Yang Qi is the main protagonist of the novel and manhua Sheng Wang (Sage Monarch). After throwing everything away for the woman he loved, Yang was betrayed by her, forcing him to restart his life and aspire to become as strong as he can.
Appearance[]
Yang Qi is described as an attractive young man with sharp facial features and tall stature. His appearance changes over the course of time as he becomes more refined & attractive as his cultivation base advanced.
Personality[]
Yang Qi used to be a joyful and cheerful young man, honest and remorseless. He was madly in love with Yun Hai Lan and his personality was more goofy around her. However, after her betrayal that leaves him crippled & on the verge of death, Qi transforms into a cold blooded person full of crafts & machinations. His schemes are virtually unbeatable with the only one to even come close being Proud Heaven, his archenemy.
Although, he does seem to care for people who are loyal to him and will go out of his way to protect & strengthen them. However, Yang Qi shows absolutely no mercy towards his enemies and his singular goal of being the strongest existence is the only thing that matters to him.
Background[]
In his youth, Yang Qi always aspired to be the strongest under the heavens. He asked his father once what it takes to be the strongest under the heavens and the latter replied that it'd take for there to be no other man who can fight one on par.
Several years later, Yang Qi met Yun Hai Lan and instantly fell in love with her. He trusted her very much and never doubted her, despite her odd request to him, he brings her the Latent Dragon Pill. He was gravely hurt and was even crying when she betrayed him and left along with the Latent Dragon Pill.
His energy arts was crippled and he was beaten to the verge of death by the people chasing him for the Pill he stole. However, it was during this misfortune that he came into the possession of the God Legion Seal, turning him into one of the successors of the Sovereign Lord who used to be the leader of the Legion of gods.
Later when he was powerful enough he asked his mother for the truth about his birth, she replied:
“I suppose I should reveal the truth. Although I tried to convince myself otherwise for many years, in the end, I don’t think that heartless man was responsible for your birth. You see, on one particular day during a session of meditation, I experienced cultivation deviation. My mind was cast into chaos and I slipped into unconsciousness. There, I dreamed that the legion of gods was falling from the sky. Within the boundless kingdom of gods, they experienced nirvanic rebirth and the entire universe was cast into an age of darkness. All living things experienced the most horrific of torments. However, after the gods experienced nirvanic rebirth, a new civilization rose that brought hope. It was a new epoch. A new hope. When the dream ended, light shone from heaven above, falling down onto me. I awoke, and much later realized that I was pregnant.”
History[]
Yang Qi is initially seen escaping the royal guards who were chasing him after he stole the Latent Dragon Pill. He then arrived just outside Yanhaven where Hai Lan was waiting for him, commenting on her pretty back. He then hands the Latent Dragon Pill to her and tells her that they can run away now, but Hai Lan tells him that she tells him that she has things to do and that she cannot go with him, which surprises Qi. Frustrated, Yang Qi begins to tear up and tells her that he went through many dangers, and can no longer return to the capital, yelling why she can't go with him.
Before Hai Lan could speak, Song Haishan appeared and tells him that Hai Lan is the princess of Yun Hai Cheng, that she cannot fall for a brat from the Yang Clan. He proceeds to tell him that she was merely using him which further increases Qi's anger, frustration and shock. He desperately asks Hai Lan to confirm that what he heard is not true. However, Hai Lan confirms the opposite. Qi tells her that he didn't expect her to be that type of person. He asks her to give him the Latent Dragon Pill but is interrupted by Hai Shan who tells him to either leave, or die.[1]
Yang Qi finally bursts, going into battle mode. He charges at Hai Shan and delivers a White Tiger Displaying Corps technique. However, Hai Shan was able to avoid it and brutally beat the young Yang, leaving him afterwards with Hai Lan.[2] Yang Qi was conscious and hears the guards approaching which got him back on his feet, he moved a few steps away but was eventually found by the captain of the guards Luo Hun, who tied the boy around a tree as a sort of imprisonment. Yang Qi contemplated about what happened and while he was stuck at the tree, saying that he didn't live up to his promises. He then states that today, is his birthday hence he's already eighteen.[2]
Suddenly, a lightening struck against him and a boundless energy arts was imparted to him by a golden imp which was the God Legion Seal. It settled in his sea of consciousness and began improving his energy arts by leaps & bounds.
