Redemption of a Born Demon

Someone... walking in the sky?!

Hearing the student’s words, everyone shuddered and looked up at the sky again.

The green dot of light was closing the distance at a terrifying speed, and the crowd could finally make out its true form.

It was indeed a person running across the sky as if on solid ground. With every step, web-like, jade-colored patterns spread out from under his feet, resembling mystical ancient Talismans.

Walking on air—a feat of true Immortals from myths and legends—was now happening right before their eyes.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The figure had already arrived above them. They could even hear the booming sound of him stamping on the air. They could only watch, wide-eyed, as he shot past at a speed comparable to a missile and vanished into the distance.

"I think... that was Mr. Yi?"

"Who else could it be? Who else in this world can perform such a miraculous feat?"

"To completely break free from the shackles of gravity and walk freely high in the sky... Has Mr. Yi truly broken through to the Immortal Realm?"

"Incredible, absolutely incredible! Just witnessing this scene made the whole trip worthwhile!"

"..."

The crowd was overcome with excitement, especially the students from Kyoto Martial Arts University.

Someone had proven it was possible, which meant they had a chance to achieve it too.

The first person to make a breakthrough always has the hardest journey. As long as one such person appears, those who follow can avoid countless wrong turns.

Perhaps in the near future, they too would have the chance to reach this stage.

To walk on air, free and unrestrained—this has been the dream of countless cultivators since ancient times!

Yi Beidou had given them infinite confidence and hope.

At this moment, within Penglai Immortal Mountain, numerous Martial Artists and researchers were also looking up at the sky, crying out in amazement.

"Mr. Yi finally succeeded! It looks like there’s been a breakthrough in the Immortal Talisman technology."

"Did you see the patterns spreading from his feet? I heard it’s a nanometer-level energy pattern technology. I can’t imagine how a human brain could accomplish something like that, and in just half a year."

"It just goes to show how little we’ve tapped into the potential of the human brain. It’s the super quantum computer we’re born with, even surpassing our most advanced modern computer technology."

"I wonder how long Mr. Yi can maintain this state. His speed has already easily surpassed Mach 1, right? I wonder what his top speed is."

"He’s practically a humanoid Gundam. No matter how many times I see it, the potential of life is just unimaginable."

"..."

Everyone was buzzing with discussion. Although they were surprised, they weren’t shocked. After all, Yi Beidou had already conducted many void-walking experiments on the mountain peak recently.

It was just that he hadn’t fully mastered the Immortal Talisman’s structure, so not only was his movement unsteady, but he also couldn’t sustain it for long.

It seemed he had finally, truly broken through that threshold.

Deep within the Immortal Mountain, two slender figures also stopped to gaze into the distance.

It was Zhou Baiwei and Yang Mutong, the two women deeply entangled with Yi Beidou.

By now, Zhou Baiwei’s aura was completely different from before.

Her once slightly tan skin had become as fine and smooth as beautiful jade. Though her style of dress and appearance hadn’t changed much, the aura in her eyes was such that even a Martial Artist with profound cultivation would likely feel inadequate in her presence.

It was a sense of "nobility" and "majesty" that came from her very bones.

The Zhou Baiwei of today was an expert who had reached the Saint Realm.

This was something that probably not even the previous Yi Beidou could have anticipated.

Among the few people who followed him, Zhou Baiwei had the least talent. She wasn’t young, either, and had been so bogged down by worldly affairs that she had nearly abandoned her cultivation. If not for meeting Yi Beidou, she probably wouldn’t have even been qualified to set foot on Penglai Immortal Mountain.

Based on her original trajectory, Zhou Baiwei would have needed at least ten more years of arduous cultivation to have a chance at breaking through to the Saint Realm.

But during the East King’s attack on Penglai Immortal Mountain, when everyone else was stunned by his inhuman aura, only Zhou Baiwei had mustered the courage to throw a punch at him under that immense pressure.

It was the equivalent of a mortal body ascending the steps to slay a god, of reversing the natural order to strike down an Immortal.

Whether she succeeded or failed, her determination and courage in that moment had already transcended life and death.

At that time, Zhou Baiwei was gravely injured and near death from a casual blow by the East King. In the outside world, not even the most advanced medical technology could have saved her.

But she just so happened to be on Penglai Immortal Mountain. She had also broken through her mortal limits, ultimately allowing her to survive. It was a blessing in disguise, as she broke through into the Saint Realm.

It could only be described as fate.

Reaching the Saint Realm at the age of thirty.

Yang Mutong, standing beside Zhou Baiwei, hadn’t had such a great opportunity.

She cultivated diligently, pushing her potential to its absolute limit in the hopes of just catching a glimpse of Yi Beidou’s back. But she was too young, lacked experience, and hadn’t encountered the right opportunity. Now, she was still stuck at the Semi-Saint realm, at the peak of Soul Capturing and Soul Stealing.

Although she was already a standout among the younger generation, the gap between her and Yi Beidou was only growing wider.

Yang Mutong stared blankly at Yi Beidou’s figure as he walked on air and disappeared over the distant sea horizon, her fists clenching slightly.

’Mr. Yi can already ride the wind and suppress the world with his fists, but I’m still just an ant crawling on the ground.’

"Mutong, you’re too tense. That’s not good. You’re still young and have plenty of time. Opportunities can’t be forced. Being overly obsessed is actually counterproductive."