Sage Monarch - Chapter 1048

Chapter 1048

Chapter 1048: One Versus Two

Yang Qi wanted to kill the villainous Flower-Seizing Marauder, only to have the obsessed Star Swordlife interfere .

He had dealt with Star Swordlife many times, and had come to find that he really had a one-track mind . No amount of talking would convince him to change, and all he ever talked about was his refusal to kill . Moments ago, the Flower-Seizing Marauder had threatened to kill a whole group of cultivators with his God Tombstone Palms, a group that included women .

But now Star Swordlife was actually defending him . As far as Yang Qi was concerned, Star Swordlife’s actions had long since surpassed anything that made sense .

In the end, Yang Qi didn't care . He would reveal the truth with his fists if he had to .

He knew that the Flower-Seizing Marauder wouldn’t be easy to take down, and if Star Swordlife got involved, the fight would be even harder . However, knowing that didn’t weaken his resolve or confidence . Oftentimes, his best performances were in tight situations such as this .

“Die!” he shouted, launching a fist right at Star Swordlife .

This caught Star Swordlife completely by surprise . However, he still had a Terrifying will convergence, and that was nothing to take lightly . He slashed out with his sword, sending a beam of light to meet the incoming fist . When the two collided, Star Swordlife felt immense force slamming into him, sending him staggering backward with a look of surprise on his face .

Ever since acquiring the godpower seed, his cultivation base had advanced so rapidly that his dao of the sword had become nearly invincible . In fact, he was actually superior to most of the sect leaders .

As such, he was completely taken aback to find that Yang Qi was so strong .

Yang Qi’s fist strike was a combination of soft and hard . It pulled and pushed at the same time, and seemed like a tribulation of kalpas, unceasing and never-ending .

It was truly an ultimate manifestation of the art of the fist .

Yang Qi’s fist technique had improved tremendously after cultivating the Unspoiled Body with the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth . Although the combination was causing problems with his cultivation advancement, it did make him incredibly effective in combat .

Later, the Mahātmā Jade he acquired had helped his psychic power, but unfortunately, it was dangerous to use . He had no idea whether it would suck the user dry, or provide an influx of psychic power . Until his research revealed more of its secrets, he didn't dare to use it .

Thankfully, the newly born purrling had provided a lot of enlightenment, helping him use his three major energy arts together and reach a level that was completely unheard of throughout history .

Of course, there was still a lot of enlightenment to be had regarding his Purrfect God Art . He needed to spend time in secluded meditation in order to answer the many questions he had regarding the connection between his fleshly body and his psyche .

But even though the energy arts he had at his disposal weren’t technically complete, they were still more than Star Swordlife was capable of easily vanquishing .

One of his reasons for taking the fight to the Flower-Seizing Marauder and Star Swordlife at the same time was that he hoped the brutal combat would improve his psychic enlightenment and further his understanding of the Purrfect God Art .

Even gods could gain enlightenment by walking the thin line between life and death .

After forcing Star Swordlife back with a fist strike, Yang Qi followed it up with another blow that contained elements of yin and yang, heaven and earth, and righteousness and evil .

The onlookers watched in amazement as he launched blow after blow . His superb skill in martial and energy arts was such that everyone began sweating with shock . How could any of them have guessed that he was this proficient?

Was he even human? Or was he actually the child of a Paramount God from the god world, descended to the mortal world in human form?

The Flower-Seizing Marauder was also stunned, as he realized that he had no idea what martial discipline Yang Qi was using . It was so powerful that he wasn’t sure he could even fight it, or even escape its momentum once it was unleashed . He preemptively threw out a move from his God Tombstone Palms, creating a defensive perimeter around himself .

Specifically, he was using the Sink into Oblivion style of the palm technique, which created a rippling area around him that would draw in all offensive attacks and negate them . Any palm power that hit it would simply ‘sink down into oblivion’ .

Meanwhile, Star Swordlife finally struck back, sending out a tempest of sword energy that manifested as all sorts of meteorological and astronomical phenomenon, including falling rain, snowflakes, lighting and thunder .

It looked like a huge fight was about to take place .

It was one versus two, and Yang Qi wasn’t holding anything back . His attacks all conformed to the dao of heaven, creating a field of energy that completely surrounded both Star Swordlife and the Flower-Seizing Marauder . At the same time, Star Swordlife was fighting back fiercely with his sword, to the point where Yang Qi couldn’t afford any slowness or delays .

