Sage Monarch

by Stayrr

Yang Qi was the son of the patriarch of a wealthy family from a small town. Believing himself to be in love, he stole a pill for his lover, only to have the girl betray him, by taking the pill and leaving him behind. Caught, his dantian was crippled and left to die under the lightning. This lightning helped him to recover his lost martial arts and also helped him gain a new, divi

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Chapter 1445: Earning Favor

"Your name is Yang Qi?" the priestess asked, her eyes glittering as she looked at him, as if she were attempting to send her gaze deep inside to examine his cultivation base and substructure.

Despite the fact that he was fully drawing on the Life-Death Void-Destruction Lightning, he could still feel her gaze piercing into him. Thankfully, his recent months of bitter cultivation, as well as the improvement in destiny of both the Land of Dreamvoid and the Sage Monarch Empire, had provided many benefits. He was now just on the verge of reaching the peak Paramount God level, making him even more impressive than before.

As a result, the priestess had no way to see his actual cultivation base. All she could perceive was an illusion.

"Yes, I'm your humble servant Yang Qi."

"You joined the Invincible Dynasty only a few months ago, in service of Dugu Hong, is that correct? How were you able to accomplish such impressive work in the Land of Dreamvoid? Who exactly are you?"

It wasn't anything unusual for new members of the Invincible Dynasty to be questioned about their past. And that was especially true of people appointed as viceroys, who would often have to undergo thorough investigations.

"Oh exalted one, I used to be nothing but a rogue cultivator. I founded my own empire, but it was eventually attacked and destroyed by the Dragonfolk. Afterward, I went to the Bastille of the One God to try to find some sort of magical treasure that I could use to get my revenge. Unfortunately, I got sucked into a deadly spell formation, and was just about to die when Dugu Hong saved me. In my gratitude, I offered him my loyalty!"

Yang Qi was offering perfect answers that should pass any detailed inspection.

The priestess sighed. "All of that makes sense. However, I'm curious about the good fortune you came across in the Bastille of the One God. I heard you have some powerful thrall troops at your command now? It's a bit of a surprise that you use thralls to administer your Land of Dreamvoid. They're without corruption and don't try to embezzle funds, which makes the destiny you provide much better than anything from before. That's quite a feat. Normally speaking, puppets don't do a good job of governing countries. In contrast, bright individuals can generally bring impressive influxes of destiny. Granted, they'll often embezzle funds and bring corruption into the destiny, but it's par for the course. And if you want your subordinates' cultivation bases to improve, you have to learn to deal with corruption."

'Is she fucking kidding me?' Yang Qi thought. 'She claims to be worried about the state of the nation and its people, but she's implying that everyone has to steal destiny and resources from the country just to improve their cultivation bases. The leaders of the House of the Invincible must be worried about this kind of thing.' Although Yang Qi wanted to say that out loud, he didn't.

After a moment of silence, the priestess said, "Well? Are you going to show me those thralls or not?"

"Of course," he replied. Waving his hand, he summoned a sage monarch magistrate.

The priestess' eyes lit up as she examined the magistrate. Sending her will into his sea of consciousness, she saw the complicated functions of the heavenly workings calculations systems, which were so complex they seemed impossible to replicate.

"Incredible. This thrall is no weaker than an ancient archangel. Yet unlike the archangels, this thrall can think for itself and is clearly skilled at governing. Its mental structure is completely profound. How many of these thralls do you have?"

"I have a total of ten thousand, oh exalted one. That's just enough to govern the Land of Dreamvoid. Unfortunately, without enough power to keep them running, they'll collapse."

Even as the words left his mouth, the thrall's skin started withering up, until it collapsed into a cloud of greenish dust which dissipated into nothing.

"Oh?" the priestess said, her eyes suddenly flickering with killing intent.

She knew full well that the thrall hadn't just collapsed randomly. No, Yang Qi was toying with her. He didn't want to give her a thrall, so he had done something to kill it.

"You killed it, didn't you!" she said. "That thing is a national treasure! What, did you think I was going to take it away from you and study it?"

"You're very shrewd, oh exalted one," he replied, pretending to tremble in trepidation. "But I wasn't kidding. If you don't provide enough power to the thralls, they die."

"Alright, stop it with the act. I know that you're backed by Dugu Hong, who in turn has the support of an even more powerful figure. You see, you and I are actually in different factions. Dugu Hong's faction is run by the grand exarchs. So it's only natural that you would be suspicious of my faction, the Palace of Destiny. That said, you're only a viceroy, so you're nothing more than a foot soldier in the intrigue between factions. Are you aware that, given how quickly tides can shift in the Invincible Dynasty, you could be killed at any moment?"

"There's no need to threaten me, exalted Priestess," Yang Qi replied, being careful to be neither servile nor overbearing. "Your humble servant is indeed a viceroy of a single land. Although that doesn't count for much, you have to admit that I'm providing a lot of destiny to the sect. Could we cut to the chase here, Priestess? Did you call me here just to threaten me? If this is supposed to be an actual trial, shouldn't you explain all the charges against me?"

"Oh?" The priestess looked at him with a touch of surprise in her eyes. "You've got guts, boy. I'm honestly surprised you'd talk to me like that."

"I wouldn't dare be disrespectful. I'm just calling it as I see it." Obviously, Yang Qi wasn't going to back down.

Stifling her killing intent, the priestess waved her hand and said, "In that case, you're dismissed."

"Very well. Your humble servant takes his leave!" Turning, he left the Palace of Destiny, all the while thinking, 'She might be a powerful person, but did she think she could get her hands on me that easily? With no offer of compensation? Never. Does she take me for a fool?'

Upon seeing Yang Qi leaving, the destinors rushed over, eyes glittering with killing intent.

"Exalted Priestess," one said, "it was obvious you called him here to try to recruit him. How could he possibly be so stubborn as to refuse you? He should have spilled all his secrets immediately! What a malicious fellow!"

"That's right!" another destinor said. "If we don't go beat a bit of sense into him, he'll never understand how mighty the Palace of Destiny is. How about I pull a few strings to make sure that he doesn't meet his destiny quotas?"

"No, we can't do that. If we violate sect rules so flagrantly, and he applies for an appeal, we could be investigated, and then we'd be in huge trouble. Destiny is the foundation of the country, and if we tamper with it, we could be accused of high crimes. Besides, he does have a powerful faction backing him."

"Enough," the priestess said, an icy smile visible on her face. "Although I was interested in recruiting the boy, I could see the glimmer of greed in his eyes. Long story short, he wanted far more than I was willing to pay. Besides, I don't make offers to people. If he had been interested in cooperating, and had explained the secrets of his thralls, I would have paid him. But he's obviously on guard against me. Maybe he thinks he can just defy me to earn some points from his side, staying safe all the while. If so, he's dreaming. That said, I can't give anyone any ammunition to use against me. We have to wait until he's outside the sect before killing him. After all, viceroys die all the time. You over there, send a message to the Spritefolk to make it happen!"

"Yes ma'am," one of the destinors said. "The Spritefolk will be part of the House of the Invincible soon. And they're powerful enough that it shouldn't be hard at all for them to kill a viceroy. How dare that brat refuse you, Priestess. Although, he did give us quite a few perfect caliber godstones. He's obviously very rich."

With that, he pulled out the dimensional sack Yang Qi had given him.

However, as he did, the sack exploded and the godstones crumbled into dust!

The rest of the destinors staggered backward in shock as all of the dimensional sacks collapsed into nothing. All the while, the priestess looked on with an ashen expression.

Meanwhile, Yang Qi was back in the Land of Dreamvoid. He knew it wouldn't be long before the faction he was part of would send people to ask what had just occurred.

Sure enough, before he had been sitting around for long, Dugu Hong hurried over. Kneeling, he said, "Milord, you just went to the Palace of Destiny, right? Summoned by Priestess Dugu Wanqing? The leaders of the faction know about it, and they want to see you. What do you want to do? Should I notify the Second Devil General?"

"No, it's fine. This is a good thing."

Yang Qi was actually pleased to hear that the grand exarch's faction knew about his trip to the Palace of Destiny.

It seemed likely that they had informants there, otherwise how would they have known?

Yang Qi was finally starting to get an idea of how the factions worked in the court of the House of the Invincible. The number one faction was the Palace of Destiny. They were like the daoists. The second faction was that of the grand exarchs, who were like the confucians, and held a lot of power in their hands. The third faction was the army.

Those three main factions were always struggling against each other, although there was a general balance maintained. And the imperial princes and grandchildren would recruit members of the three factions to work for them for various reasons.

Yang Qi was part of the grand exarchs' faction, so there was no way that the priestess expected him to actually accept her offer. If he had, he would have been considered a traitor to the grand exarchs' faction. Even Dugu Hong would have been dragged into it. And considering he had refused her offer, he had gained some favor with the leaders of his own faction, who were now summoning him for a debriefing.

"Let's go see what the leaders of this faction are like, and how they'll reward me." With that, Yang Qi left with Dugu Hong.

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Chapter 1446: Earning Favor Part 2

Yang Qi flew away with Dugu Hong, yet again headed into the depths of the House of the Invincible, but this time in a different direction from the Palace of Destiny. He was heading to the base camp of the grand exarchs' faction, which was none other than the Land of Officials.

It was the main headquarters for the government officials in the dynasty.

They were extremely powerful politically, and were constantly at odds with the armed forces and the destinors.

As they flew along, Dugu Hong said, "Milord, the person you'll be meeting is Duke Nine Cauldrons. He's extremely powerful and influential, and is considered a cornerstone of the dynasty. Be very careful in dealing with him, sir."

"Got it," Yang Qi replied. "I've heard of him. He's a bigshot among the political advisors. Don't worry, I know what to do and say. Eventually, this will bring benefits to you, as well."

"Excellent."

Soon, they were approaching the Land of Officials, which was many tens of thousands of times larger than the Land of Dreamvoid. It was clearly a glorious and luxurious place where the destiny surged bright. And it abounded with the energy of confucians.

It was just what Yang Qi had expected.

The gathering place of the grand exarchs was a location where confucian experts abounded, people who excelled at governing nations.

Confucian academies were generally powerful in the god world. For example, there was the League of Academies, which Yang Qi had yet to conquer. When it came to matters of national destiny and the flourishing of nations, no one could surpass the confucians.

As soon as Yang Qi and Dugu Hong landed, a group of imperial censors approached to ask their business and direct them to their destination.

Before long, they entered an enormous, sprawling library that covered an area of ninety thousand kilometers. The aroma of books filled the area, and in fact, it was like a world of books unto itself. And with books came the aura of civilization, which was very inspiring to Yang Qi.

As it turned out, this library was actually an enormous magical treasure.

"This place is the incarnation of an actual book," Dugu Hong explained. "Its title is Book of Heavenly and Earthly Wisdom and Knowledge. It's an ancient text that was born directly out of primal-chaos."

"Incredible." Yang Qi stepped inside and found himself surrounded by constant transformations, as well as a pervasive aura of wisdom and antiquity.

In the depths of the ancient library was a desk, behind which was seated a middle-aged confucian scholar. The man had a long beard and a faint smile on his face as he perused a scroll book that apparently contained information about the transformations of the three realms. This was Duke Nine Cauldrons.

"My respects, exalted one," Yang Qi said, bowing respectfully. Dugu Hong did the same.

Duke Nine Cauldrons' cultivation base was superior to that of the priestess Yang Qi had dealt with shortly before. He didn't dare to try probing him for details, especially considering how foreign the aura here was to him.

In all likelihood, he would be discovered if he tried doing something like that, which would put him in great danger.

"You're Yang Qi?" Duke Nine Cauldrons said. "You have the aura of a confucian on you. Are you a confucian scholar?"

"Yes. I cultivated confucianism in the past, and even founded a flourishing academy. Unfortunately, Dragonfolk experts destroyed it. In my thirst for revenge, I went to the Bastille of the One God..." Yang Qi went on to fabricate a seamless tale about his exploits as a confucian.

"That's wonderful," Duke Nine Cauldrons said. "You've done well in administering your Land of Dreamvoid. It's providing incredible destiny to the sect, and of course, the Invincible Dynasty will see to it that you're rewarded well for that. In fact, I'll be submitting a request to the court regarding this matter in just a few days."

"Many thanks, sir. Although, the Palace of Destiny is supposed to assess me soon, and—"

"Hmph!" Duke Nine Cauldrons interrupted with a cold snort. Rising to his feet, he said, "The Palace of Destiny wouldn't dare do anything to you. Anyone can see how amazing your destiny contributions are. If Dugu Wanqing goes so far as to threaten you, it'll be a clear violation of national law. Don't worry, they might dare to try recruiting you, but they won't cause problems for your destiny production. If they do, I'll immediately report them to the court for investigation. The Palace of Destiny has been corrupt from its inception. We would've gotten rid of them a long time ago, if it weren't for the fact that we need their skills and abilities to resurrect our patriarch. You see, a dynasty usually only needs two major branches: civil and military. The destinors are interlopers, and they're worse than dogs. How could they possibly participate in important national affairs?!"

'Who is this patriarch he's talking about resurrecting?' Yang Qi thought.

Apparently, Duke Nine Cauldrons sensed his curiosity. "Patriarch Invincible of the Dugu Clan existed in the preheaven primal-chaos before the god world came to be. The current nine patriarchs are his descendants. Many years ago, the House of the Invincible waged war with the Sovereign Lord, and the patriarch was sealed with the Sovereign Lord's Holy and Far-Reaching Consummate Omnicurse. He's remained sealed ever since then, in perpetual slumber. Once he awakens, the House of the Invincible will once again rise to glory. The reason we need more destiny is that we have to awaken the patriarch."

"Patriarch Invincible?" A completely preposterous idea had just occurred to Yang Qi.

"Do you know why we're called the House of the Invincible?" Duke Nine Cauldrons asked. "The name comes from our first patriarch. He comes from the Dugu Clan, and was known as the Invincible Dugu. That's why there are so many people surnamed Dugu in our dynasty. All of the patriarchs have his blood, and his people have proliferated over the past hundreds of millions of years, becoming incredibly powerful in the process."

'The Invincible Dugu is their founding patriarch!?' Yang Qi was completely rocked with shock. He had come to the House of the Invincible in part to search for his Master, the Invincible Dugu.

And now he was being told that the Invincible Dugu was actually the first patriarch, except he was sealed in slumber. If that was the case, then who was his Master from the impure lands? Was he a will clone? A projection of some sort?

Things were getting very confusing.

"These are all confidential matters, but considering you're a member of the sect, you have the right to hear them. In any case, everyone knows about your amazing improvement of the destiny in your land. As a result, you deserve a reward. Men, come in!"

Several grand exarchs hurried in.

"Give him a copy of the Confucian Kingdom of Grand Righteousness from the bookshelf over there. And if I recall, the viceroy of the Land of Triplicity was recently assassinated by experts from the Dragonfolk. Henceforth, Yang Qi will be the viceroy of that land, making him a viceroy of two lands. Bring forth the Viceregal Seal!"

RUMBLE!

As soon as the title was officially conferred on Yang Qi, he felt a pleasing flow of destiny being added to him.

At the same time, some of the grand exarchs hurried over to a nearby bookshelf, from which they took an enormous book bound in what appeared to be a bronze turtle shell. Shockingly, the book contained an enormous kingdom within it, filled with living people. It was actually similar to Marquis Three Realms' bottle gourd, and was obviously something very valuable.

The kingdom within the book was roughly the size of ten Deva Dynasties put together. And from the bright white destiny within, it was obviously a purely confucian nation.

It was an amazing gift.

'Now this is a good reward,' Yang Qi thought. If that priestess had given him a reward like this, he might have at least pretended to accept her offer. Instead, she chose to be stingy, which was something Yang Qi couldn't accept. In contrast, Duke Nine Cauldrons seemed to be pulling out all the stops, rewarding him with a viceroyship, destiny, and actual land.

Of course, there were likely spies among the experts in the kingdom he had been given, but he didn't care. He would just take it into the Sage Monarch Empire in the Cruiser of Civilization, and that would take care of everything.

One thing was for sure: it was going to be a big boost in destiny.

It was only now that Yang Qi was starting to get an idea of what the House of the Invincible was capable of. Even weak leaders would have personal kingdoms filled with flourishing destiny.

"You can take your leave now. Continue working hard for the House of the Invincible. I hope that by the end of the year, you'll have even greater destiny. Incidentally, there's something you should know. Managing your own lands isn't anything particularly amazing. If you can expand the territory of the sect, you'll be truly rewarded! That's when you can jump up to being the viceroy of ten, a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand lands."

Nodding, Yang Qi took his leave.

After he was gone, Duke Nine Cauldrons looked at Dugu Hong and said, "What do you think of him, Dugu Hong?"

"Sir, I personally rescued him from death in the Bastille of the One God, where he obtained a huge amount of wealth. He has a feud with the Dragonfolk that can only be ended with seas of blood. He's been following all of the rules since he joined the House of the Invincible, and has accomplished a lot. He exposed Dugu Nimou, and refused to be enticed by the Palace of Destiny. I'd say he's a very reliable person." Of course, Dugu Hong was acting in line with what Yang Qi wanted.

"I see," Duke Nine Cauldrons said. "He's a genius that we should groom to his full potential. However, you need to keep an eye on him, as he's only been in the House of the Invincible for a short time. Let's see if he actually attempts to conquer some other territories. Ideally, he'll clash with the army. Maybe you can hint to him that he should do that. Tell him that the army has been colluding with the Dragonfolk. If he can capture some Dragonfolk kingdoms, he'll be rewarded with a higher position."

"Yes sir!" Dugu Hong said, his eyes glittering with a strange light.

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Chapter 1447: Dragon Compendium

'I found favor in the eyes of someone very important this time,' Yang Qi thought. 'Now I need to come up with a way to keep this momentum going. It's not going to be easy. And my current progress isn't fast enough. I'm never going to subjugate the leaders of the sect at this rate. Unfortunately, I haven't performed any services that warrant a big advancement. The Second Devil General could be of help, but he's obviously out for his own interests, not mine. It would be too easy for him to cause problems. But maybe I could manipulate him somehow...'

In dealing with Marquis Three Realms, the Second Devil General had provided help in name only.

In fact, he had even attempted to get Yang Qi hurt or killed, and it was only thanks to the God Legion Seal that Yang Qi had come out unscathed.

Going forward, Yang Qi knew he had to be very careful and thoughtful in dealing with the general.

"Call over the Second Devil General," he said.

The Second Devil General was a viceroy of one land, whereas Yang Qi already controlled two. That said, he wanted his friends and family to start becoming part of the House of the Invincible's system of government. So he would send one of them over to the Land of Triplicity to run things, and have a share in the destiny. That way, he didn't need to take action personally.

Taking out the book kingdom Duke Nine Cauldrons had given him, Yang Qi scanned it with divine will and saw that it was a bustling place. Unfortunately, it only had enough resources to sustain itself for a few months.

After that, the kingdom would wither and die.

Kingdoms of this size obviously had to have abundant resources to be sustainable. And that was especially true of kingdoms sealed inside magical treasures like this one. Such kingdoms were entirely in the hands of their owners and would generally be a big drain of resources.

That was one of the big downsides of these things.

Of course, of all the things Yang Qi lacked, resources were not one of them. He had business interests that brought in a lot of profit, and could also harvest heavenly caliber godstones directly from the halls of heaven.

With a thought, he sent sage monarch magistrates into the new kingdom to establish order and distribute resources. At the same time, he used the Life-Death Void-Destruction Lightning to create an illusion that would fool Duke Nine Cauldrons and ensure he had no idea of what was really happening.

Then he sent the kingdom into the Cruiser of Civilization.

The Sage Monarch Empire was only growing more and more impressive.

Thanks to the constant rise in destiny, Yang Qi's cultivation base was stirring, and he knew he was inching toward another breakthrough. For him, reaching the peak Paramount God level would be much harder than it was for ordinary people. But of course, he would be so strong that he would be able to slaughter countless people in the same level as himself.

At the moment, there were three possible ways for him to achieve his breakthrough.

The first was to find another piece of the Mahātmā Jade.

The second was to grow the destiny of his empire, funnel it into himself, and use it for an explosive burst that propelled him into the peak Paramount God level.

The third was to find various other treasures that would fuel the transformation.

WHOOSH!

A devilish blur entered his presence. The Second Devil General was now standing in front of him, having entered in a very mysterious fashion. He was stronger than before; clearly, the destiny he was getting from the House of the Invincible had aided in his recovery. Right now, his devilishness seemed more immense than ever.

"I heard about how you got summoned to talk to some of the leaders in the sect, boy," the Second Devil General said. "So what exactly do you want to talk to me about? I've been in secluded cultivation recently, so I haven't had time to screw around with you. If you want my help subjugating the leadership, then let's split that reward of yours fifty-fifty. I need more destiny for my cultivation."

"That's not going to happen," Yang Qi replied bluntly. "And I don't need your help subjugating them. The last thing I want to do is work with you right now. You haven't proven to be the type of person who keeps your word. Furthermore, we need to settle accounts regarding what happened when I subjugated Marquis Three Realms, and you refused to help. By the way, did you know that the first patriarch of the House of the Invincible was the Invincible Dugu, and that he's my Master? You did know, didn't you? Why didn't you say something?"

The Second Devil General gave a cold harrumph. "The incident with Marquis Three Realms was just a little test. Besides, do you really think I'm your thug or something? Don't get carried away with wishful thinking. As for the Invincible Dugu, he might as well not exist. He's sleeping, or something along those lines. I personally witnessed the Sovereign Lord strike him down, destroying his aura completely. There's no Invincible Dugu in this world, so whatever Master you had in the impure lands was a projection at best. And that projection has long since run out of power to run it. So I advise you to not try pulling tricks on me. Think about it. Remember what it took for you to rise from the impure lands to the god world? And a lot of it had to do with chance. That Master of yours wasn't even close to being your equal. Do you really think he's actually someone so important in the god world?"

"You're full of crap, but I'm honestly not interested in quibbling with you. Here's the deal. I want to reach a higher level, so I'm going to the Myriad Dragons Lair. Conquering a Dragonfolk kingdom will give me the boost in destiny that I need. So let's work together. And once it's in my Cruiser of Civilization, I can turn the thing into something like the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart. And didn't you say you wanted that Dragon Compendium?"

"What? You're willing to go to the Myriad Dragons Lair with me?" The Second Devil General seemed delighted. "Alright. Great idea. You're doing well in terms of destiny, but if you want a breakthrough, you'll need much, much more. The Dragonfolk kingdoms in the Myriad Dragons Lair could be just what you need. Dragons can provide huge destiny. After all, that's why emperors in the impure lands are called True Dragon Sons of Heaven, and rely on dragon meridians to rule their empires."

"In that case, let's get going."

"No problem at all!"

Of course, Yang Qi would remain fully on guard. He knew that if the Second Devil General wanted this Dragon Compendium, acquiring it wouldn't be an easy task . And there might be some other reason entirely for his desire to go to the Myriad Dragons Lair.

Regardless, Yang Qi was prepared to make a move at a critical moment. Hopefully, he could somehow trick the Second Devil General in a way that would end with him completely under the control of the God Legion Seal.

With that, they left the House of the Invincible.

Yang Qi unfurled his Tribulation Wings and pierced through the cosmos on his way to the Myriad Dragons Lair. After killing Buddha Thunderjolt and taking his memories, he knew the best route to take to get there.

Truth be told, he had been eying the Myriad Dragons Lair like a tiger eying its prey.

The place was made of many dragon kingdoms, most of which were constantly at war with each other. Last time, he had subjugated Buddha First-King, and that was only the tip of the iceberg. After all, what did Buddha First-King count for? He couldn't even create his own kingdom in the Myriad Dragons Lair. His kingdom had existed on the outside.

One needed immense destiny to found a kingdom in the lair, as they were equivalent to multiple lands in the House of the Invincible.

Obviously, taking places like that into his Cruiser of Civilization would provide immense benefits.

One problem was that he wasn't certain if the Cruiser of Civilization could carry so many kingdoms in it. Eventually, the drain on resources would be too great, and he would need to bring his empire out into the open.

Soon, Yang Qi and the Second Devil General were passing through the greyspace of the Myriad Dragons Lair, which was a mass of wriggling flesh and blood, the same as before. The Second Devil General seemed very anxious.

"Hurry up! This is going to take a lot of searching. In ancient times, the King of Godmammoths sealed the Dragon Compendium shut tight. Ah, dragons and mammoths. Dragons are the number one race in the god world, and mammoths are number two. But then the King of Godmammoths came along and vanquished the Dragonfolk, making megamammoths supreme in all creation. That's why I need that Dragon Compendium. And of course, I need your help. With the God Legion Seal, you can undo the sealing marks left behind by the King of Godmammoths. He used his own blood to seal that book, you know. In other words, unsealing it will give you access to some of his power. What do you think? This is all going to work out great for you."

"Is that so..." Yang Qi said. Drawing on the God Legion Seal, he cast his senses out and realized that there were godmammoth fluctuations here. And that godmammoth energy was suppressing some sort of fiend-devil that was no weaker than the Second Devil General.

'Wait, I know what's going on here,' Yang Qi thought, having been struck with sudden inspiration.

Now he realized why the Second Devil General wanted to come here looking for the Dragon Compendium. It was entirely likely that the King of Godmammoths had sealed another devil general here!

Years ago, the Second Devil General had ranked first in strength among the True Devil's subordinates. And legend had it that the Third Devil General was a devil-dragon! The founders of the Dragonfolk had been considered both devils and demons. After all, there was little difference between the two.

1. I'm leaving out a line of wordplay that doesn't translate well into English. There's a Chinese expression that literally means "eating words to become fat" and figuratively means "not live up to one's promises". Yang Qi says "don't tell me the two of us have been getting fat lately, and that's why you're eating words to become fat (not living up to your promises)".

2. In real life, the term "True Dragon (and) Son of Heaven)" is applied to the emperor of China.

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Chapter 1448: Third Devil General

'That's got to be it,' he thought. 'There's a devil-dragon imprisoned here. It's said that the ultimate ancestor of the devil-dragons was the Third Devil General. That's why the Second Devil General is so raring to go right now, and why he's been pressuring me to come here for so long. Well, I need to take advantage of this situation. If the King of Godmammoths imprisoned a devil-dragon here, and the Second Devil General manages to free him, I'm going to be in big trouble.'

Yang Qi was already making plans.

"Are you sure I'm going to benefit from this, Second Devil General?"

"Absolutely. The King of Godmammoths used a blood-seal, and if you can take it, your cultivation will definitely experience a breakthrough. The most important thing to consider is that, although the King of Godmammoths has long since perished, you have the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth! If you get that seal, you could summon his soul and then assimilate it. It would be an amazing trump card for you. After all, the only person who could possibly summon the mighty soul of the King of Godmammoths is someone with the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth!"

The Second Devil General was obviously doing everything possible to entice Yang Qi.

Trying to sound cautious, Yang Qi said, "I doubt that taking the blood seal of the King of Godmammoths is going to be an easy task. I'm sure it'll fight back."

"It might fight back against other people, but not you. You're going to make out like a bandit here. You have the God Legion Seal, and the reality of the situation is that the creator of the God Legion Seal wasn't the Sovereign Lord, but the King of Godmammoths. That's why the technique that goes along with it is called the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth. What do you say? I wouldn't dare to lie to you. Come on, let's get going!"

"Fine," Yang Qi said, following him into the Myriad Dragons Lair.

The Second Devil General only seemed to be getting more and more excited. "Forget about the kingdoms in this place. Let's focus on the most important task at hand. You can worry about everything else after we deal with the sealing mark."

"No, hold on," Yang Qi replied. "I want some of these Dragonfolk kingdoms in my Cruiser of Civilization. And you're going to help me do it. Otherwise, why would I help you out with something as dangerous as undoing that seal?"

"What?!" the Second Devil General said, his expression turning frosty. However, the killing intent quickly faded away, as he knew that if he pushed too hard, Yang Qi could just leave, and he would end up empty-handed.

"What, not willing to cooperate, Second Devil General? In that case, forget it. I'll just come back later when I'm a peak Paramount God." He turned to leave.

Seemingly more anxious than ever, the Second Devil General said, "We're negotiating an important deal here, boy. There's no need to let your emotions affect your decisions. Fine, I'll help you take a few of the dragon kingdoms to improve your destiny. Make your breakthrough to the peak Paramount God level, then we can handle my affairs."

Yang Qi smiled. "Alright, that makes sense. Besides, if I have a better cultivation base, it'll only help with your situation. Besides, remember our agreement? We said that once I was a peak Paramount God, I'd remove your connection to the God Legion Seal. Your soul would be free. Doesn't that prospect excite you? In the end, helping me is helping yourself."

"Fine, let's get to work," the Second Devil General said, sounding a bit impatient.

"There's one other thing, Second Devil General. As you know, my empire in the Cruiser of Civilization is growing larger and larger. But before long, the cruiser won't be able to sustain it. I'm just not strong enough. So I need your help. The destiny valuation of my empire has already reached nine, and I need more power for the countless god kingdoms inside the cruiser. The flesh and blood of the Myriad Dragons Lair is the perfect resource for that. But the cruiser is controlled by the psyche, and your psychic power is far superior to mine. So I want you to help me use the Engine of the One God and the imperial-heaven pre-beginning systems to expand my empire and reforge the cruiser into something bigger and better. A treasure that truly belongs to me."

Yang Qi was turning the Second Devil General into hired labor. The general hadn't really provided much true help to him, and had even plotted against him. So Yang Qi was definitely going to use this trip to his advantage.

Although the Cruiser of Civilization was complete, its core elements and basic aura weren't those of Yang Qi. Instead, it belonged to the Lord of Civilization, who was its creator.

But the Second Devil General was powerful enough to help him change that. In the past, the Second Devil General never would have agreed to help him in this way. But now that he was on the verge of rescuing the Third Devil General, he was willing to do just about anything.

"What?" the Second Devil General barked angrily. "You want me to help remake the Cruiser of Civilization? That's not some random task. That's going to be very difficult! You think I'm just hired labor or something?!"

"It's not like that at all," Yang Qi said. "First, the Cruiser of Civilization simply won't hold very many dragon kingdoms as it is right now. Second, the cruiser isn't particularly easy to use right now. But with your help, it'll become a lot easier. Third, and most important, if you help me, I'll be able to absorb more of the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair. And as I get more familiar with its vital energy, it'll make it easier to deal with that sealing mark, and get you the Dragon Compendium. Isn't that our ultimate goal here? I'm not asking you to be hired labor. I'm asking you to help me plan ahead!"

"Well, that does make sense." The Second Devil General nodded.

Yang Qi hadn't mentioned anything about the Third Devil General, and thus the Second Devil General was doing everything he thought necessary to keep the ruse going.

