Chapter 7: Meeting Again

“The Tear-Heaven Pirate Gang seems to be ambushing a sea beast on an island thousands of miles away.”
Zhuo Rui, the leader of the Fifth Camp, immediately shared what he had discovered with Qu Yi.
Qu Yi nodded and then smiled, saying, “Leader of the Fifth Camp, you take your brothers behind. I’ll go alone to investigate first.”
With that, Qu Yi soared into the air.
Zhuo Rui quickly took out flying sea boats from his space ring—crafts created by Qu Yi for the Divine Being-level members of Tianfeng Camp. After all, these cultivators couldn’t fly on their own and needed such magical devices to travel across the inland seas.
One flying sea boat could carry a hundred people, so Zhuo Rui brought out five of them to transport his entire team.
Qu Yi traveled thousands of miles in an instant and arrived above an island.
At that time, there were about a hundred people on the island, all gathered in a valley. Another person, Dao Wuji—someone Qu Yi had met before—was on a peak beside the valley, using his spiritual senses to scout the area.
Suddenly, a massive whirlpool appeared near the island, as if a giant whale had absorbed a large amount of seawater. Soon, the whirlpool vanished, and a hundred-meter-wide black giant snake flew out of the sea and landed on the island.
It was a Wu Lan Sea Snake.
These sea snakes spent most of their time underwater and only came ashore to rest before giving birth.
It seemed Dao Wuji had also detected the Wu Lan Sea Snake and knew it was about to give birth. At that time, part of its divine energy would be used to protect the unborn snakes, weakening it—making it an ideal time for a surprise attack.
The offspring of Wu Lan Sea Snakes could be tamed and eventually transformed into divine beasts, making them extremely valuable treasures.
When Dao Wuji sensed the presence of the Wu Lan Sea Snake, he immediately returned to the valley and activated a formation—a illusionary array that concealed the presence and aura of all the pirates.
Although the Wu Lan Sea Snake was also at the Divine General level, its sensitivity to formations wasn’t as sharp as that of cultivators from the Divine Realm. Especially now, as it was about to give birth, it had no time to carefully examine the island. It merely scanned the area briefly with its spiritual senses, found nothing unusual, and then lay down on a flat area.
Ten days later…
The Wu Lan Sea Snake finally gathered enough energy and was ready to give birth.
“Ugh…”

The Black Sea Snake let out a long roar, causing a cloud of white mist to rise above the island. A fierce wind swept through, scaring countless sea beasts on the island, forcing them to flee into the sea in panic. After this roar, a long, narrow slit appeared at the tail end of the Black Sea Snake, which quickly widened. Soon, a colorful snake head emerged from the slit—the newborn of the Black Sea Snake, about to be born. Suddenly! Dao Wuji stopped the illusion array and flew out, landing above the giving birth snake, his eyes filled with joy. During childbirth, the Black Sea Snake was at its weakest, as it had to focus most of its divine essence to ensure a smooth delivery and protect its newborn. Dao Wuji had been waiting for this moment after lurking for a long time. “Haha, Black Sea Snake, your strength is less than 10% of your usual level. Now, you’re finally going to die at my hands!” Dao Wuji exclaimed triumphantly, already holding the Sky-Rending Sword in his hand. Ugh! The Black Sea Snake was extremely panicked, its eyes filled with hatred as it glared at Dao Wuji, wishing to tear him to pieces. But the situation was no longer under the Black Sea Snake’s control—Dao Wuji now held absolute superiority. Despair filled the Black Sea Snake’s heart. Just as Dao Wuji raised his sword to strike, with the snake powerless and waiting to die, a figure suddenly appeared in the air—elegant and graceful. “Dao Wuji, it’s good to see you again.” Qu Yi appeared, smiling broadly. “You…” Dao Wuji naturally recognized Qu Yi, his eyes filled with surprise, followed by vicious anger. Back then, Qu Yi had stolen the Origin Stone, and his pirate crew had perished in that incident, forcing Dao Wuji to spend a long time rebuilding his crew. All this made Dao Wuji hate Qu Yi deeply. Now, seeing Qu Yi reappear, his anger erupted instantly. He dashed forward and swung his sword at Qu Yi. The Sky-Rending Sword, a divine artifact at the Divine General level, emitted golden, wooden, and water elemental energies, forming a three-colored beam the size of a palm, aimed at splitting Qu Yi in two. “Dao Wuji, old friends don’t need to be so cruel when they meet again,” Qu Yi said lightly. Just as the three-colored beam reached Qu Yi’s head, his body vanished suddenly, reappearing in front of Dao Wuji. With a swift slap, he struck—fast as lightning, unstoppable. Smack!

