Sage Monarch - Chapter 1164

Chapter 1164

Chapter 1164: Flying over the Ocean

Out in the deep ocean, there were a plethora of demonlings that haunted the pitch-black night .

On the deserted island they had chosen to spend the night, the travelers lit a roaring fire . As they sat there, they could hear howls of rage from the water, apparently from various wild beasts fighting each other in deadly fashion . The waves crashed loudly, mixing with the sound of combat .

Whoosh!

Suddenly, something in the distance noticed their fire, and a shadowy figure blurred in their direction . A bird the size of a human became visible, with the face of an old woman . Its withered skin was covered with complex designs, and it had sharp claws that pulsed with godpower .

Apparently, it was at the level of a Quasi-God!

“Watch out!” Lightning Dragonriser said . “That’s a crone harpy! They’re very strong and fierce, just as bad as wretch-god witches!”

However, even as the words left his mouth, a beam of sword energy shot out and cut the crone harpy in half .

Sword Seventeen snorted disdainfully . “How dare a wimpy bird such as that attack us . Was it suicidal?”

Walking forward, he probed at the harpy with his sword until he managed to pull out something that looked like a pearl . ‘A godpower pearl! Not bad . Not bad at all . In the lands of mortals, demonlings have internal pellets, and it's the same with godlings in the god world . ’

There was no way Sword Seventeen would speak his final thoughts aloud, lest Lightning Dragonriser guess that they were from the lands of mortals .

Lightning Dragonriser sighed .

“What are you sighing for, old pal Lightning?” the Shepherd said . “We just killed a daemon, and you’re acting like we killed your mother . ”

“You have no way of knowing, but the crone harpies usually travel in groups . They’re a powerful group on the high seas, and when you kill one, its daemon energy will infect you . Afterward, it’ll be hard to stay safe . These daemons are the type who seek revenge over the smallest grievance, which means they’ll definitely come after us . ”

He sighed again . “When we come across beasts like this, the best thing is to drive them away . Once they realize how strong we are, they’ll leave us alone . That’s how these creatures work . But when you break that rule, they won’t rest until you’re dead . ”

“So that’s how things work?” As far as Yang Qi was concerned, rules like this made sense . It was better to give a warning that would prevent people from causing problems .

But what was done couldn’t be undone, and Yang Qi felt no fear .

“Most pertinent, some of the crone harpies are Lesser Gods,” Lightning Dragonriser continued . “If we keep killing the harpies, their demon-gods are eventually going to come after us . And the question is whether or not we can escape from pursuit like that . ”

“I'm not worried about some demon-gods,” Yang Qi said, chuckling coldly . “They aren’t anything impressive . Even Lesser Gods with a godhood rating of one, two, or possibly even three won’t stand a chance if we work together . In fact, they’ll find out exactly what it means to ‘murder gods’ . ”

The Shepherd laughed heartily . “I love murdering gods . In fact, I was just wondering when I would have a chance to get some practice at that . If a god comes, let’s surround it and assimilate its blood . It will definitely help us to advance our energy arts and cultivation base . ”

‘My god, who are these people?’ Lightning Dragonriser thought . All of a sudden, he wondered if he had misjudged them, and if bringing them to the Bloodgore Trials would be a mistake .

That night, while everyone rested on the deserted island, Yang Qi stayed awake and kept watch . With the God Legion Seal to help him, all he had to do was close his eyes for a brief moment and he would get as much rest as an ordinary person would get in a whole day .

There were no demonlings on the island itself, but there were plenty out in the darkness of the night . And when such creatures tried to crawl on land, Yang Qi would use a bubble to keep everyone safe .

Yang Qi was finally starting to realize how many creatures there were in the ocean . There were octopus-like creatures who crawled on eight legs, half-fish half-human creatures, and many more . Overall, the situation seemed generally dangerous, despite the fact that they were on an island .

Yang Qi wasn’t interested in slaughtering them all .

There was no point in killing animals, and he couldn’t strengthen himself with their corpses, nor could his people . And after his conversation with King Immortal-Slayer about the morality of the dao of monarchs, his desire to kill had lessened .

