Sage Monarch - Chapter 299

Chapter 299: 299

Ghost Emperor Yama had killed a Great Sage, reducing him to nothing more than sage motes .

They contained Great Sage Quake-Cloud’s cultivation base, experience, energy arts, and even the quintessence of his life force . The benefits to acquiring all that could hardly be expressed in words .

For example, a top expert could refine the sage motes and use them to push a Legendary through multiple breakthroughs . It could lead to cultivation advancement that was ten thousand times as fast as ordinary .

And there was no doubt that Ghost Emperor Yama could do that for Yang Qi .

Of course, there was no way he would help Yang Qi for free . He wanted the Infernal Deity Spear technique, with which he could slaughter countless victims . And if he cultivated it into the form of a full divine ability, then he could break into the Demi-Immortal level .

Because of the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth, Yang Qi was already strong enough to fight people numerous levels higher than himself . Even experts in the seventh or eighth Legendary transformation were like nothing to him . But Ghost Emperor Yama was so far beyond that level that Yang Qi couldn’t even assess him . Furthermore, his overall understanding of the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth was far from being complete .

If Ghost Emperor Yama got the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth, he would be able to wield it to far greater effect than Yang Qi .

Yang Qi knew that, and therefore, unless the circumstances were dire beyond belief, he would never make a deal with Ghost Emperor Yama to give him part of the technique . As of this moment, the danger had passed; Great Sage Quake-Cloud was dead, and the chancellor of the Demi-Immortal Institute was definitely feeling the pressure of having Ghost Emperor Yama free in the world .

To some extent, it was a deadlock .

“Er . Hmm . Well, I need to think about it . ” Yang Qi didn’t outright refuse Ghost Emperor Yama, and in fact, made it seem like he might actually consider taking the offer .

Ghost Emperor Yama snorted coldly . He obviously wasn’t very happy with Yang Qi’s stance, and yet, he was still afraid of the God Legion Seal . “Look, brat, you need to get stronger real fast . Danger is coming . I skimmed through Great Sage Quake-Cloud’s memories, and got a lot of news about the Quake-Dawn Cathedral, as well as that enemy of yours . What’s his name? Right . The Crown Prince . He’s already secured support from several important people in the Quake-Dawn Cathedral, who view him as a true genius, and plan to help him reach his full potential . In fact, he might even become the leader of the Quake-Dawn Cathedral one day . At the moment, he’s dealing with Great Sage Shroud-Heaven, who is not happy at all that his son was killed . Of course, now that the Crown Prince is a Great Sage himself, and has the support of the Quake-Dawn Cathedral, he’ll definitely come out on top . And once he returns, he’ll come for you . You’re strong, I’ll give you that . You can kill Never-Dying Legendaries and Half Sages and whatnot . But if you think you can kill a Great Sage, you might as well keep on dreaming . ”

‘What!?’ Yang Qi thought, shocked . He had originally hoped that the news about the Crown Prince reaching the Great Sage level was incorrect . But considering what Ghost Emperor Yama had just said, it seemed it was true . With the Quake-Dawn Cathedral helping the Crown Prince, it was entirely within the realm of possibility that he could have become a Great Sage so quickly .

Before, Yang Qi had been confident that he could kill the Crown Prince, but now, that confidence was waning rapidly .

Of course, from an objective standpoint, Yang Qi himself was an aberration . Only a few years ago, he had been a punk in the fourth phase of the Energy Arts level . At that time, the Crown Prince had been a Half Sage for over a hundred years . It was a level gap that couldn’t be overcome casually .

If Yang Qi made the deal with Ghost Emperor Yama, and took the sage motes, then he could theoretically jump six or seven levels in one shot, and perhaps even become a Half Sage .

But to do that at the cost of handing over the cultivation method of the Infernal Deity Spear would be extremely risky . Besides, it wasn’t as if he trusted Ghost Emperor Yama . And accepting his help would involve willingly allowing him to send true energy into his own body .

Who knew what Ghost Emperor Yama might do in that situation? Yang Qi had no guarantee that the God Legion Seal would save him from every threat .

“What do you think, Yang Qi?” Ghost Emperor Yama said . “Consider my offer carefully!”

At this point, the chancellor of the Demi-Immortal Institute floated over .  

“Ghost Emperor Yama!” he said by way of greeting . “So, you’re finally free . Who was it that saved you? Don't tell me it was Yang Qi?” 

Ghost Emperor Yama looked over . “You're the chancellor of the Demi-Immortal Institute? Well, this is a surprise . You’re pretty young . You must be pretty amazing to have reached this level at your age . Yang Qi? No, he’s not strong enough to do something like that . The Wilds God from the Quake-Dawn Continent freed me, for the purpose of fighting the Quake-Dawn Cathedral! Look, I’ll be straight with you . Yang Qi is my prey, so nobody else is allowed to touch him . And right now we're doing a bit of negotiating . ”

“Oh? Your prey?” The chancellor’s eyes flickered with surprise as he looked over at Yang Qi, who stood there looking confident, and not the least bit flustered . In fact, he didn’t look like ‘prey’ of any sort . He looked more like a young master, with Ghost Emperor Yama being a bodyguard arranged to look after him .

