Sage Monarch - Chapter 605

Chapter 605: 605

“Come out and offer greetings to Princess Jadefall,” Yang Qi said .  

RUUUUUUMBLE!

He waved his finger and a wormhole appeared, several dozen meters tall, out of which three hundred and sixty warriors appeared, all of them in mechas and radiating the auras of powerful warriors . Lining up in ranks, they dropped to their knees in a salute, and said, “Our respects, Eminent Princess!”

“Where did you get warriors like this?” Princess Jadefall said, her voice quivering from shock . “They’re so strong! And they’re not fiend-devils? No, they have an extremely pure, holy aura . Don’t tell me these are the legendary sage-spirits? They’re definitely strong enough to devastate sixth stage Abstrusity-Demolishers! In the Titan Emperor Heaven, fifth stage immortal marquises are usually stationed as officials at the border regions, and sixth stage immortal paragons are considered extremely important and powerful . How did you get so many?”

“This is nothing,” Yang Qi said . “Look further into the wormhole . ”

She peered inside and saw a huge plane of existence filled with locust-like swarms of fiend-devils, all of them sitting cross-legged in cultivation . All of them were at the immortal marquis level and were clearly valiant fighters who didn't fear death . If this force were unleashed on the imperial city, it might be defeated in the end, but the resulting casualties and destruction would be devastating .

To Princess Jadefall’s shock, her initial estimate put the total number of fiend-devils at well over a million . It was hard to say if there were even that many immortal marquises in the Titan Emperor Heaven as a whole .

Within that same plane of existence, there were three hundred and sixty enormous portals, leading to locations that thrummed with devil energy . In short, they led to hells .

Princess Jadefall was a powerful expert, a ninth stage Dao-Demolisher who was nearing the Godmyth level . And once she fully woke the power of a Reincarnated One that existed within her, she would become even stronger than that .

But even she was shocked by Yang Qi’s ability as a summoner .

“How… how many fiend-devils can you summon?” she asked .

“However many I want,” he replied confidently . “You see, the Department of the Imperial Clan set up warding magics to spy on me and I let them see this . That's why the imperial court hasn’t done anything to me . They know I have an army of fiend-devils that I could release at any moment . And if I did, it would be a big problem for them . They’re hesitating to shoot the rat for fear of breaking the vases . And truth be told, summoning an army of a few hundred thousand immortal marquises is like nothing to me . I could summon millions . Tens of millions . Hundreds of millions . I recently reached the first stage of the Demolishing level, and in a few days I’ll reach the second . Then I’ll be able to summon even more powerful fiend-devils, those in the sixth stage . With an army like that at my control, I would be able to destroy just about everyone in the imperial court, with the only exception being a handful of the old-timers . So . What do you think? Do I have anything to be afraid of around here?”

“Obviously not,” Princess Jadefall replied with a wry smile . “No wonder you’re not worried . But considering you’re this strong, what are you doing fooling around as a grand prince? Go somewhere for a decade or so to work on your cultivation, and you could come back and overthrow the dynasty . ”

“Like I said, that’s not my goal . I'm interested in my archenemy, Proud Heaven . The main reason I came here in the first place was to find information about him . I've asked around and know that he’s extremely powerful, but little more . Something else that interests me is you . You see, there’s something about you that could be beneficial to my own cultivation . And actually, Proud Heaven might be after you for the same reason . Thus, helping you is another way I might be able to lure him out into the open . ”

“Proud Heaven might be after me?” she replied, visibly taken aback . “But he’s vastly stronger and more important than any of us . He saved the entire Titan Emperor Heaven before I was even born . And by the time I was born, he was long gone . Why would he be interested in me?”

