Chapter 35: The Ultimate Small Round Shield

“Ten thousand miles ahead, there’s a group.”
All the Divine General-level cultivators on Nan Yin Island, after releasing their divine senses, immediately detected another group of Divine General-level cultivators in the vicinity and spoke up.
Undoubtedly, that group had also noticed the group of Divine General-level cultivators on Nan Yin Island.
“Everyone, this is our first battle. Get ready to become famous and establish our reputation through this fight. Let’s go!” Qu Yi shouted, his eyes smiling with excitement.
Nearly a million Divine General-level cultivators took to the air, filled with fighting intent, flying toward the distance. With earth-shaking winds and overwhelming momentum, the intention of Nan Yin Island’s nearly a million cultivators had already been made clear to the nearby group of Divine General-level cultivators—this battle was inevitable.
“Fight! Fight! Fight!”
In the distance, that group of Divine General-level cultivators understood Nan Yin Island’s intent and promptly accepted the challenge. They all flew into the air and shouted in unison, their voices echoing through the sky with a momentum no less fierce than Nan Yin Island’s.
Qu Yi led the cultivators of Nan Yin Island over and confronted the other group head-on in the air, with open hostility and growing killing intent.
“Which divine realm does your group belong to?” Qu Yi stopped and asked directly.
From the opposing group of Divine General-level cultivators, a young man in blue robes stepped forward. His eyes were icy, capable of freezing anyone who looked at them. He stared at Qu Yi and laughed wildly for a while.
“Qu Yi, so it’s you. How great! It seems the first victim of our Ze Dui Divine Realm’s Dui Ming City is your Nan Yin Island. How satisfying!” The young man laughed recklessly.
Qu Yi’s reputation had already spread throughout the divine realm. After all, the leader of Nan Yin Island was personally chosen by the Divine King Sect’s Jing. How could such news go unnoticed by other Divine General-level cultivators?
“Ze Dui Divine Realm, huh? Very good. I, Qu Yi, am already at odds with your Gong Ye family. Since you belong to Ze Dui Divine Realm, you must die.” Qu Yi spoke indifferently, his eyes filled with coldness.
Hearing this, the young man laughed again, glancing at Qu Yi coldly and saying, “I rank fifty-third on the Gong Ye Yun Di list. There’s indeed a gap in strength between me and you, Qu Yi, Xin Wu Hen, and Tian Bu Ao. But since this is a team battle, those miscellaneous cultivators from your Nan Yin Island gathering together still think they can confront our Ze Dui Divine Realm? How laughable. Today is the day of disaster for your Nan Yin Island.”
After saying that, the one million cultivators of Ze Dui Divine Realm’s Dui Ming City immediately formed three arrow-shaped formations—upper, middle, and lower layers—full of fierce momentum, ready to launch a deadly attack on Nan Yin Island’s nearly a million cultivators.

Seeing this, Qu Yi merely smiled faintly and immediately shouted, “All on Nan Yin Island, heed my order! Form the top-tier Small Round Shield defense formation and prepare to fight!” In the blink of an eye, nearly a million cultivators from Nan Yin Island formed a circular formation in the air, acting like a wall ready to withstand the assault from the cultivators of Dui Ming City. This round shield formation, when compared to the three arrow-shaped arrays, seemed inferior at first glance, yet the cultivators of Nan Yin Island watched those from Dui Ming City with smiles on their faces. Qu Yi, Xin Wuhen, Tian Buao, Qing Wu Gui, Wu Yuan, and others, along with Gong Ye Yun, stood outside the formation, seemingly overseeing the battle between the two sides. “Attack!” Seeing the attitude of the people from Nan Yin Island, Gong Ye Yun felt scorn and immediately ordered an attack. The million cultivators of Dui Ming City, organized into three arrow-shaped formations in the upper, middle, and lower directions, rushed toward Nan Yin Island’s defense formation—the top-tier Small Round Shield. Whoosh! As the three arrow-shaped arrays flew forward, there was a sound of tearing through the air, as if three sharp swords were soaring through the sky, their momentum terrifying and disheartening. At that moment, the million cultivators of Dui Ming City had gathered their divine essences together, forming three arrows of divine essence in the air, aiming to pierce through the barrier and destroy all living beings. Just then, the nearly a million cultivators on Nan Yin Island, those at the edges of the Small Round Shield formation, each took out a divine artifact and sneered. “Blow them up!” In unison, they released their divine artifacts, which flew toward the upper and lower arrow-shaped arrays of the cultivators from Dui Ming City, detonating right at the tips of the arrows. Boom… The explosion was thunderous and terrifying. The violent energy not only tore through space but also struck Dui Ming City’s attack formation. The upper and lower arrow-shaped arrays were instantly shattered by the violent energy, their gathered divine essences collapsing. All the cultivators inside those two arrays were flung aside, spitting blood and with their bodies torn apart. Meanwhile, the middle arrow-shaped array of Dui Ming City had reached in front of the Small Round Shield and was about to break through it and massacre the cultivators of Nan Yin Island. At that moment, all the cultivators around the Small Round Shield also gathered their divine essences, forming an extremely powerful divine shield. When the arrow shield collided, energy erupted violently, with countless stormy sparks flying. The cultivators in Dui Ming City’s middle arrow-shaped array failed to break through the defense of the shield-like divine essence. Their divine essences ran out, and they were all flung apart, scattered across the air and ground. It could be said that with just this single wave of attack, all the cultivators of Dui Ming City were scattered, falling to the ground and sky in chaos. Seeing this, Gong Ye Yun’s face turned anxious, and he was about to shout.

