Chapter 2: The Birth of the Universe

Nei Sea, Beihai City.

Qu Yi’s figure appeared on the island and immediately entered the Dimensional Sphere, appearing before all the Divine General-level cultivators of Tianfeng Fort.
“Fort King!” Nineteen thousand people shouted loudly.

Since their journey to the Divine Realm of the Fallen Domain, the lives of these cultivators from Tianfeng Fort had undergone tremendous changes. Each of them had obtained a Soul Orb they needed. By refining them one by one, reaching the realm of Divine King was only a matter of time.

With the fierce battles among Divine Weapon-level cultivators and group battles among Divine General-level cultivators, these nineteen thousand people from Tianfeng Fort had seen their strength soar rapidly due to the abundance of spiritual essence they had acquired, progressing at an extraordinary pace.

Everyone in Tianfeng Fort understood that it was all thanks to Qu Yi. Therefore, whenever they saw him, an indescribable strength, a bold confidence, and an invincible courage would surge within them, filling them with uncontrollable excitement.

Qu Yi smiled at everyone before him, nodded in satisfaction, and said, “Brothers, after this group battle, we’ve all obtained a great deal of spiritual essence. Now that we’re back in the Divine Realm, everyone in Tianfeng Fort will take some time to rest, expanding the number of aggregated spiritual entities in our bodies to their limit. Then, we’ll refine another Soul Orb together and advance to the Divine Marshal realm.”

The limit for the number of aggregated spiritual entities in Divine General-level cultivators was ten million. Of course, due to certain physical conditions, a few special individuals could exceed this limit.

At present, most of the nineteen thousand Divine General-level cultivators in Tianfeng Fort already had seven to eight million aggregated spiritual entities in their bodies. So, it would only take some time before all of them could raise this number to ten million.

It was because the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort had acquired a large amount of spiritual essence during this group battle, leaving them with plenty to refine and absorb.

“Yes, Fort King,” the nineteen thousand members of Tianfeng Fort shouted in unison, excitedly.

Qu Yi nodded in satisfaction, then left the Dimensional Sphere and sent each of the nineteen thousand people to their respective pirate gang bases to cultivate.

Finally, Qu Yi returned to Beihai City.

Qu Yi, Qing Wugui, and Wu Yuan sat on a mountain peak, smiling in the wind, filled with lofty aspirations. They all burst into laughter at that moment.

After laughing, Qu Yi said to Wu Yuan, “Wu Yuan, this time in the group battle, you surpassed us and reached the Divine Marshal realm first.”

Wuyuan was somewhat displeased about this, as he had made his breakthrough while under Wu Tanxin’s pressure, and the memory brought him unhappiness.
“Just laugh at me then,” Wuyuan immediately put away his joyful expression, twisting his lips in displeasure.
Qu Yi and Qing Wugui laughed heartily and ignored them.
“Qing Wu, with your killing technique, you should now be able to eliminate the Fire Element Law, right?” Qu Yi asked with a firm expression, as if Qing Wugui’s breakthrough had been effortless.
Qing Wugui fell silent for a moment before nodding and saying, “I have fully understood the Fire Element Law. I indeed managed to eliminate it in battle, but the Fire Element Law within my Soul Sphere has not yet disappeared. It seems I need another opportunity to break through to the Divine Marshal level.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi smiled happily and said, “It seems I don’t need to worry about your training anymore. Next, I’ll retreat to cultivate for a while. During this time, you two should fight against those sea beasts in the Inner Sea, learn more about them. In the future, when I want to create divine artifacts at the Divine Marshal level, I’ll need materials from the bottom of the Inner Sea, so we need to take control of the entire Inner Sea.”
After hearing this, Qing Wugui and Wuyuan immediately smiled. With battles ahead, they wouldn’t refuse.
“Great! Qu Yi, go ahead and cultivate without worry. We’ll take care of the Inner Sea,” Wuyuan replied excitedly.
Qing Wugui nodded.
Qu Yi smiled, then stood up. With the matters of the Inner Sea settled, it was time to focus on his own tasks.
Soon after, Qu Yi entered the Dimension Sphere.
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Inside the Dimension Sphere, Qu Yi and the Artifact God stood together.
“Qu Yi, I’ve sensed that this Star Creation Stone is likely a fragment left over from the birth of the universe. I’ve deduced that by fusing this Star Creation Stone with the Dimension Sphere and turning it into a Divine Realm, the Dimension Sphere will perfectly represent a nascent universe,” the Artifact God exclaimed excitedly.
The Star Creation Stone, colorful and radiant, had always been inside Qu Yi’s body. Now that he released it, the Artifact God immediately sensed it and came up with a hypothesis.
Hearing the Artifact God’s words, Qu Yi was also deeply moved.
The universe is divided into three layers: the Spirit Energy Layer, the Origin Layer, and the Divine Realm. Currently, within the Dimension Sphere, the Spirit Energy Layer and the Origin Layer were already in the process of transformation. Qu Yi had been searching for materials to form the core Divine Realm of the universe. Now, hearing the Artifact God’s words, he instantly felt that he was right.

