Chapter 7: Souls, Bodies, and Humans

The five alliances of the Demon Realm and the five alliances of the Fiend Realm finally arrived at the Ruin Domain Divine Realm. The members of the four alliances of the Immortal Realm had been waiting on the border planet of the Ruin Domain Divine Realm for five years, finally waiting for all ten alliances from the Demon and Fiend Realms to arrive.

Just as the members of the five alliances of the Fiend Realm arrived one after another at the Ruin Domain Divine Realm, the leaders of the four Immortal Realm alliances and the five Demon Realm alliances all took to the air and flew to the nearby border planet.

“Friends from the Fiend Realm, you’ve finally arrived,” they called out into the sky.

When these nine leaders landed on the border planet, disbelief shone in their eyes—Qu Yi was standing alongside the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix, chatting and laughing cheerfully.

“When did Qu Yi become friends with the Dragon Emperor?” the nine leaders wondered.

Among the five Fiend Realm alliances, the leader of the Wood Forest Alliance, Kong Xu, the leader of the Water Ocean Alliance, Yan Shui, and the leader of the Earth Trek Alliance, Liu Ying, saw the leaders of the Immortal and Demon Realms arriving and immediately separated from the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix, approaching the nine leaders from the Immortal and Demon Realms.

“Chang Xin, Ji Qiong, An Yu, Si Ren, Zhong Lei, Yang Gui—it’s been so long since we last met,” they said with smiles as they flew over.

Back then, four from the Immortal Realm, three from the Demon Realm, and three from the Fiend Realm survived the pursuit of Emperor Hao. Now, they had finally gathered again. However, among the four Immortal Realm members, Huang Xu was dead, leaving only Chang Xin, Ji Qiong, and An Yu.

“Kong Xu, Yan Shui, Liu Ying—you’ve come too. We nine can be together again,” said Chang Xin, leader of the Golden Mysterious Alliance of the Immortal Realm, with a faint smile.

Immediately, Sha Xi, leader of the Water Lake Alliance of the Immortal Realm, Kong Jiu, leader of the Wood Cutting Alliance of the Demon Realm, and Hua Xiu, leader of the Water Submersion Alliance, stood aside, feeling like they were unnecessary and left out by their own alliance leaders.

The Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix from the Fiend Realm simply continued to smile faintly, still talking to Qu Yi.

Seeing that Qu Yi didn’t regard him as important, Chang Xin smiled faintly without getting angry. Suddenly, he shouted, “Qu Yi, how did you kill Huang Xu?”

Qu Yi appeared in person and explained why he killed Huang Xu but didn’t reveal how he did it. This made all the leaders feel uneasy—clearly disturbed. After all, those who had reached the ranks of Upper Heavenly Soul Immortal, Upper Heavenly Soul Demon, and Upper Heavenly Soul Fiend were almost all the leaders of their respective alliances.

At these words, the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix, who had been chatting warmly with Qu Yi moments ago, instinctively flinched, stepping back—obviously frightened by Chang Xin’s question.

“Qu Yi, you actually killed Huang Xu already,” the Dragon Emperor exclaimed in surprise.
Although the Dragon Emperor knew of Qu Yi’s mystery, he was still confident that his cultivation as a Supreme Soul Demon would allow him to suppress Qu Yi. But now that Qu Yi had the means to kill a Supreme Soul Demon, all his plans had to be carried out with extreme caution.
Qu Yi smiled faintly and said directly, “I did kill Huang Xu, but why should I tell you how?”
The alliance leader was stunned. It was impossible to suppress Qu Yi—he had a transcendent artifact, and no one could capture him. Attempting to assassinate him was out of the question as well, since Qu Yi already had ways to kill each alliance leader, so no one dared act rashly.
Now, Qu Yi possessed strength equal to that of the alliance leaders. Who could expect him to reveal the real reason behind killing Huang Xu?
The Dragon Emperor forced a smile and confidently approached Qu Yi again, saying, “Qu Yi, Huang Xu was just the leader of the Immortal Realm. What does he have to do with my Demon Realm or me, the Dragon Emperor? He’s dead—let’s head deep into the Ruin Realm Divine Realm right now and search for the artifact together.”
The Phoenix also came closer amiably.
Qu Yi glanced at the Dragon Emperor but inwardly sneered. The Dragon Emperor still thought of using the soul beings in the Ruin Realm Divine Realm to kill him.
“Fine, let’s go deep into the Ruin Realm Divine Realm together now,” Qu Yi said with a smile, then took off immediately, flying straight into the depths of the realm.
In fact, over these five years in the Ruin Realm, relying on the star maps drawn by Emperor Hao, he had already reached the depths of the Ruin Realm Divine Realm. Naturally, thanks to the perception of the mysterious figure, the Artifact God, Qu Yi was already aware of some of the dangerous areas there. This time, by returning to the Demon Realm to reunite with the Dragon Emperor, he intended to play him along and let the Dragon Emperor suffer greatly.
Seeing that Qu Yi wasn’t hostile, the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix immediately followed, flying together into the depths of the Ruin Realm Divine Realm. Both of them had the star maps drawn by Emperor Hao, so they weren’t afraid of getting lost in this labyrinthine starry sky.
The other twelve alliance leaders, upon seeing the actions of the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix, immediately realized that they had joined forces with Qu Yi and must have obtained Emperor Hao’s star maps. Thus, those twelve alliance leaders also took off and followed the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix.

