Chapter 410: 410
As the huge fleet rumbled toward the Sage Monarch Continent, Yang Qi’s immortal clone could sense powerful wills pulsing within it .
As he faced the fleet, a very serious expression could be seen on his face . It came from the holy land of cultivation across the Dark True Void, the Megaplexus planetary system . It was rife with signs of Demi-Immortals, which meant that it was more powerful than any enemy force Yang Qi had ever faced .
Already, the clone felt an overwhelming sensation of danger .
Back when Yang Qi had been in the Titan Emperor Collegium, he had experienced a premonition that the Sage Monarch Continent would face danger in the near future . After all, if invaders came, the Sage Monarch Continent would be one of the first things they encountered . But he could never have predicted that the danger would be like this .
As soon as the immortal child realized what was happening, he passed the message to his true self, who was currently flying toward the Coiling Arc planetary system .
When Yang Qi realized that his family and his home were in danger, he immediately abandoned any thoughts of searching for the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart . Spinning in place, he headed back toward the Sage Monarch Continent at top speed, simultaneously sending a message to his mother in the Hanging Mountain .
RUMBLE!
The fleet stopped just outside of the Sage Monarch Continent’s greyspace, where it began to build up godpower to unleash a massive blow .
Deeper in the flagship than the bridge was the palace deck, where ten elders sat . All of them were Demi-Immortals . The highest ranking of them all wore a violet robe and had eyes that sparkled with violet energy .
He was the most powerful of them, an old-timer named Northstar First-Rank, who served as the admiral of the fleet . [1]
With a thought, he reached out to the Demi-Immortal on the bridge . “Target the continent’s greyspace,” he said, “but don’t damage the continent in the process . And once they’re inside, the first priority should be to capture the rulers . ”
Meanwhile, on the bridge, the Demi-Immortal passed the message along . “Be careful when you unleash the godpower . You absolutely, positively must not destroy the continent itself . And don't kill anyone . Although these people are mere ants, they’re still valuable . Each and every one of them represents a huge amount of wealth . ”
“Yes sir . ” The more than one hundred young Epic Saga Sages immediately complied .
However, that was when a tall, strapping figure appeared atop the greyspace of the Sage Monarch Continent . It was none other than Ghost Emperor Yama, who looked up fearfully at the fleet and sent out a stream of energy to cover the continent .
Suddenly, two figures blurred into shape in front of Ghost Emperor Yama, a young man and a young woman .
“Don’t waste your time,” the young man said . “A weakling like you might as well be an ant compared to us . I didn’t even realize people so pitiful existed . ”
From the expressions on the faces of this young man and woman, they viewed themselves as noble, civilized people who had encountered a savage barbarian for the first time .
“I’m Northstar Myth of the Northstar Clan in the Megaplexus planetary system . This is Northstar Jade . ” With that, the two of them just looked at Ghost Emperor Yama, as if they expected him to drop to his knees, kowtow, and beg for mercy .
“So,” Northstar Jade said, “this is a monster from the Hell of Yamas . Unfortunately, his hellish blood is too weak . He must be one of those lesser fiend-devils . And look, he’s only an eighth step Great Sage . I guess that’s enough to make him a ruler of a place like this . In the ruins of the Yore-Wilds, eighth step fiend-devils are probably rare, but in the Northstar Continent they’re a dime a dozen . Alright, fiend-devil . Get on your knees and beg for mercy . Then hand over your continent and all of its people and treasure . ”
At this point, Yang Qi’s clone appeared in front of Ghost Emperor Yama . By now, the immortal child resembled Yang Qi in just about every aspect, including his size and height . And although he only had a fifth step cultivation base, he was roughly as strong as the seventh .
Yang Qi had sacrificed tens upon tens of thousands of fiend-devils to the Sage Monarch Continent and the immortal child was one with those lands, providing him with good fortune from heaven and earth .
Furthermore, the immortal child could benefit from his true self’s enlightenment . Yang Qi was currently as enlightened as a fifth step Great Sage, with a fleshly body that was even more powerful . However, his true level was only the second step .
Although he could continue to gain enlightenment of the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth steps, his fleshly body and cultivation base would stay at the second .
However, because they shared the same mind, his immortal clone could benefit from his true self’s enlightenment .
In other words, as long as Yang Qi got the proper enlightenment, his immortal child could increase his cultivation level .
Considering the situation, the immortal child knew that he was in charge, and couldn’t afford any slipups . At the very least, he needed to buy some time until his mother and true self arrived .
