Redemption of a Born Demon-Chapter 49: Crossing the Border, Like a Dragon Returning to the Sea (Part 1)

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Crossing the Border, Like a Dragon Returning to the Sea (Part 1)

Upon hearing Yi Beidou’s words, Yue Ming, who had approached so aggressively, hesitated for a moment, his expression stiffening.

"It seems the person in charge back in Yunhai Province didn’t relay my message to you accurately."

"I told them I don’t need any help. You can consider this a personal matter. If I stir up any trouble, it will have nothing to do with you. It’s better not to complicate things."

Yi Beidou said.

"Are you kidding me? How much do you even know about the local situation? I know you have unique spiritual abilities and might be able to locate the target, successfully infiltrate, and destroy it."

"But even if you succeed, your location will be exposed. Do you really think you can escape from foreign territory without any help?"

Yue Ming said, his brow furrowed.

The real danger wasn’t the operation, but the extraction that followed. The immense disturbance it would cause would undoubtedly make Yi Beidou the target of all eyes.

In the lawless, warlord-controlled Southern Ocean Triangle, the Pioneer Group and other powers could use their influence to mobilize military forces, posing an immense threat.

"That isn’t your concern. I have my own ways."

Yi Beidou said calmly.

"You’re being arrogant. You must understand that there is always someone stronger out there. You are not yet invincible in this world."

Yue Ming said in a low voice.

He could somewhat understand Yi Beidou’s mindset; after all, he had once walked a similar path.

He was only forty-five now, having achieved Ascension at the age of thirty-nine. This made him one of Donghua’s new-generation Saint Experts. Even throughout history, he was considered young for a Saint.

Right after his Ascension, when his body had undergone a fundamental transformation and his spirit reached its zenith, he had been filled with boundless ambition. He’d felt as if he could conquer anything, invincible in all the world. It was an illusion born from a sudden surge of power.

But he later came to understand that the world ran deep, with far too many hidden things. While his resolve to advance bravely and overcome all obstacles never wavered, he had long since shed his smug arrogance.

Clearly, Yi Beidou was now in the same psychological state he himself had been in right after his Ascension.

’Even the higher-ups probably didn’t expect Yi Beidou to be this overconfident.’

"It seems you have no intention of letting me pass easily. Fine. I’m quite interested in the techniques of a Body Ascension Saint Expert. Since you’ve come all this way, I can’t let you leave empty-handed. Let’s waste no more words and exchange a few moves."

Yi Beidou said.

BOOM!!

The Qi and blood in his body surged like a torrential river, emitting a churning roar. His muscles bulged, and his hair stood on end, whipping about wildly.

A murderous killing intent, tinged with his Demon Nature, swept out like a tidal wave.

"Very well. Let’s see what you’ve got."

A glint appeared in Yue Ming’s eyes. He would test this man’s mettle.

’If he’s just full of empty boasts and can’t even last two moves against me, then this will be the perfect chance to knock some sense into him.’

BANG!!

He circulated his Qi and blood, and his frame suddenly shot up. His already bear-like body grew even broader and taller, until he resembled a giant spirit god.

His eyes, like giant Copper Bells, held a divine light. He radiated a natural authority, truly appearing like a celestial Protector King descending to the mortal world.

But the most miraculous change was to his body itself.

HISS! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Wisps of mist suddenly began to emanate from his body, coiling around him like jade sashes or a feathered robe. It lent his domineering figure an air of divinity and Immortal Qi.

In ancient times, anyone who encountered such a being in the mountain forests would have surely thought they had met an Immortal.

Yi Beidou’s eyes narrowed. He understood that the mist was water vapor from within Yue Ming’s body, turned to steam by his high body temperature and released from his pores.

He keenly sensed the pores on Yue Ming’s skin faintly opening and closing, as if they were breathing.

Every pore on his body was an aperture.

This was the Martial Art Yue Ming cultivated: the Celestial Robe Technique.

It was a body-hardening discipline. A Cultivator’s body would become incomparably durable, as if protected by a celestial robe and impervious to mundane harm. Cultivated to an advanced realm, one could even master the secret of "body breathing."

At Yue Ming’s realm, the body was transformed. The pores all over his skin were like tens of millions of windows, ceaselessly providing his body with the air it required.

