Sage Monarch - Chapter 438

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Sword Seventeen and Yang Qi made further plans .

Taking into account everything they knew about the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, they made some very specific plans of how to face the dangers of the world junctions .

There was obviously no way to search through all of them .

However, they were all treasure troves, in addition to being locations to escape to the outside world .

Whooooosh… .

As the two of them flew out of the lake, the God Legion Paradise shrank down until it was a thumb-sized bullet that was roughly the same color as the surrounding terrain . As it zipped along with Yang Qi and Sword Seventeen inside, it was virtually impossible for anyone to spot .

At Sword Seventeen’s urging, Yang Qi continued focusing on gaining enlightenment from the primeval godworm .

Although he was still stuck at the pathetically weak second step of the Great Sage level, his enlightenment was on the verge of breaking through to the Demi-Immortal level .

He was already itching to get back out and achieve those multiple breakthroughs .

“Do you sense that energy up ahead?” Sword Seventeen said . “It's a world junction for sure . That light is like a liquid manifestation of space; have the godworm eat it and his cultivation base will grow even higher . ” As they neared the world junction, the lava-like liquid that swirled around it was like liquid jade that Yang Qi quickly inhaled and sent into the God Legion Paradise . The God Legion Paradise was changing . As it filled with the godly laws of space, it no longer shone with a brilliant light . Instead, it looked ancient and mighty, like the work of supernatural beings . It now looked like it was made of stone, the type that was speckled with age and filled with the passage of endless seasons .

Sword Seventeen could sense the changes that were going on within Yang Qi, and he clicked his tongue in amazement . “Junior Brother, your energy arts and cultivation base just keep getting more and more profound . Pretty soon you’re going to outpace Eldest Brother . Trust me, once we get out of here, our Elder Brothers and Sisters are going to do everything in their power to open a passageway to the Hell of Mahānata for you . Once you get in there and improve your cultivation base, our Invincible Society is going to have another world-shaking member . When you step into the Demi-Immortal level, I’d say that not even sixth order Demi-Immortals will be able to hurt you . ”

“You flatter me, Elder Brother . Say, what’s that? Are there people standing watch over the world junction?”

Up ahead, there was a rather large group of people who had set up a spiderweb-like network of warding magics to prevent anyone from getting to the world junction . They even had patrols set up .

“Those people work for King Langya,” Sword Seventeen said coldly . “He's been in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart for a hundred thousand years and has cities set up everywhere . He’s never been able to get out through a world junction, but he’s certainly hoarded a lot of treasure . You see, the world junctions are like spirit nodes that occasionally eject treasures from the immortal worlds . He treats them like his personal property, and obviously doesn’t want anyone else benefiting from them . Those people we killed earlier were also his men . They’re going to be on the lookout for us . Junior Brother, do you think your personal domain can get through those warding magics?”

“Easily,” replied Yang Qi . “To me, those warding magics are like kids’ toys . ” He opened his Lord's Eye and quickly identified the loopholes in the warding magics .

In the outside world, these warding magics would be considered the most ultimate and deadly types of spell formations possible . But in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, the magical laws of space changed everything . Besides, he could benefit from the eyes of the godworm to find their weaknesses .

As he continued feeding the Blood of the One God to the godworm, it was inching ever closer to the third stage of its life cycle . When that happened, the genetic memories in the creature would pour into Yang Qi’s mind and his enlightenment would break through to the Demi-Immortal level .

Whizz!

Yang Qi sent the God Legion Paradise rocketing through the nearly liquid space that surrounded the world junction and past the patrolling guards .

RUUUUUUMBLE!

As Yang Qi and Sword Seventeen entered the world junction, an immense energy descended on the area as King Langya himself arrived .

“Your Majesty!” one of the patrolling guards said . “We’ve set up warding magics everywhere, just as you ordered . Nobody will get into this world junction now . As for those two people who killed the Six Langya Fiends, we’ve been searching but haven’t turned up any clues . ”

BAM!

