Redemption of a Born Demon

The location of the trio from Abyss Court and the Original Vein.

"What the hell is going on? Is this the work of those people from the God-Sealing Alliance? This doesn’t seem like a technique they’re capable of!"

Kuangsha and the Golden City Lord’s expressions were grim and uncertain.

But beside them, the Spirit Summoner, Kada, had an excited look on his face, his body trembling slightly with exhilaration.

"I hear the ’climax’ of the ’era.’ I really came to the right place this time. Innate, he might be the one you’re looking for."

The Spirit Summoner, Kada, spoke in a mumble, a voice like sleep-talk that was inaudible to ordinary people.

Atop a certain high-rise.

Gazing at the magnificent Black Flame spreading across the sky, the smile on Devi’s face vanished.

"Yi Beidou... It’s Yi Beidou! He’s improved again! What in the world is this power!!"

Devi murmured to himself.

Every time he thought he’d caught up, he’d find that the man was already far ahead of him.

This time, he couldn’t even begin to comprehend how one could attain such power.

In another corner of the city.

A tall, plain-looking man gazed at the sky.

He was one of Beretta’s "avatars," faithfully playing the role of an observer.

’This power seems fundamentally different from that Jade Power I saw before. Its terrifying, infinite nature is beyond my comprehension, beyond the creative potential of any knowledge system I possess. What in the world is it?’

This time, even the smile on Beretta’s face had faded.

He, a researcher and an observer, had a living specimen and its data right in front of him, yet he couldn’t make sense of it.

That quality... it burned everything. It could potentially spread across the globe, even into space.

’Is this truly a power that a human can master?’

"Disregarding his physical body and life essence, his comprehension and Realm of power are already comparable to a true Earth Immortal."

"Leave. Nothing can escape this calamity. If that Black Flame envelops you, even if this is just an avatar and your main body is thousands of miles away, you will not escape his tracking, no matter what methods you use."

"The situation in the Mediterranean Sea is settled. In this world, as long as the Earth Immortals don’t intervene, I’m afraid only those few entities hidden in the deepest recesses of the world have any chance of contending with him."

A voice echoed in Beretta’s mind.

As the voice faded, it grew distant, as if it had already departed from the area.

Hearing this, Beretta faltered for a moment. He took one last deep look at the Black Flame spreading across the sky, then had his avatar turn and leave.

By now, the Black Flame’s reach had exceeded thirteen kilometers, covering nearly half the city.

Meanwhile, the hidden entities who had been observing also sensed that something was wrong.

Faintly, beneath the blanket of Black Flame, countless blood-red threads were gradually taking shape, winding their way toward them and every other living creature in the vicinity.

Ominous. Bloody. Cruel.

These were the threads of calamity!

"This is bad!"

Lotus’s expression changed slightly. The others reacted just as quickly, immediately channeling their respective Divine Powers.

Surges of arcane power shot out, severing the blood-red threads before they could entangle them.

With the power of the Sleepers, hiding themselves was not a difficult task.

But this time was different.

The severed threads quickly regenerated, seemingly without end.

Lotus and the others immediately understood.

The source of the blood-red threads was the Black Flame in the sky. As long as the Black Flame burned, the threads would be inexhaustible, impossible to completely sever.

In other words, everything beneath the Black Flame was a domain of calamity.

It was too late for Lotus and the others to retreat. They unleashed various Divine Powers to sever the blood-red threads, but the more they cut, the more threads appeared. In the end, they were entangled all the same.

The instant the blood-red threads made contact...

...in a trance, they saw a pair of eyes.

Calm and indifferent, like a bottomless abyss, with black Demon Flame burning within them.

They had been "seen."

Atop Kunca Mansion.

In Yi Beidou’s eyes, beneath the Demon Flame, dense blood-red threads connected all living beings. The thickness of these threads, however, varied according to each creature’s strength.

The threads on ordinary people were nearly invisible to the naked eye, but those on the Sleepers were as thick as iron chains.

