Redemption of a Born Demon

Just outside Penglai Pavilion, several figures were waiting.

Zhou Baiwei looked toward Penglai Pavilion, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"Mutong, she..."

Zhou Baiwei hesitated, stopping short.

"Life and death are ruled by fate. Now, I must leave Penglai Immortal Mountain."

Yi Beidou said calmly, but his words immediately drew everyone’s attention.

Given Yi Beidou’s current status and influence, his every move was watched by the world. His actions could even affect the global situation.

Relations between the East and the West had not been good recently.

Short of all-out war, every other method of conflict had already been employed. The relationship between the two sides was even worse than that between the two poles during the Cold War.

No leader, once accustomed to being on top, would willingly cede global authority to the other side.

But while the two great powers had not yet engaged in direct armed conflict, the fires of war had already begun to rage across the globe, creating a volatile and ever-changing situation.

It wasn’t just a war of conventional weapons; powerful Martial Artists were also beginning to make their mark in the struggle.

Assassinations, decapitation strikes, infiltration, destruction of key targets...

The main reason a large-scale war had not broken out was still Yi Beidou.

All the top leaders in the West feared Yi Beidou’s power.

He was powerful enough to completely change the course of a war.

In other words, as long as Yi Beidou remained within Donghua’s borders, things were manageable. But the moment he crossed the border, he would inevitably trigger intense turmoil worldwide.

"I’m going to the other side of the ocean to find a truth I have been seeking for a long time."

Yi Beidou’s Celestial Demon Sensing seemed to pick up on something as he gazed out at the endless horizon.

Everyone shuddered, their scalps tingling with apprehension.

The other side of the ocean... wasn’t that the Starry Sky Country, the nation with the most intense conflicts with Donghua?

It was hard to imagine what kind of storm Yi Beidou’s departure would unleash.

"Mr. Yi, perhaps you are unaware of the current global situation..."

Wang Chen immediately tried to persuade him.

If the situation really spiraled out of control and countless nuclear warheads were launched, there would be no winner in this world.

"Say no more. I can sense it all."

Yi Beidou looked up at the endless sky, seeming to see a long, surging river.

The waves in the river crashed and churned, a perfect reflection of the current state of the world.

"I will not hide my movements. I will walk across the sea, and all disputes shall fall upon me."

"You need not worry about the situation getting out of control. You don’t need to do anything. Just wait quietly for the result."

"I will bring order to this era."

As Yi Beidou’s voice faded, he took a step forward. A jade-colored Immortal Talisman appeared beneath his feet, and he was already in mid-air, walking away on the sky itself.

Everyone looked at each other, and could only sigh in helpless resignation.

They knew that once Yi Beidou made a decision, no one could change it.

"Report this as quickly as possible. The higher-ups need to prepare. The most explosive event since the beginning of globalization is probably about to happen."

Wang Chen sighed, his face a mask of wry bitterness.

A short time later, Yi Beidou left the vicinity of Penglai Immortal Mountain. He stopped walking on air and descended to the surface of the sea.

He tapped his foot lightly on the water, as casual as if he were out for a stroll. Yet, the sea surface in a ten-meter radius beneath his foot instantly formed a massive depression, and he himself had already flickered dozens of meters away.

Every step was the same. To Yi Beidou, the rolling, deep sea was like walking on flat ground.

Soon, he left the patrol range of the Donghua Fleet, then the East China Sea Territory, and entered international waters.

At this very moment, the international waters off the coast of Penglai Immortal Mountain were far from calm.

The nations of the world were well aware of the threat Yi Beidou posed. To obtain intelligence at the earliest possible moment, a large number of unmanned reconnaissance drones constantly patrolled the nearby international waters, and numerous satellite cameras perpetually scanned the area.

Today, their preparations finally paid off.

Within the borders of Goryeo, inside a secret Starry Sky Country base, countless screens in the monitoring hall flickered with blue light. A large number of Starry Sky Country soldiers and technicians were at their stations.

"Sir, we have an anomaly! A drone has detected a small, high-speed object on the sea surface. We can’t determine if it’s a marine animal!"

"We’re maneuvering the drone to a lower altitude to lock onto the target now."

