novelraw Chapter 189 - 180: Battling 3 Masters, Vanishing Across the Sea (Part 2)
Chapter 189 - 180: Battling 3 Masters, Vanishing Across the Sea (Part 2)
Wei Cheng thrust out a palm. His hand, massive as a cattail fan, was full and taut, his Qi and blood seeming to pulse within it. A vast magnetic field and his True Intent were compressed into that single strike.
Golden light rippled out, and Yi Beidou felt an intense, oppressive pressure from the Great Trend.
This was the power of vast merit, the rolling fate of a nation, the collective will of hundreds of millions of people—a power capable of moving mountains and filling seas, even surpassing the might of the world itself!
The first time Yi Beidou had met and fought Wei Cheng, the man had not used his full strength or all of his trump cards.
That was to be expected, however.
Back then, Yi Beidou had just achieved Ascension. In Wei Cheng’s eyes, he was merely a junior. Now, however, the situation was completely different.
His Demon Body was perfected. Standing between heaven and earth, he could battle any foe.
FWOOM!!
The Demon Flame around Yi Beidou flared violently, instantly lunging toward Wei Cheng. Yet, the Demon Flame was repelled by the layer of golden light on Wei Cheng’s body, unable to penetrate it or affect him.
The Merit Golden Body, impervious to all evil!
Faced with this, Yi Beidou showed no fear. His expression remained calm as he met the attack with a fierce palm strike of his own.
He had comprehended the Celestial Demon Chaotic Star and perfected his Demon Body. Both his Qi and his spirit had reached their absolute peak. Now, with unshakable will, he had taken the first step toward becoming a living tribulation.
His Heart Intent had already transcended the mortal world.
The Seven Stars reversed in his palm. The earth swayed, and the vault of heaven trembled!!
Reversed Beidou, Master of Rise and Fall!
Destruction Killing Tribulation!!
BOOM!!
At the instant of impact, Wei Cheng’s pupils contracted. A terrifying, monstrous force surged toward him, seeming capable of shattering everything in its path—a force that could not be countered or blocked.
In all his years of battle, he had never before encountered such a body, such a True Intent.
Only by truly facing him as an enemy could one feel how terrifying this young man was.
Family ties could not bind him. Nation could not restrain him. Civilization could not hinder him. Good and evil could not define him.
His power and Heart Intent would shatter all obstacles.
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
From that single palm strike, Wei Cheng’s towering Golden Body was forced back four consecutive steps. Each step was incredibly heavy, making the ground tremble violently, as if this was the only way he could disperse the terrifying impact.
Ordinarily, Yi Beidou would have followed up with his Killing Tribulation Chain, pressing the attack. Wei Cheng might have shown signs of defeat within twenty moves. But the situation was different now—he wasn’t facing Wei Cheng alone.
The instant Wei Cheng was driven back, two figures abruptly appeared on either side of Yi Beidou.
One of them was possessed by five Ghost Kings. Kui Jiuyin’s face was ferocious and his features withered, as if he had truly become a Fierce Ghost incarnate.
He formed a claw with his hand and lunged for Yi Beidou. The five Ghost Kings on his body suddenly let out piercing shrieks.
Resentment, hatred, fury, regret, sorrow...
A torrent of negative emotions vibrated around Yi Beidou with the five ghosts’ shrieks. Simultaneously, the sound waves produced by the vibrating magnetic fields traveled far, even affecting the hidden Warriors surrounding them from hundreds of meters away. They felt their heads throb, their minds like taut rubber bands being repeatedly plucked.
Sound waves are the perfect medium for transmitting True Intent.
It was like listening to the inhuman wails in an intensive care unit; even a normal person would feel a profound sense of discomfort and suffocation.
Meanwhile.
"Vanquish the Demon!!"
Blazing golden light erupted, accompanied by a deafening, thunderous boom. Faintly, an otherworldly, immortal music seemed to play. Clad in Golden Armor, Zhong Ang had transformed into a Spirit Official Celestial General, radiating an imposing, boundless, and tyrannical Righteous Qi.
His divine might was terrifying to behold.
It was a scene laden with allegory.
On one side was a being of grim, sinister energy and boundless resentment, like an Evil Ghost representing all the wickedness in the world.
On the other was a being of vast Righteous Qi who vanquished demons, a Spirit Official Celestial General representing the righteous path of humanity.
And in the middle stood Yi Beidou, neither righteous nor evil, a fusion of god and demon.
Yi Beidou abruptly dropped into a horse stance. The stars within his arms reversed as he struck out to both sides simultaneously.
The instantaneous Emitting Force shattered the ground beneath him, cracks spreading outward in concentric ripples.
BOOM!!
