Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 166 - 161: Each Displays Their Divine Power — How Dare They Come Without Their True Bodies (Part 2)

This Flying Sword Technique was quite extraordinary. It seemed to have incorporated the essence of the Soldier Technique. After leaving the body, the magnetic field wasn’t dispersed; instead, it condensed into a single, stable structure, just like a real, sharp sword.

Not only that, but it also gathered all the advantages of True Qi from a Life Magnetic Field.

As an illusory object with no weight, its speed was naturally pushed to the absolute limit.

To put it bluntly, even if Yi Beidou could catch bullets with his bare hands, he couldn’t rely on his Body Technique to evade this Flying Sword’s attack.

Furthermore, Cyan Sword’s experience in Magical Combat was immense, and he had targeted the precise instant of the clash between Yi Beidou and the White Elephant Lord, during their momentary stalemate.

Cyan Sword, hailing from East Asia, was the reincarnation of an ancient Sword Immortal who had undergone Corpse Dissolution.

Extremely few people were qualified for the Cultivation of the Flying Sword Technique. The method was exceedingly difficult, and the cost to use it was immense. Naturally, the power it produced was incomparably domineering.

The sword-shaped radiance left his body, tearing through space in the blink of an eye and appearing before Yi Beidou.

It was completely unavoidable!!

Yi Beidou’s pupils instantly constricted to pinpricks. He finally understood where the intense feeling of threat from this man came from.

’Burning his life, sacrificing his flesh and blood, all just to drastically compress his own Life Magnetic Field and form this one Flying Sword.’

BOOM!!

In that instant, the Flying Sword was upon him. Unable to dodge, the Demon Flame and the light of the Beidou Seven Stars on Yi Beidou’s body erupted, and his Life Magnetic Field surged to its absolute peak.

CRACKLE!!

The Flying Sword clashed with the Demon Flame. The Heaven-Devouring power within the Demon Flame tried to burn and achieve Refinement on it, causing the Flying Sword’s light to dim rapidly.

But the Flying Sword was, after all, an ultimate Secret Technique activated by Cyan Sword’s sacrifice of his own flesh and blood. The condensation of its magnetic field was unimaginable; even the Demon Flame couldn’t completely nullify it.

SWOOSH!!

In the end, the Flying Sword still broke through the Demon Flame’s obstruction, instantly piercing through Yi Beidou’s chest and exiting from his back.

Then, as if it had exhausted all its power, it abruptly disintegrated in mid-air.

There was no wound on Yi Beidou’s chest, but his entire aura rapidly wavered and receded.

In the Sky, the light of the Beidou Seven Stars flickered unsteadily. The towering Demon Flame shrank back to Yi Beidou’s side, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

This Flying Sword was a condensation of incandescent magnetic fields, designed specifically to sever a person’s Life Magnetic Field.

Even if a Soul-Seizing Martial Artist were struck by it, they would die instantly from multi-organ failure caused by the destruction of their Life Magnetic Field.

Even for a Saint Expert, being pierced by this sword could have more severe consequences than being run through by a real one; it could even be life-threatening.

Such was the domineering power of a Sword Immortal’s technique.

’A success.’

Cyan Sword’s expression was calm, not surprised. This outcome was within his expectations.

Meanwhile, the White Elephant Lord on the other side would not let this opportunity pass.

With Yi Beidou’s Life Magnetic Field unstable and his strength receding, it was the perfect moment to press the advantage.

THUD!!

He completely ignored his exploded arm, stomped his foot, and shot toward Yi Beidou, Emitting Force with his remaining palm to launch another attack.

「At the same time.」

Devi was enveloped by the shadows at the Black Earl’s feet, and he instantly felt as if he had entered another world.

The surrounding scenery was reduced to only four colors—black, white, gray, and red. Everything was twisted and chaotic, taking on a bizarre appearance, as if he had fallen into the "Demon Abyss" of Western legend.

But the biggest change wasn’t the scenery; the images reflected in the brain were merely influenced by the changes in the surrounding natural magnetic field.

Devi could clearly feel that the surrounding magnetic environment had completely changed, with all sorts of magnetic information becoming distorted and strange.

If a Saint Expert like Yuri, who drew power from a close connection to the natural magnetic field, were in this environment, their connection to nature would become much more difficult.

Furthermore, even one’s own emitted Life Magnetic Field would be continuously eroded by this Dharma Realm, becoming distorted, mutated, and difficult to control.

It was like a space where fundamental laws like gravity and inertia had changed, causing a martial arts expert’s strength to drop dramatically.

’This is a "Realm".’

"Fallen Angels?"

Looking at the Black Earl, whose appearance had become utterly terrifying after using some sort of Secret Technique, Devi seemed to have already guessed his identity.

"You’ve got a sharp eye. I don’t care what your purpose is, but until this is all over, you can keep an old man like me company here in this ’Abyss of Corruption’."

"And one more thing I must remind you of: you’d best leave as soon as possible. Nine Saint Realm experts from Donghua are approaching. This body of ours will die here after our business is concluded, but you won’t be able to get away so easily."

"You should understand that, given your identity, those Donghua Experts will never believe you’re here to help. Why take on such a thankless task?"

the Black Earl said faintly.

"There are some things you cannot possibly understand. You’re nothing but old relics that should have rotted away in history, failures who challenged the limits of humanity in the ’present world’ only to fail and are now forced to barely cling to life. If your true self were here, you might be qualified to speak with me. But a mere incarnation thinks it can trap me?"

Devi said nonchalantly.

Just then, Devi’s expression shifted slightly as he sensed Yi Beidou’s aura receding.

"You’re out of time. Things are going even more smoothly than I imagined."

A smile touched the corners of the Black Earl’s lips.

