Sage Monarch - Chapter 640

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More sparks of sword light shot toward Yang Qi, which he grabbed . This sword light was even more powerful than the bit from before, to the point where it almost seemed to have a spirit of its own . Whoever had created sword light like this was obviously someone no weaker than August Patriarch Fire Dragon .

Obviously, this person was an expert in the dao of the sword, and also an invincible Godmyth .

Yang Qi also sensed an aura of rage, a true flame that resulted from a bitter fight with powerful opponents . Whoever this person was, they were not someone to take lightly . But there was no way he would pass up an opportunity like this .

If there were two top experts fighting each other, and both were significantly wounded, then he could theoretically have a chance to swoop in and assimilate both of them! He needed to accumulate a huge amount of power before he could achieve more breakthroughs, and he definitely needed those breakthroughs before he went back to deal with the patriarchs in the Brahman Immortal World .

So he shot toward the source of the sword energy, flitting through space like a fish swimming through water . Eventually, he found a location where an incomparably vast swath of sword energy had created a world of its own .

Thankfully, his cultivation base had improved after defeating August Patriarch Fire Dragon and getting a total of two thousand imperial snakecharms . Therefore, it was possible for him to simply devour the sword energy .

‘Is this… a godrelic?’ Yang Qi thought . Opening his Lord's Eye, he caught sight of three individuals engaged in combat within a bleak and desolate kingdom . It looked like the ruins of a castle that were as large as a planet, hanging within space-time and surrounded by spatial tempests .

One of the three figures was a young woman who wielded a long sword and fought with casual ease . Her attacks could sever heavenly rivers, and seemed like the combination of myriads of heavenly swords . In fact, her technique surpassed anything that Yang Qi had ever seen .

She was clad in snow-white clothing, making her look as pure and holy as a white lotus . She seemed completely without flaw, like the ultimate picture of beauty, a goddess descended from a divine world .

Fighting this woman were two enormous devils, pitch black and wearing no clothes whatsoever . They had long, razor-sharp fangs and weapons such as saw-tooth blades and bone staves that released towering devil energy . Obviously, they were devil emperors from the depths of hell .

And they were Godmyths too .

They were entities so powerful that Yang Qi couldn't summon them with his Hell Portals . Given his current cultivation base, his limit was eighth stage immortal emperors, or possibly ninth stage sovereign of heavens .

From what he could tell, he would probably need to wait until he was a Godmyth before he could summon monsters like this . Even at the point when he had nine lineaments on his dao heart, he would still be limited to fiend-devils in the same cultivation level as himself . At least, he was fairly certain of that .

The reason was that Godmyths were very close to the Deathless Throne, which changed the summoning requirements .

“Immortal Maid Ice Spirit, don’t you know what it means that we just escaped from Castle Heaven-Devil?” one of the devils said, sending out a ripple of divine will . “And here you are trying to kill us? Getting free was a big drain on our vital energy, but thankfully you showed up . We can just absorb your blood quintessence and yin vitality to get us back to full power!”

A ruthless, violent aura surged out of him like a sea of boiling blood .

‘Castle Heaven-Devil?’ Yang Qi thought, a bit surprised . He had never seen any real-life heaven-devils . Rumor had it that they came from a hell that was actually very similar to an immortal world .

Heaven-devils were like immortals and devils at the same time . And the hell they came from, or perhaps it was an immortal world, was called the Unrestrained Heaven .

Usually, there was a clear and obvious difference between hells and immortal worlds . But the Unrestrained Heaven was different—it had both the characteristics of a hell and the characteristics of an immortal world . Therefore, the beings that came out of it were heaven-devils, which were sometimes also called immortal-devils .

As for the planet-sized castle, it was a godrelic nestled in the void, filled with all sorts of mysteries and energies . And from the fluctuations rolling out of it, Yang Qi was fairly certain it served as a passageway that led to a plane of existence whose devil energy rivaled that of the Hell of Mahānata in terms of ferocity and violence .

‘Don't tell me it's a passageway to the Unrestrained Heaven,’ Yang Qi thought . ‘Not many places can outdo the Hell of Mahānata . Other than the fabled kingdom of the gods, I think the Unrestrained Heaven is probably the only one . Either way, this Castle Heaven-Devil was originally created by the legion of gods, and can suppress countless devil-gods . ’

Swish!

