Chapter 295: Chapter 231: Immortal Forbidden Technique, An Ancient’s Immeasurable Might (Part 2)

But even without being able to steal Yi Beidou’s perception, the Alchemist’s attacks were still blindingly fast. In his life-stealing state, his physical attributes had been unimaginably enhanced, so much so that even the current Yi Beidou felt he could barely keep up.

A palm strike flew forth, howling with wind and bursting with brilliant light.

Yi Beidou’s pupils constricted as he met the Alchemist’s attack with a palm strike of his own.

However...

BOOM!!

As their palms collided, the Alchemist’s speed and power were overwhelming. Yi Beidou hadn’t been able to fully channel his power into his Palm Technique, so he was completely suppressed.

As the shockwave erupted, Yi Beidou was sent flying backward like a cannonball. He soared for nearly twenty meters before rolling across the ground to abruptly regain his footing.

Cough!

He let out a slight cough, spitting up a mouthful of blood.

And this was while he was under the effects of Tribulation Star Possession, with the Second Layer of Reverse Chaos from his Celestial Demon Dissolution still active!

To be injured and cough up blood from a single exchange... The Alchemist’s physical power was simply unbelievable.

The Alchemist’s expression remained unchanged. He raised his palm and glanced at it, feeling the blood vessels burst and muscles tear within.

How could an explosion of power and a collision of that magnitude not damage his own body?

However, in the next instant, the Penglai Technique activated. Its terrifying regenerative power, capable of instantly reattaching severed limbs, healed his injuries completely.

Here, on Penglai Immortal Mountain, empowered by the Penglai Technique, he was invincible.

’This is bad! There isn’t a shred of a chance of winning!’

Seeing the outcome of the first exchange, Cheng Zhihong’s heart sank.

The power of these ancient beings was truly unfathomable.

Especially when fighting one in his own Secret Realm, a stronghold he had cultivated for years.

A bitter smile couldn’t help but form on his face.

SWOOSH!!

The Alchemist clearly had no intention of giving Yi Beidou time to recover. The moment his first attack landed, his figure flickered and, as if using the Shrinking Inches technique, he charged at Yi Beidou once more.

A fierce wind billowed out, carrying a pressure that felt like Tai Mountain itself was crashing down.

Yi Beidou’s pupils constricted, and the Life Magnetic Field within him abruptly shifted once more.

Celestial Demon Dissolution—Fourth Layer of Reverse Chaos!

This time, he seemed able to match the Alchemist’s movements as he fiercely threw out a palm strike.

Demon Body Palm Strike Asks the Heavens!

Celestial Demon Inquiry Dao!

This technique embodied a resilient, unyielding will. Fused with the Cyan Wood True Intent, it rooted him to the earth and held the wondrous power of Transforming Force!

Unleashed with his current Physical Ability and strength, his intent instantly connected heaven and earth. His Demon Body stood like a world tree, firmly rooted and unshakeable.

However...

BOOM!!

Another explosive palm strike sent Yi Beidou’s body lifting off the ground again. The immense force uprooted his towering Demon Body, forcing him to stagger back three steps.

Just as he stumbled back, the Alchemist’s figure flickered. As if using an Instant Teleportation Technique, he appeared at Yi Beidou’s side in the blink of an eye and drove a palm toward his ribs.

Reverse Chaos... Sixth Layer!! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Yi Beidou’s aura shifted once more. His current state was now the same peak state he had used to face Tanaka Shoukichi.

Tanaka Shoukichi was once hailed as the strongest in Asia’s Saint Realm. Yet even with extensive preparations and the use of a Forbidden Secret Technique, he had been unable to block a single one of Yi Beidou’s palm strikes in this state.

But this opponent was clearly on another level entirely compared to Tanaka Shoukichi.

The Immortal Forbidden Technique was truly otherworldly!

BOOM!!

Yi Beidou met the attack from his side, but even with the Sixth Layer of Reverse Chaos, the Alchemist’s palm sent him flying.

COUGH!!

Over ten meters away, Yi Beidou felt his organs shudder and once again coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Your Lifebound True Qi is already in disarray. If you push your power any further, you’ll lose control of your True Qi and die within moments. Still, to take three of my attacks while I’m in this state... you can be considered a great hero of our time."

The Alchemist’s tone was calm, but his thoughts were anything but.

’If I hadn’t used the Penglai Technique, those three attacks alone would have inflicted severe injuries on me.’

’And yet, this young man before me has not even been pushed to the limits of his own Forbidden Secret Technique.’

’If this wasn’t Penglai Immortal Mountain, if I hadn’t made all these preparations... if I had fought him back in Japan, I might be the one who’s a corpse by now.’

’A new generation of talent always emerges. To be so young and so powerful... he’s truly a terrifying figure.’

’But there are no ’what ifs’ in this world. Countless prodigies have been buried, yet I have remained undying for a millennium.’

’This will just be one more prodigy’s skeleton to add to the pile beneath my feet.’

"You’re terrifyingly strong, it’s true. But I haven’t reached my limit yet."

Yi Beidou straightened up. He held out his open palm, and from it, a blood-colored star began to rise.

The second Tribulation Star!!

He still had a second Tribulation Star sealed within his body!

The Tribulation Star flickered and then slammed violently into his body.

KILL! KILL! KILL!!

An intense Evil Qi and an ominous aura flooded his mind. The Reverse Tribulation Transformation Method drew Tribulation Qi into his body, but one’s spirit was inevitably affected by the tribulation’s power.

