Redemption of a Born Demon

This, however, was no challenge for him.

BOOM!!

In an instant, the Life Magnetic Field within his body underwent an earth-shattering transformation. The Perfect State was abruptly canceled, and his reversed Life Magnetic Field snapped back to normal. But that wasn’t all. The very moment it corrected itself, Yi Beidou activated Celestial Demon Dissolution once more.

Reversing his Life Magnetic Field so many times was an extreme maneuver. If Yi Beidou hadn’t mobilized his Jade Power to staunchly guard his body, even he likely couldn’t have withstood such an abrupt transformation.

’This is...’

Durand’s pupils contracted, and the watch face behind his head trembled slightly. The change in Yi Beidou’s magnetic field had just exceeded the recording limits of the Divine Artifact he controlled.

Veins bulged on his forehead and blood trickled from his nostrils. He pushed the Divine Artifact’s function to its absolute limit, yet he still couldn’t regain control of Yi Beidou’s Life Magnetic Field.

Unless... he was willing to take that final step.

’This guy... what’s the difference between a maneuver like that and suicide?!’

’No, that’s not right. Yi Beidou didn’t die. On the contrary, he used that momentary explosion of power to completely break free from my control.’

A tall shadow shot toward him at a terrifying speed, and an overwhelming torrent of Demon Flame enveloped his body.

’What an incredible young man.’

A wry smile touched Durand’s lips. He had other means to evade Yi Beidou’s attack, but he chose not to use them.

The Pocket Watch’s function wasn’t limited to affecting his enemies; it could also be used on himself for "Time Acceleration," drastically boosting his reaction time and speed.

But there was no point. This wasn’t a fight to the death. The spar had reached its conclusion, and he had already lost. There was no need to struggle any longer.

Durand stood his ground, watching as a finger grew larger before his eyes, aimed for the spot between his brows. But when his opponent saw that he had given up resisting, the man withdrew his power and changed his approach. Instead of striking, he simply laid a hand on Durand’s shoulder.

It made for a more dignified conclusion.

"I appreciate you going easy on me."

Yi Beidou spoke calmly. With a light step and a flicker of his body, he returned to his original position.

His body was shrouded in Jade Power, giving it the appearance of glazed jade. The injuries sustained from reversing his magnetic field were being suppressed by his Jade-Power-reinforced body and were already healing rapidly.

The Divine Sealers present fell silent at the sight.

"It seems the times truly are changing."

Durand remarked with a sigh, shaking his head.

Then, the old gentleman turned to the giant and the beautiful woman. "Are either of you still interested in making a move?"

His and Ditru’s tests had proven that without resorting to their final trump cards, not a single one of the five of them could restrain Yi Beidou alone. It would likely take at least two, or even three of them working together, to even have a chance of suppressing him.

In other words, these one-on-one sparring sessions had become meaningless.

"Then let me be the one to bring this sparring to a close. As it happens, I’d like to test this Mr. Yi’s Jade Power and see just how far it can go."

Just then, the beautiful, smiling woman stepped forward and stood opposite Yi Beidou.

"Nina, you..."

Durand frowned slightly, communicating with the beautiful woman telepathically.

’You and I have never been able to truly master Immortal Power. This might be an opportunity for me. Our Mystical Palace specializes in studying all the Secret Powers of the world. If I can break his power down into Chaos, perhaps I can gain a deeper understanding of its principles.’

’Immortal Power hasn’t appeared in this world for a very long time.’

Nina sent in reply.

’You’re going to open the gate to the Ancestor Realm?’

Durand’s tone was grave as he replied.

’The times are advancing, and we must advance with them, no?’

Nina sent.

Durand fell silent.

"Mr. Yi, you’ll need to be careful," Nina said, her voice turning serious. "Even I have difficulty controlling the power of this next Technique."

VMMMM!!

The next moment, intricate, seven-colored patterns appeared on her skin. The patterns seemed to become tangible, spreading out from her body into the surrounding Void like a network of vines and spiderwebs.

