Chapter 35: Enslaving Emperor Hao

Emperor Hao’s avatar thought that sealing the cave entrance with a barrier would allow him to safely take over another’s body. Little did he know that Qu Yi could activate the divine formula card to break through the barrier and enter the cave.
At that moment, Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower had entered another person’s soul space, killing that person’s Soul Flower while also controlling their physical body.
Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the man’s body trembled violently. Clearly shocked by Qu Yi’s unexpected intrusion and Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower, he could no longer control his body, and it seemed even harder to destroy that man’s Soul Flower.
“Qu Yi, you actually managed to break through the barrier made of Tianwang Crystal… Hmph. Though I was slightly off in my predictions, you still can’t escape my grasp. You can’t imagine that it only takes moments for the Soul Flower of a higher-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortal to destroy that of a four-star Heavenly Soul Immortal.”
Suddenly, Emperor Hao’s avatar took control of the man’s body and spoke.
Qu Yi shook his head and smiled, “Of course I know. But you never considered that after you succeed in taking over this body, its cultivation level will still be that of a four-star Heavenly Soul Immortal. In other words, you can only rely on that level of strength. It will be too easy for me to deal with you.”
The man’s body trembled again.
“That’s impossible! Qu Yi, it hasn’t even been five hundred years since you ascended to the Immortal Realm. How could you possibly reach the cultivation level of a Heavenly Soul Immortal? As long as you haven’t reached that level, even with the Haotian Sword, you can’t defeat me,” Emperor Hao’s voice rang out once more.
By now, Emperor Hao’s avatar seemed to have successfully taken over the man’s body and had full control.
“Who says it takes five hundred years to reach the cultivation level of a one-star Heavenly Soul Immortal? I’m already at that level now. You miscalculated, Emperor Hao. The only reason is that you’ve been stuck in this treasure for too long, isolated from the outside world, and failed to notice my movements,” Qu Yi laughed.
As he spoke, he transformed the chaotic energy within him into fire energy, revealing his cultivation level as a one-star Heavenly Soul Immortal.
At that moment, the five others were still improving their cultivation in the Origin Heavenly Veins, so Qu Yi was still at the one-star level. But he would soon reach the two-star level.
“What… You’re really at the one-star Heavenly Soul Immortal level?” Emperor Hao cried in panic.
Of course, Emperor Hao, having been reborn through body theft, knew well the power of his signature immortal weapon, the Haotian Sword. With the power of a one-star Heavenly Soul Immortal, it could unleash strength equivalent to that of a six-star Heavenly Soul Immortal—something he certainly couldn’t resist at the moment.

Qu Yi smiled and already had the Haotian Sword in his hand. In the blink of an eye, he swung the sword.
“Emperor Hao, you originally planned to take over my body. But after those six people arrived, you saw the value in their Tianpo Immortal-level bodies and gave up on taking over mine. Still, you want to kill me and seize the divine artifacts on me. Since you’re determined to deal with me, don’t blame me—I’ll kill you,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he swung the sword fiercely.
In the direction the Haotian Sword swept, flames like birds, carrying the power of six fire worlds, rushed toward Emperor Hao and set him ablaze.
“Hmph, Qu Yi, you still miscalculated. A supreme Tianhen Immortal is not someone you can deal with casually. Even if I abandon this body and take over yours directly, you’ll still die,” Emperor Hao replied coldly, unshaken.
Suddenly, Emperor Hao’s body exploded, and an even larger fireball shot out in all directions. The powerful force of the Fire World pushed back the flames sent by the Haotian Sword.
At the same time as the explosion, Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower rushed out of the fire and landed on Qu Yi’s head, immediately penetrating into Qu Yi’s soul space, aiming to destroy Qu Yi’s Soul Flower and take over his body.
“Ha…”
Qu Yi offered no resistance, shaking violently as he laughed wildly.
Once Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower entered Qu Yi’s soul space, it was shocked to find a sphere floating inside. The aura emitted by this sphere nearly shattered Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower.
That sphere was, of course, the Dimension Sphere. A golden beam shot from it and instantly struck Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower.
Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower immediately calmed down.
At that moment, Qu Yi heard the voice of the Artifact God’s immortal consciousness: “Qu Yi, Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower has been frozen by me. What do you want to do with him?”
Qu Yi was amazed. He had to admit his admiration for this extremely powerful being—the Artifact God. A supreme Tianhen Immortal’s Soul Flower could be frozen at will; such power was truly terrifying.
“Artifact God, how about this? Enslave Emperor Hao’s Soul Flower and choose one of these five bodies to take over. I’ll think about how to use Emperor Hao’s identity for my own purposes later,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
In other words, Qu Yi was about to have a slave of the supreme Tianhen Immortal level.
Supreme Tianhen Immortal—the highest cultivation level in the immortal realm.
“Alright, I’ll do as you say,” the Artifact God replied calmly.

