Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 146 - 145: Two Arts Emerge, the God of Beidou Descends

VMMMM!

The magnetic field in the room vibrated. Starlight from Beidou seemed to materialize out of thin air within the enclosed space, illuminating Yi Beidou’s body.

This was the influence of the magnetic field scattered across Earth by the Beidou Seven Stars.

Yi Beidou didn’t take another step. Instead, he carefully sensed the changes within his body, feeling the power that came from the "God" of the stars.

He tried to guide this power into a deep resonance with his body, but he found it difficult to do so, even with the power of a single star from the Beidou constellation.

He was not a practitioner of Prayer Witchcraft and had not forged a Dharma Body suited to containing such a magnetic field. No matter how gifted he was, he couldn’t just cross that boundary.

In truth, if not for his Celestial Demon Body and overwhelming Evil Qi, coupled with his destiny’s intricate connection to Beidou, it would have been impossible for him to use a Celestial Fiend to aid a Human Fiend and perform the Celestial Slaughter Seven Stars technique.

How could the Divine Power of Nature be so easily mastered?

However, Yi Beidou had other methods.

His consciousness gathered at his chest. Evil Qi surged and his Life Magnetic Field shifted, as if a long needle was materializing inside him, right at the spot where the first needle of the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle would be placed.

A needle of True Intent could completely replace a physical one; its effects were even more potent.

After all, the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle was fundamentally a Dharma Gate that influenced the Life Magnetic Field. Using needles was merely one form of its expression.

As the needle fell into place, a node—a base, a fortress—seemed to form within his body.

Yi Beidou recalled Moncalis’s state during their battle. At the time, their True Intents had been entangled and their magnetic fields had clashed, leaving a deep impression on him.

He used this "fortress" inside him as a node, attempting to accept the Power of the Seven Stars on a deeper level.

It was like two countries of different sizes, geographies, and cultures, unable to communicate harmoniously.

But now, a "fortress" had been opened as a "trading port" for commerce and cultural exchange, which would drastically deepen the understanding and cooperation between them.

The Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle, acting as a "node," had successfully opened a channel for communication between Yi Beidou’s own Life Magnetic Field and the God of the Big Dipper.

Yi Beidou continued to experiment and adjust. About half an hour later, a change appeared on his body.

At the location of the first Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle on his chest, a blood-red spot the size of a longan fruit emerged.

Its form was strikingly similar to the blood-red "Sacred Mark" that had appeared on Moncalis.

This was a physical characteristic produced by the deep resonance between the natural magnetic field and a person’s Life Magnetic Field.

THUD!

At that moment, he took his second step.

The starlight in the room seemed to brighten. Another half an hour passed, and a second blood-red mark appeared on Yi Beidou’s chest.

Then came the third step, the fourth, the fifth...

More and more marks appeared on Yi Beidou’s chest.

Before long, the sixth mark emerged.

Now, the changes to Yi Beidou’s body were no longer as terrifying as before.

Previously, when six stars appeared together, his muscles would swell, his frame would shoot up, veins would bulge on his skin, and his eyes would turn crimson—his demonic form was fully revealed.

This outward appearance looked ferocious, but it was actually a sign that his body was approaching its limit. It was proof that his control over his own power was not yet pure, hardly worthy of the word "Free."

A Free Celestial Demon is inherently formless and shapeless.

But now, Yi Beidou’s frame only grew slightly taller. His swelling muscles had more definition, and his powerful aura made the roots of his hair stand on end. Aside from that, his appearance was no longer as ferocious as before; only the six blood-red marks on his chest were conspicuous.

This meant the limits of his body had been raised.

HUFF! PANT!

In this state, the force of his breath made the curtains in the room flutter and the hanging ornaments sway.

Yi Beidou attempted to take the Seventh Step, to achieve the state where the Seven Stars Appear Together.

However, half an hour passed, and he remained standing in place, motionless as a statue.

He did not take that final step.

Yi Beidou had a premonition. If he took the Seventh Step now, his body would definitely be damaged—perhaps even more severely than before.

Because at this moment, he was in deep resonance with the power of the God of the Big Dipper. His strength was greater, and correspondingly, the effect on his own body would be even more terrifying.

He still wasn’t confident he could perfectly control the state where the Seven Stars Appear Together.

Right now, the six True Intent Needles within him were like six fortresses, six "trading ports." They had certainly deepened his connection with the God of the Big Dipper.

But by the same token, a deepening of communication and understanding can often lead to "invasion" and "war."

The Power of Nature is immeasurably vast. Relative to the human body, the power of the God of the Big Dipper was the dominant party. If he took the Seventh Step, the Power of the Seven Stars would inevitably invade his body, battering and destroying it, and damaging his Life Magnetic Field.

To gain benefits from another party, communication and exchange are not enough. The most important thing is to have the power to act as a Protector.

It’s like a country that wants to profit from trade and become rich and powerful. Without sufficient military might, it will ultimately become a vassal to other nations, suffering from colonial invasion and the large-scale destruction of its social structure.

The principles of the world are all, in fact, closely intertwined.

’Since you want to invade my body, then I’ll use the Demon Flame to refine you!’

A blue-white flame flashed in Yi Beidou’s eyes, and the six True Intent Needles inside his body erupted with raging Demon Flame.

