Sage Monarch - Chapter 383

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The group of Infernalfolk looked in shock at the enormous hand print . A moment passed, and then the female flew over, circled it, then reached out and touched it .

Bam!

Instantly, a sound erupted out like that of metal scraping against metal .

The air solidified, turning crystal, and the most holy of auras erupted out, the type that could drive away fiends and exterminate devils .

“So strong!” the female infernal blurted, backing away in fear . Looking over her shoulder, she said, “Infernal Wave, how many moves did you exchange with this Yang Qi?”

Looking a bit embarrassed, he replied, “Just one . I attacked him, then he solidified the space around me and started crushing me . I had to use the Infernal Worm Transformation from the Nine Transformations of the Netherworld Infernal to escape . Even still, I lost about half my vital energy . ”

“What? A single move?”

The other Infernalfolk began to tremble in fear . “Infernal Wave, you’re definitely one of the strongest among the young Infernalfolk . You even ensconced your nascent divinity here in the Hell of Mahānata . And yet you couldn’t last longer than one move?”

“Maybe we shouldn’t try to chase down this Yang Qi . He could probably wipe us all out . That hand print there says everything . ”

“Come on, let’s get back and report this to the elders . ”

“Yeah, let's go… . ”

With that, the Infernalfolk disappeared, gone just as quickly as they had come .

For the following several days, Yang Qi worked on his cultivation, including the Blood of the One God, as well as the spirit stone ore he had extracted .

With each day that passed, it became easier to build up the Blood of the One God . However, every time he did, the golden imp would absorb it, and then send out godpower to bless his sage motes .

To Great Sages, sage motes were as important as life essence vital energy . And the stronger and tougher they got, the more difficult it would be to destroy them .

And now, thanks to the blessing of the godly aura, his sage motes were substructurally stronger than immortal motes . Of course, that was only their fundamental nature; they couldn’t match up at all to real immortal motes . They were like a drop of mercury compared to the raging water of a river . Although the river was more powerful, the mercury was fundamentally better . One could only imagine what it would be like when he had a river of mercury .

His substructural similarities to Demi-Immortals was the main reason he had been able to leave that hand print in the air .

Given some time, his cultivation base would rise, and he would reach the Eternal Sands, True Real, and even the Light King Step . Eventually, he would reach the level of actually being able to fight and kill Demi-Immortals .

As he did, the golden imp in his forehead would also grow stronger and more glorious .

At one point, Yang Qi suddenly started, and then looked up into the sky, and beyond it, into the depths of the universe . For some reason, he had just sensed another aura that reminded him of the God Legion Seal . However, it only flickered for a moment before vanishing .

‘Don’t tell me that there are other people out there with God Legion Seals?’ he thought, shocked . ‘Well, the seal was shattered at some point . But by who, I wonder? Perhaps the shattered pieces fell from the halls of heaven, and I just got one of them . Maybe it's like King Immortal-Slayer’s command medallion, and I have to collect all the pieces to form the final whole version . ’

Even as he thought about such things, he suddenly received a message from the golden imp . “Broken… reassemble… Lord… appear… . ”

It was almost like words left behind by some ancient god .

‘What? If I reassemble the God Legion Seal, the Lord will appear?’ The more he thought about it, the more it made sense . He knew who the Lord was: the God of gods, He who existed above the legion of gods . The Monarch and Lord of all gods .

Given his current cultivation level, there was no way he could even begin to think about such matters though . Even the immortal planes were beyond him, much less the fabled Godmyth level, or the legion of gods .

RUMBLE!

A tremor passed through him, and a gravitational force wrapped around him and began to pull him away from the Hell of Mahānata .

He didn’t struggle . The time had come for the competition to end, and therefore, the surviving competitors were being brought home .

Holy light erupted from the top of his head, which transformed into a vortex which he disappeared into . Moments later, he was gone from the Hell of Mahānata, and found himself standing on a tall platform, along with all the other competitors .

Also on the platform was the immortal ranking list .

His name was on the very top in large, brightly shining letters . There were a host of other names below him, but they were like fireflies compared to the moon .

His appearance caused a stir among everyone in the Hanging Mountain, including Demonfolk, humans, and powerful organizations of all sorts . Already, he was becoming something of a myth . He was in the eighth Legendary transformation when he entered the Hell of Mahānata, and not only did he come out alive, he slaughtered a host of experts along the way . And then he took first place . Numerous extremely important young Demonfolk had perished thanks to him . He even trampled the dignity of the Mammothfolk .

