Chapter 29: The Dragon Emperor

After asking about the matters of the Fallen Realm Divine World, Qu Yi released Liu Feng from the Tiny Realm Sphere. Naturally, Liu Feng and Liu Bo would go to find Liu Zhuo, while the three-headed Flowing Shadow Leopards would launch a massive massacre on the Wind Pavilion Continent, wiping out all other beast races. Without the supreme leader with the rank of Five-Star Heavenly Soul Beast, how could these races resist the attack of the three-headed Flowing Shadow Leopards?
Qu Yi was very at ease and continued to cultivate inside the Tiny Realm Sphere. Of course, at his current level, he had two main tasks: scanning the “Origin Space Dao” formation and using the Star Luo Ding to familiarize himself with the properties of ten thousand types of crafting materials.
Ten years passed effortlessly. Qu Yi lay with his eyes closed on a soft chair, still scanning the remaining 10% of the “Origin Space Dao” formation. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and took out a communication card.
“Qu Yi, come to Wind Roar Island immediately—there’s an urgent matter to discuss,” came the message from the card, sent by Wind Crown.
After reading the message, Qu Yi’s eyes narrowed briefly before he smiled and said, “Good. Those three leopards—Liu Feng, Liu Bo, and Liu Zhuo—have already killed all the other beast races on the Wind Pavilion Continent. I’ve also obtained a hundred beast pills. It’s time to meet Wind Crown and get those one billion yuan worth of beast stones.”
Immediately, Qu Yi left the Tiny Realm Sphere and used the Boundless Star Map to travel to Wind Roar Island in the Tian Meng Star of the Golden Dragon Star Region.
At the entrance of the Wind Dragon Academy, Qu Yi flew over.
“Oh, Qu Yi… Wind Crown has ordered that as long as it’s you, you can enter without announcing yourself,” said the head guard, whose true form was a cold-blooded leopard dragon. Upon seeing Qu Yi, he exclaimed in delight.
Qu Yi nodded and flew straight into the Wind Dragon Academy.
In the Crown Feather Tower, Wind Crown’s residence, Qu Yi entered directly, waved at Wind Crown, who was already waiting in the hall, and then sat down.
“Hehe, Qu Yi, you’re really straightforward,” Wind Crown said with a smile as he sat down as well.
Qu Yi smiled at Wind Crown and suddenly asked, “Wind Crown, I have a guess I’ve been wanting to ask you. Back then, you, Void, Flowing Shadow, Annihilation Water, along with another beast cultivator, along with ten more cultivators from the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, went to the Cultivation Realm to hunt down Emperor Hao. Later, did Void, Flowing Shadow, and Annihilation Water—the three survivors—return directly from the Cultivation Realm to the Beast Realm?”

It turned out that after talking with Liufeng, Qu Yi already had a guess. Since cultivators at the Yuan Yao level couldn’t emerge from the Ruin Realm Divine World, it was natural that Kuangxu, Liuying, and Yanshui, who were all at that level back then, were able to return safely and later even became the leaders of three star regions. They surely hadn’t returned directly from the Ruin Realm Divine World.

Upon hearing this, Feng Guan swallowed back what he wanted to say and looked at Qu Yi in surprise before nodding.

“Yes, the five of us from the Fiend Realm each carried five Tianyuan Stones. As long as we kill Emperor Hao, we can use these five stones to form a Break-Barrier Ascension Array and return directly to the Fiend Realm,” Feng Guan replied without hiding anything.

A smile appeared on Qu Yi’s face—he finally understood what had happened.

Kuangxu, Kuangxu, Liuying, and Yanshui, all at the Yuan Yao level, were captured by the leaders of the five star regions in the Fiend Realm back then and sent to the Cultivation World by those leaders to hunt down Emperor Hao and seize his Boundless Star Array and several divine artifacts he had obtained from the Ruin Realm Divine World. Later, Emperor Hao died in the Haotian Immortal Mansion. The surviving Kuangxu, Liuying, and Yanshui established three fiend cultivation sects in the Cultivation World—Bai Shou Feng, Xian Yue Ya, and Jiu Gong Dao—and then used the Tianyuan Stones to return to the Fiend Realm.

Tianyuan Stones were very special spiritual stones, naturally occurring in groups of five, with one of each of the five elements. Their grade was equivalent to that of high-ranking Heavenly Soul Immortals, and powerful cultivators could use them to break through barriers and create spatial passages.

“Oh, by the way, Feng Guan, here are a hundred Fiend Pills, all obtained from Tianxian Star in the Tuoba Star Region. Count them,” Qu Yi suddenly exclaimed happily, tossing a hundred Fiend Pills of varying sizes in front of Feng Guan.

“Ah…”

Feng Guan was speechless. Once again, he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

For someone at the lower-level Earth Soul Fiend level like Feng Guan, counting them was just a glance—so there was no mistake in the number of a hundred Fiend Pills.

“Qu Yi, you’re really crazy. Our Dragon Clan issued this hunting mission merely to embarrass Kuangxu, Liuying, and Yanshui and vent our anger from being framed by them back then. I never expected you to actually carry out this mission and wipe out their birthplaces as well,” Feng Guan said, shaking his head in admiration.

At this moment, Qu Yi remained silent. He stretched out his right hand, signaling Feng Guan to bring out the Yuan Yao Stones.

Feng Guan was speechless again.

Soon after, he took out a communication card and sent a message to someone in the Wind Dragon Clan, likely to arrange for the Yuan Yao Stones to be brought over.