Every time his fist connected with the sword, immense force would rip through him, making him feel numb as a result . Thankfully, he had some godpower seeds and access to the vital energy of the Great Necropolis, which helped him stave off the numbness .

Without those, Yang Qi would definitely have been at a huge disadvantage .

Meanwhile, the Flower-Seizing Marauder was having problems similar to Star Swordlife .

Never in his wildest dreams would he have guessed that Junior Sectlord Will Manifestation was this strong . In fact, he seemed equal to some of the most powerful people from the Ancient Road to the Gods, imperial figures with psychic scales of eighty .

Not even his God Tombstone Palms, or other arts from the Great Necropolis, seemed enough to block Yang Qi’s wild attacks .

As for the people on the sidelines, they watched the fighting with such astonishment that they had already begun crying out in shock at what they were seeing . Earlier, few people present had felt very optimistic at Yang Qi’s chances . After all, they had all just seen Star Swordlife and the Flower-Seizing Marauder fighting . But now, Yang Qi’s stellar performance had many of them considering joining the fight to try to slaughter Star Swordlife and the Flower-Seizing Marauder .

Obviously, Yang Qi was winning hearts here . Yet again, destiny was stirring .

“Sword Shattering!”

All of a sudden, he pounced like an eagle descending on a rabbit, heading directly toward Star Swordlife .

Before Star Swordlife could react, Yang Qi’s hand clamped down onto his sword and twisted, shattering the blade . Then, Yang Qi’s hand shot toward Star Swordlife’s head .

Star Swordlife quickly backed up, and with a flourish of both hands, produced another sword . Waving it, he created a massive sword net, not to attack Yang Qi but to defend the Flower-Seizing Marauder .

When the audience saw this, more yelling and cursing could be heard .

“You asshole! You're actually defending the Flower-Seizing Marauder? What are you thinking? You want to save people? Do you know how many people are going to die if the Flower-Seizing Marauder escapes today? You might as well be killing them yourself!”

“The punk has already entered the dao of devils . Junior Sectlord, kill them both!”

“This brat is going to make himself public enemy number one . He definitely can’t be allowed to live . If the Flower-Seizing Marauder survives, we have to kill this accomplice of his!”

The crowd was truly getting very angry at Star Swordlife’s actions .

However, he was set on his dao . It didn’t matter how people cursed him, he would defend the Flower-Seizing Marauder . Of course, the Flower-Seizing Marauder was both surprised and delighted by this . And at a certain point, he intentionally retracted his energy, putting himself in a dangerous situation .

Of course, Yang Qi immediately took advantage of the situation and pressed the attack . And just when it seemed he would pierce the Flower-Seizing Marauder’s defense, Star Swordlife lunged forward, expending a huge amount of vital energy to create a defensive barrier .

When the onlookers saw this, their curses grew even harsher . To see Star Swordlife so openly defending the Flower-Seizing Marauder made them want to eat his flesh and drink his blood .

That was especially true considering how the Flower-Seizing Marauder had plagued the women of so many different sects . The Flower-Seizing Marauder was truly notorious, and really was guilty of countless crimes . If hatred alone could kill, he would have long since been dead .

Unfortunately, Star Swordlife was doing everything he could to prevent Yang Qi from killing him .

Howling, Yang Qi unleashed another devastating attack, causing an aura to spread out that seemed to contain the energy of countless fallen gods .

As Yang Qi’s fist strike approached, the Flower-Seizing Marauder’s face fell and he tried to dodge to the side . Before he could, Yang Qi launched another fist strike to block his path of escape .

The Flower-Seizing Marauder was trapped; if he were struck by either of these blows, he would die, or at least be seriously injured .

However, at that moment, Star Swordlife thrust out his sword, drawing on all of the power of his cultivation base, and all of his sword energy, to block the two fist strikes .

POP!

Blood sprayed out of his mouth, and he said, “Get out of here, Flower-Seizing Marauder! And remember, don’t kill anyone!”

Chuckling coldly, the Flower-Seizing Marauder said, “You actually believed that I wouldn’t kill anyone from here on out? You’re so stupid you don't deserve to live! Give me your godpower seed!”

And he thrust out his hand toward Star Swordlife’s head .