Chapter 1150: Young Woman from a Major Clan
The most difficult part of forging G.o.dnotes was replicating the aura and will of a Paramount G.o.d.
But with the complete G.o.d Legion Seal, it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility for Yang Qi. And when the day came that he could create ma.s.sive quant.i.ties of G.o.dnotes, who could possibly compete with him?
Furthermore, he would be able to create G.o.dnotes that surpa.s.sed the current versions. After all, these G.o.dnotes had the wills of ten or so Paramount G.o.ds, all of whom were considered potentates in the G.o.d world. But the G.o.d Legion Seal contained the auras of over a hundred Paramount G.o.ds.
Some of them had perished, and some had simply vanished.
But by adding their wills and auras into a G.o.dnote, it would create something of immense power and value. For now, though, Yang Qi didn’t need to do that. He just wanted to create G.o.dnotes that were identical to the ones currently in his possession.
Waving his hand, he sucked the over twenty G.o.dnotes into his sleeve. Then he found garments for everyone else to wear instead of beast hides. After all, having them dress like savages would only draw unwanted attention.
The new garments were all extremely tough and durable, although not quite on the level of being powerful magical treasures. Even the dirt in the G.o.d world would be considered a marvelous material in the lower worlds.
“Didn’t that pirate mention something about some prisoners?” Yang Qi asked. “Let’s go see what they were talking about. They must be down below.”
Searching around, they found a shadowy staircase leading to the decks below.
“I’ll go get some fire,” Sword Seventeen said.
“No need,” Yang Qi replied. Opening his hand, he summoned a burning fire that illuminated everything around them. The area belowdecks was actually a small prison, which contained over a hundred slaves locked behind bars.
Most of them wore clothing that had once been extravagant and luxurious, but was now worn down to threads.
All of them were unconscious.
Apparently, they had been knocked out when the ship ran aground. Some of them were mid Terrifying experts, in other words, Despots. Apparently, there weren’t any Quasi-G.o.ds.
Looking around, Yang Qi noticed that the central cell contained a young woman who was sealed with a paper talisman. From the flows of power, it seemed she was a Quasi-G.o.d, except she was restrained with a powerful warding magic.
Waving his hand, Yang Qi summoned a host of energies from within the prison area and converged them into an attack that he launched at the paper talisman. With a crack, the talisman exploded and the young woman jerked awake. Eyes snapping open, she said, “d.a.m.n you Pirate King Deku! I"m going to rip all of you to—”
“She’s strong!” Doom said, exchanging awkward glances with the others.
“She"s a Quasi-G.o.d,” Jadefall added, “just as strong as Pirate King Deku. How did he capture her?”
Seeing herself surrounded by Yang Qi and her companions, the young woman’s jaw dropped. “You people are here to rescue me?”
“That’s right,” Yang Qi said with a cool smile. “We killed the pirates, and have already released you. Miss, we had no idea you were such a top expert. How did someone as strong as you fall victim to these pirates?”
“d.a.m.ned pirates!” she said, her eyes flashing with killing intent. “I was on a merchant ship heading out to sea when Pirate King Deku ambushed us, using the Dragon-Sealing G.o.d Talisman to capture me. My clan’s vessels gave chase, but in the middle of it, a typhoon hit and led to the current situation. Many thanks to you, my saviors. Who exactly are you? You have my immense grat.i.tude. Now please awaken my subordinates so that we can send out a call for help to my clan.”
“We’re just some wanderers,” Brahma said. Having lived in the G.o.d world in the past, he knew the conventions of speech, and at the same time, was careful to avoid providing any hints that they had ascended from the lower worlds. “Please forgive us for any offense, Your Ladyship, but nomads like us don’t need any reward for rescuing you. It wasn’t anything special.”
“Regardless, I owe you my thanks.” Smiling, she waved her hand in the direction of the other cells, causing a fragrant aroma to sweep over her subordinates that immediately woke them up. The energy art she used seemed familiar to Yang Qi. He could tell that it was a G.o.dly-cla.s.s art, and that it originated with one of the ancient G.o.ds of medicine. Obviously, she had cultivated it by means of all sorts of powerful spirit medicines.
The truth was that, although people in the mortal world could cultivate G.o.dly-cla.s.s energy arts, they could never push them to the ultimate peak because they could never get the true quintessence elements required.
It was only possible to do that in the G.o.d world.
The transformations of G.o.dly-cla.s.s energy arts relied upon the transformations within the magical laws of the G.o.d world.
“Miss...” her subordinates said as they woke up. Many of them were weeping.
“You’re okay, Ma’am! This is wonderful. Is that d.a.m.ned Pirate King Deku dead? Our clan battleships will surely catch up soon and cut him down.”
“Shut your mouth!” the young woman snapped. “We happened to be rescued by these n.o.ble friends who killed the pirates. All of you follow me out of the ship and onto the beach. We’ll rest up and send out a call for help to the clan fleet.”