“Yang Qi’s back!”

“He dominated everyone and took first place! He’s definitely going to receive an amazing reward from the immortal world . ”

“Yeah . Who would have thought that Mammoth Manyvoids, Stunning Beheader and Finest Magic would all die at his hands? Look at his cultivation level! He’s a second step Great Sage . That means he ensconced his nascent divinity somewhere . ”

“Ah, the young master is back,” Leviathan Truesoaring said . “Well, that’s certainly a big weight off my mind . ”

“He’s no simple individual,” Yan Wubing said, visibly shocked . “Did you notice that he has the aura of a second step Great Sage now? He’s a Nirvanic Resurrection Sage! That means he ensconced his nascent divinity . But he's been in the Hell of Mahānata this entire time, which means… . Throughout all history, no cultivator has ever ensconced their nascent divinity in the Hell of Mahānata!”

“What?!” Leviathan Truesoaring blurted in astonishment . “The young master ensconced his nascent divinity in the Hell of Mahānata?! Attempting that is virtually suicide! No . There’s no way he did that . The Hell of Mahānata is one of the most legendary and powerful hells . Only someone born and raised there as the descendant of infernal deities could possibly succeed in an effort like that . No human cultivator could do it . It would be even more difficult than ensconcing a nascent divinity in an immortal plane . ”

“The young master has some mysterious abilities that enable him to control fiend-devils and purify the power of hell,” Yan Wubing said . “So actually, it's completely within the realm of possibility . The Hell of Mahānata’s essence is far more immense than that of the Titan Emperor Heaven above us . Assuming the young master could neutralize the devilish will to prevent himself from being devilized, then ensconcing his nascent divinity there would come with numerous advantages . ”

“In any case, now we just have to see what rewards the immortal world will give him . He took first place, so presumably they’ll give him some abilities, and probably some magical treasures and spirit stones . ” Leviathan Truesoaring was visibly excited to see what would happen .

Meanwhile, the Lionfolk, Sharkfolk, and Leopardfolk, and especially their chiefs, were all glaring angrily at Yang Qi . All of them wanted to rush the podium and slaughter him right there . Of course, they didn’t dare to . He had taken first place, and would be protected by the immortal ranking list . Anyone who violated the dignity of the immortal world would be killed, even the August Patriarch .

Up on Mount Sumeru, Ape Heavenhelve gritted his teeth and said, “August Patriarch Mammoth Heaven, Yang Qi is out now . How do we kill him?” 

“We can’t do anything right now,” Mammoth Heaven replied . “The immortal world intentionally held the competition in the Hell of Mahānata to produce the most ultimate genius possible . Let’s see what they do . In any case, his level is simply too low . Considering that I'm a Demi-Immortal, he couldn’t possibly fight me . When the time is right, I’ll personally step in and just kill him . ”

“What?” the Epic Saga Sages looked over in surprise . “August Patriarch Mammoth Heaven, considering your status, are you really going to kill him personally? That… . ”

“If I don’t, then he’ll continue to get stronger and stronger, and that will only lead to continued problems . Besides, I sense something evil in him, something that can rob power from the blood of us Mammothfolk . That’s why he absolutely must die . I've already sent word to heaven, and notified the immortal Mammothfolk about the situation . They’ll definitely be watching closely . ”

“But what about the Holy Mother?”

“The Holy Mother? I’ll keep her in her place myself . ”

All of a sudden, Ape Heavenhelve cried out in shock . “August Patriarch, power is descending from the immortal world… . That’s… Titan Emperor Immortal Grass and Jade Palace Golden Talismans… . ” [1]

RUMBLE!

Heaven and earth trembled as a pillar of golden light shot down toward Yang Qi, as well as a river of liquid jade .

Within the river of jade were a host of talismans that pulsed with immortal energy . Some looked like mountains, others looked like birds, tongues of flames, or dragons… .

The level of power on display surpassed anything from the mortal world .

Even a scrap of it would be profoundly beneficial to any energy warrior . Many of the old-timers recognized what they were: Jade Palace Golden Talismans .

The rewards being bestowed by the immortals were incredible beyond belief .

1 . The ‘jade palace’ here is a historical/literary term referring to locations connected to gods and immortals .