Translator: Deathblade
Editor: Chesire Phoenix
âThis Battle Resister is a genius who I canât let perish in this fight,â Yang Qi thought. âHis daoist techniques and energy arts make him vastly stronger than any other experts from ancient times. He actually created a zone of mercy around us. It might be a fledgling version, but it shows how talented he is. It seems people with Destabilizing will definitely canât be looked down on.â
By forcing Empress Joyflower backward across the battlefield, Yang Qi managed to save Battle Resister.
As she floated backward as gracefully as a kite, she thrust out her palm again, unleashing another profound technique that seemed to have nothing to do with the Passionless God-King. It was resolute, austere, unsophisticated, and dauntless.
And Yang Qi had no idea what it was.
As soon as the fist hit Yang Qiâs attack, an elliptical energy field sprang up and the two attacks collapsed.
âYou actually assimilated Leaf Dao-Denierâs blood, didnât you?â Empress Joyflower said, her eyes blazing. âYou used it to unlock more powers from the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart! That palm just now wasnât your power, it contained the mighty power of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart! You really are quite the genius, and youâre definitely much more troublesome than that damned father of yours, Proud Heaven. Itâs a horror to think what youâll be like once you grow to your full potential. Yet that just makes me more interested in having you as a consort.â
âI already told you that I'm a Fateless One, and that Proud Heaven isnât my father. But you keep bringing it up? It seems that your entire Joyflower Palace needs to die. Whatâs between you and Proud Heaven, anyway? Are you two a pair of fornicators?â Truth be told, Yang Qi hated few things more than being called the son of Proud Heaven.
Meanwhile, in response to being called a fornicator, Empress Joyflowerâs face distorted with killing intent. âYou know what? In the Joyflower Palace, it's forbidden to mention Proud Heaven and me in the same conversation! Youâre not leaving this palace today!â
WHOOSH!
The fragrance of flowers filled the area as Empress Joyflower shot toward him with deadly intent, releasing a series of more than ten palm strikes, each of which came from a different energy art, yet all of which were obviously consummate skills from the god world.
Yang Qi spotted the Taiji Indestructible Chaos-Magic World-Terrorizing Profound Art, except it was used with indescribable speed. Before he could even react, a taiji symbol was viciously boring into his meridians.
He saw the Sunflower Palm, the Passionless Palm, the Heaven-Pressing Palm, and other techniques. There were so many of them that it almost seemed like Empress Joyflower had grown several extra pairs of arms.
Gong!
The sound of bells rang out as Yang Qi drew on the powers of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart to give himself an edge. The empress was able to move so quickly that not even his Freedom Wings were enough to match her.
Right now, he was relying on the godpower of the seventy-two monarchsâ composite abilities.
âMonarch Battles in Heaven!â
âThe King from the Mortal World!â
âMonarch of Myriad Monarchs!â
âMountains and Rivers of Monarch Energy!â
âSage Inside, Monarch Outside!â
âDao of Monarchs; Dao of Hegemony!â
The consummate arts of the seventy-two brethren who were led by King Immortal-Slayer were so powerful that they could rival the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth. And Yang Qi was currently linking with the godpower of the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart to unleash these profound divine abilities in the composite form of the Seventy-Two Monarchs Energy Art.
In other words, he wasnât the one actually using them; it was the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart.
Within the chart, his immortal-slaying clone stood there with a beam of light connecting him to the godhood stars above. As he absorbed the godhood, he combined it with the power of the chart and sent the resulting power out through Yang Qiâs sea of energy.
Unfortunately, Yang Qiâs collection of the seventy-two monarchsâ god items was incomplete and his cultivation base was weak, making it impossible for him to unleash the true expression of the set of techniques. He could only use a few dozen of the stances it contained.
That said, they were still nothing to look down on. They could part primal-chaos and cause worlds to appear, and at the same time, destroy the dao of heaven.
To create and destroy the dao of heaven was a true cycle of creation.
The empress and Yang Qi clashed, and he had only himself to rely on. Although the other sect leaders were still present, they could only exchange awkward glances and wonder what to do.
Battle Resister had already caught his breath and his eyes were brightly shining as his battle energy surged, causing a destructive halo to appear around his head. âWhat are you all standing around for? Are you just waiting to die? If Brother Yang Qi is defeated, weâre all done for. Youâve seen how cruel and vicious Empress Joyflower is; she definitely wonât let us go. Letâs join forces and attack!â
âAttack! Everyone together!â shouted a few of the sect leaders. Suddenly, magical treasures appeared, the most powerful god items that the sect leaders had, some of which had been kept in reserve for hundreds of millions of years.