"Fine. Bring out the Cruiser of Civilization. But if you really want to make use of the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair, you need to give me King Heaven-Devourer's talismans. All three thousand of them."

"No problem at all!

Yang Qi promptly handed the talismans to the Second Devil General, who immediately sent his devilish sense inside. A moment later, a heaven-devouring aura erupted out and an enormous primal-chaos elder-snake appeared. However, the Second Devil General quickly exercised control and the aura vanished.

After all, they didn't want to attract the attention of any of the old-timers. The Myriad Dragons Lair was no smaller than the House of the Invincible. The big difference was that it existed in a state of chaos, with no ultimate leader. The general state of bloody conflict was why the place didn't have any overall destiny.

The snake shrank down, and the Second Devil General sent it flying out into the flesh and blood. It instantly began devouring it, and in the blink of an eye, over a thousand continent-sized areas were gone.

All of them were continents filled with minor dragon roosts, but they didn't count as kingdoms.

"Yang Qi, go into the heart of the cruiser and take control of the Engine of the One God. You have to help out as well, otherwise all this work will be in vain."

"Well, of course," Yang Qi said, and flew into the cruiser to do just that.

As soon as Yang Qi took control of the enormous engine, he could sense the immense blood-soaked aura flooding inside. Then, under the control of the Second Devil General, it became something like a host of blood-red dragons flying into all of the various planes of existence inside.

"Everlit Godlamp; Disseminate Radiance and Light; the Legacy of Brightness; the Essence of Civilization..."As Yang Qi sank into a trance, the Everlit Godlamp rose up above him, casting out radiance and light that transformed the blood dragons into dragons of shining brightness.

The lamp was now fusing with the cruiser!

The cruiser had originally been a machine, but Yang Qi was turning it into something of flesh and blood.

Flesh and blood were like opposites, but now one was changing into the other. They were becoming a part of Yang Qi, or more precisely, part of the God Legion Paradise.

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Chapter 1449: Hired Labor

Yang Qi really had turned the Second Devil General into hired labor.

The Second Devil General's cultivation base was preeminently powerful, so not having him help with the Cruiser of Civilization would have been a big pity. And he was obviously willing to do just about anything to free the Third Devil General. Sadly for him, it hadn't occurred to him that Yang Qi might deduce what he was really trying to do.

And Yang Qi was going to milk the situation for everything it was worth.

When the time came to cross the river and burn the bridge, he would come up with a way of dealing with the Second Devil General. But the most important thing right now was to get stronger as quickly as possible.

As the blood dragons surged, the Everlit Godlamp became streams of bright light that pierced into the Cruiser of Civilization.

Inside the cruiser, dramatic changes were underway. With every twitch and pulse, the photonic computers were changing into something more like brains of flesh and blood.

"Oh, right. Wretched Brain God Art!"

A flash of inspiration hit Yang Qi, and he drew on the remarkable ability he had gained enlightenment of that originated with Wretch-God Ultimate. It was none other than the Wretched Brain God Art. Originally, he had used it to transform his psyche, energy, and blood into an enormous brain that could unleash immense psychic power.

But now, he realized he could use the same technique to create a real brain for the cruiser.

Wretch-God Ultimate's brain and his own brain were going to become one and the same.

He knew that at this point in his cultivation, his body wasn't particularly important. What was truly important were his psyche and will.

By now, his body was actually a part of the Everlit Godlamp. Or more precisely, the Everlit Godlamp was part of him. He had a body of radiance and light, and the God Legion Seal was part of it. And the Mahātmā Jade was an expression of his psychic fluctuations.

Numerous magical treasures were part of him now, which was a cultivation level few people could reach.

"Wretched Brain God Art. Sage Monarch Grand Magic!"

Yang Qi was a master of all sorts of martial disciplines and daoist techniques, and as such, he knew that Wretch-God Ultimate's technique was now perfectly ready to be assimilated. He had long since come to understand what Wretch-God Ultimate was like, including his abilities. Yang Qi had legacies from the True Devil, the seventy-two monarchs, the Great Necropolis, the Sovereign Lord, and the King of Godmammoths. And with them had come numerous memories that made his enlightenment of the Wretched Brain God Art much easier.

Whizzzzz!

Dragons of radiance and light swirled along with dragons of blood, piercing into the depths of the Cruiser of Civilization and causing numerous streams of destiny to erupt. In the blink of an eye, that destiny took the flesh and blood of the Myriad Dragons Lair and turned it into the shape of an enormous brain.

In the depths of the Cruiser of Civilization, the brain twitched and wriggled, casting out psychic fluctuations as it became part of the cruiser. And the flesh and blood of the dragon lair was also turning the mechanical parts of the cruiser into organic material.

As for the numerous god kingdoms in the cruiser, as the Second Devil General's mighty vital energy poured into them, the people there could sense the world around them expanding. Land erupted, precious materials appeared, and bizarre creatures were birthed.

It was just like how, when the god world first came into being, numerous precious materials came to exist.

As the destiny poured into the various lands in the cruiser, it caused life to proliferate, which in turn caused the living beings to offer prayers of thanks.

It was a virtuous cycle.

"Halls of heaven, give me your strength!"

Inside the cruiser, a teleportation portal cracked and creaked as it activated, and Yang Qi sent his will inside, causing starlight to fall like mad from the halls of heaven into the portal in the Bastille of the One God.

The mighty aura of the Sovereign Lord then poured into the cruiser.

Not even Yang Qi had ever witnessed anything the likes of this.

"Dammit!" the Second Devil General cursed angrily. "What are you doing, boy!? Are you really turning me into hired labor!?"

However, if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off, and he knew that if he did the wrong thing now, Yang Qi would abandon him, and his plan to rescue the Third Devil General would end in complete failure.

"This is all going to benefit you, Second Devil General," Yang Qi said. "I'm using the Wretched Brain God Art to transform the Cruiser of Civilization. You'll be able to pick up on some of the profundities of the art, so what are you complaining about?"

"Wretched Brain God Art? You have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, boy. I have to admit, you have some wild ambitions. Are you really going to step into the peak Paramount God level right here and now?"

"Not necessarily. But I'm doing everything possible to prepare to get the Dragon Compendium. I promised to help you, right?"

"I think I got very unlucky to get tangled up with you, kid. Ah, whatever. The Dragon Compendium is my key to recovery. Helping you transform the Cruiser of Civilization is like tangling directly with the Lord of Civilization. Although he wasn't on the level of the Lord of Radiance and Light, he had a lot more profound secrets."

Even as he spoke, the Cruiser of Civilization shrank down, shining brightly as it transformed into what looked like a huge brain. Beneath it was Yang Qi, who was rapidly pushing his cultivation base to a higher level. As the process went on, he became like a glowing figure who could prop up worlds, sending bright light pouring into the cruiser.

Flesh and blood vanished at a rapid rate as the Second Devil General and Yang Qi both devoured the surrounding Myriad Dragons Lair like hungry gobblewocks.

"Let my devilish soul sacrifice its blood to civilization..." The Second Devil General was throwing caution to the wind. Biting his tongue, he spat out some blood, which splashed onto the Cruiser of Civilization and formed a devil seed within its depths.

Although he was helping Yang Qi, he was secretly trying to get something of a hold on the Cruiser of Civilization. Given his personality, there was no way he would put forth so much effort without getting a direct benefit.

Unfortunately for him, as soon as the huge devil seed entered the Cruiser of Civilization, a bubble floated out of a teleportation portal inside, surrounding the seed. Of course, it was the work of the purrling.

RUMBLE!

Vital energy surged in violent fashion as Yang Qi's body was returned to its previous state.

The Cruiser of Civilization was nowhere to be seen. What existed instead was an organic brain that was part of Yang Qi. He had now assimilated ninety-nine percent of the Everlit Godlamp, and that power combined with that of the Cruiser of Civilization had improved his fighting prowess by ten times over.

Although he was still only a late Paramount God, in terms of his fighting power, he was vastly superior to before.

Considering the dramatic changes, it would have been completely appropriate to change the cruiser's name to Brain of Civilization.

Yang Qi no longer had a body of flesh and blood, nor of machinery, nor of anything demonic, but rather a body made of pure power.

RUMBLE!

He thrust out a fist, and a vortex of flesh and blood appeared in the Myriad Dragons Lair, sucking in an area the size of thousands of continents.

The sage monarch magistrates within him began multiplying again. Starting at a hundred and ten thousand, then a hundred and twenty, thirty, forty. It finally stopped at a hundred and fifty thousand.

He hadn't reached the peak Paramount God level, but with this many sage monarch magistrates, he was so strong he could shake heaven and earth to the point where ghosts and gods would weep. And the more magistrates he had, the easier he could administer everything he controlled.

"Great, it worked! Many thanks, Second Devil General! With your help, I've changed the Cruiser of Civilization and made it larger. It's now part of my own flesh and blood; it's become my brain. Furthermore, I've almost finished assimilating the Everlit Godlamp. It's all thanks to you. I never would've been able to do this on my own."

"You're nothing less than amazing," The Second Devil General said, although his expression was extremely unsightly as he realized he had been fooled. He'd assumed he would be able to secretly take control over the cruiser, only to have his devil seal negated by the power of the purrling.

1. Quick reminder that in Chinese, the common computer is literally an "electric brain", and photonic computers are "light brains". So for the photonic computers, or "light brains", to be transforming into literal organic brains makes a lot of sense.

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Chapter 1450: Wanton Plundering

In the Second Devil General's attempt to get control of the Cruiser of Civilization, he had spent a lot of quintessence vitality to create a devil seed. But Yang Qi had outwitted him and assimilated the seed before it could do anything. The general was furious, but couldn't do a thing about it lest he lose Yang Qi's help in unsealing the Third Devil General. And the Third Devil General was absolutely critical to his ultimate goal of revitalizing the dao of devils.

'I'm just taking advantage of you to free the Third Devil General, boy. As soon as I don't need you, I'm going to slaughter you and take your cultivation base for myself! Then what'll you do?! Everything of yours will belong to me! The God Legion Seal. Your destiny. The Mahātmā Jade. The Everlit Godlamp. The Cruiser of Civilization. Once I have all that, I'll become something that surpasses even the old Sovereign Lord!'

Of course, he didn't dare to give Yang Qi any clue as to what he was really thinking.

"Alright, boy," he said, "your task is accomplished. Now we need to go find the Dragon Compendium. I wasted a lot of quintessence-blood helping you reforge the Cruiser of Civilization with the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair. Now the cruiser has become your brain, and your physical body is ten times what it was before. If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to fully assimilate the Everlit Godlamp at any time, and rise to the peak Paramount God level. In fact, I bet you'll be able to do that while we go about getting the Dragon Compendium."

Yang Qi chuckled. "There's no rush, Second Devil General. Furthermore, you promised to help me reforge the Cruiser of Civilization and assimilate some dragon kingdoms. So let's get to work on some of those kingdoms, alright? Once my Sage Monarch Empire is large enough, and has enough destiny, then I'll achieve that breakthrough. At that point, our success with the Dragon Compendium will be even more assured."

The Second Devil General was so infuriated he nearly coughed up blood. "Give you an inch and you take a mile, huh?! You want more hard labor from me?"

"You're looking at it the wrong way," Yang Qi said. "How about this. Whatever dragon kingdoms we take, we split the destiny fifty-fifty. Dragon destiny is far superior to human destiny, which is why emperors in the impure lands are called True Dragon Sons of Heaven. I have the feeling you could benefit from some of that as well, right?"

"Fifty-fifty?" the Second Devil General said, realizing that it wasn't a bad deal.

He had developed a taste for destiny in the House of the Invincible, except that what he had access to there was trifling.

The idea of capturing some Dragonfolk and establishing a kingdom to harvest destiny was intriguing. Unfortunately, he wasn't cut out to administer a government. Any nation that he led would quickly be infected with devilishness, leading to widespread carnage and chaos.

There was no way a kingdom like that would provide any good destiny.

From the birth of the universe to now, the dao of devils had never been able to achieve any sort of decisive victory over the dao of righteousness. One of the reasons was that the dao of devils lacked order. And without order, there couldn't be destiny.

One of the biggest differences between the dao of righteousness and the dao of devils was, of course, destiny.

The Second Devil General knew that, but there was nothing he could do to change it. So Yang Qi's offer of splitting the destiny of any kingdoms they conquered was obviously very attractive.

"What do you think? You talked about being hired labor, Second Devil General. But in reality, taking dragon kingdoms and adding them to my empire is going to be hard, complicated work. I'm going to be doing the labor, and you're going to reap the rewards. You know just as well as I do that managing an empire is a lot harder than assimilating a magical treasure!"

The Second Devil General had to agree with Yang Qi. Thus, their deal was sealed.

RUMBLE!

The two of them flew into the air and headed deeper into the Myriad Dragons Lair. Almost immediately, they ran into a large Dragonfolk kingdom. It took some time, but they conquered it and inserted it into Yang Qi's empire, adding to its destiny.

The destiny of a dragon kingdom was superior to that of any ordinary human kingdom. However, there were downsides to it. The destiny was chaotic, as dragons generally didn't have official leaders. Dragons valued independence and individuality, which led to a very different type of destiny.

The difference between humans and dragons was like the difference between ants and humans.

An ant colony was extremely orderly, where every ant had a specific task and purpose. A human kingdom was obviously not as orderly as an ant colony. However, the ant colony's destiny was pitiful in comparison to the kingdom of humans.

Yang Qi was extremely sensitive to destiny, so all he had to do was close his eyes and concentrate.

"That way, Second Devil General."

The Second Devil General just casually followed his directions, and before long they found themselves closing in on an enormous sea of blood, covered by floating mists that were, naturally, the color of blood.

If those blood mists entered the body of even a mid Paramount God, that person would soon find dragon scales rippling out over their flesh and their godhood transforming into a dragon core.

With his Lord's Eye, Yang Qi could see that in the depths of that blood-colored mist was an enormous Dragonfolk kingdom. It featured huge palaces, cities, and countless gigantic dragons in human form. This place was, at a minimum, ten times the size of the Land of Dreamvoid or the Land of Flowerhill.

In other words, if Yang Qi took this place, he would instantly become a 'viceroy with ten lands'. And he wouldn't need to give most of that destiny to the sect.

Unfortunately, he wasn't quite sure how to go about conquering this place.

"What a pure sea of blood," the Second Devil General said with a sigh of admiration. "Such plentiful dragon vitality. This is the perfect place for dragons to roost. In fact, it's much better than most other locations in the Myriad Dragons Lair. I can even sense the aura of preheaven dragon blood and god vitality. The kingdom in the depths of this blood sea is incomparably invincible, and the destiny there is mighty to the extreme."

"It's mighty, alright," Yang Qi said. "But the destiny is chaotic. Too chaotic. Using it for cultivation purposes isn't going to be possible. It's unmanageable."

The truth was that, although the massive destiny was impressive, it contained numerous smaller flows of conflicting destiny that represented the constant conflict between the various competing dragons.

The destiny here was similar to ten lands from the House of the Invincible. But in terms of how much of it was usable, it was more like one or two lands. If Yang Qi could fully conquer it and use his sage monarch magistrates to govern it, he could theoretically increase the destiny output to rival that of thirty lands.

It all came down to the governing. It was similar to how untended farmland would end up choked with weeds, severely damaging the crops. But if the weeds were cleared out, that same piece of land could be extremely productive.

This Dragonfolk kingdom was fertile, but in desperate need of care.

"It's an amazing kingdom. The question is whether or not the Cruiser of Civilization can take it in." Yang Qi wasn't interested in making any rash decisions. "The cruiser is huge, and has plenty of resources, but that doesn't mean it can handle something this immense."

Having a huge slab of meat was great, but the method of eating it was important. Trying to stuff it down whole could lead to choking to death.

"What are you waiting for, Yang Qi?" the Second Devil General said eagerly. "Conquer this place!"

"Hold on!" Yang Qi replied. "Are you trying to beat the grass to startle the snake? Trying to tackle a kingdom this large is virtually suicide. We have to come up with a good plan. For instance, we can infiltrate it and find the emperor. Ambush him and use the God Legion Seal on him, then force him to do whatever I want."

"That's going to be a huge waste of time!" the Second Devil General snapped.

"We're doing all of this to help you get the Dragon Compendium, right? Let me ask you a question. Are the old-timers among the Dragonfolk unaware of the compendium? If I break the King of Godmammoths' seal, it's going to cause a big uproar that will alert all of the old-timers. And if they all show up in the middle of it, what will our chances of success be? Or could it be that you're not really after the Dragon Compendium? Do you have some other motive that's causing you to be in such a rush?"

"That's utter nonsense!" the Second Devil General blurted. Of course, the truth was that Yang Qi had hit the nail on his head. Quickly regaining his composure, the general put on a bored expression and said, "The Dragon Compendium is a huge secret. I'm just worried that word will leak somehow. You're very cunning, boy. So fine. Let's do it your way."

'He's so worried I'll "find out the truth" about the Third Devil General that he's willing to do just about anything. I think I ought to take full advantage of this. And when I finally become a peak Paramount God, I'll put him fully in his place. Although, I need to keep up the act until I achieve the breakthrough. After I have all the resources I need, I'll do it in one shot and really shake things up.'

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Chapter 1451: Massive Kingdom

The Second Devil General was no match for Yang Qi when it came to coming up with plans.

That was one reason why the Second Devil General was always coming out at a disadvantage in his dealings with Yang Qi. That said, the general was so incredibly powerful that he wasn't worried about minor losses here and there.

Of course, Yang Qi wasn't so naive as to truly lord it over the general. If he pushed things too far, the general could theoretically flip out and kill him.

So Yang Qi was turning up the heat, slowly but surely. As he did that, he continued growing stronger and stronger. Obviously, he was going to have to fight the Second Devil General eventually, and he wanted his fighting prowess to be as high as possible when that time came. For most people, reaching the peak Paramount God level involved achieving a psychic scale of one billion. But Yang Qi was different. When he achieved his breakthrough, he would be rising into the billions.

It could be two billion, or even three billion. At that point, he could probably hold out in a fight against the general, but wouldn't be able to kill him. That said, his ultimate goal was to use the God Legion Seal to form his golden throne and fully subjugate him.

"Maybe I can figure out what type of nation this dragon kingdom is," the Second Devil General said. "I wonder who leads it."

A vertical eye opened on his forehead, glowing with dazzling light as he peered into the depths of the kingdom. It was his Paleo-Devil God-Eye, which was similar to the Lord's Eye that Yang Qi had.

Through Yang Qi's psychic connection via the God Legion Seal, he could also see into the depths of the sea of blood. It was a complex mass of spatial dimensions, connected together to create numerous worlds.

Even a late Paramount God who tried to traverse a labyrinth like this would likely get lost and possibly die trying to escape.

"It seems like the destiny is all swirling in one direction," the Second Devil General said. "There's a dimension in the middle with a huge palace. It must be the imperial palace." The palace he indicated pulsed with an imperial aura, and the buildings were all violet-gold. It was clearly the center of the entire kingdom.

There really wasn't any way that Yang Qi and the Second Devil General could attack and conquer this place. It would have involved a deadly battle that would result in incredible death and destruction. In fact, the place would be mostly destroyed in the process.

Sometimes, the best way to conquer a nation was to get rid of its leader first.

Given Yang Qi's level, there was no way he could do that on his own right now. This place's leader surely had a cultivation base no weaker than Duke Nine Cauldrons or the priestess from the Palace of Destiny. Even just spying on a person like that would be difficult for Yang Qi.

But the Second Devil General's cultivation level was much higher, allowing him to get a clear view.

In the depths of the palace, the destiny of the kingdom converged on a man with piercing eyes that seemed to roil with endless lightning, sitting on a throne as he held court.

He was stately, but at the same time, pulsed with a destructive aura. And although he was sitting still, Yang Qi sensed that he could instantly unleash explosive power that could shake chiliocosms of worlds.

'Fuck,' Yang Qi thought. 'This dragon is so strong I couldn't fight him one on one. He must have a godhood rating and psychic scale of at least two or three billion. Not only does he command the destiny in this kingdom, but he's connected to the Myriad Dragons Lair as well. Forget subjugating him. If I catch his attention, it would be hard for me to escape. So how exactly am I going to conquer this kingdom?' He was starting to think he might need to give up, yet couldn't quite bring himself to make that decision.

Although the kingdom in general wasn't united, and the dragons within it were constantly fighting each other, there was still plenty of destiny here. If he could get it, and put it into order, he would have destiny equivalent to that of thirty lands, or possibly even forty.

That would make him as powerful as a viceroy with a hundred or even a thousand lands. After all, a viceroy of a hundred lands had to give most of their destiny to the sect, and was only able to keep a small percentage.

"They're holding court," Yang Qi said. "Make sure not to tip them off about our presence. We need to figure out what they're talking about. Look, there are non-Dragonfolk present. It looks like those people are royal emissaries of some sort."

"Quit jabbering, you're going to drain my eye technique. Let's just infiltrate them right now. You've almost assimilated the Everlit Godlamp, plus you have that divine ability from the Lord of Radiance and Light, the Brilliant Radiance Latent Projection. With that, you can hide out in the open where light exists, and no one will be the wiser."

"Fine. Let's sneak in there and see what's going on."

He placed his palms together as if in prayer, and then transformed into a streak of light. At the same time, the Second Devil General turned into a devilish phantom that wouldn't attract any attention. The two of them shot forward, and before long, they were in the royal palace.

This was possible because of the chaotic nature of the destiny here. The destiny of the House of the Invincible was so orderly, and the net of law so dense, that sneaking into it this way would be impossible.

The depths of the palace were lit with divine lamps, fueled by oil from various ancient godlings. Merely being in their presence would help improve one's wisdom, and would provoke a very profound feeling.

Yang Qi decided to use one of those lamps as his cover, becoming the flame that burned within it.

"Your Majesty Buddha Shockheaven, we of the Central Dynasty have come here in good faith. We sincerely hope that you'll consider joining our dynasty."

The mere voice was so powerful it caused Yang Qi's ears to ring. Obviously the person who had spoken was no weaker than the emperor himself.

'Buddha Shockheaven?' he thought. 'I can't believe it! This is the leader of the Dragonswarm Society! One of the main reasons I fled and ended up joining the House of the Invincible was because I was worried about him causing problems for me. This place must be the kingdom of the Dragonswarm Society. That just makes me more convinced than ever that I have to take it, no matter how difficult. The Central Dynasty is run by the Proud Clan, and they're here right now. I can't let them get away. I have to subjugate them and drag out everything they know about King Immortal-Slayer and Proud Heaven.'

Heart pounding, he projected a message to the Second Devil General. "Second Devil General, these are emissaries from the Central Dynasty. We can't let them get away from here. I will take them. And you're going to help me."

"Why are you always asking for my help, boy?" the Second Devil General said.

"It relates to the Great Necropolis. You see, King Immortal-Slayer is imprisoned there, and people from the Central Dynasty are trying to break in and assimilate both him and the necropolis. They want access to profound secrets beyond anything the Sovereign Lord was privy to." Yang Qi was fairly certain that the only thing which could possibly entice the Second Devil General was the Great Necropolis.

"You're talking about something of immense importance," said the Second Devil General. Not even he dared to take the Great Necropolis lightly. "It relates to the survival of the god world itself, and by extension, our very lives."

Furthermore, he knew that if Yang Qi could capture some people from the Central Dynasty, he might finally be able to get some answers about what was going on.

With that, they focused on observing what was happening in the palace.

Buddha Shockheaven sat on his throne, flanked left and right by important ministers, over a hundred of them late Paramount Gods, as well as a few that were in the peak level. There were also numerous mid Paramount Gods, minor officials who had psychic scales between ten million and ninety million.

And in the middle of the hall was the delegation from the Central Dynasty.

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Chapter 1452: Juicy Morsel

The diplomatic group from the Central Dynasty wasn't large; there were only three people in it.

They were all men, without a single woman present. The leader was a middle-aged man with white hair at his temples, whose mere voice had caused Yang Qi to tremble down to his soul. The second was an old man who had such a profound air to him that he must surely have experienced all there was to experience in the world of men, and had come to understand all of the transformations of gratitude, grudges, and karma.

The third member of the group was young, yet was clearly on the same level as Marquis Three Realms.

All of them were peak Paramount Gods, which made sense considering they were in the middle of the Myriad Dragons Lair. Only people like that could resist the power of true dragons, and prevent themselves from being dragonized.

"Is that supposed to be a threat, Proud Mindtravel?" Buddha Shockheaven said, his eyes flickering with killing intent. Of course, he didn't dare to make a move. Although he was in his own mighty kingdom, he knew full well that the Central Dynasty viewed him as a juicy morsel to be devoured.

In fact, they probably thought of the entire Myriad Dragons Lair as a juicy morsel.

"It's not a threat at all," Proud Mindtravel replied. "Everyone with eyes can see how mighty and grand the Central Dynasty is. And you're no exception. We control the distribution of godnotes in the god world, and we have the best godstone mines. We also have the most powerful magical treasures, and the most abundant destiny. The House of the Invincible and the Chiliocosm Dynasty will fall to us eventually, and the only reason your Myriad Dragons Lair has been able to survive in such peace is that we're currently in the process of conquering the Demonfolk, Devilfolk, Wretchfolk, Mechfolk, and other peoples. For now, we don't have time to deal with you Dragonfolk. All of the other races are yielding to us, and before long, you'll be the only ones left out. And if you don't surrender, we'll have to send our army here to sort things out."

Although Proud Mindtravel's words were a clear threat, they were backed with such might and grandeur that even the top experts from the Dragonswarm Society were actually chilled to the bone. It was obvious that the Central Dynasty had come to do business.

Dragonfolk were inherently arrogant and obstinate, but the Central Dynasty was just too powerful. After all, they were the top organization in the god world.

Although they often clashed with the House of the Invincible and the House of the Chiliocosm, the Central Dynasty had such impressive destiny that they could always hold their own. And everyone had to acknowledge that they were the strongest.

Of course, one of the big reasons for that was that the Central Dynasty was the only dynasty that could distribute godnotes.

In other words, even the House of the Invincible and the House of the Chiliocosm had no choice but to use the godnotes from the Central Dynasty. Although other currencies had been introduced over the years, they weren't used. It actually stemmed from rules laid down by the Sovereign Lord himself.

That was another factor that improved the destiny of the Central Dynasty so much. And it was why the Central Dynasty always had an advantage in their struggle against the House of the Invincible and the House of the Chiliocosm.

"What do you think, Buddha Shockheaven?" Proud Mindtravel said. "You Dragonfolk have a lot of top experts, but we've already recruited some of the other kingdoms here in the Myriad Dragons Lair. Those who join the Central Dynasty first will get the best rewards. And those who insist on being pigheaded will have to deal with our army, and either ground to dust or enslaved. Surely you know the reputation of our dynasty. Truth be told, Generalissimo Proud Longday is already preparing troops to invade the Myriad Dragons Lair."

"Are you serious?" Buddha Shockheaven blurted, clearly taken aback.

He knew full well that if the Central Dynasty launched a full-scale invasion, his own kingdom would fall into ruin. The Dragonfolk were as disunited as a dish of loose sand, and simply couldn't unite against an invading force. Furthermore, even if their top experts did fight side by side, they still wouldn't be strong enough to halt the advance of the Central Dynasty's army.

Everyone knew that their army had the reputation of being unbeatable. When they went on the warpath, they would leave behind mountains of corpses and seas of blood. And they would wipe out their enemies down to the last man.

"It's up to you, Buddha Shockheaven. I just came here today to explain what the Central Dynasty is thinking. And now I'll take my leave. I hope that in three months' time, you and all the other top leaders of the Dragonswarm Society will come to the Central Dynasty to offer fealty. Understand?"

As the words left his mouth, Proud Mindtravel suddenly exploded into dust, as did the other two of his fellows.

No one had any idea what technique they had used to leave.

"What do we do?" the Second Devil General said to Yang Qi. "Do we chase those three down and subjugate them? Or do we take on Buddha Shockheaven and the Dragonfolk first?"

"We start with Buddha Shockheaven. Those three from the Central Dynasty are too mysterious and unpredictable. And the fact that they seem completely capable of coming and going as they please in the Myriad Dragons Lair, without any fear of old-timers from the Dragonfolk causing problems for them, seems to indicate that taking them on directly would be very dangerous. Besides, look at the things they left behind. There are official letters of surrender, banners and flags, and other tokens from the Central Dynasty. We can use those to track them down when the time comes. Let's subjugate Buddha Shockheaven and take control of this entire kingdom. Then I'll use him to create a spell formation we can use as a surefire trap against those three emissaries."

The Second Devil General couldn't help but sigh in admiration of Yang Qi's methods, and also muse that, if he really helped in the effort to conquer the dao of devils, the plans would surely succeed without a hitch.

Unfortunately, he also knew how profoundly ambitious Yang Qi was.

"Fine, let's do it," the general said. "What's the plan? Are we going to snatch up all the officials in the court in one fell swoop?"

"No!" Yang Qi said, shaking his head firmly. "Causing a huge scene won't do us any good. Attacking openly would lead to a very dangerous fight, and likely damage the destiny here. Besides, for all we know, those three emissaries are actually hiding nearby, observing this place and waiting to see what will happen. If we reveal ourselves to them, it could cause big problems. I suspect that, considering what the Central Dynasty is trying to do, Buddha Shockheaven is probably going to announce his resignation as emperor. Then he'll sneak around and try to get the help of other Dragonfolk old-timers. The fact that he has an amazing kingdom like this, in the middle of this sea of blood, indicates that he has powerful backers. Throwing ourselves out in the open with people like that in play would just be suicide."

"Then what do you plan to do?" the Second Devil General asked quizzically.

Before their conversation could continue, Buddha Shockheaven raised his voice and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, all of you heard what just happened. The Central Dynasty is being very overbearing, and unfortunately, they have the strength to back up their threats. They're probably stronger than our Myriad Dragons Lair, and that's not to mention that we're completely disunited. That said, simply rolling over for them would be far too much of a stain on the honor of us Dragonfolk."

"Let's put everything on the line and just fight them!"

"I refuse to believe that the Central Dynasty would truly dare to launch an invasion. Aren't they worried that we might ask for help from the House of the Invincible or the House of the Chiliocosm?

"Hmph! There are plenty of secrets to our Myriad Dragons Lair. For instance, we haven't opened the Dragon Compendium. Once we do, the true guardian of the Dragonfolk will be in play, and there's no way the Central Dynasty could deal with such fury."

