novelraw Chapter 256 - 213: 12 Shattered Jade: Sensing Calamity, Embodying Tribulation (Part 2)
Chapter 256 - 213: 12 Shattered Jade: Sensing Calamity, Embodying Tribulation (Part 2)
"There shouldn’t be any more surprises."
On the rooftop of a building ten kilometers from Tokyo Tower, the young man in the hat spoke calmly.
He could already feel the Great Trend of Japan swirling above Tokyo Tower growing ever more immense.
Yi Beidou was already at a disadvantage. With the pressure from this Great Trend constantly increasing, his situation would only grow more dire.
Under these circumstances, it would be nearly impossible to turn the tables, even if he were to use a Forbidden Secret Technique.
It seemed the outcome was all but decided.
「Donghua. Special Security Bureau.」
"Mr. Yi..."
Meng Qianyuan stared blankly at the live broadcast on the large screen, watching Yi Beidou’s retreating figure, like a lone boat tossed on the ocean.
He had never seen Yi Beidou in such a state.
’Even a man like Mr. Yi can’t transcend mortal limits and fight an entire nation alone?’
’Was he about to witness the fall of the brightest star in his heart tonight?’
Inside the conference room, a heavy silence fell. Not a single person made a sound.
「Dechang University Martial Arts Club. Activity Room.」
Shen Jiayue, Jiang Yiyang, and the other members of the Martial Arts Club stared at the projection screen. A dead silence hung in the air, and everyone’s fists were clenched tight.
’This isn’t at home. This isn’t a simple match.’
’Defeat means death.’
’Could this phenomenal Mr. Yi really die in Japan?’
The very thought made them tremble.
Countless people were glued to their screens—some cheering, others silent. The battle held millions in its grip.
「At the scene.」
BOOM!!
Under a continuous assault from Tanaka Shoukichi, Yi Beidou was sent flying by another punch, his body hurtling more than ten meters through the air.
PTHH!
A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth onto the ground, a patch of vivid red.
"Still not using your Forbidden Secret Technique? It seems this fight is over."
Tanaka Shoukichi said faintly. He was about to press his advantage when he suddenly stopped short.
He saw Yi Beidou’s calm gaze and his right hand, which was clenched into a fist.
An intense sense of danger washed over him.
"It’s done."
As Tanaka Shoukichi watched, Yi Beidou turned over his clenched fist and unfurled his fingers.
VMMMM!!
Brilliant light radiated from his palm. A single point of light slowly ascended from its center, like a newborn star.
But this star was not silver-white or azure-blue. It emanated a piercing, blood-red light that gave off an intensely malevolent and ominous feeling.
A bloody light foretells disaster; a truly evil omen.
This was an evil star—a Tribulation Star!
This was an incredibly intense magnetic field, condensed by Yi Beidou using the Heaven-Devouring power of his Demon Flame to refine the Tribulation Qi around him.
’This is...’
Tanaka Shoukichi’s pupils contracted violently.
Just then, the Tribulation Star in Yi Beidou’s palm flew into his body, merging with him.
A moment of silence.
Then, in the next instant.
BOOM!!
The Demon Flame covering Yi Beidou’s body suddenly erupted like a bomb, flaring up and shooting toward the heavens.
Before, Yi Beidou’s Demon Flame had been like an ordinary fire; the slightest disturbance in the air would make it flicker violently or even go out.
But now, the Demon Flame around him was like the jet from a windproof lighter or a plasma torch—its form sharper, more solid, and more defined.
Even the color of the Demon Flame itself had changed drastically.
The blue-white Demon Flame looked as if it had been steeped in blood, turning a deep crimson. It had become a malevolent "Blood Fire"!
It wasn’t just the Demon Flame; his Physical Ability was also enhanced. Hormones and nutrients surged through his body at an accelerated rate, pushing his physical condition into an overloaded state.
It was the kind of power a living creature unleashes in a life-or-death struggle, a final, desperate burst of its potential to survive.
This was the result of Yi Beidou gathering the turbulent Tribulation Qi, condensing it into a Tribulation Star, and feeding its power back into himself.
In the face of death, some people tremble with fear, while others have their potential unlocked.
One man against a nation. Faced with the crushing weight of the Great Trend and its tribulation, and after grasping the True Intent of calamity, Yi Beidou’s stagnant power finally broke through its plateau.
The Seventh Martial Art: Reverse Tribulation and Calamity!!
Yi Beidou could draw power from the very tribulation meant to destroy him, using it to strengthen himself.
The greater the tribulation, the stronger he became!
「Inside the Eight Universes in One Tower.」
Mr. Ju, who had been channeling his Life Magnetic Field to maintain the Nightmare Technique Array, suddenly shuddered, and blood sprayed from his nostrils.
The Yi Beidou doll in front of him, which was tightly bound by red strings, began to shake violently. Suddenly, blood-red flames erupted around it. The flames seemed to possess real heat, as the red strings binding the doll were scorched and snapped.
CLATTER!!
The doll fell from mid-air to the floor, and all the strange phenomena vanished.
"This is..."
Mr. Ju’s expression changed drastically.
’He knew perfectly well what had happened. He’d suffered a backlash from the Nightmare Technique. In that single instant, Yi Beidou had completely broken free from his power.’
’What in the world just happened?!’
On the rooftops of six high-rises surrounding Tokyo Tower, six Saint Realm masters sat cross-legged within an Array. The next moment, their bodies trembled violently. Blood-red firelight erupted from the Spells and Copper Pillars around them, severing their connection to the Array.
"This is... tribulation?"
Ten kilometers away, the expressions on the faces of the two men, who had remained calm until now, finally changed. They looked toward the sky above Tokyo Tower, their pupils contracting violently.