Chapter 46: Unleashing Great Power

After a long search, Gongye Bo finally found Qu Yi in the valley. At that moment, Gongye Bo led ten million cultivators from the Zedui Divine Realm to surround Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui. Their eyes were filled with ferocity and a terrifying menace.
“Everyone, attack immediately! Kill these three. Whoever kills them can keep their magical artifacts,” Gongye Bo declared in a voice as loud as a bell, radiating madness.
Gongye Bo was determined to kill Qu Yi at all costs.
Kill…
The ten million cultivators from the Zedui Divine Realm obeyed the order and immediately charged, narrowing the encirclement. Their divine weapons gleamed menacingly, brimming with murderous intent.
Qu Yi merely smiled faintly, ignoring them completely.
“Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, let’s deal with these annoying ants together,” Qu Yi said casually, pointing with his black staff.
Without delay, he soared into the air and charged forward.
“Whoosh! This time, I’ll make my name!” Wu Yuan immediately drew his Jiukong Staff and rushed to fight as well.
“Good. Then I’ll continue practicing my art of killing,” Qing Wu Gui replied calmly, drawing a long sword as well.
In an instant, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui all charged from different directions, attacking the cultivators of the Zedui Divine Realm.
“Group attack! Launch a collective attack now!” Seeing the three of them charging, Gongye Bo hesitated not for a moment and immediately gave the order.
Gongye Bo knew how powerful Qu Yi was. Relying on the strength of individual cultivators to kill him was impossible; they had to rely on numerical superiority—either through collective spells or by depleting Qu Yi’s divine energy. So, he chose to use collective spells to overwhelm him outright.
Immediately, in the direction Qu Yi was coming from, one million cultivators each unleashed their most powerful spells—volcanic winds, sea of flames, and blinding sword lights—all attacking Qu Yi at once.
“Haha, Gongye Bo, you’ve become smarter,” Qu Yi laughed.
As he laughed, his body suddenly retracted at incredible speed, even faster than when he had charged forward, moving straight in another direction. Naturally, all those collective spells missed completely.
Golden light exploded across the ground, scattering in all directions. Qu Yi had already reached the center of another group of cultivators. Instead of waiting for them to launch collective spells, he swung his black staff, creating illusions that were both dazzling and deadly.

With each swing of the Black Staff, three million golden earth spirit entities erupted, forming an extremely long curved sword that could cut through ten miles. Its unstoppable sharpness severed the cultivators in that area in two.
One hundred thousand cultivators were instantly rendered powerless. Though they didn’t die, such severe injuries left them without the strength to attack Qu Yi anymore; they could only flee quickly to recover.
“Still not able to kill anyone—your strength is still insufficient,” Qu Yi said, smirking as he looked at Gongye Bo after causing massive damage around him.
Upon hearing this, Gongye Bo’s eyes immediately turned blood-red. He knew full well that Qu Yi deliberately spared those hundred thousand people, aiming to break the morale of the remaining cultivators in the Zedui Divine Realm.
“Qu Yi, don’t be arrogant! Ten million cultivators are here today—how can you possibly survive?” Gongye Bo shouted fiercely, aiming his Heart-Piercing Spear at Qu Yi.
Immediately afterward, he rushed forward himself to attack Qu Yi. Undoubtedly, he wanted to hold Qu Yi at bay while the cultivators of the Zedui Divine Realm coordinated to attack him as well.
Qu Yi laughed heartily, “Gongye Bo, your speed can’t match mine—better not bother coming over.”
Then, he once again used his spatial teleportation technique, dodging Gongye Bo’s attack in an instant and reappearing in another direction.
“This time, don’t count on luck,” Qu Yi cried as he appeared, sweeping his Black Staff. A wave of yellow flames emerged with each swing, while the three million golden earth spirit entities formed a colossal sword that followed the staff’s path, severing the bodies of all the cultivators in the Zedui Divine Realm in two.
Without stopping, Qu Yi pushed with his left hand, unleashing waves of Ink Wave Divine Fire that instantly covered the area, burning to death those who tried to flee with severed bodies.
“Ah, this is a demon!”
“Qu Yi is too strong! Brothers, let’s stop fighting for Gongye Bo.”
“We can never kill Qu Yi. If we stay any longer, we’ll lose our lives here.”
The death of two hundred thousand cultivators in an instant shook the confidence of the entire Zedui Divine Realm’s cultivators, planting seeds of fear in their hearts, leaving them without the courage to confront Qu Yi anymore.

Qu Yi’s speed was utterly bizarre. These cultivators were well aware that it was impossible to intercept and surround him. Since they couldn’t encircle Qu Yi, they couldn’t rely on their numerical advantage to deal with him either; instead, they would be attacked wave after wave by him, resulting in numerous deaths.

The cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm also knew about Gong Ye Bo’s hatred toward Qu Yi. Initially, they had tried to uphold the face of Gong Ye Bo, a member of the royal family, but now, seeing Qu Yi’s terrifying might, staying any longer would mean certain death. So, they certainly wouldn’t help Gong Ye Bo anymore.

With their confidence lost, these cultivators immediately flew away in all directions.

On the other side, Wu Yuan wielded the Nine Heavens Staff, like a ferocious beast descended from the heavens—his strength boundless, his staff’s shadow endless. The entire land was bombarded by a storm of golden stones.

In Nan Luo City, Wu Yuan had already mastered the Unceasing Battle Technique to an unparalleled level. Now, as he swung the Nine Heavens Staff relentlessly, the golden stones shattered into fragments, which moved along with the staff’s shadow. More and more stones piled up, growing increasingly powerful as they pressed down on the cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm in the surrounding area.

Whoa…

The cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm had never seen such a despicable combat tactic before. All their spells were blocked by those mountain-moving stones, and when the stones flew at them, their bodies would be pierced by bloody holes. It was simply invincible.

Those cultivators tried various combat strategies, but none worked. They were constantly overwhelmed by Wu Yuan and fled throughout the valley.

Wu Yuan was naturally inclined toward battle. With so many cultivators to play with, his fighting spirit surged. He swung the Nine Heavens Staff ceaselessly, his ferocity growing stronger, and his aura expanding rapidly, intimidating every cultivator in the Ze Dui Divine Realm.

“Madman.”

“We can’t fight him! Are the people around Qu Yi also this fierce?”

“Let’s stop fighting. Why fight? I don’t want to risk my life for Gong Ye Bo.”

…

Wu Yuan’s terrifying presence shattered the cultivators’ confidence. None of them had the will to continue fighting and began to scatter.

Qing Wu Gui, holding a long sword, moved like a agile monkey, leaping and dodging in ways that made it impossible to track his movements. However, he did not attack the cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm.

“Everyone, attack him! This guy only knows how to dodge; he can’t attack.” Soon, the cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm noticed Qing Wu Gui’s situation, their faces filled with joy as they cheered excitedly.

Qing Wu Gui’s attack-free stance immediately won over the favor of all the cultivators in the Ze Dui Divine Realm. Thus, these cultivators, filled with joy, took out their divine artifacts and launched countless magical attacks at Qing Wu Gui. With such a free target, how could they miss it?

Qing Wu Gui remained calm, appearing indifferent to the attacks, as if saying, “Do whatever you want—I’ll just wander carefree amidst the chaos.” While dodging the magical attacks using his movement skills, he also expanded his spiritual awareness to sense the principles of water within each spell.

Indeed, the path of slaughter that Qing Wu Gui practiced was aimed at cutting down these principles. After eliminating the principles of metal and wood, his soul orb now had only three colors—blue, red, and yellow—representing the principles of water, fire, and earth. Now, as he interacted with the cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm, he was trying to sense the principle of water before attempting to destroy it.

With so many cultivators to help him practice, Qing Wu Gui naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity.

The cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm thought Qing Wu Gui was trying to hold them back with his own strength so that Qu Yi and Wu Yuan would suffer fewer attacks. But they never realized he wasn’t trying to kill them at all—he was using this chance to refine his path of slaughter.

Dodge, comprehend, slaughter.

Qing Wu Gui indulged in practicing his path of slaughter amidst the sea of spells.

However, the cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm who were fighting against Qing Wu Gui quickly realized that Qu Yi and Wu Yuan were about to come after them when they saw the cultivators fighting against Qu Yi and Wu Yuan fleeing in panic.

“They’ve run away. Why keep fighting?”
“Brothers, let’s flee! Are we waiting for those two killers to come and kill us?”
“Everyone else has run away. We have no reason to hold on any longer.”
……

Soon, Qing Wu Gui, who had been immersed in cultivation, noticed that fewer and fewer cultivators from the Ze Dui Divine Realm were attacking him—like a receding tide, they all left.

“I’m not killing you. Why leave so quickly?” Qing Wu Gui stood on the ground, shaking his head in frustration.

At that moment, Qu Yi and Wu Yuan locked their attention on Gong Ye Bo.

While the cultivators of the Ze Dui Divine Realm were fleeing, Gong Ye Bo actually wanted to run away too. He knew full well that his strength was no match for Qu Yi’s. Now that even the cultivators from the Ze Dui Divine Realm had left, staying would only bring him trouble.

But how could Qu Yi let Gong Ye Bo escape again?

“Gongye Bo, I’ve already given you a chance. It’s a pity you’re so arrogant, relying on your status as one of the eight royal families to constantly try to deal with me. I won’t give you another chance this time. Today is the day of your death,” Qu Yi said calmly.
Wu Yuan waved his Nine Heavens Staff and laughed maniacally.