Chapter 51: The Divine King Takes Action

At Tianfeng Fort, they seized control of all city lords in the Divine Realm except those in the eight imperial cities. Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wugui successively killed several of the most outstanding disciples from the eight imperial families, forcing the rest to surrender. It could be said that none of the disciples at the Divine General level among these eight imperial families still had a chance to advance to the rank of Divine King.

To reach the rank of Divine King, one couldn’t merely understand the Five Elements laws—it required a specific state of mind, something extremely profound. The few surviving disciples at the Divine General level suffered mental afflictions during battles with Qu Yi, which completely eliminated their possibility of advancing to Divine King status.

Such devastating blows utterly enraged the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms. Yan Que knew he had once fought Qu Yi in the outer seas and understood that once Qu Yi reached the rank of Divine King, he would be his first target. Naturally, Yan Que couldn’t let Qu Yi live—he had to kill him before Qu Yi achieved that rank.

So, Yan Que took action. Holding a red token inscribed with the character “Yan,” he flew onto the battle platform and waved the token. Instantly, space on the entire platform froze, filled with the Void Flames—a phenomenon unique to Divine Kings, capable of determining one’s life and death and sending them into reincarnation. With his Divine King power, Yan Que was confident he could kill Qu Yi outright.

“Yan Que, how dare you!”
Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao shouted in anger at the same time, rushing forward to stop Yan Que’s attack.

At that moment, the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms also flew into action. A destructive pressure enveloped the entire battlefield as all the Divine Kings utilized spatial rules, causing pieces of space to freeze and shatter. Qiu Yan from the Shanggen Divine Realm, Bai Rong from the Leizhen Divine Realm, and Gongye Ming from the Zedui Divine Realm—each on par with Zong Jing’s strength—fought desperately to block him. Meanwhile, some of the other Divine Kings intercepted Xu Miao and Qian Mao, while others joined forces with Yan Que to kill Qu Yi.

Of course, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao couldn’t take a single step forward.

“Qu Yi, die!”
Not only did Yan Que shout cruelly, but each of the eight Divine Kings also sneered in mockery, as if they could already see Qu Yi dying at their hands.

These eight were Gou Fang, Tian Jian, Bai Lan, Sang Xue, Gongye Zhong, Jin Chengrui, Yu Enheng, and Yan Que.

The attacks from these eight Divine Kings meant even the strongest among them couldn’t guarantee survival, let alone a cultivator at the Divine General level like Qu Yi.

Qu Yi saw the smug expressions on the eight Divine Kings’ faces and smirked eerily, his eyes filled with disdain. Space froze, and Qu Yi’s body was completely trapped! “Everyone, attack together and crush Qu Yi to death!” Yan Que shouted triumphantly upon seeing Qu Yi restrained. “Agreed,” the other seven Divine Kings replied excitedly. In an instant, the eight Divine Kings combined their forces, using spatial rules to distort and stretch the space around Qu Yi, aiming to shatter his body. But then, something astonishing happened that shocked all the Divine Kings. Qu Yi’s body remained untouched within that space; despite the violent forces colliding around it, nothing could affect that area. Even the combined efforts of the eight Divine Kings failed to break through the space surrounding Qu Yi! All the Divine Kings were stunned, finding Qu Yi’s bizarre abilities utterly unbelievable and completely beyond their understanding. Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao were also greatly surprised. Though they were familiar with Qu Yi and knew most of his secrets, his ability to completely ignore the spatial spells of the Divine Kings far exceeded their expectations. Seeing that Qu Yi was unharmed, the three stepped back from the combat platform and gathered together. All the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms arrived on the platform once more, refusing to give up. More than twenty spatial spells were unleashed at Qu Yi, yet none could penetrate the space around him. It seemed as though that space possessed some magical power that continuously isolated it from the battlefield. Qu Yi wielded two types of cosmic forces—one from the Universe of the Inch-Sized Realm, and the other from the Five-Element Universe of the Divine Realm. Facing the attacks of the eight Divine Kings, he immediately used the power of the Universe of the Inch-Sized Realm. With this cosmic force enhancing him, the space around his body became isolated from the battlefield, as if they were two separate universes. Naturally, no matter how the Divine Kings attacked, they couldn’t break through the barrier of the Five-Element Universe to reach the Universe of the Inch-Sized Realm. The Divine Kings of the Eight Realms launched another collective attack, freezing the entire battlefield, yet still unable to break through Qu Yi’s space. “How is this possible?” they panicked inwardly. At that moment, Qu Yi calmly said, “Everyone, you can’t kill me.” The Divine Kings of the Eight Realms were furious.

