Sage Monarch - Chapter 462

Chapter 462: 462

Chancellor Demi-Immortal was like a wounded viper, willing to remain in hiding for as long as it took to land a single deadly bite onto Yang Qi . Unfortunately, the more time that went by, the less likely it seemed he would succeed . Yang Qi’s cultivation base continued to climb, and even his clone was beyond Chancellor Demi-Immortal’s ability to catch up to .

In his despair, the chancellor had already decided that he needed to seek outside help .

Gritting his teeth, he prepared to leave, but before he could, someone clicked their tongue .

“Well, well, if it isn’t the famous Chancellor Demi-Immortal, genius of cultivation . Unfortunately, you’re little more than a pitiful stray dog nowadays . You know, you could probably benefit from my help . ”

“Who’s there?” Chancellor Demi-Immortal said, spinning around in shock to find someone hovering right in front of him .

It was a young man clad in yellow clothing, with a buzz cut . He seemed to be in good spirits, yet as he stared at the jade sphere that was the Sage Monarch Continent, his eyes flickered with deadly venom . It was almost as if he could hardly control himself, and would attack the place at any moment .

This was the successor of King Immortal-Slayer, who had suffered at the hands of Yang Qi in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart . Although he was only a third step Great Sage, his aura vastly surpassed Chancellor Demi-Immortal’s, to the point where it seemed like a fight between the two would be no contest . That realization caused Chancellor Demi-Immortal to shiver in fear and the hair on the back of his neck to stand on end .

“Don’t be afraid,” the young man said, chuckling . “I bear you no ill will . But I hate that Yang Qi . He screwed me over in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart and benefited greatly because of it . For example, did you know that he has over a hundred primeval godworm eggs?”

“What?” Chancellor Demi-Immortal blurted in shock . “A hundred? Are you sure? I thought those things were fictional . How could he have gotten so many?”

“By clever planning,” the young man replied . “He tricked a whole group of top experts and snatched the eggs right out from under their noses . What do you think? If word spread about that, it would cause a huge commotion in the Titan Emperor Collegium . I bet the old-timers there would try to force him to hand them over, and if that happened we could essentially strike at Yang Qi without lifting a hand . ”

“Why are you telling me all this?” Chancellor Demi-Immortal said suspiciously .

The young man in yellow closed his eyes . “If we join forces, we might be able to take Yang Qi out . But if we wait too long, it will reach the point where we will be powerless to do anything . By the way, I want something from you . ”

“You want something from me? What, exactly?” Chancellor Demi-Immortal had no idea who this young man was or where he came from, and had no idea what his true motivations were .

“Where is King Immortal-Slayer’s legacy medallion?” the young man asked casually . “When the Crown Prince died at Yang Qi’s hand, he had one of them . Rumors spread that Yang Qi took it, but I found out that those rumors are false . Apparently, the medallion flew off on its own accord . No one was closer to the Crown Prince than you, therefore I suspect that you’re involved in its disappearance . In fact, I bet you know exactly where it is . ”

“Legacy medallion? I don’t know what you’re talking about . ”

“Cut the act . I'm a successor of King Immortal-Slayer and I already have two of the medallions . You have no idea how much stronger I am than the Crown Prince, and you’re also clueless about how to use the legacy medallions . If you tried to use one, it would drain your energy and kill you . But if I had a total of three, I could freely enter and exit the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart . There would be no waiting around for ten thousand years! If I successfully managed that, I would be more than willing to take you into the monarch chart with me . Think of how much that would benefit you . And think of the glory you could achieve if you joined me when I took control of the entire thing . ”

“What?” Chancellor Demi-Immortal said, staring at the young man . “You already have two of King Immortal-Slayer’s legacy medallions? Your destiny seems to surpass that of the Crown Prince! But he was a god from heaven descended into the mortal world, or at least an expert from an immortal world . Are you saying that you were born in an even more unbelievable fashion than that?”

“That’s exactly what I'm saying . I surpass him in ways you can’t even imagine, and in fact, you couldn’t guess my origin if I gave you infinite guesses . And thus, I’ll ask you again . Where is that legacy medallion?”

“What’s in it for me?” Chancellor Demi-Immortal said . “Unless I profit, I'm not going to work with you . And don’t think you’ll be able to kill me if I refuse . You might be strong, but I have a thousand and one ways to escape . Very few people alive could possibly kill me, although you’re welcome to try . ”

The young man in yellow looked at him for a long moment, then said, “Very crafty, you old fox . ” 

Reaching into his garment, he pulled out a jade booklet and a jade-colored bottle gourd that contained a minor world built around a medicinal pill .

