Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 219 - 198: Grand and Upright, a Nation’s Valor Bestowed

The switch from white to Red Muscle boosted Ookubo Hei’s instantaneous explosive power to a terrifying level.

He was like a speeding bullet train hurtling forward, with nothing capable of standing in its way.

Ookubo Hei poured nearly sixty to seventy percent of his full strength into this single strike. The burst from his Red Muscle was powerful, but it had terrible endurance and the drain on his Physical Ability was immense.

He didn’t expect this single move to defeat Yi Beidou. Just forcing Yi Beidou to step back or dodge aside would be considered a victory.

This was the first step in conquering the mountain!

Spurred on by the surrounding cheers, the shouts of the many Li Mountain Association members, and some vast, unseen Great Trend, Ookubo Hei felt as if this strike had broken through his previous limits.

Yet he saw with perfect clarity that the man, facing his full-powered charge, had no intention of backing down.

The starlight falling upon the man’s body twisted into chaos. The Beidou reversed its course in the Sky. And that Demon God-like man met his charge with a palm strike.

BOOM!!

Demon Flame surged like a tidal wave. A Demon Tribulation swept forth, drowning everything from Ookubo Hei’s sight.

In his eyes, his opponent’s palm grew larger and larger. The seven stars in its center seemed to solidify, reversing their spin under a majestic power. The terrifying Evil Qi was completely under his opponent’s command.

This palm strike wasn’t just aimed at him, Ookubo Hei. It was aimed at the very heavens and earth, striking at the raging tide of the Great Trend formed by the will of the Japanese People.

One man’s power, shaking the majestic Great Trend.

BOOM!!

The collision of their bodies produced a terrifying explosion. Debris and dust erupted from the ground as smoke obscured everyone’s vision.

Before the crowd could even marvel at the power that had erupted from mere flesh and blood, a figure shot out of the billowing smoke like a cannonball, hurtling toward the Li Mountain Association’s members.

Guan Shan Dayou’s expression tightened. He abruptly dropped into a horse stance and thrust out a palm, using a deft technique to neutralize the terrifying force of the flying body.

BOOM!!

The instant he caught the body, the ground beneath his feet shattered, and a spiderweb of cracks spread outward in circles.

And everyone finally got a clear look at the "flying object."

In that moment, the cheers of the Japanese People abruptly ceased. The shouts of the Li Mountain Association members fell silent. It was as if someone had hit the pause button on the entire world.

The "object" that had flown from the smoke was none other than Ookubo Hei, the man who had just attacked Yi Beidou.

Blood trickled from his mouth and nose, and traces of it seeped from the pores all over his body. His pupils were invisible, his eyes having rolled back to show only the whites. He was completely unconscious.

’Ookubo Hei... was defeated, just like that?!’

’But the power of his last attack was so terrifying!!’

This was especially true for the Li Mountain Association disciples. They were intimately aware of the strength of their young Martial Saint. Countless members saw him as a goal and an idol, viewing him as the next great peak in the Li Mountain Association after their president.

But now, that peak had been toppled by a single blow from that man.

What the crowd felt now wasn’t just shock, but a deep, trembling dread.

All eyes fell upon the cloud of lingering smoke.

「The next moment.」

CRACK!!

A sudden explosive crack echoed from within the smoke. The resulting blast of air blew the smoke away, revealing the scene within.

They saw that the clothing on Yi Beidou’s upper body had been torn to shreds, revealing his sculpted muscles. The seven stars on his chest were inverted, his body was cloaked in Demon Flame, and his expression was tranquil. He showed no sign of injury.

He held a pose as if he had just waved his hand, and it was obvious that he had just cleared away the lingering smoke with a single, instantaneous sweep of his palm.

The clothes he was wearing were just ordinary garments, made of common materials, unable to withstand such a terrifying collision.

’He wasn’t injured at all?!’

Seeing this, the hearts of everyone present trembled even more fiercely.

It was already hard enough to accept that Ookubo Hei had been defeated with a single palm strike. But what was even harder to accept was that his opponent seemed completely unharmed by the exchange.

’This... is the Great Demon King who claimed he would challenge the entire Japan Martial Arts Realm?!’

Yi Beidou’s gaze fell upon the unconscious Ookubo Hei.

He hadn’t held back in that last strike.

It was a sign of respect for the man’s will.

’If he can survive this unscathed and overcome this setback, he will surely achieve an even greater breakthrough.’

’If not, his progress will stagnate.’

’This is his ordeal.’

Meanwhile, online, the people watching the livestream erupted when they saw this.

"An attack of that magnitude... I thought a howitzer shell had gone off! But the Great Demon King is completely unharmed?!"

"My God, the young Martial Saint of the Li Mountain Association was defeated that easily? Just how strong is this guy?"

"Is he really going to carve a path of destruction through the entire Japan Martial Arts Realm alone?!"

"..."

Countless netizens around the world were following the fight online. For many, it was the first time they had ever witnessed a battle between Saint Realm Martial Artists, and it was causing a massive sensation.

「Meanwhile, in the plaza.」

After confirming that Ookubo Hei’s life wasn’t in danger, Guan Shan Dayou’s expression relaxed slightly.

"Take care of him."

He grabbed Ookubo Hei by the arm and tossed his body back toward the Li Mountain Association’s ranks.

Several Li Mountain Association disciples in the front row scrambled to catch Ookubo Hei’s body and check his condition.

Guan Shan Dayou, meanwhile, turned to Yi Beidou and strode toward him.