Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 201 - 190: Japan Shaken: One Man Stirs a Storm of Change (Part 1)

With a tap of his feet, Yi Beidou was about to give chase to Sen Dizang.

Just then.

From eight concealed positions within the venue, muzzle flashes flickered, and the sharp sound of tearing air reached Yi Beidou’s ears.

The snipers hidden in the venue had opened fire!

Initially, Yi Beidou had been entangled with either Sen Dizang or Sanada Katsuhiko, so the snipers lying in ambush couldn’t find a clear angle to fire.

But now, with Sen Dizang fleeing and Yi Beidou moving to pursue him after felling Sanada Katsuhiko, a perfect opportunity to snipe had presented itself.

Eight sniper positions, eight sniper rifles, firing simultaneously.

These were all highly trained marksmen. It wasn’t as simple as just aiming at a target; under a unified command, their shots formed a web of fire, with crisscrossing trajectories covering a three-meter radius around Yi Beidou.

This was specialized training designed to deal with Saint Level experts. Even an invulnerable body would find it difficult to withstand a shot from a Barrett, let alone break through a net of gunfire woven with sufficient firepower!

The human body isn’t faster than a bullet!

However, the instant the snipers pulled their triggers, the Demon Flame on Yi Beidou’s body erupted. He stomped down forcefully, sending gravel flying, and his figure shot forward at an accelerated speed, leaving only a blurry afterimage in his place.

BANG! BANG! BANG!!

The bullets struck the ground, creating dazzling sparks and leaving behind a series of vicious-looking holes.

’What?! He dodged it so easily?!’

The pupils of the snipers lurking around the venue constricted to pinpricks. They never imagined that their sudden web of gunfire would be dodged so easily by Yi Beidou. It looked as effortless as a walk in the park.

’Is his reaction speed faster than a bullet?’

In reality, Yi Beidou’s speed wasn’t faster than a bullet. The moment the snipers pulled their triggers, they inevitably leaked their killing intent.

Even though these snipers had all undergone special training and knew the tricks to concealing their killing intent, how could they possibly deceive Yi Beidou’s current Celestial Demon Sensing?

He just needed to move away from the focal points of their killing intent the moment they pulled their triggers. Dodging their shots was as easy as flipping his hand.

Trying to threaten him with just eight sniper rifles was far too naive. Eighty might have stood a chance.

Without pausing, Yi Beidou’s figure chased into the venue’s corridor, completely disappearing from everyone’s sight.

A brief silence fell over the scene.

The crowd from Japan stared at Sanada Katsuhiko, who lay collapsed on the ground, unable to believe their eyes.

’Our two powerful Martial Saints from Japan were defeated so easily by that Donghua man who just appeared?!’

The Sword Saint was down for the count, the Divine Ninja had fled in disarray, and the other Hall Master-level figures didn’t even have the courage to step forward and help.

After a moment of silence, a violent uproar erupted from the scene as chaos broke out.

In the audience, Du Yuzhu and Qiao Fei exchanged a glance.

’The situation in Japan is about to change drastically. This needs to be reported as soon as possible.’

The intelligence agents from other countries also realized this. Shaking off their shock, they all began trying to transmit the news through various channels.

「Meanwhile.」

Sen Dizang pushed his speed to its absolute limit, only to find that he couldn’t shake Yi Beidou. On the contrary, the distance between them was rapidly closing.

And speed was supposed to be his area of expertise!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

He could feel the ground shaking violently, letting out a series of terrifying booms.

That was the sound of Yi Beidou’s steps.

The man’s footwork had no technique to speak of. He was simply using the purest, most terrifying explosive power of his physical body, launching himself forward like a cannonball to generate unimaginable speed.

Speed generated this way couldn’t be used in close-quarters combat, as it lacked the necessary control and reflexes for complex evasive maneuvers.

But without a doubt, it was astonishingly effective for long-distance pursuit.

And at this very moment, Sen Dizang and Yi Beidou were in a corridor. He had nowhere to hide.

This was a power-generating method Yi Beidou had developed to prevent opponents from escaping.

Against speed-focused opponents like Zhou Qingchen, as long as they were on solid ground, Yi Beidou was confident he wouldn’t be left behind when using this method.

’What kind of monster is this guy?!’

’He didn’t even use any body-harming Secret Technique, yet he took Sanada Katsuhiko’s ultimate strike without a scratch.’

’And he’s supposed to be from the younger generation? The pressure he exerts is comparable to those mysterious Ancient Ones.’

Seeing Yi Beidou getting closer and closer, a muscle in Sen Dizang’s cheek twitched.

Fortunately, the exit of the venue was just ahead. The light from outside had already entered his line of sight.

’This is Japanese territory! I’m not alone!!’

"Fire! Fire!!"

Sen Dizang shouted the moment he burst out of the exit.

At that moment, outside the exit, dozens of fully armed Japanese soldiers had gathered, their dark muzzles aimed at the tunnel’s mouth. There were also numerous kamikaze drones hovering in the sky.

Although the Japan Special Investigation Bureau hadn’t been certain if Yi Beidou had entered the country, they had made some preparations. From Yi Beidou’s appearance in the venue to the end of the fight, only two or three minutes had passed, but that was enough time for nearby security forces to converge on the exits and lock down the scene.

For Yi Beidou, entering Japan alone, the danger didn’t just come from the Saint Experts of the Japan Martial Arts Realm; it came from modern weaponry.

He wasn’t fighting an individual, but an entire nation.

In a matter concerning national honor, his opponents wouldn’t bother with a fair fight.

"Fire!!"

