Redemption of a Born Demon

That is why they had to guard the secret of the Severed Communication, to prevent the Secret of the Earth Immortal from being discovered by the world.

But their understanding of themselves was likely flawed.

The Divine Sealers’ power did indeed originate from the Ancestor Realm. But the power of the Ancestor Realm was likely not some divine revelation or heavenly gift. Its source very likely came from a truly complete Earth Immortal!

This would absolutely subvert all speculation and understanding of history!

However, Yi Beidou had no time for such thoughts, as the seven-colored seal condensing on the finger was already shooting toward him.

At that speed, dodging was impossible. Yi Beidou was instantly struck by the seal.

The next moment, something terrifying happened.

Yi Beidou felt his consciousness, power, and physical body all collapsing inward. It was an utterly irresistible force, as if it intended to fuse his entire being into one, with no distinctions left.

No one could survive in such a state.

「In the real world.」

Yi Beidou’s body began to undergo a terrifying transformation, making the hair of everyone present stand on end.

CRACK! CRACK!!

A violent snapping of bones erupted from within Yi Beidou’s body. His proudly upright posture began to twist, his muscles gnarled and knotted. His facial expression contorted beyond his control as his bloodshot eyes bulged from their sockets. A blazing, seven-colored light burst forth from his eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth.

Then, his body began to contort and curl in on itself, quickly forming a sphere.

What was even more horrifying was that the crowd saw Yi Beidou’s flesh and blood—it was unclear whether it was dissolving or growing—gradually fusing together. His entire body seemed to be turning into a ball of flesh. A literal ball of flesh.

At that point, he would likely bear an extreme resemblance to the legendary Fierce Beast known as Chaos.

"What is going on?!"

Shock filled Zhou Qingchen’s eyes. Unsure of what was happening, she took a step forward. Forming a sword with her fingers, she was about to investigate Yi Beidou’s condition as a green light flashed.

"Don’t touch him! Or you might end up just like him!"

Nina cried out as a warning.

Zhou Qingchen’s outstretched fingers froze in mid-air. In truth, she hadn’t needed Nina’s warning; just getting close had sent an intense chill down her spine.

It proved Nina was right.

"What in the world happened?! What did you do to him?"

Zhou Qingchen demanded, her gaze as sharp as a sword as she faced Nina and the other Divine Sealers.

With incredibly grave expressions, Huang Tianhu and the others also stepped forward. They stood guard in front of the still-transforming ball of flesh that was Yi Beidou, confronting the Divine Sealers. The atmosphere instantly grew taut with tension.

"We didn’t do anything. He’s the one who invaded our Ancestor Realm. That’s a suicidal act. The Ancestor Realm is absolutely forbidden ground, the core of us Divine Sealers. Only we can connect with it, and only through a special ritual."

"Throughout history, many powerful individuals, including some of us Divine Sealers, have tried to explore the mysteries of the Ancestor Realm. But they all failed. They suffered all sorts of inexplicable backlashes, and not one of them has ever left the Ancestor Realm alive!"

Durand said with a grim expression. He hadn’t expected such a shocking accident. Yi Beidou was simply courting death.

From ancient times to the present, all who attempted to pry into the secrets of the Ancestor Realm perished, their souls scattering. Not one person had ever left the Ancestor Realm alive. The only one to leave "alive" was the Buddha from the Sumeru Realm. However, by that point, he could hardly be called a living person. His final self-awareness had disintegrated, completely replaced by the Wish Power of all living beings. No one knew what he had actually experienced inside the Ancestor Realm.

For this very reason, the secrets of the Ancestor Realm had never been revealed. Everything about its origin was merely speculation.

"Is there no other way?"

Meng Qianyuan asked, his face dark.

After hearing this explanation, the Donghua Group did not doubt the Divine Sealers’ words. This was indeed in keeping with Yi Beidou’s character, not some underhanded plot by the other party.

They had also heard of the mysteries of the Ancestor Realm. It was perfectly normal for Yi Beidou to take it upon himself to investigate.

"There’s nothing we can do. We can only see if he has the ability to escape this predicament on his own."

Ditru said in a low voice.

In a situation like this, even if they completely unleashed the Power of their Fruit Positions and staked their lives on it, they still might not be able to save Yi Beidou. Not unless three or more Divine Sealing Leaders did it at the same time.

But sacrificing three of their own to save Yi Beidou was out of the question, especially since this was a disaster of his own making.

