Sage Monarch - Chapter 855

Chapter 855

Chapter 855: Destabilizing Level

The instant Cipher Rite-Heaven from the Cipher-Devil Sword Sect entered the sword formation, he was assailed with sword will . Countless sword techniques bombarded him, all of them entering his sea of consciousness to combat his very will .

This had nothing to do with his true energy or power index, but was a competition of wills instead .

Although it wasn’t visually impressive, it was an extremely dangerous situation . A loss would involve the destruction of his soul, turning him into an empty husk . However, this young lord was particularly strong-willed .

“Die!” he shouted as he stood there, tall and straight, looking like a consummate divine sword, ready to pierce through the void . Around him swirled the will of the Cipher-Devil Sword, causing thunderous rumblings to echo out and making him seem like all heaven and earth was under his control .

“Supreme Cipher-Devil Sword!”

“Grand Prestige Suppresses Devils!”

“Black Moon Rising!”

“The Devil Cometh!”

“Devil King Exterminates Worlds!”

“Devilized With a Thought!”

“Cipher-Devil Sacrifices Heaven!”

“Hidden Devil Shatters the Sword!” 

Black mists rose up as the two wills clashed, and within it, the young lord seemed to be going mad . He went through one sword stance after another, howling as he seemingly fought an invisible opponent .

“This is going bad,” one of the other experts from the Cipher-Devil Sword Sect said . “We have to get him out of there before he experiences cultivation deviation!” 

“God-Noble Goldensword,” another of them called out, “our young lord wants to retract his claim on your legacy!”

“Retract his claim? That’s not how things work . If his will fails, he will die . In the dao of the sword, there is no such thing as retreat! No legacy in the world gets handed out for free . Those who wish to gain a powerful legacy must understand the meaning of death . ”

“Die!”

“Many-Heavens Cipher-Devil; God Lightning Without Limit!”

Several of the elders attacked, howling with rage . God lightning appeared, striking everywhere and ripping apart space, accompanied by dancing devils and monsters .

God-Noble Goldensword snorted coldly, and streams of sword energy swept forth, shattering the lightning and sword strikes, and heading directly toward the elders . This was sword energy that could slaughter devils, end life, and destroy energy .

Plop . Plop . Plop . Plop .

Even as the elders dropped dead, another person made a move, sending out a stream of sword light like a river of stars . As the light shot forth, it turned into numerous stars, surrounded by endless hosts of sword masters . Each of those masters was a soul, pulsing with life force and energy .

Shockingly, this wasn’t a sword attack designed to kill, but rather to save .

BOOM!

Shockingly, when this move met God-Noble Goldensword’s sword, it was the latter who was forced back . The sword light faded away, and another young man appeared in front of God-Noble Goldensword . It was none other than the Chaos God from the Star River Sword Sect, who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old . He was the very same one who had been born after his mother dreamed of a universe of swords, and was said to both live for the sword and always be ready to die for it .

‘What’s this?’ Yang Qi thought . He never would have guessed that this young man would leap forward and bear the brunt of God-Noble Goldensword’s attack . Not even Yang Qi’s Life-Killing Sword Technique could have blocked that move, unless perhaps he backed it with the Seventy-Two Monarchs Energy Art and the Hand of the One God

“Nice sword technique,” God-Noble Goldensword said, taking a step back . “Perhaps you qualify to carry on my legacy . ”

“I don’t want your legacy,” the young man replied . “Besides, your sword is designed to kill and destroy, whereas my sword is designed to save lives . You see, my dao of the sword is about preserving life, not taking it . Your aim is to kill everyone here, but my aim is to save them . My name is Star Swordlife . Swords are life . Made to create . Made to save . God-Noble Goldensword, although you claim to be seeking a successor, the truth is that you want to kill all comers, absorb their destiny, and use it to resurrect yourself . Am I right?”

“Made to create? Made to save?” God-Noble Goldensword burst out laughing . “You’re a genius with the sword, but if you don’t want my legacy, then you’ll have to die too . ”

“Everyone, we need to join forces and crush this wretch-devil,” Star Swordlife said . “He’s just another soul here in the Great Necropolis . Defeat him and we can gain our freedom!”

