Chapter 10: The Return of the Divine Sword God

Qu Yi stepped out and swiftly swung his Star Sword. The sword’s shadow flashed, and silver light shot forth. At this moment, the silver light streaked across the sky like lightning, tearing apart the void, causing entire sections of space to collapse. In an instant, the spaces sealed by the eight Origin Beads were shattered by the endless chaotic energy.

Jing, the First Divine King of Nan Yin Island, broke free and came to Qu Yi’s side. Smiling, he shouted, “Qu Yi, I knew you would come out. Now that you’re at the level of a Divine King, let’s see if you can kill all these Divine Kings at once.” Qu Yi simply nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the twenty-five Divine Kings of the Eight Realms, smiling meaningfully.

The Divine Kings of the Eight Realms were overjoyed to have encountered Qu Yi. Now that they had forced him out, it was time to seal him again. “Qu Yi, since you’ve shown up, just accept your death,” Yan Que cried out in ecstasy, raising the Yan Character Token in his hand, ready to attack Qu Yi head-on.

The eight Divine Kings who possessed Origin Beads—Qiu Yan, Tian Chen, Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, and Yan Yi—also looked delighted at Qu Yi, as if they had finally gotten their chance to show off their strength.

Seeing Yan Que’s eager expression again, Qu Yi’s eyes flashed with cold light. He disappeared instantly and appeared right in front of Yan Que, raising his Star Sword to slash down at Yan Que’s head. “Don’t be so arrogant,” Yan Que snapped in anger, unleashing the Yan Character Token and summoning flames of void to burn up the entire space.

The collapsing space sucked in those destructive flames, while another section of space collapsed and enveloped Yan Que. Yan Que was shocked—he never expected that after just a few million years away, Qu Yi would have mastered such profound spatial rules, and his spatial power was even stronger than his own.

Faced with no choice, Yan Que, furious, realized he was no match for Qu Yi and quickly darted into the spatial chaos. Qu Yi merely sneered but did not chase after him into the chaos.

At that moment, the other twenty-four Divine Kings joined in the attack. Especially the eight mentioned earlier—Qiu Yan, Tian Chen, Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, and Yan Yi—they once again activated their Origin Beads, bolstered by the primal forces of their respective divine realms.

Each Divine King wielded their divine artifacts, most of which were innate spiritual treasures, and unleashed a barrage of attacks at Qu Yi.

The current situation was clearly understood by these Divine Kings. Fighting alone, they couldn’t harm Qu Yi at all; only by combining their forces could they seal him up with the Origin Pearl, thus eliminating his threat forever.
“You’re truly naive,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.
The Star Sword moved again, unleashing silver light like electric shocks that spread across the sky. In an instant, the entire space collapsed and vanished.
All the Divine Kings, including Qu Yi himself, were swept away by the spatial turbulence and found themselves trapped within it, where they began to chase and attack each other.
With the power of Divine Kings, battles in the divine realm could easily shatter space, so the best battlefield was precisely this chaotic spatial turbulence.
This turbulent space was boundless, with no known origin. No matter how intense the fighting became, it wouldn’t cause space to rupture—only endless chaotic energy flowed through it. This chaotic energy could also harm the bodies of Divine Kings, so they constantly needed to use spatial power to isolate it.
At that moment, Qu Yi, despite being in the spatial turbulence, didn’t use any spatial power to protect himself and instead endured the impact of the chaotic energy head-on.
His body remained unharmed!
The Eight Realms Divine Kings were utterly stunned by this sight. They never expected Qu Yi’s body to be so extraordinary, completely unafraid of chaotic energy. This made them even more determined to kill him, lest they face greater pressure from him in the future.
Chaos energy was the source of the universe, so naturally, Qu Yi’s chaotic body was immune to any kind of energy.
“You lot incited Qiu Guan to attack my brothers just to force me out, right? Very well. Now that I’m here, if I don’t kill a few of you Divine Kings, none of you will escape,” Qu Yi said calmly with a smile.
The Eight Realms Divine Kings all looked furious.
“Qu Yi, you still dare to confront us, the Eight Realms Divine Kings? How arrogant and ignorant! Then let us unite and seal you up,” said Qiu Yan, the Divine King of the Shan Gen Divine Realm, coldly.
After speaking, Qiu Yan summoned the Origin Pearl and drew a giant sword glowing with golden light, swinging it fiercely.
A powerful sword aura shot toward Qu Yi from the tip of the sword, dispelling the chaotic energy and aiming straight at his body. If it hit, it would surely split him in two.
In this chaotic energy, it came down to the strength of spatial power. Naturally, Qiu Yan, who possessed the Origin Pearl, had complete control over the spatial rules of the entire universe. His spatial power was flawless, and every attack he launched was the strongest in this Five Elements universe.

“Qu Yi, you’ll never guess that our eight great royal families have possessed the Origin Pearl since birth, thus naturally wielding complete spatial rules. The power of space is far beyond what someone like you, who has just reached the rank of Divine King, can compare to,” Qiu Yan said coldly.