Suddenly, an array of sword light shot out, creating numerous white lotuses which descended onto the Godmyth devils . Then, the young woman in white sent out ripples of divine will .  

“You two monsters are doomed to die,” she said . “I won't allow you to damage the foundation of the Sage Sword Heaven . It’s my job to guard Castle Heaven-Devil and make sure things like you can’t escape!”

‘So, that's how it is!’ Yang Qi thought . The Sage Sword Heaven knew that this passageway was dangerous and kept it under constant guard . Yet despite how powerful this young woman was, she was having trouble dealing with the two Godmyth heaven-devils .

Even more noteworthy, Yang Qi could sense that there were sealing marks being loosened within the depths of the castle . Devil energy was pouring out of them, as though even more powerful devils were trying to break free inside . If they did, it would lead to an even bigger disaster .

Suddenly, one of the devils cackled and said, “Our brothers are about to break free from those seals . The power of Castle Heaven-Devil is waning, and its creators, the legion of gods, have all perished . Their godpower is fading away, and soon, we devils will emerge and exterminate the world of humans . Then, only devils will exist! Once those sealing marks are gone, you’ll die whether you’re willing or not . ”

With that, the two heaven-devil patriarchs unleashed a devilish curse, causing the wailing of ghosts and weeping of gods to echo out .

The young woman in white stumbled backward, looking very much like she was about to lose the fight .

At this point, Yang Qi decided to take action . “All who follow the dao of immortals are duty-bound to rid the world of devils and demons . Don't worry, miss, I’ll slaughter these devils for you!”

A blinding stream of fire dragon true energy shot out, concealed within which was a primal-chaos elder-snake . In the blink of an eye, the devil energy that had just been released was gobbled up .

RUMBLE!

Then Yang Qi appeared right in front of one of the devils, whom he struck viciously with both hands, causing him to cough up a huge mouthful of blood . Not too long ago, Yang Qi would never have dared to ambush a Godmyth like this . But after all of his recent gains, including his clone’s mastery of the Eight Tribes Godfist, he had improved significantly .

His sudden attack, and the severe wounds it had inflicted on the devil, immediately brightened the young woman’s spirits .  

Relying heavily on the speed provided by his Angel Wings, Yang Qi unleashed another attack before the devil could even react . This time, he backed his strike with the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth, sending the power of the Sagely Sacrifice right into his opponent .

“Aaaiiiieee!”

A look of profound shock appeared on the devil’s face at this sudden turn of events .

“Devil-God Seal!” Yang Qi poured more of the Sagely Sacrifice into the devil, along with a stream of sealing marks . At the same time, he chanted the Eternal Heavenly Aria, causing halos of damnification to fill his enemy as he simultaneously used King Heaven-Devourer’s talismans to devour his vital energy .

All of this happened within only a few breaths of time! The devil exploded, and the fragments turned into a tiny imp that screamed with agony as Yang Qi viciously sealed it .

Yang Qi burst out laughing at the fact that he now had a Godmyth devil under control .

Spinning, he faced the other heaven-devil .

This heaven-devil had been completely incapable of reacting as Yang Qi defeated his companion . Now, he was obviously at a big disadvantage .

The young woman didn’t hesitate and began peppering him with deadly sword strikes . At the same time, Yang Qi burst into motion . Clamping his hand down onto the heaven-devil’s head, he locked the thing down so that it couldn’t move . Then he sent out a stream of primal-chaos energy that tightly wrapped it up .

The young woman sheathed her sword and looked at Yang Qi for a moment . “Many thanks, Daoist Brother . Without your help, those heaven-devils would have escaped, and the consequences would have been too horrible to contemplate . That said, you only sealed them . You need to be very careful; if they somehow worm their way into your spirit, you could easily experience cultivation deviation . ”

“I’ll be fine,” Yang Qi said, chuckling . “And there’s no need for thanks . I happen to cultivate a technique that uses heaven-devils as fuel . Assimilating them will be a big boost to my cultivation base . Miss, I actually need to thank you . Without you here, I would never have been able to take out these heaven-devils so easily . ”

“You can use Godmyth heaven-devils as fuel?” The young woman was visibly shocked, and at the same time, wary . ‘Who is this guy? He must be some consummate expert . ’