Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 375: Chapter 268: Reunion of Old Friends, Discussing the Dao Again in a Foreign Land (Part 2)

"Well then, it’s my turn."

Yi Beidou’s injuries healed with incredible speed. He smiled at Zhou Qingchen as he spoke.

The next moment, Yi Beidou’s figure shot toward Zhou Qingchen at an incredible speed.

But Zhou Qingchen’s eyes showed no hint of panic.

Although defeating Yi Beidou seemed difficult, simply evading him would be no great feat.

After all, speed was the Realm she most excelled in, and the Ascension Technique provided a tremendous boost to her own velocity.

With a light step, she dodged to the side, her speed even greater than Yi Beidou’s charge.

It was a given that lateral movement was inherently slower than a direct forward charge.

When it came to speed, she had absolute confidence.

Back in Dragon Tiger Town, her battle with Yi Beidou had been limited by her attack power and range. Now, after Crossing the Tribulation, she had compensated for those weaknesses.

The incredible speed from her Dustless Sword Step and Sword Bone Heaven-Born, combined with the terrifying range of the Jinghong Sword from her True Qi Condensation Form... if she were to truly fight Yi Beidou to the death, ignoring any injuries, the outcome would still be uncertain.

However, in the next moment...

HUMMM!!

She felt a sudden shift in Yi Beidou’s Life Magnetic Field as a terrifying aura erupted from him.

In an instant, his Physical Ability seemed to skyrocket, and his speed increased by at least forty percent.

’This is...’

’Some kind of Secret Technique?!’

’How can a single boost be so massive?’

’A forty percent increase in speed in an instant?!’

’With that powerful regenerative ability of his, he can actually use Secret Techniques that cause immense self-harm as if they were standard moves.’

Zhou Qingchen was astonished by the amplification granted by Yi Beidou’s Celestial Demon Dissolution.

Riding this momentary burst of power, Yi Beidou rapidly closed the distance between them.

’It’ll take more than that to catch me!’

Zhou Qingchen’s feet tapped, and she prepared to increase her speed again. freewebnσvel.cѳm

However, just then...

FWOOSH!!

The Demon Flame around Yi Beidou suddenly erupted. Its range instantly expanded four-fold, and tendril-like tails of fire extended from the Blood-Colored Demon Flame, stretching beyond their normal limits to sweep toward Zhou Qingchen.

’This Secret Technique doesn’t just boost his Physical Ability—the amplification of his Magnetic Force is just as immense!’

In truth, Zhou Qingchen’s astonishment was perfectly normal. Even among Secret Techniques, the amplification from Celestial Demon Dissolution was in a terrifying class of its own. Just the Fourth Layer of Reverse Chaos could forcibly boost one’s Physical Ability and Life Magnetic Field by over forty percent.

As for the final "Shiquan" state, it could trigger a qualitative transformation, with an increase in power far beyond a simple doubling.

After all, this was a Technique with horrific side effects. Had Yi Beidou not mastered the Penglai Power, he would normally only be able to activate Celestial Demon Dissolution up to the Fourth Layer of Reverse Chaos. Pushing any further would result in a devastating backlash that would severely injure his body.

Dustless Sword Step!

Zhou Qingchen stomped, and a flash of sword light seemed to erupt from the sole of her foot, slicing through all the encroaching tendrils.

But that momentary distraction was enough to slow her down.

Seizing the instant she faltered, Yi Beidou closed in again. This time, the Blood-Colored Demon Flame completely engulfed her.

Its ominous aura of tribulation and violent Refinement power were things that even her Dustless Sword Step could not completely slice through.

Of course, it wasn’t that Zhou Qingchen had no way to escape. However, doing so would require her to use a form of a Secret Technique she had yet to master, which would inevitably cause her injury—a price not worth paying.

Besides, who was to say Yi Beidou didn’t have even stronger, self-damaging Secret Technique forms of his own?

This time, she couldn’t even manage to dodge or maneuver.

’I can’t believe it. My strength has improved so much over the past few months, yet I’m at a greater disadvantage in this spar than I was back in Dragon Tiger Town.’

BOOM!!

Yi Beidou appeared before Zhou Qingchen and threw a palm strike.

Zhou Qingchen met his palm with her own. Her body flew back like a falling leaf for over ten meters before she landed safely.

This wasn’t because she had neutralized the force of his blow, but because Yi Beidou had pulled his punch at the last second.

It was just a spar, after all, and they had important matters to attend to later.

"Truly impressive," Zhou Qingchen remarked with a sigh.

"I had an unfair advantage this time."

Yi Beidou shook his head. He had only won by recklessly using a Secret Technique with a massive backlash, something only his powerful regeneration allowed. In a normal state, he wasn’t sure he could have even caught her.

In a true battle to the death, if Zhou Qingchen used her own self-damaging Secret Techniques and focused solely on escaping, he likely still wouldn’t be able to stop her.

The Penglai Flame truly was a cheat-like power to have in a spar.

"Let me have a try."

Huang Tianhu’s voice rang out from the side.

ROAR!!

Then, the crowd heard the roar of an Exotic Beast, a sound that seemed to echo from a primeval wilderness. It was an ethereal, magnificent cry that instilled a deep, genetic fear and tremor in all who heard it.

Everyone instinctively turned to look at Huang Tianhu. As he released his Life Magnetic Field, images began to manifest on the surface of his skin.

Mountains and rivers, vast seas and glaciers...

It was as if he carried the mountains, rivers, and the entire earth upon his back.

The Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits, a map of mountains and rivers.

But these landscapes were not of the present day; no real-world counterparts could be found. Furthermore, the creatures that roamed these lands were not species of the modern era.

Flood dragons churned in the rivers, giant snow-white apes stood tall, enormous birds walked the earth, and Divine Birds wreathed in flames soared through the sky...

Every single one of them seemed to be a creature that existed only in Myth and legend.