The Demon Flame refines the very fabric of the world, turning harm into benefit, and the Beidou Seven Stars were a part of that world.

With the support of the Demon Flame, everything changed. It was like having a powerful army within the fortress to suppress any troublemakers, turning ill-intentioned outsiders into law-abiding "good citizens."

A blue-white light from the Demon Flame flickered over the six blood-red marks on his skin.

Regulated by the two powerful Dharma Gates—the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle and the Demon Flame—Yi Beidou finally felt the rampaging Power of the Seven Stars within him being suppressed.

Now, Yi Beidou was confident he could perfectly take the Seventh Step.

BOOM!

He took the final step of the Celestial Slaughter Seven Stars.

This time, he resonated deeply with the power of the God of the Big Dipper. It could be said that he had now unleashed the full might of the Celestial Slaughter Seven Stars.

This Technique had finally reached the grand completion stage.

Inside the room, an ethereal starlight ignited, enveloping Yi Beidou’s body.

The magnetic field blazed, generating its own light.

BANG!

His body swelled slightly once more, but his overall appearance was no longer ferocious. Instead, he exuded an air of profound harmony and sanctity.

On his chest, the seventh blood-red mark appeared. The Beidou Seven Stars pattern was now complete, triggering a qualitative change.

A brilliant, silver-white starlight emerged from each of the marks.

Bathed in starlight, Yi Beidou’s frame was tall, his musculature perfect. His arms hung at his sides, filled with a suffocating, surging power, yet his eyes remained as placid as an ancient well.

His Evil Qi was monstrous, yet he was coolly serene. He held the authority over life and death, looking down upon all living beings.

The Beidou Seven Stars are the stars of death.

Divinity and Demon Nature intertwined. At this moment, Yi Beidou was like the God of the Big Dipper walking the earth.

He lifted his hand and gently clenched his fist, feeling an utterly terrifying power surging within him.

Meanwhile, the influence of Yi Beidou’s Seven Stars Appear Together was rapidly spreading throughout the hotel.

A young couple, tipsy after a few drinks, stumbled into their hotel room. The moment the door clicked shut, they fell upon each other like dry tinder to a flame.

Their passion was uncontrollable.

However, in the next moment, the two of them couldn’t help but shiver violently, their legs starting to tremble uncontrollably.

The alcohol wore off, and the fire of their passion was extinguished.

"Why is it so chilly in here? There isn’t something... unclean, is there?"

The woman looked around the empty room and said with a touch of fear, recalling some urban legends about haunted hotels.

"Maybe... maybe we should just go?"

the man couldn’t help but agree.

It wasn’t just this young couple. Throughout the hotel, guests on the three floors centered around Yi Beidou’s room all felt a bone-deep chill.

"Why is it so cold all of a sudden? The blanket isn’t helping. Should we turn on the heat?"

"Something feels wrong... why can’t I stand steady? I can’t stop shaking."

"..."

Many guests muttered to themselves.

This was the effect of "Deities walking the earth."

Next door to Yi Beidou’s room, Zhou Baiwei and Yang Mutong, who were sharing a room, both clearly sensed the abnormality next door and couldn’t help but exchange a look.

’Sir’s aura... it feels even more terrifying now.’

It had an unreachably high, aloof, and deadly quality that scorned all existence, inspiring an instinctual urge to worship.

「Inside the room.」

Yi Beidou calmly looked at his own palm, then suddenly thrust it forward.

The next moment—

BOOM!

The air in the room seemed to detonate in an instant, and a violent gale blasted every corner.

Ornaments were shaken loose, bedsheets flew into the air, and glasses and decorations scattered everywhere.

The gale, with nowhere else to go, slammed into the weakest point in the room: the window.

BANG!

The window pane exploded into powder with a deafening crack.

Fortunately, this was a relatively luxurious hotel, and there was a courtyard outside, so no passersby were harmed.

But such a huge commotion still startled Meng Qianyuan, Zhou Baiwei, and the others in the adjacent rooms. They hurried out of their rooms, exchanged a look, and knocked on Yi Beidou’s door.

"Sir, what happened?"

Meng Qianyuan asked.

"It’s nothing."

Yi Beidou’s voice quickly came from inside the room, and then the door clicked open.

He walked out, his expression as normal as ever.

The three of them couldn’t help but peek inside the room, only to see a scene of utter chaos.

It looked as if a huge battle had just taken place inside.

"Sir, this is..."

Meng Qianyuan asked, bewildered.

’Could someone have launched a night raid?’

"I threw a palm strike carelessly and didn’t control my strength. Help me get a new room. Deduct any compensation from my card."

Yi Beidou said, then walked out of the room.

He left the three of them staring at each other in stunned silence.

’He threw a single palm strike at empty air, with no opponent, and wrecked the room like this?!’

「At the same time.」

Outside the hotel, a black sedan was parked on the side of the road.

Following behind it were several other vehicles. The windows of some were rolled down, with camera equipment poking out, tracking the black sedan in front.

Soon, the door of the black sedan opened, and a tall, young white man stepped out.

Titan Ludric of the Starry Sky National Human Body School.

He looked toward the hotel where Yi Beidou’s group was staying. A smile touched the corner of his lips as he flipped his hand over, a letter appearing in his palm.

Derek was here on behalf of his school’s elders to deliver a written challenge.