Redemption of a Born Demon

Not a single one of those Sleepers still looked human.

And Yi Beidou, the one they surrounded, looked so utterly ordinary and weak in the face of these god-like monsters.

"Damn it! Five Sleepers are gathered in one place!"

"Yi Beidou actually pinpointed their location from afar. He’s too fast, I can’t catch up!"

The moment he sensed those auras erupt, Long Yichen’s expression turned grim.

Five Sleepers attacking at once with their full strength—the power was simply terrifying. He never imagined the "small matter" Yi Beidou had mentioned would be this astounding.

’Fighting five Sleepers alone? Is he insane? Even with that Black Flame, it’s probably impossible. The Black Flame isn’t invincible; at the very least, we Divine Sealing Leaders have ways to suppress it temporarily. That window of suppression would be more than enough time for Yi Beidou to be smashed to bits.’

"Five whole Sleepers!!"

The other four leaders stationed at Kunca Mansion jolted, their breath catching in their throats.

"Pioneer Group, Secret Technique Heaven, All the Sons... for five of them to gather in one place, what a massive scheme. And it looks like Yi Beidou is the only one confronting them?"

"What on earth is he trying to do? Does he think he’s an Earth Immortal?"

Within the city, other hidden Sleepers also looked on in astonishment, unable to comprehend Yi Beidou’s actions.

However, it all happened too suddenly for anyone to process; the first wave of Divine Powers had already been unleashed.

Yi Beidou was targeted by all manner of Divine Powers, yet his eyes remained as placid as an ancient well.

The Jade Power already covered his entire body, strengthening it to a terrifying degree. At the same time, the Black Flame Fire Seed between his brows throbbed, and the Demon Flame surrounding him grew as black as ink.

He stood his ground, knees slightly bent. Facing the charging King of the Wheel of Reincarnation and East King, he thrust both palms forward.

The Black Flame detonated, surging like a tide and bringing with it infinite terror and tribulation.

Destruction Technique... Slaughtering Tribulation!!

BOOM!!

The instant they collided, a dazzling light shot to the heavens. A terrifying, deafening explosion followed, and a cloud of smoke and dust blotted out everything. The shockwave blew the roofs off the surrounding buildings and severely damaged their structures.

The terrifying shockwave rippled through the entire city, scrambling everyone’s senses. Not even the other Sleepers could perceive what was actually happening.

Long Yichen and the others felt their hearts sink.

「After a brief silence.」

ROAR!!

A thunderous roar shook the Void, shattering the endless light and scattering the lingering smoke and dust.

Everyone saw the three-hundred-meter-tall giant clutching its hand and crying out in pain. On its palm, a mass of Black Flame burned furiously, spreading with incredible speed.

Furthermore, the injury was clearly not as simple as it appeared. The giant’s body was shrinking at a visible rate, and the experts throughout the city could sense its core aura falling into disarray.

The ground had caved in over a hundred-meter radius. Yi Beidou had been thrown back nearly twenty meters from his original spot. His body, like glazed jade, was covered in a dense web of cracks, and even his bones had fractured.

Even after comprehending the Power of Black Flame, he had yet to transcend the limits of a mortal body. Taking a direct hit from two Sleepers was bound to cause him damage.

But his expression remained completely calm. Inside his body, threads of Jade Power spread rapidly, stitching his wounds shut like needle and thread.

His opponents, on the other hand, were in far worse shape.

Fifty meters away, the King of the Wheel of Reincarnation, in his Saint King’s body, could barely remain standing. Black Flame crawled across his skin. More terrifying, however, was what was happening beneath it: it looked as if hundreds of tiny mice were scurrying about, his flesh rippling and undulating in a violent revolt.

Elsewhere, the East King was forced to one knee, blood streaming from his mouth and nose. The incredible regenerative ability of his Penglai Power seemed to have been drastically weakened, and his body also showed the same signs of his flesh being in revolt.

The remaining three had also been touched by the Black Flame during the exchange, and all of them were experiencing a similar phenomenon.

The Black Flame was a condensation of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and it burned all three. Anyone whose Essence, Qi, and Spirit were not in perfect, flawless unity would inevitably be affected by it.

The Sleepers’ bodies contained vast amounts of Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood. Although they had performed Refinement on it, this flesh and blood was ultimately not their own—it didn’t even originate from a single Earth Immortal’s body. How could it possibly be considered flawless?

They had always struggled to maintain the balance between their own flesh and blood and the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood. This was also one of the reasons the Sleepers were so reluctant to fight.

And now, the burning Black Flame was destroying that balance. The self-preservation instincts of the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood had been triggered, inciting a rebellion within their bodies.

In a way, the Black Flame was the bane of these imperfect beings.

"All the world’s techniques and paths shall be tested in this flame. The worthy are refined into true gold; the failures are reduced to ash."

"And you... do you measure up?"