"I have orders," Buddha Shockheaven said. "A moment of life or death is upon us, and any conflict of interests between different factions needs to be set aside. We have to work together, train our troops, and arouse the passions of the entire kingdom. As far as I'm concerned, this is an opportunity. For too long, we've stayed hidden in the middle of this sea of blood, living comfortable lives. But now, a catastrophic war looms on the horizon. And perhaps that's all we need to finally achieve some unity.

"Our destiny will improve by ten times over. I'll be leaving to recruit help from the outside, and consult some of our most senior members. I hope that by the time I return, our destiny will have improved, and we'll be united! If there's no unity, then don't blame me for taking some heads!"

"Yes sir!" The officials knew that now was definitely not the time for infighting.

Almost as soon as the announcement was made, Yang Qi could sense the destiny shifting and growing more consolidated.

Outside pressure could definitely cause a temporary unity, while lives of comfort and peace could do the opposite. When things were too peaceful, competing interests could actually cause so much disunity that the destiny could collapse. According to the ancient saying, life springs from sorrow and calamity, and death comes from ease and pleasure.

Of course, Yang Qi's Sage Monarch Empire didn't have to worry about that. With the sage monarch magistrates to control everything, there were no competing interest groups to cause problems.

After making his announcement, Buddha Shockheaven vanished.

"Damn, boy, you really guessed exactly how it would play out. I guess turning the Cruiser of Civilization into your brain was a good idea."

With that, the two of them shot out in pursuit of Buddha Shockheaven.

At a certain point, where the terrain was favorable, the Second Devil General assumed human form and jumped out to block Buddha Shockheaven's path.

Meanwhile, Yang Qi was setting up a spell formation.

"Who are you?" Buddha Shockheaven said, his expression flickering. He nearly attacked, but could sense that this person was incredibly strong, so he held back.

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Chapter 1453: Gobbling a Juicy Morsel

Yang Qi and the Second Devil General were working together to intercept and defeat Buddha Shockheaven.

His Dragonfolk kingdom was already a thriving place. It had amazing destiny that Yang Qi knew he could use to create fabulous magical treasures and amazing sage monarch magistrates, not to mention significantly improving his cultivation base.

As he got more sage monarch magistrates, they not only provided purer and more powerful godly might, but could also be used to create destiny. The magistrates were his government officials, and since he used them to shape and control destiny, they were crucial to everything.

His current plan was to subjugate Buddha Shockheaven, then slowly take over his kingdom. By taking control of the explosive destiny, he was certain he could push his over one hundred thousand sage monarch magistrates to the level of two or three hundred thousand or more.

Not only that, he could improve the magistrates' cultivation bases.

Right now, each magistrate was an early Paramount God. It was only logical that, while godly might could be used to produce more of the magistrates, it would take destiny to improve their overall level.

So in this case, he was really killing two birds with one stone.

There was nothing that would deter Yang Qi from taking advantage of his situation. He absolutely wasn't going to waste time on the Second Devil General's "Dragon Compendium", or his original plan of slowly conquering various Dragonfolk kingdoms. In fact, it was entirely possible that he could use this destiny to directly vanquish the general.

"Who are you people?" Buddha Shockheaven said, staring intently at the Second Devil General while simultaneously waiting in combat readiness.

"The reason I've blocked your path today, Buddha Shockheaven," the Second Devil General said, "is that I want to help you. I know the Central Dynasty threatened your kingdom. They say they want you to join them, but the truth is that you'll be nothing but a slave. And if their army comes, they'll chop you to mincemeat. That's why you've gone to seek the help of other Dragonfolk experts. You want to form an alliance to fight the Central Dynasty, don't you? Unfortunately, such efforts are pointless. Even if all of the Dragonfolk old-timers stand up to the Central Dynasty, you won't win. The only chance you have is to join me in opposing them."

The Second Devil General spoke in such a supercilious way that anyone would get pissed off just hearing him. And of course, Buddha Shockheaven was already enraged past the boiling point.

"Looking to die?!"

RUMBLE!

He launched an attack that caused wild winds to whip everywhere, and sent blinding light out along with deafening rumbling sounds.

"God Dragon Sunders Heaven!"

It was a fiery fist technique of the Dragonfolk, and it was designed to kill the opponent without mercy. It created an enormous god dragon, shaking its head back and forth with rage as it shot forward with the power to sunder heaven.

This move was considered a quintessential expression of what it meant to be Dragonfolk, and it was one of Buddha Shockheaven's rare, consummate arts.

However, the Second Devil General simply flicked his finger.

Twang. Strum.

A sound thrummed out like a devilish zither, accompanied by musical symbols from the Devilfolk. They shot toward the god dragon, which subsequently exploded, having been completely wiped out of existence by the Second Devil General.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Buddha Shockheaven staggered backward, his eyes gleaming with shock. Never in his wildest dreams could he have guessed that, given the level of his cultivation base, his attack would be defeated as easily as blowing some dust off the shoulder. What cultivation level would it take to do that?

"You..." he said, looking astonished. "Who are you?" He was even considering just running away. However, before he could, a net appeared, an overlapping of radiance and light that contained some of the complex destiny of the House of the Invincible.

"Trying to run, Buddha Shockheaven?" It was Yang Qi. He had finished setting up the spell formation, which meant that flight would now be very difficult for Buddha Shockheaven. Everyone knew that to catch brigands, first catch their chief, and now Buddha Shockheaven was stuck like a turtle in a jar. With him captured, conquering his kingdom was going to be very easy.

"You're from the House of the Invincible?" Buddha Shockheaven said, having sensed that energy.

"Yes," Yang Qi replied. "We're from the House of the Invincible. But at the same time, we're not. Precisely speaking, the House of the Invincible belongs to us. In any case, congratulations, Buddha Shockheaven. You've won the grand prize. The person who blocked your path is the magnificent Second Devil General. He wants to join forces with you to conquer the Myriad Dragons Lair. So get on your knees and offer him your allegiance. It'll be much better than working for the Central Dynasty."

"Second Devil General?" Buddha Shockheaven looked over at him, even more astonished than before to have a fiendish monster from the past standing right in front of him. "Second Devil General, sir, you shouldn't be opposing us! The original devil-dragon patriarch of the Dragonfolk was the—"

"Cut the crap and surrender!" the Second Devil General interrupted loudly, making it more than obvious that he was trying to hide something. Of course, Yang Qi knew full well that the Second Devil General was worried Buddha Shockheaven might reveal the fact that the Third Devil General was a devil-dragon.

"Devil Souls Fill Creation!"

Clearly unwilling to leave anything to chance, the Second Devil General launched a deadly attack filled with devilish soul projections that almost immediately blotted out the sky. And he wasn't done.

"Devilish Specters; Ghost Imprisonment!"

"Heaven and Earth Create Devils!"

"Original Sin of Ancient Devils!"

"Lack the Devil; Lack the Heart!"

"Lack the God; Lack the Ghost!"

He unleashed a whole succession of attacks, finally giving Yang Qi a good idea of what a boundless and invincible king among devils was capable of. His every move thrummed with devil energy, and combined, they created a complicated web that seemed to lock Buddha Shockheaven into a position of certain death.

"Dragons Dominate the Nine Prefectures!"

"Dragons Soar over Four Seas!"

"March of Dragons in Heaven and Earth!"

"Dragons Devour the Sun and Moon!"

"Dragons Guzzle the Ocean!"

"Dragons Return to Myriad Worlds!"

"Dragon Coiled around a Thousand Mountains!"

Buddha Shockheaven wasn't going to just give in. He howled with rage as he unleashed the most consummate battle abilities and martial disciplines contained in the genes and instincts of the Dragonfolk. Such things were not to be looked down on.

However, when it came to substructure, random dragons couldn't possibly measure up to the Second Devil General.

The general's devil abilities crushed Buddha Shockheaven's Dragonfolk arts, and devil energy raged about in the surrounding parts of the Myriad Dragons Lair.

"Devil Heart!"

The pulsing heart of a devil appeared, negating any effects of dragonization. In fact, the devil energy was so incredible that Yang Qi knew it could devilize even him, if he didn't have the Mahātmā Jade to protect him, as well as the God Legion Seal to back it up.

The Second Devil General was obviously capable of some amazing things.

BAM!

The enormous devil heart crushed down onto Buddha Shockheaven, who was so overwhelmed he couldn't do anything, not even think.

In that moment, Yang Qi drew on the power of the Mahātmā Jade, sending it out to seal the devil heart. Then he stepped forward and sent the power of the God Legion Seal stabbing into Buddha Shockheaven's head.

"Damnation, boy! The only reason you don't fear my devil heart is because of the Mahātmā Jade! It can negate any devil technique! It was created by countless mahātmās from the dao of devils, and now I can see how truly terrifying it is! Not even my billions of years of attempts to assimilate it did me any good." The Second Devil General was obviously furious that he had failed in his attempt to take personal control of Buddha Shockheaven. After all, he wasn't in the House of the Invincible, so it should have been an easy task. Except Yang Qi interfered.

A moment later, Buddha Shockheaven sagged weakly.

Chuckling darkly, Yang Qi said, "You tried to use your animadestiny devil heart to control him, eh Second Devil General? What level has that ability of yours reached? The Eternal level? Deathless level? Undying level? Dao-Equalization level? World-Creation level?"

There were many types of devil hearts, and they came in all sorts of levels and grades. And because Yang Qi knew all about the dao of devils, it made it easy for him to make fun of the Second Devil General.

"So, boy, you've subjugated Buddha Shockheaven. Well, you must have some plan up your sleeve. Hurry up and get working on it!"

The Second Devil General obviously wasn't interested in a debate.

"Alright!" Yang Qi sent his will piercing into Buddha Shockheaven, who then rose to his feet in shock.

"So, it's you. You're the bearer—"

"No jibber-jabber," Yang Qi interrupted. "I have work for you. Go back to your sect with us at your side. Call the ministers in one by one and say you want to have personal discussions with all of them. We'll subjugate them and take control of the destiny of the Dragonswarm Society."

"Yes, of course," Buddha Shockheaven said. He had fallen completely under Yang Qi's control, and couldn't do a thing to defy him.

Thus, Yang Qi took the Second Devil General and Buddha Shockheaven back to the Dragonswarm Society's kingdom.

There, a great purge began.

The officials were surprised to see their leader back so soon. Then, he immediately started summoning them to secret meetings. They eagerly lined up outside his study, certain that they were going to be rewarded in some manner. And that in turn led many people to believe that there was now hope for their situation.

1. To be clear, the levels of devil hearts mentioned here have never been mentioned before, nor will they be again.

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Chapter 1454: Gobbling a Juicy Morsel Part 2

BAM!

In Buddha Shockheaven's study, the Second Devil General slapped a peak Paramount God so hard he tumbled onto the ground. Then Yang Qi pounced like a tiger and subjugated him in the blink of an eye. This expert had a godhood rating and psychic scale of one billion three hundred million, and was none other than the generalissimo of the armed forces.

He was roughly as powerful as Buddha Shockheaven himself, being the commander of the army, with a whole host of subordinates and interest groups under his command. In fact, he was strong enough that he could even oppose Buddha Shockheaven directly if he wanted.

During the past few days, Yang Qi had been in the royal study, subjugating government officials one after the next. After being subjugated, they had no choice but to heed all of his commands without defiance. As a result, the king's power seemed to be growing constantly in the realm, as opposed to how things usually worked, with numerous officials feigning compliance but opposing him behind the scenes.

It was a snowball effect that led to more and more leaders answering the summons.

The final obstacle had been the generalissimo, whose cultivation base was no weaker than the king's, and who commanded immense military might. Because of the power he commanded, it was impossible for the king to openly move against him.

All of the leaders in the army would follow his instructions, and he was so strong politically that he would often make direct demands of the emperor, even causing harm to the national destiny as a result.

After all, when the military was idle and demanded resources, the government officials would have to comply. Even the common people would have to bear responsibility, causing the destiny of the entire country to slowly decline.

It was only after securing the loyalty of numerous other powerful figures that Yang Qi had finally summoned the generalissimo.

As soon as he stepped in, the Second Devil General smacked him silly, and then Yang Qi struck him with the power of the God Legion Seal. He never stood a chance.

Just like that, Yang Qi took control of the destiny of a dynasty.

RUMBLE!

The destiny flowed toward him without any hindrance whatsoever. There was now truly a state of centralized state power. The competing interest groups were being done away with.

Yang Qi immediately took the flows of destiny from the king and used them to refine his nascent divinity and hopefully do the final assimilation of the Everlit Godlamp.

However, after a moment he stopped and focused on the sage monarch magistrates. When they rose to a higher level, it represented Yang Qi's cultivation base rising. And of course, it made their administration abilities even more refined.

In the past, a single sage monarch magistrate could govern a population roughly the size of the Eternal-Life God-Dynasty. If they were assigned to govern anything larger than that, their effectiveness would break down and the destiny would suffer.

But if he could improve them, their potential for governing would increase to match the size of the Deva Dynasty.

"Your destiny is improving. Now you're really benefiting from this unification." The Second Devil General could see what was happening, and could tell that the previously chaotic destiny was now much more unified.

No longer was this country a dish of loose sand, a change that was nothing short of astonishing.

"Yes," Yang Qi said. "With this destiny, it's the equivalent of ten lands back in the House of the Invincible. Unfortunately, it's still not good enough. Considering this kingdom's location in the middle of this sea of blood, it should have a destiny equivalent to thirty or forty lands. With that much destiny, we could really claim to have struck it rich, Second Devil General. We need to enact some reforms. I'd say it'll take another month of work. You're not going to start disagreeing now, are you?"

"Whatever you want," the Second Devil General said. "Take this juicy morsel on your own. Just don't forget that you owe me half of everything."

"Well, that goes without saying," Yang Qi said. "Come forth, sage monarch magistrates!"

Rumbling could be heard as more than a hundred thousand sage monarch magistrates appeared.

By now, the empire in the Cruiser of Civilization didn't need constant oversight. Yang Qi had absolute control of the Cruiser of Civilization, including all of its various systems. Therefore, it was possible for him to take all of those sage monarch magistrates and use them to control this enormous kingdom of Dragonfolk.

Of course, he had already subjugated all of the high-level government officials. However, compared to the officialdom as a whole, they were few in number. But with the sage monarch magistrates to back them up, getting all of the lesser officials under control was completely possible.

"Buddha Shockheaven, call all of the subjugated officials to a meeting. We're going to initiate some major reforms. Henceforth, this place will be called the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom! These are my sage monarch magistrates, and one will be assigned to each of you. They'll be making the decisions, and you just have to follow along with them. It's that simple."

"Yes sir!"

RUMBLE!

With that announcement, a major undertaking got underway. Yang Qi sat down in the palace and watched as things played out. Orders were issues, interest groups were disbanded, and more unity was achieved. And this led to a more intense destiny.

Yang Qi was now the true leader here, and destiny was growing and converging on him on a daily basis.

His sage monarch magistrates were constantly proliferating, and improving in quality. In fact, a month later, they reached a major watershed point. They were now on the verge of reaching the mid Paramount God level.

Eventually, every last interest group was dissolved and the destiny in the kingdom shuddered, becoming like a bright red beam of light that shot through the air like a dragon. As it flew along, it sent out a net of law that covered everything, similar to the way things were in the House of the Invincible.

Although this one was much smaller, it was just as orderly.

During this past month, the sage monarch magistrates pushed their numbers all the way to three hundred thousand! And all of them were mid Paramount Gods with psychic scales of ninety million.

Yang Qi breathed deeply as the destiny of the place filled him. Shockingly, it was almost at the level of forty lands, which meant he had access to the same amount of destiny that a viceroy of seven or eight hundred lands would have.

'Now this is how progress is supposed to be made,' Yang Qi thought. 'Not even a month of time spent right beneath the halls of heaven in the Bastille of the One God could be as beneficial as this. No wonder all those old-timers give up on cultivation, choosing instead to build their own kingdoms and foster their own destiny. It can lead to progress millions upon millions of times faster than ordinary cultivation.'

Yang Qi knew all about how destiny worked. For instance, how much effort normally went into a Quasi-God going all the way to the Paramount God level? But in the House of the Invincible, it took little effort for them to ordain a person directly into that level.

Yang Qi could practice cultivation in the Bastille of the One God for a thousand years and not benefit as much as he had in a single month from this dragon kingdom.

"You've unified this kingdom, Yang Qi," the Second Devil General said. "And you've benefited immensely. Now, according to our agreement, I get half of that destiny!" He had been watching enviously from the sidelines this entire month, and knew full well that if he'd been in charge of things, all of the destiny in this place would have crumbled.

And now, he wanted his share.

1. There's some wordplay here that doesn't come across based on the translation choices I've made. It's all based on the two characters that make up destiny, which are "energy" and "fate". And it makes a wordplay explanation based on a line from chapter one, the part that reads "energy is the essence of life." The wordplay goes as follows: "energy is the essence of life, and fate is the order/trajectory of life. Therefore, destiny (energy-fate) is the foundation (of everything)." In my opinion I don't believe this to have any real or mechanical weight. It's just meant to sound cool.

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Chapter 1455: No. No Destiny for You

'What the fuck! This Second Devil General really does want to steal the fruit of other people's labor. There's no way I'm going to give him any of this destiny.' It was obvious that the general was drooling over the destiny of the dragon kingdom.

In the past month, Yang Qi had purged the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom of all private interest groups and unified the hearts of the people. Thanks to the major reform, destiny had converged, and although it couldn't completely match the pure destiny of the Sage Monarch Empire in the Cruiser of Civilization, it was still profoundly abundant.

After all, destiny as pure as that of the Sage Monarch Empire wasn't something that could come about in a short moment.

Perhaps he could throw the dragon kingdom into the Cruiser of Civilization and torment it with karmic retribution for a thousand years. Then its destiny could be forcibly purified, and be much more than the level of forty lands.

But he wouldn't do that.

There was also no way he would give any of the destiny to the Second Devil General. This was his destiny from his kingdom, and forcibly giving it away would be harmful. As was said, when a nation is about to perish, villains will always arise.

It was a simple truth. If a nation's destiny was about to dissipate, it would obviously be in a weak state, allowing baleful energy to seep into the country. As a result, all sorts of ambitious and ruthless individuals would rise up, revolt against authority, and sow chaos.

In a similar vein, it was said that turbulent times call for great heroes.

For instance, back in the impure lands, the Rich-Lush Continent had abounded with the baleful energy of heaven and earth. If it hadn't, then how could a nobody like Yang Qi rise up and eventually take over the place?

If the Second Devil General suddenly took away half of the national destiny, the country would become weak, baleful energy would enter it, and ruthless villains would rise up. Perhaps Yang Qi could suppress them, but it would damage the vital energy of the nation in the process.

What good would it do to kill a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of his own troops in the process?

"I might have successfully established this Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom, Second Devil General, but things aren't stable. If we both tap into the destiny, it's going to damage it significantly. Why don't I foster some more growth first? Wait until the destiny has reached its true potential, then we can conquer all the other dragon kingdoms and get access to some truly amazing destiny."

"You're going back on your word, boy!" the Second Devil General shouted angrily. "How dare you! We had an agreement. I help you conquer this dragon kingdom, and we split the destiny fifty-fifty. What, you think that I'd just help you take down Buddha Shockheaven and you reap all the rewards?!"

"You're looking at it the wrong way, Second Devil General. Look at all the destiny out there in the Myriad Dragons Lair. Do you know how many top experts were slaughtered in ancient times, their flesh and blood quintessence sacrificed to create this place? And do you know how much baleful energy resulted because of that? If we split the destiny right now, it's going to severely damage the foundation of the nation. Furthermore, the destiny I'm taking is just going to make more of my sage monarch magistrates, which I can use to govern these lands and establish an even more orderly nation. And what exactly are you contributing? You just want to take the destiny and harm everything. Think about it. What would be better for a vampire? To suck a pig dry of blood? Or raise more pigs? Simply put, Second Devil General, now is not the time to be splitting up the destiny."

"So you're saying you really are going back on your word?" the Second Devil General growled, his killing intent roiling in a way that made it obvious he was about to take action.

"It's not going back on my word. It's building a strong national foundation. Things haven't been established yet, so why would we possibly go about damaging things? Also, second Devil General, don't forget that when you get access to the destiny, you have to give a lot of it back to the nation. It's sort of like farming. After the harvest, you still have to fertilize the farmland. Or did you have some other way to increase destiny? After all, this is our mutual property here, and I don't want to see you do anything self-destructive."

"Er..." The Second Devil General thought about it, but in the dao of devils, there wasn't much emphasis on order. People just took what they wanted and never offered reciprocation. There was no virtuous cycle that could lead to an increase in destiny, thus, the concept was quite foreign to him.

Yang Qi was actually telling the truth in this regard.

"We worked really hard to establish this kingdom, so we don't want to do anything to harm it," Yang Qi continued. "Think about it, Second Devil General. If we do things my way, we can continue expanding and slowly conquer all the other dragon kingdoms. Eventually, all of the Dragonfolk in the Myriad Dragons Lair will be under our control, and we'll control an immense empire! Although we won't be invincible, we'll at least be in the position to stand up to the Invincible, Central, and Chiliocosm Dynasties. We don't want to mess things up now. We want to expand! What we've experienced so far is only a minor achievement. How could you not have surpassed the basic weakness of the dao of devils already? Don't you realize why you devils were ultimately defeated? Why you could never conquer everything under heaven? It's because of your natural weaknesses. The power of construction surpasses the power of destruction, and the power of order surpasses the power of chaos. It's a fundamental truth."

"You're very glib, aren't you, boy?" the Second Devil General said, but his tone had already softened.

After all, he knew it was just as Yang Qi had said. If creating a huge empire was as simple as conquering other dragon kingdoms, the Dragonfolk themselves would have done it long ago.

But Dragonfolk could never accept a true leader, and were always fighting amongst each other, reducing the destiny. Yet, even with the Dragonfolk in that state, the Central Dynasty didn't seem eager to try to invade them militarily, but rather wanted them to accept some sort of agreement.

If Yang Qi could do as he said he would do, the destiny would increase by hundreds of times over, and they really could stand against the Central, Chiliocosm, and Invincible Dynasties. And that would be a truly good time to steal the fruit of other people's labor.

Right now, the "immortal peaches" up for grabs were more like seeds. But in the future, they would be full grown peaches.

At the moment, Yang Qi was planning many moves ahead.

"Another thing, Second Devil General. Take a look at what this destiny is doing to my cultivation base. Do you see? It's not doing anything. I'm using it to make more of my sage monarch magistrates, to replace the Dragonfolk as administrators of the kingdom. You see, the destiny of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom is really being used to increase production capacity, nothing more."

"But the sage monarch magistrates all belong to you," the Second Devil General replied. "The more of them you have, the stronger you are."

"There's nothing I can do about that. And in the end, I'm the one doing all the hard work. As you can clearly see, the more sage monarch magistrates there are, the better the destiny of this kingdom. And the purer. If you start taking destiny now, it'll change everything. Let me ask you this, Second Devil General. Would it be possible for you, using your power alone, to take over the entire Myriad Dragons Lair? That's the goal we're working toward, and that's when we will split everything fairly. Why mess things up now?"

"Fine, boy," the general spat angrily. "I'll do it your way this time."

Inside, he thought, 'Just wait until I get you to unravel the sealing mark on the Dragon Compendium. When the psychic seal from the King of Godmammoths enters you, you'll be thrown into complete chaos. After all, the King of Godmammoths will be attempting to be born again using your body. While you're fighting him, the Third Devil General and I can work together to take complete control of the Myriad Dragons Lair. Of course, it would be a pity to kill you, so I'll just turn you into a thrall and have you manage my empire and feed me destiny.'

The general had originally planned to devour Yang Qi, but after seeing how he could keep order so well, he decided to spare him.

"Let's go," Yang Qi said. "We need to find that Proud Mindtravel. He's likely visiting other dragon kingdoms to recruit them. If we can subjugate him, those kingdoms will fall to us much easier. And you're coming with us, Buddha Shockheaven."

Buddha Shockheaven had a psychic scale of two or three billion, so having him around to follow orders was like Yang Qi becoming twice as strong!

If he could add Proud Mindtravel and his two companions as well, he would be in a much better position to deal with the Second Devil General.

Swish!

With that, the three of them flew off. The Second Devil General snapped his finger to use a tracing magic from the dao of devils, allowing them to follow the aura of Proud Mindtravel deeper into the Myriad Dragons Lair.

After a few hours of travel, the general said, "They're just up ahead. There's another dragon kingdom there."

Yang Qi caught sight of it instantly. It wasn't built in a sea of blood, but rather atop an enormous mountain range. And all of the towering mountains were made of flesh! Buildings covered the endless peaks, and rivers of blood flowed between the mountains.

This mighty kingdom was definitely no weaker than the Dragonswarm Society.

In fact, it might even be a bit stronger.

Yang Qi could see that the destiny was incredibly powerful, but at the same time, chaotic and violent. In fact, in that regard, it was actually worse than the Dragonswarm Society, which meant that the destiny would initially be less useful to Yang Qi.

Proud Mindtravel was in the middle of that kingdom, negotiating with the king and his advisors. As Yang Qi and the Second Devil General looked on, they realized that the mighty destiny of the place was connected to another powerful energy of some sort.

"Crap!" Yang Qi said, shaken. "That's the destiny of the Central Dynasty. This dragon kingdom has already accepted Proud Mindtravel's offer of recruitment! If we conquer this place, the Central Dynasty will know about it immediately. What are we supposed to do now?"

1. Immortal peaches are an important part of Chinese mythology, as I'm sure many of you are aware. .

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Chapter 1456: Proud Mindtravel

This dragon kingdom was essentially made of pure flesh, and was even more fertile than the kingdom of the Dragonswarm Society. The mountains of flesh and rivers of blood were far superior to the sea of blood. Yang Qi could also see that there were mines in the mountains, from which the dragons excavated spirit stones that were as pure red as blood. From sight alone, he could tell that they were roughly equivalent to perfect caliber godstone.

Any items crafted in this location would be so amazing they would make people gasp in astonishment. Furthermore, the mountains of flesh teemed with godtrees, godgrass, godflowers, and all sorts of medicinal ingredients.

Although this place didn't have orderly destiny, as it was ruled by numerous opposing warlords, Yang Qi knew that if he conquered it, he would definitely reach a higher level of enlightenment, and increase his force of sage monarch magistrates to the level of five hundred thousand.

Also, the disunited state of the place would make it much easier to conquer. After all, dealing with squabbling warlords was a lot simpler than dealing with a single king.

This place was a juicy morsel that Yang Qi couldn't help but start drooling over. In fact, he had to resist the urge to gobble it down right away. After all, after conquering the Dragonswarm Society's kingdom, it had only taken a month for him to achieve cultivation benefits that would normally have taken thousands of years. Perhaps even ten thousand.

And adding them together wasn't going to provide a simple linear increase.

With those two kingdoms added to his Sage Monarch Empire, he would have destiny equivalent to over a hundred lands. And with that destiny, it would be much more likely that he could eventually reach the peak Paramount God level.

Unfortunately, he was now in the situation of having that juicy morsel placed right in front of him, only to find that he couldn't take it. From the power thrumming in it, he could tell that it already belonged to the Central Dynasty. Clearly, the various warlords here had already sworn oaths to be feudal lords loyal to the Central Dynasty.

Buddha Shockheaven's kingdom, that of the Dragonswarm Society, was now Yang Qi's, but no one had any idea, as the destiny had always remained under the control of Buddha Shockheaven. If one bandit stole from another, no one would be the wiser.

But if Yang Qi tried to conquer this new kingdom, it would be like a bandit trying to steal from local authorities.

The Central Dynasty would know about it immediately, and it would definitely cause a fuss.

"We're too late," the Second Devil General said. "Ah, what a pity. This place has already acknowledged allegiance to the Central Dynasty. If we touch it, the Central Dynasty will chase us down until we're dead, no matter where we run. They might not be willing to send their army here right now, but they'd definitely send some top experts to take care of the situation."

Yang Qi snorted coldly. "What's the problem, Second Devil General? Scared? Even you fear the Central Dynasty? I want this juicy morsel, and I'm going to get it. It's not a simple open-and-shut case. Do you really think I'm willing to let the Central Dynasty just go around marking out territory in the Myriad Dragons Lair?"

"You've got a lot of guts to talk to me like that, boy. I'm not scared! Are you kidding me? The Proud Clan with their Central Dynasty were important even in ancient times, and they clashed with the dao of devils on numerous occasions. And trust me, they never matched up to us. However, we were always preoccupied by waging war with the halls of heaven, so we never had a chance to put them in their place. That said, boy, you have to be careful when dealing with them. How come you usually sit around coming up with crafty plans, but now you're planning to do something so impulsive?"

"Impulsive? You don't understand." He chuckled. "I'm going to divert the floodwaters to the east. In other words, I'll subjugate Proud Mindtravel, then have him go back to the Central Dynasty and tell them that the House of the Chiliocosm or the House of the Invincible are opposing them here in the Myriad Dragons Lair. If I can get a fight going between them, we would obviously benefit from it. Furthermore, you're right. They won't send an army in, just some individual experts. And not their top old-timers. And in that case, I'll just subjugate them one after another."

As long as Yang Qi didn't have to deal with an army, he wasn't worried. Armies could be backed by national destiny, but individual experts wouldn't.

It was similar to how an individual expert might have a shot at killing Yang Qi if he was out on his own. But if he was in the House of the Invincible, it would be impossible, as he was officially appointed as a viceroy there.

Anyone who wanted to kill him in the sect would first have to deal with the net of law. And early on, not even the Second Devil General had dared to trifle with the net of law in the House of the Invincible, much less other random people.

"So, boy, your plots are as complicated as ever. What do we do next?" The Second Devil General was generally fine relying on Yang Qi's plans, that way he didn't have to do any thinking.

"We start by subjugating Proud Mindtravel. Then we use his help to unify this kingdom and harvest its destiny. The people from the Central Dynasty will assume Proud Mindtravel is taking it, which is probably par for the course in matters such as this. He's helping expand the dynasty's territory, and carving out areas for himself along the way. In any case, they won't suspect it's actually the work of an outsider."

"Sounds like a perfect plan," the Second Devil General said. "Look, Proud Mindtravel is on his way out."

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh...!

Three blurs exited the kingdom, then stopped to hover above it in the air.

"Exalted Mindtravel," one of them said, "who could ever have guessed that this dragon kingdom would be so easy to take over. Buddha Shockheaven really doesn't know how to accept favors. But why don't you take some time to put this place in order? The destiny Dragonfolk can provide is amazing. If you consolidate it, and simply refrain from telling the Central Dynasty about this place, you could push your cultivation base to a higher level. With this destiny, you could gain tens of thousands of years' worth of cultivation, just like that."