A shockwave rolled out, and the light from the exploding magnetic fields transformed into expanding ripples. With his own power, Yi Beidou had managed to withstand the combined assault of two veteran Saint Experts.
With one body, he opposed both the righteous and the evil!
Just as the three-way collision reached a stalemate.
Hah!!
The Demon Flame in Yi Beidou’s eyes blazed. With a twist of his waist and a shudder of his frame, his outstretched arms instantly unleashed a second Emitting Force.
Like a Divine Dragon twisting its body, like a golden serpent shaking its scales.
CRACK!!
The instantaneous burst of power was so great it made the air crackle. Even the clothes on his upper body couldn’t withstand the cannonball-like force and exploded inch by inch as he emitted it.
This revealed his powerful torso and the inverted Beidou Seven Stars emblazoned upon his chest.
Under this terrifying force, and not yet having recovered from the previous burst, Old Ghost Kui and Zhong Ang were both jolted back two steps.
Yi Beidou had broken their three-man encirclement and created an opening!
His target was Zhong Ang, the transformed Spirit Official Celestial General.
BANG!!
He took a single step, closing the distance in an instant. A vast, imposing aura crashed down on Zhong Ang like an ocean tide.
Facing this young man alone, Zhong Ang felt as if his opponent’s figure was rapidly growing taller, becoming an insurmountable giant. No matter how he circulated his True Intent or frantically invoked his Ancestral Master’s Soldiers, he could not overcome him.
The righteous may rise a foot, but the demonic rises ten!
Divine Power is no match for a destined tribulation!
BOOM!!
A palm strike descended, rolling with the power of the Killing Tribulation. Zhong Ang’s mind was already reeling from Yi Beidou’s overwhelming True Intent. How could he possibly withstand such a blow?
Under the force of this terrifying palm strike, his body was launched like a cannonball. He crashed into a distant shipping container with a deafening boom. The container’s shell burst open, and the crates inside were instantly shattered, spewing out a cascade of colorful rainbow candies.
"You brat!!"
Kui Jiuyin bellowed and launched another attack on Yi Beidou.
The five Ghost Kings’ mouths gaped open, splitting wide to their ears. A powerful suction force tugged at Yi Beidou’s Demon Flame, seemingly trying to influence his Life Magnetic Field.
Ghost King Soul Devouring!
Meanwhile, Wei Cheng had recovered and re-entered the fray.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
The two sides exchanged twenty blows in a flurry. The explosive radiance blurred the vision of all onlookers, leaving only a hazy scene of chaos.
The scenery in that area vanished, replaced by ribbons of light like an aurora ascending into the Sky, incredibly conspicuous in the night.
"What’s going on over there?"
Not far away, aboard a large cruise ship about to set sail, a group of tourists witnessed the fantastical scene and couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.
After that twenty-move exchange, the auras of both Wei Cheng and Kui Jiuyin began to rapidly decline.
They were old. Even if they could lock down their Qi to maintain their peak state, how could they possibly compare to Yi Beidou?
Yi Beidou, far from showing any sign of fatigue, seemed to grow stronger with every exchange. His presence swelled, and each wave of his Destruction Killing Tribulation was more ferocious than the last.
He was ascending in the heat of battle, completing his transformation amidst the tribulation.
BOOM!!
Kui Jiuyin, who was using the Secret Technique of Feeding Ghosts with One’s Body, was the first to falter. A palm from Yi Beidou struck his shoulder, sending him flying backward just like Zhong Ang, to crash into another shipping container.
And Wei Cheng, after taking three consecutive palms from Yi Beidou, shuddered. Even his Golden Body became unstable. His organs roiled, and a trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth.
After forcing Wei Cheng back another three steps with a palm strike, Yi Beidou did not press the attack. Instead, he stamped his foot, spun around, and dashed toward the open sea.
"A victor has been decided. Let’s end it here."
"Though I can sever my official ties, I cannot sever the threads of karma. If this land ever faces disaster, I will return."
Yi Beidou’s voice echoed across the scene.
Wei Cheng watched Yi Beidou’s departing figure, his expression shifting.
"Elder Wei!!"
The shout came from the commander of the Warriors encircling the area. On the ground, countless red dots from laser sights moved to track Yi Beidou’s retreating figure.
"Let him go!"
Wei Cheng commanded.
Given his strength, and the path he pursues, trying to forcibly detain him would only lead to the worst possible outcome.
Though he is not physically in Donghua, and has no official ties to it, he is still one of the Donghua People. That is enough.
As everyone watched, Yi Beidou reached the edge of the port. He leaped high into the night, toward the deep, lightless surface of the sea.
THUMP!!
His feet struck the ocean, and he began to run swiftly across its surface, finally vanishing into the vast, endless darkness.
The Celestial Demon has left the borders; the Divine Dragon has entered the sea.