“Simple . He’d figured out that a Reincarnated One had appeared in the imperial house of the Titan Emperor Heaven . He just didn’t know who exactly it was . You’re that Reincarnated One, did you know that? You have immense potential, and eventually he's going to come back for you . I'm the same . Proud Heaven wants me because of my special identity . I'm a Fateless One . You see, the two of us have a lot in common . ”

“Reincarnated One . Fateless One . ” Princess Jadefall muttered the words a few more times . “No wonder . I remember hearing my father mention that term once . He looked very serious when he said it . I had no idea what he was talking about at the time, but now I realize it must have been me . ”

“Yes, you’re a Reincarnated One . Just like me, you’re from a select group of unique people in the universe, people who certain other individuals want to control, no matter what price they have to pay . That’s why I think the two of us should work together . We’d only be stronger if we did . ”

“What do you mean work together?” she said . “For some time now I've sensed an unusual power within me, something I’m unable to release . If I could, my cultivation base would reach a much higher level . Is that the power of a Reincarnated One? And can you help me to unlock it?”

“I'm not totally sure . The only way I came to know even a little bit about these matters is that I’ve had some interactions with a Future One . Based on my understanding, that Future One acquired some of King Immortal-Slayer’s legacy and has control over part of the power of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart . I ran into him in the Hanging Heaven, and from what I can tell he’s working with Proud Warpatience . He knows my true identity, and I doubt it will be long before he reveals the truth . He wants me to get in a fight with Proud Warpatience and his allies, then swoop in to take advantage of the situation .  

“It’s highly likely that Future One realizes you’re a Reincarnated One, which would mean that he has his eyes on you as well . If he gets the chance, he’ll kill you and assimilate you . There’s no doubt Proud Warpatience knows about you too, and might even have passed the information on to Proud Heaven . I’d say your time is limited . If you hadn’t run into me, you would definitely fall into Proud Heaven’s hands sooner or later . Not even the two of us together are a match for him, which is exactly why we have to join forces . If we do, we’ll have a chance to pass the tribulations to come . Furthermore, we might be able to kill that Future One I mentioned . If we could get his powers, as well as the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, we’d be even better equipped to handle whatever Proud Heaven plans to throw at us . My goal, of course, is to kill him and use his power to shake the universe . I’ll conquer one immortal world after another and spread radiance and light everywhere, until I eventually reach the Deathless Throne . ”

Yang Qi was certain that if he and Princess Jadefall joined forces, and she lent him her power, he could most likely achieve multiple breakthroughs .

After the scene he had caused, there was no doubt that plots were being hatched against him, and a blow would soon be struck from the shadows . He needed to be strong enough to deal with that when the time came .

After a long moment of consideration, Princess Jadefall made her decision . “Fine . You’re right, we have no time to lose . I'm already in the ninth stage and have successfully cultivated my Jadefall Dao Heart, which is covered with cracks . Those cracks are the initial step of Dao-Demolishing . However, I need to fully crush my dao heart to reach the next higher level and become a Godmyth . Perhaps unlocking the divine abilities of a Reincarnated One will be what I need to take that next step . ”

Although working on her cultivation with Yang Qi would be risky, for some reason, she believed and trusted him .

“What? You’re really agreeing? You want me to try to unlock the power of the Reincarnated One in you?” Yang Qi was more than a little taken aback . “Aren’t you worried I might try to just take the power for my own?”

“I'm a good judge of character, and I can tell you wouldn’t do that . ” She smiled . “You're quite famous in the lower world, so it wasn't difficult to get information about you . You’re the type of person who knows when to show gratitude and when to hold grudges . You’re not someone who will bite the hand that feeds you or kick people when they’re down . ”

“True,” he said, nodding . Then he drew on his Wheel of Fate to begin making calculations .  

“In that case,” she said, “why don't we get to work right away? We can go into seclusion here . ” With a wave of her hand, everything around them changed and Yang Qi suddenly sensed immense deathless godliness . Apparently, they were now inside some sort of god item that resembled an enormous pearl .

“This is my Jadefall Origin Pearl, a god item that I acquired in my travels . Although I can’t draw on its full power, it should be more than enough to keep us safe during cultivation . ”

Looking around, Yang Qi thought, ‘She says she trusts me, but she’s still being cautious . Otherwise, why would she want to use her Jadefall Origin Pearl?’