“Considering the level of your cultivation base,” the chancellor said, “it shouldn’t be difficult at all for you to deal with Yang Qi . Why haven’t you made a move on him?”

“Oh please, do you really need to ask?” Ghost Emperor Yama chuckled coldly . “I'm not going to do anything to him . If you want to, though, be my guest . What are you, a Demi-Immortal? Actually, no . Even if you were a Demi-Immortal, and had all of the other past chancellors of the Demi-Immortal Institute helping you, you still wouldn’t be able to do anything to him . ”

“Is that so?” The chancellor looked at Yang Qi again, musing that all of his previous speculations were true . Whoever Yang Qi’s backer was, even Ghost Emperor Yama was terrified of him . “Yang Qi, why don’t you just tell us who your backer is? Ask him to send his will to our lands, and bring the most ultimate glory to the Demi-Immortal Institute?”

Ghost Emperor Yama looked at the chancellor as though he were a complete fool . “You want to know who his backer is? Your measly Demi-Immortal Institute doesn't qualify to know . Not even the entire Quake-Dawn Continent qualifies, or the leaders of the ancient Yore-Wilds Continent . He’s backed by the legion of gods, who exist in a plane so high you can’t comprehend how powerful it is . They’re stronger than the host of immortals . ”

The God Legion Seal that existed in Yang Qi’s forehead was a fabled thing even in the era of the Yore-Wilds, and was something that only very occasionally would appear in one of the immortal-level planes . And the Yore-Wilds Continent was no immortal-level plane . In those primeval times, it was only considered a high-level plane, completely different from the immortal continents .

Unfortunately, few people in the Rich-Lush Continent were aware of the history of the countless ancient planes, and that included the god legion plane . Compared to the legion of gods, even Ghost Emperor Yama was like a speck of dust . The former leader of the Yore-Wilds Continent had been a Demi-Immortal expert, but even he would have been a speck of dust in front of the legion of gods .

Now, the chancellor of the Demi-Immortal Institute was casually asking Yang Qi to summon the legion of gods? It would be hard to ask for something crazier than that . Strangely, the chancellor responded to Ghost Emperor Yama’s words by simply smiling faintly, apparently under the impression that he was being made fun of . He was convinced that Yang Qi’s backer was stronger than a Great Sage, but there was no way he would believe that he was backed by the legion of gods .

The legion of gods were mythological, and no one even knew the name of the plane they resided in . Even ten of the ancient Yore-Wilds Continents put together would be destroyed if they tried to attack them . The legion of gods could create innumerable continents and living beings as easily as exhaling . How could Yang Qi possibly have backing like that? If he did, wouldn't the Crown Prince have been killed already?

All of a sudden, the Young Lady said, “Yang Qi, bringing Ghost Emperor Yama here to the Demi-Immortal Institute caused a huge disaster . Not only were countless buildings destroyed, but also, Ghost Emperor Yama killed Great Sage Quake-Cloud, damaging our relationship with the Quake-Dawn Cathedral . You’re a holy neophyte of our institute, and yet you've brought us nothing but catastrophe . How can we possibly stand proudly in front of all creation now?”

“Stand proudly? You people can’t even tell the difference between right and wrong . I couldn’t care less if the Demi-Immortal Institute were completely destroyed . ” All onlookers reacted with visible shock to his insulting words . Everyone in the Demi-Immortal Institute was on the side of the Crown Prince, and for all intents and purposes, the chancellor was the Crown Prince’s father . “What do you think, Ghost Emperor Yama? Do I have what it takes to destroy the Demi-Immortal Institute?”

“Of course!” Ghost Emperor Yama replied . “Just call on the power of the legion of gods, and you could destroy it ten times over . ” Ghost Emperor Yama’s words caused the Young Lady to blanch .

“What kind of talk is that, Yang Qi?” the Young Lady said angrily .

“The truth,” Yang Qi replied, without a hint of emotion on his face . “Anyone who pisses me off will end up dead . That’s how the Crown Prince acts, right? Well, me too . Enough with this chattering . If you don't shut your mouth, I’ll kill you too!”

“You!” she said . However, there was nothing else she could do other than tremble . Obviously, she was no match for Yang Qi .

Ghost Emperor Yama sighed with praise . “What character, Yang Qi . Amazing! It’s a real pity you don’t tread the dao of devils . You would have made a great devil king . ”

Ignoring Ghost Emperor Yama, Yang Qi looked at the chancellor and said, “I didn't see Holy Daughter Manyflowers with the other grand elders just now . Why not? Where is she? And by the way, I’d appreciate it if you call my Aunt Susu out . I'm permanently leaving the Demi-Immortal Institute, and I'm taking her with me . ”

The Demi-Immortal Institute was no longer a stable location to grow . Yang Qi felt no attachment to it, and no reason to stay . Originally, he had viewed the place as a good spot to practice his cultivation and grow stronger . But now, there was no place for him here . He had accomplished more good for the world than any of the chancellors of the institute ever had, and yet, had received no reward . Instead, the chancellor sent him on a fool’s errand in the Western Continent . Then, upon returning, he was ganged up on by the grand elders of law enforcement .

Considering all that, the time had come to leave, and start building a house of his own .