When he had used just one Tribulation Star, distracting thoughts had inevitably surfaced in Yi Beidou’s mind, and he’d had difficulty maintaining complete mastery over his thoughts. How could he possibly manage now that a second Tribulation Star had entered him?

BOOM!!

The Blood-Colored Demon Flame around him nearly solidified into amber. Yi Beidou’s chest heaved, and the air billowed with each breath. His pupils were now swirling with a blood-red light. The terrifying Evil Qi was so potent that even Cheng Zhihong, standing dozens of meters away, couldn’t help but step back.

He felt as if a demon lord of legend had just descended upon this place.

VMMMM!!

The reversed Life Magnetic Field within Yi Beidou’s body advanced another step, breaking past the limits of the Sixth Layer of Reverse Chaos.

Reverse Chaos... Seventh Layer!!

Normally, pushing beyond the Sixth Layer of Reverse Chaos meant the reversal of the Life Magnetic Field was irreversible. Once the state ended, the True Qi would run rampant, and the user would certainly die.

But with two Tribulation Stars possessing him, he had a source of external aid that forcibly elevated his body’s resilience. It allowed him to withstand this terrifying Secret Technique, preventing it from becoming a truly forbidden art that would kill him moments after use.

’He still had another move?!’

The Alchemist’s pupils contracted. His entire body shone, drawing down the light of the heavens like an Immortal on the verge of ascension. In stark contrast, Yi Beidou was wreathed in Blood Fire, his Evil Qi soaring to the heavens and his eyes shot through with crimson veins—a Celestial Demon descended upon the mortal realm.

Light and blood, saint and demon—the two formed an image of stark contrast.

’But it’s all in vain!’

BOOM!!

He charged at Yi Beidou once more. The Cave of the Five Thieves within him spun madly, devouring his Life Energy, but the Great Pill continuously supplied him with more. At the same time, the magnetic field of the Penglai Technique stimulated his body, creating a miraculous equilibrium.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

Their figures flickered and intertwined as the sickening sound of flesh impacting flesh echoed without end. Ruptured blood vessels from the violent exertion caused terrifying mists of blood to explode amidst the brilliant light.

Even in his state of Seventh Layer of Reverse Chaos, Yi Beidou was still being suppressed by the Alchemist, gradually falling into a disadvantage with each collision.

Wounds continuously opened up on his body, splattering blood everywhere. Each clash added to his injuries and fatigue.

He may have been a Descent Celestial Demon, but he was still a being of flesh and blood!

The Alchemist, in contrast, instantly recovered from any damage sustained in the collisions, remaining constantly at his peak.

The longer the battle dragged on, the greater the Alchemist’s advantage became.

The Seventh Layer of Reverse Chaos was still no match for the might of the Immortal Forbidden Technique!

’The outcome is already decided!’

Cheng Zhihong watched the terrifying exchange, his very soul trembling. He couldn’t possibly intervene in a battle of this level; he would only get in the way. And even if he turned to flee now, the Alchemist would undoubtedly hunt him down after dealing with Yi Beidou.

There was no way the Alchemist would let someone who had witnessed his trump cards leave alive.

The moment Yi Beidou fell would also be the moment he died.

"Tribulation... hit me even harder!!"

Amidst the relentless attacks, blood began to seep from every pore of Yi Beidou’s body. His face grew more savage, and even his voice had become utterly ferocious.

This moment of life and death was the perfect time for tribulation to descend!

A brilliant crimson light burst from Yi Beidou’s eyes, illuminating the space between heaven and earth as the Tribulation Qi blazed intensely.

Reverse Tribulation and Calamity could not only gather the tribulations of others, but it could also gather one’s own!

VMMMM!!

In the Void, a blood-red star condensed into existence.

A Tribulation Star!!

A third Tribulation Star!!

The moment this Tribulation Star formed, it slammed into Yi Beidou’s body.

BOOM!!

The Blood Fire Demon Flame seemed to come alive, becoming a physical manifestation of tribulation in the mortal world. Countless tendril-like threads shot out from it, wrapping around the Alchemist and forming a strange connection.

Yi Beidou’s eyes bulged, his face a savage mask and his hair standing on end in fury. His eyes were now completely crimson, and it seemed his Celestial Demon nature could no longer be suppressed.

The reverse flow of the magnetic field within him intensified once more.

Reverse Chaos... Eighth Layer!!

The Blood-Colored Demon Flame surged upward, enveloping the Alchemist’s body as if trying to sever his connection to Penglai Immortal Mountain.

For the first time, the Alchemist, who was in his Immortal Forbidden state, actually felt a sense of threat.

And just then...

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!!

The flesh all over the Alchemist’s body suddenly burst open. The Cave of the Five Thieves within him abruptly merged, forming a massive vortex that threatened to completely envelop his Life Magnetic Field.

Heaven-Stealing Furnace!

"The Heavenly Dao is flawed; I shall steal from it to refine a True Pill!"

Brilliant light erupted from his body, once again blasting away the Blood Fire Demon Flame. Simultaneously, he unleashed a palm strike at Yi Beidou.

A terrifying magnetic field converged in his palm, seemingly refining an Undying Immortal Pill.

Upon impact, the Immortal Pill exploded.

BOOM!!

Dust and smoke billowed out. Through the haze, Cheng Zhihong saw a figure sent flying backward.

’Is that... Yi Beidou?!’