"SHIT!! Target confirmed! It’s a person! A person is running on the surface of the sea!!"

A staff member suddenly shouted, grabbing everyone’s attention and causing an uproar.

An officer, who had been leisurely sipping coffee at his desk while flirtatiously texting a female soldier, heard the shout. His arm jerked, and the shaking cup spilled coffee all over him.

But he paid no mind to the coffee on his uniform. He didn’t even have time to exit the lock screen displaying a sexy photo the female soldier had just sent from the bathroom. He scrambled to his feet and ran over to the staff member’s station to check the monitor.

Sure enough, the monitor showed a person walking on the sea. Their gait was as casual as a stroll, but with each flicker, they would reappear dozens of meters away, almost as if frames had been dropped from the video feed.

Even under the high-speed camera, the figure was somewhat blurry, its specific identity impossible to discern.

"Quick! Immediately dispatch all nearby reconnaissance drones to the scene! And activate the satellite system for assisted identification! We must confirm the target’s identity!"

The officer barked his orders, then muttered to himself as if for reassurance, ’Maybe it’s not him. It could just be some Donghua Martial Artist.’

The entire monitoring hall burst into a flurry of activity. A large number of unmanned reconnaissance drones were rapidly redirected, capturing the target’s appearance from multiple angles.

A massive number of samples were fed into the system’s database for intelligent analysis. A calm, electronic voice then spoke words that sent a chill down everyone’s spine: "Target identity confirmed. Highest-level threat, Yi Beidou. Analysis of current vector indicates a 70% probability of North America as the destination. Based on the target’s currently observed speed, estimated time of arrival is approximately twelve hours."

"HOLY SHIT!!"

"What the hell are these Donghua People thinking? Do they really want a world war? Report this! Report it now!"

The officer’s breath caught in his throat. He clutched his head and screamed.

And because Yi Beidou made no attempt to hide his movements, the reconnaissance assets of other nations also began to detect him one by one.

Streams of intelligence reports rapidly landed on the desks of high-level officials around the world, triggering immense turmoil.

Donghua’s leadership was the first to receive the news. The entire leadership committee was already in a secret meeting to discuss how to respond.

"This Mr. Yi is far too arbitrary! His actions will have unforeseeable consequences!"

"Given the current state of relations between them and us, I’m afraid a war is inevitable."

"If it comes to that, it could very well trigger a global nuclear hot war. To keep what they believe is theirs, those people are capable of anything."

"What’s done is done, there’s no point dwelling on it. The focus now is, how should we help this Mr. Yi? How do we weather this global storm?"

"..."

A heated discussion broke out in the meeting.

"We don’t need to respond. We just need to remain silent and quietly wait for the outcome."

Old Minister Wei Cheng suddenly spoke, and the room instantly fell silent.

"But..."

Someone still wanted to argue, believing they couldn’t just do nothing.

"By not arguing, by not reacting, we avoid escalating the conflict and pushing the world into an irreversible abyss. Just do as Yi Beidou said. Let him handle everything."

Wei Cheng said calmly.

"To be honest, I think he’s out of control. His power is immense, but he has become a threat. Uncontrollable means a threat. That’s true for the West, and it’s true for us. No one knows what he’ll do next."

Someone suddenly interjected.

"So? What can you do about it? Just wait quietly. He is an existence that no person or organization can control. But he can control himself. He always knows what he is doing. And it is precisely because he is uncontrollable that he can bring new life to this era, and guide this age, which stands at a crossroads, onto a new path."

"Perhaps he has indeed become a threat to certain people. But I believe that for the common people, for all of humanity, and for this era, he will only be a force for good."

"Unless, of course, someone places their own interests in opposition to the people, to humanity, and to the era itself."

"The Destruction Killing Tribulation... the Destruction Killing Tribulation... I fear we are only now reaching its climax. But he is not destroying all living beings. He is destroying Evil Techniques, the Evil Demons and Heretics Dao, the decadent past, and backwards thinking. I advise you all to prepare yourselves. Welcome the new order and accept the new era, rather than being swept into the dustbin of history."

Wei Cheng’s gaze, full of profound meaning, swept across the small conference room.