Sage Monarch - Chapter 641

Chapter 641: 641

To this young woman, Yang Qi was profoundly mysterious . He popped on the scene, then quickly and efficiently captured two Godmyth heaven-devils, who he then claimed he would assimilate . Yet she could sense that he was only a Demolisher, a cultivation level that she would normally completely dismiss . But considering how he had handled the two heaven-devils, she was definitely not looking down on him now .

At the moment, her assumption was that he must be hiding the true level of his cultivation base and was actually an incredibly powerful patriarch of some sort . There didn't seem any other explanation for how someone so weak could take out two Godmyths .

Truth be told, this young woman was herself a high-ranking matriarch from the Sage Sword Heaven . As someone tasked with guarding Castle Heaven-Devil, she was the type of person who few people could beat in a fight .

Yang Qi could sense her suspicions, but didn't go into any explanation about his cultivation level . At the moment, he preferred to keep things a bit of a mystery . “Miss, did I hear them call you Immortal Maid Ice Spirit?”

As he spoke, he allowed a bit of August Patriarch Fire Dragon’s aura to seep out to reinforce her conjectures that he was really a Godmyth patriarch .

“You overheard those two monsters, Daoist Brother?” She smiled . “Yes, you can call me Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit . Many thanks for your help here . Unfortunately, the vital energy of heaven and earth has changed recently, and the seals here in Castle Heaven-Devil have been weakening . In a few decades, they’ll likely break completely and allow hordes of fiend-devils to emerge . If that happens, my immortal world is going to be in great danger, and blood and carnage will reign . ”

“Oh?” Yang Qi thought for a moment . “Would I be right in speculating that Castle Heaven-Devil has a passageway leading to a boundless heaven-devil world, the Unrestrained Heaven?”

“That’s right,” she said with a nod . “A member of the legion of gods created Castle Heaven-Devil countless years in the past to lock down that passageway . You see, hells number as many as the eternal sands of the universe, and the Unrestrained Heaven is unique among them all . It is where countless devil kings gathered, and if the way to that hell is opened by means of this castle, it would be the springboard for a hellish invasion that will lead to the destruction of countless immortal worlds . In fact, even just the heaven-devils sealed in the castle would be a disaster beyond imagination . In the end, it would take intervention from a thirty-third ranked immortal world to defeat the invasion . Senior, could it be that you have a method to strengthen those seals?”

At this point, Yang Qi couldn’t help but ask, “Are you telling me the Sage Sword Heaven has entrusted a matter this important to only one person?”

“Daoist Brother, are you saying my sword technique is deficient?” she asked dryly . “I'm one of the Eighteen Sectlords from the Sage Sword Heaven, and there is no one more qualified than me to stand guard here, and also, no one stronger . ” 

“You misunderstand me, miss,” Yang Qi said . Obviously, Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit was a proud individual, and a top leader of her immortal world . “What I meant was that considering this is a passageway to the Unrestrained Heaven, you would think that it would be guarded by a hundred Godmyth patriarchs, not just one . ”

“Well, that’s true,” she replied, her expression softening a bit . “Actually, we Eighteen Sectlords take turns keeping watch here . The heaven-devils that occasionally get free from the seals make for good training . Right now, I'm at the peak of the first division of the Godmyth level, the Seer God level . Soon, I’ll reach the second division, the Tempered God level . You see, if a heaven-devil breaks free, it could be the perfect opportunity to push toward another breakthrough . Unfortunately, it was to my complete surprise when two heaven-devils came out . ”

“I understand,” Yang Qi said . “Well, Castle Heaven-Devil is a godrelic, so it shouldn’t be taken lightly . Look, how about this . Why don’t we let a few more heaven-devils out? My technique is specifically designed to crush all kinds of devils and monsters . And if I can get enough heaven-devils, I can fully cultivate my Devil-Suppression True Body! Afterward, I’ll help you secure Castle Heaven-Devil from the outside, or perhaps join you in entering to explore a bit . ”

“That sounds splendid,” Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit replied . “I was thinking the same thing, I just didn’t want to be presumptuous . Although, you do realize that Castle Heaven-Devil is a very dangerous place, right? There are multiple levels, and the deeper you go, the more powerful the sealed heaven-devils are . I'm only strong enough to train on the first level, as the heaven-devils there are all Seer Gods . But if you go deeper, you can find Tempered Gods, or sometimes even terrifying Incarnated Gods . ”

“Sounds like a good opportunity for me,” Yang Qi said, and he wasn’t exaggerating at all . Each Godmyth heaven-devil that he acquired would be incredibly beneficial, and would help during his future breakthroughs .