“This is a manual for a lesser godly-class energy art, the Great Dao Vital Energy Heavenspan Painting Amulet . And this is a Great Dao Heavenspan Deathless Gold Pill . With these, you’ll have a godly-class energy art at your disposal . I got them from the remains of an ancient immortal in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart . I thought of cultivating it, but I already have King Immortal-Slayer’s Myriad Monarchs Immortal-Slayer’s Energy, which is actually far superior . Besides, I don’t have time to cultivate anything else . I’ll give you these two things, but don’t even think of trying to use them against me . ”

“A lesser godly-class energy art? Seriously?” It was something Chancellor Demi-Immortal could previously only have dreamed of, and would lead to rapid cultivation advancement . “Give it to me! Give it to me, and I’ll tell you where King Immortal-Slayer’s legacy medallion is . Yang Qi took everything that belonged to the Crown Prince after killing him, but apparently the most mysterious thing of all flew off into the depths of the Yore-Wilds planetary system, where it ended up in some ancient ruins . ”

“Ancient ruins? Which ones?”

“Give me that energy art,” Chancellor Demi-Immortal said . Obviously he was familiar with the old saying you don’t release the hawk until you’ve seen the hare .

“Alright, fine,” the young man said . “But first, swear an oath that you’ll help me get that third legacy medallion . ”

“No problem . ” Chancellor Demi-Immortal immediately swore a deadly oath, whereupon the young man in yellow tossed over the daoist text and the medicinal pill . Chancellor Demi-Immortal didn’t do anything with them for the moment . He placed some magical seals on them and then put them away .

“You really do play things safe,” the young man said . “Don’t worry, I'm not up to any mischief, and I didn’t mess with either the manual or the pill . Now, what are these ruins you just mentioned?”

“In years past, when the top experts of the Yore-Wilds fought the Hell of Euphoria, there was a battlefield that later came to be known as the Chaos-Devil Danger Zone . The truth is that I knew all along that the Crown Prince had that legacy medallion, and I actually took him to the Chaos-Devil Danger Zone for training purposes on several occasions . Unfortunately, I was never able to get inside, thanks to the lingering killing intent of the immortals and devils . Do you really think you can get in?”

“Hah . Danger zone? I doubt it can compare to the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart . Let’s go . Once I get that third legacy medallion, I’ll help you achieve your ends in the Titan Emperor Collegium . Do you think you can arrange for me to join the collegium? That would make it much easier to deal with Yang Qi . ”

“Of course . Come on, let’s go . ”

Even as they were preparing to leave, more rumbling sounds echoed out from the Sage Monarch Continent as the place experienced another major transformation . The two of them turned to see what was happening .

RUUUUUUMBLE!

The Sage Monarch Continent was now a beautiful, emerald-green planet, like something that would adorn the scepters of the ancient legion of gods . From a distance, it looked like a perfectly smooth sphere hanging in the darkness and gloom, emanating a jade-like glow . Upon nearing it, one could see spirit mountains, holy lands, and beautiful scenery of all sorts .

As it rotated, it created spatial tempests that would prevent anyone from casually approaching it .

There were already hundreds of satellite planets visible . Although they were tiny, they surpassed anything which had existed near the Rich-Lush Continent . In fact, some of them were already holy lands of cultivation, although none of them could rival the new Planet Sage Monarch .

With those satellites, it was clear that this place would eventually be a planetary system .

Not even the old Quake-Dawn Continent had possessed satellites such as this .

As time went on, they would be colonized and begin to build up vital energy . And more satellites would come into being as the mother planet grew stronger and bigger .

As of this moment, both the young man with the buzz cut and Chancellor Demi-Immortal could sense that Planet Sage Monarch’s defenses were vastly stronger than before .

“Let’s leave,” the young man said . “Parlor tricks like this make me laugh . ” Waving his sleeve, he turned and left .

** 

Looking around, Yang Qi’s immortal clone thought, ‘The continent has finally become a planet . ’ 

Vast lands of jade stretched out around him, and the spirit energy was stronger than ever . And there were one thousand eight hundred satellite planets, the smallest of which was double the size of the old Rich-Lush Continent .

Of course, the power surges were felt by Yang Qi’s true self back in the Hell of Mahānata .

As he sat there, eyes closed in meditation, a wormhole opened up above his head and power poured into him . It was almost as if he had just consumed an incredible medicinal pill .

‘Alright, I'm ready for the fifth step tribulation . It's time to become a Light King Sage! I wonder what the tribulation will be like . ’

RUUUUUUMBLE!

As he rose to his feet, a tidal flow of tribulation built up within the Hell of Mahānata .