In his panic, Daowuji failed to react in time; his face was slapped with a loud sound, causing his entire cheek to collapse—a horrifying sight. In just over a million years, Daowuji’s strength hadn’t improved much. The number of the three spiritual entities in his body—metal, wood, and water—had only risen to just under a hundred thousand, meaning the total number still hadn’t exceeded two million. When Qu Yi reached the rank of Divine General, the number of these three combined spiritual entities in his body had reached over 13 million—far beyond Daowuji’s level. Undoubtedly, Qu Yi’s slap left Daowuji stunned mid-air, forgetting to wield his Sword that Rips the Sky. “Impossible, absolutely impossible! It’s only been over a million years—how could this person’s strength improve so fast? Back then, I scared him away with just one sword strike. Now he can just kill me at will?” All sorts of chaotic thoughts flashed through Daowuji’s mind as he couldn’t believe it. The gap between the Divine Weapon stage and the Divine General stage was extremely difficult to overcome, and even if one broke through, the number of spiritual entities in the body couldn’t increase so rapidly. It could be said that after being slapped by Qu Yi, Daowuji became utterly disheartened. Qu Yi’s cultivation methods had overturned the rules of the divine realm, which was a devastating blow. “Can’t you believe that my strength has surpassed yours?” Qu Yi said calmly, not in a hurry to act. Daowuji activated his divine essence to restore his face and stared at Qu Yi calmly, but in his heart, he was already plotting how to escape. “Who are you? Even if I die, I want to know whose hand kills me!” Daowuji suddenly shouted loudly. Qu Yi chuckled and shook his head. “Daowuji, give up any thoughts of escaping. I told you back then that the day we met again would be the day of your death. Now, prepare to give up your life.” Daowuji tried to provoke Qu Yi’s arrogance to seize the chance to flee, but Qu Yi saw through him. “Hmph! Just because you’ve reached the Divine General stage, do you think you can easily kill me? I, Daowuji, am also at the Divine General stage. If I want to escape, you won’t be able to catch me.” Daowuji shouted viciously, his eyes filled with madness. Qu Yi stretched out his right hand, as if inviting him to act. Daowuji was severely shaken. Seeing Qu Yi’s expression, it seemed he could definitely catch up with him, which completely shattered Daowuji’s confidence. “Hmph, I’ll run!” With a fierce determination, Daowuji chose to flee. Whoosh!

In the air, a golden line appeared, cutting straight through the sea and sky like lightning, heading far into the distance.
Qu Yi laughed heartily before his body vanished instantly.
“I don’t believe that a kid who’s just reached the Divine General level can catch up to me in speed,” Dao Wuji thought as he flew, hopeful yet slightly worried.
Suddenly, as Dao Wuji continued flying, a mountain-like spiritual hand from ahead pushed toward him.
Yes, Qu Yi had already flown ahead of Dao Wuji. With his divine essence activated, the golden, wooden, and earthly spiritual bodies emerged from his palm, forming a massive spiritual fist that struck Dao Wuji head-on.
Boom!
Dao Wuji urgently stopped, but the fist pressed down hard, knocking him out of the air and into the water.
Dao Wuji, who had just emerged from the water, had his face completely flattened, his head almost turning into a wooden plank.
“Dao Wuji, I told you—your speed is far inferior to mine,” Qu Yi said loudly from above.
Qu Yi wasn’t afraid that Dao Wuji would dive into the depths of the inner sea, as that area was the domain of sea beasts. Any cultivator from the Divine Realm who entered there would face fierce attacks from them.
Sea beasts loved the flesh of Divine Realm cultivators dearly.
Dao Wuji activated his divine essence again, restoring his appearance, then flew up and glared coldly at Qu Yi.
“What do you want me to do to spare you?” Dao Wuji surrendered in his heart and called out outright.
In the face of superior strength, there was no choice but to yield.
Qu Yi sneered, shook his head, and said, “The inner sea will now be my territory. I won’t keep any of the existing pirate groups. So, you must die today.”
Without giving Dao Wuji another chance to speak, Qu Yi vanished and reappeared in front of him in an instant. With a swipe of his right hand, he grabbed Dao Wuji by the neck.
“No…” Dao Wuji screamed in terror.
But Qu Yi released his divine essence, sending three million golden, wooden, and earthly spiritual bodies that rushed into Dao Wuji’s body, tearing him apart and killing him on the spot.
“The first pirate group is eliminated,” Qu Yi said calmly, sheathing his Sword that Rips the Sky, before flying back to the island.
The fourth clan leader, along with his team, had already arrived near the pirate group founded by Dao Wuji and quickly killed all 100 pirates. Meanwhile, Zhuo Rui was waiting for Qu Yi in the air with his team.

Qu Yi came over, nodded, and said with a smile, “Fourth Camp Leader, you guys go ahead and complete the task of eliminating the pirate gang. I can handle this place alone.” Then, Qu Yi flew back to the island and saw that the Wu Lan Sea Snake had finished giving birth.