Redemption of a Born Demon

The moment they broke free from the Black Flame, they began suppressing the rampaging Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood within them. At the same time, they used their respective Secret Techniques to conceal their auras and sever Yi Beidou’s lock on them.

However, they soon discovered it was all for naught.

No matter what measures they took, they could always sense a ball of Black Flame in the periphery of their perception. And from within that Black Flame, a pair of tranquil eyes watched them.

It was like an inescapable fate.

"Impossible!!"

’This guy’s ability... it can actually bypass the protective aura of the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood to maintain a lock on us!’

The two of them felt a chill run down their spines.

Never before had they felt so helpless and terrified. They were mighty Sleepers, yet now they were like fish on a chopping block, powerlessly awaiting the butcher’s blade.

Yi Beidou scooped up Lotus’s bizarre-looking corpse from the ground. It was burned to a husk, with only the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood in its head remaining intact. He then went to rendezvous with Long Yichen and the others.

「A short time later, on the ground floor of Kunca Mansion.」

The four remaining leaders of the Five Divine Sealing Veins and numerous other Divine Sealers were waiting in the main hall. A few figures entered through the main doors and tossed three corpses onto the floor. The bodies were so grotesquely deformed they looked more like mythical creatures than humans.

"These three corpses, I’ll have to trouble you all to watch over them for now. Qian Yuan, you contact our people back home. Have them send someone to retrieve them for research as soon as possible."

Yi Beidou said to Meng Qianyuan.

"Yes, I understand, sir."

Meng Qianyuan nodded.

"Alright, this isn’t over yet. I can’t stop now. The hidden factions have quite a few Spiritual Talismans. If we give them time, they’ll likely join forces. I must ensure that we control more than half of the Spiritual Talismans."

Yi Beidou said to the Divine Sealing Leaders.

"Are you alright?"

Long Yichen asked. He knew using the Black Flame must come at a price. Otherwise, given Yi Beidou’s personality, he never would have stopped mid-battle.

"I still have enough energy. Besides, as long as I don’t give them time to band together, it’s a trivial matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Beidou vanished from the hall.

The hall fell silent.

The Five Vein Leaders glanced at one another, then at the three Sleeper corpses on the floor, their mouths agape.

"Shouldn’t... shouldn’t we be doing something?"

Nina of the Mystical Palace couldn’t help but speak up.

’Yi Beidou has handled everything himself. Doesn’t that make us all look completely useless?’

’We were supposed to be the main force in what’s practically a war. How did we get reduced to guarding corpses?’

"Hmm... You have a point. Why don’t we mobilize and try to retrieve at least one or two Spiritual Talismans ourselves?"

The gentlemanly Durand gave a dry cough in agreement.

’If we do nothing, we’ll be too ashamed to join the Donghua Group for the ruin exploration that follows.’

"Three of us will lead teams, and two will stay to guard the headquarters. If something were to happen here, and we failed to even protect these few corpses..."

Ditru sighed.

These were the corpses of three Sleepers, after all—their value was immeasurable. If the Ancient Ones were to seize them and take the time to perform Refinement on the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood, they could likely create new Sleepers.

If they all left, some hidden enemy might indeed launch a desperate assault on Kunca Mansion.

’If we can’t even guard a few corpses, how could we possibly face Yi Beidou again?’

The atmosphere in the hall grew even quieter, becoming downright eerie.

It was at this moment that all the Divine Sealers truly realized that a supreme individual, one who stood above all else, had appeared in the world.

He was an inconceivable miracle, set apart from all other life.