Chapter 49: No Escape Possible

The exit passage to the Divine Realm of the Ruined Domain was formed, and all the surviving cultivators from the three realms became extremely excited.
“Exit! Exit! Exit!”
Everyone stared at the exit passage, shouting incessantly. Some even flew toward it, aiming to leave through it directly.
Those cultivators who flew near the exit passage instantly turned into nothingness and died on the spot.
At this moment, the cultivators from the three realms stopped shouting and watched in horror at this phenomenon.
Qu Yi’s message turned out to be true—the exit passage could only be passed through freely by cultivators at the Tian Hun Xian level.
Naturally, two comical scenes arose among the surviving cultivators: those who had already obtained ten identity cards trembled with excitement, while those who hadn’t gathered ten cards showed fear on the surrounding planets.
Qu Yi had already gathered enough cultivators with identity cards on one planet to prevent those without them from attacking at that moment.
Now, Qu Yi also appeared above that planet.
“Qu Yi! Qu Yi! Qu Yi!”
Ten million cultivators, upon seeing Qu Yi, immediately raised their arms and cheered, ready to follow his orders.
Qu Yi looked down at them, nodded happily, waved his hand to silence the crowd, and then spoke.
“All cultivators of the three realms, the exit passage to the Divine Realm of the Ruined Domain is now open. Since I have promised to help you leave this realm, I will keep my word. Stop thinking about resisting. I will place you all inside one of my spatial artifacts,” Qu Yi said calmly, his voice steady yet covering the entire planet.
“Qu Yi! Qu Yi! Qu Yi!”
Hearing his words, the ten million cultivators finally relaxed and began cheering again with great enthusiasm.
Amidst this cheering, Qu Yi flew above each cultivator, releasing Dimensional Balls to collect them, bringing them into the balls in groups.
The surface of the planet instantly became empty. It didn’t take long for those ten million cultivators to disappear completely.
On several nearby planets, the powerful members of the Nine Alliances had already emerged, showing off their auras before flying toward the exit passage to the Divine Realm of the Ruined Domain.
However, alliance leaders like Chang Xin, Ji Qiong, An Yu, Yang Gui, Void, Yan Shui, and Liu Ying did not appear.

Qu Yi saw those nearly a hundred Tianhun Immortal-level powerhouses and sneered. With a spatial jump, he arrived beside the exit passage to the Ruin Realm Divine World. “You guys think that just because the exit to the Ruin Realm Divine World has appeared, you can escape from my grasp? How naive,” Qu Yi shouted coldly.

Those nearly a hundred Tianhun Immortal powerhouses realized that even by moving at their fastest, they still couldn’t enter the exit passage before Qu Yi, so they panicked and retreated, trying to get out of his attack range. Clearly, these Tianhun Immortal powerhouses had planned to take advantage of Qu Yi’s delay to enter the passage and return to the Immortal Realm, where the vastness of the world would make it nearly impossible for Qu Yi to find them again. Unfortunately, Qu Yi had anticipated this move and stopped them right away. “Thinking of escaping? That’s not so easy,” Qu Yi roared at those panicked figures.

Suddenly, five beings with altered appearances appeared beside Qu Yi, having transformed into five beams of light. They rushed to the group of Tianhun Immortal powerhouses, wielding divine artifacts and immediately deploying the Five Gods Fierce Array. The divine artifacts in their hands were the Golden Patterned Sword, Sharp Silk Wood, Flowing Cloud Sound Chain, Fire-Dispelling Banner, and Desert Scroll. The Golden Patterned Sword emitted golden light, forming intricate golden patterns in the air like a vast net covering the entire universe. Sharp Silk Wood suddenly turned into a green tree spanning the starry sky, with sharp threads spewing from every part of it. The Flowing Cloud Sound Chain swelled into a necklace-like structure that emitted a clear ringing sound, creating a misty area in the sky. The Fire-Dispelling Banner resembled a flag spewing flames, with rows of flames flickering across the starry sky. The Desert Scroll transformed into a desert planet, with sand swirling everywhere, turning the entire starry sky into a yellow world.

When these five divine artifacts merged according to their respective positions, a huge Five Elements Spirit Body space appeared in the sky, where the Five Elements Spirits coexisted harmoniously. More than eighty of those nearly a hundred Tianhun Immortal-level powerhouses were trapped in this space, forced to brace themselves against the endless attacks from the Five Elements Spirits. The five beings had all reached the mid-level Tianhun Immortal stage, and by activating the Five Gods Fierce Array, the number and power of the Five Elements Spirits inside increased significantly.