On the seats in the Void Battlefield, Qing Wu Gui, Wu Yuan, and the 19,000 warriors of Tianfeng Fort were initially filled with fear and worry. But when they saw Qu Yi unharmed, they began to mock the Eight Realms Divine Kings.
“Dear Divine Kings, how dare you think you can simply kill our fort’s king.”
“A bunch of shameless wretches! Using your status as Divine Kings to bully a cultivator at the Divine Marshal stage, and even doing it together—don’t you feel ashamed?”
“You bastards! Just because you’re Divine Kings doesn’t mean you can kill anyone as you please. Now you can’t do anything to our fort’s king, but wait until later when he takes your heads off.”
……
The cultivator at the Divine Marshal stage of Tianfeng Fort cursed mercilessly.
The Divine Marshals of the Eight Realms, witnessing this bizarre scene, remained uneasy, their fear of Qu Yi growing even more.
※※※
Above the Void Battlefield, Dao Yuan Divine Emperor, Dao Qing Divine Emperor, and Dao Tong Divine Emperor watched everything unfolding there, their faces showing expressions of disbelief.
“How is it possible for this Qu Yi to possess such an ability to ignore spatial rules?”
As the oldest cultivator in the divine realm, Dao Yuan Divine Emperor had never heard of or seen such cosmic power before, and he was utterly astonished.
“I can already sense a threat from Qu Yi,” Dao Qing Divine Emperor said softly.
Dao Tong Divine Emperor, gazing at the Void Battlefield, showed a cruel expression at Qu Yi’s performance, feeling an urge to kill him on the spot, but he held back.
Suddenly, a voice rang in the ears of the three divine emperors at the same time.
“You three, who have neglected to maintain order in the Void Battlefield out of selfish motives, must go to Si Guo Cliff to reflect for one billion years. Now, go and resolve the situation here, allowing everyone to return to the divine realm.”
The voice seemed to come from ancient times, eternal and profound, shaking the soul, carrying an undeniable authority.
If Qu Yi had heard it, he would surely recognize it as the same voice he had heard during the great chaos and group battles—spoken by the same person.

It turned out that the three Divine Emperors—Dao Yuan, Dao Qing, and Dao Tong—did not intervene immediately to stop the attacks by the Divine Kings out of self-interest. Dao Yuan secretly supported the Mountain Gen and Earth Kun Divine Realms, Dao Qing supported the Thunder Shock and Wind Xun Divine Realms, while Dao Tong supported the Water Dui and Heaven Qian Divine Realms. All three knew that Qu Yi had already obtained most of the city lord positions in the Divine Realm, and his potential was so great that he might disrupt the current order and affect them, so they simply allowed the Divine Kings to kill Qu Yi.

Upon hearing this voice, Dao Yuan, Dao Qing, and Dao Tong immediately stood up from their thrones, with solemn and respectful expressions, and replied promptly, “Yes, Master.”

After that, the time rules of the surrounding space were lifted, revealing their figures.

“Everyone, stop,” Dao Yuan ordered coldly.

This command immediately intimidated all the Divine Kings.

Of course, all the Divine Kings knew that the hidden Divine Emperors had finally appeared, so they would not disobey. The eight-region Divine Kings immediately stopped fighting and flew back to their thrones.

Qu Yi stood alone on the combat platform, smiling as he looked at the three Divine Emperors in the air, with a faint smile on his face.

“They didn’t show up earlier. Now that they realize they can’t defeat me, they come out to maintain order. These three Divine Emperors are no good,” Qu Yi thought, naturally showing no goodwill toward them. He remained smiling, unlike the other cultivators who were respectful.

Dao Qing then declared loudly, “The individual battle between Divine Marshal-level cultivators is now over. Everyone, return to the Divine Realm.”

Dao Tong, Yu Dongqing, remained silent, staring at Qu Yi with a cold expression.

Unfazed, Qu Yi met Yu Dongqing’s gaze, curling his lips in disdain.

Yu Dongqing’s eyes sharpened, revealing a hint of murderous intent.

At that moment, the combat platform in the void battlefield disintegrated, along with the empty thrones. Only the thrones occupied by cultivators remained floating in the void.

In an instant, all the thrones vanished, and the cultivators returned to the Divine Realm.

Qu Yi returned to Beihai City.

The 19,000 people from Tianfeng Fort also returned to Beihai City, surrounding Qu Yi with faces filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

Soon after, the three Divine Kings—Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao—also arrived in Beihai City, landing beside Qu Yi and laughing happily the whole time.

Qu Yi glanced at all the cultivators at Tianfeng Fort in the Divine General stage and shouted loudly, “Brothers of Tianfeng Fort, in the battle of the Void Battlefield, everyone from our Tianfeng Fort performed excellently. We have now taken control of all the city lords in the Divine Realm, except for the eight great imperial cities. From now on, the Divine Realm will be under the jurisdiction of Tianfeng Fort. Anyone or any force that refuses to obey us will be eradicated.”
“Yes, Fort King,” the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort shouted in unison.
Qu Yi nodded, then smiled gently before declaring, “Brothers of Tianfeng Fort, before, I was worried that my secrets might be exposed, so I had no choice but to enslave your souls. Now that I no longer need to worry about the Matterfall Divine Realm, I will restore freedom to all of you.”
In an instant, Qu Yi removed the soul marks from the souls of all the cultivators at Tianfeng Fort, ending their enslavement.
Episode 18: The Formation of the Universe