Redemption of a Born Demon

"Since this is a spar, to avoid any ill will, how about we each use only a single technique?"

The gentle smile on Long Yichen’s face had completely vanished, replaced by a solemn and majestic air.

His eyes shone, and clad in Golden Armor with a Dragon Soul coiling around him, he looked like a supreme sovereign.

"Fine. Make your move."

Yi Beidou nodded slightly, a look of anticipation on his face.

"Watch yourself, Mr. Yi."

The moment his words faded, Long Yichen moved, his figure shooting toward Yi Beidou as if teleporting.

VMMMM!!

As he passed, his Dragon Essence vibrated, and combined with the shockwave from shattering the air, it created a stunning scene.

The air in the stadium roiled, creating ripples visible to the naked eye, like waves on an ocean. The vibrations were most intense around Long Yichen. There, golden light mixed with the turbulent air, undulating like individual dragon scales. In the space he crossed in that instant, the shimmering airflow seemed to coalesce into the body of a giant Golden Dragon.

A Golden Dragon soaring through the heavens, the Void its vast ocean!

The head of the Golden Dragon was, of course, Long Yichen himself. The dragon’s great maw was wide open, and within it, it held a ’Treasure Pearl.’ Golden light converged, layer upon layer, appearing exceptionally profound.

A Golden Dragon clutching a pearl!!

This was a common motif in the traditions of Donghua, yet now it was manifesting right here!

In truth, this ’Dragon Pearl’ was the most terrifying thing of all.

Long Yichen’s fingers were formed into a claw, the Dragon Pearl nestled in his palm. This was a terrifying technique where he gathered all the vibrational force from his body, converging his ’Dragon Essence’ into his palm.

Its name: the Breaking Technique Dragon Pearl!!

Yi Beidou’s eyes narrowed, and the hair on his arms stood on end. He felt an intense sense of threat from the ’Dragon Pearl’ in the center of Long Yichen’s draconic claw.

Ever since he had comprehended Jade Power, not even the East King had made him feel this threatened.

This meant that, in terms of sheer destructive power, Long Yichen’s technique right now was even stronger than the East King’s had been.

’He might not escape unscathed, even with his current physical durability.’

’But so what?’

A smile tugged at the corner of Yi Beidou’s mouth.

’The more dangerous it is, the more I have to face it head-on. Only then can I truly understand it.’

’With the Penglai Technique and Jade Power protecting me, there’s almost nothing in this world that can truly hurt me.’

BOOM!!

The Demon Flame erupted. Yi Beidou raised a single palm, which became enveloped in Jade Power until it resembled translucent, Beautiful Jade. He met Long Yichen’s attack head-on.

’So confident?’

Long Yichen’s eyes narrowed at the sight, but this was exactly what he’d hoped for.

’Dragon Essence is the most terrifying offensive power of the Five Divine Sealing Veins. Today, I’ll show Yi Beidou just how terrifying it is.’

’Besides, I have the Penglai Technique to protect me. As long as it’s not a grievous injury, I’m not afraid of taking some physical damage.’

WHAM!!

The dragon claw and the palm met. Despite the terrifying impact and Power, their limbs never actually made contact, locked in a stalemate in mid-air.

Between them hovered the brilliantly glowing golden Dragon Pearl, seeming not like an illusion but a tangible object.

CRACK!!

During the brief stalemate, Yi Beidou’s pupils constricted. He thought he heard the sound of something shattering.

Cracks had appeared on his palm, the one covered in Jade Power that resembled translucent jade. The cracks spread with incredible speed, crawling up his arm. On that side of his body, the special combat suit capable of withstanding massive explosions instantly disintegrated into dust and ash.

An intense, tingling numbness spread from his arm. The vibrations were so powerful they even deadened the terrifying pain that should have accompanied them.

Wherever the Dragon Essence’s waves reached, even someone with a body as powerful as Yi Beidou’s felt like they were losing control.

Any other Saint Realm expert would have had their entire arm explode into a mist of blood on contact.

’What terrifying vibrations!’

Even Yi Beidou was inwardly shaken.

He had tested the might of experts across the land and seen countless masters, but this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a terrifying technique.

The vibrations originated from deep within every cell. Layer upon layer of this force had been condensed and compressed with an incredibly subtle method, creating an attack that could seemingly destroy anything.

’This isn’t a vibration a human body can withstand. Not even my own body, reinforced with Jade Power, is enough.’

’My Jade Power hasn’t reached full mastery yet. I can only release a small thread of it, not enough to cover every inch of flesh and every cell in my body.’

’But Long Yichen... after using what must be the Celestial Monarch’s Descent, it’s clear every cell in his body has undergone some fundamental evolution.’

’Five layers!’

Yi Beidou sensed a total of five layers of Power within the Dragon Pearl. He had a feeling that this was perhaps Long Yichen’s limit, but it was definitely not the limit of the technique itself.

"His defenses were actually broken?!"

The expressions of Zhou Qingchen and the other spectators shifted. Yi Beidou’s body was incredibly powerful, yet it showed signs of damage the instant they clashed? That was something that even the world’s most powerful conventional weapons probably couldn’t achieve.

The Five Divine Sealing Veins truly possessed Divine Powers beyond imagination.

’A tricky technique, indeed... but...’

The surprise on Yi Beidou’s face was fleeting. He quickly composed himself, his expression returning to one of calm.

In that single instant, he had already found a way to counter his opponent’s technique.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Yi Beidou circulated his Jade Power, and instantly, countless Jade Silk Threads shot from his palm, rapidly coiling around the Dragon Pearl in Long Yichen’s grasp.