Chapter 46: Ten Factions Surrounding Them

As soon as Qu Yi appeared, he disdainfully mocked the five powerhouses in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase, angering the five Poison Kings of this Demon Poison Star Region.
The five Poison Kings narrowed their eyes, intending to shoot beams from their eyes simultaneously to kill Qu Yi on the spot.
“At the late stage of fusion, it would be easy to deal with him,” the five Poison Kings thought.
Just as they prepared to launch their beam attacks, Qu Yi’s body suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind the Golden-Eyed Poison King. With a single palm strike to the back of his head, he knocked the Poison King out cold.
With his cultivation at the late stage of fusion, Qu Yi had already reached the level of the late Tribulation Phase using his Golden Speed Secret Technique, “Thousands of Miles in an Inch.” If he used an offensive secret technique, his speed would be even closer to that of the late Tribulation Phase—far beyond what the five Poison Kings could react to. Naturally, with just one move, Qu Yi knocked the Golden-Eyed Poison King unconscious.
“Golden Eye!” the other four Poison Kings shouted angrily.
But as these four turned to focus on Qu Yi again, his body disappeared once more, this time appearing behind the Late-Stage Green-Eyed Poison King. Another palm strike knocked him out as well.
This time, without any hesitation, Qu Yi swiftly knocked out the Green-Eyed Poison King, Blue-Eyed Poison King, Red-Eyed Poison King, and Yellow-Eyed Poison King one after another.
Having just reached the late stage of fusion, Qu Yi had managed to knock out all five Poison Kings in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase with just a few moves.
Looking at the five Poison Kings lying on the ground, Qu Yi pondered for a moment before a smile appeared on his lips.
“Let these five Poison Kings guard the Poison-Feeding Fruit Tree. It won’t ripen anytime soon. I can’t stay in this Demon Poison Star Region forever; I have important matters to attend to at the Taiyuan Gate.”
As for the Relic of the Artifact God, the Star Luo Ding, Qu Yi believed he could take it.
Soon, he used the power of the Artifact God to plant soul shackles in the souls of the five Poison Kings, controlling them.
It wasn’t long before the five Poison Kings regained consciousness and immediately realized their souls had been taken over by someone else.
“Who are you? How are you unaffected by the poison gas?”
“Who are you? How can you defeat us, who are in the early stage of the Tribulation Phase, with your cultivation at the late stage of fusion?”
“Who are you? How can you plant soul shackles in our souls with your cultivation at the late stage of fusion?”
……
Upon waking, the five Poison Kings were filled with confusion and began asking questions in rapid succession.

Qu Yi shook his head, stamped his foot, and said in a low voice, “You five still haven’t realized your status. Now, I am your master. How dare you question me? Do you want to die?”
The five Poison Kings were stunned upon hearing this, falling silent with awkward expressions.
Qu Yi chuckled, walked over to the Poison-Eating Fruit Tree, looked at the tens of thousands of Poison-Eating Fruits on it, and sensed the countless Poison Fiend Beasts that had already arrived. His eyes lit up.
“You five will stay here from now on to guard this Poison-Eating Fruit Tree for me. It’s best if you collect large amounts of poisonous gas so that the tree can absorb it in large quantities continuously. If these Poison-Eating Fruits ripen, each of you can eat one. As for these Poison Fiend Beasts, select some with strong strength from them and let them eat the Poison-Eating Fruits to boost their power,” Qu Yi said joyfully.
Qu Yi had also sensed the poisonous energy in these fruits, which would be very useful for the Poison Fiend Beasts living in the Demon Poison Star Region. Therefore, he wanted to create his own army of poisonous beings to use against enemies in the future.
Upon hearing this, the five Poison Fiend Beasts suddenly felt hopeful. Since Qu Yi intended for them to eat the Poison-Eating Fruits, it meant he didn’t just want to enslave them but also train them to become part of his strength. At least their lives would be safe.
“Yes, master,” the five Poison Fiend Beasts quickly accepted their new status.
Qu Yi glanced at the five Poison Kings and then smiled as he looked at the Poison Soul Beasts working hard like bees. Suddenly, he vanished, leaving the cave.
With the five Poison Kings guarding the Poison-Eating Fruit Tree, Qu Yi could rest completely assured.
……
Poison-Dispelling Star—this was the place in the cultivation world closest to the Demon Poison Star Region.
At that moment, Qu Yi’s figure appeared in the sky, flying from the Demon Poison Star Region toward Poison-Dispelling Star.
On Poison-Dispelling Star, three experts at the Tribulation stage from each of the ten major sects were stationed here—one at the middle stage of Tribulation and two at the early stage. When Qu Yi’s figure appeared, the elders at the Tribulation stage from the ten sects immediately recognized him and flew into the sky to block his path.
The Taiyuan Sect, Qingyun Sect, Lanyang Palace, Yingtian School, Jinyang Religion, Biyan Peak, Cangyang Valley, Baishou Peak, Xianyue Cliff, and Jiugong Island—thirty elders from these ten sects automatically formed a circle, surrounding Qu Yi in the middle.
“Haha, Qu Yi, you couldn’t hold back after all. You’ve finally come out of the Demon Poison Star Region, huh?” At that moment, Shan Si, an elder from the Taiyuan Sect at the middle stage of Tribulation, spoke first.

