Qu Yi’s wife is also a defiant person—I like that. I’ll subdue you with my own hands right now,” Yan Que said angrily, taking out the Yan Character Token and shouting loudly.