By this time, Qu Yi had already taken action, shouting, “Start the massacre!” He dashed forward in a flash, heading straight for Gongye Yun. Xin Wu Hen, Tian Bu Ao, Qing Wu Gui, and the other four also didn’t hold back and immediately joined the cultivators of Dui Ming City to showcase their strength. The 19,000 Divine General-level cultivators from Tianfeng Fort were suddenly full of vigor, forming a sword-shaped formation as they soared through the air, coordinating with the five experts to carry out the slaughter. Naturally, the other cultivators from Nan Yin Island also didn’t delay and joined in the killing spree. Qu Yi suddenly appeared in front of Gongye Yun, wielding the Spring Rain Sword, its blade surrounded by misty rain energy, as he thrust it straight at Gongye Yun’s throat. “Bastard, how fast are you?” Gongye Yun was furious but dared not get distracted. Suddenly, Gongye Yun pulled out a long spear and thrust it forward, aiming at the tip of the Spring Rain Sword. The spear vibrated like a dragon tearing through the sky, seemingly capable of splitting the Spring Rain Sword in two. Qu Yi realized that the spear in Gongye Yun’s hand was a Divine Marshal-level divine artifact, so his Spring Rain Sword couldn’t clash with it. He quickly dodged, went behind Gongye Yun, and thrust his sword again. “Bastard, can’t you fight me head-on?” Gongye Yun was enraged but had to dodge urgently. At the same time, a light blue defensive armor appeared on his body. The defensive armor was also a Divine Marshal-level divine artifact. Clearly, Gongye Yun was highly favored by the Gongye family, possessing two Divine Marshal-level divine artifacts. The Spring Rain Sword struck Gongye Yun’s back but didn’t penetrate at all, blocked by the defensive armor. Yet, Gongye Yun also suffered greatly. Under the powerful attacks from Qu Yi’s Golden, Wood, Water, and Spirit bodies, his body fell straight to the ground like a stone, creating a large crater. “Haha, Gongye Yun, why don’t you come out? You’ve ruined the face of the Gongye family!” Qu Yi laughed from the air. Gongye Yun, underground, heard Qu Yi’s words. Though he knew they were meant to provoke him, he had no choice but to emerge. After all, in front of the cultivators of Dui Ming City, he couldn’t let the Gongye family lose face; otherwise, it would be impossible for him to stay in the family in the future. “Qu Yi, I’ll kill you!” Gongye Yun flew up from the ground, aiming his spear at Qu Yi with a furious cry. The spear swayed like a dragon, moving swiftly through the air and arriving right in front of Qu Yi, ready to pierce his body. “Too slow,” Qu Yi smiled.

Suddenly, as the long spear moved, Qu Yi’s figure disappeared. The next moment, he appeared in front of Gongye Yun, smiling, but his palm strike was as fierce as thunder, forcefully pushed forward. A palm formed from 30 million units of metal, wood, and water pressed straight against Gongye Yun’s chest. Gongye Yun was shocked; there was no time to fly away, so he could only pray that his defensive armor could block Qu Yi’s strike. Boom! The spiritual palm struck Gongye Yun, and he immediately realized that beyond the metal, wood, and water spiritual energy, there was another special kind of energy that penetrated his body. Once that energy entered, his internal space seemed to be sealed, preventing him from summoning his spiritual body again. Qu Yi secretly used chaotic energy once more. “Ah, what kind of spell is this?” Gongye Yun fell to the ground, his chest covered in blood, screaming in pain. Qu Yi merely smiled faintly, landed on the ground, then swung his Spring Rain Sword, sending out a water blade that severed Gongye Yun’s head and destroyed his soul space. “Hmph, Gongye family, this time all your cultivators at the Divine General level will die,” Qu Yi said with a smile after taking Gongye Yun’s long spear, space ring, and life force. During the last great battle among cultivators at the Divine Weapon level, all of the Gongye family’s disciples at that level died. This time, Qu Yi decided to carry out another purge, eliminating all their Divine General-level disciples and completely destroying their base forces. Without these cultivators, the Gongye family’s rule over the Ze Dui Divine Realm would be greatly weakened. On the battlefield, Xin Wu Hen, Tian Bu Ao, Qing Wu Gui, and Wu Yuan Si also fought fiercely like dragons and tigers, killing entire groups of enemies with each move. These four fought as if in a competition, none willing to yield, carrying out brutal massacres. Naturally, the 19,000 soldiers of Tian Feng Zhai were no less fierce, mercilessly slaughtering the cultivators of Dui Ming City. The other Divine General-level cultivators on Nan Yin Island, inspired by the performance of these masters, were filled with enthusiasm, their faces smiling, yet their divine weapons were cold and ruthless, killing countless cultivators of Dui Ming City. Seeing Gongye Yun die, the Divine General-level cultivators of Dui Ming City lost all will to resist and chose to flee. After this massacre, less than a hundred cultivators of Dui Ming City managed to escape.

Seeing this situation, Qu Yi was not discouraged. Although the Dui Ming City group was still alive, the threat to Nan Yin Island no longer existed. All that remained was to slaughter the other groups.
“Everyone, well done! Gather your things and continue the battle,” Qu Yi shouted passionately.