Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 222 - 1199: Celestial Demon Dissolution, Life and Death Still Under Control

A direct collision of flesh and blood!

The ground quaked. Shattered stones flew everywhere as dust and smoke billowed. Luminous energies tangled and clashed mid-air before shattering, sending colorful ribbons of light spiraling toward the sky.

But for ordinary people, this fantastical scene masked a grave danger.

Even from a hundred meters away, the flying shrapnel was still incredibly lethal.

"Anti-Riot Shields!!"

A Japanese officer roared the command, and armed soldiers holding full-body Anti-Riot Shields linked them into a single line, blocking the danger for everyone behind them.

BAM! BAM! BAM!!

Listening to the terrifying sound of shrapnel hammering against the Anti-Riot Shields, the onlookers couldn’t help but gulp nervously.

This level of destructive power was simply terrifying.

Gazing at the scene, now completely shrouded in dust and smoke, no one knew what the outcome of the battle would be.

Could Guan Shan Dayou, who had obtained Divine Power, truly defeat the Great Demon King from Donghua?

"Japan’s Martial Arts must prevail!! President Guanshan must prevail!!"

"Down with the Great Demon King!!"

It was unclear who started the chant, but it reignited the crowd’s fervor.

"Champion!!"

The members of the Li Mountain Association were at the very forefront of the shockwave. One expert after another swelled their muscles and took a fighting stance, weathering the torrential aftershock with their physical bodies while still roaring their support.

Meanwhile, within the smoke, the scales of victory had already begun to tip.

Guan Shan Dayou’s Red Muscle technique was certainly powerful, but its energy consumption was equally terrifying. Bearing the martial might of an entire nation in one’s body was no easy feat. He had only just grasped this power, and the strain on his body was naturally unimaginable.

Under these circumstances, the longer his stalemate with Yi Beidou continued, the lower his chances of victory became.

He was already beginning to feel fatigue spread through his body. Every cell cried out in stinging pain.

"Give up," Yi Beidou said calmly, his power originating entirely from himself. His perfected Demon Body seemed capable of sustaining this level of intensity indefinitely.

"I bear the weight of such great expectations! Even if this body shatters, I will not retreat!!"

Guan Shan Dayou’s eyes were filled with unwavering determination.

’If I were to retreat, how could I be worthy of this will of martial valor?’

He would fight until he was utterly spent, without a moment’s hesitation.

Because at this moment, he was no longer representing only himself!

"You have earned the right to live, to spread your Taoist Skill. You should not die here."

Yi Beidou’s voice remained calm.

"My life and death are in my own hands!! I don’t need your pity!"

Guan Shan Dayou roared.

"To ensure you live, I’m willing to take a few risks."

Yi Beidou continued as if he hadn’t heard Guan Shan Dayou at all.

"You arrogant bastard!! Beat me first, then we’ll talk!!"

Guan Shan Dayou snarled.

Although he was already showing signs of fatigue, as long as that will of martial valor didn’t fade and his life force wasn’t completely spent, he could continue fighting at his peak.

In other words, with the level of power Yi Beidou was currently displaying, he couldn’t stop him. He could only wait for Guan Shan Dayou to exhaust himself to death and claim victory then.

「Meanwhile.」

Atop the skyscrapers surrounding Tokyo Station Plaza, a number of Japan’s Saint Experts were secretly observing the battle.

Ooshima Junichi was among them. As he watched the symbolic manifestation of Japan’s God of martial valor appear in the sky, he, too, was shaken.

’If it were him out there, he could never have reached this stage.’

"I’m afraid Guan Shanjun will be defeated soon. His body cannot withstand the power of the Great Trend. By the looks of it, he intends to fight until he is utterly spent and dies here. What a pity."

An old man in a Kendo Uniform standing beside Ooshima Junichi sighed as he spoke, his eyes seeming to pierce the billowing smoke and see the truth of the fight.

"Who’s to blame but himself for ignoring our advice and insisting on doing things his own way? His death is no great loss—he was always a man who refused to listen. What truly matters is the impact this will have on our nation’s Great Trend."

Another elderly figure spoke coolly.

This was the man who had proposed the initial plan to ambush Yi Beidou, which Guan Shan Dayou had rejected.

"Don’t say that. It’s not entirely useless. At the very least, he can wear that man down and inflict some injuries, creating an opening for us to kill him later. Moreover, he channeled the Great Trend and was still defeated. This means that when we kill his opponent, that Great Trend will transfer to us. The Li Mountain Association has been overstepping its bounds for years."

Another old man said with a smile, his expression completely devoid of anxiety.

Although Guan Shan Dayou could be considered a Saint Expert of the older generation, his roots in Japan were too shallow, and he came from a common, "unrefined" background.

His Li Mountain Association was an organization formed by absorbing Martial Arts Wanderers from all over Japan, making it a new power in the Japan Martial Arts Realm. The great, long-established Martial Arts Schools had no need to rely on such an organization for practice and exchange.

After Guan Shan Dayou’s Ascension, the Li Mountain Association expanded relentlessly, boasting one hundred thousand disciples. This number far exceeded that of many of Japan’s most established schools, and it could be said that they had taken a large slice of the pie from Japan’s major Martial Arts Schools.

Coupled with Guan Shan Dayou’s own reverence for the "way of the champion" and his fiery disposition, it was only natural that friction existed between him and some of Japan’s other Martial Arts Schools.