Chapter 9: All Eight Clans as Enemies

The sea was rough with towering waves. Ahead of the cruiser, there was a marine beast—a fish-like creature with its dorsal fin exposed. As it swam, it created a large whirlpool in the water, demonstrating the immense force behind its movement.

While in his quarters, Qu Yi had already sensed the situation in the surrounding sea. With the power of the universe at his disposal, his divine perception was no different from that of a Divine King; even the chaotic primordial energies of the five elements could not hinder it. Naturally, Qu Yi already knew what kind of beast was approaching—it was a Youli Jiaoshark.

Upon hearing the call of the Nine-Headed Imperial Snake, Qu Yi immediately left his quarters and headed to the bow of the ship. Watching the Youli Jiaoshark, with only its back visible, swimming rapidly toward them, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

“Wuyuan, Qingwugui, how about we have a contest to see who can kill this Youli Jiaoshark first?” Qu Yi said with a smile.

The area where the Youli Jiaoshark was located was just off the coastal waters. Though it possessed the strength of a Divine General, its level was comparable to that of an ordinary Divine General cultivator. Compared to Qu Yi, Qingwugui, and Wuyuan, it was still far inferior.

Even the Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, Four-Armed Water Ape, Nine-Headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-Shaking Crab could defeat this Youli Jiaoshark.

At Qu Yi’s words, Wuyuan and Qingwugui immediately laughed. It seemed that traveling across this vast ocean wouldn’t be so boring after all.

“Okay!”
“Okay!”

Wuyuan and Qingwugui agreed right away and soared forward, charging at the ferocious Youli Jiaoshark. With their full strength unleashed, they terrified the beast so much that it tried to dive deep into the sea to escape.

Qu Yi’s chaotic energy was completely integrated with nature, leaving almost no trace of his presence. Qingwugui, having slain four laws, also had an extremely subtle aura, his body resembling primordial Earth energy. Wuyuan had only awakened four soul orbs, but he had fully grasped the laws of the five elements, allowing his body to blend perfectly with nature as well, with no trace of his aura showing.

The reason the Youli Jiaoshark dared to confront the cruiser was that it hadn’t sensed the power of Qu Yi, Wuyuan, and Qingwugui. It thought it could kill the four marine beasts—the Thunder-Eye Ice Crocodile, Four-Armed Water Ape, Nine-Headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-Shaking Crab—and thus obtain the life essence of the three humans.

But now that it sensed the overwhelming auras of Wuyuan and Qingwugui, realizing it was no match for them, it immediately tried to flee.

But theYulong Jiao Sha’s reaction was far too slow; Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui had already flashed to its upper air.
“Nine-nine united, fist shadows divide the seas!”
Wu Yuan shouted fiercely and then threw a punch, applying the combat technique he had mastered, “Nine-nine united.” Within that single punch, ninety-nine fist shadows overlapped, with eight million gold, wood, water, and spirit entities in each punch—nearly eighty million in total—condensed into one fist, striking the back of theYulong Jiao Sha.
The shark’s dorsal fin broke instantly, and blood gushed out rapidly.
“Water ball explosion!”
Qing Wu Gui called out lightly, taking out the newly acquired Condensing Water Sword. With a swing, a large water ball appeared in the air. The primal energies of metal, wood, water, and fire in the surrounding space surged into this water ball, quickly falling onto the back of theYulong Jiao Sha.
The part of the shark’s back near its tail, hit by the water ball, exploded, creating a huge blood hole. The entire sea surface turned red from the sprayed blood.
Yet, theYulong Jiao Sha did not die. Using its last strength, it plunged deep into the sea, trying to escape.
Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui sensed through their mental powers that theYulong Jiao Sha was still alive, but they hesitated to strike again. After all, even though they had attacked together this time, they hadn’t managed to kill it. Killing it now would be meaningless.
Meanwhile, Qu Yi, who had been at the bow of the ship, smiled as he took out the Sun-Shooting Bow and Sunset Arrow.
“You two watch well—I’ll kill it with just one arrow,” Qu Yi said smilingly. He nocked an arrow and pulled the string back.
With a release, the arrow zipped through the air, carrying 100 million gold, wood, water, and fire spirit entities. It shot straight into the sea, creating a large channel devoid of water, as the arrow quickly reached the seabed.
TheYulong Jiao Sha, relieved that Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui hadn’t chased it into the sea, suddenly sensed a terrifyingly fierce presence approaching its head.
“No…”
Before it could finish shouting, its head was struck by the Sunset Arrow, causing it to explode instantly and die.
Qu Yi smiled as he put away the Sun-Shooting Bow.
Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui, of course, sensed the death of theYulong Jiao Sha through their mental powers. Silent and looking frustrated, they flew back to the cruiser and stood silently beside Qu Yi.

