Chapter 47: A Fight to the Death

Wu Zhuangyi was the foremost disciple of the Wu Clan at the Divine General stage, with a spiritual entity within his body reaching an astonishing 260 million.
When he heard Qu Yi mention Wu Tanchen, murderous intent flashed across his face, and the light in his eyes burned like that of a fierce star.
“Qu Yi, challenging me is an opportunity granted to me. If you have the guts, swear now that this fight will be a duel between us—no retreat until death,” Wu Zhuangyi shouted coldly.
Heh…
Qu Yi laughed strangely. He hadn’t expected that the strongest disciples of these eight royal clans would resort to death as a means to restrain themselves. But how could Qu Yi refuse?
“Fine, I swear with you—this fight will be a duel between us, no retreat until death,” Qu Yi said with a smile, looking at Wu Zhuangyi as if he were already dead.
Wu Zhuangyi flew into rage.
“Then die!” he roared, launching himself forward before vanishing in an instant.
With his current strength, Wu Zhuangyi could now perform space jumps. He appeared before Qu Yi in a flash, pulling out the top-tier innate spiritual weapon, the Water Ball Sky Eye.
The Water Ball Sky Eye had a blue wave-like surface, with a vertical slit resembling a true sky eye. In an instant, a torrent of icy water surged forth, freezing space. As the sky eye opened, waves of spiritual power attacked Qu Yi’s soul space.
“Useless!” Qu Yi smiled faintly.
He had already encountered the Water Ball Sky Eye once before in the outer seas. Seeing Wu Zhuangyi use it again, he merely smiled and drew out his mid-tier innate spiritual treasure, the Star Sword.
As the Star Sword moved, silver light filled the sky. With each flash, the frozen space shattered into fragments. The spiritual power emitted by the sky eye couldn’t locate the chaotic spirit pearl in Qu Yi’s soul space, so it couldn’t attack his soul at all.
Wu Zhuangyi narrowed his eyes, realizing Qu Yi’s strength was indeed as legendary. With just a slight swing of the Star Sword, the space frozen by his full-powered Water Ball Sky Eye had shattered.
“I heard your spiritual entity numbers 100 million. Well then, let’s see how long your divine essence can hold out. Let’s first compete with our divine essences,” Wu Zhuangyi said coldly, continuing to activate the Water Ball Sky Eye.
Icy water surged, space froze, silver light flashed, and fragments of space spiraled wildly.

Wu Zhuangyi frantically activated the Water Ball Sky Eye with 260 million spiritual entities, while Qu Yi wielded the Star Sword with 100 million spiritual entities. On the combat platform, the two exchanged blows continuously, with space undergoing drastic changes. Even the cultivators at the Divine General stage of the Eight Realms were astonished. “Qu Yi actually managed to withstand Wu Zhuangyi’s attacks using just 100 million spiritual entities. What kind of person is he?” “The Water Ball Sky Eye is a top-tier innate spiritual treasure. Qu Yi managed to block it with the Star Sword—this is utterly incredible.” “Could it be that Qu Yi really has no soul? Why then does the soul space of the Water Ball Sky Eye have no effect?” The various Divine Kings watching the battle through the transparent barrier were also filled with disbelief. Qu Yi’s strength was indeed formidable—he could ignore attacks based on soul power and focus solely on disrupting space. Where was Qu Yi’s soul? The Divine Kings were puzzled. Of course, they didn’t believe Qu Yi had no soul; they just didn’t know what form his soul took. Clearly, Qu Yi’s soul state was something no Divine King in the divine realm had ever seen before. Yet, at this moment, the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms didn’t seem worried, as if Wu Zhuangyi would surely be able to defeat Qu Yi in the end. Meanwhile, as Qu Yi swung the Star Sword, he pulled out the Star Luo Ding with his left hand. “Wu Zhuangyi, just because you have the Water Ball Sky Eye, do you think you’re invincible? Now, watch how I defeat you,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile. The Star Sword continued to swing, and with each rupture in space, Qu Yi’s body flew forward, rapidly closing in on Wu Zhuangyi. Naturally, Qu Yi didn’t want to keep resisting passively anymore; it was time to strike back actively. Although the Star Luo Ding was a lower-tier innate spiritual treasure, it was extremely durable. Every time the space shattered due to the Star Sword, the Star Luo Ding would swing, greatly delaying the Water Ball Sky Eye’s ability to re-solidify space. In just a few moments, Qu Yi’s body was already in front of Wu Zhuangyi, his lips curled into a sinister smile. “A magical weapon with only advantages is useless. It’s your own strength that matters,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile, swinging the Star Sword again. The energy waves emitted by the sword were terrifyingly intense. 300 million! Qu Yi suddenly activated 300 million spiritual entities, and the silver light emitted by the Star Sword tripled in an instant, filling the entire space without any gaps. “What!” “How is that possible!” The cultivators at the Divine General stage of the Eight Realms were stunned, frozen in shock, and filled with panic.

