Sage Monarch - Chapter 819

Chapter 819

Chapter 819: Demon League

People were so impressed by what Yang Qi had just done that they felt like prostrating themselves in admiration . After all, his quick victory seemed to indicate that he was actually stronger than Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven, which by implication meant that he would soon be the new league-lord .

“Demon League?” Yang Qi said, staring down at Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat . “Since when was that a thing?”

In response to Yang Qi’s question, one of the old-timers stepped forward and said, “Emissary of Radiance and Light, the Demon League is an alliance of immortal worlds inhabited by demons . They didn't want to join the Dao Defense League, so they set up their own alliance . While our members are mostly human, theirs are mostly demons . ”

“Ah, so that’s how it is . ” Looking coldly at Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat, Yang Qi said, “Well, the Dao Defense League is responsible for the universal fortune of the immortal worlds . And what right do you demons have to declare independence? I’m going to give you an order right here and now, Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat . Bring your demons back into the fold . Got it? The only other option for you is death . If I have to, I’ll take my Army of Radiance and Light over there and completely exterminate all of you . ”

“Bah!” Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat spat . “We Demonfolk are going to conquer everything! I’ll never follow orders from you!”

“Pigheaded heretic . What a waste!” Yang Qi closed his hand into a fist .

CRACK!

A shriek rang out as Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat was crushed out of existence down to his soul .

Yang Qi grabbed the resulting blood mist and quickly refined it into a magical treasure, a blood-colored cloak made of pure power .

“This is the Bloodsworn Cloak, created from the quintessence of a Grand Emperor and containing his divine abilities and speed . I hereby bequeath the cloak to Sword Seventeen . Step forward!”

“Yes sir!” Sword Seventeen said, accepting the cloak and throwing it over his shoulders . Just like that, Yang Qi acquired an expert almost like Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat himself . Although Sword Seventeen’s cultivation base wasn’t at a high level, his fighting prowess had just dramatically increased .

Swooosh!

Sword Seventeen drew his sword and performed a few flourishes, causing sword light to arc about that seemed like it could take the lives of actual gods .

“He actually killed Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat?! That level of strength… it definitely surpasses the league-lord’s!”

“We definitely have to switch loyalties!”

“What do we do?”

“Should we join him?”

“The Emissary of Radiance and Light is going to take over the alliance soon . And he's not afraid of the Demon League . He even said he’ll crush them with the Army of Radiance and Light, if he has to . Besides, Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven is cruel and brutal . He and those other Grand Emperors killed a lot of heroes in ancient times just to get their destiny . Sticking with him would be very risky . ”

“You’re right . Siding with the Emissary of Radiance and Light is definitely the best bet . ”

Meanwhile, Yang Qi realized that his Wheel of Fate was spinning much faster than usual as increasing amounts of universal fortune rushed toward him . Looking over, he saw that the league-lord’s throne in the Heaven-Dao Operation God-Temple had much less destiny than before .

As for Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven’s confidants, they looked completely crestfallen . Obviously, Yang Qi had established his power and position, earning respect that would not easily be lost .

Having killed Grand Emperor Bloodsworn Bat, he began distributing treasures again . They seemed endless, and many of the observing elders were growing visibly jealous . The god-generals and dharmarajas were trembling, but didn’t dare to say a word . Considering how many powerful items Yang Qi was doling out, it was obvious that the Army of Radiance and Light was going to be incredibly strong .

He was winning over more and more hearts, to the point where he was already the true leader of the Dao Defense League, albeit not in name . Because he didn’t have a scrap of wretch-devil in him, only radiance and light, people were easily drawn to him . It was very different from the Four Emperors of the Heavenly Court, who claimed to follow a righteous dao but actually mixed righteousness and evil . In contrast, Yang Qi did everything above board . He could be extremely ruthless, but always treated his own people well and didn’t rely on underhanded tactics .

Eventually, when he was mostly out of treasure from the Aeonic God Temple, Yang Qi said, “Every elder present will be given two primeval god skills . ” 

He waved his finger, using the Eternal Heavenly Aria to fill the entire area with profound music . The music transformed into paper talismans, which floated down into the hands of everyone present . One was a talisman of blessing, the other, of damnification .

