Chapter 38: I’m Here to Kill People

After killing Long Liang, Qu Yi arrived at a snow-capped peak on the Land of Water.
After this battle, Qu Yi was convinced that he could now confront even the strongest Upper Earth Soul Demons without relying on his Life Core. Of course, if he used his Life Core, killing such powerful demons would be even easier.
The wind howled, and his blue robe fluttered—this was Qu Yi’s current state, radiating confidence and boldness.
“Instrument God, I’ve killed Long Liang. Zhuang Guangming surely won’t let the elders go out alone anymore, right?” Qu Yi said softly.
It was obvious—Zhuang Guangming couldn’t afford to lose any elders, as it affected his chances of becoming the sect leader.
The position of sect leader meant power, authority, and access to the best cultivation resources.
Instrument God replied indifferently, “He’s not stupid. After losing one elder, would he still let them go out alone? Well, let me tell you something else that might interest you.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi immediately pressed, “What is it? Hurry up and tell me.”
As if teasing Qu Yi on purpose, Instrument God delayed for a while before slowly saying, “That Hong Wu you killed came from a powerful Upper Heaven Soul Demon—Ze Di. This Ze Di sent twenty people: ten Upper Earth Soul Demons and ten Middle Earth Soul Demons. It seems Ze Di intends to secretly support Zhuang Guangming in becoming the sect leader.”
Qu Yi showed surprise on his face.
Heavenly Demon powers were not supposed to interfere in sect affairs. Yet Ze Di, who held great prestige in the Demon Realm, was taking such covert actions—clearly with ulterior motives.
Fortunately, Instrument God’s divine perception had a wide range, allowing him to locate the men sent by Ze Di and eavesdrop on their conversations, thus uncovering their origins and schemes.
“It seems Zhuang Guangming proposed a decisive battle precisely because of these ten secret allies… oh, now nine elder-level figures. If these nine suddenly appear at the end of the battle among the elders, they’ll surely deal a heavy blow to Long Zhan Tian and the others,” Qu Yi said softly.
Instrument God remained silent, confirming his words.
Qu Yi smiled and asked gently, “Instrument God, where are Ze Di’s men now? I want to deal with them.”
“The Mountainous Area of Water Towns,” Instrument God replied calmly.
Hearing this, Qu Yi vanished in an instant.
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On the other side, Long Zhan Tian had already given orders to transfer all 100 million disciples from the Land of Sun to the Land of Unity, initiating a massive battle among the disciples.
The sudden arrival of 100 million disciples greatly strengthened Long Zhan Tian’s side.

At present, in any mine occupied by Zhuang Guangming on the Continent of Unity, the number of disciples stationed there does not exceed 20 million. Undoubtedly, these 100 million disciples descending from the sky are beyond the capacity of the disciples guarding any of Zhuang Guangming’s mines to resist.

For a medium-sized primordial ore vein, Zhuang Guangming dispatched 10 million disciples to guard it, and they immediately encountered severe danger.

“Ah, a large group of people is flying over,” suddenly shouted one of the patrol disciples.

Soon, all the patrol disciples sensed it using their magical awareness.

“It’s bad—enemies are attacking!” The patrol disciples all started shouting, using their magical energy to spread the message.

Immediately, the 10 million disciples under Zhuang Guangming learned that a large group filled with murderous intent was approaching. Undoubtedly, they realized that Long Zhan Tian had sent troops to seize this primordial ore vein.

“All disciples, do not panic! Gather together and prepare to fight,” shouted Xiao Buji, the elder in charge of this primordial ore vein, loudly.

Then, the core disciples leading each group passed on the order to the disciples in their respective areas.

“Long Zhan Tian sent his disciples to attack us—why fear them? Are we afraid of him?”

“We’re all disciples. Since Long Zhan Tian sent a group to die, we’ll just help them fulfill that fate.”

“That’s right! Disciples of the Demon Realm grow through battle. In this fight, I’ll fight hard and surely break through another level of cultivation.”

“Let’s work together and fight against Long Zhan Tian’s disciples!”

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Throughout various areas, the disciples of Zhuang Guangming’s side shouted, trying to boost their courage.

But when they saw the growing number of people flying in the sky—like swarms of locusts, countless and dark as night—fear took hold of all their hearts.

“100 million… at least 100 million disciples,” Elder Xiao Buji said, his lips trembling.

The elders were all at the mid-level Earth Soul Demon cultivation stage. Naturally, Xiao Buji had already sensed the number of attackers and knew that his 10 million disciples could never withstand those 100 million foes.

“All disciples, heed my order! Abandon the primordial ore vein and scatter to save your lives.”

Unwilling to see the disciples he led die, Xiao Buji urgently ordered them to flee for their lives.

“Ah, there are too many disciples coming—definitely 100 million!”

“The elder has given the order. Hurry up and run! If we don’t leave now, it will be too late.”

