Chapter 37: One Against an Entire City

In the blink of an eye, Qu Yi killed Wu Qu. Qiu Suo, who was on par with Wu Qu in strength, was so terrified that he trembled violently and nearly fell from the air. At that moment, his only thought was to flee—flee as far away as possible.

But how could Qu Yi miss such an opportunity against Wu Qu?

“Wu Qu is dead. Qiu Suo, don’t even think about surviving. Hand over your life,” Qu Yi shouted with a laugh as he rushed forward.

Hearing this voice, Qiu Suo immediately took to the air, moving like a phantom through the skies.

In just one breath’s time, Qu Yi suddenly appeared in another direction. With a push of his hand, 30 million golden, wooden, water, and spiritual entities condensed into a palm that shot forward at incredible speed.

Qiu Suo’s flight path led straight into the path of this palm of spiritual entities.

“Bastard! Our Qiu clan will never let you go!” Qiu Suo manifested his body, and a yellow defensive armor appeared on his surface as he braced himself to withstand the palm of spiritual entities.

When the 30 million spiritual entities struck the armor, though it didn’t break, they still dealt a severe shock to Qiu Suo’s body. He flew straight out like shattered stones, leaving a long trail in the air, and somehow made it into the ranks of the cultivators from the Shuikan Divine Domain and the Shanggen Divine Domain.

Along the way, Qiu Suo’s body affected all the cultivators around him, killing those in his path and disrupting the formations of the two domains’ groups.

At that moment, Xin Wuhen, Tian Buao, Qing Wugui, and Wu Yuan, along with a million Divine General-level cultivators from Nan Yin Island, arrived. They formed three spear formations and charged in from the left, center, and right.

“Brothers, fight to the death against the people from Nan Yin Island!”

“Everyone, run! The leader is dead; we can no longer resist!”

“Saving our lives is the only priority. We can’t let the people from Nan Yin Island destroy our group!”

Amidst the chaos, the cultivators from the Shuikan Divine Domain and the Shanggen Divine Domain shouted in confusion and fear. Without any unity to resist, they had even less strength to stop the cultivators from Nan Yin Island.

The cultivators from Nan Yin Island formed three spear formations, gathering their divine energies into one. With overwhelming energy, they charged forward. The tips of their spears were filled with fierce energy, unstoppable by anyone.

With a single spear strike, the void trembled. The cultivators around them were shaken mentally, their confidence shattered. They tried to cast spells for self-defense, but it was useless—there was no real resistance at all.

The cultivators from the Shuikan Divine Domain and the Shanggen Divine Domain fell from the sky amidst screams of pain and fear, turning into corpses.

After flying past the two divine realms’ groups, Qiu Suo did not die immediately but was only injured. Too terrified to look back at the miserable state of the cultivators from those two divine realms, he covered his chest and tried to flee. At that moment, Qing Wu Gui appeared before Qiu Suo. “Do you still want to run?” Qing Wu Gui asked indifferently, drawing a long sword from his hand and pointing it at Qiu Suo’s throat with a light tap in the air. Qiu Suo tried to summon his spiritual bodies to defend against this attack but was shocked to find that the Wood element in his spiritual bodies had vanished, leaving only Fire and Earth elements. As a result, the defensive spells at the Divine General level he used turned into those at the Divine Weapon level. With one strike to the throat, and under Qiu Suo’s panicked gaze, the attack hit true. His eyes dimmed, and he died instantly. The cultivators from the Water Kan Divine Realm and the Mountain Gen Divine Realm, once scattered by the three spear formations from Nan Yin Island, realized they could no longer stop the massacre by the island’s cultivators. If they didn’t flee now, they would surely be killed. Cultivators were fleeing frantically in all directions. Naturally, the nearly million cultivators from Nan Yin Island were not slow to act either; they immediately dispersed and went after the cultivators from those two realms. The skies were filled with battles, all ending in the same way—the cultivators from Nan Yin Island mercilessly slaughtering those from the other realms. Still, a small number of cultivators from the Water Kan Divine Realm and the Mountain Gen Divine Realm managed to escape, less than a thousand in total. The nearly million cultivators from Nan Yin Island returned cheerfully, standing together in formation, smiling as they watched Qu Yi flying ahead. Their confident and happy expressions showed that they enjoyed this process of fighting. After these two battles, the cultivators from Nan Yin Island had gained a great deal—abundant life essence, space rings, and divine artifacts. Such rewards would allow them to significantly boost their strength. Qu Yi, in the air, smiled happily at these nearly million cultivators. “Everyone, after these two battles, we’ve gained a lot. I order that we share our resources and find a place nearby to train, so we can improve our strength before dealing with other groups,” Qu Yi shouted. The life essence collected by each cultivator might not be suitable for them, so they could exchange it, allowing them to refine and absorb it and increase the number of spiritual bodies in their bodies. This proposal was immediately agreed upon by the nearly million cultivators from Nan Yin Island. “Yes, Leader.” “The Leader is wise.”

