Chapter 47: The Desolate Land of Heavenly Demons

Qu Yi arrived at the eastern part of Tianfu Continent, the Desolate Land of Heavenly Demons.
This desolate land was actually a region filled with poisonous gases, with the core being a crater that continuously emitted toxic fumes. The poisonous gases from the crater drifted in the air, spreading throughout the surroundings and destroying all life within a thousand miles. As a result, the entire area around the crater remained deathly silent, the land darkened, and the air was saturated with various poisonous gases.
These gases had an impact even on powerful Heavenly Demon cultivators. In mild cases, they could only kill those at the Tianpo Demon cultivation level; in severe cases, even those at the Tianhun Demon cultivation level could not withstand them. This was how the Desolate Land of Heavenly Demons came to be.
Now, Qu Yi stood at the edge of this desolate land, staring at the dark expanse ahead and sensing the faint poisonous gases in the air, sighing repeatedly.
“Tianfu Star even has such a desolate place—it truly is a miraculous planet,” Qu Yi murmured.
After saying that, he intended to enter the Dimensional Sphere and fly to the core of the desolate land, the Crater of Gaseous Emissions.
Suddenly, the Artifact God transmitted a message.
“Qu Yi, wait. Don’t rush to the Crater of Gaseous Emissions yet,” the Artifact God said calmly.
Hearing this, Qu Yi was puzzled and immediately asked, “Artifact God, have you discovered something?”
Of course, knowing the Artifact God’s temperament, Qu Yi understood that it must have detected something strange and was warning him; otherwise, it wouldn’t waste energy and would continue to sleep on the soft chair.
“Qu Yi, near this Desolate Land of Heavenly Demons, there are three powerful Tianpo Demon cultivators from other planets. Their demonic senses have been monitoring this area. Just now, when you appeared, those three immediately retracted their senses, took out communication cards, and sent messages,” the Artifact God’s calm voice came through.
At that moment, Qu Yi understood—those three Tianpo Demon cultivators must have been sent to spy on him.
After a while, Qu Yi thought carefully.
“It seems I need to put on a show here,” he said, his eyes gleaming with a smile.
Immediately, he flew into the Desolate Land of Heavenly Demons. But after flying less than a thousand meters in, he flew back out, pretending to be harmed by the poisonous gases, sitting on the ground as if trying to use his demonic energy to expel the toxins from his body.
Of course, all of this was done to make those three spies believe that Qu Yi couldn’t enter the Desolate Land of Heavenly Demons at all.

Three powerful Tianpo Demons in the vicinity were watching Qu Yi’s movements. After seeing him enter the Heavenly Demon Desolation and come out injured, they were convinced that Qu Yi intended to enter it but was driven away by the poisonous gas due to his insufficient cultivation level. Qu Yi had achieved his goal of acting out this scenario.

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A month later, Qu Yi finally stood up from the ground, seemingly having expelled all the poisonous gas from his body. He took a deep breath. “The poisonous gas in this Heavenly Demon Desolation is truly fierce. With my current cultivation level, it’s a one-way trip.” Qu Yi exclaimed in frustration. Undoubtedly, this sigh was also heard by the three hidden Tianpo Demons nearby. Unconsciously, a sinister smile appeared on each of their faces. “Qu Yi’s cultivation level must not be that of a three-star Tianpo Demon; otherwise, he would have noticed me and wouldn’t have shouted so carelessly. Judging from how deep he flew into the Heavenly Demon Desolation, he’s only a two-star Tianpo Demon. Hmph, as long as the Alliance Leader leads his men here, Qu Yi will never be able to enter the Heavenly Demon Desolation again.” Such thoughts crossed the minds of the three Tianpo Demons. They were merely tasked with monitoring Qu Yi’s activities. With their three-star cultivation levels, if they had seen Qu Yi’s poor performance, they would have attacked him long ago. At that moment, panic appeared in their eyes as they murmured, “Qu Yi has even taken the King of Colorful Toads as his pet.” It turned out that after uttering his sigh, Qu Yi suddenly called out, “King of Colorful Toads, come out.” The King of Colorful Toads, over twenty meters tall, appeared and landed beside Qu Yi. Its huge head faced the Heavenly Demon Desolation, its mouth open as it inhaled the poisonous gas drifting from there. “Master, the poisonous gas in this Heavenly Demon Desolation is my nourishment. With just one breath, I can produce venom in my body,” the King of Colorful Toads exclaimed excitedly. Undoubtedly, this voice also reached the senses of the three hidden Tianpo Demons. Their expressions changed drastically, filled with panic. “This is bad. The King of Colorful Toads has a natural talent for using poison. With its help, it will be easy for Qu Yi to enter the pit in the Heavenly Demon Desolation. The Alliance Leader will take some time to arrive. If Qu Yi enters now, they won’t be able to stop him, and I’ll be punished by the Alliance Leader.” Such fearful thoughts filled their minds.

