Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 384 - 273: A Display of Divine Powers, Suppressing the Divinely Enthroned for Intel (Part 1)

Wherever her magnetic field spread, the surrounding natural magnetic fields were nullified. The magnetic fields of living beings would also stiffen, ultimately causing an effect akin to petrification.

Ariel, codenamed "Thousand Snake Spirit."

She was agile, and her Techniques were insidious and brutal—all joint locks. It looked as if she was searching for an opportunity to dislocate all of Meng Qianyuan’s limbs to vent her fury.

’He’s just a newcomer who recently entered the Saint Realm. Perfect. I’ll use him to get back at Yi Beidou and make him pay for what he’s done!’

"Good!"

Meanwhile, the young man named Anos, who appeared to have Central Asian heritage, began to swell in size. He grew a full head taller than Meng Qianyuan, his muscles bulging like fortress walls. He was a veritable moving castle. His magnetic field solidified into the shape of a great rock, and his power was as terrifying as a steamrolling heavy tank.

Anos, codenamed "Giant Stone God."

Yet, even when facing two Spirit Officer Level Divine Sealers, Meng Qianyuan showed no fear.

He recalled something that had happened not long ago.

Under Ding Huiyuan’s influence, he had even forgotten his desire to challenge Yi Beidou. He was still leagues behind the Master and his group.

For instance, Yi Beidou and his companions were facing opponents of a clearly higher caliber. The ones sent to deal with him, however, were just two small fries who had been standing behind the others.

’If I can’t even handle these two, what right do I have to stand beside Yi Beidou and the others?’

’It was true that he had only just ascended to the Saint Realm. But he knew full well that Yi Beidou hadn’t been in the Saint Realm for long either. In just under half a year, Yi Beidou had already reached a level where he could defeat Devi in Modu.’

’If Yi Beidou could do it, why couldn’t he?’

’He wasn’t the same man he used to be anymore!’

THUMP! THUMP!

His heart pounded violently. The black-and-red dot between his brows throbbed as if it were a living organ.

Something miraculous happened. The black-and-red dot, like a seed, was spurred to sprout. Its shape began to change, first forming a black-and-red "Ban" symbol. Then, black-and-red threads began to spread from the Ban, rapidly crawling all over Meng Qianyuan’s body.

The Ban symbol is a representation of merit and true enlightenment in the Buddhist Sect, but this black-and-red version was filled with a contradictory Demon Nature.

At that moment, Meng Qianyuan’s appearance became utterly ferocious, as if he had transformed into a Demon God. A terrifying killing intent erupted from within him.

VMM! VMM! VMM!

The terrifying killing aura condensed behind his head, forming a series of black-and-red halos.

A stark contrast to holy Immortal Qi, Meng Qianyuan now looked more like a "Demon Buddha."

Killing Mind Zen was, by its nature, a union of Yin and Yang—achieving enlightenment through slaughter. Meng Qianyuan had now forged his own path.

Using the True Intent of the Heart Intent Fist—the digging motion—he had cleaved open his very self and planted the Killing Mind Demon Seed. Once battle began, he could activate the Demon Seed, causing it to grow and spread, which would rapidly elevate his Physical Ability to a terrifying level!

Killing Mind Demon Seed: Demon Buddha Aspect!

"KILL!"

Meng Qianyuan let out a low roar. His voice was like thunder, yet also like a Demon Sound. As the killing aura surged, the faces of Ariel and Anos paled.

WHOOSH!

Meng Qianyuan brought a palm down. Though Anos was taller, at this moment, Meng Qianyuan’s figure seemed to swell until it filled the heavens. With Demonic Qi surging, his massive palm descended—a great, black mass, like the sky itself collapsing.

Slaying Path: Heaven-Flipping Seal!

Finally, there were Yuna and Cheng Zhihong.

Their assigned task was to stop the stealthy Ding Huiyuan.

"Well? Have you found his position?"

Cheng Zhihong asked in a low voice.

’He felt helpless about the situation. The silver lining was that they didn’t have to face their target head-on. The remaining person didn’t seem like a direct combat type, so they just needed to restrain him for the time being.’

At this moment, Cheng Zhihong was filled with discontent.

’This was supposed to be a straightforward cooperation. The current situation was only because *those people* refused to listen to his advice.’