King Langya smacked the guard viciously across the side of the face . “Trash! You're all trash! Those two punks just went into this very world junction! I sensed the fluctuations clearly only a moment ago . Get out the Langya Ghost-God Mirror immediately, you useless bunch of fools!”

With that, he began kicking and beating all of the guards . Sadly, King Langya treated his subordinates horrifically, and would abuse or even kill them at random .

“Mercy, Your Majesty, spare us!” they shouted, kowtowing as they begged for mercy .

“I’ll let you off the hook for now . Keep an eye on Langya City while I head into the world junction and capture those two . Having trash like you working for me is completely pointless . I have to do everything myself . ”

With that, he turned and vanished into the liquid sea of space that was the world junction .

Afterward, his bedraggled subordinates all breathed sighs of relief .  

“Why did we have to end up stuck in the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart?” one of them said . “It's bad enough that King Langya works us like pack animals, but if we make the slightest mistake, he’ll kill us . And when he needs longevity, he absorbs it from us, his own subordinates . ”

“Ai!” another of them sighed . “We used to be noble students in the Destructive Calamity Collegium . Back then we had limitless prospects . But we came here in the hopes of getting some good fortune, leaving, and founding our own sects . Now we're slaves, with statuses lower than pigs or dogs . I don’t have any ambitions anymore other than getting out of here . ”

“The Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart is basically a big prison . Although, it does contain big secrets regarding the legion of gods and the host of immortals . According to what I've heard, the entire chart is connected to the ancient leader of the host of immortals, King Immortal-Slayer . Supposedly, you have to have his command medallion to get the true legacy of the host of immortals . ” He sighed . “In the end, we're just sacrifices to this place, with no hope of ever escaping . ”

“Well, not necessarily . You know what I heard? According to certain calculations, the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart has opened one hundred and eight times . One hundred and eight is a perfect number and filled with immense profundities . In other words, this is when the bearer of King Immortal-Slayer’s legacy medallion should show up . He’ll get the legacy of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart and transform it so that we can get out . ” [1]

“Oh really? Where did you hear that?”

“Just a few days ago, in Worldking City . As you know, Patriarch Worldking is half a step into the dao of Demolishing . And he used some boundless space-time magic to divine the workings of heaven . ”

“Is that so? Patriarch Worldking, huh . He’s a ninth order Demi-Immortal . I heard that he’s on the verge of becoming a real immortal . ”

“Well, let’s just wait and see what happens . ”

** 

Yang Qi and Sword Seventeen were already in the depths of the world junction .

RUUUUUUMBLE!

As it turned out, the world junction was actually a chiliocosm of worlds, somewhat like the outside world, with a dark sky and countless planes of existence .

ROAR!

Before they could even begin searching, a powerful cry echoed out from the darkness and they saw an enormous emperor snake bearing down on them .

It was bright yellow, the same color that emperors would wear, and the color of sage items . In fact, the scales on its head actually looked like an emperor's crown, complete with dazzling jewels .

It was as large as a mountain as it bore down on them . And when it smashed into the God Legion Paradise, its greyspace began to smoke as though it might evaporate .

BAM!

Yang Qi was severely shaken, and was even sent tumbling backward a significant distance . In response, the emperor snake looked at him mockingly, then opened its mouth and lunged forward again . Shockingly, it seemed intent on consuming the entire God Legion Paradise .

Before Yang Qi or Sword Seventeen could react, the snake swallowed them up, whereupon they found themselves amidst a host of wriggling, yellow spell formations that began digesting the God Legion Paradise .

Crunch . Crunch… . The greyspace of the God Legion Paradise began to crack and split as it came under the destructive assault of the emperor snake’s digestive power .

“What is this thing?” Even as Yang Qi opened his Lord's Eye to examine the situation further, Sword Seventeen let out an excited yelp .  

“Junior Brother! This is an imperial snakecharm, a talisman created by an immortal from the ancient Snakefolk!”

1 . The number 108 is packed with all sorts of meaning .  Check out more info here .