Everyone was overjoyed . Thanks to Yang Qi’s gift, all of them were now capable of fighting someone higher than their own level . Although the primeval god skills were only temporary boosts, they were still incredible .

Cheering erupted as everyone praised the Emissary of Radiance and Light, extolling his virtues and wishing him long life . Of course, much of it was being egged on by people who had already been won over to his side, including some of the god-generals .

Meanwhile, Yang Qi simply stood there as destiny began rolling in . In the immortal worlds, there were now two primary flows of destiny, one increasingly fiery and intense, the other growing weaker by the moment . The former belonged to Yang Qi, and the latter to Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven .

There was roughly a seventy-thirty split . Previously, Yang Qi had been on the weaker side, but now it was exactly the opposite . Soon, there would be no need at all for Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven to be the league-lord .

Truth be told, were he not the league-lord, the man wouldn’t be benefiting from any destiny at all .

‘Just wait until my supposed duel with Sectlord Nine Yangs . I'm going to slaughter Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven and the other emperors, seizing complete control of all the destiny available . I’ll wipe out the Demon League, slaughter the armies of the future world, and take complete control of everything . ’ He was now much more confident in taking on the future world . After all, even if they increased their forces many times over, they would never be able to have more troops than he could get from hell to turn into angels .

After distributing the treasure, the influx of destiny caused Yang Qi’s cultivation base to thrum, and unlocked more profundities in King Heaven-Devourer’s talismans, the Aeonic God Destroyer, and the Engine of the One God .

For now, there was no need for him to go into seclusion . His cultivation base would continue steadily rising regardless of what he did . He was in a very stable position, with power from the god world constantly trickling down into the Engine of the One God, automatically strengthening him and advancing his Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth .

In fact, once he used Sectlord Nine Yangs to defeat the conspiracies targeting him, it was likely that he would become a ninth division Chaos God .

After the day of treasure distribution passed, Yang Qi called a meeting with Patriarch Annalist, as well as certain god-generals and dharmarajas . It was not one of the normal meetings designed to keep up morale, but rather a meeting to discuss how they should deal with the Demon League .

He was very pleased to see who was in attendance, and was taking note of who had refused to come . The latter were people who weren’t necessarily loyal to Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven, but were hoping to take advantage of whatever conflicts might erupt . Those were not the kind of trustworthy people he wanted working for him .

“The Demon League already tried to make a move on me,” he said . “What do you think we should do about them? If anyone has any information, please, elaborate . Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven is gone, having given no indication of what he is doing . It’s a real travesty . Once he returns, I’ll call a meeting of the elders to formally accuse him of misconduct . ”

“Emissary of Radiance and Light,” said one of the old-timers, God-General Goldsource . “The Demon League’s headquarters is in a far corner of the universe, and to be frank, they’re all crazy . They kill anyone from the Dao Defense League that they come across and are a real threat . They have some powerful Demonfolk old-timers, such as the famous Patriarch Redmoon, who cultivates all sorts of demon arts, and acquired the legacy of one of the Demonfolk in the legion of gods . There’s also Patriarch Buddhabhadra, who is in fact a fierce bear born out of pure primal-chaos . Then there’s Patriarch Hell-Crusher, who’s the most mysterious of them all . ” [1]

“Hold on a moment,” Yang Qi said . “Patriarch Hell-Crusher? What type of animal is he?”

“An ancient megamammoth . Supposedly, he even has the blood of godmammoths in him . Everyone knows about the myth that godmammoths were created to crush hells, and that's the origin of his name . Years and years ago, he was one of the people who led the Demonfolk to join the fight to crush the Heavenly Court . Afterward, he vanished into primal-chaos and was never seen again . At least, not until nowadays . According to our agents in the Demon League, he’s one of their founders . ”

“That’s interesting,” Yang Qi said . “Well, he needs to die, that's for sure . If the future world launches an offensive, and the Demon League joins the Dragonfolk to oppose us at the same time, we’ll meet a dismal end . ”

1 .  Buddhabhadra: There were two real-life Buddhist masters in China who bore this name . Coincidentally, they both lived around the same time .