Demon Flame burned in Yi Beidou’s eyes, allowing him to perceive the underlying nature of things. He saw that the mystery of Nina’s power ran deeper.

Her blood vessels, bones, nervous system, and even her Life Magnetic Field had all been modified by some kind of Divine Power, forming a complex, layered Array. When activated by her will, this Array unleashed its might, connecting with the natural magnetic field of the environment. It acted like a crowbar, prying loose an even greater, more immense power.

The Mystical Palace, one of the Five Divine Sealing Veins, practiced the Cultivation of the world’s many Secret Powers, mastering them through Array-based Divine Powers.

RUMBLE!!

The entire space around them began to tremble violently. A terrifying magnetic fluctuation generated immense pressure, causing the colors of all things to blur.

However, Nina didn’t use this force to attack Yi Beidou. Its true purpose, in fact, was to open a "door."

"Everyone, fall back!"

Durand bellowed the command, but he hardly needed to. The expressions of the other Divine Sealers had already contorted in alarm, and they were scrambling backward, leaving a wide, empty space between Yi Beidou and Nina.

They had sensed a trace of the Ancestor Realm’s aura.

The Ancestor Realm was the most important place of heritage for the Divine Sealers, as well as the world’s most mysterious secret realm within the Void. All of a Divine Sealer’s Fruit Positions came from the Ancestor Realm. It was a place that possessed power beyond the imagination of any living being.

Not even the Divine Sealers themselves could fathom its true mysteries. Even the supreme Sleepers risked complete annihilation, body and soul, if they rashly tried to connect with it.

It was, in a sense, a forbidden land.

’Just what kind of Divine Power is the leader of the Mystical Palace using?’

Yi Beidou faintly saw a door manifest within the Grand Array Nina had constructed. It was slowly creaking open, just a crack.

VMMMM!!

A dazzling, seven-colored light shot out from the crack, illuminating Yi Beidou’s body.

In that instant, Yi Beidou felt as if his entire being was collapsing. His flesh, his spirit, his magnetic field—everything felt as if it were being crushed together, losing all distinct characteristics and returning to a state of singularity.

FWOOSH!!

The Demon Flame blazed and his Jade Power spread, pushing back against the seven-colored divine light and allowing his condition to stabilize.

’What in the world is behind that door? This aura... it feels familiar. Is it the same feeling I had when I sparred with Long Yichen?’

Yi Beidou recalled the time he had used his Celestial Demon Sensing to trace the emptiness within Long Yichen’s body in an attempt to uncover the truth behind the Divine Sealers.

Compared to that previous experience, the aura from behind the door this time was far more tangible and distinct.

’The secret behind the Divine Sealers, is it? Perhaps this is my chance to get to the bottom of it. Let’s see just what’s hiding behind that door.’

A sharp glint flashed in Yi Beidou’s eyes as he instantly pushed all of his abilities to their absolute peak.

Perfect State, Tribulation Star Possession, Jade Power reinforcement, a throne of Demon Flame materializing behind him...

The crimson and azure Demon Flame split into countless fiery tendrils, forcibly resisting the all-consuming power of the seven-colored divine light as they surged toward Nina.

’He actually withstood the Chaos Seven-Color Light?!’

Nina’s pupils contracted. She was about to use a technique to counter Yi Beidou’s assault when she was caught completely off guard by what happened next.

The fiery tendrils weren’t targeting her. Their goal was the door that had opened within the Array Map behind her.

In an instant, Nina’s scalp went numb and the hair on her arms stood on end. She was far more panicked than she would have been if Yi Beidou had been attacking her directly.

"Don’t!! You’ll die!!"

Nina shrieked, desperately trying to stop him, but it was already too late.

With lightning speed, Yi Beidou’s fiery tendrils had already wrapped around the illusory door in the Void, stretching through the open crack and into the world beyond.

WHOOSH!!

This scene caused an uproar not only from Nina, but from all the other Divine Sealers as well. The expressions of the other four leaders turned exceptionally grim.

They never could have imagined that things would develop to this point.

It was common knowledge among the Divine Sealers: anyone who trespassed into the Ancestor Realm would die without fail!