Redemption of a Born Demon

"What in the world..."

Long Yichen stood frozen in place, staring from a distance at the East King, who was coughing up blood.

The East King—an old monster who had existed for over two thousand years, the discoverer of Penglai Immortal Mountain, a Sleeper standing at the apex of the hidden world. He could be called one of the most supreme figures on the planet.

A figure of his stature would inevitably have come into contact with the God-Sealing Alliance over the long eons. The Alliance had recorded detailed information about his abilities, which was classified as top secret.

Therefore, he was well aware of how terrifying this man was.

He had inherited the majority of the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood from Penglai Immortal Mountain. The completeness of his Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood ranked among the very top of all the Sleepers.

This granted him unparalleled physical constitution. Combined with the terrifying regenerative power of the Penglai Immortal Technique, the beings and methods in this world capable of harming his physical body were few and far between.

The East King’s body was an object of envy even for other Sleepers. It was a form that was truly and extremely close to an Earth Immortal’s Daluo Body.

Putting himself in that position, if he were to fight the East King alone, even if he played all his trump cards, summoned the supreme Fruit Position from the Ancestor Realm, and ascended to the level of a Celestial Monarch, he would likely only be able to remain undefeated. Escaping with his life would already be a difficult feat.

As for injuring the East King? That would likely require at least two Celestial Monarchs descending to act, or for someone of his own caliber to sacrifice their life to fully bear a Celestial Monarch’s Fruit Position, allowing a Celestial Monarch to be revived in the mortal world.

But now, Yi Beidou, by his own power, had actually managed to injure the East King. This was simply inconceivable.

’Has this man not only shown promise, but actually broken through the limits of a mortal and touched the threshold of an Earth Immortal?’

’What on earth were those techniques and secret arts he just used?’

Although Long Yichen had access to a great deal of top-secret information, he was, after all, too young and lacked experience. It was difficult for him to perfectly match the data with the reality unfolding before him, leaving him unable to comprehend what Yi Beidou’s last move truly represented.

"A Sleeper is injured! Quick, pass the news to the masters!"

"Unbelievable. Is he really a pure mortal?"

"..."

The scouts from various hidden factions who had rushed to the scene were also shocked by what they had witnessed and scrambled to find ways to transmit the information.

「On the battlefield.」

DRIP! DRIP!

The East King stared down at his own palm, his expression dazed as blood trickled through the gaps between his fingers.

He was actually injured. He was bleeding.

What was even harder for him to accept was the sense of powerlessness and fear that had welled up inside him when facing Yi Beidou’s attack just now.

He found it difficult to even muster the will to resist.

After all, that power was the very thing he himself was pursuing.

However, Yi Beidou had no intention of giving him that much time to recover.

After all, given the nature of the Penglai Technique, if left alone for a while, the East King’s current injuries would completely heal.

When facing an expert who had mastered the Penglai Technique, the best method was to press the advantage, giving them no opportunity to catch their breath and deepening their wounds with relentless, successive attacks.

BANG!!

With a sound like the air itself shattering, Yi Beidou’s body appeared before the East King in an instant, moving at a speed that even a high-speed camera would struggle to capture.

BOOM!!

He struck out with another palm. Myriad Jade Silk Threads spread out, and a surging Demon Flame rolled forward like a tidal wave, pressing down on his opponent.

The intense circulation of Qi and blood in Yi Beidou’s body generated a fine mist, and the gravel on the ground was kicked up by his rapid movements.

A portion of this mist and dust was actually swept up and coalesced by the Jade Silk Threads, forming a tangible, solid mass.

This meant Yi Beidou’s palm strike was no longer just a palm strike.

High-level officials from various nations, watching through on-site camera feeds, saw a massive Hand Seal, over ten meters tall, condense into existence. It was seemingly solid, pushing a surging tide that engulfed the East King’s body.

BOOM!!

With a tremendous roar, the giant palm proved to be not an illusion but a real, physical object. The power unleashed by the strike kicked up boundless waves of Qi, sending ripples across the heavens and the earth, and causing all manner of flying vehicles to be swept up and shudder violently.

A figure shot out from the ripples. Its form was immense, like a giant from legend.

It was the East King!!

In mid-air, blood once again trickled from his mouth and nose. His internal organs felt as if they were being scorched by flames.

He hadn’t recovered from his previous injuries, and now he had been heavily wounded again. The damage was accumulating.

It was impossible to resist!!

’What in the world is this power?!’

However, this was only the beginning.

’Let’s see just how far I can take this,’ Yi Beidou thought.

The moment he sent the East King flying, he was already relentlessly channeling his power again. The majority of the Jade Silk Threads converged on his legs.

The flesh, blood, and fascia of his legs were immensely strengthened, like a fully drawn bowstring that was suddenly released.

At the same time, he spread another portion of the Jade Power outside his body. It formed a streamlined shape around him, like an unopened long-handled umbrella.

The next moment.

He burst forward!!

WHOOSH!!

With such a terrifying burst of speed, the crowd didn’t hear the deafening explosion from before. Instead, they heard a sound like a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier.

Then, the cameras captured a scene that shook everyone to their core, an utterly stunning sight.

A cone-shaped vapor shield appeared in front of Yi Beidou. His speed reached an unprecedented extreme, surpassing any recorded master or living being to date.

Everyone watched as the distance between the sprinting Yi Beidou and the still-airborne East King rapidly closed.

The attacker had actually caught up to the person he had just sent flying?!