At that moment, the four sea beasts—Thundereye Ice Crocodile, Four-armed Water Ape, Nine-headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-shaking Crab—all suddenly dived into the sea simultaneously to fight over the corpse of the Youli Jiaoshark.
To improve their strength, apart from years of self-practice, the fastest way for sea beasts was, of course, to devour the flesh of sea beasts of the same level. This was also why Thundereye Ice Crocodile, Four-armed Water Ape, Nine-headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-shaking Crab wanted to follow Qu Yi to the outer seas. The sea beasts in the inner seas had already been eaten by these four, but their strength still hadn’t reached a high level, so they aimed to devour sea beasts in the outer seas to elevate their strength to its peak.
Qu Yi naturally knew the intentions of these four beasts and was happy to take them along. Now, seeing them fighting over food at the bottom of the sea, he smiled even more.
“Oh, Wuyuan, I’ll finish upgrading your Nine-Heaven Rod for you soon. For the rest of the journey, you and Wuqing can handle it. As long as it’s not an extremely monstrous sea beast, I think you two can defeat it,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he turned around.
Wuyuan and Qingwugui both nodded gloomily, still dissatisfied with the previous battle.
Qu Yi chuckled and immediately returned to his room.
Thundereye Ice Crocodile, Four-armed Water Ape, Nine-headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-shaking Crab quickly devoured the Youli Jiaoshark’s corpse at the bottom of the sea and returned to the surface, all showing ecstatic expressions. The waves were stirred by the tremors of their bodies.
“Thundereye, now pull the cruiser—let’s go fight more sea beasts,” Wuyuan said anxiously, standing at the bow and shouting.
Without hesitation, Thundereye Ice Crocodile went into the sea, pulled out a chain, wrapped it around its head, and used its long tail to drag the cruiser across the sea.
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Qu Yi’s actions in Liyang City were quickly reported back to the Yan Clan.
At that time, on the highest floor of the Huoyuan Tower in Liyuan City, the two Divine Kings, Yan Yi and Yan Que, sat facing each other with serious expressions.
“That Qu Yi is truly detestable! He dares to confront our Yan Clan like this. If we don’t kill him, our clan’s reputation will be completely ruined,” Yan Yi said, his eyes blazing with anger.
Qu Yi was flying above Liyang City, violently destroying the formations of the Huoli Merchant Alliance, seizing all their belongings, and loudly declaring his identity—all of which were public insults to the dignity of the Yan Clan. As the founder of the Yan Clan, how could Yan Yi not be angry?
Yan Que pursed his lips and then said angrily, “Since Qu Yi went to Liyang City to cause trouble, it means he has already reached the Divine Marshal level over the years. Moreover, he’s telling us he’s going to explore the outer seas.”

Yan Yi nodded, pointed at his own thigh, then sneered, “How many geniuses from the Divine Realm have there been? None of them are not as arrogant as Qu Yi. This Qu Yi thinks that just because he has inherited the legacy of the God of Weapons and possesses a few divine artifacts, no one in the Divine Realm can deal with him. How laughable. Since Qu Yi wants to die so much, our Yan Clan has no choice but to fulfill his wish. Send orders to Yan Qing to dispatch all his disciples at the Divine General level, and also inform the city lords of the Fire Departure Divine Domain who are wandering in the outer seas to search for Qu Yi and surround him.”

Qu Yi having inherited the legacy of the God of Weapons—now even the eight great royal clans have guessed it. After all, only the God of Weapons has the ability to craft divine artifacts so quickly and easily.

As Divine Kings, Yan Yi and Yan Que naturally couldn’t intervene personally. After all, even if they killed Qu Yi, it would bring shame to the entire Divine Realm. The dignity of Divine Kings must be unshaken, but the Divine Kings themselves must not lose face.

Within the Yan Clan, there are also many disciples at the Divine General level, and only those with such cultivation can serve as city lords in the Fire Departure Divine Domain. Most of these people are out in the outer seas cultivating.

After hearing this, Yan Que smiled faintly and nodded, “Good, let’s do it that way.”

Immediately, Yan Que issued an order, conveying it to Yan Qing, the head of the Yan Clan.

“It’s a pity that no cultivators from the Immortal Realm have ascended in these years. Otherwise, we could have obtained more information about Qu Yi,” Yan Que said unhappily after issuing the order.

When cultivators from the Immortal Realm ascend to the Divine Realm, they land in Fei City. Yan Yi and Yan Que had already given orders that anyone who ascended should be captured immediately and brought to the Yan Clan. Unfortunately, none have appeared in these years.

“It doesn’t matter. This time, since Qu Yi appeared in Liyang City, I believe the other seven clans will also learn about it soon. Naturally, they will send people to the outer seas to deal with him. This time, Qu Yi will face attacks from the Divine General-level disciples of the eight great royal clans. He has no chance of surviving,” Yan Yi said indifferently, his voice filled with a sense of destruction.

Yan Que nodded in agreement.

As Yan Yi had predicted, the other seven great royal clans in the Divine Realm quickly learned of Qu Yi’s whereabouts through their informants in Liyang City. They immediately agreed to send their most outstanding Divine General-level disciples to search for him in the outer seas.

Among the eight great royal clans of the Divine Realm, almost all their disciples at the Divine Weapon level and Divine General level had been killed, either because they were involved in some way with Qu Yi or because they were directly slain by him. Undoubtedly, Qu Yi had long offended the eight great royal clans, drawing their joint revenge.

Qu Yi alone managed to draw the pursuit of all the Divine General-level cultivators in the Divine Realm, an event that was truly unprecedented there. Meanwhile, Qu Yi was on the cruiser, diligently crafting divine artifacts, as if the impending storm meant nothing to him.