Immediately, the powerful immortals, demons, and monsters from various alliances scattered across the planets all took to the air, following their respective alliance leaders. As for the disciples and followers of these immortals, demons, and monsters, they were free to move around in this Divine Realm of Ruins at will.

Qu Yi flew ahead without any signs of tension, swiftly passing from one planet to another.

However, the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix King were furious—they had planned to send Qu Yi to a dangerous planet to take risks, using the special soul bodies in this Divine Realm of Ruins to kill him and seize the divine artifacts he possessed. Now, with twelve alliance leaders following behind, their plan to frame Qu Yi was completely impossible to carry out.

The twelve alliance leaders following behind had made up their minds—they must stick close to Qu Yi if they wanted a chance to obtain his divine artifacts. After all, the chances of finding such artifacts in this Divine Realm of Ruins were slim, and it came with great risk. Now that there was Qu Yi, who possessed these divine artifacts, the twelve alliance leaders would not miss this opportunity.

At the same time, a few of the twelve alliance leaders were communicating with each other using their spiritual senses.

“Si Ren, do you have the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone?” Chang Xin was messaging Si Ren, the leader of the Golden Slash Alliance from the Demon Realm.

As Si Ren flew upward, he showed a puzzled expression and immediately replied, “Chang Xin, after the Soul Stone appeared in the Demon Realm, Qu Yi stole it secretly. As for the Heaven-Transmitting Stone, I have no news about it.”

Chang Xin had already known about the appearance of the Soul Stone in the Demon Realm, but unfortunately, it had been taken by Qu Yi. Hearing Si Ren’s words, Chang Xin realized that it was impossible to obtain the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone from the five leaders of the Demon Realm—likely none of them possessed these two divine stones.

Sure enough, Chang Xin quickly contacted the other four leaders of the Demon Realm—Kong Jiu, Hua Xiu, Zhong Lei, and Yang Gui—and confirmed that none of them either had the Soul Stone or the Heaven-Transmitting Stone.

Undeterred, Chang Xin immediately reached out to the five leaders of the Monster Realm.

“Xu Kong, do you have the Soul Stone and the Heaven-Transmitting Stone?” Chang Xin sent a message through his spiritual senses.

Xu Kong, the leader of the Wood Forest Alliance in the Monster Realm, was surprised that Chang Xin would ask about this. He also wondered why Chang Xin needed these two divine stones.

“Chang Xin, the Heaven-Transmitting Stone has already been taken by Qu Yi. I’ve also never heard of any other leaders in the Monster Realm possessing these two divine stones,” Xu Kong replied calmly.

Undoubtedly, Chang Xin’s expression was grim. Without these two divine stones, he could not complete his He Tian Du Jie grand formation, and his plan to conquer the entire Meteor Domain Divine Realm would also be unfeasible. At this moment, Chang Xin was well aware that to carry out his ambitious plan, he had to kill Qu Yi. Even if he couldn’t obtain the divine artifacts on Qu Yi’s body, he at least needed to seize the Luo Hun Stone and Chuan Tian Stone that Qu Yi possessed. With those two stones, Chang Xin believed he could freely enter and exit the Meteor Domain Divine Realm, giving him many more chances to acquire divine artifacts in the future. As the nine alliance leaders—Chang Xin, Ji Qiong, An Yu, Si Ren, Zhong Lei, Yang Gui, Kong Xuan, Yan Shui, and Liu Ying—who had previously visited the Meteor Domain Divine Realm, their goal this time was the same: to seize the divine artifacts there and prepare thoroughly for their future ascension to the Divine Realm. However, Chang Xin’s plan was even more terrifying, and his ambition even greater. “Qu Yi, I’ll let you enjoy some freedom for now. In the end, all the divine artifacts and stones on you will belong to me. I, Chang Xin, have planned for millions of years, with hidden strength unknown to anyone in the three realms. By then, I’ll surprise all the alliance leaders in the three realms,” a malicious thought arose in Chang Xin’s mind, as his face showed determination. The alliance leaders around him immediately sensed the change in Chang Xin’s expression, each feeling that his strength was unfathomable and extremely dangerous. Qu Yi, of course, also sensed the change in Chang Xin’s aura and sneered inwardly, “Besides forming the mysterious Tian Mu Organization, it seems Chang Xin is hiding some secrets as well. But what do I have to worry about? The secrets on my body are not something Chang Xin can know.” Then, the most powerful group from the three realms continued to swiftly move through the stars. After a month, Qu Yi arrived at a special planet that emitted a unique aura, capable of pressing down on everyone’s Soul Flower and causing great discomfort. As Qu Yi flew through space, he sensed this soul-suppressing aura and decided to land on this planet. “Qu Yi, there are Soul Body People on this planet. I never expected that a battle I fought back then, which caused turmoil in the Divine Realm and led to the formation of this Meteor Domain Divine Realm, would also give rise to such special beings as Soul Body People.” As soon as Qu Yi landed, the immortal consciousness of the Artifact God transmitted a message to him. Soul Body People!

As soon as Qu Yi heard the words of the Instrument God, surprise appeared on his face. Although he had spent five years traveling through parts of the Meteor Domain Divine Realm, since it was all along the star maps already drawn by Emperor Hao, he had not encountered any Soul Body People on those planets. Now that he was finally about to face them, it naturally made him cautious. The Dragon Emperor and the Fire Phoenix also descended and quickly sensed the presence of the Soul Body People, feeling overjoyed.