Although his own sense of morality seemed superficial at the moment, it was growing . As such, he simply drove the sea creatures back into the water instead of killing them .

Eventually, it was daylight .

Yet again, the ocean was illuminated with radiant light . However, Yang Qi could sense that there were faint strands of coldness seeping through the air, seemingly coming from one specific location .

“What's going on? Is winter coming or something?”

Everyone got the sense that the seasons were changing . However, it was strange, as the recent thunderstorms were clearly the hallmark of summer . And since the god world had no sun, how could there be changes in season?

“We absolutely, positively must not step out into the open,” Brahma transmitted into their minds . “The weather in the god world changes unpredictably . In fact, there really aren’t four seasons . The years are measured by the number of days, which is how things have worked for a long time . In terms of the weather, it could be hot like summer one day, then cold like winter the next, freezing everything in sight . ”

“What a world . . . ” Yang Qi said . The god world was seemingly unfathomable, yet that was just a representation of how mighty it was .

“Crap,” Lightning Dragonriser said . “I can’t believe winter is falling so quickly . In fact, I bet it’ll snow soon . It’s impossible to fly in a blizzard, and for all we know, a storm could last for months . What happens if we get seriously delayed?”

Even as they spoke, the howling of the wind picked up and the temperature dropped . Fist-sized snowflakes started falling, turning the sky white and making it impossible to get any sense of direction .

Whoosh!

Almost immediately, the wind grew so intense that they felt like they were going to be blown off their feet .

“Snowflakes . . . ” Yang Qi said, reaching out to let one land on his palm . It had six sides and radiated a sharp chill that seemed more intense than anything from the immortal worlds .

In fact, just one of these snowflakes could probably freeze an immortal world solid .

Yang Qi’s people wouldn’t have been able to endure such temperatures before, and would have instantly been turned into corpses .

Thankfully, they had furthered their cultivation and were getting used to the god world . With their godpower, they could create coverings to prevent the snow from hitting them .

In this weather, the windsails weren’t going to be of any help . Using them in such intense winds could easily turn out to be deadly . Besides, if they flew out over the ocean and couldn't find another island to rest on because of the storm, they could easily tire and end up dead .

“It seems we have no choice but to rest,” Lightning Dragonriser said, sounding worried . “Once the snow passes, we can hurry on our way . Hopefully this doesn’t last for months, otherwise we might freeze to death . ”

“Ah, what’re you scared of?” Yang Qi laughed . “You think a bit of snow like this is going to stop us from traveling? You’re kidding, right? Let’s go!”

With that, he flew right up into the wind .

Unleashing his godpower and energy arts, he cleared a path through the snow . Given his current level, it was something he could do without much effort .

“This . . . . ” Lightning Dragonriser’s face fell . “But how do we fly? We can’t use the windsails! It’ll be suicide!”

“Think of flying as a type of cultivation,” Brahma said . “And don’t worry about your godpower running out . Yang Qi will help you when you run low . You want to survive the Bloodgore Trials, right? Then think of this as a bit of a test . ” With that, he flew up to join Yang Qi .

Seeing he had no choice in the matter, Lightning Dragonriser followed .

Despite the protection of their godpower and energy arts, it was still freezing cold as they flew over the water . Below them, the waves still surged, which was somewhat frightening .

If the water had frozen, they could have dropped down to recover their energy when flying became impossible . But the ocean water in the god world couldn’t be easily frozen . On the ocean floor were countless volcanoes that heated up the water, making it very warm . It would probably take thousands of years of endless snowfall to cause the surface to freeze .

That was nothing particularly miraculous . The history of the god world stretched back for so many trillions of years it was impossible to count . And there were points in history where snow fell for thousands of years, freezing numerous cultivators . During such ice ages, the commoners were forced to find refuge in the god legion kingdoms .

There was no rhyme or reason to the weather in the god world . Luckily, Yang Qi and his people hadn’t arrived in an ice age, otherwise he would have been the only one to survive the arrival .

Of course, as there were ice ages, there were also ‘fire ages’, in which the entire god world was so hot that everything dried up and died .