At the on-site commander’s order, a host of modern weapons, bypassing the onrushing Sen Dizang, unleashed scalp-numbing torrents of fire. A series of detonations rang out, and the kamikaze drones in the sky buzzed as they all charged toward Yi Beidou, who was bursting out of the corridor behind.

Bullets flew in a hail of gunfire.

Yi Beidou could dodge eight sniper rifles, but now, with dozens of guns firing in a fan-shaped volley in an open area, he had no way to evade.

However, a sharp glint flashed in Yi Beidou’s eyes. ’Just light arms? No heavy weapons? Your preparations are rather lacking.’

’Then today, I shall see just what this body is capable of.’

"Hah!!"

Yi Beidou arched his back and crossed his arms to block in front of him. Qi and blood surged through his arms, his muscles bulged abruptly, and his veins popped out like they were about to burst.

His thick arms, like a shield, protected most of his body.

BANG!!

He stomped down forcefully, launching his body forward like a cannonball. His True Intent surged, and the Demon Flame shot up like a column of wolf smoke.

WHOOSH!!

The Demon Flame flared. Before the kamikaze drones could even get close to Yi Beidou, they were all affected by his Demon Flame True Intent and fell like rustling leaves, unable to pose a threat.

But the rifle bullets struck his body squarely.

The impact of his forward charge, superimposed with the terrifying kinetic energy of the bullets, was too much for even his Demon Body to withstand, and blossoms of blood erupted.

They broke his skin, but they couldn’t penetrate the flesh and blood beneath, which was like woven steel wire.

In that instant, however, Yi Beidou’s body successfully crossed nearly twenty meters, catching up to Sen Dizang, who had just joined the ranks of the Japanese soldiers.

The sound of gunfire came to an abrupt halt.

In a flash, Yi Beidou had crashed into the soldiers’ formation. To continue firing now would only mean hitting their own men and causing more chaos.

WHOOSH!!

The Demon Flame on Yi Beidou’s body erupted, instantly covering a nearly twenty-meter radius. Most of the dozens of soldiers were engulfed. They suddenly felt their world turn upside down; even the anti-magnetic field equipment they carried couldn’t block the terrifying shock of his True Intent.

’That man... he actually broke through our barricade of fire with his physical body!!’

’Is... is he even human?!’

Influenced by Yi Beidou’s terrifying Evil Qi, and compounded by the intense shock and awe of what they had just witnessed, all the soldiers’ legs began to tremble. Some even collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Even though they held terrifying firearms, once they lost their will to fight, their weapons were no different from fire pokers.

Yi Beidou’s arms hung loosely at his sides. His hair stood on end, and the Demon Flame burned fiercely in his eyes as he looked down at Sen Dizang.

The man had nowhere left to run.

CLINK! CLINK!

Bullet after bullet, squeezed out by the muscles in Yi Beidou’s arms, fell to the ground. The wounds instantly sealed, and no more blood flowed out.

"How unsightly. A master in the Martial Arts Saint Realm, resorting to guns."

Yi Beidou’s voice was calm, but it carried the terrifying feeling of a volcano about to erupt.

"Don’t push me too far! I’ve lost this time. You can just leave. If you back me into a corner, it won’t end well for you either!"

Sen Dizang’s face twitched, his expression turning savage. The blood-red Curse Seal on his body trembled, looking as if it might undergo a terrifying transformation at any moment.

’I never thought his physical body could be this terrifying.’

’He withstood the fire of dozens of guns to stand right in front of me, and he doesn’t even seem to be fundamentally injured.’

Now, he was out of options.

"You will die here today. I have spoken, and no one can change it."

Yi Beidou’s expression was serene as he abruptly thrust out a palm.

The world around them suddenly dimmed. The surrounding scenery twisted, and seven stars began to spin in reverse within Yi Beidou’s palm.

"You forced my hand!!"

Sen Dizang’s eyes instantly turned crimson. The blood-red Curse Seal on his body merged into one, and a bloody mist seeped from his pores.

His Life Magnetic Field soared, and a bloody light shot toward the sky like wolf smoke. His unimposing frame seemed to transform into a Godslaying Demon Fiend.

The Nine-Character Blood Seal Curse!!

This was a variation of the Nine-Character Curse Seal, a Life-taking Forbidden Technique that instantly ignited one’s natural Qi and blood and squeezed the body’s potential to its absolute limit to obtain the Power of Godslaying. It was a Secret Technique used by Ninja only when undertaking suicide missions!

"Hah!!"

He thrust out with his palm, stabbing toward Yi Beidou.

"Useless!"

Yi Beidou’s voice thundered in his ears. The palm with the reversing stars rapidly expanded in his vision, and his entire being was thrown into reverse, into chaos.

With Yi Beidou’s current strength, when he struck with his full power and killing intent, how could the might not be terrifying?

Even Dong Xuanzi, after successfully using the Shattering Pill Method, was no match for him, let alone Sen Dizang.

’What good is a Death Technique?’

’The weak are still weak!’

BOOM!!

CRACK!!

The hand-stab Sen Dizang delivered was instantly broken by the immense force of Yi Beidou’s Palm Technique. His entire arm folded joint by joint, twisting into a distorted shape.

But before he could even cry out in pain, Yi Beidou’s second palm strike had arrived.

Killing Tribulation Chain, Fiery Demonic Flames!!

This palm landed on Sen Dizang’s forehead.

Instantly, a red and white mixture sprayed like a fountain from his seven orifices. His eyeballs burst directly from their sockets, struck Yi Beidou’s chest, then fell to the ground, bouncing and rolling slightly like rubber balls.

Sen Dizang, known as the "Divine Ninja," was slain by Yi Beidou’s palm.