‘This guy is very ambitious,’ Yang Qi thought. ‘He just wants to take over the House of God Ordainment, then use its destiny to help with these martial-god soldier-kings of his.’

“Oh respected Crown Prince,” Yang Qi said, “I'm embarrassed to say it, but if you want me to deal with Jadefall and take control of the Sage Monarch Society, then I’ll need a way to handle that purrling of hers. The Lord of the True Void once assessed it and found that it was beyond even him to deal with, so he backed down.”

“What?!” the crown prince replied.

Before Yang Qi could react, he was hit with a blast of lightning, knocking him to the ground.

“I know it won’t be an easy task,” the crown prince continued, “but don’t think you can make excuses around me. I’ll personally handle the purrling. You're already a Perfect God, so just do your job, and I’ll make sure you achieve your next breakthrough.”

“Your humble servant will abide by your commands, Crown Prince,” Yang Qi said, crawling to his feet. “You were right to punish me, and I’ll definitely think of a way to handle the situation.” Of course, inwardly, he was chuckling coldly.

“Very well, that’s much better.” the crown...