The various divine kings also rose abruptly, staring in disbelief at Qu Yi on the fighting platform, their eyes filled with astonishment. These divine kings certainly knew that Qu Yi must have hidden his true strength—there were not just 100 million spiritual entities within him, but each king estimated that the number was at most 200 million. Qu Yi’s sudden activation of 300 million spiritual entities completely took everyone by surprise, and the power of that attack was far beyond Wu Zhuangyi’s ability to handle. The solidified space not only shattered into fragments but also turned into a spatial rift black hole, with all the chaotic energy surging out and directly targeting the Water Ball Sky Eye and Wu Zhuangyi. At this moment, Wu Zhuangyi was terrified—Qu Yi’s sudden attack had completely exceeded his expectations, and with all that chaotic energy coming at him, he could only desperately protect his own life. The Water Ball Sky Eye explosively sprayed cold, dark tidal waters in all directions; each drop seemed to contain all the water in an ocean. These cold, dark tidal waters, when struck against the chaotic energy, managed to halt its advance. The appearance and disappearance of the chaotic energy were both brief. Seeing that Wu Zhuangyi could still use such a high-grade innate spiritual treasure for protection, Qu Yi was somewhat surprised, but soon a smile appeared on his face as he swung his Star Sword violently again. With 300 million spiritual entities activated, spatial rifts kept appearing in space, allowing the chaotic energy to keep emerging and attacking Wu Zhuangyi. “It’s over, Wu Zhuangyi is done.” “Qu Yi is truly despicable—hiding his strength so well, now he wants to torture Wu Zhuangyi to death.” “300 million spiritual entities—such strength should rank him among the top six in the heavenly rankings. Qu Yi actually possesses such terrifying power.” …… The cultivators at the Divine Marshal stage of the Eight Realms also panicked and cried out when they saw Qu Yi attacking Wu Zhuangyi frantically. The Divine Kings of the Eight Realms, upon witnessing the scene on the fighting platform, showed pity in their eyes. They already knew that Wu Zhuangyi was under attack by chaotic energy and could not escape; his fate was now sealed. “It’s a shame. If Wu Zhuangyi had been more decisive from the start, Qu Yi wouldn’t have had a chance to survive.” Some of the divine kings, while feeling regret, also showed blame in their eyes, as if criticizing Wu Zhuangyi for lacking decisiveness. The divine kings of the Water Dam Divine Realm—Wu Lian, Wu Quan, and Yu Enheng—were powerless to help Wu Zhuangyi. They watched the scene on the fighting platform in pain, clinging to a faint hope that Wu Zhuangyi might turn danger into safety.

Qu Yi would not give Wu Zhuangyi any chance to resist. After all, he had observed the expressions of the Eight Realms Divine Kings for a long time and knew that since they had sent ten people to snipe at him, they must possess some terrifying tactics. Since Wu Zhuangyi was currently busy defending and unable to attack, Qu Yi would not give him another chance to act.

The Star Sword attacked steadily, with waves of chaotic energy surging forth, continuously draining Wu Zhuangyi’s divine essence.

“Qu Yi, I surrender!” At this moment, Wu Zhuangyi actually showed fear and shouted loudly.

After several waves of chaotic energy, Wu Zhuangyi realized that using the Water Ball Sky Eye had consumed too much of his divine essence—almost one hundred percent of it. If he didn’t plead for mercy now, he would have no chance left.

Upon hearing Wu Zhuangyi’s request, Qu Yi replied indifferently, “Surrender? This is a duel to the death.”

The Star Sword did not stop for even a moment.

Hearing Qu Yi’s words and realizing that he truly intended to kill him, Wu Zhuangyi showed obvious reluctance and anger.

“I’ll take you down with me even if I die!” Wu Zhuangyi roared in fury, having made up his mind.

Under his control, the Water Ball Sky Eye swelled rapidly, as if a star had descended, instantly filling the entire fighting platform before exploding.

In fact, this was Wu Zhuangyi’s ultimate move—the very tactic that made the Eight Realms Divine Kings believe he could kill Qu Yi. But initially, Wu Zhuangyi didn’t want to destroy the Water Ball Sky Eye and tried to suppress Qu Yi with his own strength. Unbeknownst to him, Qu Yi seized the opportunity to reveal his hidden power, trapping Wu Zhuangyi in a storm of chaotic energy and putting him in a desperate situation.

The explosion of a top-tier innate spiritual treasure!

“Haha, I knew the eight royal families had ulterior motives. So the method you used to kill me was to detonate a top-tier innate spiritual treasure!”

Qu Yi laughed heartily. His body was already inside the Star Luo Ding, and the Star Sword in his hand swung even faster, instantly creating a spatial rift ahead of it.

The explosion of the Water Ball Sky Eye caused the entire space to collapse, sucking in all matter.

However, thanks to the spatial rift, the chaotic energy emerging from the collapsing space couldn’t get through. It only caused tremors in the space around the fighting platform, with no further destructive force.

The Star Luo Ding easily withstood the spatial disturbances.

Wu Zhuangyi was dead.

The entire area of the fighting platform quickly stabilized and returned to its original state, as if the terrifying scene from earlier had never happened. Qu Yi flew out of the Star Luo Ding, smiling at the Eight Realms Divine King with a look of disdain.