Chapter 26: The Azure Sky Stele

“The Azure Sky Stele!”
Qu Yi silently repeated these three words, staring at the cave entrance as he pondered in his heart.
Could this be the location of the innate spiritual treasure on the first level?
The massive cave entrance emitted a powerful spatial force that flowed endlessly. Even under the perception of his divine sense, it felt as though his consciousness was being torn apart. Such a strong spatial force surely implied the presence of a formidable treasure—at least an innate spiritual treasure.
Qu Yi scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, confirming his thoughts. He then stepped forward to enter the cave.
Just as he reached the cave entrance, a floating light membrane descended from above, resembling ripples on a lake with flickering light points. Naturally, this membrane separated Qu Yi from the cave.
“A spatial membrane—quite interesting. It requires the support of five billion living beings to generate enough spatial force to break through this membrane and enter the cave,” Qu Yi said with a slight surprise before immediately using his divine sense to discern the uniqueness of the membrane and smiling.
Of course, to enter the cave, one had to pass through this spatial membrane, which meant having reached the Half-Perfected realm—meaning the number of living beings in their divine king’s inner world had to exceed five billion.
Qu Yi drew out his Star Sword and swiftly cut through the spatial membrane, creating a leaf-shaped gap through which he flew into the cave. Immediately afterward, the spatial membrane resealed itself, returning to its original state and disappearing quickly.
At the moment Qu Yi broke through the spatial membrane, the Divine Kings walking along the two stone paths surrounding the mountains sensed something and took a few steps forward, arriving at the cave entrance. Naturally, they also saw the three characters “Azure Sky Stele” above the cave.
In an instant, the Ascended Divine Kings and the Eight Realms Divine Kings met again at the cave entrance.
On the side of the Ascended Divine Kings, everyone except Wu Yuan, Bai Man, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia had arrived.
On the side of the Eight Realms Divine Kings, all twenty of them, except Sang Xue, had also arrived at the entrance.
Qing Wugui, Zong Jing, Qi Shen, and the others stared solemnly at the Eight Realms Divine Kings, each holding a pile of divine king weapons. It seemed that as long as someone gave the order to attack, these weapons would be thrown out to explode.
Meanwhile, the Eight Realms Divine Kings looked around as if searching for someone.
“Where is Yan Que?”
“Where is Yu Enheng?”
“Where has Sang Xue gone?”
The Eight Realms Divine Kings wore anxious expressions, calling out anxiously. Clearly, they sensed something wrong—seemingly, those three divine kings no longer belonged to their camp.

Of course, the Eight Realms Divine Kings didn’t dare to think of the worst outcome, nor did they dare assume that all three of these divine kings were dead.
“You divine kings, we didn’t encounter you on the bluestone path. Now that you’ve finally appeared, let’s engage in a life-or-death battle right away,” Qing Wu Gui shouted coldly at that moment.
Seeing this, Qiu Yan realized it would be very difficult for his side to gain the upper hand in a confrontation with these Ascended Divine Kings, especially since those over twenty Ascended Divine Kings were each holding a pile of Divine King Weapons, seemingly determined to use them to attack him. Such a situation was extremely tough to deal with.
“Zong Jing, Qing Wu Gui, Weapon God—don’t any of you Ascended Divine Kings sense anything unusual here? We were clearly walking on the bluestone path when suddenly we sensed strong fluctuations in spatial energy. Then, after just a few steps, we arrived at this cave. Clearly, there are powerful treasures inside. Let’s go inside first to search for treasures before deciding our fates in battle,” Qiu Yan said calmly, keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings.
The Eight Realms Divine Kings were afraid that Qing Wu Gui, Zong Jing, and the others might launch a sudden attack.
At the same time, as soon as Qiu Yan spoke, the Eight Realms Divine Kings rushed to the cave entrance and immediately brought out the spatial membrane there. A shimmering light appeared before everyone, instantly capturing everyone’s attention.
“As expected, there are treasures with spatial attributes inside this cave,” Zong Jing said right away.
All the divine kings had already understood the laws of space, so they naturally knew what the spatial energy emanating from the cave meant—it indicated that there was a very important treasure inside.
Moreover, all the divine kings guessed that this top-tier innate spiritual treasure from the first layer was likely to be in this cave.
Without further delay, the Eight Realms Divine Kings sensed the spatial membrane and then took out their own innate spiritual treasures. They drew a line on the membrane one after another before flying into the cave through the gap.
Seeing this, the Ascended Divine Kings like Qing Wu Gui, Zong Jing, and Weapon God hesitated no longer. They also took out their Divine King Weapons, drew lines on the membrane one by one, and then flew into the cave as well.
Once inside the cave, the scene was completely different from what they saw from outside—the environment was entirely transformed.
Everywhere were glowing plants—flowers, leaves, grass, vines—all emitting light that illuminated the entire cave, creating a magnificent and breathtaking sight.

