Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 224 - 200: God Creation Plan: Forging a True God in the Furnace of the Great Trend (Part 1)

The scene was utterly silent. The swirling smoke and dust had been completely cleared away by Yi Beidou’s palms.

Yi Beidou retracted his hands. Guan Shan Dayou’s feet were sunk deep into the earth, his body still frozen in an upward blocking stance.

The surging blood in his body began to calm. The red patterns on his skin quickly faded, and the surrounding aura of lightning, along with the divine "Three-Thunder Pattern," vanished. The faint, ethereal figure that had loomed in the sky was also gone.

Not only that, but perhaps because his earlier outburst had been too violent, blood began to seep from every pore on Guan Shan Dayou’s body. It was a scalp-numbing sight.

At this point, anyone could see that Guan Shan Dayou had lost all ability to fight.

The crowd was completely silent.

The hero of astonishing spirit, the man who had obtained Divine Power, had actually been defeated just like that.

And yet, the Great Demon King who had crossed the ocean still appeared completely unscathed.

The contrast was simply too immense.

In truth, while Yi Beidou appeared uninjured on the surface, he had just unleashed the Celestial Demon Dissolution. How could he possibly be unharmed?

It was just that his injuries were of a kind that an ordinary person could not perceive.

At that very moment, Yi Beidou’s blood and qi were rampaging throughout his body, and his organs felt like they were on fire. His breathing rate had changed noticeably, and his Life Magnetic Field was in a state of chaos.

HUMMM!!

His abdominal and thoracic cavities resonated as a Demon Sound washed through his body, finally stabilizing his Life Magnetic Field.

His gaze lingered on Guan Shan Dayou for a moment before he glanced, seemingly at random, around the plaza’s perimeter.

Countless Saint Realm experts were hiding in the shadows. How could he not sense them?

「Elsewhere.」

In the room where Ooshima Junichi and the others were gathered, several veteran Saint Experts from Japan fell silent.

"Guan Shan Dayou is still alive. His aura hasn’t vanished."

"What kind of technique was that? An evenly matched fight was reversed in an instant? For a moment, even my own perception was thrown into disarray."

"He still had techniques in reserve? Just what is the true extent of his power?"

After a brief silence, the old men couldn’t help but begin discussing the matter.

In the instant Yi Beidou had unleashed the Celestial Demon Dissolution, it was as if heaven, earth, and man themselves had been twisted. Their ability to perceive magnetic fields was severed, making it impossible for them to sense what had happened.

"It must be some kind of Secret Technique. It’s incredibly powerful, but he suffered damage from it as well," said the hunched old man, a figure of immense prestige in the Japan Martial Arts Realm.

"It seems, then, that this is more or less his limit. If we can just force him to use that Secret Technique a few more times, his injuries will accumulate. Dealing with him then will be no difficult task," the ancient, white-haired man said with a sneer.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

Just then, there was a knock at the door. After permission was granted, a middle-aged man in a sharp suit entered the room.

"Your Excellencies, we’ve just received a message from Mr. Tsuchimikado of the Heaven-Reaching Lodge. He is preparing to make a move against Yi Beidou and hopes that none of you will interfere."

The middle-aged man said, bowing with the utmost respect.

"Tsuchimikado? What preparations has he made?"

The hunched old man asked, his eyes narrowed.

"It is said that Mr. Tsuchimikado has used his connections to contact several major domestic media outlets. We are not yet aware of his specific objective."

The middle-aged man said.

"The media? I think I understand now. I recall the Tsuchimikado Clan once had a ’God Creation Plan.’ Back then, Tsuchimikado Hyoe came with us to Donghua for that very plan, but it ultimately failed. Is his descendant now trying to carry on his legacy?"

The ancient man seemed to have discerned the intentions of this so-called Mr. Tsuchimikado.

"I suspected Tsuchimikado would make a move, but I didn’t think it would be so soon. I thought he would wait for a more opportune moment," another old man said calmly.

"For him, this is the perfect time. Yi Beidou has been wounded by his own Secret Technique. Moreover, the battle with Guan Shan Dayou has successfully stirred the Great Trend of the nation. Although the Great Trend has waned somewhat with Guan Shan Dayou’s defeat, it hasn’t hit rock bottom. Countless people are still crying out for a victory."

"In a situation like this, all it takes are a few small tricks to galvanize the Great Trend once more and bend it to his will. Let us cooperate with his plan, then. I, for one, would like to see if the ’Ultimate Shikigami’—designed by the ancestor of the Yin Yang Masters a thousand years ago—can truly be realized," the hunched old man said with a smile.

"Yes, I understand. I will make the arrangements at once."

The middle-aged man gave a deep bow and left the room.

「Meanwhile, in the plaza.」

Yi Beidou spared the unconscious Guan Shan Dayou no further glance and began to walk toward the edge of the plaza.

"Chairman!!"

Only then did the members of the Li Mountain Association snap back to reality. They all rushed toward Guan Shan Dayou, but not a single one moved to block Yi Beidou’s path.

It wasn’t that they lacked the courage. Before they came, Guan Shan Dayou had given them strict instructions.

He had brought them here to broaden their horizons, not for them to use their superior numbers to overwhelm an opponent.

Even if he, Guan Shan Dayou, were to be killed on the spot, the members of the Li Mountain Association were forbidden from making things difficult for Yi Beidou—not even if he only had a final ounce of strength remaining.

Because this was an honorable duel.

The members of the Li Mountain Association remembered Guan Shan Dayou’s instructions and did not dare to disobey in the slightest.