Everyone was a bit excited and moved; they were genuinely happy at Qu Yi’s considerate suggestions. The group battles among cultivators at the Divine General stage, though involving a large number of eliminations, also presented opportunities for them to acquire abundant spiritual essence, thereby greatly enhancing their strength.

Now, the nearly million cultivators on Nan Yin Island had reaped tremendous benefits from the two major battles and could take some time to improve their abilities.

On the eight outer islands, each island was assigned around 110 groups of cultivators at the Divine General stage. Thus, by eliminating three groups outright, Nan Yin Island had already sent a strong warning to the other groups; it was likely that none would dare to provoke them. Using this time for cultivation was the ideal choice for the cultivators on Nan Yin Island.

Qu Yi nodded with a smile and then flew to a mountain peak, sitting down. He had also obtained a large amount of spiritual essence, and he planned to use this time to further increase the number of the three types of aggregated spiritual entities within his body.

Seeing Qu Yi do this, everyone immediately chose a spot to sit down and cultivate.

Among them, only Qing Wu Gui felt the most distressed, as his cultivation method relied on constant fighting, requiring no need to expand the spiritual entities in his body like the others did.

“Qu Yi, you guys cultivate here while I go around exploring,” Qing Wu Gui transmitted his message mentally before flying away.

The other cultivators on Nan Yin Island were somewhat surprised, but since Qu Yi didn’t speak up to stop him, they understood that it was his approval. Naturally, no one would foolishly try to stop him.

Qu Yi was well aware of Qing Wu Gui’s strength. Among cultivators at the Divine General stage, Qing Wu Gui was already almost invincible. Since Qing Wu Gui needed frequent battles to continue subduing the Fire Element Law, Qu Yi naturally wouldn’t interfere. Moreover, even if Qing Wu Gui encountered trouble, Qu Yi could use the Boundless Starry Sky to instantly travel there to help.

After that, the nearly million cultivators on Nan Yin Island continued to cultivate.

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Ten thousand years passed.

The cultivators on Nan Yin Island continued to cultivate in peace, undisturbed. Some groups that discovered them even fled at once, clearly intimidated by Nan Yin Island’s strength.

Meanwhile, Qing Wu Gui moved alone across the island.

During these ten thousand years, Qing Wu Gui had already assassinated countless people. With his killing style, every time he struck, it would shock those cultivators who tried to cast defensive spells, making them realize their spells had become as powerful as those of a Divine General level. By then, it would be too late to cast spells again. Thus, every attack by Qing Wu Gui resulted in a death.

The title “Assassin Demon” had spread throughout the island, and every group on it had suffered attacks from Qing Wu Gui. As a result, whenever such nicknames were given, those groups would be extremely cautious from then on, trying to prevent further ambushes by Qing Wu Gui.

Yet, Qing Wu Gui continued his assassinations unchecked. There was nothing to do about it—he moved with such agility that it was impossible to attack him, while his attacks could disrupt the spells of other Divine General-level cultivators. Thus, he essentially operated with impunity on the island, killing as he pleased.

One day, Qing Wu Gui arrived at a place where there was a group of Divine General-level cultivators, numbering nine million strong. This group came from Qianxuan City in the Tianqian Divine Realm.

Qing Wu Gui appeared in the air, standing openly there, exposed before the group of Divine General-level cultivators in Qianxuan City.

“That’s the Assassin Demon!”

“Damn it! This Assassin Demon is here again! He’s already assassinated us five times—why does he keep coming?”

“Assassin Demon, stop this! You’ve succeeded five times already. We’ve never bothered you—why do you still come?”

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The cultivators of Qianxuan City all stood up, watching Qing Wu Gui warily while shouting angrily. They rushed at him, hoping to scare him away with their fury.

But what these cultivators overlooked was that the place where Qing Wu Gui appeared this time was completely different from the previous five times. How could an assassin appear so openly?

The leader of the group of Divine General-level cultivators in Qianxuan City was from the Jin clan of the royal family in the Tianqian Divine Realm—Jin Fanglai. This leader also had a name on the Earthly Ranking, but it was quite low, at number eighty, with only nine million spiritual entities within his body.

Jin Fanglai noticed the anomaly in Qing Wu Gui’s appearance this time, his eyes filled with suspicion.

“Assassin Demon, what do you want here this time?” Jin Fanglai called out calmly, his gaze fixed on Qing Wu Gui.

The nine million cultivators of Qianxuan City also unleashed their spiritual senses, focusing on Qing Wu Gui, constantly on high alert and defending themselves.

Qing Wugui ignored the hostile attitudes of Qianxuan City and smiled faintly, saying, “This time, I’ll challenge your entire group alone. I hope you won’t disappoint me.”
Wow…
The nine hundred thousand cultivators of Qianxuan City exclaimed in surprise, then their faces filled with anger as their bodies trembled, brimming with fierce fighting spirit.