The other Divine Kings, seeing Qiu Yan take action first, didn’t rush. They all stopped and watched to see how Qu Yi would defend against that sword aura.

Qu Yi smiled faintly, straightened his Star Sword, and unleashed all his spatial rules. A sword aura was sent out as well, and its immense spatial power was on par with Qiu Yan’s.

When the two sword auras collided, they instantly destroyed each other.

“What!”

“Impossible!”

“Did Qu Yi comprehend all the spatial rules?”

In an instant, the twenty-five Divine Kings of the Eight Realms stared at Qu Yi in shock, unable to believe what had just happened. If Qu Yi truly understood all spatial rules, then none of the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms could trap him anymore, let alone seal him away in the future.

Their hearts turned icy.

Qiu Yan, Tian Chen, Bai Rong, Sang Yu, Gong Ye Ming, Jin Cheng Bo, Wu Lian, and Yan Yi—these eight Divine Kings could unleash complete spatial rules only because of the help of the Origin Pearl, but they themselves had not comprehended full spatial power. Naturally, after such a comparison, the twenty-five Divine Kings realized that no one could withstand Qu Yi’s ambushes in the future.

They couldn’t possibly keep the Origin Pearl above their heads at all times!

Qu Yi smiled faintly and said softly, “Now, I only want to keep the Divine Kings of the Ze Dui Realm and the Tian Qian Realm. As for the others, we can settle our grudges later. You may leave.”

The Divine Kings of the Eight Realms were stunned again. They couldn’t understand why Qu Yi wanted to keep only those from the Ze Dui and Tian Qian Realms. Did Qu Yi have an innate hatred toward these two realms’ Divine Kings?

“Impossible! The eight clans are united—if one clan perishes, all eight perish. Qu Yi, stop trying this tactic of killing them one by one,” Qiu Yan shouted first, his expression fierce as he grew truly angry.

Qu Yi had only reached the rank of Divine King a few million years ago, yet he had already comprehended all spatial rules, leaving behind those Divine Kings who had been mastering spatial rules since birth. Such terrifying potential made all the Divine Kings uneasy.

Of course, the Divine Kings of the Eight Realms couldn’t leave separately. If battle was inevitable, they must fight together, refusing to give Qu Yi any chance to kill them one by one.

Seeing this, Qu Yi smirked and said, “If that’s the case, then die together.”

With that, Qu Yi vanished in a flash and charged straight at Qiu Yan. All the rules of space were fully utilized, with streams of spatial power cutting through the chaotic energy as they targeted Qiu Yan. Qiu Yan hesitated not for a moment; he summoned his Origin Pearl to obtain perfect spatial power, which he then channeled through his giant sword to confront Qu Yi.

At that moment, Gongye Ming, Gongye Zhong, and Gongye Yu from the Zedui Divine Realm, along with Jin Chengbo, Jin Chengzhu, and Jin Chengrui from the Tiqian Divine Realm, immediately rushed to Qu Yi’s sides, each wielding their divine artifacts and swinging them fiercely. Six massive streams of spatial power flew toward Qu Yi, two of them being in perfect form. If these hit him, they would undoubtedly kill him on the spot.

The other divine kings also stopped standing by idly and, in coordination, unleashed their own streams of spatial power, which condensed into sword energy, blade energy, and spear energy, all aimed at Qu Yi’s body.

Seeing this, Qu Yi laughed heartily and quickly drew upon the cosmic power of the Cunjie Ball Universe to strengthen himself. Surrounded by the power of an entire universe, even those powerful streams of spatial energy could only create ripples upon hitting his body, causing no real damage.

The same situation occurred on the battlefield in the void—none of the attacks from the twenty-five divine kings of the eight realms could reach Qu Yi’s body. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t make even the slightest progress.

“What kind of power is this?”
“What secret does Qu Yi possess that allows him to have such miraculous power?”
“Is this spatial power? It seems that even combining all the Origin Powers of our eight realms isn’t enough to counter it.”

The divine kings of the eight realms stared at Qu Yi in shock, their faces gradually filling with fear. They could no longer understand him and were terrified by his extraordinary power.

Qu Yi merely smiled faintly, his eyes fixed on the six divine kings from the Zedui and Tiqian Divine Realms. “You six won’t be able to leave today,” he said softly, suddenly laughing.

Just as Gongye Ming, Gongye Zhong, Gongye Yu from the Zedui Divine Realm, and Jin Chengbo, Jin Chengzhu, Jin Chengrui from the Tiqian Divine Realm were confused, another figure appeared in the spatial turbulence, holding the Xingluo Ding in his hand. The once-dead Artifact God had returned!

The twenty-five divine kings of the eight realms were shocked. They never expected that the Artifact God, who had long been besieged and thought dead, would appear in the spatial turbulence.