Chapter 29: The Three Divine Kings of Nan Yin

“You’re all very strong!”
Just as the forces of Tianfeng Fort cleared out the Sea Emperor Pirates, a faint voice suddenly appeared in the air, covering the entire Beihuang Island.
Beihuang Island, covering two million square kilometers—yet one voice could cover it all so clearly. This immediately made everyone in Tianfeng Fort feel a chill; the owner of this voice must be extremely powerful.
Qu Yi frowned, and even his Spirit God, who usually reminded him, remained silent, which made Qu Yi even more anxious.
Suddenly, in the eyes of everyone in Tianfeng Fort, Qu Yi’s figure vanished.
Qing Wugui and Wu Yuan immediately showed signs of worry, as Qu Yi hadn’t sent any mental message to them when he left—this was very different from before.
They had the feeling that Qu Yi had been captured!
Everyone in Tianfeng Fort fell into chaos. They gathered on Beihuang Island, their faces filled with worry, yet they had no idea what to do. After all, no disturbance had occurred when Qu Yi left, leaving no clue as to what had happened.
“Divine King—it must be the work of a Divine King,” Qing Wugui concluded, his forehead furrowed and his eyes flashing with murderous intent.
Only the legendary Divine Kings could manipulate spatial rules to abduct Qu Yi so easily. Qing Wugui was certain of this. After all, even cultivators at the Divine Marshal stage found it difficult to defeat Qu Yi, let alone take him away so effortlessly.
Even though he despised the power of Divine Kings, Qing Wugui was determined to kill any Divine King who dared target Qu Yi.
“Everyone in Tianfeng Fort, stay calm. We’ll stay here on Beihuang Island and wait for our fortress lord to return,” shouted Zhu Chen, the chief of the fort.
Soon, everyone realized one thing: the being who had taken Qu Yi wouldn’t target them, otherwise they would have already attacked and wiped out all the members of Tianfeng Fort.
With this realization, everyone in Tianfeng Fort calmed down and found a place to sit, waiting for Qu Yi’s return.
Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui also came to this conclusion and relaxed, finding a place to sit as well.
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Nan Yin Island, as the two largest islands in the inland sea, has always been a place coveted by cultivators from the Divine Realm.
At the center of Nan Yin Island lies a large lake, with an island in the middle featuring three towering peaks—these are the legendary Three Divine Peaks. On each of these peaks resides a Divine King.
The Three Divine Kings of Nan Yin: Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao.

These three Divine Kings ascended from the lower world and, after countless years of cultivation, finally fully comprehended the laws of the Five Elements, breaking through to the rank of Divine King. Moreover, since settling on Nan Yin Island, they have always served as guardians for those who ascend from the lower world.

Therefore, ascendants from the eight great divine realms of the Divine Realm, as long as they are powerful and suffer unfair treatment in their respective realms, choose Nan Yin Island as their place for cultivation. It can be said that thanks to these three Divine Kings, Nan Yin Island has become a stronghold for elite ascendants.

At this moment, on the middle peak of the Three Divine Peaks—the peak where the first island lord, Zong Jing, resided—three people suddenly appeared, accompanied by one more person: Qu Yi. These three were, of course, the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin, the island lords of Nan Yin Island.

The first island lord, Zong Jing, appeared extremely young with a well-proportioned physique. His pure blue robe fluttered in the wind, his short hair flipped backward, yet his eyes were terrifying, as if a single glance could pierce through space.

The second island lord, Xu Miao, seemed to exist in darkness, with only a faint silhouette, as if he could vanish at any moment. His eerie aura gave people the constant feeling that they might be assassinated.

The third island lord, Qian Mao, was slightly overweight and always wore a smile. Clad in magnificent brocade robes, if he concealed his aura, others would think he was a merchant from the Divine Realm.

“I say, gentlemen, is this really your residence? It’s too ordinary—it doesn’t reflect your status as Divine Kings at all.”

At that moment, as Qu Yi was released by the three Divine Kings, he immediately took in the Three Divine Peaks and laughed.

The Three Divine Peaks were only three thousand zhang tall, which was a very ordinary mountain in the Divine Realm, naturally causing Qu Yi to feel a bit surprised.

Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao looked at Qu Yi with surprise in their eyes. They had captured him from Beihai City, and during the journey back, they noticed that he showed no fear. Even now, facing the pressure of the three Divine Kings, he remained unfazed, still looking relaxed.

Among those at the rank of Divine General, only Qu Yi could maintain such a calm expression under the pressure of the three Divine Kings!

However, the reason they had captured Qu Yi was not to deal with him, so after sensing his uniqueness, they did not exert excessive pressure.

“Qu Yi, sit down first. We have something to discuss with you,” Zong Jing said calmly, concealing his aura.

When he was captured by the three Divine Kings in Beihaiyang, Qu Yi guessed that they surely had an important matter requiring his help, so he wasn’t worried at all. After cultivating Chaos Energy in the realm of cultivation, Qu Yi’s soul will seemed to be beyond the mundane world, remaining unaffected by anyone’s pressure—even that of Divine Kings.

