Redemption of a Born Demon-Chapter 35: Obsessive Empowerment, Gaining a Style by Indulging the Divine Sense (Part 1)

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Obsessive Empowerment, Gaining a Style by Indulging the Divine Sense (Part 1)

The instant the mangled body looked over, Yi Beidou’s pupils constricted. A warning instinctively flared in his heart.

The next moment.

BOOM!!

His mind felt as if it had exploded, his consciousness undergoing a tremendous transformation.

The human spirit is a wondrous thing. A tiny stimulus can cause a drastic change in one’s mindset. If the stimulus is great enough, it can even make a person feel as if they’ve become someone else overnight.

In ancient legends, there was no shortage of so-called "possession" and "empowerment." For such concepts to have left their mark throughout history, how could they be mere baseless rumors?

What is the true essence of a person?

Is it this body of flesh and blood, destined to decay? Or is it the ethereal, unverifiable soul and spirit that resides within it?

Neither.

A person’s essence is their unique thoughts and memories, their distinct personality.

If a personality is reborn in a new body, is that not equivalent to a person gaining a second life?

Yi Beidou was now encountering something similar.

Within this peerless Evil Sword, the spiritual imprint left behind by the ancient Nameless Sword Lord—unrecorded in any history—was far too profound, its influence far too deep.

Now, Yi Beidou finally understood why most who could resonate with this sword had their minds twisted, becoming tyrannical and bloodthirsty.

For ordinary people without a deep capacity for Synesthesia, they would at most be affected by the Evil Qi in the sword, feeling panicked, agitated, and physically unwell.

But those who could resonate with the sword even slightly could feel a portion of the former sword lord’s experiences and emotions, their spirits influenced by his crazed obsession.

Even a Saint Expert who had achieved Body Ascension would perceive the obsession within the sword and find it difficult to wield and use.

And since ancient times, probably no one had ever been able to use Synesthesia on this sword as deeply as Yi Beidou, his spirit seemingly traversing time itself to personally experience a piece of history.

Thus, he was the most affected by the Nameless Sword Lord’s will. It was even on the verge of eroding his own self, threatening to resurrect that personality in his body.

"I shall borrow your body to reappear in the world today!!"

A voice seemed to appear from nowhere, reverberating in Yi Beidou’s mind.

The various memory imprints of the Nameless Sword Lord flashed nonstop, growing ever clearer, as if trying to brand themselves into his memory and become the new self within his body.

「Meanwhile, in the outside world.」

BOOM!!

A ferocious, murderous intent suddenly erupted from within Yi Beidou. The functions of his Demon Body were fully activated, his bones letting out a series of CRACKLING pops. His muscles bulged, and he shot up in height by nearly ten to twenty centimeters.

HUFF! HUFF!!

His Qi and blood surged like a river, and his heart pounded like a war drum. Each breath he took sent ripples through the lingering mountain mist. The hairs on his head stood on end, and his eyes were bloodshot. He suddenly whipped his head around to look at Fang Xiuyuan, his eyes filled with intense malice.

At that moment, Yi Beidou seemed to have completely fallen, becoming a demon.

ROAR!!

Yi Beidou threw his head back and roared at the sky. The sound scattered the mist in a radius of over ten meters and traveled far into the distance.

"What is this?!"

In that instant, spurred by the wave of malice, Fang Xiuyuan felt the hair on his body stand on end. He instantly leaped down from the massive boulder.

"This is bad! His Synesthesia was too deep, and the Evil Qi from the sword seized his mind?!"

Fang Xiuyuan’s expression changed.

However, Yi Beidou gave him no time to react.

The next moment.

BANG!!

Yi Beidou’s body shot out like a cannonball. He dropped the Silent Heart Sword and, forming a palm with one hand, slammed it violently toward Fang Xiuyuan.

There was no technique to the attack, only a beast-like explosion of instinctual power and ferocity.

BOOM!!

As the palm struck, the very air seemed to cave in. Fang Xiuyuan’s figure moved like a swimming dragon to dodge, and Yi Beidou’s palm slammed into the great boulder.

CRACK!!

Shocking cracks appeared on the hard boulder—which was nearly two meters high, three meters wide, and over a meter and a half thick—before it shattered into several pieces.

Capable of shattering stone monuments, the power of this palm strike was nothing short of terrifying.

’This guy...’