Naturally, neither the Eight Realms Divine King nor the Ascended Divine Kings had the mood to watch these scenes. The moment they entered the stone cave, their divine senses detected something special deep within it, so they immediately teleported there.
“Qu Yi!”
“Qu Yi, you’re here.”
When the Eight Realms Divine King arrived in this space that resembled a starry sky, he immediately spotted Qu Yi standing on a rock the size of a planet, gazing at a massive monument in the sky that emitted intense red light like a star.
This space was filled with peculiar spatial rules; it was infinitely vast, with planet-sized rocks floating in the sky, too numerous to count—like countless stars. At the center of all these rocks stood a huge monument that continuously emitted a dazzling red glow.
When Qu Yi first entered this space, he went straight to the rock planet closest to the Monument of the Heavens and quietly observed it without attempting to take it. Hearing the Eight Realms Divine King’s surprised voice, Qu Yi turned around and smiled, saying, “Old friends, you’ve come too. It seems we’ll have to compete for this Monument of the Heavens, which possesses complete spatial rules.”
After sensing the Monument of the Heavens for some time, Qu Yi naturally understood that it contained complete spatial rules. The Divine King who obtained it would be able to instantly grasp all of them.
Indeed, Qu Yi’s words immediately drew the attention of all the Eight Realms Divine Kings. They also sent out their divine senses to sense the Monument of the Heavens, confirming Qu Yi’s claim, and they all became excited.
None of the Eight Realms Divine Kings had yet mastered all the spatial rules. The Monument of the Heavens was a treasure that every one of them desired, so they were all eager, wanting to fly over immediately to claim it.
At that moment, Ascended Divine Kings like Qing Wu Gui, Zong Jing, and Qi Shen also entered the stone cave and arrived in this special starry space, where they saw the awe-inspiring Monument of the Heavens. Undoubtedly, they also saw Qu Yi.
“Qu Yi, since you were the first to enter this space, the Monument of the Heavens belongs to you,” Zong Jing shouted first.
Upon hearing this, the Ascended Divine Kings immediately reacted and joined in, verbally claiming ownership of the Monument of the Heavens.

Although everyone understood that the competition for the Azure Sky Stele was a contest of strength, having an advantage in principle made the fight more intense and amplified one’s power. The Eight Realms Divine Kings’ expressions indeed darkened. “Qu Yi, everyone saw the Azure Sky Stele together. Whoever is strong enough will possess it. You Ascended Divine Kings, don’t even think about monopolizing it,” Bai Rong from the Thunder Shock Divine Realm shouted loudly, expressing his strong dissatisfaction. Bai Rong was just short of fully comprehending the spatial rules, and it was this final piece that had kept him troubled and anxious, as he couldn’t grasp it. Naturally, with the complete set of spatial rules now in the form of the Azure Sky Stele, how could Bai Rong be willing to let it go to Qu Yi and the others? The Eight Realms Divine Kings all nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with this view. Qu Yi couldn’t help but laugh. Glancing at them, he said coldly, “Since you Eight Realms Divine Kings say you’ll fight for the Azure Sky Stele based on strength, then I’ll give you this chance. If you have the strength now, go ahead and take it. We Ascended Divine Kings won’t stop you.” This statement surprised not only the Eight Realms Divine Kings but also the Ascended Divine Kings, who were confused. Everyone turned their gaze toward the Azure Sky Stele. Undoubtedly, none of the divine kings were fools. They could sense from Qu Yi’s words that the Azure Sky Stele wasn’t so easy to obtain—it must hold some mystery. Most importantly, Qu Yi was the first to arrive in this space and had the greatest strength, yet he hadn’t even tried to take it, which was highly unreasonable. The Eight Realms Divine Kings sent out their divine senses. When they reached the edge of the Azure Sky Stele, they suddenly found a thread of their divine senses severed mid-air. *Puh!* All of them spat out a mouthful of vital blood. Having a thread of their divine senses cut off had inflicted minor injuries on their souls, affecting certain creatures within their bodies and causing them to spit out blood. Naturally, while speaking, Qu Yi had already sent his divine senses to the Ascended Divine Kings, informing them of the truth and telling them not to send their senses to explore the Azure Sky Stele. Seeing the Eight Realms Divine Kings spitting out blood, Qu Yi burst into laughter. “Eight Realms Divine Kings, you didn’t expect this, did you? Since the Azure Sky Stele contains the complete set of spatial rules, it is naturally a supreme spatial treasure. If your divine senses still try to probe it, they will surely be punished by it. Good. Now that you divine kings have suffered internal injuries, I can take action and unleash the Azure Sky Stele’s attacks.”

The Eight Realms Divine Kings all wore angry expressions, staring at Qu Yi with hatred. Yet they were also filled with unease, as they did not understand the meaning of Qu Yi’s next words. Could it be that the Azure Sky Stele would attack on its own? As soon as Qu Yi finished speaking, he threw a punch, channeling his full spatial power directly at the Azure Sky Stele, causing its red glow to intensify and shoot out in all directions.