Hearing this, Qu Yi smiled and sat down on a stone bench in a pavilion atop the peak, calmly looking at the three Divine Kings. “Three Divine Kings, please speak if you have something to say,” Qu Yi said.

Qian Mao looked at Qu Yi and smiled, “Qu Yi, we’re all aware of what you and the people of Tianfeng Fort have done in the Inner Sea over the years. You’ve received the inheritance from the God of Tools, right?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Qu Yi immediately stood up, his face filled with shock. Everything he had done in the Inner Sea hadn’t escaped the three Divine Kings’ notice, meaning they must also know about his possession of the Dimensional Sphere, the Boundless Stars, and Chaos Energy.

Qu Yi had always kept these most important secrets strictly confidential, but he never expected them to be discovered by these three Divine Kings. Naturally, these three also had their own intelligence networks. From Qu Yi’s past experiences and the Boundless Stars he possessed, they could deduce where he had learned his skills.

“Three Divine Kings, you’re right. I indeed have received the grace of the God of Tools,” Qu Yi quickly regained his composure, sat back down, and said with a smile.

Since these three knew his secrets and still told him, it meant they didn’t intend to trouble him or seize his divine artifacts. Therefore, Qu Yi didn’t need to confront them; he could patiently negotiate with them to understand their true intentions.

Xu Miao then spoke softly, “Qu Yi, once every ten trillion years in the Divine Realm, there is a group battle among cultivators at the Divine General level. The battle is only ten thousand years away. I hope you’ll lead the Divine General-level cultivators from Nan Yin Island to participate in this battle.”

Xu Miao, who had always pursued his path through assassination, was straightforward and left no ambiguity, clearly revealing why the three Divine Kings had captured Qu Yi.

Cultivators at the Divine Weapon level enter the galactic battlefield once every hundred million years for a fierce battle. Cultivators at the Divine General level go to a place outside the Divine Realm’s outer seas once every ten trillion years to engage in group battles.

Qu Yi had also learned about this from the God of Tools, though he didn’t know the exact timing. Now, Xu Miao had told him, which surprised him somewhat.

Ten thousand years meant that the Divine General-level cultivators would soon head to the outer seas to engage in brutal combat.

“Why choose me?” Qu Yi asked with a direct smile.
Zong Jing looked at Qu Yi and then said calmly, “Qu Yi, in past group battles among cultivators at the Divine General stage in the Divine Realm, there were eight divine domains, each forming its own faction. After each major battle, most of the Divine General-level cultivators from our Nan Yin Island would die—this was the result of the cunning schemes of those eight divine domains. During the battles, they would first target and eliminate the cultivators from Nan Yin Island before the Divine General-level cultivators from the other domains continued fighting. In the past, since there was no leader among our Nan Yin Island’s Divine General-level cultivators, the three of us had to send them secretly to various divine domains to participate in the group battles. Now, we’ve found you, and your strength is enough to lead our Nan Yin Island’s Divine General-level cultivators in battle, so we no longer need to send them away.”
To win Qu Yi’s trust, Zong Jing didn’t hide anything.
These three Divine Kings had always wanted to strengthen Nan Yin Island so as to cultivate another Divine King and better protect the ascended cultivators. However, every major battle among cultivators at the Divine Weapon stage and every group battle among Divine General-level cultivators exhausted Nan Yin Island’s core strength. Without a sufficient number of lower-level cultivators, it was extremely difficult for Nan Yin Island to produce a new Divine King.
Now, after observing Qu Yi for a long time, the three Divine Kings realized that his strength was sufficient to match the top Divine General-level fighters from the eight divine domains, allowing him to protect Nan Yin Island’s Divine General-level cultivators. Thus, they decided to bring Qu Yi on their side.
After hearing this, Qu Yi thought it through. Given his performance in the Galaxy Battlefield, if he entered the group battle among Divine General-level cultivators this time, it was likely that the cultivators from the eight divine domains would scheme against him. Without support, it would indeed be troublesome. Moreover, Tianfeng Fort only had 19,000 Divine General-level cultivators, which wasn’t enough to sustain them in such a large-scale battle.
“Okay, I agree,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Qu Yi had already made up his mind. With the Divine General-level cultivators from Nan Yin Island by his side, he would have a powerful force at his disposal, enabling him to contend with the Divine General-level cultivators from the eight divine domains.
In fact, Qu Yi also considered further that by killing the members of the Yan clan—Gongye Ping and Gongye Jing from the Gongye family—he had already offended the Divine Kingdoms of Huoli and Zedui, meaning he had angered their Divine Kings. If he helped Nan Yin Island this time, at least the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island would support him in future conflicts with other Divine Kings, preventing him from being besieged.

Besides, Qu Yi himself is also one of the Ascended Ones, so it is his duty to protect them. Upon hearing this, the three Divine Kings all smiled.