"You’re right. I don’t have time to waste talking nonsense with you here."

In the next moment, a light as profound as the vast sky flashed in Devi’s azure eyes. His golden hair stood on end as he violently threw a punch forward.

BOOM!!

In that instant, the Black Earl’s smile froze on his face.

He felt an incredibly dazzling and incandescent light burst forth from Devi’s body. The terrifying brightness was impossible to describe.

It filled everything, illuminated everything, and melted everything.

It was hard to imagine a single person could erupt with such terrifying magnetic energy.

This didn’t seem human. It was like some natural phenomenon, some great power of heaven and earth.

At that moment, a distant memory flashed through the Black Earl’s mind.

He was an ancient Fallen Angel and once had deep connections to the Church Court. Back when he was with the Church Court, he had personally witnessed "God."

That was a miracle born from the convergence of countless human beliefs and consciousness, which had merged with some immense magnetic field in the great unseen.

Back then, the light of God had been as dazzling as this young man’s before him now.

His Abyss of Corruption was like darkness meeting light, like ice and snow meeting lava. Under the radiance of the light, it rapidly melted away.

The Abyss of Corruption was shattered in an instant.

This Realm was already the limit of this body. Now, assaulted by such an intense magnetic field, it suffered a powerful backlash.

His eyes were instantly blinded, and thick blood flowed from his seven orifices. The surface of his body, which already showed signs of decay, now bore marks of severe burns.

The Black Earl stood frozen in place, then felt a hand grip his neck.

CRACK!!

The hand squeezed violently, crushing his neck.

The Black Earl’s lips quivered slightly, but no sound came out.

He wanted to ask what kind of Technique this was.

Unfortunately, the consciousness within this incarnation would never get an answer.

But Devi’s gaze wasn’t on the Black Earl at all; it was fixed on Yi Beidou’s position.

At that moment, Yi Beidou had just been pierced by the Flying Sword Technique. His aura had fallen and his Demon Flame had retracted. The one-armed White Elephant Lord was attacking him and had already arrived right in front of him.

Just as both the White Elephant Lord and Cyan Sword thought Yi Beidou was severely weakened...

HUMMM!!

Overlapping layers of Demon Sound rang out from Yi Beidou’s body, instantly shaking the Void.

WHOOSH!!

The terrifying Demon Flame erupted once more, and the light of the Beidou Seven Stars in the Sky regained its incandescence.

Yi Beidou shot his head up, his eyes sharp and fierce.

BOOM!!

He struck out with a palm once again, meeting the White Elephant Lord’s attack.

His terrifying True Intent and Physical Ability seemed to be virtually unchanged from before.

SPURT!!

This time, how could the already heavily injured White Elephant Lord possibly withstand Yi Beidou’s attack?

He violently spat out a mouthful of blood and tumbled across the ground like a ragdoll, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.

Seeing this, Cyan Sword’s pupils contracted instantly.

’My Flying Sword clearly passed through his body, yet he’s barely injured?!’

"What a pity. You only had one sword. If you could have summoned four or five Flying Swords to attack together, it might have actually been a bit tricky,"

Yi Beidou said faintly, shrouded in starlight and Demon Flame as he walked toward Cyan Sword step by step.

The Flying Sword just now had indeed posed a threat to him, but it was far from fatal.

In his state of Seven Stars Appear Together, his Demon Flame was incredibly powerful. It was already difficult for a magnetic field attack like that to pierce its defenses. By the time the Flying Sword broke through the Demon Flame, it had already spent most of its power.

Furthermore, his own Life Magnetic Field was incredibly firm, having been gradually forged like an iron plate under the tempering of the Demon Flame. The remaining power of the Flying Sword could only slightly shake his Life Magnetic Field.

It was a mere minor injury.

After his magnetic field was briefly shaken, he immediately cleansed his body with the Demon Sound and used the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle to stabilize himself, clear the effects, and recover quickly.

If there had been four or five Flying Swords attacking continuously while his Life Magnetic Field was unstable, perhaps they could have truly harmed his foundation.

Unfortunately, the man before him clearly had no strength left and couldn’t possibly do that.

"It seems we have underestimated the power of the new generation. We’ll meet again."

The look of astonishment on Cyan Sword’s face was fleeting. He quickly composed himself, his expression returning to cold and calm.

The next moment, he stood rooted to the spot, the light gradually fading from his eyes.

He no longer had the ability to fight, so there was no need for this incarnation to continue living. Thus, he decisively severed his own heart meridian.

On the other side, the White Elephant Lord, lying on the ground, also had his aura abruptly cut off. He had clearly made a similar choice to Cyan Sword.

Seeing this, Yi Beidou frowned slightly.

"These are merely incarnations of some Ancient Ones Borrowing Bodies to Manifest Divinity. For them, these bodies and these memories were created for this one mission. Once the mission failed, they lost their reason to live."

Devi seemed to see Yi Beidou’s confusion and spoke calmly, "I was right about you. If you had fallen to two mere incarnations, then my coming here would have been meaningless."

"Why did you help me?"

Yi Beidou asked, staring at him.

’If this person hadn’t shown up and held one of them back, and all three had ganged up on me, I probably couldn’t have taken them down so easily. I would have certainly had to pay a price.’

"I simply want a pure duel. I don’t want it to be tainted by dirty tricks."

"Rest well. An injury like this shouldn’t affect you. Tomorrow is when you and I will truly fight."

Devi said nonchalantly and turned to leave.

Hearing this, Yi Beidou’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Stop!!"

But just then, a series of thunderous shouts rang out. Several figures wreathed in light rapidly approached through the night sky, their immense auras surging wildly.

Wei Cheng and the others had arrived on the scene.

Now that Devi had come here and gotten involved in this mess, getting away wouldn’t be so easy.