Soon, the Soul Flower of Emperor Hao was released. It chose one of the five men in a dazed state—a man with the cultivation level of a Four-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal—and allowed the Soul Flower to take over his body. In a short while, Emperor Hao was reborn.
“You… Qu Yi, you actually controlled me,” Emperor Hao said, his whole body trembling.
Qu Yi smiled and said directly, “Emperor Hao, you can’t blame me. If it weren’t for your deliberate schemes, I wouldn’t have done this to you. Well, since things have come to this, stop thinking further and just follow me from now on.”
Emperor Hao widened his eyes in anger but dared not speak.
Qu Yi looked at Emperor Hao and saw that this body was still strong and the appearance was young. If Emperor Hao were to go out now, probably no one in the Immortal Realm would suspect that this body was actually Emperor Hao.
“By the way, Emperor Hao, when you entered the Ruins Realm Divine Realm back then, you must have left a record of the planets you visited, right?” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Qu Yi entered Emperor Hao’s treasure trove after hearing from the Dragon Emperor that Emperor Hao wasn’t dead and that his avatar must have drawn a map of the Ruins Realm Divine Realm, so he came here. Naturally, since Qu Yi controlled Emperor Hao, he had to obtain this map.
Emperor Hao gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, “Yes. When my true self entered the Ruins Realm Divine Realm, my avatar has always received my thoughts, so it recorded the paths of the planets I visited one by one. Now, I’ll give you that map.”
After saying that, Emperor Hao went to the puppet body he had been in earlier, opened a secret compartment behind it, and took out a black jade piece in the shape of a card.
Qu Yi took it and immediately scanned it with his immortal sense.
“Not bad. The Ruins Realm Divine Realm is indeed vast, with many dangerous places,” Qu Yi said with a smile after scanning it.
The places Emperor Hao had visited actually spanned an entire star domain, meaning he had already explored one-sixth of the Ruins Realm Divine Realm.
Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Emperor Hao’s expression darkened greatly. He said unwillingly, “If it weren’t for that wretch Huang Xu’s schemes back then, with the Boundless Stars I obtained from the Ruins Realm Divine Realm, I could have entered it directly and surely reached every corner of it.”
This was indeed true. Back then, Emperor Hao had the cultivation level of a Supreme Heavenly Soul Immortal, and by using the Boundless Stars, he could travel from the Ruins Realm Divine Realm to the Cultivation Realm. Naturally, even after the Ruins Realm Divine Realm closed for a hundred years, Emperor Hao could still use the Boundless Stars to enter it from the Immortal Realm and explore it alone.

Qu Yi nodded and smiled, saying, “Emperor Hao, since you’ve just been reborn by taking over another’s body, you shouldn’t go out. In the future, I’ll let you out when I need you.” Without waiting for Emperor Hao to reply, Qu Yi immediately sent him into the Tiny World Sphere. At the same time, with a thought, Qu Yi released the ninety-nine highest leaders of various demon races he had captured in the Demon Realm. The ninety-nine five-star Heavenly Soul Demon warriors stood closely together. “Go and search every entrance in this treasure trove thoroughly, then bring them to me,” Qu Yi ordered. Throughout the entire treasure trove, aside from the entrances those six people had used from top to bottom, there were still dozens of entrances unsearched, so Qu Yi sent these ninety-nine people to clean them up. “Yes, master,” the ninety-nine replied promptly. Qu Yi nodded. After a while, the ninety-nine returned to the cave, each handing over a space ring. Qu Yi collected all the space rings and then sent the ninety-nine into the Tiny World Sphere, before turning his attention to the four people still standing on the ground. “Ah, your mission is complete; there’s no need for you to live on anymore,” Qu Yi said with a smile. With that, he drew out the Haotian Sword and immediately killed the four Heavenly Soul Immortal warriors. ※※※ Inside the Tiny World Sphere, Qu Yi lay on his soft chair. Next to the chair were ten ornate boxes—those ten boxes he had seized from Emperor Hao’s treasure trove. “Instrument God, I owe you thanks once again. Without your expertise, I wouldn’t have dared enter Emperor Hao’s treasure trove, nor could I have enslaved him or obtained these ten boxes along with countless treasures,” Qu Yi said, turning to look at the Instrument God with a smile. The Instrument God lay with his eyes closed, chewing slowly, and lazily replied, “Stop flattery. Hurry up and open those ten boxes to see what treasures are inside.” Qu Yi chuckled. Then, with successive slaps of his right hand, invisible chaotic energy was emitted, causing all ten boxes to open simultaneously, revealing the treasures inside. “Wow… Instrument God, you really didn’t lie to me. These ten treasures are all Immortal weapons at the upper Heavenly Soul Immortal level. I’m rich! I’m truly rich!” Qu Yi exclaimed excitedly, looking at the treasures in the ten boxes. The treasures included two swords, two knives, two guns, two staffs, and two halberds. The Instrument God opened his eyes, turned over, glanced at the treasures in the ten boxes, and said indifferently, “They look okay. Enough for those five of them.”