Surrounded by the elders of the ten sects, Qu Yi remained unfazed, smiling as he looked at them. It was only upon hearing Shan Si’s words that he focused on him, noticing the cunning look in the elder’s eyes—clearly a deceitful person—which displeased him somewhat.

“You’re an elder of the Taiyuan Sect, thinking you’re the leader of the ten sects, so you can speak recklessly, right?” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.

Shan Si’s heart skipped a beat. He stared at Qu Yi intently and said harshly, “Qu Yi, you’ve infiltrated our Taiyuan Sect and even killed one of our elders, Shan Meng. You’ve committed a capital crime. Do you realize that? Now, I officially tell you to give up resistance and hand over the Eight Directions Sword and the Six Directions Knife. I guarantee your life will be spared.”

Upon hearing this, the elders of the other nine sects glared at Shan Si in annoyance, but none spoke up in objection. Instead, they wanted to see how Qu Yi would retort, eager to watch the confrontation unfold.

Qu Yi’s eyes turned cold as he retorted sharply, “The Taiyuan Sect has been arrogant in the cultivation world for too long. You, a mid-stage Tribulation passer, dare to be so presumptuous in front of the elders of the nine sects—how spoiled you must be. You, a mid-stage Tribulation passer, actually dare to guarantee my life? You overestimate yourself. How about this? I’ll give you a chance—let’s have a duel. If I die, the Eight Directions Sword and the Six Directions Knife will naturally belong to you.”

With that, Qu Yi took out the Eight Directions Sword.

As soon as the sword appeared, the elders of the ten sects became eager, their eyes shining with desire to snatch it immediately. Yet, all remained calm, knowing that the first to act would become the target of everyone’s wrath.

Hearing Qu Yi’s challenge, Shan Si’s expression cooled down, and he already pulled out a golden sword—a top-grade spiritual weapon called the Explosive Golden Sword.

“Very good. You, a mid-stage Consolidation stage cultivator, think you can rely on the power of the Eight Directions Sword to challenge a mid-stage Tribulation passer? Let me tell you—the gap in our realms is beyond your imagination,” Shan Si shouted angrily.

By then, Qu Yi had already attacked.

Final Strike!

He used a golden-element attack technique, his body vanishing as if entering another dimension, beyond the detection of the spirits of the ten sects’ elders.

The next moment, when their spirits finally sensed him again, Qu Yi suddenly appeared in front of two other early-stage Tribulation passers from the Taiyuan Sect, swiftly swinging two streams of light at them.

Ah! Ah!

Those two early-stage Tribulation-crossing elders of the Taiyuan Sect never expected Qu Yi to attack them. They had assumed he would surely launch a surprise attack on Shanssi, so they didn’t defend themselves fully. Two streams of light entered their bodies before either elder could react, extinguishing all signs of life within them.

Qu Yi, on the other hand, smiled as he took out the two elders’ Yuan Ying.

“What? Your speed? Are you at the late-stage Combined Body realm?” Shanssi’s eyes nearly burst out in anger; he was so furious he felt like vomiting blood. He never thought Qu Yi would be so despicable.

Indeed, when Qu Yi left the Demon Poison Star Region, he used the “Silent Art” to suppress the fluctuations of his true energy, appearing only to be at the mid-stage Combined Body realm. But during the sudden attack just now, he revealed his true strength.

“Heh, the Taiyuan Sect is nothing special after all. Two elders, I can kill you whenever I want. Now that you two aren’t here to help you, I can focus on fighting you,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he threw the two Yuan Ying into his space ring.

At this moment, Shanssi finally realized that Qu Yi wanted to cut off his own wings by fighting him to the death.

As for the elders of the other nine sects, after witnessing Qu Yi’s speed, they were also hesitant. They feared their own speed wouldn’t be enough to counter him and could only rely on the level of their true energy to suppress him.

But right now, Qu Yi was dueling with Shanssi from the Taiyuan Sect, so the elders of the other nine sects were content to let them fight. This way, they could deal with Qu Yi after the battle and seize the Eight Directions Sword.

Once they obtained the Eight Directions Sword, every elder here could use it to slaughter other elders at will. So, getting the sword meant having ultimate power, and the elders from other sects wouldn’t dare compete.

The elders of the nine sects watched Qu Yi and Shanssi casually, eager to see their fierce battle.

“Qu Yi, you’ve completely offended the Taiyuan Sect. Even if I spare your life now, I can’t protect you anymore. Fine, if you think your speed and the Eight Directions Sword can match mine, then let me show you my skills,” Shanssi roared.

Immediately afterward, Shanssi vanished and reappeared in front of Qu Yi. His Golden Sword flashed, and the entire sky was filled with golden needles that could pierce through the bodies of any early-stage Tribulation-crossing cultivator.

Qu Yi merely chuckled lightly. Suddenly, he took out his Sky-Piercing Umbrella and spun it rapidly, firing a barrage of golden swords that knocked aside all the incoming golden needles. At the same time, he swung the Eight Directions Sword in his right hand, sending a stream of light straight at Shanssi.

With a flash of light, its energy had reached the level of the late stage of transcending calamities, suddenly appearing before Shan Si.