Redemption of a Born Demon

Yi Beidou’s words were like a thunderclap erupting in the East King’s mind.

’The true Penglai Technique?’

That’s right. He was indeed the first person in recent ages to discover the ruins of Penglai Immortal Mountain, and he had obtained a large amount of complete Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood from it. But unlike Yi Beidou, he had never received guidance from the residual will within the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood.

The fact that he could reach his current level, even mastering the two separate powers of restoration and Disaster and Filth, was all thanks to relying on the instinctual abilities of the Penglai Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood within him. He had used that as a starting point to develop his own powers.

In other words, although he had gone through the Refinement of the Penglai Earth Immortal’s flesh and blood, he had never actually gained the true approval of the will within it.

Perhaps in the eyes of that will, the East King was nothing more than a thief, someone who had taken a shortcut—a practitioner of heretical methods.

After all, judging from the memory fragments, that legendary figure seemed to believe his own path wasn’t the righteous one, that he was merely a Fake Immortal. How much less would he think of someone who relied on his residual flesh and blood?

Forget guidance—the will within the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood had even been deliberately concealing things. Over the years, the East King had vaguely sensed something was amiss, but he could never quite grasp that flicker of insight.

It was precisely for this reason that the moment he saw Yi Beidou use the "Ningyu" Divine Power, he instantly recognized the ability for what it was: the very thing he desired.

But the more this was the case, the more violently it struck the East King’s heart.

It was just like back on Penglai Immortal Mountain, when Yi Beidou fought the Alchemist. The Alchemist had personally witnessed Yi Beidou forcibly seize the Immortal Mountain’s Power to use the Penglai Technique. This was even more intense than that.

’Why?!!’

’I was the first human to discover the ruins of Penglai Immortal Mountain! I was the one who obtained its most complete legacy! The vast majority of the Penglai Earth Immortal’s flesh and blood is inside *my* body! I’ve spent thousands of years comprehending and studying it!’

’So why does someone from the modern era, a man not even thirty years old who hasn’t been in contact with Penglai Immortal Mountain for more than a year at most, get to grasp the true Mystical Technique of the Penglai Immortal Technique? How can he, a mere mortal, fight me to this degree?!’

’Why?! Why?! Why?! WHY?!’

Confusion, jealousy, rage, terror—a storm of emotions detonated in the East King’s heart like a nuclear bomb.

Even a Daoxin cultivated over thousands of years could not withstand such a blast.

In an instant, the East King’s eyes turned bloodshot and his face twisted grotesquely. A terrifying fluctuation of power radiated from his body. His Five Thieves Technique seemed intent on draining the very heavens and earth, as all creation began to collapse in his direction.

His Earth Immortal Transformation had given him the form of a celestial being, a terrifying four-meter-tall physique, and now it seemed to be growing even larger.

The light bursting from his body grew increasingly brilliant, and the aircraft high in the Sky trembled violently.

He was pushing the power of his Earth Immortal Cells even further.

For the Ancient Ones who had condensed a Soul, they possessed special organs formed from Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood. However, the cost of operating these organs exceeded their bodies’ limits. Thus, to unleash the true power of their Soul, they had to enter a state of Full Immortal Soul Understanding, a state that also placed an immense burden on them.

But the Sleepers did not have this problem. A large part of their bodies had already been replaced by Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood, allowing them to freely use the power it granted. The only thing that truly burdened them was overcharging that power.

The East King was now rapidly approaching that state.

"It’s fake! Just some kind of Secret Technique! You’re delusional if you think you can disrupt my Daoxin with this! Watch as I use my Daluo Body to shatter all your pretenses! You will pay the price for deceiving me!!"

The East King let out a low roar and stomped forward, charging at Yi Beidou.

WHOOSH!!

Heaven and earth seemed to stretch and distort. A massive amount of the Power of Nature was seized by the East King’s Five Thieves Technique, while his own Power of Disaster and Filth was unleashed to its absolute limit.

This was the same powerful Technique the East King had used to shatter Yi Beidou’s Tribulation Star Break in their previous exchange.

Five Thieves Technique—Vast and Mighty!!

As if seizing the very creative power of the cosmos, its might was even greater than before.

「At the same time, on the other side.」

BOOM!!

A sonic boom echoed from a highland near the battlefield. Ripples of air spread out as a figure broke the sound barrier, coming to an abrupt halt on the ridge.

This person was none other than Long Yichen, one of the five leaders of the God-Sealing Alliance.

After sensing that Yi Beidou and the East King had begun to fight, Long Yichen had traveled at full speed. Now, he had finally reached a position where he could witness the battle firsthand.

"This is..."

What he saw before him sent a shock through his heart.

The East King now stood over four meters tall, like a celestial descending to the mortal world, having transcended the limits of the human race. The terrifying might erupting from his Vast and Mighty technique left Long Yichen breathless.

’Earth Immortal Transformation!!’

A state where Sleepers used the Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood in their bodies to transform beyond human limits, becoming like a creature from Myth.

Employing this state often meant that the Earth Immortal Power within the Sleeper was being pushed to an extremely high level.

For Yi Beidou, a mere mortal, to be able to push the East King this far was simply unbelievable.

But for that very reason, Yi Beidou’s situation was now even more dangerous. It was clear the East King was now truly intent on killing him.

Not long ago, he had sensed that after a violent clash between their two auras, Yi Beidou’s aura had wavered and receded dramatically, nearly on the verge of collapse.