“Earth Qi Formation, activate!” Chu Kuangren shouted.

Instantly, the sky and land trembled as earth qi rumbled.

As the waters in the sea rumbled violently, tidal waves as tall as ten thousand meters rose to the sky. Underneath the vast sea, the slumbering leyline that carried the earth qi was triggered.

The earth qi and water qi then converged before it shot up into the sky, covering almost the entire battlefield.

Chu Kuangren remained standing. With the activation of the Earth Qi Formation, he became the strongest and ultimate existence in that particular space as he mobilized billions of earth qi with his mind, which moved even the sky.

His terrifying aura alone shook heaven and earth.

All the divine dragons, Godly Phoenixes, and Golden Crow Guardians were terrified.

“W-What is this?” the Golden Dragon Ruler exclaimed in fear.

Despite being a Heavenly Immortal, he felt like a tiny spec of dust before the endless power.

“No wonder the ruler wants us to retreat. We won’t stand a chance before this terrifying power!” mumbled one of the Golden Crow Guardians.

Despair slowly sprouted in people’s hearts.

Further away, in the Honorable Yokai Hall, the Yokai Ruler opened his eyes all of a sudden. He clenched his fist and slammed it on the arm of his throne.

With a bang, the throne was smashed into pieces.

All the Yokai elders trembled before their ruler’s wrath.

“Our men on the battlefield are beyond saving now,” the Yokai Ruler said coldly.

He knew Chu Kuangren’s true strength, and once the Earth Qi Formation was activated, not even the Golden Dragon Ruler or the Crimson Dragon Ruler could escape.

It enraged him as he had finally conquered Divine Dragon Island after much effort and was one step shy of taking Sycamore Mountain as well. However, with Chu Kuangren’s sudden intervention, his plans went down the drain.

“Fortunately, we have acquired most of Divine Dragon Island’s resources, so we won’t lose that much. But Chu Kuangren, the feud between you and I just got deeper,” the Yokai Rulerer said coldly.

He was more determined than ever to take Chu Kuangren’s life.

“Everyone, does anyone have any idea how to deal with Chu Kuangren?” the Yokai Ruler asked.

Baffled, the Yokai elders exchanged a quick look.

Was that a joke?

Deal with Chu Kuangren, the man who destroyed the clan from ancient immortal times and almost obliterated Divine Dragon Island?

The Yokai Ruler wanted them to come up with a way to deal with such a terrifying existence?

He must have overestimated his subordinates.

The Yokai Ruler glanced over the Yokai elders, and he knew none of them had any idea at all, hence his restlessness.

“Bunch of useless garbage. What use are you people?”

…

Back on the battlefield, Chu Kuangren’s Earth Qi Formation shook heaven and earth.

“After today, Divine Dragon Island will be part of Planquilon Immortal World’s history,” Chu Kuangren said calmly to the Dragon Rulers in front of him.

“Nonsense!”

“The fight isn’t over!”

The Dragon Rulers knew that the formation was not something they could afford to overlook, but to give up without resistance was not an option either.

All five Dragon Rulers revealed their true forms and unleashed their terrifying might at Chu Kuangren, attempting to disrupt the Earth Qi Formation.

“Unfortunately, it’s all useless,” Chu Kuangren said.

He pointed his sword hand sign at them, and all the earth qi gathered into an enormous sword shadow that could cut through sky and land.

Boom!

The sword qi swept over everything like a typhoon and tore apart everything in its path.

The slash struck all five of the Divine Dragons. The Yellow Dragon, Azure Dragon, and White Dragon were all cut into multiple sections.

The Golden Dragon and Crimson Dragon, who were Heavenly Immortals, could barely withstand the powerful slash as well. As they were sent flying backward, a horrified look appeared on their faces.

“Such power!”

“I can’t believe that with the formation’s buffs, his power could reach such a terrifying level. He really is capable of such things!”

Both the surviving Dragon Rulers were horrified.

The Golden Dragon Ruler wanted to kill Chu Kuangren to avenge his son. However, in the face of absolute power, he gave up on the thought, and all he wanted was to flee.

He must flee away from Chu Kuangren as far as possible! Vengeance was nothing before his life!

Without further hesitation, the two Dragon Rulers turned around and wanted to flee the scene. Unfortunately, they were within the Earth Qi Formation, which sealed their escape route.

“Earth Dragon, form!”

With a single thought from Chu Kuangren, the earth qi transformed into a dragon.

“Roar!”

Following the roar, the Earth Dragon went against the two True Dragons. Despite being a Heavenly Immortal, the Golden Dragon Ruler was no match against the billions of kilometers worth of earth qi. Soon, he fell to the ground.

“Sword, form!” Chu Kuangren gathered the earth qi into a sword shadow again for a quick slash.

Both the Golden Dragon Ruler and Crimson Dragon Ruler fell altogether.

“You guys are next.”

Chu Kuangren looked at the remaining Golden Crow Guardians with a cold glint in his eyes. He pointed his sword hand sign out, and the earth qi gathered to form a sword that slashed out at them.

It did not take long before all the Golden Crow Guardians fell as well.

After eliminating all his enemies, the Earth Qi Formation dispersed. The tens of thousands of nautical miles of the sea were painted red with blood.

Dragon and Immortal blood painted the waves red, making the waters look like blood.

The gory scene was terrifying. It was like purgatory on earth.

To the living beings at the bottom of the sea, the battle was a golden opportunity for them. After all, dragon and Immortal blood were very nourishing, and some could use the blood to boost their bloodline to the next level.

Of course, none of those mattered to Chu Kuangren.

He did not care about how shocking what he did was. He looked calm as always, as if killing the Golden Crow Guardians and Dragon Rulers was something normal.

“Brother, are you okay?” Chu Hong came up to him.

“What could possibly happen to me?” Chu Kuangren smiled before his face turned serious.

Then, he said sternly, “You are getting bold, I see. Coming to this dangerous place without telling me? I will ground you when we get back.”

“Uh…” Chu Hong blushed.

She knew Chu Kuangren was really mad at her this time, so she saved her argument for another day. She looked at him with big googly eyes and bit her lips, trying to win favors with her looks. However, it did not move Chu Kuangren at all.

“Stop looking at me with those eyes. It won’t do you any good.”

It was then Huang Mountain Ruler and the others came by.

“Thank you, Master Chu, for saving us.”

Huang Mountain Ruler bowed with mixed feelings.

Chu Kuangren might not be a nemesis to Sycamore Mountain, but he was by no means an ally either.

After all, he was the one who ruined the dragon-phoenix union back then.

Now, Chu Kuangren has saved them from the Dragon Rulers.

It was ironic, to say the least.

“I did it for Chu Hong. If not for her, I won’t be here no matter how fierce the battle with the Divine Dragon Island ends up,” Chu Kuangren said frankly.

“I understand.” Huang Mountain Ruler nodded.

“Well then, Chu Hong will come with me. From now on, she will have nothing to do with Sycamore Mountain anyway.”

After that, Chu Kuangren was about to leave with Chu Hong.

“Hold on!”

With clenched teeth, Huang Mountain Ruler said, “The union was our fault, but she’s still a Godly Phoenix. You can’t just ignore her identity. I want her back at Sycamore Mountain to be the next Mountain Ruler. Please, Master Chu. Please consider it.”

“What if I say no?”

“If you don’t agree, there’s nothing I can do about it either. With your current power, no one in Planquilon Immortal World can force you otherwise,” Huang Mountain Ruler said with a bitter smile.

“So you’re begging me, right?”

“I am.”