"Found you."

Yi Beidou murmured. Within his sight, nearly ten calamity threads belonging to Sleepers had appeared. He now knew their precise locations.

Now, he fixed his gaze on a specific spot in the city.

There, five calamity threads, each as thick as an iron chain, were clustered together, clearly visible.

And among them, he sensed a few familiar auras.

"Everyone, I’m going to take care of a small matter. There’s no need to follow me."

Yi Beidou said to the group gathered on the rooftop.

Then, with a tap of his foot, his figure vanished like a phantom, heading straight for his destination.

"This..."

The Five Divine Sect Leaders exchanged glances, unsure of what Yi Beidou was about to do.

But it surely wasn’t as simple as the "small matter" he’d described.

If it were truly a small matter, why create such a massive spectacle in the sky?

"Let’s go. We’ll follow him and see."

With a tap of his foot, Zhou Qingchen transformed into a streak of cyan light and gave chase. The other five Donghua Martial Artists were not far behind.

"This..."

The expressions of the Five Divine Sect Leaders shifted. Their status was special; they had to guard the Spiritual Talisman. They couldn’t just leave whenever they wanted.

"I will go take a look. The rest of you can remain here and guard our base."

Long Yichen said in a low voice. Before the others could reply, he was already chasing after Yi Beidou’s group.

The other four were too late to stop him and could only watch as the group departed.

’Still, with Yi Beidou around, there shouldn’t be any danger, right?’

’Probably...’

A seed of worry remained in their hearts. After all, the number of Sleepers in the city was likely staggering.

「Elsewhere.」

The hairs on the bodies of Lotus and her companions stood on end. They, too, sensed the auras of Yi Beidou and his group rapidly approaching.

"He’s found us and locked onto our auras. Shaking him off won’t be easy."

The East King said in a low voice.

"Yi Beidou is coming, along with a few Donghua Martial Artists. They’re no threat. As for the others... only one of the Five Divine Sect Leaders is here, with four still at Kunca Mansion. The one who came... is it the General from the Divine General Mansion?"

Lotus sensed their auras and quickly identified the approaching figures.

"Yi Beidou and the Divine General Mansion’s General? Only two top-tier fighters. This deviates from our original plan, but... it might be an opportunity."

A divine light flared in the eyes of the King of the Wheel of Reincarnation.

"Though not the ideal leader for the Realm of Rebirth, the Divine General Mansion is a fine choice. Better yet, we have Yi Beidou as well. If we can capture both of them, the outcome will be even more perfect than our original plan."

The Lady of the Three Yins’s expression was calm.

"The risks are enormous. That Black Flame in the sky says it all. That young man will be anything but an easy opponent."

Huaqing Immortal’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"How will we know if we don’t try? We five have each weathered a millennium to stand at the pinnacle of this world. Are we to shrink back in fear from a mere two opponents? We’d be a laughingstock!"

The King of the Wheel of Reincarnation snarled.

"It’s worth a try. Everyone, get ready. We’re aiming for a quick victory. Hold nothing back. We must take one of them down with our first strike."

"Our target is Yi Beidou. That Black Flame gives me a bad feeling. We must eliminate him first. We can deal with the Divine General Mansion’s General later. Once Yi Beidou’s lock on us is broken, we can resume our original plan."

Lotus made the call, finalizing their battle plan.

The others nodded in agreement with Lotus’s judgment.

Just as they concluded their discussion...

BOOM!!

A terrifying pressure descended from above.

The five looked up. Atop a nearby building stood a figure with his arms crossed, looking down on them. His gaze was calm, yet it held a domineering arrogance that seemed capable of suppressing all creation.

Black Flame roiled around him. A wisp of a black Fire Seed hovered between his brows, like a fiery sigil.

Overhead, a boundless expanse of Black Flame blotted out the sky, so thick that not even a sliver of sunlight could pierce it.

At this moment, the words "doom is at hand" seemed to materialize before their very eyes.