"I considered that. But this kingdom is leaderless, and breaking up the various interest groups wouldn't be easy. The destiny wouldn't be worth all the effort. Besides, without the name of the Central Dynasty backing me up, nobody here would follow my orders. It's a juicy morsel, but not one that can be swallowed easily. So I'm not going to try. Besides, this will count as a big service to the dynasty. Once I've returned and reported this, I'll be rewarded handsomely.

"Is that so, Proud Mindtravel?"

Yang Qi suddenly appeared right in front of him, flanked by Buddha Shockheaven.

Back when Yang Qi had first laid eyes on Proud Mindtravel, he knew he was too powerful to subjugate. But after bringing order to Buddha Shockheaven's kingdom, and receiving a huge boost in destiny, his cultivation base had advanced. He could assimilate the Everlit Godlamp with greater ease, and his psychic scale was getting closer and closer to a breakthrough.

Coupled with the fact that he had Buddha Shockheaven on his side, he was now in a position to deal with Proud Mindtravel.

Even better, he still had the Second Devil General as well.

"Who are you?" Proud Mindtravel reacted first with surprise, then with vigilance. He could see that Yang Qi was only a late Paramount God, someone he should be able to kill with the snap of a finger. However, he didn't react with arrogant confidence. He knew that such a weak person wouldn't dare to block his way unless he had a very good reason.

In the impure lands, there were a lot of people who were suicidally reckless. But in the god world, people like that were much rarer. Gods had to gain enlightenment of the dao of heaven, understand the rotation of the cosmos, and have deep control over magical laws. So how could such people blindly throw themselves into deadly situations?

"Me?" Yang Qi said with a smile. "I'm a friend of the Central Dynasty. And I know you're from the Central Dynasty, so I wanted to ask if you have any information about a friend of mine. He's an Ascendant named Proud Heaven. Ring a bell?"

"Proud Heaven?" Proud Mindtravel's expression flickered. "Who exactly are you? And why are you asking about Proud Heaven? What makes you think you can go around doing that?"

"Why couldn't I? Proud Heaven and I were close friends back in the impure lands, and on our journeys on the Ancient Road to the Gods. He even gave me an identification token so that I could prove that. He said that after we reached the god world, I should go to the Central Dynasty to find him. Well, I'm a late Paramount God now, and I'm almost about to break through to the peak level. So it seems like the perfect time to go looking for my old friend."

Proud Mindtravel was already falling for Yang Qi's casual fabrications. "What? You're an Ascendant? What are you doing here in the Myriad Dragons Lair? Of course I know Proud Heaven. But he's not a person you qualify to have dealings with. In fact, it's not even permitted to speak his true name aloud. That's considered blasphemy! Understand? What's this token of identification you mentioned? Let me see it."

"It's a seed, that's all," Yang Qi said. "It's not very important. But I can't just give it to you. Proud Heaven said that it comes from the Great Necropolis. I can only hand it to him personally. And that's why I want you to take me to the Central Dynasty to see him."

"What? The Great Necropolis? You know about the Great Necropolis?" Proud Mindtravel was quickly losing his composure.

Swish!

All of a sudden, a devil hand shot out of nowhere and latched onto Proud Mindtravel's neck. It was the Second Devil General.

Someone like the Second Devil General launching a sneak attack on Proud Mindtravel would normally be like an emperor starting a fistfight with a street thug. It just wouldn't be considered appropriate. But the Second Devil General was from the dao of devils, and didn't care about such conventions.

All it took was for Yang Qi to distract Proud Mindtravel, and he made his move.

"Are you looking to get killed!?"

The two experts flanking Proud Mindtravel were both peak Paramount Gods with psychic scales of over a billion. And they reacted quickly.

However, Yang Qi and Buddha Shockheaven leaped into motion, each unleashing a finger attack that was impossible to evade.

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Chapter 1457: Proud Heaven's Whereabouts

"Shockheaven Finger!"

Buddha Shockheaven thrust his finger out, and it was like a host of dragons soaring through heaven in the most shocking fashion. This was clearly a consummate energy art that would take a lifetime to cultivate, and was filled with spectacular and enigmatic powers.

Yang Qi also used an extraordinary finger strike. He clenched his fingers into a fist, which then exploded, dispelling four of his fingers and leaving behind only his thumb. It was a technique from the Many Heavens God Seal, and it caused the wailing of ghosts and weeping of gods to echo out as it crushed toward its target.

Although Proud Mindtravel's two traveling companions were both top experts, they weren't quite on the same level as Buddha Shockheaven or Yang Qi.

There was no way their sudden attack would be a success.

Both men had cultivation bases similar to Marquis Three Realms, and Yang Qi had long since been in the position to crush people like that. In the blink of an eye, Yang Qi subjugated both of them, whereupon their destiny shivered and the energy of the Central Dynasty started flowing into him.

RUMBLE!

He finally broke through the final barriers in the Everlit Godlamp, allowing him to fully assimilate it, and causing power to erupt within him.

'Not good! I didn't want to break through right now! Devil-God Seal!'

He quickly drew on the Devil-God Seal to temporarily seal the power of the lamp. 'I can't believe the destiny of the Central Dynasty is so formidable! Incredible! Simply incredible! It's pure beyond belief, and contains some of the righteous energy of heaven and earth. If I'm not mistaken, this destiny is far superior to anything from the Invincible Dynasty or the Chiliocosm Dynasty.'

It was a really unexpected surprise to find that the destiny of the Central Dynasty was this amazing. Just taking a little bit of it had provoked incredible transformations.

Its level of purity was so incredible it virtually defied description.

Yang Qi's empire was pure, but not to this extent. Right now, he wasn't even sure he could quantify how superior the Central Dynasty's destiny was to his. More than ever, he realized how dangerous it would be to defy them. He would have to be very careful in doing so, lest he end up dead.

With the two experts under his control, Yang Qi looked over to Proud Mindtravel, who was being held up by the neck by the Second Devil General. Without hesitation, he activated the God Legion Seal, sending its power piercing into Proud Mindtravel's mind. The destiny on Proud Mindtravel was like a seething ocean, all of it as pure white as jade, and it resisted Yang Qi with immense vigor.

'Amazing. It's actually fighting against the God Legion Seal. Is this destiny really capable of resisting the control of the halls of heaven?' Yang Qi had never experienced anything like this.

The Second Devil General was also surprised by what was happening. Ever since being released back out into the world, he had been accompanying Yang Qi, so he wasn't aware of what the Central Dynasty had been up to. But now, it was obvious that the pure white sea of destiny was fighting the golden light of the God Legion Seal. It was nothing short of amazing.

In the impure lands, an emperor who went on an inspection tour would be protected by countless guards. Similarly, Proud Mindtravel's destiny was protecting him from all manner of invaders. Of course, Yang Qi was no weakling. He had just fully assimilated the Everlit Godlamp, and had sealed it so that he wouldn't undergo his breakthrough at this moment. However, much of the power of the Lord of Radiance and Light was still coursing through him and his psyche.

"Upend the Boundless; Heaven-Dao Transformations; Positive Life; Righteous-Dao and Wretched-Dao; Converge in Impermanence!" He was using the transformations of permanence and impermanence. In other words, he was ensuring that heaven and earth didn't contain any eternal dao of righteousness, only the endless transformations of impermanence.

"Agggghhhhh!" screamed Proud Mindtravel, his piercing cry echoing about. "Stop! I'm from the Central Dynasty! You can't subjugate me. If you try, you'll regret it for sure. The Central Dynasty represents the righteous dao of the god world. Not even the Sovereign Lord of years past could compare to the Central Dynasty in terms of righteousness!"

"Like hell!" Yang Qi growled as he made contact with Proud Mindtravel's soul. From the destiny there, he could see that Proud Mindtravel was definitely a person who would live and die for the Central Dynasty.

Yang Qi was shocked. "What's going on here? I had no idea destiny could even reach a level like this. After death, the soul will still adhere to the destiny of the dynasty, transforming him into a noble spirit that will defend his country? This is simply miraculous. The Central Dynasty definitely can't be looked down on. Although, it's not as if I want you dead, Proud Mindtravel. You have information I want about Proud Heaven, as well as the Great Necropolis."

Drawing on the Sovereign Lord's Holy and Far-Reaching Consummate Omnicurse, he continued peeling away the layers of Proud Mindtravel's soul, sending curse power deep into his sea of consciousness.

A short while later, Proud Mindtravel spasmed as he gave in and was subjugated. However, the process had Yang Qi feeling profoundly exhausted.

Thankfully, he quickly recovered, and was soon back at his peak state. Now that he had subjugated Proud Mindtravel, he felt pure white destiny pouring into him, filling his sea of energy, meridians, godhood, and also his brain, which was the Cruiser of Civilization.

Instantly, his sage monarch magistrates lit up with radiance and light. Their auras rose rapidly, until all of them were late Paramount Gods.

It was a chain reaction.

It didn't matter how many sage monarch magistrates there were, they all shared exactly the same genes, therefore, genetic changes affected all of them at the same time.

'My sage monarch magistrates are finally late Paramount Gods with psychic scales of one hundred million! Now I'm strong enough that I don't have to fear the Second Devil General anymore!' Yang Qi was actually surprised that subjugating Proud Mindtravel had led to benefits like this.

The destiny of the Central Dynasty had proved to be a major catalyst. He was like a vat of oil, and that destiny was like a spark landing right in the middle of it, causing it to burst into flame. This trip into the Myriad Dragons Lair had provided far more benefits than he'd imagined it would.

Even if he didn't get the Dragon Compendium, it would still be worth it. Unfortunately, it still wasn't enough for him to deal with the current circumstances. The House of the Invincible was making a big fanfare about the upcoming wedding. And it was highly likely that Sprite Susu was also Yang Susu. Given Yang Qi's current strength, he wasn't in the position to deal with the true leaders of the House of the Invincible. They had destiny that was just too immense for him. In that sect, if the leaders told the government officials they needed to die, then die they would.

That was why he needed to continue his work conquering the Myriad Dragons Lair.

It had actually taken quite a bit of time to subjugate Proud Mindtravel. And unexpectedly, the Second Devil General hadn't interfered. In the past, he would have feigned compliance but then tried to sabotage Yang Qi. But now, he was actually trying to work with him, secure in the knowledge that Yang Qi was supremely qualified to handle affairs in the Myriad Dragons Lair.

After all, what good would it do to simply slaughter all the Dragonfolk? There were lots of magical treasures to be had, but none of them could be considered more precious than the destiny here.

It was much better to allow Yang Qi to do things his way.

"Tell me, Proud Mindtravel. Who exactly is Proud Heaven?" Yang Qi's order pierced into Proud Mindtravel's will, stirring his memories.

Dropping to his knees with a look of pain on his face, he said, "Milord, Proud Heaven is the profoundly mysterious Son of the Central. His name is a taboo, and no one's even seen him in public for hundreds of millions of years. That said, he occupies a position of utmost power and authority. He's second only to the patriarch of the Central Dynasty, the boundless Proud Central."

"Second Devil General, who is this Proud Central?" Yang Qi asked.

"A figure that was domineering even before the god world existed. He wasn't on the same level as the Sovereign Lord, but was fundamentally as strong as me. He was very mysterious, remaining in hiding even after the god world came to be. He didn't found any sort of dynasty, and never interfered in the dynasties and destinies of others. He roamed free, which was how he evaded the God Legion Tribulation. Who would've guessed that he was waiting until after the legion of gods and the Sovereign Lord perished to found his dynasty? Truth be told, even I fear him. It's impossible to tell what his true goals are, and although I did meet him on one occasion, he wore a bronze mask, so I'm not sure what he actually looks like."

"What? A bronze mask?"

All of a sudden, Yang Qi thought back to the thirty-six bronze masks he had uncovered in the Great Necropolis and assimilated into his sea of consciousness. Each of them represented one of the thirty-six emotions. Could those masks have something to do with Proud Central?

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Chapter 1458: The Dao of Righteous Justice

The fact that Proud Heaven was an extremely important person in the Central Dynasty explained how he was able to descend to the impure lands in search of the God Legion Seal.

Although Yang Qi had ended up with the seal, Proud Heaven managed to snatch the Great Necropolis, with King Immortal-Slayer sealed inside. He had actually profited immensely.

Proud Heaven and Yang Qi were mortal archenemies. Every day that passed in which Proud Heaven existed was one in which Yang Qi couldn't live in peace. Furthermore, Yang Qi was constantly worried about the possibility of Proud Heaven somehow opening a passageway back to the immortal worlds, and exterminating his friends and family there.

The immortal worlds were unified under the leadership of Yang Qi's friends and family, so they were generally safe there. But if someone from the god world went down, it could easily lead to a bloodbath.

That was another reason why Yang Qi was constantly on the lookout for a way back to the impure lands. He very much wanted to bring all of his brethren to him. Given how powerful he was now, it was entirely possible that he had enough destiny to instantly ordain them all as gods.

"So you're saying you've never met Proud Heaven? What's your status in the Central Dynasty?"

"I'm a third-ranked duke, which is a fairly impressive rank. Please, let me go, Milord. Don't kill me."

"I have no intention of killing you. From now on, you work for me as a double agent in the Central Dynasty. Got it? Keep me informed of any developments there, especially any important individuals that suddenly leave the dynasty. I want to subjugate as many as I can."

"Milord, now that I've been subjugated by you, my soul no longer belongs to the Central Dynasty. If I go back, the destiny will reject me and likely even kill me!"

"It won't. The God Legion Seal is too profound for that. The destiny of the Central Dynasty is strong, but not strong enough to surpass the Sovereign Lord. Otherwise, they would've already eliminated the House of the Invincible and the House of the Chiliocosm. Furthermore, I can use you to further study the profundities of the dynasty's destiny. How do you infuse it with such righteousness? Is it by means of some sort of magical treasure?"

"That's right, Milord. In the past, Patriarch Central subjugated the Lord of Righteous Justice and imprisoned him in the imperial city, ultimately refining him into a magical treasure. Afterward, our destiny was filtered through the Lord of Righteous Justice, causing it to be filled with an incomparable dao of righteousness that perfectly conforms with the god world's dao of heaven."

"Lord of Righteous Justice?" Yang Qi looked over at the Second Devil General. "How come I've never heard of him, Second Devil General?"

"He was one of the founders of the confucian colleges, and was responsible for producing the energies of righteousness and justice that filled the god world. You see, in the beginning, there were two primary flows of energy in the god world. That of righteous justice, and that of wretched evil. The Lord of Righteous Justice commanded the energy of righteous justice, while the True Devil used the energy of wretched evil to create hell. The Lord of Righteous Justice wasn't part of the halls of heaven. The halls of heaven belonged to the Sovereign Lord, and although they shine with radiance and light, they don't represent righteousness and justice. They represent power."

Although some might find it confusing, radiance and light weren't necessarily righteous or just.

"Later, the Lord of Righteous Justice vanished. Because his cultivation base was superior to that of the Lord of Radiance and Light, we assumed he'd been killed by the Sovereign Lord. Who could have guessed that he was actually subjugated by Proud Central and turned into a magical treasure? This Proud Central really was a clever schemer. I'm starting to think that I might not even be a match for him, even if I was in my prime." The fear that glittered in the Second Devil General's eyes was very telling.

The Lord of Righteous Justice was superior to the Lord of Radiance and Light, yet he had been defeated by Proud Central. And after the Sovereign Lord died, Proud Central had gone on to found his own dynasty, which had been around for hundreds of millions of years, and possessed immensely profound destiny. Meanwhile, the Second Devil General had been imprisoned for all that time, constantly growing weaker. It was obvious the two of them weren't on the same level.

It made sense that the Second Devil General would fear him.

Yang Qi gave an enigmatic smile. "So, you're finally afraid of something, eh Second Devil General?"

"Me? Afraid? You're underestimating me, boy. I'd love to fight with this Proud Central. Unfortunately, he has a powerful dynasty, and I don't. That puts me at a disadvantage. But I know you always like to do things differently. I'm waiting for you to finish conquering the Myriad Dragons Lair. Once you have the Dragonfolk under your command, you'll have some incredible destiny."

"I might not have enough time. Even if I get all the destiny of the Dragonfolk, the House of the Chiliocosm, and the House of the Invincible, I still might not be strong enough to oppose the Central Dynasty. They're really the top dogs."

"Why do you say that?" the Second Devil General said, seemingly confused.

"The Lord of Righteous Justice represents the power of righteousness and justice in the god world. What are righteousness and justice? Legitimacy. The fact that the Central Dynasty captured the Lord of Righteous Justice and took his destiny means that it has legitimacy in the eyes of the god world. It's like how, in the impure lands, someone with royal blood and an official stamp of the dynasty is the legitimate ruler. Just look at the Central Dynasty's destiny."

Yang made a grasping gesture, and the destiny of the Central Dynasty flew out in a pure white stream of light, flawless and without any impurities. At the same time, he produced the destiny of the House of the Invincible, which despite being so powerful that it rumbled like thunder, clearly contained corrupt auras. He also pulled out the destiny of the House of the Chiliocosm, which was different, like a river of stars, but at the same time nowhere close to being as pure as that of the Central Dynasty. Even Yang Qi's personal destiny, despite being clear, wasn't flawless, nor did it have the pure white of righteousness and justice.

"Why is it like this?" the general asked. "You'd think the Central Dynasty would also have a problem with corruption. But their destiny is absolutely, positively pure."

"It's because of the legitimacy provided by the Lord of Righteous Justice. Because of that, the dao of heaven in the god world recognizes the Central Dynasty as being legitimate. Furthermore, the corrupt energy of the dynasty is filtered out by the Lord of Righteous Justice, making it pure. No dynasty in the god world could possibly compare. Not even the aura of the Sovereign Lord's halls of heaven could compare to this destiny in terms of righteousness. The Sovereign Lord's organization was larger, and he was more powerful, so he could purify his destiny to a certain extent, making it incomparably mighty. That's why Proud Central never dared to establish his own dynasty in the past. He knew that it would be doomed to fall to the Sovereign Lord. However, despite being weaker than the Sovereign Lord, Proud Central was far more cunning. He realized that there would eventually be a rebellion against the Sovereign Lord, and that afterward, whoever earned the true legitimacy of the god world would be able to create the ultimate dynasty. Impressive. Very impressive." Yang Qi had to admit that Proud Central was extremely clever, and was profoundly worthy of admiration in that regard. But at the same time, Yang Qi's heart went cold at the thought of facing an opponent like him.

Would it actually turn out that King Immortal-Slayer couldn't break free?

If Proud Central was the one opposing him, which seemed entirely likely, that meant Proud Central was obviously going to be extremely difficult to fight.

The Second Devil General obviously understood everything Yang Qi meant. "So what do we do now? It's too bad the Sovereign Lord didn't kill him back in the day. Damn it all. When the tiger is away from the mountain, the monkey becomes king. The True Devil is dead. The Sovereign Lord is dead. The King of Godmammoths is dead. The Wretch God is dead. And the Demon Master is dead too. As for King Immortal-Slayer, he's trapped in the Great Necropolis. Proud Central is the most domineering figure there is. Who could possibly be a match for him?"

"Perhaps my Master can help. Except, I don't know how to awaken him. He's the Invincible Dugu, the top patriarch of the House of the Invincible. King Immortal-Slayer could probably do it as well, except that Proud Central is trying to assimilate the Great Necropolis. He's going the same thing the Sovereign Lord did, and if he succeeds, we're all dead. Years ago, the Sovereign Lord lacked that legitimacy, thus he couldn't destroy and assimilate the god world. But things are different now. Proud Central has everything he needs. I wouldn't be surprised if even a resurrected Sovereign Lord couldn't defeat him."

"Damnation!" the Second Devil General said.

"Calm down. I'm foreordained to destroy his fate. I can sense that. The Central Dynasty can't destroy the House of the Invincible, most likely because of my Master, the Invincible Dugu. And there must be someone in the House of the Invincible that he fears. Unfortunately, I still can't confirm with absolute certainty that my Master is the same Invincible Dugu from the House of the Invincible. And even if I resurrect him, will he remember me? So, for now, my main target is still the House of the Invincible."

"Alright, enough jabbering. Let's get to work. We'll conquer more of these dragon kingdoms, unite them, and get your cultivation base as high as possible. And we need more sage monarch magistrates. Once you're really in the peak Paramount God level, you won't need my help anymore. Furthermore, at that point, you can remove me from the constraints of the God Legion Seal. You can't go back on your word in that regard! Otherwise, I'll get really pissed off."

"No problem," Yang Qi said, although inside he was laughing coldly. He knew that the Second Devil General was diametrically opposed to him. There was no way he would casually free him of the God Legion Seal. The Second Devil General had repeatedly gone back on his word, so there was no reason for Yang Qi to feel obligated to do anything other than the same.

"Proud Mindtravel, let's head back into this dragon kingdom. Call all of the warlords, ministers, and other leaders in one at a time so I can subjugate them. There's no time to lose!" Yang Qi was keeping the Everlit Godlamp under tight control, and doing everything possible to prevent that fact from showing on his face. And the more he kept it under control, the more violently it tried to break free.

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Chapter 1459: Reaching the Peak

"Milord, our two dragon kingdoms are now united, and their destiny has improved dramatically. We also completed the teleportation portals and linked them together."

This king of dragons was Buddha Lheafe, and he had been the leader, in name, of the massive kingdom of dragons. Of course, Yang Qi had subjugated him.

It took three days, which was as fast as Yang Qi could act. With the help of the Second Devil General, he had subjugated hundreds of thousands of government officials, ensuring that all of them had golden thrones in the God Legion Seal.

Yang Qi was truly feeling the threat of the Central Dynasty hanging over his head.

Proud Central and Proud Heaven were like immense mountains that might crush him at any moment. Not even the Second Devil General could stand up to them. He had just been imprisoned for too long, and there was simply no way he could be restored to the true height of his former glory. He was more like a sun setting over the horizon.

Yang Qi had subjugated the warlords and the king, then set about putting everything in order. And finally, he had made it a part of his growing Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom.

He couldn't physically combine them, of course. That would have attracted too much attention. Furthermore, the sea of blood and the mountains of flesh were the perfect locations for the Dragonfolk who resided there. In other words, moving either of them would cause a big drop in destiny.

For now, Yang Qi wasn't even thinking about bringing them into the Sage Monarch Empire. The Cruiser of Civilization just couldn't sustain them. He had to leave them where they were. But he didn't mind; he could still benefit from the destiny just the same.

At the moment, Yang Qi hovered cross-legged high in the air, looking down at the two massive dragon kingdoms that were now linked via teleportation portal. Already, the fact that they were linked was leading to an interchange among the officials, as well as a growth in business.

And the sage monarch magistrates were keeping everything under control.

Everything was working smoothly, and it was all thanks to the God Legion Seal. Without it, there was no way he could have taken control of so many high-level Dragonfolk. Without being able to monitor their thoughts, they would definitely have plotted against him, and ultimately rebelled. But now, they couldn't have any errant thoughts at all, and had to serve him with unswerving loyalty.

That was why the Sovereign Lord had created the God Legion Seal to begin with.

All those years ago, he hadn't had legitimacy, or justice and righteousness. Therefore, the only way for him to conquer the god world was by using the seal.

There were countless matters to attend to in the two new kingdoms, but thankfully, Yang Qi's mind could calculate the workings of heaven. In the blink of an eye, he could handle millions upon millions of unique thoughts, and send orders to countless government officials, orders that they would follow completely. Of course, it was a result of turning the Cruiser of Civilization into flesh and blood, then converting it with the Wretched Brain God Art.

'Impressive!' the Second Devil General thought. 'The boy's commands are really running these two nations. He controls every tiny thing. And everything runs so smoothly. I don't think I'm a match for him now.'

With the two nations under his complete control, the destiny of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom was incredibly powerful. It flowed out like a net composed of countless tiny dragons, which was of course the unencroachable net of law.

At the moment, there were over a million government officials gathered together carrying out a ceremony of sacrifice to him.

A huge altar had been erected.

Yang Qi descended from above, and when he landed on the altar, the two kings, Buddha Shockheaven and Buddha Lheafe, knelt in front of him. "Milord, all the officials in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom offer respectful greetings!"

"Today, the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom is officially founded!" Yang Qi said. It was with a golden mouth and jade words that he made the pronouncement clearly for all to hear.

Everything trembled slightly, and all of a sudden, the gathered officials felt a sense of belonging. As of this moment, they were part of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom.

As soon as the announcement was made, major transformations occurred. The net of law spread out, becoming like a shell that surrounded all of the territory and made it impossible to invade.

Yang Qi could sense immense destiny pouring into him!

The moment the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom was officially founded, the destiny surged to an enigmatically amazing level. In fact, Yang Qi could sense that it was the same as the destiny of hundreds, or even thousands of lands.

In the House of the Invincible, a viceroy of a thousand lands was a very important and powerful person, as much as Duke Nine Cauldrons or Priestess Dugu Wanqing. And viceroys of thousands of lands were even more important.

As the destiny burned with intense brightness, Yang Qi called his friends and family out and gave them shares, allowing all of them to advance their cultivation bases dramatically.

By now, Yang Qi's cultivation wasn't about building up vital energy and storing godpower. It was about founding nations and using the destiny that came with them. That was how cultivation worked in the late Paramount God level and higher.

Because of the huge influx of destiny, the seal on the Everlit Godlamp finally shattered and intense light exploded out in the depths of the God Legion Paradise. However, it wasn't the Lord of Radiance and Light's Everlit Godlamp, but rather Yang Qi's own animadestiny lamp.

Before the god world came to exist, there was no light in primal-chaos. It was only when the Everlit Godlamp appeared that radiance and light had begun to spread.

The Cruiser of Civilization ceased to exist, although everyone within it had no sense of that.

The various systems of the cruiser were now thought patterns that conformed to Yang Qi's thoughts. Henceforth, there would be no Everlit Godlamp, nor would there be a Cruiser of Civilization. They had become part of him. And the Sage Monarch Empire was a mere particle floating within the God Legion Paradise inside Yang Qi.

As for the God Legion Paradise, it contained elements of the cruiser, the lamp, the God Legion Seal, and the Mahātmā Jade. It was a new type of paradise, a true pure land.

Yang Qi had now assimilated two of the rarest treasures in existence, and was now himself an amazingly precious and unique treasure.

RUMBLE!

His monarch godhood erupted, and his psyche and thinking achieved breakthroughs.

He had reached the level of two billion, both in psychic scale and godhood rating. His psychic power and fighting prowess had undergone a heaven-shaking, earth-toppling transformation. He was now in the peak Paramount God level, with peak Unbounded will convergence.

The next step was to break through Unbounded and become Annulled.

It was a path that numerous almighty beings of the past had walked.

King Immortal-Slayer. The Demon Master. The True Devil.

All had explored the path. Of course, Yang Qi was still far from their level. They had broken past the Unbounded and stepped halfway into the Annulled level. He still had some ways to go before that point. Perhaps when his psychic scale and godhood rating broke past ten billion, he would be in that position. Or perhaps it would require tens of billions, or a hundred billion.

As these changes occurred, Yang Qi also sensed the God Legion Seal changing in numerous ways. It was as if he could feel the ancient halls of heaven, far larger and more magnificent than the Myriad Dragons Lair. As of now, his thoughts, and the teleportation portal within him, were completely linked to the Bastille of the One God.

The projections of countless stars appeared in the God Legion Paradise. Looking up, it was possible to see them spread out everywhere, causing godly might to shower down in the form of heaven caliber godstones. And the might within them was a hundred times greater than before.

At the same time, more sage monarch magistrates were being created.

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Chapter 1460: Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom

At long last, Yang Qi had broken through to the peak Paramount God level. His psychic scale and godhood rating were both at two billion, and they were continuing to grow.

Even more importantly, his cultivation base was climbing continuously, as if it was grasping at something profoundly mysterious. He had combined the profundities of the Mahātmā Jade, Everlit Godlamp, and Cruiser of Civilization into himself, making him neither a magical treasure, god item, or power double. It was more like he was an embodiment of the natural laws of the dao of heaven.

Within him, in the depths of the God Legion Paradise, the Sage Monarch Empire existed in peace and prosperity.

Furthermore, every breath he took allowed endless streams of primal-chaos paleo-energy to enter him and flow into the God Legion Paradise, there to be broken down to naturally create unique treasures, bizarre creatures, and even devils.

The god world had been created out of primal-chaos paleo-energy, so with enough energy and psychic power, it could be used to create anything and everything.

Yang Qi was acting as the Creator.

The Cruiser of Civilization had functions that allowed for the refinement of primal-chaos paleo-energy, and could use it to create precious materials of heaven and earth. And Yang Qi had fully assimilated the cruiser, giving him thoughts, flesh, and blood that were expressions of civilization. However, his ability to use the functions of the cruiser for creative purposes surpassed anything the cruiser had been designed to do, since he had also fused with the Everlit Godlamp and the Mahātmā Jade, and could tap into the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair.

He was his own heaven and earth, like a minor god world that could constantly produce new things and peoples.

However, he was very different from an ordinary god kingdom.

God kingdoms were standalone dimensions that couldn't produce precious materials of heaven and earth, such as veins of ore that could be mined and stockpiled. Furthermore, any ordinary god kingdom that left the god world would eventually cease to exist.

As the ancient saying elucidated: just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth.

Yang Qi's God Legion Paradise was different. It could produce things straight out of primal-chaos paleo-energy, which meant it didn't need a connection to the god world to survive.

Of course, it couldn't produce precious materials as quickly as the god world could.

The god world could produce precious materials without end. Every moment that passed saw the creation of such things, and it happened automatically.

Yang Qi obviously couldn't compare.

Most important of all were the transformations to the God Legion Seal. His connection to the halls of heaven had grown tighter and more distinct, and the power flowing into him allowed the sage monarch magistrates to propagate more. In the blink of an eye, they split apart to the point where their numbers climbed to five hundred thousand.

With that many magistrates, it was now possible for him to thoroughly run and control the dragon kingdom he had.

"Go," he said, and the sage monarch magistrates became dazzling streams of light that shot into the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom like meteors catching up to the moon. As orders were transmitted and enforced, the destiny that Yang Qi was constantly absorbing slowly changed. Impurities were extruded, and it gradually became clearer and clearer.

It was like a turbid flood of water descending from a mountain that eventually became an enormous, crystal-clear river.

The destiny was slowly reaching the point of perfection.

Seeing this, the Second Devil General licked his lips and thought, 'What are the limits of the boy's sage monarch magistrates? The destiny of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom is growing stronger and clearer by the moment. Just what exactly is it doing to his psychic power? And it's a virtuous cycle that's only improved now that he's reached the peak level. He should be able to free me from the God Legion Seal now. Let's see what he has to say about that...'

"Yang Qi!" he roared.