Watching Yi Beidou charge at him again like an incarnate beast, Fang Xiuyuan took a deep breath.

’Subduing a crazed Saint Expert without causing permanent harm is no easy task.’

’Let alone a crazed Celestial Demon.’

’He’s exceptionally talented, born with a Dharma Body, and his Physical Ability is immense. And now he’s fused with the terrifying Evil Qi from the Silent Heart Sword.’

"Celestial Master Tao!! Quick, lend me a hand!"

Fang Xiuyuan shouted.

「On the other side.」

Tao Zihong was waiting with several Mao Shan Disciples when they suddenly heard roars and loud crashes from deep within the woods. A monstrous killing intent and pervasive Evil Qi filled the air. He had already sensed something was wrong, so when he heard Fang Xiuyuan’s shout for help, his expression changed drastically.

RRRIP!!

With no time to waste, he ripped off his Daoist Robe and activated the Thunder Robe underneath. He instantly circulated his Qi and blood, and the muscles on his arms bulged like a Thunder Vein Talisman, revealing his Dharma Body.

"Wait here! Don’t make a move!"

Leaving them with those words, Tao Zihong’s figure moved like a bolt of lightning, disappearing into the mist ahead.

When he arrived at the scene, the sight before him made his pupils contract.

The ground in a twenty-meter radius looked as if it had been plowed. Thinner tree trunks were snapped in half, while thicker ones were gouged with explosive craters. It was hard to imagine such damage being caused by human palms.

Then, he saw the two figures entangled in combat amidst the ravaged forest.

"He used Synesthesia on the Evil Sword’s True Intent and had his mind seized by the Evil Qi! Use your Thunder Skill to restrict his movements! I’ll find a way to bind him and help him suppress the Evil Qi!"

Fang Xiuyuan said quickly upon seeing Tao Zihong arrive.

"Right!"

Tao Zihong activated his Thunder Skill. With a flick of his finger, he cranked his Thunder Robe to maximum power, and arcs of electricity crackled over his palms.

Seeing this, Fang Xiuyuan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He understood that with the Power of Thunder and Lightning, Tao Zihong’s Palm Technique could paralyze their opponent and weaken his mobility. Working together, it would be no problem for the two of them to subdue an Yi Beidou who was fighting only on instinct.

Yet, the moment Tao Zihong joined the fray...

WHOOSH!!

Yi Beidou’s Combat Technique suddenly changed. His movements became unpredictable, like a phantom’s. He stopped using his palms and instead held his fingers together like a sword.

He was executing a form of Swordsmanship.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Sever emotion, sever desire, sever all living things!!

If the self is an obstacle, then shave away all flesh, gouge out the very heart.

This was a form of Swordsmanship bordering on madness and paranoia. The terrifying Evil Qi around Yi Beidou was no longer chaotic; it was condensed by this paranoid will and focused onto his fingertips.

Danger!!

The hair on Fang Xiuyuan and Tao Zihong’s bodies stood on end. In their eyes, a light seemed to condense on Yi Beidou’s fingertips, a light capable of annihilating all sentient things.

’This isn’t his original True Intent!’

SWISH SWISH SWISH!!

Yi Beidou jabbed continuously with his fingers, forcing the two of them back again and again. Finally, they stamped their feet and leaped back to create more distance. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Hahahaha, I have returned to the world to demonstrate my Taoist Skill once more!!"

Yi Beidou laughed as he spoke, his voice sounding incredibly bizarre.

"This is bad. It’s an empowerment by obsession, a Reincarnation! To think the master of your Evil Sword reached such a realm, to achieve Hidden God within an object?! This person is no longer Yi Beidou! Under these circumstances, it’s impossible for us to subdue him safely."

Tao Zihong’s expression was incomparably grave.

"I didn’t expect this either. I’m afraid it’s also due to his unique spirit. Things having come to this, we have no choice but to fight with the intent to kill. Otherwise, if this fiend is reborn into the world, the consequences will be disastrous!"

The look in Fang Xiuyuan’s eyes gradually sharpened.

He had given up on the idea of subduing Yi Beidou without lethal force.

"Juniors, allow me to teach you of my Dao—"

Murderous intent was plain on "Yi Beidou’s" face, but in the next moment, his words came to an abrupt halt.

Because a voice thundered through his mind.

’All right, I’ve learned your Dao and Skill. You can disappear now.’