Redemption of a Born Demon-Chapter 65: The 8-Armed Deva, Haughty in Stature and Word (Part 2)
BOOM!
Intense Evil Qi swept through the courtyard. The blast of energy knocked Mahesvara, who was standing nearby, off his feet. He collapsed onto the ground, his eyes wide with shock.
He never would have imagined that Yi Beidou would attack at the slightest disagreement, completely disregarding the shift in the situation!
A Saint Expert of Body Ascension was right in front of him, and the Siamese army had him surrounded. Wasn’t this man worried about his own safety at all?!
But they had no idea what kind of person Yi Beidou was. He was the type to yield to a soft approach but never to a hard one. If Mahesvara and the others had treated him with courtesy, Yi Beidou would naturally have returned the favor.
After all, he had trespassed in a foreign country and disturbed the peace. Although he had his reasons, he knew he was also in the wrong and was willing to offer an explanation.
But to think they could use force to make him submit was a grave mistake.
A Free Celestial Demon stands tall between heaven and earth. How could he ever bend his back?!
BOOM!
Yi Beidou stomped his foot on the ground, shattering the paving stones. In an instant, his figure was right in front of Bakagoo.
It wasn’t just Mahesvara; even Bakagoo himself and the Siamese soldiers surrounding the courtyard never expected Yi Beidou to attack so suddenly and ferociously.
The soldiers couldn’t even react before Yi Beidou was at Bakagoo’s side. If they were to open fire now, they would inevitably hit Bakagoo as well.
Utterly ferocious!
Bakagoo’s expression hardened. With a great shout, the muscles on his body didn’t bulge; instead, they seemed to contract.
His already thin frame now looked as if it were nothing but a skeleton, the striations of his muscles clearly visible, like steel wires.
However, this didn’t mean his strength had diminished. On the contrary, it made him an even more terrifying threat.
Celestial Net Nanda Body!
Bakagoo cultivated the Ancient Siamese Eight-Armed Fist. This Fist Technique did not focus on flesh and blood but on tempering the bones and tendons. It involved cruelly and repeatedly injuring the body to make the bones and fascia increasingly powerful, forging the practitioner’s form into a deadly weapon for combat.
And the Celestial Net Nanda Body he was now using was the ultimate expression of this Fist Technique.
His muscles compressed, clinging tightly to his bones like taut steel rebar, allowing every single movement to erupt with ferocious power.
BOOM!
Bakagoo launched a punch, smashing it into Yi Beidou’s palm, which was as wide as a cattail fan. There was a huge disparity in their physiques, yet Yi Beidou’s attack was stopped dead in its tracks.
An imprint of a fist even appeared on Yi Beidou’s palm.
Yi Beidou swung his palm again, concentrating murderous Evil Qi within it.
Destruction Killing Tribulation! 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
By now, the intensity of his True Intent was completely different from when he had first achieved Ascension.
Having comprehended three Martial Arts forms, the murderous Evil Qi within his Destruction Killing Tribulation was even more formidable than when he had faced Yue Ming.
The terrifying, murderous Evil Qi made Bakagoo’s pupils shrink, but in the next moment, his eyes changed.
They turned gray and empty, instantly losing all light.
Non-self, Meditation, Void!
This was the "Form of Non-Self"!
The Cultivation of the Eight-armed Fist Technique was an extremely painful process. Through years of self-destruction and tempering, Bakagoo had comprehended the True Intent of Meditation amidst the agony.
Form of Non-Self: abandon the self, and all becomes void. Pain naturally disappears, and inner demons vanish completely.
This was a method of extreme mental concentration. In this state, he could not attack enemies with his own True Intent, but it was also difficult for enemies to influence him with their True Intent and spirit.
All illusions and suffering, unseen, cease to exist!
Combined with the body forged by his Eight-Armed Fist, he surrendered the battle entirely to his well-honed physical instincts. This was Bakagoo’s strongest combat state.
SWISH SWISH SWISH!
Completely unaffected by Yi Beidou’s True Intent, his Dharma Body showed not the slightest hesitation. As his body twisted, he took the initiative and attacked Yi Beidou.
Arms, elbows, shoulders, knees...
Every part of his body was a deadly weapon, as if he had grown eight arms.
"Let’s see how many of my palms you can withstand!"
Yi Beidou’s eyes flashed like lightning, his wild hair flying. The enemy before him had stirred his fighting spirit, and he looked as if he had truly transformed into a Demon Lord descending upon the world.
He swung his palms again and again. The Evil Qi surged, wave after wave, like a rising ocean tide.
The tribulations were unending, each more difficult than the last!
The Evil Qi stacked up, each layer higher than the one before!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
It was as if hand grenades were constantly exploding throughout the courtyard. The collision of flesh and blood unleashed a heart-stopping power. The people in the tea room screamed and ducked for cover, not daring to watch any longer, terrified that a stray piece of flying rock might kill them.
Zhou Bailu squatted by the wall with her head in her hands, her face pale.
’How can people like this exist?! How can a human possibly be this strong?!’
Mahesvara had also been pulled away by his bodyguards to a corner. The surrounding soldiers, lacking orders, didn’t dare to open fire for fear of hitting the wrong person.
Bakagoo thought his arrival would serve as a bargaining chip and a deterrent. He never realized he was just handing Yi Beidou leverage.
Bakagoo had his Form of Non-Self, but the technique was not infallible. Under the assault of Yi Beidou’s ever-strengthening Destruction Killing Tribulation, his contained mind finally wavered.
The light returned to his pupils.
And the very instant that light returned was the moment terror descended.
A palm descended from the sky, growing larger and larger in his vision until it blotted out everything, shaking his very soul.
AARGH!
Bakagoo let out a low roar and thrust his arms upward as if to prop up the heavens.
BOOM!
The palm slammed down, and the very earth trembled. The bluestone tiles in the courtyard had completely vanished, revealing the dirt beneath. Bakagoo, taking the full force of the blow, was driven into the ground by Yi Beidou like a steel nail, his body buried up to his knees.
His arms, as strong as refined steel, went numb. The shockwave rattled his internal organs, and he couldn’t stop himself from spitting out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with utter shock.
Yi Beidou stood before him, looking down from above like an insurmountable mountain.
SNAP!
Yi Beidou’s fan-like hand clamped around Bakagoo’s neck, plucking him out of the ground like a radish. Then, concentrating murderous Evil Qi into his fingertips, he took advantage of the turmoil in Bakagoo’s qi and blood to strike several of his acupoints.
This was a technique from the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle. Now, Yi Beidou was using Evil Qi as the needles, Transforming Illusion into Reality. With this Soul Stealing method, even the qi and blood of a Saint Expert would be sealed for a time.
"You!"
Bakagoo’s eyes widened, but he couldn’t speak. He then squeezed his eyes shut and said loudly, "My skills were inferior. There’s nothing more to say. Kill me or cut me up, do as you please!"
"Great Master! We can talk about this! Please don’t harm Senior Bakagoo!"
Mahesvara’s face drained of color when he saw this.
A Saint Expert of Body Ascension was incredibly rare. Siam was just a small country; having one such person as its Protector was already a great fortune. If he were to fall at Yi Beidou’s hands, the loss would be far too great to bear.
"We are not mortal enemies. A small punishment for your offense will suffice. Considering your difficult path of Cultivation, I will spare your life."
"I am not a bloodthirsty person and don’t wish to get entangled with these common folk. You’ll serve as my hostage for the journey. Once we reach the border of Donghua, I will let you go,"
Yi Beidou said.