Although Yang Qi could enter hell at any time to try hunting Godmyth fiend-devils, it was easier said than done . Getting a solitary fiend-devil of the right level would be difficult, and if he were to be mobbed it could quickly turn into a disaster . However, here in Castle Heaven-Devil, it would be possible to unseal individual fiend-devils, which would be much more manageable .

Besides, if he could absorb some of the energy of the Unrestrained Heaven, it could lead to some very impressive power stones . They would likely be superior to Tusita Heaven power stones .

Yang Qi’s current goal was to reach the Godmyth level as quickly as possible . If he succeeded, the endless immortal worlds would be his to subjugate . His Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth would reach a higher level, and he might even be able to take the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart as a magical treasure .

At that point, he would also be a lot more confident in handling Proud Heaven, assuming he hadn’t reached the Deathless Throne by then .

“There’s no time to lose . Let’s get going . ” Yang Qi waved his sleeve, sending out a stream of energy that entered Castle Heaven-Devil and suppressed much of the devil energy inside . Before, the castle had been twitching and vibrating almost as if it were alive, but now, it settled down . Considering the place was merely planet-sized, it was only natural that Yang Qi could envelop the whole thing with his energy .

‘That really is an impressive devil-subduing magic,’ thought Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit . She had stood watch over Castle Heaven-Devil for many years, and knew the terrifying nature of the devil energy inside . That energy had only been growing stronger in recent years, leading to the sealing marks getting weak . For years, the castle had actually been considered a holy land of cultivation, a place the Eighteen Sectlords took turns training in .

Now, though, it was a place where life-and-death battles were often fought .

Yet Yang Qi had sent out a soft energy flow and almost immediately dispelled that dangerous devil energy . It was also possible to hear heaven-devils inside, howling in agony .

Smiling faintly, Yang Qi said, “Come on, Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit . Let’s get inside . I've negated the devil energy, which should stop the seals from weakening . Now we can go in and slaughter some fiend-devils . ”

“Quite the domineering one, eh?” she replied . “Alright, but I'd better benefit as well . Some of those sealed fiend-devils have magical treasures and even god items . ”

“That’s fine . How about this . When we kill a heaven-devil, I get the corpse, and you get whatever magical treasures or medicinal pills they have . ”

“Alright,” she said, grinning from ear to ear . “Besides, I'm not interested in trying to assimilate the corpses . The risk of backlash from the devil energy would be too severe . Actually, beating them in a fight isn’t the hard part—killing them is . You see, heaven-devils have infinite shapeshifting abilities, and that's especially true of those in the Godmyth level . They can even turn invisible . As for me, it would take about ninety-nine percent of my true energy to completely wipe a heaven-devil out of existence . But you can do it with almost no effort, so this arrangement couldn’t be better . ”

With that, the two of them entered Castle Heaven-Devil .

The inside was a sinister and dark place, in which streams of devil energy still wafted to and fro . One might have expected the place to smell acrid and vile, but it was actually the opposite; a fragrant aroma filled the air, sickly sweet like countless flowers .

Yang Qi extended his arm and pulled streams of devil energy into his hand, where it eventually formed a conglomeration the size of a sesame seed . Shockingly, it was a power stone that was vastly stronger than those from the Tusita Heaven .

‘This thing is incredible!’

With that, he began absorbing more of the devil energy and sending it right into his God Legion Paradise to be devoured by the primal-chaos elder-snake there . The snake dissolved the devilishness, then started producing a pile of stones .

Slowly but surely, the surrounding area within the castle began to brighten up .

Sword Matriarch Ice Spirit watched in shock as it all happened . ‘Who is this guy? And how can he absorb that devil energy like that? I have to recruit him . He would be a huge asset to the Sage Sword Heaven . ’