“Sir, ma’am,” he said, “you represent the Megaplexus Heaven, correct? Well, we’re administered by the Titan Emperor Heaven . As you know, well water does not mix with river water . So why don’t we just keep out of each other’s affairs?”
Northstar Myth and Northstar Jade were at first surprised to see the immortal child . But then, they chuckled . Looking amused, Northstar Myth said, “So, someone used an immortal embryo to create a clone that’s already in the fifth step? That’s pretty impressive, although it doesn’t make you any less of a piece of trash . You people have only one choice: become slaves of the Northstar Fleet . Not even death is an option for you . When we decide to take a person captive, that person would never dare to die . ”
At this point, certain members of the parliament of elders flew up . Trembling with fear, Chancellor Sun Moon said, “Friends from the Megaplexus Heaven, our Sage Monarch Continent is a tiny location and could never sustain an attack from experts like you . How about we just agree to be your subjects, and you go on your way?”
“What nerve you have!” Northstar Jade said . “Subjects? Are you kidding me? You don't deserve such an honor . You only deserve to be slaves . I’ll give you ten breaths of time to save us some time and effort by opening up that pathetic greyspace of yours and completely surrendering . If you don’t, we might get pissed off and just execute all of you . Decide for yourselves . Resistance is pointless and would only result in unnecessary casualties . ”
“So, you’re saying you plan to massacre us?” Yang Qi’s clone said, his eyes sparkling . He knew that now was the time to play things smart .
“Massacre you? We’re giving you a way out!” Northstar Jade said .
“Stop trying to buy time,” Northstar Myth said . “It’s obvious that you’re hoping reinforcements will arrive . What, you think your true self is going to show up? Even if he did, it wouldn't do any good . He’d just be throwing his life away . By the way, even if he tried to run, we have a secret magic we can use on you, to force him out of hiding . No matter what you do, you’re going to lose . ”
“Or we could wait to see what tricks he has up his sleeve,” Northstar Jade said .
The two of them chuckled as though they didn’t have a care in the world .
“What was that?” someone said . Suddenly, a rift opened, and a young man stepped out, clad in the God Legion Battle Robe, a long spear in his hand .
Yang Qi’s true self had arrived .
Thanks to his mysterious connection to the Sage Monarch Continent, and the speed provided by the Angel Wings, he had been able to pierce through the void with dazzling speed .
Northstar Jade and Northstar Myth were initially startled, but after seeing Yang Qi they felt more confident than ever .
“You’re the true self? You're only a second step Great Sage! How come you’re so weak?”
“You have some incredible latent power in you,” Northstar Myth said . “What’s your bloodline? Do you have a battle body from an immortal world?”
“Get on your knees right now and give us three sets of three kowtows,” Northstar Jade ordered . “If you do, I’ll allow you to be my personal slave . If you get thrown in with everyone else then I can’t guarantee your safety . You’ll definitely end up getting sold and sent to some remote location where you could easily get killed . Sticking with me is the safest option . ”
She was smiling as surely as if she had found an enormous pearl sticking out of the mud .
“Is that so?” Yang Qi said . “Northstar Clan, huh? Is that a really big clan?”
Northstar Jade laughed . “That’s right . The Megaplexus planetary system is made up of the Northstar Continent, the Southpalace Continent, the Westgate Continent, and the Eastwall Continent . Of all of them, our Northstar Continent is the strongest . Your Yore-Wilds used to be the strongest of the planetary systems overseen by the Titan Emperor Heaven . But the Hell of Euphoria invaded and now you’re nothing but scattered ruins . You couldn’t even come close to comparing to us . If you become my slave and serve me loyally, you’ll achieve glories you never dreamed of before . ”
“Since that’s how it is, I guess—”
“Very well, on your knees,” Northstar Jade interrupted, under the impression that she had frightened him well enough .
“I wasn’t finished . Since that’s how it is, I guess I’ll kill you . Let’s see if your Northstar Clan is really that strong, or if it's all hot air!” Even as the words left his mouth, he lunged forward, surrounded by dazzling light .
RUMBLE!
His spear vibrated with destructive power and radiated sagelight filled with projections of god-spirits .
In the blink of an eye, the tip of his spear was at Northstar Jade’s chest .
1 . A couple points about the names . In order to preserve the wordplay, I'm translating the names of the people from this clan . Like before, I'm preserving the structure of (Clan name)(Given name) . As for why this guy has the name “First-Rank”, you’ll see later . In general, I take these names to be so fanciful and contrived that they don’t need to be transliterated as I would usually do for traditional names .
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