"What?" Yang Qi replied as he watched the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom growing stronger and purer.

"You're a peak Paramount God now. Your cultivation base is incredible. So now you need to keep your word and free me from the God Legion Seal. You absolutely, positively mustn't go back on your word, otherwise I'll just outright destroy this dragon kingdom you've worked so hard to build!"

"Oh?" Yang Qi said, smiling. "Tell me, Second Devil General. When did I swear an oath to free you when I was a peak Paramount God?"

"Damn you, boy!" the Second Devil General shouted, so angry he was nearly coughing up blood. Furious that Yang Qi was apparently going back on his word, he unleashed his devil voice, causing everything to tremble violently. The Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom was unaffected, however, it had already produced a destiny so powerful that it had an enormous draconic net of law.

All of a sudden, a strange omen appeared, as the united will of all living beings in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom converged, causing a huge boost in destiny.

Bam! Bang! Boom!

The devil voice slammed into the net of law, but couldn't pierce through it into the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom.

That was the power of destiny.

Truth be told, it was somewhat weak. If the Second Devil General had attacked the net of law in the House of the Invincible, it would have fought back and possibly sucked him inside.

That wasn't even to mention what the Central Dynasty could do.

"What do you think?" Yang Qi asked. "The dao of devils doesn't use destiny, so even if your magical powers were stronger, it wouldn't help you understand it more. Destiny can interfere with psychic powers and corporeal objects, and in this case, even natural laws. After combining these two great dragon kingdoms, I've ensured that anyone who tries breaking in will suffer a counterattack equivalent to my own strength combined with the destinies of the two kingdoms. If you want to fight me, it won't be as easy as you think. Furthermore, the time has come to form a full throne for you in the God Legion Seal."

RUMBLE!

All of a sudden, the throne representing the Second Devil General in the God Legion Seal began twitching and transforming.

"Have a death wish!?" the Second Devil General shouted. "How dare you try fully sealing me. I'll crush you!"

Devilishness flared as the general leveled a psychic attack against the incursions of the God Legion Seal.

"Halls of heaven!" Yang Qi shouted, and his thoughts connected via the God Legion Seal to the halls of heaven, allowing boundless might to flow into him. As it did, an enormous golden figure appeared in the God Legion Seal and faced off against the Second Devil General.

"We had a deal, boy, and now you're backing out? You're worse than anyone from the dao of devils! I helped you conquer these two kingdoms, and even an emissary from the Central Dynasty. Without me, you'd never have become a peak Paramount God. Do you have even a scrap of decency in you?"

As the Second Devil General spoke, he resisted the God Legion Seal so forcefully that the golden throne stopped advancing, much to Yang Qi's surprise.

Thankfully, Yang Qi was stronger now than he had ever been, and also had the backup of Buddha Shockheaven, Buddha Lheafe, and Proud Mindtravel. Therefore, handling the Second Devil General wasn't going to be a problem.

"Do you really have the face to complain about betrayals, Second Devil General? You claimed that our journey to the Myriad Dragons Lair was all about the Dragon Compendium, but the truth is that this whole thing is a big trap. There's a devil-dragon sealed in that book, and it's the patriarch of all Dragonfolk, the Third Devil General! You want my help to free him. Furthermore, the seal left behind by the King of Godmammoths is also a trap. You claim that it'll make me stronger, but you know that as soon as I unravel it, the will of the King of Godmammoths will try to possess me and kill my soul. In that critical moment, you could easily kill me and take my God Legion Seal. Did you really think I would be so easily fooled?"

"You!" the Second Devil General blurted. "How did you find out? My thoughts are protected by my powerful devil will. Not even the God Legion Seal should allow you to read my intentions."

"You think I need some special way to figure out your intentions? I'm not an idiot. I can calculate the workings of heaven, and manage immense kingdoms. It's simple. You're heartless, and I'm not loyal to you. You stab me in my back, I stab you in yours. You can't blame me for that. If you want to cast blame, cast it on yourself for being too stupid to realize what was really happening."

"I'm going to kill you, boy. Either the fish dies, or the net splits! Let's see if the Sovereign Lord and the God Legion Seal are really strong enough to deal with me." Throwing his hands out, he growled, "Boundless Devilishness!"

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Chapter 1461: Sudden Hostility

The Second Devil General had turned very hostile.

He simply couldn't stand how Yang Qi toyed with him, treating him like a foolish monkey. After all, he was the grand and mighty Second Devil General! Even ordinary people wouldn't tolerate such treatment, much less him. Ever since he had come to the Myriad Dragons Lair, he had been treated like nothing more than hired labor. He hadn't benefited at all, because Yang Qi had taken everything. For example, Yang Qi now controlled two dragon kingdoms, and everyone in them were his subordinates.

He had taken all of the destiny, refused to share a bit, and had even revealed the details about the Third Devil General.

The fact that Yang Qi knew about the Third Devil General made it more than plain that he had been playing the Second Devil General like a fiddle.

Devilishness erupted.

"Hold on!" Yang Qi shouted. "Do you really want to make this a battle to the death, Second Devil General? Don't you want to free the Third Devil General? Maybe you're strong enough to resist the God Legion Seal, but that doesn't mean you have what it takes to kill me. Why get in such a pointless fight?"

The Second Devil General stopped. "What? You still want to help me free the Third Devil General?"

"Why wouldn't I? Maybe it'll be a bit dangerous, but I also want to get the Dragon Compendium. You can see for yourself how much destiny these two dragon kingdoms have provided. If I could control all of the kingdoms in the Myriad Dragons Lair, just think of how amazing it would be. With the entire lair under the control of my sage monarch magistrates, I wouldn't have anything to fear from the House of the Invincible. You see, I'm already connected to the halls of heaven. They'll be mine eventually, and with them, combined with the Myriad Dragons Lair, I might even be able to crush the Central Dynasty. If freeing the Third Devil General is what I need to do to get the Myriad Dragons Lair, then that's what I'll do. And then I'll rock the entire god world. Any other path will involve us being little more than roving bandits, causing mischief here and there. We wouldn't even be considered warlords. You don't want to be a random stray dog, do you, Second Devil General? The truth is that I was the one who saved you from the Bastille of the One God, and ever since then your fate has become tied to me. So what exactly are you making such a big fuss over? This is all about personal interest. That's what binds the two of us together. Why should we be trying to fight and kill each other? And that's even more the case, considering that neither of us can kill the other. So why not work together? We've been lying to and scamming each other this entire time. Let's just join forces!"

"You're as glib-tongued as ever boy. But do you really think you can fool me again?" The Second Devil General knew that, because of the God Legion Seal, he couldn't kill Yang Qi. He hadn't been able to before, and going forward, it would be even less possible.

Fighting was meaningless.

"There's no fooling going on," Yang Qi said. "Fooling isn't scheming. You were scheming against me, I was scheming against you. Parting ways with me isn't going to help the situation. Remember, I'm the one who got you the destiny of the House of the Invincible. Without me, you'd be stuck in that regard."

"Aren't you worried I might spread word that you have the God Legion Seal?" All of a sudden, it seemed the Second Devil General was trying to resort to threats.

"Of course I'm worried about that," Yang Qi replied coldly. "That's why I want to talk this out right here and now. Look, I already have an agreement with the purrling and King Immortal-Slayer regarding how to deal with you. And that's why I'm just putting all my cards on the table."

"You're worried? How come I don't sense even a scrap of worry in your voice?" The Second Devil General frowned, not quite willing to buy Yang Qi's explanation. It would have made a lot more sense if Yang Qi listed out some complicated reasons as to why he wasn't worried. But for him to coldly say that he was worried just seemed too suspicious. Ever since he'd started working with Yang Qi, he had been played over and over again. Truth be told, he was deeply afraid of Yang Qi's plots.

"How about this," Yang Qi said. "I know a lot of secrets about the halls of heaven now. Why don't I take you there one day? There are all sorts of medicinal pills to be had, as well as plenty of other things. You find something that you can use, and I'll do everything I can to make sure you get it and restore yourself to your previous level of power and glory. I don't want there to be any hostility between us. Having you as a friend would be much better than having you as an enemy. You see, I still have to deal with the Central Dynasty and Proud Central. He's a ruthlessly ambitious fellow who wants to assimilate the Great Necropolis and bring about calamity to you, me, and everyone else in the god world."

"I don't trust anything you say anymore," the Second Devil General said.

"I can't do anything about that," Yang Qi replied. "If you want to free the Third Devil General, you need to accept the God Legion Seal. I don't want to fight you, Second Devil General, but if you leak word about the seal, I'll have no choice. I'd rather be friends. And if you feel you can't trust me, we could just become sworn brothers."

"Sworn brothers? Don't you know who I am, boy!?" the Second Devil General turned up his nose.

"If you don't want to, then forget it. Just remember, I'm offering to actually work with you. You'd better consider it well."

"We can work together. But under the following conditions. First, I'm not going to help you subjugate any more dragon kingdoms. You have to do that yourself. Second, we have to go to the heart of the Myriad Dragons Lair immediately to unseal the Dragon Compendium and free the Third Devil General."

"No problem," Yang Qi replied. "I'm curious to see what kind of sealing mark the King of Godmammoths left behind, and what sort of aura it has."

"In that case, let's go," the Second Devil General said.

The two of them flew into the air.

Yang Qi left his five hundred thousand sage monarch magistrates behind to manage the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom. With the destiny there, and the connection to the halls of heaven, they would continue rapidly propagating.

And thanks to the sage monarch magistrates constantly increasing in numbers, the destiny in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom constantly grew, such that Yang Qi didn't need to be there to watch over things.

And given the level of his cultivation base, he didn't need attendants, not even his own thralls.

With the Cruiser of Civilization as his brain, the Mahātmā Jade as part of his thoughts, and the Everlit Godlamp as his body, he was something the likes of which had ever existed in all history. And he could tap into the halls of heaven at will.

His psychic scale and godhood rating were currently at two billion, but they would continue rising. He was at the peak of the Paramount God level with peak Unbounded will convergence, making his potential as vast as the sea.

As long as he continued this path of cultivation, and continued to harvest destiny and godly might, the numbers would climb to four, eight, ten, and then dozens of billions. Eventually, he would pass the Unbounded level and step into the half Annulled level.

Supposedly, once in the half Annulled level, it wasn't necessary to even refer to psychic scale or godhood rating.

After all, in that level, everything was annulled, and one became so powerful they entered an entirely different realm.

Furthermore, as the ultimate leader of the Myriad Dragons Lair, he would be able to benefit from a constant influx of destiny that would boost his fighting prowess to unimaginable levels.

That was why he wasn't worried about the current situation. If the Second Devil General couldn't do anything to him, who could? Also, he had the feeling that, although the depths of the Myriad Dragons Lair were going to be dangerous, he was certain he would benefit dramatically.

This time, he and the Second Devil General were truly going deep into the lair.

Along the way, they saw endless vistas of flesh and blood. And as they got deeper in, that flesh and blood stopped wriggling and twitching, instead becoming so solid it seemed almost metallic.

Metallic flesh and blood!

Mountains, rivers, streams, lakes, oceans, continents, marshes... all of them were made of metallic flesh and blood, with so much vital energy they completely surpassed the ocean of blood and the mountains of flesh from the two kingdoms he had already conquered.

There were truly mighty kingdoms in this area.

As they traveled, Yang Qi realized that they were passing thousands of kingdoms, none of them smaller than the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom. And some of them were ten times bigger. It was little wonder this place was the true foundation of the Dragonfolk in the god world. And the kingdoms here were all at odds, and constantly fighting each other.

Once he conquered all of these places, creating an organization like the House of the Invincible wouldn't be a problem at all.

'Incredible. Completely incredible. The Myriad Dragons Lair is huge!' It was so big he wasn't even sure how to gauge its exact size. Everything was made from flesh and blood, and he knew that if he took these places for his own, the influx of destiny would be unthinkable.

To do that, though, he needed to strengthen the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom and get more sage monarch magistrates. He would need millions or tens of millions of them before he could consider any true expansion. After all, if he conquered these places, but couldn't govern them, it wouldn't do any good.

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Chapter 1462: King of Godmammoths' Sealing Mark

Kingdoms proliferated in the deeper areas of the Myriad Dragons Lair. Yang Qi and the Second Devil General had to be very careful not to make any wrong moves. They could sense almighty Dragonfolk experts who had psychic scales of ten billion or more in this area. They were boundless old-timers that the Second Devil General and Yang Qi didn't necessarily have to fear in a fight, but at the same time, couldn't afford to tangle with.

They were experts best left alone.

'These kingdoms are huge,' Yang Qi thought. 'One of these days, I'm going to help myself to all of these juicy morsels.'

He was currently contemplating the best way to further his cultivation. Going into seclusion and meditating to pass obstacles was probably the stupidest and worst ways to advance one's cultivation. Establishing and conquering kingdoms was the true way to benefit from universal fortune and reach an invincible level.

Yang Qi didn't just travel along blithely. He kept his eyes and ears open, and his senses active. As such, as they traveled deeper into the Myriad Dragons Lair, he sensed a heaven-destroying, earth-extinguishing power deeper in, something that came from the same source as the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth.

It was the sealing mark of the King of Godmammoths.

The King of Godmammoths had truly been invincible, and strong enough to even shake the Sovereign Lord. He was the full concentration of the power of the legion of gods and the Sovereign Lord, and could crush hells, smash devils, support the halls of heaven, and prop up heaven and earth.

After passing too many kingdoms to count, they reached an area in the Myriad Dragons Lair that had such a violent and amazing aura that not even Dragonfolk old-timers would dare to come here.

Wind screamed and fire raged in what was a barren and desolate desert, with no dragon kingdoms anywhere to be seen.

'Up ahead is the blood sealing mark from the King of Godmammoths,' Yang Qi thought.

"Amazing," the Second Devil General said as he stood at the edge of the screaming winds. To him, it felt as if his defensive empyrean energy was being battered by millions upon millions of megamammoths, making it difficult to stand in place.

For Yang Qi, it was different. Although the winds touched him, he was filled with the aura of the God Legion Seal, and by extension, his blood pulsed with the power of the King of Godmammoths.

Ordinary people who came here, even old-timers from the Dragonfolk, would be shredded into dust.

Not even the Second Devil General was able to stand up to it.

His cultivation base was on par with the Lord of Radiance and Light, but the Lord of Radiance and Light hadn't even been close to being as strong as the King of Godmammoths. In terms of raw strength, the King of Godmammoths was unparalleled in the god world. Not even the Sovereign Lord could match up.

Of course, the Sovereign Lord had drawn on so many great daos that they rivaled the eternal sands, using that universal might to create the King of Godmammoths.

As the energies related to the King of Godmammoths smashed into the Second Devil General, his power started draining rapidly and he roared, "Yang Qi, hurry up and shield me with the power of the God Legion Seal!"

"Sure thing." Yang Qi sent out a stream of golden light that surrounded the general and kept the wind from hurting him.

At long last, he realized why the Second Devil General had been so dead set on keeping his help. The truth was that you had to have the God Legion Seal to enter the heart of the Myriad Dragons Lair. Getting to the Dragon Compendium any other way would be virtually impossible. That was one reason why not even the old-timers from the Dragonfolk had ever seriously considered trying to get to the book.

"I kept my word, Second Devil General. And now I'm going to give you some permanent power from the God Legion Seal. It won't fade away. Cultivate it, and you'll be able to fend off this wind."

He waved his hand, causing golden light to flow out and turn into a talisman filled with swirling daoist techniques and images of godmammoths.

It floated over and landed on the Second Devil General's palm.

The Second Devil General took it and sent some power inside to fuse with it. He nodded. "Not bad, Yang Qi. It seems you've changed. Instead of pulling tricks, you're actually helping me. I was worried you'd just give some temporary help, then take it away in a critical moment, leaving me stranded."

Yang Qi snorted coldly and clasped his hands behind his back. "You really make me out to be a lot more villainous than I am. I only plot against people who plot against me first. Treat me honestly, and I'll do the same to you."

"Fine. Count this as our first time helping each other without ulterior motives."

"In that case, let's get in there and free the Third Devil General. I have a feeling this is going to work out perfectly."

The two were finally starting to develop a bit of trust between each other. The basis of trust was strength, and now that Yang Qi could stand up to the Second Devil General, the two of them were able to negotiate an agreement.

With that, they stepped into the screaming wind and were instantly surrounded by such destructive force that they could hardly see their hands in front of their faces.

They were surrounded in all directions by what seemed like the weeping of ghosts and wailing of gods. All of a sudden, an ancient megamammoth appeared, formed completely from wind, its trunk flailing about violently.

RUMBLE!

This was an aura that could blast suns and moons, and tear stars out of the sky. And it was fully focused on Yang Qi and the Second Devil General. The Second Devil General was nearly scared out of his mind, but Yang Qi was actually enjoying himself. After all, he was able to simply absorb the aura of the King of Godmammoths, then use it for his benefit.

His genes had reached an incredible level, and while he had been able to absorb the aura of King Heaven-Devourer, King Immortal-Slayer, and many of the other seventy-two monarchs in the past, he hadn't had occasion to acquire any of the aura of the King of Godmammoths.

As Yang Qi got closer to the destructive blood sealing mark of the King of Godmammoths, he used the God Legion Seal to absorb that aura and turn it into gene chains.

They were gene chains containing the genetic blueprint of the King of Godmammoths!

Normally speaking, the King of Godmammoths was so powerful, and so genetically complex, that duplicating him would be impossible. But with the aura of this blood seal, Yang Qi was able to begin replicating his genes and prying into his deepest secrets.

An illusory genetic chain was now visible in the God Legion Paradise.

It was different from an ordinary genetic chain, as it was made up of countless particles, each of which resembled a taiji symbol, with black representing hell, white representing the halls of heaven, and a golden line separating the halves.

These genes were the ultimate expression of perfection, and there was nothing in the god world that could surpass them genetically.

Yang Qi was benefiting immensely from this trip into the Myriad Dragons Lair. After all, where else could he have acquired the invincible and perfect genes of the King of Godmammoths?

'Such incredible genes. I've really struck it rich this time! Although I'm strong, my strength isn't consolidated. But now, with these genetic chains, things will be different. Furthermore, I can also alter the genes of the sage monarch magistrates so that they surpass the ancient angels!'

The truth was that, despite having combined the Everlit Godlamp, Cruiser of Civilization, and other magical treasures, their power required constant attention to keep control of. They weren't truly united.

His body was like a kingdom with various competing interest groups that resulted in an overall weakness. But now that he had the genetic chains of the King of Godmammoths, he could use them to create an overarching structure that could consolidate both his strength and that of the sage monarch magistrates.

Although they weren't complete, based on what Yang Qi now knew of the King of Godmammoths, he would be able to cultivate and improve them going forward.

"What a powerful tempest," the Second Devil General said, looking at the gusts of wind that resembled powerful megamammoths. Without the protection of the God Legion Seal, he would definitely have been crushed out of existence.

"I never would've imagined that the King of Godmammoths would leave behind such strong blood and life force even after his death. No wonder the True Devil clashed with him unsuccessfully so many times. What a fool the Sovereign Lord was. He eventually turned on the King of Godmammoths, killing his most powerful servant. If it wasn't for the King of Godmammoths perishing, perhaps the halls of heaven would still have control over the god world in general." However arrogant and conceited the Second Devil General was, he still admired the King of Godmammoths. After all, his own superior, the True Devil, who commanded the combined godpower of hell, had fought the King of Godmammoths many times, yet failed to defeat him.

The King of Godmammoths was like the backbone of the legion of gods, and it was his power that kept the horde of devils in check.

He really was the one who propped up heaven and earth.

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Chapter 1463: Most Powerful Genes

The genetic chains of the King of Godmammoths, which were truly the most powerful genes in existence, still only existed in illusory form, hovering in the God Legion Paradise almost like a primary natural law of the dao of heaven. But even in that form, it still filled Yang Qi with an immense sensation of power.

He had to wonder if the genetic chains would improve as he got closer to the actual sealing mark.

As he absorbed them, far away in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom, his five hundred thousand sage monarch magistrates shivered as their own genetic material transformed, and they shot to an inconceivably higher level, much to the shock of the ordinary government officials.

After all, their enlightenment corresponded to Yang Qi's enlightenment.

Swish!

The magistrates' muscles rippled as they grew stronger and taller, and their auras thrummed with destructive energy. This was a dramatic change to their life force and substructure, and had nothing to do with their cultivation base.

They were like rabbits transforming into tigers.

The sage monarch magistrates had started out as combinations of ancient angels and martial-god soldier-kings, as well as certain other types of thralls. Later, as Yang Qi gained further enlightenment, they became more and more perfect, transforming in numerous ways.

RUMBLE!

As the cosmic aura of the dao of heaven flowed through each and every magistrate, a projection of the King of Godmammoths appeared on their foreheads. And as they breathed, it was as if they could inhale the powerful essence of the god world itself.

What was power? Few people could explain in detail, let alone understand what it represented. But the sage monarch magistrates had finally touched on the true root of power.

As a result, they were experiencing explosive growth.

Before, they had been mid Paramount Gods with psychic scales and godhood ratings of ten million. That alone was hardly enough to govern the entire Sage Monarch Empire. But now they were transforming and growing on a fundamental level. Ten million. Twenty million. Thirty million. They were undergoing changes that defied description.

They were almost like clones of the King of Godmammoths, each of them capable of tapping into his great and mighty power.

In the end, each sage monarch magistrate reached the level of ninety million, placing them at the limit of the mid Paramount God level. They were just shy of a hundred million, which would make them equivalent to Patriarch Deva.

In the House of the Invincible, people like that could serve as viceroys. And now, they were definitely in the position to maintain order in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom.

In fact, they could probably govern a place ten times as large.

Yang Qi was now in a position to expand his territory. And once he started taking over more kingdoms in the Myriad Dragons Lair, it would lead to a snowball effect.

'My friends and family shall also gain enlightenment of the King of Godmammoths' power!'

There was no way Yang Qi would forget his closest brethren.

Jadefall, Yang Doom, Yang Proudworld, the Shepherd... all of them were making constant progress thanks to the destiny they had access to. And most of them were on the verge of breakthroughs. Ever since Yang Qi had joined the House of the Invincible, they had been in a much better position, as they were able to benefit from what he shared with them.

BAM!

Yang Immortal-Slayer was the first to reach a higher level. He had monarch godhood, which made things immeasurably harder for him. But now that he gained this new enlightenment, his psychic scale and godhood started climbing rapidly.

"I'm finally stepping into the late Paramount God level!" Brahma shivered as he absorbed the destiny and screaming winds from the King of Godmammoths. In the blink of an eye, his Cardinal Grand Brahman Five Phases Energy Arts caused the true preheaven five phases to stir within him.

Next came the Shepherd, Yang Proudworld, Yang Doom, and more. All of them broke into the late Paramount God level, the same as Patriarch Deva.

"My dear brethren," Yang Qi said via projection, "just wait until I finish my work in the heart of the Myriad Dragons Lair. Then I'll secure viceroyships for all of you in the House of the Invincible, giving you access to even more destiny, and faster cultivation speed."

They all nodded. In the meantime, they would use their newfound strength to help administer things in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom, helping Yang Qi to improve the destiny of the place.

Looking at the net of law and the surging destiny, Jadefall murmured, "To think that, not long ago, Yang Qi was out over the open ocean, subjugating the Crystalline Turtle Shell Kingdom. Back then, the destiny valuation of the Sage Monarch Empire was one. I wonder what it is now."

"I wouldn't be surprised if it's in the tens of thousands!" the Shepherd said. "The Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom is far, far superior to that Crystalline Turtle Shell Kingdom."

"From what I can tell," Yang Immortal-Slayer said, "I have more power from the Cruiser of Civilization. Its destiny systems are very profound, and I'm on the verge of being able to imitate them." Even as he spoke, an enormous spinning wheel appeared above his head, which then assessed the destiny of the Sage Monarch Empire.

"Eight hundred thousand!"

"Simply amazing! The valuation is at eight hundred thousand! In only a few months, not even a year, we went from one to eight hundred thousand!"

"What does that count for, though? Our empire is weak compared to the House of the Invincible. I wonder what their valuation is. Can you assess them?"

"They're impossible to assess at the moment. I would guess their valuation is beyond eighty billion. Who knows, it could even be eight hundred billion. Comparing us to them would be like comparing a drop of water to the ocean. Not even all of the Dragonfolk in the Myriad Dragons Lair put together could fight them."

"Well, let's just hope Yang Qi succeeds."

"Just look at everything he's done so far. When has he ever failed? When has he ever let us down?"

All of Yang Qi's brethren were very excited to see things progress. Meanwhile, he was piercing through the tempest winds, benefiting the entire way. The gains from the King of Godmammoths' genes made this place superior even to the halls of heaven.

This was real cultivation.

Hooooooowlllll.

All of a sudden, a piercing howl of grief reached them. It was that of a dragon, so powerful it seemed capable of crushing everything in its path.

"What's causing that cry?" Yang Qi said, shaken. "Don't tell me it's the Third Devil General."

"It is," the Second Devil General said excitedly. "That's the voice of the Third Devil General, the ultimate ancestor of all devil-dragons. I can sense the Dragon Compendium up ahead!"

"He must be extremely weak at this point. Even you were nearly crushed into powder after being imprisoned for so long."

"The Third Devil General is actually under the protection of the Dragon Compendium. Even though the book is a prison, the general is the ancestor of devil-dragons, buddha dragons, sage dragons, god dragons, and all of that. And the Dragon Compendium is an ancient item from primal-chaos, which gave birth to many dragon patriarchs. It was originally the ultimate lair for dragons, designed to protect them.

"But when the Dragonfolk sided with us Devilfolk, and of course the Demonfolk as well, the True Devil and Demon Master looked kindly on the Dragon Compendium, and blessed it. Because of that, the King of Godmammoths couldn't destroy it. You see, it's on par with the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart. King Immortal-Slayer was really incredible to have created that chart. After all, the Dragon Compendium is a preheaven item, while the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart is a postheaven creation. To create something that could rival a preheaven creation like the Dragon Compendium just shows how in tune he was with the will of the god world."

"Look! There it is! The Dragon Compendium!"

Up ahead, Yang Qi saw an enormous book floating right in the middle of the deadly tempests.

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Chapter 1464: Expert Interlopers

The Dragon Compendium had finally appeared within the windstorms.

And it was indeed a book.

However, it was vastly larger than any ordinary book. It was the size of a continent, and indescribably thick. Writing flowed across its surface, and it looked like god dragons twisting and writhing this way and that. Of course, it was ancient dragon script.

RUMBLE!

As if suddenly sensing the presence of intruders, the book trembled, and an immense roaring sound echoed out from within, shaking everything in the vicinity.

The leather cover of the book was sealed with a blood-colored talisman covered in golden scrawl. The talisman pulsed with an aura that seemed filled with war, destruction, conquest, subjugation, and the trumpeting of megamammoths.

"That must be the King of Godmammoths' seal," the Second Devil General said. "It's keeping the Dragon Compendium sealed, and giving rise to the tempests in the area. Assimilate it, and you'll gain immense power."

"I know," Yang Qi said coolly. "I can sense it. I need to use the God Legion Seal to break the seal. However, that process is going to involve a clash with the will of the King of Godmammoths. It's entirely likely that his will can destroy my own, turning my body into a husk that can easily be possessed. If that happens, the King of Godmammoths will once again exist in the world. Meanwhile, I'll sink into eternal oblivion, completely losing myself."

"You're right. You've obviously thought this matter through. However, without undoing that seal, we can't open the Dragon Compendium. Since we're here together, it's definitely possible. I trust you, and have full faith that you don't take on tasks that you can't accomplish."

"That's a given. And I do feel confident about this. However, I need to take some time to study that sealing mark."

Thanks to his recent gains, his cultivation base was creeping forward, and the sage monarch magistrates seemed like they might be heading toward a breakthrough. If he could get them all into the late Paramount God level, what level of power would he commend then?

In any case, he was highly confident in his ability to unravel the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark. He knew that this effort was going to involve a major tempering, and would be a trial of blood and fire. And he was looking forward to the clash. After all, the God Legion Seal was deeply connected to the King of Godmammoths, so this would almost be like an apprentice fighting a master. However, if Yang Qi could come out victorious, then the God Legion Seal would truly become his own.

It was going to be a contest of elite experts, of wills that Yang Qi hoped would facilitate a further boost in power. To him, it would be like a tribulation.

WHOOSH!

The two of them landed on the surface of the book, coming to stand at the edge of what appeared to be a golden river. Yang Qi looked at the flowing gold, and immediately sensed immense pressure weighing down on him, like a mountain descending onto his soul.

BAM!

The Second Devil General reached down as if to scoop up some of the golden liquid from the river, but before he could even touch it, he was flung backward violently. There was no way he was going to get even a drop of liquid out of it.

SPLAT!

He coughed up a mouthful of blood and his face looked as pale as death. "I can't believe the King of Godmammoths' blood is filled with such power. That sealing mark is so strong I couldn't possibly undo it."

"That's for sure," Yang Qi said. "The King of Godmammoths exists at the peak of power. He was so strong he could transform the dao of heaven and reverse the cosmos. Only the God Legion Seal can deal with this. There's no way someone like you could handle something so mighty. Of course, I still need to study it. Don't do anything rash."

"I'm curious to see exactly how you study it." The Second Devil General was a bit suspicious about the situation, but there was nothing he could do about it. All he could do was follow Yang Qi's lead.

Yang Qi sat down on the bank of the golden river and started doing some breathing exercises, inhaling some of the golden water vapor that drifted over the surface. Almost immediately, he could sense the genetic chains within him growing more plentiful. This river was made of the King of Godmammoths' eternally unchangeable blood, so bringing it into himself was the best way to study it. Soon, he realized that the blood had the amazing property of constantly absorbing the power of the god world, and even that of the Dragon Compendium.

In fact, as it absorbed godpower from the book, it seemed as though the purpose was actually to form a body.

'Not good!' Yang Qi thought. 'Now I get it. This sealing mark is made up of life force, flesh, and blood. The King of Godmammoths put this here on purpose in an attempt to be reborn. If someone assimilates the Dragon Compendium, then uses its power to conquer the Myriad Dragons Lair, the resulting power will cause the King of Godmammoths to be resurrected. Although he won't be at full strength, he'll still be alive.'

Having become aware of this, there was no way that Yang Qi would do anything rash. The last thing he wanted right now was to awaken the will of the King of Godmammoths.

For the time being, he simply sat in place, absorbing power and observing the magical laws. In this way, he gained greater and greater understanding of the King of Godmammoths' genes. And as the God Legion Seal broke down the golden liquid, he used his internal teleportation portal to send it back to the Sage Monarch Empire, both to grow more sage monarch magistrates and to help his brethren improve their true energy.