Thereafter he joined the Demi-Immortal Institute, where he encountered Yun Hailan and became an enemy of the Crown Prince. Eventually he defeated him and assimilated him along with Yun Hai Lan and achieves supremacy over the Rich-Lush Continent, completing his revenge. Afterwards he joined the Hanging-Mountain, where his mother was one of the two leaders. It was then that he learned of his identity as the Fateless One who exists outside of the River of Time. Thereafter he joined the Titan Collegium.
He ascended to the Immortal World, and gradually amassed power. He ultimately discovered that Proud Heaven was from the Future World, who sought to subjugate and conquer both the Primeval and Immortal Worlds. After the appearance of the Great Necropolis he entered it, eventually rising to become incredibly powerful. He united the God-Legion Seal and battled with Proud Heaven, forcing the latter to flee to the God World with the Great Necropolis.
After walking the Road of the Gods he entered the God World. After some adventures he joined the House of God Ordainment, a powerful sect. Thereafter he created the Sage Monarch Empire, amassing destiny in order to improve his cultivation.
Techniques[]
Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth: “Use energy to summon the god, which then becomes a mammoth; one’s every act and movement will have the power of a megamammoth; formed from eight hundred forty million particles, which are the home of that power; if all the particles are awakened, one can become like a godmammoth, overturning seas and rivers, dragging stars down from the sky, devouring moons and suns, all with a single thought….” | It generates a divine energy of lightning and rays that will make the power of progress and understanding advance rapidly to awaken new particles, and therefore powers; it will absorb even the energetic powers thrown by the enemy to give Yang Qi reactive power in full battle | It has countless variations for understanding different powers and energies.
Infernal Deity Spear: A spear made of internal energy, to attack and destroy the opponent's internal energy; it can generate black flames; It can absorb different types of energy and add it to the user.
Fiend Devil’s Wings: Wings made of internal energy to fly through the skies; they also serve to grab the opponent, attack at long distances and create wind gusts. It will increase the speed of flight.
Infernal Deity Aegis: A rotating barrier of several defensive layers made of internal energy that surrounds the user to block and protect from physical, energetic and elemental attacks; it can also reflect the attacks.
Hellfire Crucible: "This technique was actually one of his most powerful assets, and would allow him to melt, refine, or consume just about anything. He could take life force quintessence from other beings, as well as the sun and moon, the vital energy of heaven and earth, the power of the stars, and use the Hellfire Crucible to add it to his own life force".
Devil-God Seal: A technique that serves to seal the power and energy base to hide it definitively from more powerful beings, however from a single thought the user can release the seal to unleash all its power without setbacks.
Cosmic Sunflare Sword Technique: The Cosmic Sunflare Sword is focused on absorbing the quintessence of the burning sun to form a great sun sword soul.
Ravaging Dual Sword Technique: This ancient sword technique were from an ancient organization called the Ravaging Dual Sword Sect. This sect was destroyed a long time ago. Seven Moves: Freezing Night, Flying Stars, Rustling Wind, Broken Moon, Shocking Clouds, Ravage Law, Ravish Heaven.
Nightfall Symphony: By combining Infernal Deity Spear with his sword, he received the Nightfall Symphony from the golden imp. According to the ancient myths and legends, the godmammoths who suppressed hells subjugated numerous infernal deities and evil gods of hell. When such evil gods congregated, they could join forces to perform the Nightfall Symphony. And when it sounded loud and clear, even the legion of gods in heaven would find their glory fading. Night would fall, and hell would visit the world of men.
Physique of the Sovereign Lord: Body Tempering Technique given by the golden imp. The Physique of the Sovereign Lord was superior to the body types of any devil-gods. In its ultimate form, the Physique of the Sovereign Lord could absorb any attack and turn it into power.
Lord's eye
- When a godmammoth opened its Lord's Eye, the most powerful devil-gods in the depths of hell wouldn’t dare to make a single move. It represented the past, present, and future of the world, and the most powerful ruler there was. It was the power of the Lord.
When the Lord said something existed, it would never be destroyed.
When the Lord said something should vanish, it would disappear forever.
When the Lord took control, he controlled the entire universe.
This eye was a gift from the Lord himself, presented by the legion of gods to the godmammoths, to use to defeat the darkness, to see through all planes and hells, and to defeat all devil-gods.
Hell Portal: An ability from the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth Energy Art.