The faces of the Donghua Group were dark and uncertain. On the ground, Yi Beidou’s condition was still deteriorating.

Most of his flesh had fused into a single mass, making his human form almost unrecognizable. He had turned completely into a ball of flesh. Even his Life Magnetic Field was starting to fade, as if it were merging into his body.

Faced with a situation that defied all reason, none of them had any idea what to do.

Everything was up to Yi Beidou himself.

Inside the Mystical Space, Yi Beidou had also become a sphere. His consciousness was growing increasingly hazy, his sense of self rapidly fading away.

’UNFETTERED!!’

At that moment, the furious roar thundered through the depths of his heart.

It was the cry from the depths of his soul from the countless tribulations he had endured when facing tests of utter annihilation. It was the resonance of his Dao’s completion upon his Ascension. It was also the embodiment of his lifelong pursuit of the pinnacle of the Martial Arts Dao.

His consciousness, on the verge of sinking into Chaos, regained a sliver of clarity.

’You think you can destroy me this easily?’

’Every calamity only aids my Cultivation!!’

With a single thought, Yi Beidou manipulated his Life Magnetic Field, manifesting all the powers at his disposal.

FWOOSH!!

The azure Demon Flame ignited. The Tribulation Star, formed from Tribulation Qi, appeared and plunged into the flames, instantly dyeing them crimson.

Next came the Jade Power. The Jade Power and the Demon Flame intertwined, and though they could combine to a certain degree, they had yet to truly fuse into one.

This was a step Yi Beidou had originally planned for the next stage of his development, but now seemed to present an opportunity.

At this moment, instead of resisting the terrifying Power of Chaos, he took the initiative and began to guide it.

He would use this very power of fusion to completely merge the Jade Power and the Demon Flame!!

The Jade Power originated from the Penglai Technique, from a Penglai Earth Immortal. No matter how strong it was, it was ultimately another’s Dao and Skill. Only by completely fusing it with his own abilities could it truly become his own and allow him to forge a new path!

’Life Energy could manifest as vitality, solidification, or reduction. So why couldn’t it take a form unique to Yi Beidou?’

HUMMM!!

Under Yi Beidou’s active guidance, the Jade Power and the blood-red Demon Flame tainted by Tribulation Qi gradually fused, drawing closer and closer until...

They became one!!

Cyan and deep red overlapped. The spectral manifestation of the magnetic field changed, revealing a color as black as ink-jade.

Black Flame! Demon Flame!!

The very moment the two powers fused at a deep level.

FWOOSH!!

The Black Flame seemed as if it could burn anything, and it immediately began to expand and spread outward.

The seven-colored light bursting from Yi Beidou, as well as the ambient seven-colored light of the environment, all seemed to become combustible fuel, feeding the flames and allowing them to grow rapidly.

Within this realm of the Chaos Seven-Color Light, the Black Flame had forcibly burned out a pocket of space for itself.

Yi Beidou’s own flesh began to burn with it, and the Power of Chaos from the seal was actually being consumed by the Black Flame.

Seizing the brief moment in which the Chaos Seven-Color Light was suppressed, Yi Beidou instantly withdrew his power and escaped the Ancestor Realm within the Mystical Palace.

But after Yi Beidou departed, the mass of Black Flame left behind before the gates of the Mystical Palace did not extinguish, even without his power to sustain it. It continued to burn, and the fire even attempted to spread outward.

The animated eyes of that Deity stared in the direction Yi Beidou had vanished, then gazed upon the burning Black Flame in silence.

"Has someone capable of escaping the Ancestor Realm appeared? Could it be he found their remains?" a neighboring Deity asked, its eyes shifting as it also stared at the mass of Black Flame.

"You were awakened too? He isn’t one who has devoured Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood. That person... he’s a mortal, through and through," the first Deity to awaken spoke softly.

"Interesting. He actually modified Penglai’s Jade Power. For a mortal to be capable of such a thing... perhaps the time we have been waiting for is about to arrive in this era?" another Deity on the other side spoke up.

"Is Zhou Yun the only one who hasn’t awakened?"

The three Deities’ gazes turned toward the last one.

Its gaze remained vacant, as if it were a clay statue.

"It seems his ’Divine Decline’ has grown more severe."

The three Deities fell silent for a moment.

Then, the animated light in the three Deities’ eyes gradually vanished, and the Mystical Palace seemed to fall once more into eternal silence.