“Yes, yes of course,” her handmaidens said, and they hurried along to the beach. Of course, the sight of all the dead pirates caused them to cast furtive, admiring glances at Yang Qi and his people. The G.o.d world was no exception to the general rule of respect being given to the strong.
As for the young woman, the evidence of the slaughter only went to prove to her how vicious and merciless Yang Qi could be, and she nodded inwardly with approval.
Once out in the open, she pulled out a handheld flare that resembled a rattlesnake. Pointing it up, she released it, sending it flying up into the clouds accompanied by a piercing shriek of a sound.
After sending the message, she turned back and resumed her conversation with Yang Qi. Obviously, she was very perceptive, as she already realized that he was their leader.
“Miss, might I ask your honored name?” Yang Qi asked.
“I"m from the w.a.n.g Clan of the Lightningbolt Continent. My name is w.a.n.g Juan.” From her smile and the confident way she carried herself, she seemed to be a capable and experienced person. “As you may know, our clan is one of the most powerful on the continent. Might I ask which continent you wanderers hail from?”
“We’re from the Five Phases Continent,” Brahma replied quickly. “Unfortunately, we offended the n.o.bility there, and had nowhere else to go to, so we fled here.”
“The Five Phases Continent.” w.a.n.g Juan frowned slightly. “It sounds familiar, but it must be very far away, so far that it would be difficult to calculate the exact distance. How did you possibly find your way all the way here?”
“Oh, we made use of an old teleportation portal,” Brahma replied. “As for our subsequent adventures, we’d prefer to keep the details confidential.” He was trying his best to word things in a way that wouldn’t attract too much suspicion. After all, this w.a.n.g Juan seemed very intelligent. If the pirate captain had been able to determine that they were from the lower worlds, then she would likely be able to pick up on the clues as well.
Yang Qi’s other companions knew exactly what Brahma was doing and kept their mouths shut, hoping to learn a bit from the conversation. If nothing else, they were getting used to how people in the G.o.d world spoke and interacted.
Considering they were all old-timers from the immortal worlds, people who had experienced just about everything there was to imagine, it wasn’t a hard task for them to get up to speed.
From the conversation so far, they had already been able to piece together some basic information.
The Lightningbolt Continent was obviously a large place with many people. As a continent in the middle of a huge ocean, it would have multiple kingdoms, or even empires in it. And there were definitely G.o.ds on the continent. Most likely, the patriarch of the w.a.n.g Clan was at least a Lesser G.o.d, with numerous subjects including Plebeians and Despots.
w.a.n.g Juan was obviously an important young one from the w.a.n.g Clan, probably someone who had a significant chance of forming G.o.dhood and becoming a Lesser G.o.d. In the G.o.d world, even Lesser G.o.ds were vastly removed from the common people. Not even the Despots or Quasi-G.o.ds could compare to them. The G.o.ds were the ultimate rulers of the G.o.d world, and it was only with a G.o.d in charge of a clan that it could truly prosper and flourish. And the only way the w.a.n.g Clan could be so important in the Lightningbolt Continent was if they had a G.o.d watching over them.
As for the pirate king that had kidnapped her, he was from the pirate forces who were led by a wretch-G.o.d. However, that pirate king was only a peak Terrifying Quasi-G.o.d.
There were many Quasi-G.o.ds in the G.o.d world, but not all of them could become Lesser G.o.ds.
Now that Yang Qi knew about the w.a.n.g Clan and the Lightningbolt Continent, he was already starting to form the next stage of his plan. After all, he could sense that w.a.n.g Juan was thinking of recruiting them.
Aaaaoooooo!
Even as they chatted, the sound of a bugle echoed out over the surface of the ocean and a huge battleship appeared off in the distance. It was pure white and sailed across the water without needing a sail.
“That"s our w.a.n.g Clan battleship fleet!”
Three enormous battleships appeared, all of which were just as large as the pirate ship and pulsing with immense energy. And all of them flew flags that were embroidered with the character w.a.n.g, written in the script of the G.o.dfolk.
Of course, this was no harbor, so the battleships couldn’t get too close to the sh.o.r.e. After stopping, colorful beams of light shot off the decks of the battleship, hitting the water and turning into a substance as hard as crystal.
Afterward, people from the ship hopped down onto the solidified water and approached.
From what Yang Qi could tell, it wasn’t a daoist technique, but rather some unique substance specifically designed to turn water solid, yet didn’t make it into ice. Nodding inwardly, he marveled at how amazing the G.o.d world was.
1. w.a.n.g is a common surname that also means “king.” Juan means “beautiful, graceful.” Juan is basically p.r.o.nounced similar to the Spanish name Juan, except with a hard J sound.
2. There is a completely random sentence I’m leaving out in which Yang Qi speculates that the G.o.d world isn’t a sphere, except he has no idea what shape it is.