Over eighty Tianhun Immortals felt immense pressure as soon as they entered the Five Deities Fierce Array. With each attack, the Five Elements Spirits appeared simultaneously, leaving those Immortals who had only cultivated one principle completely unprepared to cope.
“Qu Yi, you’re really ruthless.”
“Stop this nonsense! Gather together quickly. If we can hold on through this period, the alliance leaders will come out to attack Qu Yi, and then we can leave the Ruins of the Divine Realm.”
“That’s right. At least a few alliance leaders haven’t appeared yet. They won’t let Qu Yi kill us so easily—otherwise, they themselves wouldn’t be able to leave the Ruins of the Divine Realm either.”
“Put aside our differences and fight together against Qu Yi.”
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The over eighty Tianhun Immortals shouted angrily in the space of the Five Elements Spirits, swiftly wielding their magical artifacts to attack the spirits nonstop. Of course, not all of them could think clearly; some still hesitated. Before long, ten of them were attacked by the Five Elements Spirits and were quickly killed.
Once the Five Elements Spirits entered a body, five types of energy would invade at once. With only one type of energy present in a Tianhun Immortal’s body, it was impossible to stop the destruction caused by the other energies. Thus, once hit by the Five Elements Spirits, the body’s energy could no longer function properly. In that space, if one couldn’t quickly channel energy to resist, more and more spirits would keep entering, swiftly killing those Immortals.
The death of those ten Immortals further enraged the seventy remaining ones in the space. They immediately set aside all other thoughts, gathered together, and fought back against the attacks of the Five Elements Spirits.
The situation quickly turned into a stalemate.
Qu Yi could accept this stalemate. He took out the Star Luo Ding and placed it beside the five deities, ensuring their immortal energies wouldn’t be depleted. This would keep the Five Deities Fierce Array functioning, eventually draining the energy of those seventy Immortals.
Thus, the outcome between the two sides was already decided.
Qu Yi’s gaze left the Five Deities Fierce Array and turned toward several stars in the sky. He could already sense the presence of those alliance leaders on those planets. Smiling, he crossed the starry sky and arrived above one of the planets.

“Six of you, stop hiding your auras. I know you’re all here. After hiding for so long, it’s time you met me,” Qu Yi shouted, his murderous intent evident. Ji Qiong, leader of the Mu Feng Alliance; An Yu, leader of the Tu Gui Alliance; Yang Gui, leader of the Tu Mi Alliance; Kong Xuan, leader of the Mu Lin Alliance; Yan Shui, leader of the Shui Yang Alliance; and Liu Ying, leader of the Tu Ba Alliance—these six were gathered on this planet right now. Hearing Qu Yi’s call, the six leaders realized it was pointless to keep hiding their auras. So, they released their auras and soared into the air, staring at Qu Yi with hatred. “Qu Yi, you’ve been quite proud these years,” Ji Qiong said with a smile, appearing calm and relaxed, but the cold light in his eyes revealed his true feelings. The other five leaders stood by, observing Qu Yi calmly. Hearing Ji Qiong’s words, Qu Yi smiled and said, “You’re right. Ever since I dealt with the Tian Hun Xian figures of your Mu Feng Alliance, things have gone smoothly for me. I’ve captured many Tian Hun Xian-level figures from the Nine Alliances.” Ji Qiong’s expression changed; he could no longer stay calm. This was a major source of pain for him. Though he didn’t care about the deaths of his subordinates, Qu Yi taking so many of them at once had humiliated him greatly, serving as a harsh irony to his feelings. “Qu Yi, you may have gained an advantage for now, but you won’t be arrogant for long. Although the six of us can’t kill you, you won’t be able to trap us either. As soon as we return, we’ll immediately undergo the Divine Tribulation. By then, we’ll be able to ascend to the Divine Realm one step ahead of you.” “That’s right. Our final battle will definitely take place in the Divine Realm. Qu Yi, you won’t be arrogant for long,” An Yu and Yang Gui said in succession. The six leaders glared at Qu Yi. Clearly, they had already discussed things in secret and formed a unified plan—to kill him the moment he ascended to the Divine Realm. “Haha…” Qu Yi laughed heartily, looking at the six of them pitifully as he shouted, “You six are too naive. You think you still have a chance to escape the Divine Realm of Ruiny. Before you ascend, you’re doomed to be killed by me.” In fact, Qu Yi omitted one thing: even if these six really ascended to the Divine Realm, he wasn’t afraid of them. With Yi Shen, an old figure from the Divine Realm, how could Qu Yi fear their ascent? Still, he didn’t want to encounter too many troubles after entering the Divine Realm, so he decided to deal with these six leaders personally in the Divine Realm of Ruiny.

The six alliance leaders—Ji Qiong, An Yu, Yang Gui, Kong Xuan, Yan Shui, and Liu Ying—felt inexplicably uneasy upon seeing Qu Yi’s expression.
At that moment, Qu Yi shouted firmly, “Wu Yuan, Wu Qing, Si Ren, Zhong Lei, Huo Feng, come out as well.”
In an instant, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, Si Ren, Zhong Lei, and Huo Feng appeared beside Qu Yi, looking at the six alliance leaders with varied expressions.
“Si Ren, Zhong Lei, Huo Feng—how did you end up under Qu Yi’s control?” the six alliance leaders exclaimed in surprise.
The three remained silent.
Qu Yi laughed heartily and declared, “You idiots! Can’t you see? After I captured them, through my influence, they decided to submit to me.”
Indeed, Si Ren, Zhong Lei, and Huo Feng, after being captured by Qu Yi and trapped in the Cun Jie Ball, were tortured day after day until they agreed to become Qu Yi’s slaves.
This immediately changed the situation drastically.
Originally, it was Qu Yi alone against the six alliance leaders, but now Qu Yi also had six people on his side, resulting in a one-on-one confrontation.