With actual blood from the King of Godmammoths, the sage monarch magistrates' genes became more well-developed than ever, allowing them to creep closer and closer to the late Paramount God level.

Once they broke through, the benefits to Yang Qi would be immense, and he would definitely advance by leaps and bounds. If he wanted to open this sealing mark, he needed to be as strong as possible, lest he end up dead in the process.

"Someone's coming!" the Second Devil General blurted, drawing Yang Qi out of his trance. Sure enough, Yang Qi could sense an immense power piercing toward them, devastating any windstorms along the way.

"What the fuck? Who could be this strong? I can't believe someone is braving these windstorms. The only way to get through them easily is with the God Legion Seal. Otherwise, it would take an immense amount of quintessence-blood and vital energy, or possibly some sort of peerless magical treasure."

Eyes flashing, the Second Devil General said, "We need to hide. This newcomer obviously can't be taken lightly!"

Yang Qi quickly unleashed the Life-Death Void-Destruction God-Lightning from the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth, allowing the two of them to merge perfectly with heaven and earth. In the blink of an eye, they seemingly vanished into thin air.

The Dragon Compendium was located in the middle of a massive vortex of tempests. Other than Yang Qi, no one had ever come here. Yet someone was approaching? Who could it be? How could someone this strong actually exist?

Yang Qi was about to find out who it was.

Two blurs approached; unexpectedly, two people were coming! Both of them were young men, seemingly in their twenties, but with auras completely enigmatic and mysterious. Each of them bore a jade amulet, one white and one black, creating something like a taiji symbol when they were linked together.

The jade amulets cast a profound light that made a sphere around them, keeping them safe and untouched by the winds.

Yang Qi's heart was already pounding wildly, as he realized that these people were so similar to him they might as well have been brothers. And the reason was that those two jade amulets were pieces of the Mahātmā Jade!

Some almighty power had been used to alter them so they no longer bore their original shape and appearance. Obviously, whoever had done that was a person whose cultivation base couldn't be weaker than that of the High Priestess. In fact, they probably surpassed the Lord of Radiance and Light and the Lord of Civilization, and were close to the level of the True Devil.

There were few people Yang Qi knew of who matched that description. Proud Central. The nine chief elders of the House of the Invincible. The Lord of the Chiliocosm. In years past, such people couldn't even come close to resembling King Immortal-Slayer, the True Devil, the Demon Master, or the other almighty entities. But all of those apex beings had fought and killed each other.

New people had taken advantage of the following billions of years to rise to prominence, pushing their destiny and cultivation bases to the point of rivaling those almighty entities of yesteryear.

Not too many years ago, Patriarch Deva had worked with a piece of the Mahātmā Jade, but had failed to unlock any of its true secrets. Eventually, it had ended up with Yang Qi. Now, two pieces were right in front of him, having been refined into something different from before, and capable of piercing through the godmammoth tempests.

Other than the God Legion Seal, the only thing that could possibly deal with winds like this was the Mahātmā Jade. However, the God Legion Seal absorbed the winds, it didn't repel them, which made it superior to the Mahātmā Jade.

'One of those guys is from the House of the Invincible!' Yang Qi thought. The young man had skin as white as fine jade, and pulsed with the aura of the House of the Invincible. And from his aura, he wasn't a viceroy of a thousand lands. In fact, not even a viceroy of ten thousand or a hundred thousand lands could compare to him.

He had so much destiny that his aura was that of true invincibility! He represented the very substructure of the House of the Invincible.

In other words, he surpassed the level of the nobility!

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Chapter 1465: Dugu Yunkong

These two young men were obviously extraordinary individuals. They had pierced the storms that surrounded the Dragon Compendium, and were obviously elites among elites, and top figures in the god world. Quickly assessing them, Yang Qi found that their psychic scales and godhood ratings were, at the very minimum, over ten billion. As for the exact numbers, he couldn't tell for sure. For all he knew, they could be in the tens of billions.

After the level of ten billion, there were so many complicated interactions and transformations in psychic scales and godhood ratings that it was essentially considered another level altogether. It was more like half-Annulled, which meant that people like Yang Qi couldn't assess or comprehend it.

"Incredible," the Second Devil General said, his eyes glinting with malicious light. "These two are so strong that they're on the same level as the God-Lords of old. It's just as they say: each generation will produce talented individuals, and their classic works will survive for centuries. It's too bad I'm still not back at my peak. If I was, I could definitely crush at least one of these kids."

"Wrong. Even at your peak, you couldn't handle them. At best, you might be able to hold your own in a fight, or possibly get a tiny upper hand. But there's no way you could crush either of them. Both of them are top potentates of the god world. One of them is from the House of the Invincible, and the other is from the House of the Chiliocosm. Both have a piece of the Mahātmā Jade, the very same magical treasure I have. By using the will fluctuations of the True Devil, they managed to stave off the psychic tempests of the King of Godmammoths. Very, very impressive. They definitely can't absorb those pieces of jade into their thoughts like I have, though. They've turned them into usable magical treasures instead, so there's a big difference between how they're using them, and how I am.

"There are few things I desire more deeply than pieces of the Mahātmā Jade. With those two pieces, my sage monarch magistrates would all become late Paramount Gods, which would make them capable of serving as viceroys. And I'd be so much stronger that dealing with the will of the King of Godmammoths wouldn't be such a challenge. If the House of the Invincible and the House of the Chiliocosm both have pieces of the Mahātmā Jade, it means the Central Dynasty must also have one. For now, I'll just wait patiently and watch how the situation develops. Maybe I'll even have a chance to pull a fast one and get those two jade pieces. I wonder what those two are doing here anyway."

Yang Qi remained hidden, yet continued drawing on the golden liquid from the river to strengthen himself.

The Second Devil General looked over at him and knew he was planning to just wait there, unmoving.

Both of these newcomers were superior to the Second Devil General. He currently had a psychic scale of five or six billion, which was a far cry from ten billion. And unfortunately, getting back to his previous level, let alone surpassing it, was going to be a very hard task. His inner devilishness had been sorely damaged.

With that, he joined Yang Qi in simply looking on.

The two young men landed on the Dragon Compendium, then exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.

"Brother Dugu Yunkong, we're finally here. The Dragon Compendium. The King of Godmammoths' tempests are strong, but with our pieces of the Mahātmā Jade formed into a yin-yang taiji symbol, we managed to get here. Without them, we would never have succeeded."

"That's right, Brother Yang Jian. This was no easy task that we accomplished. Luckily, of all the various heirs apparent in the Chiliocosm Dynasty, you managed to get the Mahātmā Jade."

The ultimate patriarch of the Chiliocosm Dynasty was called the Lord of the Chiliocosm. However, his name was Yang Chiliocosm. Therefore, all of the true nobility in his kingdom were also surnamed Yang. It was similar to how viceroys in the Invincible Dynasty were all surnamed Dugu. Neither were actual surnames, but instead represented the fact that they were part of their respective dynasties.

"Brother Yunkong," said Yang Jian, "you know full well I can't measure up to you. It won't be long now before you and Sprite Susu are married. And she's the most powerful princess among the nobility. I heard that she actually ascended from the lower worlds, which caused a huge stir among the Spritefolk. After arriving in the god world, she shocked everyone by winning an amazing legacy, that of the Spritely Sage Grail. After assimilating that treasure, she became a true holy daughter to the countless Spritefolk. The Spritely Sage Grail is an ancient object born from primal-chaos, and it was what eventually brought the Spritefolk into existence. Over the hundreds of billions of years that followed, they turned the grail into a magical device that only the future leader of the Spritefolk can use to bring their people to glory. Considering all that, why hasn't Sprite Susu been named as the leader of the Spritefolk? And why is she marrying into the House of the Invincible? Do you know, Brother Yunkong?"

Dugu Yunkong chuckled. "The Spritefolk are as disunited as a dish of loose sand. They've never established a true kingdom, and their old-timers are constantly fighting amongst themselves. None of the competing interest groups can gain dominance. Although the Spritely Sage Grail did fall into the hands of Sprite Susu, indicating she is supposed to be the future leader, to a lot of people, that's just a fairy tale. A symbol that isn't supposed to be taken literally. Do you really think the interest groups and old-timers are going to follow the leadership of a woman? That's a joke if I've ever heard one. That's why we agreed to work together. Sprite Susu will marry into the Invincible Dynasty, and she picked me because I'm the most likely of all the heirs apparent to eventually ascend the throne. Of course, it's all a big plot. Once Sprite Susu is mine, I'll use our marriage as an excuse to invade the lands of the Spritefolk and conquer their interest groups one by one. With that increase in my destiny, I can definitely seize the throne without a hitch."

Dugu Yunkong seemed completely confident in his plan, as though he had everything under control. From his bearing, it was obvious that he wasn't the type of person who should be underestimated.

Yang Qi nodded inwardly. 'Considering this Sprite Susu is an Ascendant, I think I can now say with certainty now she is indeed Yang Susu. And she has the legacy of this Spritely Sage Grail. All seems well with her. However, this Dugu Yunkong seems to be plotting against her, which means I need to wreck his plans. Unfortunately, given my current level of strength, that's not going to be easy! I'm not a match for this Dugu Yunkong, especially considering he has the backing of an entire dynasty.

'It seems I need to take a trip to visit the Spritefolk. But in the meantime, I hope I can get these two pieces of the Mahātmā Jade. If I do, I'll get a lot stronger, and might even be able to take further advantage of the situation.'

"Brother Dugu," said Yang Jian, "we've come here together today to break open the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark, and take the Dragon Compendium. Very few people could possibly do what we're about to do. Do you think we'll really succeed?"

"Don't be unduly humble, Brother Yang. Perhaps you were outdone by that Yang Voidprime, but that's to be expected considering his status. He's a Fateless One, which gives him an incredibly outrageous advantage. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't be a match for you. And we don't live in ancient times anymore. The famous God-Lords of the past, such as the Lord of Civilization and the Lord of Radiance and Light, weren't necessarily any stronger than we are right now."

Yang Jian gave a disdainful nod of agreement. "Well, that's true, Brother Yunkong. Although Yang Voidprime did crush me, and always has in the martial arts competitions, the truth is that he can't kill me. And if we succeed in getting the blood of the King of Godmammoths, then what will his Fateless One status count for?"

'Fateless One? Yang Voidprime?' Based on what Yang Qi understood, whether it was in the god world or ancient primal-chaos, there could be multiple Eternal Ones and Fortuned Ones. But there should only be one Fateless One. And yet now there were two? One named Yang Qi and the other named 'Yang Voidprime'?

Both had the surname Yang, and there had to be some unknowable and enigmatic reason for that.

"It looks like another Fateless One has popped up, Yang Qi," the Second Devil General said, and he didn't sound very happy. "The world is changing too rapidly. I don't even understand what's going on nowadays. I was sealed up for too many billions of years. There are just too many experts nowadays."

"Oh please, Second Devil General. The world isn't 'changing too rapidly'. You were sealed for billions of years, not hundreds. Although, if these two know of some way to undo the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark, maybe we have a good opportunity on our hands."

"You're the expert schemer. I'll follow your lead." The Second Devil General was obviously not going to take the initiative to do anything.

"Brother Yunkong, we really had no choice but to come here today. The Central Dynasty is eroding the foundation of the Dragonfolk, and it won't be long before full-on war breaks out. If they take over the Myriad Dragons Lair, their destiny will improve so dramatically that neither of our dynasties would be able to stand up to them." A serious expression appeared on the face of Yang Jian. "Proud Central from the Central Dynasty is the most vicious and merciless person in existence. Furthermore, their dynasty has the most righteous destiny there is. We 'heretical' sects are at a big disadvantage because of that. But if we take over the Myriad Dragons Lair..."

"Don't worry about that," Dugu Yunkong said proudly. "I already own this place. You see, once we get the Dragon Compendium, we can easily take over the other dragon kingdoms. Then I'll subjugate the Spritefolk, and my personal destiny will be so incredible that I'll easily achieve my next cultivation breakthrough. Everything is going according to my master plan."

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Chapter 1466: Clearing the Haze

Listening to this conversation between Dugu Yunkong and Yang Jian was clearing up a lot of the haze in Yang Qi's mind.

Sprite Susu had to be Yang Susu. And he needed to find her, lest she fall on very bad times. He had to stop the wedding between her and Dugu Yunkong, and he also needed to help unify the Spritefolk under her leadership. It seemed more than obvious that the Spritefolk old-timers would rather marry her off than accept her as their leader.

Another thing he now understood was that there was a Fateless One in the House of the Chiliocosm. And he was probably connected to this person somehow.

Of course, Yang Qi needed to look into the matter further. If there really was another Fateless One just like him, that person had to die. It was a showdown of predestination, and it was a given that they couldn't be friends. However, Yang Qi had long since had the feeling that there was something about himself that wasn't complete. And now he realized that the key to becoming complete would be killing the other Fateless One. Only then would he be a truly one-of-a-kind entity.

Thankfully, he had the advantage, as no one knew he was a Fateless One, whereas this other person was sitting out in the open.

Unfortunately, he had no way to divine information about the other Fateless One. Whoever it was, they obviously had an exceedingly high position. Even this Yang Jian had plainly stated he wasn't a match. So it was pointless for Yang Qi to speculate about how he himself would match up.

Thankfully, Yang Qi was confident that he would come across the opportunities he needed. Rewards come only with risk, and right now he had two pieces of the Mahātmā Jade right in front of him, along with the blood in the King of Godmammoth's sealing mark.

"Let's get to work," Yang Jian said. "How exactly do we undo the sealing mark? Drain this golden river?"

"Yeah," Dugu Yunkong replied. "The golden liquid here is actually made from the blood of the King of Godmammoths. Getting rid of it is the only way to reveal the true material the sealing mark is made of. If we stimulate the power of the Dragon Compendium, the King of Godmammoths will fight back. And when his will is unleashed to fight the book, we can seize that moment to assimilate the book. Then we'll have the approval of the Myriad Dragons Lair, and will command the magical laws of this place. After that, conquering the numerous Dragonfolk kingdoms will be a simple task."

"How are we going to split things up?" Yang Jian asked.

"Simple. Fifty-fifty. You get the blood of the King of Godmammoths, and I get the Myriad Dragons Lair. Once you gain control over the nascent divinity true self of the King of Godmammoths, you can use that to detect the presence of the God Legion Seal. It's been lost for countless years now, but it hasn't ceased to exist."

"The God Legion Seal?" said Yang Jian, his expression immediately becoming one of greed. "Brother Yunkong, how exactly are we supposed to go about draining this golden blood? There's no magical treasure that could possibly contain it. Not even our combined pieces of the Mahātmā Jade could do so. All the jade is good for is to use the aura of the True Devil and the countless Devilfolk sages and mahātmās to fend off the psychic tempests defending this place."

"Did you really think I would come here without a plan, Brother Yang?" Dugu Yunkong said with a cold smile. "The King of Godmammoths was powerful, but he has a major weakness. Have you ever heard of the maxim snakes devour mammoths? The King of Godmammoths had one main archenemy, and that was King Heaven-Devourer! King Heaven-Devourer was actually a primal-chaos elder-snake, and because he was never as strong as the King of Godmammoths, he was constantly devouring mammoths! And although they clashed many times, the King of Godmammoths was never able to kill King Heaven-Devourer. Defeat him in battle, yes. But kill him? No. And that was because King Heaven-Devourer had gained enlightenment of the boundless truths contained in the saying snakes devour mammoths. Then, he cultivated his soul to a profound level in the dao of devils, in which the human heart is insufficient; the soul is never sufficient; the void contains all things, including everything everywhere. Of course, he didn't attain absolute enlightenment, which was why he was never able to devour the King of Godmammoths."

"King Heaven-Devourer? Don't tell me you have King Heaven-Devourer's legacy talismans? The imperial snakecharms!?"

"Of course not!" Dugu Yunkong said. He sighed. "If I had those talismans, then I wouldn't be here now. I would've come here a long time ago and devoured the King of Godmammoths' blood. And I certainly wouldn't need the help of the House of the Chiliocosm in the form of the Mahātmā Jade."

"I get it. So what are you planning to use? Do you have something related to King Heaven-Devourer? Mind opening my eyes a bit?"

"The answer is simple. I happened to get King Heaven-Devourer's head!"

All of a sudden, a vortex of primal-chaos appeared behind Dugu Yunkong, the type that abounded with primal-chaos paleo-energy that could create all manner of living things.

Within that primal-chaos was the skeletal head of a snake, its mouth open wide as if to devour everything in heaven and earth. Green flames burned in its eyes, and it pulsed with a devouring energy so intense that some of the surrounding windstorms were instantly sucked inside. It was almost as if another god world existed inside that mouth.

"The head of King Heaven-Devourer!?" the Second Devil General said, shivering.

Among the seventy-two monarchs, King Heaven-Devourer ranked second, right under King Immortal-Slayer. Although he wasn't as powerful as King Immortal-Slayer, the two had a relationship similar to the Sovereign Lord and the King of Godmammoths.

King Immortal-Slayer corresponded to the Sovereign Lord, as he relied on wisdom and intelligence to manipulate the dao of heaven, make complicated plans, subjugate enemies, bring his heart in line with truth, and strive toward the Annulled.

As for King Heaven-Devourer, he was like the King of Godmammoths in that he was domineeringly strong.

Those two did the fighting, while King Immortal-Slayer and the Sovereign Lord laid complicated plans leading up to battle.

It was impossible to say how many times King Heaven-Devourer had fought the King of Godmammoths. And every time, King Heaven-Devourer lost. But he always regrouped and came back stronger in the next fight. And the King of Godmammoths could never quite kill him.

Eventually, King Heaven-Devourer died mysteriously. Many people assumed that he was killed by the Sovereign Lord, although some think it was the Great Necropolis who did him in.

The latter was entirely likely, as Yang Qi had found some of the remains of King Heaven-Devourer in the Great Necropolis, and had long since assimilated them with King Heaven-Devourer's talismans. And now that he saw this skeletal head, the talismans within him were quivering as if they wanted to shoot out of him.

Although he had full control of all three thousand talismans, his cultivation base was obviously nowhere close to the level of King Heaven-Devourer in the past. And if the actual body of King Heaven-Devourer were found, the talismans could inhabit it, turning into a perfect recreation of him.

King Heaven-Devourer had been used by King Immortal-Slayer to fight the King of Godmammoths, precisely because of the truth of snakes devour mammoths.

"The head of King Heaven-Devourer!?" Yang Jian exclaimed, looking a bit leery. "Brother Yunkong, did you already fuse with that thing?!"

"That's right, I did. This is my ultimate secret weapon. And once I find any other incarnations and remains of King Heaven-Devourer, and my collection becomes complete, I'll become stronger than you can possibly imagine. Eventually, I'll transcend to be higher than all other gods. The nine patriarchs of the House of the Invincible spent years working with this head with their Invincible Profound Technique. What do you think? Listen, Brother Yang. I know that Yang Voidprime is your greatest enemy. So I'm going to help you kill him, and then I'll devour him! What do you say?"

Yang Jian looked a bit pale in the face. "Dugu Yunkong, I never imagined that you were this strong. You've really managed to keep your true strength hidden! In that case, I suppose the real reason you asked me here today is that you want to kill me and steal my piece of the Mahātmā Jade. Then you'll devour me to get some of the power of the House of the Invincible."

"You're overthinking things, Brother Yang," Dugu Yunkong said with a smile. "It wouldn't benefit me at all to kill you, and in fact, it would probably cause a war between the House of the Invincible and the House of the Chiliocosm. If that happened, the Central Dynasty would swoop in and wipe us all out. What good would it do to fight amongst ourselves?"

"But why do you want to devour Yang Voidprime?" Yang Jian said, still looking terrified.

"Simple. With him in the way, how can you take the throne? I want you as the king of the Chiliocosm Dynasty, then we can work together as allies. The current old-timers in the Chiliocosm Dynasty think of me as their enemy, and refuse to get with the times. The best possible strategy for both of us is to work together." It was obvious that Dugu Yunkong had both outstanding ability and grand vision.

And Yang Qi could tell that he was profoundly ambitious and ruthless. It was no wonder he was the top figure among the heirs apparent in the Invincible Dynasty.

"Alright," Dugu Yunkong said, "the time has come for you to help me with every bit of strength you've got. I'll make sure this is all worth it for you. Don't worry. In a moment, you'll be clashing with the will of the King of Godmammoths, and I'll help you by infusing you with the will of King Heaven-Devourer. Succeed, and you can take the blood of the King of Godmammoths. Then we both get what we want. It's a win-win situation."

"Fine, Brother Yunkong. I trust you." Yang Jian nodded sincerely. He had chosen to throw caution to the wind.

However, Yang Qi could see that, deep in his eyes, there was a glint of craftiness, as though he were planning something tricky of his own. This Yang Jian was no simpleton, and it was highly likely that he was plotting against Dugu Yunkong, and was pretending to be weak to force his opponent to reveal his secret weapons.

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Chapter 1467: The Head of King Heaven-Devourer

Dugu Yunkong was planning to use King Heaven-Devourer's head to push his cultivation to a higher level! The head was devouring the surrounding windstorms, which were psychic tempests created by the will of the King of Godmammoths.

Of course, it couldn't fully assimilate them. That would only be possible with the God Legion Seal and the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth. But it could temporarily suppress them.

Unfortunately, the difference in power levels between Yang Qi and these two was too immense. At the moment, he couldn't take any action against them. Even one of them alone would be more than a match for both Yang Qi and the Second Devil General working together.

For now, they had to bide their time and wait for the right moment.

And that moment was quickly approaching. Right now, they were completely unprepared, and just about to undo the sealing mark of the King of Godmammoths. Striking at that time would be the best moment to hurt them badly.

"King Heaven-Devourer, make your move!" Dugu Yunkong said loudly. "Devour this river of golden blood. All of my cultivation in life has led me to this very point!" He waved his hand, and the enormous skeletal head shifted to face the river, which it then started devouring.

"By the way, Brother Yunkong," Yang Jian said, "what happens if our actions here get the attention of Dragonfolk experts? If they attack us when we're distracted, we could really get hurt."

"It's not as simple as you make it sound. For all intents and purposes, no one else can come to this location. If they could, the Dragonfolk would already have come. Before you and I agreed to work together, not even I could have made this trip. So what are you worried about? There's definitely no way anyone can interfere."

"True. The psychic tempests around here are extremely deadly. Without the Mahātmā Jade and the will of the boundless True Devil, I have no idea how anyone could come here. Yet, for some reason, I feel like there's some deadly power out there."

"In that case, give me a hand. Pour some of your vital energy into me so that I can power King Heaven-Devourer's head. With the two of us working together, we're like two ancient God-Lords. We can definitely handle this sealing mark! If we couldn't, it would be the worst joke in the world!"

Yang Jian seemed hesitant, but at the same time, he knew he couldn't defy Dugu Yunkong's wishes, otherwise he might end up getting stuck here.

Exhaling, he sent a stream of vital energy into the skeletal head, which lurched back and forth, a magical symbol glittering on its forehead as it pulsed with a destructive aura.

WHOOOOOSH!

It inhaled, and golden river water flowed into it in massive waves.

"Who is that!? Who is profaning my mighty will?

"Who are you? Who is stirring the sleeping spirit of the dead?

"Who are you? Who is trampling on my power?

"Who are you? Who is violating the ancient natural laws?"

All of a sudden, immensely powerful magical symbols erupted from the golden water, slamming into Dugu Yunkong and Yang Jian, sending them staggering backward. Their defensive empyrean energies were cracked; apparently, not even they could stand up to an attack from the golden river.

"Dammit, why is it this strong?" Dugu Yunkong shouted. "Invincible Whisper!"

His voice pierced out, slamming into the psychic tempest created by the river. But the only result was that the sound attack collapsed.

"Invincible God Voice!" Magical symbols erupted from his mouth and rushed forth to stop the psychic tempest. At the same time, he said, "King Heaven-Devourer, devour all of this! Snakes devour mammoths!"

The snake's eyes burned with intense green fire as it lunged back and forth, devouring everything in the area.

'This is awesome!' Yang Qi thought. The chaos being created by these two people was enabling him to inhale a lot of the golden water and vapor, thus helping him refine and perfect his gene chains. As he stood next to the river bank, gold liquid flowed into him without cease.

His power climbed constantly.

Two point one billion. Two point three billion. Two point five billion. Three billion. His godhood rating and psychic scale climbed in dramatic bursts of hundreds of millions. Yang Qi had an advantage over Dugu Yunkong in that he could actually assimilate the golden blood of the King of Godmammoths. All Dugu Yunkong could do with it was take it away, study it, and possibly concoct it into some medicinal pills.

Meanwhile, as endless amounts of golden liquid poured into King Heaven-Devourer's skeletal head, it slowly turned a golden color.

"Come on, Second Devil General," Yang Qi said. "Let's jump into this river."

"What? Are you crazy? That stuff will melt me! I'll die if I jump in there! Don't you know that the blood of godmammoths is the absolute bane of all Devilfolk? It doesn't matter how strong of a devil you're talking about, that liquid will melt us away. Years ago, the King of Godmammoths was said to have the most destructive blood in all existence."

"I have a way to keep you safe. Absorbing this blood is helping me to gain enlightenment of the maxim snakes devour mammoths. With the protection of the God Legion Seal, you'll be completely safe. And in the river, we can wait for the right moment to take action. I have an idea for how to really screw Dugu Yunkong over." Yang Qi chuckled darkly at the thought of it.

"What's the idea?" the Second Devil General asked quizzically.

"Simple. As that skeletal head turns more and more golden, it'll reach the point where Dugu Yunkong will have trouble controlling it. Under normal circumstances, I'd never have been able to do anything about it. But this situation is unique. So we wait in the water where they have no idea of our presence. Eventually, the head will devour us, and once I'm inside, I'll use my imperial snakecharms to connect with the discarnate will of King Heaven-Devourer. Once that happens, the head will become mine, and I'll benefit in ways I can't even predict. Then, Dugu Yunkong and his friend will be toast!"

The Second Devil General's eyes lit up with surprise, and he nodded. "That's not a bad idea. He's using that head like an out-of-body incarnation, a second nascent divinity. So normally speaking, you couldn't just take it from him. But given the circumstances, maybe this is a good opportunity."

"Exactly. Come, let's head into the river. I'll continue working on my cultivation, and you just wait patiently and don't do anything to attract attention."

"You underestimate me, boy. Do you really think I can't read the circumstances!? If I did anything to 'attract attention' in that river, I'd just end up dead!"

Nodding, Yang Qi used the God Legion Seal to create a protective barrier around the Second Devil General, then they jumped into the river. Immediately, they could sense the immense power of the river crushing onto them, making them feel like they had been squished flat. It actually reminded Yang Qi of the flatverse.

The Second Devil General felt as if his mind and soul were filled with howls. And his body seemed like it might explode at any moment, with cracks opening up on his skin that flowed with blood.

"Devil Cocoon!" Howling, he summoned a blood-colored cocoon to surround himself.

Even though he was protected by the God Legion Seal, the surrounding liquid was so powerful that even being near it was dangerous to him.

"This is amazing!" Yang Qi murmured as he sensed the powerful magical laws around him. With every moment, the gene chains in him were being perfected and growing stronger. And as they became more complete, his godhood rating and psychic scale climbed to four billion!

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Chapter 1468: Entering the Belly of the Devourer

The power of the golden liquid converged inside Yang Qi, filling the particles that made him up. His genes originated with the King of Godmammoths, and therefore, acquiring this blood made him like a tiger that had grown wings.

As he absorbed it, he started connecting to the power of the blood.

It was as if he was the successor of the ancient King of Godmammoths, and as a result, he was entering a mysterious state in which his particles turned into those of his forbear.

Now that his psychic scale and godhood rating were at four billion, he reached another level of fullness that would be impossible to break out of for the moment. However, he was still able to make use of the teleportation portal within him to send power out to his sage monarch magistrates.

Back in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom, the sage monarch magistrates were again reproducing.

They didn't achieve breakthroughs, however. All were at the level of nine hundred and ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand, just on the verge of a billion. Once they did break through, they would be dramatically different from before. Unfortunately, that breakthrough was not going to be easy to achieve.

That said, the power of the blood was so incredible that it was similar to an Invincible Gold Pill from the House of the Invincible. And as a result, the sage monarch magistrates were splitting apart like mad.

From five hundred thousand, their numbers climbed to six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred, and ultimately one million.

The new sage monarch magistrates didn't just sit around twiddling their thumbs. They immediately joined the bureaucracy, helping govern the Sage Monarch Empire, which resulted in the destiny growing more pure and intense.

Because the magistrates didn't experience happiness, anger, sorrow, or joy, one might think of them as ants in terms of how they went about their work. Except even ants might fight each other, whereas the sage monarch magistrates would not. They all thought in exactly the same way, and would cooperate almost as if they were all part of the same photonic computer.

Thanks to them, the Sage Monarch Empire didn't have any idlers.

In the past, the Dragonfolk's kingdoms had been filled with idlers. The Dragonfolk would sit around eating, drinking, sleeping, fighting each other, or sometimes traveling. But they never accomplished anything noteworthy. They had no real concept of how to run a nation, and because of that, the destiny they produced was always very low. But now, with the magistrates running things, destiny surged and development was constantly underway.

Jadefall and the others were constantly surprised at how the sage monarch magistrates worked. Every area they managed ended up flourishing, and they had the Dragonfolk working hard at all sorts of tasks, from concocting pills to building teleportation portals and magical treasures.

Some of the Dragonfolk went out of the Myriad Dragons Lair to other locations in the god world, conquering other peoples and nations. Others set up bases in various locations.

In the immeasurably large god world, places like the Deva Dynasty numbered as many as the eternal sands, so as the Dragonfolk conquered them, they led to large increases in destiny.

The sage monarch magistrates also set up schools of learning in the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom in order to teach their ways. And with more qualified officials beside them, managing things was even easier.

The destiny improved on a daily basis.

"Eight hundred thousand. Eight hundred and thirty thousand. Eight hundred and fifty thousand. Nine hundred thousand." Yang Immortal-Slayer was constantly checking the destiny valuation, and as the days passed, it rose higher and higher.

RUMBLE!

At a certain point, the sage monarch magistrates' numbers blew past a million. Shockingly, the destiny valuation reached the same number!

"I think the time has come to start conquering more dragon kingdoms," Yang Immortal-Slayer said. "The Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom has rested and built up resources for long enough. And Yang Qi can't be expected to handle all of the expansion on his own. In places like the House of the Invincible or the House of the Chiliocosm, subordinates are the ones that go out waging war, not patriarchs. That's the way to run a nation. And with passions high on the warpath, the destiny will only get better."