He waved his sword again and more stars appeared, all of them surrounded by endless expert sword cultivators . It was like a civilization of pure swords, brimming with life, truth, magical laws, and gods, all of them completely at one with the sword . It rumbled toward God-Noble Goldensword with relentless power .

‘This kid is strong!’ Yang Qi thought . ‘He’s actually trying to take out God-Noble Goldensword! Well, I can’t let him outdo me!’ Yang Qi could tell that Star Swordlife was strong, but not strong enough to beat God-Noble Goldensword on his own . Not even the strongest genius could take on the legion of gods, and even though this was just a god soul, he was still strong enough to crush anyone present . Yang Qi was already getting the sense that God-Noble Goldensword didn’t have good intentions .

“Seventy-Two Monarchs!” Yang Qi blurred into motion, appearing behind God-Noble Goldensword and unleashing a fist strike right at his back . The seventy-two monarchs all appeared, their will shaking the entire stone arena . At the same time, he unleashed the Hand of the One God with his other hand . And he backed both of them with the Engine of the One God and the martial essence of the God Legion Seal .

‘Puny god-noble! How dare you defy the God Legion Seal . Are you looking to die?! On your knees!’ When Yang Qi attacked, he didn’t hold back . Dazzling light shone everywhere as his will viciously pierced into God-Noble Goldensword’s soul .

Normally speaking, God-Noble Goldensword wouldn’t be worried about an attack from Star Swordlife and the other experts, and would be able to easily vanquish them with a single sword move .

After all, these people may have been strong, but they were as disunited as a dish of loose sand .

He never would have imagined that someone like Yang Qi would be lurking in their midst . Not only was Yang Qi attacking with two powerful fist strikes, but he was using his will as well . Then, God-Noble Goldensword trembled in shock as he felt himself being shoved from the Destabilizing level down to the Stupendous level . After all, any god who faced the God Legion Seal would find it impossible to resist, and that was especially true of god souls . No type of will convergence could truly resist the power of the God Legion Seal .

BOOM!

Yang Qi’s fists slammed into God-Noble Goldensword’s back, causing a massive shockwave to roll out . At the same time, Star Swordlife’s sword energy slammed into him from the front . Two top experts were using their energy arts to explosive effect .

“AGGGH!” God-Noble Goldensword screamed, and yet he wasn’t destroyed . Instead, he transformed into a golden sphere that began expanding with incredible rapidity . “Primal Origin Golden Sword; Extinguish All Under Heaven!”

Whiz . Whiz . Whiz . Whiz .  

The golden sphere shattered into a host of tiny swords that shot out in all directions . Screams rang out as many of the nearby experts were hit and fell out of the sky, their nascent divinities and meridians grievously injured .

“You contemptible rabble!” God-Noble Goldensword growled, transforming into a holy, golden sword . However, instead of targeting Star Swordlife, he faced Yang Qi, convinced that he had some particularly marvelous asset that enabled him to inflict such injurious blows .

SNICK!

The golden sword shot forward with indescribable speed, and Yang Qi couldn’t even react before the sword was right at the pit of the stomach .

“Watch out!” Star Swordlife shouted, but he was too late to interfere .

He dropped to the ground, assuming that Yang Qi was about to die . However, a shriek rang out and God-Noble Goldensword suddenly vanished . To the onlookers, it seemed as though Yang Qi had somehow sealed and assimilated him .

‘He sealed God-Noble Goldensword with a single move? Incredible! Yet his cultivation base isn’t very high . ’

Little did he know that God-Noble Goldensword had fallen for a trap . Yang Qi had intentionally attacked him from behind knowing that he would turn and attack him in reprisal . However, Yang Qi simply opened the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart and let God-Noble Goldensword fly straight inside . Once inside the chart, there was no way for him to escape .

It was a risky move, for if God-Noble Goldensword had realized what was happening and avoided the chart, Yang Qi would have been in great danger .