“I’ll give it a try,” Qu Yi said excitedly.
Immediately, under Qu Yi’s mental control, the Star-Opening Stone moved to the center of the Tiny World Sphere. Then, all the chaotic energy within Qu Yi’s body flowed into the Star-Opening Stone.
Qu Yi knew that this chaotic energy was already quite miraculous—it could transform into the primordial energy of the Five Elements and also be reformed from it. This meant the chaotic energy must be related to the beginning of the universe. Therefore, he sent the chaotic energy from his body into the Star-Opening Stone to see what changes would occur.
The consciousness of the Artifact God also kept an eye on the Star-Opening Stone.
As the chaotic energy entered the Star-Opening Stone, suddenly, the existing layers of spiritual energy and primordial energy within the Tiny World Sphere began to vibrate. The planets shook and were flung around in the sky like spheres.
Planets collided, flowed chaotically, and exchanged places between the layers of spiritual energy and primordial energy. The entire Tiny World Sphere was in chaos.
However, this turmoil didn’t last long. A governing force restrained the planets, and soon a balance, harmony, and resonant frequency were achieved between the layers of spiritual energy and primordial energy.
Meanwhile, the Star-Opening Stone was undergoing tremendous changes.
Boom…
The sound of stars cracking emanated from the Star-Opening Stone, as if a massive force was expanding it rapidly from within.
At the same time, the Star-Opening Stone was also affected by the vibrations of the layers of spiritual energy and primordial energy, rotating in sync with them.
The Tiny World Sphere was located on a peak in Beihuangdao.
As the Star-Opening Stone expanded, the entire Divine Realm suddenly became pitch black. On Beihuang Island, the Tiny World Sphere grew to human size, emitting a mesmerizing green light. It rose into the air, leaving a bright green straight line in the darkness as it vanished from the sight of all the cultivators in the Divine Realm.
It wasn’t until the Tiny World Sphere disappeared that the Divine Realm regained its brightness.
Numerous cultivators in the Divine Realm were shocked. Whether they were practicing or just relaxing, they gathered together to discuss the miraculous scene they had just witnessed. No one knew the reason; only wild and bizarre guesses existed.
The Tiny World Sphere passed through the Divine Realm and entered the layer of primordial energy, causing darkness there as well. Then it passed through that layer and reached the layer of spiritual energy, causing the same phenomenon.
Finally, after passing through the layer of spiritual energy, the Tiny World Sphere arrived in a strange space.

This space was entirely filled with chaotic energy, nothing else. Qu Yi and the Divine Tool God were inside the Miniature Universe Sphere, flying along with it. Their divine senses detected all the changes both inside and outside, leaving them astonished—they couldn’t understand how the changes in the Miniature Universe Sphere could produce such immense effects. The Divine Realm, the Origin Layer, the Spiritual Energy Layer, and the Nameless Space—all these places experienced this terrifying process at the same time. They had no idea what kind of power was responsible for this, nor could they comprehend how the changes in the Miniature Universe Sphere led to such outcomes. The endless chaotic energy in space was frantically flowing into the Miniature Universe Sphere, entering its Spiritual Energy Layer and transforming into the Five Elements Energy. After an unknown amount of time, the Five Elements Energy in the Spiritual Energy Layer gathered again in the Origin Layer, forming the Five Elements Origin Energy. Yet more time passed, and the Five Elements Origin Energy from the Origin Layer entered the Star Creation Stone, accumulating there and causing it to expand rapidly. “Qu Yi, I have a feeling that this Miniature Universe Sphere is forming a new universe,” said the Divine Tool God. Truly worthy of being a Divine King, he finally calmed down amidst these massive changes and then came up with his own speculation. The spatial changes inside the Miniature Universe Sphere were very similar to the universe where Qu Yi lived, with similar structures such as the Spiritual Energy Layer, the Origin Layer, and the Star Creation Stone. It’s just that the Star Creation Stone hadn’t fully taken shape yet, so it couldn’t compare to the Divine Realm. After hearing the Divine Tool God’s words, Qu Yi also quickly calmed down and extended his divine senses to fully connect with all the changes in the Miniature Universe Sphere. Since the Miniature Universe Sphere was originally Qu Yi’s treasure, any change in it was detectable by him. Once he calmed down, he could fully perceive all the changes within it. The chaotic energy transformed into Five Elements Origin Energy, which in turn gave rise to various forms of Five Elements Energy. As all things were born and destroyed, clear trajectories were all detected by Qu Yi’s divine senses. The birth and destruction of planets, the formation of galaxies, the changes in star regions, as well as the transformations of the Spiritual Energy Layer, the Origin Layer, and the Star Creation Stone—all these spatial changes were perceived by Qu Yi. “A nascent universe, spatial rules—heaven truly favors me,” Qu Yi murmured suddenly, filled with genuine delight.