"That's right," Jadefall said. "I completely agree. Let's wage war! Let's start by taking out the nearest dragon kingdoms. Look at the map here. There's a plain of flesh and blood over here that seems even more impressive than our mountains or sea. The converged flesh and blood is particularly stable there. It's called the Blood-Diamond Dragon Kingdom."

By now, everyone knew that the more stable the flesh and blood was in the Myriad Dragons Lair, the better the kingdom would be.

In some locations deep in the lair, Dragonfolk could just sleep on the ground and absorb the power of the flesh and blood to improve their cultivation base.

"Fine. Onto the warpath!"

The commands were given, and the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom burst into action, heading off to wage war.

"Excellent. Most excellent!" Back in the golden river of blood, Yang Qi sensed what was happening and nodded in approval. He was glad that his empire was organic in nature, and didn't need him there to micromanage everything. And waging war was one of the best ways to keep an empire healthy.

He was completely confident that his forces would come out on top. His people were a well-oiled machine that the chaotic dragon kingdoms couldn't possibly compare to.

He continued to focus on absorbing the golden blood and using it to create more sage monarch magistrates.

Rumble. Rumble...

All of a sudden, he gained deeper enlightenment of certain aspects of the King of Godmammoths, and his psychic scale and godhood rating climbed to four point one billion.

Around that time, Yang Qi and the Second Devil General suddenly felt something tugging at them! In the blink of an eye, they were sucked into the mouth of the enormous skeletal snake head.

'It finally worked!' Yang Qi thought. 'We're inside the mouth of King Heaven-Devourer's head!' He opened his eyes and probed his cultivation base increase. Right now, he knew that he could actually best the Second Devil General in open conflict. But now wasn't the time for that. Looking around, he could see that he was inside a virtual god world made of pure gold. It was like he was in the belly of King Heaven-Devourer!

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Chapter 1469: Secretly Carrying out the Plan

After being sucked into the 'belly' of the skeletal head of King Heaven-Devourer, Yang Qi couldn't move. However, his ability to assimilate the golden blood improved. After all, this skeletal head was filled with immense power, and conformed to the maxim snakes devour mammoths.

The digestive capabilities of snakes were astonishing.

They could digest virtually anything they devoured. Even ordinary snakes that couldn't chew anything, but consumed an animal, would digest everything from their fur to their bones.

King Heaven-Devourer was essentially the ultimate snake, and could digest anything and everything. Rumor had it that he could have digested the King of Godmammoths if he had been able to swallow him.

Normally speaking, that meant Yang Qi would definitely have been digested. But he had the imperial snakecharms, all three thousand of them, and that made him perfectly in line with the will and soul of King Heaven-Devourer. As such, he could resist the digestive power, and at the same time, remain completely undetected by Dugu Yunkong.

For one thing, he was surrounded by golden blood. Furthermore, he had connected the imperial snakecharms to the skeletal head, allowing him to tap into the power of the blood even more effectively.

In other words, without the blood present, he wouldn't have been able to do this. Dugu Yunkong would eventually return to the House of the Invincible, so obviously, his plan was to take as much of the golden blood as he could, and worry later about strengthening his connection to the head. Sadly for him, it would be too late, as Yang Qi would soon have complete control of the head, allowing its full might to be unleashed.

"God Legion Paradise; Kingdom of Gold; Liquid Fills the Golden Mountain."

Not holding anything back, Yang Qi used a host of daoist techniques to unleash explosive power.

Golden blood poured into the God Legion Paradise, filling everything in it, eventually even covering the magical gene chains.

Once the golden blood touched those chains, they started hissing and popping.

Furthermore, there was a teleportation portal in the middle of the God Legion Paradise, which he activated, allowing the shining starlight from the halls of heaven to pour into the blood.

At the same time, his soul, which was connected to King Immortal-Slayer's soul, worked hard to absorb more of the golden blood.

He was making an attempt to fully fuse with the skeletal head.

Even if Dugu Yunkong were stronger than he was, he wouldn't be able to tell what was happening, as he was fully focused on battling the will of the King of Godmammoths. Undoing the sealing mark on the Dragon Compendium was no minor task, especially considering he had to deal with the distraction of the psychic tempests.

Yang Qi smiled coldly. "You can absorb the power too, Second Devil General. I've converted it, so it's safe. Hurry up and get back to your full strength!" He waved his finger, converting godliness to devilishness that the Second Devil General could use.

The Second Devil General shivered as the pressure on him eased up and he felt himself growing stronger.

"Amazing!" he blurted involuntarily. "Simply amazing. You can actually convert godliness into devilishness!? Have you gained enlightenment of the ultimate limits of power?"

"Yes," Yang Qi said. "At least for the moment, I understand many of the mysteries regarding gods and devils. The Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth contains the meanings of both gods and devils. It was originally a combination of the divine abilities of both devils and gods. And since I have the God Legion Seal, which is the ultimate expression of gods, and the Mahātmā Jade, which is the ultimate expression of devils, I can see how godliness and devilishness are interchangeable. Stop jabbering, Second Devil General. Circulate your magical power and take the devilishness I'm giving you to get stronger!"

"Of course!" the Second Devil General said, immediately drawing on his animadestiny devil vitality to do just that.

It was as if ghostfire from the depths of hell had flared to life, shooting toward Yang Qi's God Legion Paradise as the Second Evil General greedily tried taking more godly might. Yang Qi didn't care, and simply kept feeding him devilishness.

The truth was that it was actually a trap. He was using the Second Devil General to help assimilate the golden blood. As godliness was converted into devilishness, which the Second Devil General then absorbed, it passed through the God Legion Seal, which was where the Second Devil General's throne was. And the process made it grow stronger.

Of course, how could the Second Devil General possibly know that?

He immersed himself in the influx of power. The devilishness was simply too abundant. After all, what would it have been like if the King of Godmammoths had descended to hell and become a devil king? What would his devilishness have been like? The greater the godliness being converted, the greater the devilishness that would result.

Yang Qi could sense the Second Devil General's psychic scale being restored, and his overall strength rising.

Over the course of the following hours, more and more golden blood poured in, and the Second Devil General's cultivation base actually rose at a higher rate than Yang Qi's. Six billion. Seven billion. Eight billion! Yang Qi was also achieving progress, but his breakthroughs always came more slowly. During the hours that passed, he rose from four point one billion to five billion. Going any further than that wouldn't happen easily.

As for the Second Devil General, he blew past eight billion and kept climbing, making it seem like he might actually reach ten billion. Originally, he had actually existed in the realm of ten billion, and was only weaker because he'd been injured and imprisoned for so long. And recovering from that was no simple task.

Not that Yang Qi was very impressed.

The Second Devil General would never have been in this position to begin with if he hadn't been nearly beaten to death so many years ago.

Nine billion. Nine point eight billion. Nine point nine billion.

After several days passed, the Second Devil General's damaged devilishness was almost completely repaired, placing him just on the verge of ten billion. He was now feeling more powerful and vigorous than ever, like a normal person who had a severed limb suddenly repaired.

"Die! Let true devilishness enter the world... and devour it! I am the devil general, king among kings! Devil among myriad devils! DIE!"

Thrumming with incredible devilishness, he launched himself toward Yang Qi and prepared to take the God Legion Seal away from him.

He was finally turning on Yang Qi!

In the end, the Second Devil General was a devil, after all. He didn't believe in honor or trust, and only cared about himself. Deceit, treachery, theft, and other such things were all built into him. It made perfect sense that he would try to devour Yang Qi and reach the ultimate level of power, that which the Sovereign Lord had achieved in the past.

POP!

As soon as his soul came in contact with the God Legion Seal, he encountered Yang Qi's devilishness. After all, Yang Qi had both godliness and devilishness within him, as he'd assimilated part of the Mahātmā Jade.

As soon as the Second Devil General sensed the Mahātmā Jade, he burst out laughing. "The spirit of the Mahātmā Jade!? I'm going to devour that too. This is perfect. I'm finally going to break through. It's like the True Devil set this all up as a gift to me! I'm going to become the Second True Devil now!" His soul bared its fangs as it approached Yang Qi's soul and prepared to devour it whole. At the same time, the aura of the Mahātmā Jade washed over him, repairing more of the damage he had sustained in the past.

Crack! Crack!

His psychic scale and godhood rating suddenly broke past the barriers and reached the level of ten billion! He was reaching a higher level of cultivation!

"I reached ten billion! I'm fully a third healed now, Yang Qi. And you're dead! You underestimated the Second Devil General, boy! Did you really think I would let you control me forever!?"

However, it was at that moment that he suddenly received an order from the God Legion Seal that he couldn't resist. The moment he achieved a psychic scale of ten billion, his golden throne in the God Legion Seal became complete. Then, Yang Qi had instructed his psychic scale and godhood rating to stop increasing.

"What? What's going on!?"

He tried moving his arms, but found that they didn't respond. His mind wouldn't permit them to!

"Hit yourself," Yang Qi said.

WHACK!

The Second Devil General slapped himself hard across the side of his face.

"You trapped me!? I'm enslaved by the God Legion Seal!?" The slap had brought the Second Devil General to his senses, and he now realized what had played out.

"Correct," Yang Qi answered. "You thought I was just helping you heal yourself? Did you really think that you could outscheme me? I knew all along you'd try to devour my soul. Every time you improved your cultivation base, you were becoming more closely connected to the God Legion Seal. And when you reached the level of ten billion, the process was complete. You are now enslaved, and you are now my devil general."

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Chapter 1470: Yang Clan Devil General

The Second Devil General had been subjugated, all thanks to having reached a psychic scale of ten billion. Now he belonged to Yang Qi and would never be able to betray him. At long last, Yang Qi had a servant who was on the level of the God-Lords.

The moment the act was complete, Yang Qi sensed the destiny of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom rising significantly.

After all, with the Second Devil General, the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom had a new consummate expert, putting it in the position to rival the experts of the Chiliocosm Dynasty and Invincible Dynasty.

People with psychic scales of ten billion could found dynasties, and in the past, had been known as God-Lords.

In the ancient halls of heaven, they had names that conformed to the pattern 'Lord So-and-So', and all of them were incredibly important. Yang Qi was far from reaching that level, as he currently was only at the level of five billion.

"You..." the Second Devil General said, his heart swelling with anguish.

However, there was no place in his heart for regrets, as all of his thoughts and plans were now under the control of Yang Qi. Struggling wouldn't do any good. Countless years ago, the God-Lords had been under the control of the God Legion Seal, and even they had been unable to resist or refuse to comply with the Sovereign Lord. To them, it had been a life worse than death.

"I, the mighty Second Devil General, hero of a generation, have fallen to your traps, Yang Qi?! Were you sent by heaven above to be the bane of my existence?!" The Second Devil General's voice couldn't have sounded more dejected.

Yang Qi snorted coldly. "If you'd just agreed to work for me, and not plotted against me, this wouldn't have happened. Besides, you should've already known that I'm the favored child of heaven. I have the God Legion Seal and the Mahātmā Jade, and all other manner of magical treasures. But no, you were blinded by greed. As a result, you'll be eternally shackled, and shall receive no pity or compassion. You are now the devil general of the Yang Clan, my servant, there to comply with my every command. Now, absorb more devil vitality and prepare to use it against Dugu Yunkong. An ambush against him now will be extremely damaging! And once we free the Third Devil General, whose cultivation base is around the same level as yours, we'll subjugate him as well. Then I'll have two major subordinates I can use to help conquer the Myriad Dragons Lair."

"You're really despicable, Yang Qi."

The Second Devil General's hatred for Yang Qi soared to the heights of heaven, yet he was like nothing more than meat on the chopping block.

"Despicable? Maybe a little bit. In any case, my orders for now are simple. Help me with my cultivation! I already helped you heal a third of your injuries. You should be thanking me!" Trudging like the walking dead, the Second Devil General drew on his own might to create a vortex in the God Legion Paradise, which began drawing in more of the golden blood to help solidify Yang Qi's gene chains.

Instantly, the sage monarch magistrates in the Sage Monarch Empire began proliferating at an even higher rate, reaching numbers greater than one million and one hundred thousand. Furthermore, the united destiny of the place was impossible to stop.

In the days that had passed, the golden blood continued pouring into the Dragon Compendium, until an enormous talisman was visible on its surface. It was none other than the character for mammoth. That mammoth character was suppressing the dragon inside.

The talisman continuously absorbed the essence of the Dragon Compendium and the Myriad Dragons Lair, converting it into megamammoth blood.

Eyes cold, Dugu Yunkong said, "The King of Godmammoths was incredible. He really locked down this Dragon Compendium. If we hadn't come along, this book would never have been opened, and eventually, the King of Godmammoths would have been reborn."

"We have to open that sealing mark!" Yang Jian said with a grim smile. "We have to wipe out that mammoth character! If I can take that sealing mark into me, I can get the most powerful type of blood there is!"

"That's right," Dugu Yunkong said. "The mammoth character will go to you. Absorbing it will cause you to advance by leaps and bounds, and you'll become the new King of Godmammoths. You'll definitely have no trouble dealing with Yang Voidprime then."

"Brother Yunkong, this was a great idea. But it's very dangerous. Once I devour that mammoth character, my fleshly body will be clashing with the will of the King of Godmammoths. If I'm not careful, I'll be possessed. Get ready to connect me to the will of King Heaven-Devourer. Is the fact that King Heaven-Devourer's head is full of golden blood going to cause any problem? Will it be too sluggish to be of help?"

"Too sluggish to help?" Dugu Yunkong said with a cold smile. "Brother Yang Jian, do you really think I don't have ways of getting King Heaven-Devourer's head to speed up?"

"Do you?"

"Hmph! All I have to do is use an Invincible Gold Pill!" All of a sudden, a golden pill appeared on Dugu Yunkong's palm. It was the very same pill that Yang Qi and the Second Devil General had previously drooled over, and considered trying to steal in a heist. In the end, they decided that the danger was too great, forcing them to cancel such plans.

Yet here one was in Dugu Yunkong's hands!

It emanated a dazzling, glorious glow, making it seem like a king among medicinal pills. And its medicinal energy remained completely concentrated within the pill itself.

It was like an embodiment of some elite expert.

"Go! Invincible Gold Pill!"

Dugu Yunkong flicked his finger, and the pill shot out, entering the fanged mouth of the skeletal snake. Moments later, flesh rippled out to cover the skeletal head, then the immense aura of a primal-chaos elder-snake spread out. It seemed as though King Heaven-Devourer was actually going to be resurrected!

"Invincible Gold Pill!" Yang Jian blurted, shuffling backward with a look of shock on his face. "That's the most precious, unique pill we have in the House of the Invincible. How did you get it? Supposedly, it can be used to summon souls from the depths of the universe, and return them to where they belong. It could push an ordinary mortal all the way to the peak Paramount God level, and increase their psychic scale into the billions! That pill isn't even supposed to be taken outside of the sect. Why did you just give it to that snake?"

"It is indeed an Invincible Gold Pill, and I only had that one. I gave it to the snake so that the primal-chaos elder-snake body of King Heaven-Devourer could take form. At least temporarily, it'll provide a version of King Heaven-Devourer that's filled with one third of his actual will. And now, I'm going to help you suppress the King of Godmammoths, and take that talisman! What do you say? I just sacrificed an Invincible Gold Pill to help you succeed. As I said, I get the Dragon Compendium and the Myriad Dragons Lair, and you get the blood of the King of Godmammoths.

"Hurry up and decide. Once the power of the Invincible Gold Pill fades, it'll be too late to do anything. If we haven't succeeded at that point, this whole thing will be a failure."

"Alright! Devour everything under heaven! Chiliocosm Pagoda!"

Streams of energy flowed above Yang Jian's head, taking the shape of a nine-story pagoda. On every story was a magical treasure that looked like a seated humanoid figure. And as soon as Yang Jian summoned it, he transformed into a beam of light that shot up to sit on the ninth level.

"It's the Chiliocosm Pagoda!" Dugu Yunkong said, his expression flickering. "I can't believe you got the Chiliocosm Pagoda! What's going on here? According to rumor, the Lord of the Chiliocosm existed in the preheaven primal-chaos as a pagoda, similar to how the Lord of Radiance and Light was once a lamp. Later, the Lord of the Chiliocosm shed his body, but it should still belong to him. So how did you get it?"

"You're right, Brother Yunkong. You see, before I left for this mission, the Lord of the Chiliocosm summoned me for a meeting. He knew how dangerous this venture would be, so he bestowed the Chiliocosm Pagoda upon me to keep me safe. Now that I've fused with it, there's no evil that can harm me. Don't defy me, Brother Yunkong!"

After a brief moment of shock, Dugu Yunkong calmly said, "I have no intention of defying you. Hurry up and get to work. I'll help!"

Then, he sent the primal-chaos elder-snake rumbling toward the talisman.

'Just as I guessed,' Yang Qi thought. 'He did have a secret weapon. It seems the Lord of the Chiliocosm is even involved in this matter. But he couldn't come himself. That Invincible Gold Pill is powering the primal-chaos elder-snake, and I'm going to benefit from it!'

Thanks to the burst of power from the pill, Yang Qi immediately broke through his bottleneck, his psychic scale rising past the level of five billion, and his connection to the snake growing even stronger.

'You're really helping me, Dugu Yunkong. That Invincible Gold Pill is making me stronger, so I suppose I should thank you. Now this head is going to be mine even sooner!'

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Chapter 1471: Invincible Gold Pill

The power of the Invincible Gold Pill was more than formidable.

As it entered Yang Qi, he benefited tremendously. Ever since coming to the Myriad Dragons Lair, he had been advancing by leaps and bounds, going from a mere late Paramount God to an almighty peak Paramount God.

Given the current level of his cultivation base, he could definitely cause major problems in the House of the Invincible now. And he could subjugate many of their top leaders without any resistance.

As the power of the pill filled him, his psychic scale and godhood rating climbed from five billion to six billion. That was where it finally slowed and stopped.

However, that didn't mean that the power of the pill was weakening. He quickly opened the teleportation portal within himself and connected to the Sage Monarch Empire, where he sent the surplus power to Yang Immortal-Slayer.

Yang Immortal-Slayer's monarch godhood immediately rose, improving his martial capabilities and overall deadliness.

The power of the pill also filled the destiny of the kingdom, flowing through it into the hearts of the people.

The hearts of the people were deeply connected to destiny. The greater the destiny of a nation, the more confident and proud its people would be. In contrast, if the destiny was in a slump, the people would be weak and wretched. It could be a beneficial cycle, or a destructive one.

Right now, the power of the Invincible Gold Pill was flowing into the destiny of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom, causing the hearts of the people to fill with an aura of invincibility.

We are invincible. We will triumph in every battle. We will achieve victory in every fight!

The sage monarch magistrates were also improving because of the pill, causing them to shine with brilliant expressions of light.

They were halos from the Eternal Heavenly Aria!

Although they still weren't in the late Paramount God level, Yang Qi could use the blood of the King of Godmammoths to increase their life force, power, genes, and fighting ability. And with the Eternal Heavenly Aria to bless them, they were even more amazing.

"Wonderful! Most wonderful!"

Jadefall and everyone else were all involved in fighting the Blood-Diamond Dragon Kingdom, and had been stuck in something of a deadlock.

But now, with the sage monarch magistrates shining with halos of blessing from the Eternal Heavenly Aria, they and all their subordinates were vastly more effective.

Soon, the Dragonfolk from the Blood-Diamond Dragon Kingdom were being shoved back across the battlefield.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

Buddha Shockheaven and Buddha Lheafe flew out and seized the king. All of the leaders of the enemy army were captured, and as a result, the army started collapsing. The Sage Monarch Empire really was able to triumph in every battle.

The king was named Buddha Blood-Diamond, and he had a psychic scale and godhood rating of three billion. With him captured and in the custody of the sage monarch magistrates, there was no way his own force could hold their own.

His kingdom was soon swallowed up by the Sage Monarch Empire. As order spread, the destiny valuation rose to the shocking level of over one million!

Yang Qi could sense his empire expanding, and the destiny improving.

Around this time, Dugu Yunkong and Yang Jian had reached a critical juncture in their work.

With the Chiliocosm Pagoda and the head of King Heaven-Devourer, they were starting to suck away at the sealing mark.

It was deeply infused into the Dragon Compendium, and as soon as they tampered with it, the will of King of Godmammoths stirred into action.

Suddenly, a voice boomed, "Whoever blasphemes the essence of my power will die!"

A figure appeared with an elephantine head and a human body, with a long spear in its hands. Even before its spear could reach the vicinity, Yang Qi and the Second Devil General could feel its weight. So obviously, Dugu Yunkong and Yang Qi were even more affected.

SPLAT!

Blood sprayed out of their mouths, and Dugu Yunkong's eyes were even dripping with blood.

"The King of Godmammoths can't be underestimated. But he's an arrow that's reached the end of its flight! Watch as I subjugate him! Invincible Heaven Wheel!" An enormous, glittering wheel appeared behind Dugu Yunkong. The Invincible Heaven Wheel was no magical treasure, but rather a daoist technique. It was powered by the converged national destiny of the Invincible Dynasty, and could be used to crush the dome of heaven and invert the magical laws of the cosmos.

The megamammoth projection stabbed its spear toward the wheel, and sparks showered down as everything trembled.

"We technically shouldn't be able to deal with this sealing mark. But we came prepared with lots of tricks. We're not going to let this opportunity pass! Yang Jian, hurry and absorb the power of that sealing mark! The Lord of the Chiliocosm gave you the Chiliocosm Pagoda for this very moment!"

"Thanks for the reminder! Chiliocosm Power. Endlessly Prosperous Nation-Fate!" Yang Jian surged with power as he drew on the national destiny of the Chiliocosm Dynasty, funneled through the Chiliocosm Pagoda.

The national destiny swirled into the form of a picture, depicting beautiful natural scenery, towering cities, sprawling provinces, and the like. The Dragon Compendium fought back fiercely against the pressure weighing down upon it, but the sealing mark was finally moving.

'Incredible,' Yang Qi thought, licking his lips in envy. 'These two are really incredible. But the national destiny backing them is even more incredible. If I could get the destiny of the Invincible Dynasty and the Chiliocosm Dynasty, I'd definitely be able to transform on a fundamental level.'

Compared to those two dynasties, his Sage Monarch Empire was like nothing. In terms of the destiny, his was like a spluttering spark while theirs were like volcanoes.

Although the destiny valuation of the Sage Monarch Empire was at more than one million, those of the other dynasties were on the level of ten billion or more.

Could those two levels even be compared?

Here, two top experts from those organizations were using the Dragon Compendium to fight the sealing mark placed there by the King of Godmammoths. Thankfully, the King of Godmammoths had long since perished, otherwise these two never would have been a match for him.

BAM!

All of a sudden, a massive explosion occurred as the talisman lifted off of the Dragon Compendium.

"Blood Devouring!" Yang Jian shouted exultingly.

National destiny roared through the Chiliocosm Pagoda, causing the mammoth character to speed toward it like lightning.

Seeing this, Dugu Yunkong's face suddenly fell. "Back up, Yang Jian! Don't absorb it! It's a trap! We're in huge danger!"

He spoke too late. Yang Jian sucked in the talisman and then burst out laughing. "Why shouldn't I absorb it? It's the sealing mark of the King of Godmammoths! Now that I have it, I have his blood, and I'll become the most powerful person under heaven! I can—"

Before he could finish speaking, he cut himself off by unleashing a bloodcurdling scream. "NO! Don't!"

It sounded almost like he was being dragged forcibly down into hell.

"What's going on?" the Second Devil General murmured.

"Is he suicidal?" Yang Qi said. "He just devoured that sealing mark, which means that the will of the King of Godmammoths is trying to devour his flesh, blood, and soul. He's going to be possessed! I think this is the opportunity we've been waiting for. I'm going to get two pieces of the Mahātmā Jade, plus the Dragon Compendium. And I'm going to subjugate Dugu Yunkong!"

All of a sudden, from within Yang Jian's screaming came a booming voice so impressive that anyone who heard it would be hard-pressed not to pass out. "Pitiful humans! How dare you try to wreck my life force sealing mark! Who gave you the gall to blaspheme the essence of my power? You think you're strong enough to deal with me?"

It was the voice of the King of Godmammoths!

"I knew this was going to happen, Yang Jian. You can't absorb the life force sealing mark of the King of Godmammoths! Mahātmā Jade! Suppress the Godmammoth!" Dugu Yunkong flew into motion, grabbing the second piece of the Mahātmā Jade from Yang Jian, then combining it with his own to make a black and white taiji symbol. Then he shoved it toward Yang Jian's forehead.

"The Mahātmā Jade is the bane of the King of Godmammoths!"

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Chapter 1472: A Critical Momen

The Mahātmā Jade and the King of Godmammoths were diametrically opposed.

In years past, the King of Godmammoths was tasked with suppressing hell, which meant he clashed repeatedly with the True Devil, who led the horde of devils from hell. Therefore, to resist the possession of the King of Godmammoths, it seemed logical to rely on the Mahātmā Jade.

"Will of King Heaven-Devourer. Snakes devour mammoths!"

Of course, Dugu Yunkong had more than one main strategy. He was planning to rely on both the Mahātmā Jade and the will of King Heaven-Devourer. With the snap of a finger, he ignited the Invincible Gold Pill, causing it to burn with unprecedented intensity as the primal-chaos elder-snake burrowed deep into Yang Jian.

Little did he know that Yang Qi and the Second Devil General were right inside that enormous snake.

Dugu Yunkong snorted in his heart. 'The King of Godmammoths? I know you've been waiting in this seal, just looking for an opportunity to be resurrected. But there's no way I'll let that happen. With the power of the Mahātmā Jade and the will of King Heaven-Devourer, how could you possibly resist me? In the end, I'm going to benefit from all of this. I'll sit on the mountaintop and watch the tigers fight, then reap the spoils when they tire out. When you two are tired and wounded, I'll jump in and take everything.'

"This is it!" the Second Devil General said. "This is the opportunity we've been waiting for!"

The fighting between the wills of the King of Godmammoths, King Heaven-Devourer, the Chiliocosm Pagoda, and Yang Jian himself was heading toward a peak of intensity.

A sly smile spread out on Yang Qi's face. "I can subjugate the wills of King Heaven-Devourer and the Mahātmā Jade. Normally speaking, it would be impossible, but with the will of the King of Godmammoths in there, it's the perfect set of circumstances for me. It seems as if I'm foreordained to be the most powerful expert there is! Everything is just being handed to me on a silver platter!"

"I can't believe it, Yang Qi. You're just stumbling right into every benefit there is."

Despite how the Second Devil General grumbled, he knew there was absolutely nothing he could do but watch Yang Qi progress and benefit.

BAM!

Two pieces of the Mahātmā Jade slammed into the will of the King of Godmammoths, and sparks flew out from the black and white aspects of the taiji symbol. However, the national destiny of the Chiliocosm Dynasty and the Invincible Dynasty were enough to crush down on the will of the King of Godmammoths.

That was when Yang Qi made his move, sending the devilishness of the Mahātmā Jade shooting out from the pieces he possessed. He was using his Mahātmā Jade to summon the other two pieces to him!

Crack!

The two pieces flared with the essence of the Mahātmā Jade, releasing the energies of sages, mahātmās, and devils.

"Come to me!" Yang Qi murmured, surging with the energy of the True Devil, calling out to the pieces of jade with practiced ease.

"Who's trying to steal my jade piece!?" a voice thundered. It was the voice of whatever old-timer had recrafted the jade piece into its current form, and it came along with a mountainous wave of crushing energy.

Yang Qi chuckled coldly. "Normally speaking, the national destiny of the Invincible Dynasty and the Chiliocosm Dynasty would make it impossible for me to take these jade pieces. But with the will of the King of Godmammoths helping me, who can stop me!?"

Drawing on the God Legion Seal, he sent golden light flowing out to meet the incoming psychic attack. After crushing it, the black and white color vanished, replaced by two perfect pieces of jade. Then, they became two streams of psychic fluctuations that shot into his own will, combining with it.

In virtually no time at all, his psychic scale skyrocketed, going from six billion to seven. Then to eight. Nine billion!

BAM!

It only stopped after blasting into the level of ten billion!

By merely getting those two pieces of the Mahātmā Jade, he surpassed the Second Devil General's speed in reaching a psychic scale of ten billion! If he went back to the Invincible Dynasty now, he could easily become a top patriarch, and could probably even take control of the entire organization.

Duke Nine Cauldrons, Priestess Dugu Wanqing, and any other people like that could be subjugated with mere thoughts.

However, Yang Qi still wasn't content with what he saw as only a minor achievement. He wanted to get the Chiliocosm Pagoda and the Dragon Compendium, plus the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark. He also wanted to subjugate Dugu Yunkong.

With the two additional pieces, Yang Qi could sense that his Mahātmā Jade was getting very near to a complete state. There were only a few more pieces out there. Suddenly, a projection of countless sages and mahātmās appeared around him, as well as the boundless True Devil. The latter was fully fused with him, as if he were the True Devil, commander of countless hells, and the ultimate representation of devils.

Within his mind, he could see an enormous 'devil' character, although it was somewhat unclear, and not complete.

Now that he had a psychic scale of ten billion, he could also sense the God Legion Seal changing. In fact, the golden figure that represented it no longer looked humanoid, but rather resembled a specific character: god. It was the character for god!

It represented countless transformations and all of the profundities of the legion of gods. Furthermore, it wasn't the script of the god world; apparently, it came from some other profound preheaven universe.

God and devil combined!

The Second Devil General met Yang Qi's eyes, and his heart trembled as he realized that Yang Qi was now far above him in terms of life force and substructure.

'He's going to end up like the Sovereign Lord,' the general thought. 'As of this point, there isn't anybody who can possibly stop him!'

"Mammoth character, be subjugated!"

Yang Qi wasn't done. He immediately sent out a stream of psychic power, along with the combination of the Mahātmā Jade and the God Legion Seal, creating a huge hand that reached toward the mammoth character and grabbed it!

Crack. Rattle.

The life force genes within him were changing, and the power of his various magical treasures were combining. Going forward, there would be no Cruiser of Civilization or Everlit Godlamp. They were him. He now possessed the true pure blood of the King of Godmammoths.

The talisman represented power, power that could end the heavens and crush the earth. It was the ultimate godpower.

When the will of the King of Godmammoths met Yang Qi's will, which was backed by the God Legion Seal and the Mahātmā Jade, it melted as surely as a block of ice sent flying into the sun.

Yang Qi's godhood rating started climbing again.

From six billion, it also rose all the way to ten billion!

The Mahātmā Jade pushed his psychic scale to ten billion, and the sealing mark from the King of Godmammoths did the same for his godhood rating.