A billion-yuan demon stone—Feng Guan couldn’t produce it all at once.
Qu Yi sat casually in his chair, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, “Alright, Feng Guan. You called me here—what urgent matter is it?”
Hearing this, Feng Guan’s body, which had been trembling earlier, finally calmed down.
“The Dragon Emperor wants to see you,” Feng Guan replied simply.
Qu Yi’s eyes widened slightly, and his heart skipped a beat. The ruler of the entire Golden Dragon Star Region and head of the dragon clan—the Dragon Emperor—wanted to meet him?
After thinking it over, Qu Yi realized that even this powerful Heavenly Soul Demon, the Dragon Emperor, couldn’t trap him now, so there was no danger. It wouldn’t hurt to meet him; maybe he could even get some information.
“Since the Dragon Emperor wants to see me, I certainly can’t refuse. When will he arrive?” Qu Yi asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Feng Guan’s tense expression relaxed. It seemed he had truly feared Qu Yi might refuse, which would have been difficult to explain.
“The Dragon Emperor has already arrived on a nearby planet and is waiting for your decision. Since you agree, I’ll send him a message right away,” Feng Guan said happily.
Qu Yi nodded.
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Wind Roar Island, as the only free land for exotic demons from Tian Meng Star, had always been home to many cultivators. Their number was nearly 100 million, including some powerful beings at the Heavenly Soul Demon level.
At that moment, a rapid yellow light streaked through the starry sky near Tian Meng Star, and soon a yellow dot descended straight toward Wind Roar Island.
Along with this figure in the sky came an aura that shattered space—a sense of invincibility, suffocating, and awe-inspiring.
It was a proud and imposing middle-aged man with a stern face, exuding an air of authority from his position at the top. Dressed in a yellow robe, a single step he took sent shivers through people’s hearts.
This man was the ruler of the Golden Dragon Star Region and head of the entire dragon clan—the Dragon Emperor.
“Hehe.” As soon as the Dragon Emperor landed, he simply smiled and vanished.
Almost simultaneously, his figure appeared in the hall of Guan Yu Tower.
Qu Yi and Feng Guan immediately stood up when they saw the Dragon Emperor arrive.
“Dragon Emperor…” Feng Guan even knelt down right away.
Qu Yi looked at the Dragon Emperor, raised his hand in greeting, and said with a smile, “Dragon Emperor, I am Qu Yi.”
The Dragon Emperor raised his hand, and an invisible force lifted Feng Guan up. Without saying a word, he threw Feng Guan out of Guan Yu Tower.
Qu Yi was stunned.

The Dragon Emperor smiled and nodded, then placed a barrier of demonic energy in the Crown Feather Tower, clearly intending to isolate their conversation from the outside world. Seeing this, Qu Yi shrugged and casually sat down in a chair. The Dragon Emperor sat down in the chair opposite Qu Yi, glanced at him, and said with a smile, “Qu Yi, the leader of the Wind Dragon Clan has already told me about your situation. I came here specifically to talk to you.” The leader of the Wind Dragon Clan was Feng Jin, Qu Yi’s own brother. “If the Dragon Emperor has something to say, please go straight to the point,” Qu Yi said with a smile. With someone in high position like the Dragon Emperor, it was better to be direct—no need for formalities. The Dragon Emperor smiled and then said, “Frankly speaking, you truly are the one who obtained the Emperor Hao’s treasure. The matter I’m here to discuss with you is related to Emperor Hao’s treasure, as well as the Divine Realm of Meteorfall.” Qu Yi’s eyes widened as he gestured for the Dragon Emperor to continue. “Qu Yi, in the Heavenly Immortal Mansion, you obtained the map to Emperor Hao’s treasure, right?” the Dragon Emperor asked directly. “I did,” Qu Yi replied succinctly. Getting a definite answer, the Dragon Emperor perked up and said with a smile, “Qu Yi, let me tell you something—Emperor Hao actually hasn’t died yet. I’m probably the only one who knows this.” Qu Yi’s eyes widened again; this news from the Dragon Emperor was hard to believe. “How is that possible?” Qu Yi asked right away. The Dragon Emperor chuckled and didn’t hide it, saying, “Because back then, Emperor Hao crafted a magical artifact for me. That’s when I learned he had created a puppet. Later, Emperor Hao turned that puppet into his own avatar. So, although Emperor Hao’s true body is dead, his avatar is still alive. As long as his soul remains, it means Emperor Hao hasn’t died yet.” After hearing this, Qu Yi sat quietly in his chair, already thinking deeply. “This Emperor Hao set up the Heavenly Immortal Mansion as a trap, seemingly aiming to find someone to go to his treasure, so that his puppet avatar could seize control and allow Emperor Hao to be reborn,” Qu Yi realized. Knowing Emperor Hao’s plan, Qu Yi felt a chill in his heart. Though Emperor Hao’s schemes were clever, he had met Qu Yi, and all his efforts would be in vain. Then, Qu Yi looked at the Dragon Emperor and said with a smile, “Dragon Emperor, you’ve shared such a secret with me. What do you want from me?” Qu Yi didn’t believe that someone like the Dragon Emperor would come to him for no reason and reveal such a secret.

The Dragon Emperor laughed heartily and said, “It’s great! I won’t hide from you—I just want to make a deal with you. After you go to Emperor Hao’s treasure trove and obtain the star map of the Meteor Domain Divine Realm drawn by Emperor Hao, you should also make a copy for me.”
Qu Yi’s eyes sharpened.