This was the Celestial Robe Body.

The greatest limiting factor on human physical performance is respiration, and Yue Ming’s body had, to a certain degree, broken free of this constraint.

Thus, his Physical Ability was as vast as the sea, his stamina as endless as the mountains and rivers.

HAH!!

Yue Ming let out a low roar, a sonic wave rolling forth as he instantly charged at Yi Beidou, striking out with a palm as large as a cattail fan.

Swirling clouds and mist deceived the eye, hiding a deadly killing intent within the haze.

This was the Giant Spirit Cloud Palm.

His True Intent was just as vast. Yue Ming guarded the Southern District, acting as a gatekeeper for the nation, suppressing evil, and shouldering a great responsibility as the Southern Celestial General. For this, people had given him the title "Southern Celestial King."

"One man guards the pass, ten thousand evils shall not enter." No matter where he stood, the ground behind him was a forbidden zone.

However, Yi Beidou didn’t retreat an inch. He thrust his own palm forward, and a surge of Qi blasted the deceptive mist away.

Part the mists and knock on the Celestial Gate. If Heaven refuses to grant passage, then I shall break the gate down myself.

No mist could delude him, no Heart Intent could shake him, and no barrier could stand in his way.

Celestial Demon Inquiry Dao!

BOOM!!

Their palms collided, and Qi exploded. As expected of a Saint who had achieved Ascension through body-hardening methods, the power of Yue Ming’s Dharma Body was immense. Each of his blows carried the force of a speeding truck, and he was not one bit weaker than Yi Beidou.

As they exchanged blows, the forest floor sank around them, yet their bodies merely swayed. Neither retreated even half a step.

After just one move, surprise flashed in Yue Ming’s eyes.

’This man really has some skill.’

However, this was only the beginning.

HISS!!

His pores opened and closed, with almost no discernible breathing. Without the slightest pause after his powerful attack, he unleashed a continuous barrage of palm strikes at Yi Beidou. Mist steamed from his body, threatening to turn the forest into a Cloud Sea.

A relentless assault!

This kind of attack pattern would be incredibly draining for an ordinary person, but for Yue Ming, it was second nature. The body-breathing ability of his Celestial Robe Body not only allowed him to forgo breathing with his lungs during critical techniques but also granted him seemingly limitless stamina.

His attacks were like the Cloud Sea in the Sky, like mountain ranges stretching across the land—unbroken and endless.

Celestial Saint Cloud Sea!!

A light flashed in Yi Beidou’s eyes. His previous clashes with Saint Experts had always been brief and inconclusive. When had he ever had such an exhilarating fight?

His Heart Intent flared, and the impact of flesh on flesh made the blood in his veins boil. The Demon Nature of his body blazed ever brighter.

BOOM!!

Killing intent billowed as Evil Qi converged at his palm. His Heart Intent and power merged as one, seeming to radiate light.

Destruction Technique!!

Their palms crashed together, still evenly matched. Without a moment’s pause, Yue Ming’s next attack fell.

Yi Beidou refused to yield, meeting the strike with his own palm.

Destruction Technique! Destruction Technique! Destruction Technique!

Yue Ming’s Palm Technique was as relentless as a Cloud Sea, but Yi Beidou’s Destruction Killing Tribulation was just as unceasing.

How could a killing tribulation ever be broken so easily?

What surprised Yue Ming even more was that, while they had been evenly matched at first—with him even holding a slight advantage, thanks to the Celestial Robe Body’s superiority in a battle of attrition—the tide was turning.

However, as the exchange continued, he discovered that Yi Beidou’s killing intent was becoming purer, his Physical Ability and attacks growing more ferocious. The Destruction Killing Tribulation he manifested grew increasingly terrifying.

BOOM!!

Yi Beidou unleashed another palm strike. The surging killing intent sent a bone-chilling cold through Yue Ming, causing the pores all over his body to instinctively contract. The body-breathing of his Celestial Robe Body was suddenly interrupted, causing a momentary falter in his power output.

BANG!!

Struck by the palm, Yue Ming stumbled back two steps. As he regained his footing, he saw Yi Beidou’s figure flash and disappear into the forest, leaving only a single sentence echoing through the trees.

"Thank you for helping me temper my killing intent."