BOOM!
A burst of energy appeared as the combined forces of the sect leaders bore down on Empress Joyflower, which seemed like it might succeed in locking her down.
None of the sect leaders were close to being a match for Empress Joyflower. But all of them were throwing caution to the wind, and also joining forces. Couple that with the power of the god items they were using, and it made their attacks terrifying to say the least. Obviously, if Yang Qi hadnât been there, she wouldnât have been hurt at all. But considering she was in such a difficult situation, there was no way she would just slip away unharmed. In fact, she had no choice but to allow the power of the combined attacks to smash into her defensive empyrean energy.
Whump!
Her defensive energy rippled as she was forced backward several paces. Meanwhile, Yang Qi howled a thunderous howl and clenched his hand into a fist. Then he smashed his fist down, following it up with a chop, a slash, and a kick, creating a combination of all kinds of ancient power.
âNine Heavens True Monarch!
âTrue Monarch Carves a Path!
âGreat Dao like Heaven!
âCutting Through Thorns and Thistles!â
His successive attacks made him seem like a warrior who was trapped and about to die, but was cutting a path for himself to reach the other shore of pÄramitÄ, where he would be free from all worries.
Whizz!
Yang Qi was operating at his ultimate peak level.
Meanwhile, Empress Joyflowerâs eyes grew even more fiery. âIf you really want to die, Yang Qi, then donât blame me for making it happen. It's time for you to see a secret magic that I've cultivated for hundreds of millions of years. Prepare for Terrifying will!â
Zzzzzap. Zzzzzap.
A stream of lightning shot out from her. It was no ordinary lightning, but lightning filled with godpower.It swirled around her as she stood there, shaking the heavens and causing the earth to quake, until the air itself began melting into liquid magical law.
As for Yang Qi, the temperature around him began rising by thousands of degrees, and the spatial magical laws were cast into chaos. Not even the godpower at his command could fight back, and the psychic tempest of lightning started to push him backward.
POP!
A god item shattered.
At the same time, Empress Joyflower attacked, her hand a bright red blur that slammed into Cavelord Blackwater, who exploded into nothing. Not even his bones were left behind, nor his nascent divinity or quintessence energy.
âNot good!â Battle Resister said, backing up toward Yang Qi. âBrother Yang Qi, we have to get out of here! She's going crazy, and thereâs no way we can fight her. Sheâs using a secret magic and burning her quintessence vitality to temporarily reach the Terrifying level of will. We're simply not a match for her!â
âShe has a secret magic that can give her Terrifying will?!â Upon hearing Battle Resisterâs assessment, Yang Qi agreed that this was a losing battle. Furthermore, he was here as his true self. Terrifying will would end up wiping them all out, including his true nascent divinity and the God Legion Seal.
Empress Joyflower was continuously drawing on all of the power within her, sending out a psychic tempest in the Terrifying level.
One by one, the sect leadersâ god items began to explode; she was giving them no room to maneuver and no opportunities to take advantage of. In fact, as she took a step forward, another sect leader exploded.
âLetâs go!â Yang Qi barked. Knowing that he couldn't do anything about the other sect leaders, he grabbed Battle Resister, opened a vortex, and prepared to leap into the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart.
âWhere are you going? You think you can escape that easily!?â Considering that Empress Joyflower had employed a secret magic to temporarily reach the Terrifying level, there was no way she would just stand by while Yang Qi left. She waved her hand, sending out a burst of power that locked down the entire area.
Crack!
The passageway to the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart closed. It was like Yang Qi had opened a door leading into his own house, only to have it slammed shut and locked right in his face. Even worse, not only was he cut off from access to the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, but he was also incapable of communicating with his immortal-slaying clone.
âTerrifying will truly deserves to be described as terrifying!â he thought. And indeed, it was to his terror that he realized that he was in a situation he couldnât escape from.
âYouâre all going to die!â Empress Joyflower screamed, throwing her hands out to send countless silver threads shooting out. Yang Qi summoned his God Legion Paradise to protect himself and Battle Resister, but from the way the threads slammed into its defenses, it was obvious that it wouldnât last very much longer.
The other sect leaders were in even worse positions.
When the silver strings slammed into them, they were rapidly drained of everything until they became nothing but desiccated corpses. Cipher Ever-Heaven struggled mightily when it came to him, but he only lasted a moment before exploding!