Redemption of a Born Demon
Chapter 298 - 233: The Ancient’s Fall, an Unknown Sound from the Sarcophagus
The Blood-Colored Demon Flame billowed to the heavens, as if a Bloodfire Throne was coalescing behind Yi Beidou.
Vicious, domineering, ominous, tyrannical...
All these auras intertwined.
RUMBLE!!
The phenomenon in the Sky began to change. The pristine, auspicious clouds, once swirling with a rosy luminescence, started to tremble violently. Spurred by a terrifying magnetic field, the water vapor within condensed, and the clouds grew increasingly dark and menacing.
The auspicious clouds transformed into dark, oppressive storm clouds. Only a single rosy ray, like a guiding light, persisted. But even its glow was suppressed, threatening to extinguish at any moment.
The terrifying pressure Yi Beidou radiated already surpassed Fangshi’s.
Not long ago, Fangshi had declared himself the sovereign of Penglai Mountain. Now, however, Yi Beidou seemed more deserving of that title.
This was the ultimate state of the Demon Body’s reverse activation: the Shiquan state.
’Just what is this...’
Cheng Zhihong was utterly speechless.
This was clearly Fangshi’s Secret Realm, the legendary Earth Immortal Ruins, yet its control had been seized by Yi Beidou, who hadn’t even been on the island for half an hour.
’Seizing control is one thing, but is the power he’s unleashing actually more terrifying than Fangshi’s?’
’Just what kind of monster has the world produced?!’
"Impossible! You must be a spent force! Are you just bluffing with some Forbidden Secret Technique? There’s no other way you could be this powerful!"
A crazed look crossed Fangshi’s face. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
He had lived for a thousand years, witnessed the endless changes of the mortal world, and understood its fundamental truths. He had considered his will unshakable, yet he couldn’t withstand the shock of this scene.
’Perhaps it would be easier to bear if I didn’t have a thousand years of Cultivation.’
’After all, if that were the case, standing before Yi Beidou wouldn’t make him feel as if his previous ten lives had all been for naught.’
"So what if you’ve stolen control? Do you understand the true nature of the Penglai Power? Do you know the best way to wield it?!"
Fangshi’s face twitched as he fought to suppress his crumbling composure.
’I haven’t lost yet!’
’So what if he controls the Penglai Power? Wielding it is not without a price.’
’Although one’s regenerative abilities are massively enhanced, each act of healing still consumes an immense amount of physical energy—even more than healing injuries normally.’
’For the same injury, healing with the Penglai Power consumes at least three times more physical energy than normal regeneration!’
’I took a Great Pill beforehand. It’s only by relying on the vast, continuous power it provides to replenish my physical energy that I’ve been able to last this long.’
’What does Yi Beidou have? Nothing. He can only rely on his own physical reserves.’
’And he’s likely still unaware of this property of the Penglai Power.’
’Let’s see who can outlast the other. This is my domain, after all!!’
SWOOSH!!
Fangshi’s figure blurred, shooting toward Yi Beidou at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. This time, however, he lacked the momentum for a head-on clash. Instead, he chose to leverage his immense speed, attempting to harry Yi Beidou from the periphery.
Five Thieves Technique!
’His Demon Flame seems to have an incredibly strong insulating effect, even shattering my Light Condensing Cause and Effect Curse in an instant. But at this point, I have to try everything.’
In the next moment, before Cheng Zhihong’s eyes, Fangshi’s figure split from one into three, then from three into nine.
Each body was incredibly realistic, so lifelike that even Cheng Zhihong’s Saint Perception couldn’t distinguish the true one from the illusions. Even the physical reactions—the impact of their feet on the ground, the force of their leaps—were utterly authentic.
This was the effect Fangshi achieved by using the Five Thieves Technique to "steal" concepts such as magnetic fields and consciousness.
"Hahaha, it seems the Ninja Dao of Japan has ties to you as well," Yi Beidou couldn’t help but laugh loudly.
This Cloning Technique was remarkably similar to the Clone Technique used by Divine Ninja Sen Dizang of Japan, a man he had killed in the past. This version was just more realistic—practically seamless.
However, that was only in the eyes of an ordinary Saint Realm expert.
’Before me now, the Demon Flame sees through all falsehoods!’
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!
The nine figures instantly converged on Yi Beidou, surrounding him from above, below, and all sides, leaving no blind spots.
BOOM!!
Yet Yi Beidou completely ignored the other eight figures. He turned toward the southeast and thrust out his palm.
BOOM!!
The Demon Flame, so dense it was almost tangible, came rolling in like a raging torrent, as if it had truly condensed into liquid.
Cruel, bloody, and ominous.
Destruction Killing Tribulation!!
The expression on that Fangshi’s face changed drastically. He threw out a palm to meet the attack, and the other eight figures instantly dissolved into nothing.
HUMMM!!
The Heaven-Stealing Furnace within him spun frantically, devouring his life essence and a vast amount of energy, condensing it all into a Golden Core that he held in his palm.
Heaven-Stealing Furnace!!
BOOM!!
A brilliant light exploded outward. However, this time, the terrifying energy bursting from the Golden Core in Fangshi’s palm was like a high-yield missile detonating in the middle of a vast ocean.
As powerful as the missile might be, it would still be swallowed by the boundless waves of that vast ocean.
CRACK! CRACKLE!
The horrifying sound of bones cracking and shattering echoed from Fangshi’s arm. For the first time since the fight began, his entire body was sent flying like a cannonball, tumbling several times across the ground before he managed to regain his footing.
PTUI!!
He sprayed a mouthful of crimson blood onto the ground. His intense body heat made it steam, a fine mist rising from the pool.