If punished by the alliance leader, it could be very serious—death might even be the outcome. Suddenly, the three hidden Tianpo demon warriors flew into the air at the same time and landed in front of Qu Yi. “Fellow cultivator, do you want to enter the Heavenly Demon Desolation? This isn’t a joke. Once you go in, you’ll be harmed by the poisonous gases here.” The three Tianpo demon warriors stepped forward and warned Qu Yi simultaneously, seemingly very concerned about his safety. Of course, their purpose in appearing was to buy time for Qu Yi. Qu Yi sized up the three of them before suddenly bursting into laughter. “You three bastards! Do you think I don’t know you’ve been hiding nearby, spying on me? Good, since you’ve come out yourselves, then give me your lives!” No sooner had he spoken than, before the three Tianpo demon warriors could fly away, ninety other demon warrior elites appeared beside Qu Yi. This was exactly what Qu Yi had been waiting for—now that the three had come out, he could kill them all at once. Otherwise, if he attacked them personally, he would only kill one, while the other two would escape. The three Tianpo demon warriors had thought Qu Yi didn’t know their identities and that by coming out to warn him, he wouldn’t suspect them or attack them. But reality was the opposite, which terrified them instantly. “Qu Yi, don’t be arrogant! Our alliance leader is on his way. You won’t be able to enter the Heavenly Pit!” the three Tianpo demon warriors shouted angrily. At this point, they could only pretend to be the alliance leader and try to make Qu Yi submit. Unfortunately, in their panic, they lost their wits and didn’t realize how those ninety Tianpo demon warriors had appeared beside Qu Yi. Hearing their defiant words, Qu Yi merely smiled, waved his hand, signaling that it was time to attack. The ninety demon warriors immediately launched a barrage of attacks, with ninety spells covering the three Tianpo demon warriors at once. Naturally, with ninety people whose cultivation levels were higher than those of the three, there was no way they could resist. Their bodies turned to nothingness, leaving only a huge pit in the ground. Qu Yi smiled and quickly pulled the ninety demon warriors back into his Dimensional Sphere, leaving only the King of Colorful Toads. Just then, the voice of the God of Weapons came through: “Qu Yi, three groups of forces have arrived at Freedom Island on Tianfu Star. They’re all heading your way.” Undoubtedly, the three alliance leaders had brought their men with them. Qu Yi smiled and said casually, “If they want to come, let them come. Let’s see how they can stop me in the Heavenly Demon Desolation.”

After saying that, Qu Yi possessed the King of Colorful Toads and ordered him to immediately enter the Heavenly Fiend Desolation. The King of Colorful Toads jumped into the Heavenly Fiend Desolation, releasing a surge of Fiend Essence to protect Qu Yi on his back, then swiftly dived deeper into the desolation. Above the inner sea of Tianfu Star, the leader of the Wood Forest Alliance, Kong Xu, the leader of the Water Ocean Alliance, Yan Shui, and the leader of the Earth Tamer Alliance, Liu Ying, each accompanied by ten powerful Heavenly Soul Fiends, were flying at high speed through the sky. With the cultivation levels of these three alliance leaders as Heavenly Soul Fiends, their Fiend Senses naturally detected Qu Yi’s movements and realized he was entering the Heavenly Fiend Desolation. “Damn it!” The three leaders grew furious inside. The thirty-some people flew even faster. Just as the King of Colorful Toads reached the edge of the pit in the Heavenly Fiend Desolation, the three leaders arrived at its perimeter. “Qu Yi, the Heavenly Fiend Desolation isn’t something you can just barge into. I advise you to take that teleportation artifact and leave Tianfu Star right away,” said Kong Xu, who had landed but didn’t enter the desolation immediately, instead trying to persuade him kindly. Yan Shui and Liu Ying stood beside Kong Xu, their faces showing no malice. “You three bastards! Do you think I don’t know? At the bottom of this pit lies the world’s most deadly poison, Soul Devouring Qi. You’re afraid that if I get it, it will threaten your lives, right? Well, you’re right. Once I have Soul Devouring Qi, I’ll make you three suffer greatly,” Qu Yi’s vicious voice came through from within the Heavenly Fiend Desolation. The three leaders’ expressions turned grim, and the thirty Heavenly Soul Fiends behind them also felt uneasy. “Qu Yi, there’s no grudge between us, right? You’ve already taken five of our primal life forces from us and shown off on the planet where we were born. We’re willing to let it go—why do you still hate us so much?” Yan Shui cried out righteousnessfully. Meanwhile, Kong Xu, Yan Shui, and Liu Ying had secretly connected through their Fiend Senses, preparing to strike together and kill the King of Colorful Toads. Undoubtedly, what the three leaders were thinking was that if they killed the King of Colorful Toads, Qu Yi wouldn’t be able to enter the pit, thus losing the chance to reach its bottom and obtain Soul Devouring Qi.

Qu Yi seemed to already know the three’s plans and immediately retorted, “You three bastards! Back then, you sent people to the Cultivation Realm to deal with me, and I also promised Emperor Hao that I would eliminate you scumbags who once hunted him. So, don’t even think about getting along well with me. Oh, by the way, if you think you can team up to kill the King of Colorful Toads, forget it.”
At that moment, the three alliance leaders vanished in a flash and suddenly appeared at the edge of the abyss in the Heavenly Demon Desolation.
However, the King of Colorful Toads had already leaped into the abyss before the three alliance leaders arrived.
The poisonous gas emanating from the abyss blocked the three alliance leaders’ demonic senses.