"I can’t find him. The fluctuations from the other battle are too strong, causing too much interference. Besides, his Stealth Technique is very powerful. It’ll be hard for me to find him unless he makes a move."

Yuna was spreading her Green Elf’s Power of Nature to sense their surroundings, her voice tinged with helplessness.

’Still, as long as he doesn’t show himself, they wouldn’t have to join the fight.’

"Our leaders are too arrogant. How could they possibly negotiate a cooperation with Yi Beidou’s group with that kind of attitude? The Alliance made a completely wrong decision by sending them."

For some reason, Cheng Zhihong suddenly felt an irrepressible urge to vent his frustrations.

"It’s because some people in the Alliance fundamentally look down on secular folk and are deeply wary of them. I think some of them don’t even want this cooperation to succeed. Otherwise, why would they send Zenon Celestial General to lead the negotiations?"

Yuna sighed, also feeling a need to get things off her chest.

"Certain people really need to change their mindset. The Secret Organizations are using the power of the secular world to grow stronger and stronger. They’ve excavated many ancient ruins, and those Ancient Ones are acquiring more and more Earth Immortal Remains. After they devour and absorb them, their power will only increase. Now, their Sleepers are growing in number. If this continues, what will we have left to complete our mission?"

"Take this recent incident. There were twelve Spiritual Talismans in total, and our Five Divine Sealing Veins only managed to secure three. Even if we did get the news late and were underprepared, this situation is already extremely disadvantageous for us..."

Cheng Zhihong said with a sigh.

"Wait! Stop talking!"

Suddenly, Yuna’s expression changed, and she abruptly cut Cheng Zhihong off.

Cheng Zhihong’s face changed as well. As if realizing something, the hair all over his body stood on end.

’That’s right, they were in the middle of a battle! How could they have been unable to resist the urge to complain, chatting as if no one else was around and casually blurting out rather important secrets?’

This was completely out of character for them.

’Something’s wrong. Something’s very wrong!’

"Hm? You two are pretty sharp. Not so easy to deal with, are you?"

Just then, a voice drifted over from the side, startling them both into whipping their heads around.

They saw Ding Huiyuan, a downcast look on his face, who had appeared at some unknown point. He was leaning against a large tree, seeming to have merged with its shadow.

’Is this...?!’

Cheng Zhihong and Yuna’s pupils contracted. They couldn’t suppress the intense chill that crept into their hearts.

"Still, I managed to get some important intel. So there are twelve Spiritual Talismans in total, huh? The Ancient Ones can increase their power by devouring Earth Immortal Remains? And the Sleepers are even stronger than the Ancient Ones? Sounds tricky."

Ding Huiyuan rubbed his chin, summarizing the intelligence he had gathered from Cheng Zhihong and Yuna’s conversation.

Hearing this, cold sweat streamed down their backs.

’Everything they just did... was it all because they were under his influence?!’

’He could silently influence their will, alter their behavior, and make them divulge important secret intelligence?’

’That’s simply terrifying!’

A sharp glint flashed in Yuna’s eyes. She slammed her palms onto the ground, and vine-like green light instantly shot out from the earth beneath Ding Huiyuan’s feet, lashing out to crush him.

POP!

But in an instant, Ding Huiyuan’s body exploded and vanished without a trace.

’An illusion?!’

"What do you think is real? You must know even more, right? Why don’t we have a little chat?"

Ding Huiyuan’s voice echoed from another direction. From beneath another tree, a listless figure emerged, walking toward them with a grin.

Only then did Yuna and Cheng Zhihong abruptly realize what was wrong.

It was too quiet.

There were no sounds of fighting, no fluctuations of aura, and even the figures of the others had vanished.

’They had been inside an Illusion Realm this person had created all along, and they hadn’t even noticed!’

This had been part of Yi Beidou and his group’s plan from the start.

Negotiate if possible. If not, then they would find a way to subdue or capture these people and extract useful intelligence from them.

The crucial task of gathering intelligence naturally fell to Ding Huiyuan, who possessed the True Word Technique, a power capable of influencing the will of others.

Ding Huiyuan just hadn’t expected his intelligence gathering to be even easier than he had imagined.

Or perhaps it was that these members of the Secret Organization were walking treasure troves of the information he craved.