All of these dramatic and rapid transformations were making Yang Qi a truly powerful figure.

RUMBLE!

As soon as he achieved the breakthrough, he activated his internal teleportation portal and reached out to his sage monarch magistrates in the Sage Monarch Empire, further perfecting their life force, genes, power, and magical laws.

Every single sage monarch magistrate dropped into a seated position, and thunderous rumblings echoed out as they became late Paramount Gods.

Furthermore, they started replicating!

Two million!

He now had two million sage monarch magistrates, all of them with psychic scales of one hundred million. They were now equivalent to Patriarch Deva, and all of them could be viceroys in the Invincible Dynasty.

It was a major breakthrough.

Instantly, the destiny of the Sage Monarch Empire grew more stable.

Moments before, the work of subjugating the Blood-Diamond Dragon Kingdom had been underway, but it had been proceeding tenuously, with many individuals considering rebelling or fleeing. And there had been other dragon kingdoms eyeing it like tigers eyeing prey.

But things were different now. The sage monarch magistrates grew visibly stronger, and shone with even brighter light from the Eternal Heavenly Aria.

The nation was stronger than ever, and with an army of two million powerful experts like this, who could compare? With hardly any effort, they could depose national leaders with psychic scales in the billions.

All of the members of Yang Qi's empire grew stronger, including the dragons. At the same time, the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair flowed toward the headquarters in the sea of blood.

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Chapter 1473: Numerous Benefits

The destiny of the Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom had actually incited the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair, much to the shock of the old-timers there, who were now unsure of exactly how immense the kingdom was.

War was brewing, as the other dragon kingdoms certainly wouldn't allow a kingdom such as this to expand unchecked.

Unfortunately, the destiny of the place was transforming constantly. Even if it didn't go on the warpath, it would still expand in an unimaginable fashion. That was thanks to the fact that the sage monarch magistrates were proliferating and growing more powerful.

By way of example, consider an ordinary city with a population of ten thousand people. If those people were at each other's throats all the time, it would have a negative effect on the city as a whole. But with effective leaders to unite the city, it would not only be powerful, but it would also grow. Soon, those ten thousand inhabitants would become twenty thousand. Then thirty thousand. Eventually they would become a hundred thousand.

Throughout history, there were countless examples of tiny nations with populations of ten thousand people who could never dream of conquering a nation of a hundred thousand. That was what resulted from effective leadership.

The sage monarch magistrates used all of the most effective and ancient principles of leadership to command the people, produce goods, and expand the nation in an incomparable way.

From his place within King Heaven-Devourer's skeletal head, Yang Qi could sense the destiny transforming over and over again, and was very pleased. If the destiny at his command could affect the essence of the Myriad Dragons Lair, then what else did he have to fear?

He could just sit back and let his territory expand.

'The only thing I need to focus on right now is subjugating King Heaven-Devourer with the imperial snakecharms.'

Given the fact that he had just reached a psychic scale of ten billion, there was no way anyone present would be a match for him. So now he just needed to take control of the situation.

RUMBLE!

His will erupted, first taking control of the will of King Heaven-Devourer. The skeletal head became a flow of vital energy that was devoured by the imperial snakecharms, almost as if they had their own soul.

"Now take the Chiliocosm Pagoda!" Yang Qi said, and the talismans shot toward it.

In the blink of an eye, the will of the Lord of the Chiliocosm within the pagoda was shattered.

The pagoda was an amazing preheaven treasure comparable to the Everlit Godlamp. It existed in the ancient primal-chaos before the god world came to be, and was the original form of the Lord of the Chiliocosm.

In some ways, both the Chiliocosm Pagoda and the Everlit Godlamp were actually similar to the god world itself, which had also come to exist out of primal-chaos.

However, although their characteristics were similar, they were incomparable in terms of power. The god world was like a vast ocean, while the Chiliocosm Pagoda and the Everlit Godlamp were like springs of water. Obviously, the two were vastly different.

To Yang Qi, though, the Chiliocosm Pagoda was an amazing treasure that, upon being devoured, gave him access to the power of a chiliocosm of worlds. Instantly, it caused his God Legion Paradise to thrum wildly.

Crack!

When the Chiliocosm Pagoda was devoured, Yang Jian shivered. It was as if he had just glimpsed a huge giant snatching the Mahātmā Jade, taking the sealing mark, then seizing both the Chiliocosm Pagoda and King Heaven-Devourer's skull.

Then that giant turned and consumed him, causing everything to turn dark.

Time passed, although he wasn't sure if it was a mere moment, or billions and trillions of years. Then Yang Jian regained consciousness and saw a golden throne. Of course, the throne was in the God Legion Seal, and in that moment, Yang Jian came to understand everything.

"I've been subjugated by the God Legion Seal..."

He was now a loyal servant to Yang Qi. After inspecting him, Yang Qi found that his psychic scale and godhood rating were both at the level of fifteen billion. If it weren't for the will of the King of Godmammoths that Yang Qi had tapped into, even he and the Second Devil General combined would never have been able to deal with an opponent like this.

Yang Qi also knew much more about the Chiliocosm Dynasty. Yang Jian was only a second- or third-level noble there, placing him firmly under the control of the Fateless One, Yang Voidprime. Of course, Yang Qi knew that it was only a matter of time before he devoured this Yang Voidprime.

Meanwhile, Dugu Yunkong was understandably flabbergasted.

'What exactly is happening? Why can't I sense the aura of King Heaven-Devourer's head anymore? And what happened to the aura of the Mahātmā Jade?' He had been waiting to jump in and take advantage of the situation, only to see the signs of struggle within Yang Jian fade away. In fact, Yang Jian was now thrumming with a most majestic and indescribable power.

'I have to take back King Heaven-Devourer's head and my piece of the Mahātmā Jade!'

His instincts were telling him something was wrong, so he curled his fingers into claws and drew on the national destiny at his control to bring his treasures back to him. However, he got no response, as if those treasures no longer existed in the world.

Of course, they were now part of Yang Qi.

'I refuse to believe this! There's no way Yang Jian subjugated everything. It's impossible!' Face twisted viciously, Dugu Yunkong launched a palm at Yang Jian.

"Die!" Yang Jian said, his eyes snapping open as a vortex of power sprung up around him. In that moment, he suddenly transformed into a completely different person, striking cold fear into the heart of Dugu Yunkong.

Yang Jian threw his hand out, except it was a strange hand. It lacked fingers and seemed more like the limb of a mammoth, enormously thick and pulsing with ancient power.

BAM!

When their two hands smashed together, Dugu Yunkong shivered violently, and blood sprayed out of his mouth as he was thrown backward.

However, Yang Jian seemed to be in some sort of trance, as he didn't follow through with another attack.

"Not good!" Dugu Yunkong murmured. He knew that he was now in an extremely unfavorable position. Furthermore, Yang Jian had apparently been possessed, and it seemed very likely it was by the King of Godmammoths. Fear gripping his heart, Dugu Yunkong turned to flee.

"Trying to run?" Yang Qi burst out from inside Yang Jian and gave chase.

However, at that moment, the Dragon Compendium suddenly erupted with a draconic aura, forcing him to stop and look back. Now that the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark had vanished, the book was opening!

'I suppose Dugu Yunkong will live. For now,' Yang Qi thought. 'The Dragon Compendium is opening and the Third Devil General is about to come out. He's probably going to be stronger than the Second Devil General. He's been sealed for about the same length of time, but unlike the Second Devil General, who was constantly eaten away at, the Third Devil General has been constantly nurtured by the essence of the Dragon Compendium.' He could sense the immense devilishness inside the book, combined with the aura of the Dragonfolk. It was building up, obviously preparing to burst out into the open.

Before, Yang Qi would never have been a match for the Third Devil General. But now he had a psychic scale and godhood rating of ten billion. He had the head of King Heaven-Devourer, the Chiliocosm Pagoda, and also the support of the Second Devil General and Yang Jian. They could probably be considered the top three figures present in the Myriad Dragons Lair, so how could they possibly not be able to deal with the Third Devil General?

"You think it's going to be that easy to earn your freedom? Dragon Compendium: Diminish!"

All of a sudden, the God Legion Seal transformed into the character god!

At the same time, the Mahātmā Jade became the character devil!

When gods and devils united, everything could be crushed!

Yang Qi landed on the Dragon Compendium, suppressing its power as he caused the entire book to start shrinking down.

The roar of a devil-dragon echoed out with explosive force.

However, Yang Qi crushed the sound and simultaneously entered the book, which contained an immense world inside of it, just like the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart.

It was pitch black, and in the middle of it all was an enormous devil-dragon, whose psychic scale was clearly at the level of twenty billion! The dragon's eyes were locked on to Yang Qi as if it was preparing an attack.

The swords were drawn and the arrows were nocked, and fighting seemed likely to play out at any moment.

"Third Devil General!" someone said.

"Second Devil General? What are you doing here? Is it really you?" Shocked, the devil-dragon suddenly shrank down into human form, and contrary to expectation, she was a petite female! She wore a gauzy black garment, and had a black veil that made her facial features hard to see.

The Third Devil General was actually female!

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Chapter 1474: Third Devil General

The Third Devil General, progenitor of devil-dragons, was standing right in front of Yang Qi. And this devil-dragon was a woman! At first sight, she seemed profoundly mysterious, her every movement cloaked in darkness and gloom, as though she wanted to spread the blackness of hell throughout all creation. That said, there wasn't anything particularly special about her as far as Yang Qi was concerned. Now that he had taken the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark, as well as the additional pieces of the Mahātmā Jade, her psychic scale of twenty billion wasn't anything he feared.

He was absolutely confident that he could crush her.

His own cultivation base might only be at ten billion, but now that his Sage Monarch Empire had fully occupied the former Blood-Diamond Dragon Kingdom, he now had more than two million sage monarch magistrates, all of whom were late Paramount Gods. Together, their might was such that he definitely had an advantage over the Third Devil General.

Coupled with the fact that he had numerous magical treasures, and could draw directly on the Halls of Heaven, he was more than confident. And he had the Second Devil General at his side, which meant the Third Devil General wouldn't have any breathing room.

Clasping his hands behind his back, Yang Qi took a moment to assess his surroundings inside the Dragon Compendium. The book was a spectacular treasure comparable to the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, but the Third Devil General hadn't completely fused with it. And thanks to the huge amount of golden blood Yang Qi had absorbed, as well as the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark, he was actually connected to the Dragon Compendium to some extent.

If he could control the entire thing, he would control the Myriad Dragons Lair, and by extension, everything that happened inside it.

It was similar to how King Immortal-Slayer's legacy medallions were the key to controlling the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart. Whoever controlled the Dragon Compendium controlled the Myriad Dragons Lair. It didn't matter what powerful old-timers existed inside. Once the lair was under the complete control of one person, everyone else would be trapped inside like turtles in a jar.

Many people had long yearned to obtain the compendium, but because of the sealing mark, no one had ever even gotten close to it. Dugu Yunkong and Yang Jian were the first to do so, other than Yang Qi, and they might have taken it, if not for him.

"It's really you, Second Devil General," the Third Devil General said. She glanced at Yang Qi and Yang Jian, then looked back at the Second Devil General and continued, "But you're so much weaker! You came at just the right moment. After all the countless hundreds of millions of years that've passed, I've almost fused with the Dragon Compendium. Now that you're here, we can work together to complete the process, then take over the Myriad Dragons Lair. Agreed? I don't know who these two companions of yours are, but we obviously need to kill them to keep our secrets safe."

"Third Devil General, allow me to introduce my lord and master," the Second Devil General said. "He's the one who unraveled the sealing mark. He has the legacy of the King of Godmammoths, and as such, you should be able to deduce why he's here. He wants you to join him. Together, we can accomplish things that have never been accomplished before. And he has the power to do it."

"What are you talking about, Second Devil General?! Have you gone mad? Only the boundless True Devil deserves to be our lord and master. Other than him, any who try to do so shall die. Unfortunately, the True Devil is dead, therefore, we're free to take over all creation." Turning to glare at Yang Qi, she continued, "Who exactly is he, anyway? He must have taken advantage of your weakness to subjugate you, presumably with some sort of powerful sealing mark. Don't worry, I'll kill him for you."

"Stop!" the Second Devil General blurted. "He really is my lord and master. He has the God Legion Seal and the Mahātmā Jade. What's more, he's done what no one ever thought to do: he combined the two of them. He's the one who freed you, so if you defy him, it'll be a big show of ingratitude. And then we'll have to use force."

"I can't believe you're talking like this, Second Devil General!" It was a big shock to her to go from thinking the Second Devil General had come to free her, to being told that he was actually a servant of Yang Qi. Suddenly, her eyes flickered with understanding. "He used the God Legion Seal on you, didn't he? You're just like the God-Lords of old, enslaved by the Sovereign Lord. So, the God Legion Seal is back in play."

Suddenly, her voice turned ice cold. "Hand it over, boy. You have one chance to live, and if you don't take it, you'll die. We're inside the Dragon Compendium, and I'm a devil-dragon. I was born in this book, and as long as we're here, you're no match for me. Not even the God Legion Seal can help you."

"Oh really?" Yang Qi said, clasping his hands behind his back. "You've been sealed in here for hundreds of millions of years, Third Devil General. And instead of growing weaker, you've been working on your cultivation. Sadly, you haven't made much progress. You see, the only way to truly get stronger is to establish a kingdom out in the god world, and obtain powerful destiny. Second Devil General, take her into custody."

"Yes sir," the Second Devil General said. Reaching out with fingers splayed, he unleashed a string of powerful attacks.

"Grand Devil Divine Ability!"

"Five Devils Leave the Ocean!"

"Six Thieves Travel Undetectable!"

"Seven Emotions and Six Sensory Pleasures!"

"Heart-Devil Like the Sea!"

The Second Devil General was actually using newfound knowledge of the battle techniques of the dao of devils. In order to strengthen him, Yang Qi had given him battle experience from the God Legion Seal. As a result, his energy arts had reached an unprecedented level.

Devil energy rushed forth like the tide, catching the Third Devil General totally off-guard.

"Chiliocosm God Fist!" Yang Jian said, attacking. Talking wasn't going to win the Third Devil General over; quick and decisive action was needed to force her to acknowledge allegiance.

"I can't believe you're attacking me, Second Devil General!" the Third Devil General shouted. "Fine, don't blame me for casting aside our old friendship. Besides, what need is there for friendship in the dao of devils? I'm going to crush you and turn you into an out-of-body incarnation that I can use to conquer the Dragonfolk and take over the world!" The Third Devil General's black hair swirled around her, and her veil flipped up as she unleashed a wave of dragon energy, causing numerous dragon characters to rush forth from the depths of the Dragon Compendium.

"The Dragon Compendium is mine!" she grated. "And I'm going to show you what it feels like to be imprisoned for an eternity. Dragon Horde Ascends to Heaven. Dragon Horde Slaughters Gods!"

RUMBLE!

The Dragon Compendium trembled, yet it didn't do what she had just ordered. Instead, spell formations popped up everywhere, spewing out the character mammoth, which began trampling the dragon characters.

"There's no point in resisting, Third Devil General," Yang Qi said. "The Dragon Compendium was sealed by the King of Godmammoths, and that lasted for billions of years. This place is filled with the power of the King of Godmammoths, and you can't just take control of it like that. I'll show you what it really means to take control of something. Let the Halls of Heaven come!"

Vortexes sprang up in the Dragon Compendium, revealing countless stars, which were of course heaven caliber godstones.

Now that he had a psychic scale of ten billion, his connection to the Bastille of the One God and the Halls of Heaven was even stronger and more reliable.

The power of the Halls of Heaven was filling the Dragon Compendium, and Yang Qi was using it to completely take over. What was the mightiest magical treasure in the world? It wasn't the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart. Nor was it the Dragon Compendium, the Everlit Godlamp, or the Chiliocosm Pagoda. It was actually the Halls of Heaven. The palaces created by the Sovereign Lord, his god kingdom, which struck fear into the heart of hell.

As soon as the Third Devil General caught sight of the Halls of Heaven, she knew why this young man in front of her had been able to subjugate the Second Devil General. It was a shocking thing, and the fact that he had this legacy meant that another Sovereign Lord had appeared, someone who could enslave the entire legion of gods.

Suddenly, she blurred into motion. "Devil Specter Weighs Heaven; Devil Hallucination Myriad Transformations!"

She seemed to surpass time and space to appear right in front of Yang Qi, ignoring all spell formation and defenses. The mighty claw of a dragon slashed toward Yang Qi's face, pulsing with devilishness so intense it could devilize even the strongest expression of godliness.

This was her consummate move, the Heaven-God Enslaving Claw, designed specifically to enslave gods.

Yet Yang Qi simply thrust his palm out, and the claw vanished as surely as if it had been trampled by a mammoth. Then a massive explosion rippled out.

Thump, thump, thump!

Yang Qi took three steps back, while the Third Devil General was sent flying. Yet before she had even landed, she spun in place and started laughing. "You're strong, boy. But your psyche and godhood are only half of what mine are. Strength is the foundation of everything, and in terms of strength, you don't measure up. So prepare to die!"

"Mammoth King's God Whip!"

Seemingly completely unconcerned by her words, Yang Qi chose to unleash one of the King of Godmammoths' most ultimate techniques.

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Chapter 1475: Intense Fighting

The Mammoth King's God Whip was purely made for battle, and every stance within it could be considered heaven-rending and earth-crushing. It could devastate entire worlds, and slaughter all sorts of evil creatures.

"Uproot Mountains and Rivers!"

Yang Qi's entire body was like a whip, with both arms and legs resembling mammoth trunks as he battered at the Third Devil General, who defended herself with a bevy of dragon claws.

Sparks flew, and hissing sounds rang out; each blow that they exchanged caused both Yang Qi and the Third Devil General to feel shaken down to their souls.

Yang Qi felt physically numb as a result, and the Third Devil General felt inhibited in her movement.

The King of Godmammoths was designed to be the bane of devils. Furthermore, the Mahātmā Jade was a boundless item from the dao of devils. Therefore, the combination of the two was something the Third Devil General just wasn't equipped to deal with.

Her only advantage was her superior strength and momentum.

"Son of Heaven Defends the Nation's Gate!"

Having fully unleashed the Mammoth King's God Whip, Yang Qi shifted to another technique, the Nation-Fate Godfist. It was also a top-rate technique, although the downside was that it required immense destiny to operate. But with superior destiny, it was amazing beyond belief. And right now, it was impossible for the Second or Third Devil General, or any other expert like them, to wield it in the same way as Yang Qi.

He had a very profound understanding of what exactly national destiny was, and he could draw on the destiny of the Sage Monarch Empire to power his technique to incredible levels.

He even threw in the destinies of the House of the Invincible, Central Dynasty, and House of the Invincible, thanks to all the moles and agents he had in place there.

Of course, he had already integrated the Nation-Fate Godfist into his Sage Monarch Grand Magic, specifically, into the Emperor and Sovereign aspects.

Emperors and sovereigns were embodiments of national fate.

An unprecedented flow of destiny was unleashed on the Third Devil General's dragon claws, sending her stumbling backward. Then a splat could be heard as her veil was shredded to pieces and blood erupted from her mouth, revealing a bewitching, enticing, and charming face that could seduce any living being under heaven.

The Third Devil General was a consummate devilless, who lived to conquer worlds and entice men, gods, devils, immortals, and buddhas alike. No one could resist her temptations.

Except for Yang Qi. Because he had the aura of the Mahātmā Jade, she couldn't use her abilities to overwhelm him.

"What fist technique is that?" she said, coughing up some more blood.

"The Nation-Fate Godfist and the Sage Monarch Grand Magic. My personal dao. And the fate of my own personal empire!" Striding forward, he raised his voice and said, "Sovereign and State Die Together!"

In the past, he had gained superficial enlightenment of the two aspects of Emperor and Sovereign. But now things were different. As the leader of the Sage Monarch Empire, he had firsthand experience dealing with destiny and the net of law. He knew how closely he was connected to his empire. The sovereign was the empire, and the empire was the sovereign. If the empire was destroyed, the sovereign was destroyed. If the sovereign died, the empire died. The empire was the foundation of the sovereign, and the sovereign was a symbol that represented the empire.

Thus, his fist technique now represented the ultimate path of war and conquering, with his every move as fierce as though the combined hearts of trillions of citizens were attacking the enemy.

His flurry of blows shoved the Third Devil General backward, and at the same time, the light of the Halls of Heaven shone out into the Dragon Compendium.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

At the same time, the Second Devil General and Yang Jian circled around the Third Devil General and launched attacks of their own, keeping her completely pinned down.

The Third Devil General was not in a good position. She was being attacked by three top experts at the same time. And two of them were completely controlled by Yang Qi's will, making them almost like clones of him.

Eyes flashing with anger, Yang Qi unleashed two more moves from the Nation-Fate Godfist, ones that were even more intense. "Blood Stains Spring and Autumn, Wage War and Sing Dirges!"

The two moves instantly caused the Third Devil General to sink into an illusion in which she was surrounded by endless armies, all of which were attacking her.

Crash!

"You're all courting death!" the Third Devil General screamed. "Myriads of Dragons Ascend to Heaven!" Tens of thousands of dragons rose into the air to break her free from Yang Qi's moves.

However, that was when Yang Qi unleashed the most mysterious move from the Sage Monarch Grand Magic, that which conformed to the aspect of Nothing. "Annul Death; Eternally Bury!"

Even as the Third Devil General fought back, everything vanished into absolutely nothing, including the immense energy created by the move Myriads of Dragons Ascend to Heaven. The Third Devil General was confused by what was happening, as she had never fought anyone with moves as complex and exquisite as this.

"Not good!"

She quickly drew on profound energy arts to heal her wounds and try to make an escape from the battlefield. Unfortunately, she was too late.

The move of Annul Death; Eternally Bury caused an enormous necropolis to appear, which crushed down to bury anything and everything.

However, even being confined in the Great Necropolis, the Third Devil General was still able to show how domineeringly powerful she was. She suddenly transformed into an enormous devil-dragon that started flailing this way and that as she tried battering her way out. "You can't trap me, boy. I'm the Third Devil General. How could you possibly hold me in place? Myriads of Dragons Break the World!"

The scales covering her body shot out, slamming into the walls of the Great Necropolis and causing massive explosions. Of course, this wasn't the real Great Necropolis, but rather a version formed from Yang Qi's vital energy. The real version would have been able to trap the Sovereign Lord, much less the Third Devil General.

"Second Devil General, Yang Jian," Yang Qi commanded, "give me your life force quintessence. Sacrifice your lifespan. Keep the Third Devil General trapped in there while I fuse with the Dragon Compendium."

Biting down on their tongues, the Second Devil General and Yang Jian spat out mouthfuls of blood, which ignited in a sacrifice as they did exactly as Yang Qi had asked.

The Dragon Compendium had no true owner, but completely taking it wasn't an easy task. Thankfully, the King of Godmammoths' sealing mark had worked away at it for billions of years, paving the way for Yang Qi.

A golden streak of light shot out from the God Legion Seal, entering the Dragon Compendium and causing it to tremble violently. The countless descriptions of Dragonfolk genes within it were laid bare for Yang Qi to see. He saw the creatures it had birthed into primal-chaos, and he watched as they mindlessly fought and killed each other. Some went extinct, but others survived and eventually took the form of humans.

Immeasurable amounts of time passed. After all, there was no reckoning of years in primal-chaos. Eventually, the Dragon Compendium formed. It then gave birth to animals with pride, wisdom, and might, but also evil. They were the Dragonfolk.

The Dragonfolk were the mightiest among the various creatures that prowled primal-chaos. Later, the primal-chaos paleo-energy converged to form the god world...

Yang Qi saw countless pictures revealing the history of the god world, the Dragon Compendium, and primal-chaos. And he gained new insights. For instance, he found that the god world was the most powerful and largest of all the worlds that had come to be in primal-chaos. And it was constantly expanding, even now.

In fact, it was almost as if the god world was alive, and it was practicing cultivation by performing breathing exercises. If the god world was like a person performing breathing exercises, then the air it breathed was primal-chaos paleo-energy.

Yang Qi, the Sovereign Lord, and everyone else were like mere parasites that existed within it.

Seeing all of this, Yang Qi shivered in his heart.

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Chapter 1476: Taking Control of the Lair

Yang Qi wanted to fully fuse with the Dragon Compendium, but that wouldn't be an easy task. He had just peered into many of its secrets, such as the details it contained about the birth of the god world. He had also seen how the god world was expanding on a daily basis. And now he knew that all of the almighty entities within it were little more than parasites, even the most ancient ones. That was why such people were eventually extinguished by the god world. What else would ultimately happen to parasites?

Now it made sense to Yang Qi why the Sovereign Lord had attempted to destroy the god world. The god world was also a cultivator, and when the Sovereign Lord got strong enough, the god world had decided to destroy him. So it was only natural that he would respond in kind.

As this information flitted through Yang Qi's mind, he reached the heart of the Dragon Compendium.

The book had no wisdom or intelligence, as it was simply a magical treasure. That said, it would instinctively resist anyone who tried controlling it. Therefore, as Yang Qi's will spread through it and examined the details of its creation, it took it to be a profound blasphemy.

The Dragon Compendium was reacting with rage. Of course, as it had no intelligence, it was similar to how a person playing with fire could be burned by that raging fire.

An intense attack of will entered Yang Qi, like an enormous dragon seeking to occupy his sea of consciousness. However, Yang Qi wasn't afraid of the will of the Dragon Compendium, as he had the utmost confidence in his plan.

"Halls of Heaven!" Within the psychic world of his sea of consciousness, countless daos of heaven collapsed and the legion of gods perished. That was when the Halls of Heaven appeared and crushed the enormous dragon.

The dragon was defiant, roaring in anger, even changing its own shape over and over again as it unleashed the preheaven powers of dragons.

"Boundless Great Dao; Preheaven Destruction!" Yang Qi's sea of consciousness transformed again, and a god appeared there, not the King of Godmammoths, but rather the purrling.

It immediately spat out a string of bubbles that surrounded the dragon.

Massive explosions rocked Yang Qi's sea of consciousness as the fighting raged.

'I can't believe the Dragon Compendium is proving so hard to subjugate. It's still not working even though I have both the Mahātmā Jade and God Legion Seal?' Drawing deeper on his power, he caused an eye to open on his forehead, which sent out a stream of light that pierced into the Dragon Compendium.

"Myriad Treasures Combined; God World Integration; Distant Primal-Chaos; Come Forth for Me!" Numerous kinds of energies rushed toward him as he actually created his own imitation of the Dragon Compendium right there in his sea of consciousness, like a tiny copy of the original.

This was a unique ability that he could use to create civilizations. And that included Dragonfolk civilizations. The Creator was far beyond the God-Lords, and Yang Qi already understood many of the fundamentals of creating things out of primal-chaos.

After all, the god world had been birthed out of ancient primal-chaos.

The tiny version of the Dragon Compendium was instantly noticed by the dragon in his sea of consciousness. And as it rushed to surround it, the tiny version started growing larger. Then, it swallowed the dragon.

Yang Qi shivered as his will pierced the will of the compendium, making it his own. His thinking filled it, and at the same time, his mind reached out to the Myriad Dragons Lair.

He had fused with the Dragon Compendium.

It was the key to the Myriad Dragons Lair, just as King Immortal-Slayer's legacy medallions were the key to the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart.

As soon as he took the Dragon Compendium, the Myriad Dragons Lair became his, and he felt a massive surge of invincible power.

Numerous transformations also occurred to the Myriad Dragons Lair; the world of flesh and blood grew immensely stronger, and all of the chaotic tempests that filled it suddenly disappeared.

Like the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart, it entered a state of Nevasaññānāsaññāyatana. All of a sudden, the Myriad Dragons Lair wasn't flesh and blood, but made of thoughts instead. At the same time, it wasn't made of thoughts. It was a mysterious and profound state in which something could become both a corporeal object and a mere thought at the same time. It was a state that gods generally couldn't enter, any more than a real person could enter a flat universe.

All of the exits and entrances to the lair were now shut, so that whatever old-timers or other experts were inside couldn't leave. Nor could any powerful experts enter it, or even find its location. It was now similar to the Myriad Worlds Monarch Chart of the past, which had been so difficult to find and enter.

Now that Yang Qi had taken initial control over the Myriad Dragons Lair, the time had come to move on with his larger plan of subjugating the entire place.

If he could command all of the millions upon millions of dragon kingdoms within it, his Sage Monarch Empire's destiny would reach a level of one third that of the House of the Invincible, the House of the Chiliocosm, and the Central Dynasty.

His hope of reaching the Annulled level continued growing.

Eventually, he would use various methods to erode the destiny of the three great sects, and conquer all the other peoples of the god world. The mighty Devilfolk, the chaotic Demonfolk, the Mechfolk, Spritefolk, Magefolk, and all of the other races.

Of course, once word spread of him taking the Myriad Dragons Lair, the three major dynasties wouldn't turn a blind eye. The Dragonfolk could provide immense destiny, and all three of those organizations wished they could do what Yang Qi had just done. It was a certainty that, in their anger, they would try to track down the new location of the lair, kill Yang Qi, and take it.

It wasn't guaranteed that they could find him. But they had enough experts that he couldn't afford to underestimate them. He already had an inkling of a plan. He would spread rumors that the Second and Third Devil Generals had worked together to seize the Myriad Dragons Lair and create a fourth major power.

The name 'Sage Monarch Dragon Kingdom' would spread far and wide.

And with his sage monarch magistrates to run the entire place, it really would become the fourth major power.

The Central Dynasty. The Chiliocosm Dynasty. The Invincible Dynasty. And the Sage Monarch Empire.

BAM!

The Dragon Compendium shrank down and entered Yang Qi, causing the Third Devil General to feel wracked with despair as she felt the power of the Great Necropolis growing stronger and stronger.

"The horror! The despair! Why does life have to be so tragic! I was imprisoned for billions of years, and just when I finally got my freedom, and before I could even lay eyes on the god world, I was enslaved! I refuse to accept this! I refuse!" She felt as if she had been cast into the most bitter and grievous of hells.

However, no matter how resentful she felt, she couldn't do a single thing. Yang Qi sent the power of the God Legion Seal into her sea of consciousness, and moments later, she was subjugated. What other fate could she expect, considering he had the Dragon Compendium under control?

Whizz!

As the fluctuations rolled out, the Third Devil General's expression went cold and she transformed from a devil-dragon back into the form of a bewitchingly charming young woman. A devilless.

She seemed profoundly weak and pitiful, and was so attractive that the nearby Yang Jian could hardly restrain himself from throwing himself on top of her. She was truly a beautiful devilless capable of seducing any man.

At least, any man with a cultivation base as low as Yang Jian's.

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