“My goodness, isn’t Long Zhan Tian too ruthless? Sending 100 million disciples at once to attack us!”
“Never mind, survival is the top priority; delay just means death.”
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In an instant, 10 million disciples became chaotic, with deafening noises echoing across the sky.
At the same time, all 10 million disciples took to the air, using every ounce of their strength to harness their demonic energy and reach maximum speed in order to flee as fast as possible.
Before long, the disciples of Long Zhan Tian arrived like waves surging from the heavens, howling as they passed by. The killing intent carried by those 100 million disciples was suffocating, creating violent storms in the space around them.
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
The 100 million disciples reached the area above the Origin Mineral Veins, their screams shaking people’s souls.
Yet, the Origin Mineral Veins were completely empty—not a single disciple remained there.
Led by their leaders, the 100 million disciples didn’t even pause at the Origin Mineral Veins but continued rushing forward toward other mineral deposits.
It could be said that after sending all the disciples from the Land of the Sun, Long Zhan Tian faced no real resistance in any battle. The disciples under Zhuang Guangming fled at the slightest sign of danger, giving up completely without hesitation.
In just two months, Long Zhan Tian had fully reclaimed the Land of the Commons, squeezing Zhuang Guangming’s forces back to the Land of Water.
Without stopping, Long Zhan Tian then moved all 500 million of his disciples to the Land of Water, gathering them in the Tianjiao Grand Canyon in the heart of the continent.
The Tianjiao Grand Canyon was extremely straight, stretching for tens of thousands of miles.
The battle between the elders of Long Zhan Tian and Zhuang Guangming was set to take place in this canyon.
By then, Long Zhan Tian had already deployed all 500 million of his disciples to the west side of the canyon, filling numerous mountains. Zhuang Guangming, on the other hand, gathered the remaining 300 million disciples on the east side, also occupying many mountains.
The two armies stood on opposite sides of the canyon, facing each other.
With 500 million versus 300 million disciples, neither side decided to engage in a full-scale battle right away but instead had symbolic skirmishes.
Each day, one million disciples from each side would go out to fight fiercely until one side’s troops were wiped out, after which the survivors could return to their mountains.
These skirmishes continued until the elders of both sides arrived.
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Meanwhile, Qu Yi arrived in the Water Village Mountains.
In this region, every mountain was surrounded by rivers and streams, with mist and vapor everywhere, creating a breathtakingly beautiful landscape.
The 19 people sent by Emperor Ze were living in these Water Village Mountains, hiding and waiting for the day of the elders’ final battle.

When Qu Yi floated over, the nineteen people didn’t notice him, as he was emitting an aura of chaotic energy that was indistinguishable from the natural spiritual energy, with extremely subtle energy fluctuations. Thus, none of them paid much attention to him, thinking he was just an ordinary cultivator who had come to this mountainous area in search of rare treasures.

“Wow, what a beautiful place!” Qu Yi exclaimed exaggeratedly as he flew around in the air.

Anyone who heard this would think of him as a mere mortal who had come here to enjoy the scenery.

“The sky is so high; the water is so long; the clouds are so beautiful…”

Qu Yi continued flying, uttering a series of exclamations that echoed throughout the mountains.

“Who is this? Is he crazy? Coming here to disturb my cultivation?” complained a powerful Mid-Level Earth Soul Demon hidden in a cave on a mountain peak.

This man was one of the ten Mid-Level Earth Soul Demon messengers sent by Emperor Ze.

As if Qu Yi had superhearing, he immediately flew toward the mountain where the powerful man was, moving with effortless grace.

“If Hong Yi hadn’t strictly ordered us not to leave the mountain, I would have gone and torn off the head of this boring guy,” said the man in the cave, growing annoyed.

When Qu Yi reached above the mountain peak, he suddenly flashed and appeared right outside the cave. With two easy movements, he broke through the defensive formations outside and entered the cave.

“Ah… You…!” The man stood up in shock, shouting in panic.

Qu Yi merely smiled faintly and said, “I’m here to take your life.”

With that, the life core of the Soul-Stealing Flower flew out from Qu Yi’s soul space and headed toward the man’s head, emitting thousands of golden rays.

“No…!” The man uttered his last words in life.

By now, the life core already possessed the strength of a High-Level Earth Soul Demon. As a natural killer among the Soul-Stealing Flowers, it handled a Mid-Level Earth Soul Demon with ease.

The man couldn’t hold out even for a breath before the Soul-Stealing Flower was completely drained by the life core.

Qu Yi watched all this with a smile.

“Who dares to come here and kill people?”

At that moment, eighteen powerful warriors arrived outside the mountain peak and stood guard outside the cave.

Hong Yi shouted angrily.

Qu Yi floated outside the cave and, facing all those angry faces, smiled and said, “I’m here to kill people.”