Can break through to alternate dimensions, connecting directly to the planes of hell to summon devil-gods.
God Legion Battle Robe: The upgraded form of the Infernal Deity Plate Armor.
Angel Wings: The upgraded form of the Fiend Devil’s Wings.
- They were tens of thousands of miles wide, and each wing consisted of numerous subsidiary wings, thirty-six in total. They radiated holiness and light, and when they combined with the spatial powers of the Grand Emperor's Pagoda, it actually calmed the chaos of the surrounding space-time, and made Yang Qi feel as comfortable as a fish in water.
God Legion Paradise: A special domain for those who cultivate the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth technique. It is a pure land of utmost purity, which can never be broken, and will exist for all eternity.
Fists of the Halls of Heaven: It was another consummate martial discipline of the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth. He couldn't use it in the sixth Legendary transformation; he would have to wait until the Great Sage level for that. With this fist, he could somehow connect to the halls of heaven that the legion of gods inhabited. Power from the halls of heaven could be used to strike fear into the hearts of the horde of devils, and also, to eradicate worlds.
It could be considered invincible, and as such, a true godly-class energy art, something that vastly surpassed things like the Demi-Immortal Sage Magic from the Demi-Immortal Institute.
Hand of the One God: The universe, all aspects of space-time, all planes, all light, all darkness, all elements, everything that existed and didn’t exist, were in that hand. It was the final form of the Fist of the Halls of Heaven, the Hand of the One God.
It was a hand of mercy and a hand of destruction. It controlled the majesty of the legion of gods, and could bestow their glory. It could give life to all living things, and take it away. It could create planes with a mere thought. This was God, who surpassed heaven on high.
Jade-Emperor Profound-Welkin Exalted-Celestial God-Dao: The technique was originally owned by mother Yang Qi. She found it in the Hell of Gloom and Darkness. Holy mother handed technique to the clone of Yang Qi.
Eternal Heavenly Aria: A Heavenly Song of True Energy that would fill those who heard it with the most holy of auras.
Allies of Yang Qi would find their battle prowess increased as a result, whereas enemies would be greatly weakened. In fact, the song could eat away at longevity and reduce the level of an enemy’s true energy.
Wheel of Fate: What was fate? Luck. Natural Law. Everything. That was fate. And when the Wheel of Fate came into being, nothing could stop it. It could affect the luck and fate of anyone near it, and could also destroy anything the got in its way.
Wheel of Fate could change the course of life itself to negate all sorts of magical effects. It could change fate. In other words, once Yang Qi perfected the Wheel of Fate, he would be almost impossible to defeat.
Heaven and Earth Furnace: The upgraded form of the Hellfire Crucible. Hellfire Crucible, after absorbing enough power from the God and Devil Flowers, transformed into the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Furnace able to absorb the backlash and negate its strength
Flame of Hope: This a new transformation of the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth, an aspect of the Wheel of Fate. When used, Yang Qi turned into a brightly blazing fire, which covered a territory of several tens of kilometers. Oddly enough, the fire did not actually radiate heat and looked very much like a flower. In it there was an initial chaos, as well as a feeling of strong hope, which filled all those present with the expectation of the future. Yang Qi became a flower that only an ancient god should possess. It was hope embodied as a flower, a flower of fire, a flame of flowers.
Heaven-Devouring Good-Fortune Non-Existent-Gods Dao: Each of King Heaven-Devourer’s talismans contained some of his legacy, a godly-class energy art. However, that legacy would be impossible to cultivate with only a small amount of them. This energetic art existed before King Heaven-Devourer. With it, you can inhale the good fortune of heaven and earth, and draw on the abstruse secrets of primal-chaos magics. It's called the Heaven-Devouring Good-Fortune Non-Existent-Gods Dao. The Heaven-Devouring aspect refers to King Heaven-Devourer. Good-Fortune is the foundation of the art. And the Non-Existent-Gods refers to the absolute destruction of the legion of gods and the devouring of all the heavens!
Glad Tidings of the Lord: The turnings of the Wheel of Fate could alter a person’s fate. Words could become heavenly mandates. Speech could become reality. His enunciations could kill a person, depriving them of all their life and power. His utterances were nothing less than daoist magic.
Trivia[]
- His surname Yang means poplar tree, while Qi can mean extraordinary, astonishing, wonderful, etc.[1]