Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 221 - 199: Celestial Demon Dissolution, Life and Death Still Under Control

BOOM!!

Thrown by Guan Shan Dayou’s grappling technique, Yi Beidou’s body slammed into a pillar in the plaza covered with anime promotional posters, letting out a deafening crash and kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

The spectators on-site fell silent for a moment before erupting into thunderous cheers.

Though the exchange between the two had lasted only a few breaths, every shift in momentum had been utterly thrilling.

The two had locked in a direct struggle of strength, the ground cracking apart in rings around them. Guan Shan Dayou had actually been losing to Yi Beidou and was grabbed and swung into the air, about to be slammed hard onto the ground.

However, Guan Shan Dayou had managed to adjust his posture in mid-air, using the force of his opponent’s throw to instead hurl the Great Demon King away with great force.

It was a miraculous sight!

The instantaneous switch between offense and defense between masters of this caliber was the most breathtaking part!

"Did he win?! Is the Great Demon King defeated?!"

"Even if that didn’t finish him, a hit like that has to have injured him, even the Great Demon King, right? President Guanshan should be able to press the advantage now!"

"I don’t know if you guys saw it, but the moment President Guanshan was grabbed by his opponent, I think I saw a giant phantom appear in the sky. It looked like the legendary ’God Susa’!"

"I think I felt that too! Maybe President Guanshan’s courage earned him the favor of the Deities!"

"The Deities are on our side!"

"..."

The Japanese people in the crowd chattered excitedly, their faces alight with exhilaration.

Meanwhile, the members of the Donghua Group watching the livestream on foreign networks looked on with nervous expressions.

However, in the next moment, a faint crack echoed from within the dust. A figure leaped out from the cloud swirling around the pillar, reappearing before everyone’s eyes.

There were no visible wounds on Yi Beidou’s body, nor was there any blood from his mouth or nose. Only a bit of dust clung to his clothes and hair.

But a moment later, his body trembled slightly. He then took a step forward, and all the dust on his body and clothes was instantly repelled, forming a man-shaped silhouette of dust behind him.

To think an attack of that level could injure him was rather wishful thinking.

The moment he was thrown, he had already adjusted his posture in mid-air. When he hit the pillar, he successfully landed on his feet instead of crashing into it with his body, so naturally, he was unharmed.

"So he’s connected to the Great Trend?" Yi Beidou muttered, watching Guan Shan Dayou from a distance.

He now understood. The reason the man had been able to reverse-throw him was because of the sudden infusion from the Great Trend’s magnetic field, which had instantly broken through the influence of his Demon Flame.

Unlike natural Divine Power, this Great Trend was born because of Guan Shan Dayou himself, so he could borrow nearly one hundred percent of its power.

It was the collective will of millions of people—a terrifying power.

Without a doubt, Guan Shan Dayou had now become the embodiment of Japan’s "valor."

Under the enhancement of this power, no Magnetic Field Power could affect his body.

Empowered by the Great Trend, he was immune to all techniques.

The Slaughter Merit Golden Body that Wei Cheng had used was a similar state.

At this moment, seeing Yi Beidou reappear completely unscathed, the cheers from the surrounding crowd had already died down.

The Great Demon King was still completely unharmed after an attack like that?! Could he really have an invincible body?!

"But, this is the only way it gets interesting." A smile touched the corners of Yi Beidou’s mouth.

The next instant—BANG!!—the seven stars on his body reversed their rotation, and his Demon Flame shot toward the sky like a beacon of war.

As Celestial Demon Chaotic Star operated at full power, Yi Beidou’s Life Magnetic Field surged dramatically. His blood flowed like molten mercury, and his hormone levels spiked to over a hundred times that of a normal person. An intense Demon Nature and a primal impulse, spurred on by the hormones, rushed to his brain, only to be utterly suppressed by his will.

The Demon Body was perfected, the Demon Nature unleashed!

He would, by himself, crush this embodiment of Japan’s valor before him.

’If my Demon Flame can’t affect a body that’s immune to all techniques, then I’ll just have to subdue him with brute force!’

He had yet to unleash the true, full power of his Demon Body in their earlier struggle.

At that moment, Yi Beidou’s aura became savage to an indescribable degree.

With a tap of his foot—BOOM!—his figure became a blur, blasting away the dust in his path as he instantly appeared before Guan Shan Dayou and threw out a palm strike.

Destruction Killing Tribulation, Demon Flame roiling.

Reversed Seven Stars Palm, the Demon Lord reigns!

"Then let’s put it to the test!!" Guan Shan Dayou roared, meeting the attack with a palm of his own.

Lightning crackled across his body as the Three-Thunder Pattern spun in his palm. At the same time, that unseen power of valor stimulated his body, allowing him to perform beyond his normal limits.

All the Japanese people present looked to the sky and, in a daze, saw a colossal figure taking shape amidst the dense clouds.

Furious eyes, furious hair, the face of a Rakshasa...

It was the hazy form of one of Japan’s Deities.

Deities, by their very nature, are born from the converged will of the masses. A "consensus" of sorts shapes their appearance and personality, and also grants them their "authority."

BOOM!!

The two palm strikes collided. A torrent of air erupted, yet the two were perfectly matched, neither taking a single step back.

Stimulated by the valor of a nation and empowered by the ultimate explosive force gained from converting one hundred percent of his body to Red Muscle, Guan Shan Dayou showed no signs of being at a disadvantage.

And this was only the beginning.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

The two began a head-on exchange of techniques.

Just as Guan Shan Dayou had said, it was an honorable duel between men.