Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 333 - 249: Hidden Information, an Alluring Ancient Mystery (Part 2)

"We still haven’t found any trace of Mr. Fang," Zhao Ping said, shaking his head. "It’s been almost half a year since he went deep into Kunlun. He’s never contacted us, and we have no way of knowing how he’s doing."

After Fang Xiuyuan last met with Yi Beidou and took care of the necessary arrangements, he announced he was going to search for clues about "Severed Communication." He went deep into the Ancient Kunlun Vein and has been completely unreachable ever since.

"I’ll have to ask you all to work hard and decipher the suspicious contents of the Antarctic Array Map as quickly as possible," Wei Cheng said in a low voice.

He knew more about the secrets of the Ancient Ones than Zhao Ping did.

’They’re a bunch of madmen who want to become Immortals.’

’Only a secret of this magnitude could make them appear in person and fight to the death.’

’Could it be? Are secrets related to the ancient Immortals about to resurface?’

「Across the ocean, in a research lab.」

"This incident caused such a huge stir?"

Dr. Beretta frowned slightly as he read the file in his hand.

"These ruins were different. According to our intel, it seems ’Sleepers’ got involved during the final stages of the conflict."

"Those ruins didn’t just contain Earth Immortal Remains and Immortal Jade. Rumor has it there were also clues related to Severed Communication," the subordinate said gravely.

"Well now, isn’t this interesting? An incident this big... the whole world is bound to find out. This should be fun." Dr. Beretta looked like he couldn’t wait for the world to descend into chaos. He then asked, "And the Array Map? You’ve deciphered it by now, haven’t you?"

"We’ve deciphered it, yes, but the Array Map appears to be incomplete. We could only get vague information out of it. It points to a very large area, so we can’t get a precise location," his subordinate replied.

"Where is it?"

Dr. Beretta asked.

"The Mediterranean coast," his subordinate answered.

「About three days later.」

「Special Security Bureau.」

Zhao Ping, sitting in his office, received a report from an agent at the Special Security Bureau. "We’ve received an update: the decryption of the Antarctic Array Map has yielded results. The map is supposed to indicate a coordinate, but it seems to be flawed. We couldn’t deduce a precise location, only a general area."

"What’s the location?"

Zhao Ping asked grimly.

"The Mediterranean coast. Our people are already on the move over there. We’ve confirmed that the tendrils of several other nations’ powers are already infiltrating the area!"

The agent continued to report.

Zhao Ping hung up the phone, his brow twitching. He could already smell a storm brewing.

The anomalous phenomenon had too great an impact and too many people knew about it. Plus, with Yi Beidou’s previous actions fanning the flames, no nation or expert would be willing to pass up on this secret.

And it wasn’t just national powers. There were also the various Secret Organizations. Even the supposedly reclusive Ancient Ones had shown up in person to fight at the Antarctic Ruins. How could they possibly ignore a secret this crucial?

The Mediterranean coast was bound to descend into unprecedented chaos. It might even become a new-age battlefield where the nations of the world vied for supremacy in the Martial Arts Dao.

After all, with the Cultivation Realm now exposed, nations pouring resources into it, and public opinion churning, the debate over the relative strength of Saint Experts was growing more heated by the day.

’If only we could get Yi Beidou involved in this,’ Zhao Ping muttered to himself.

He was sure Yi Beidou wouldn’t refuse an opportunity like this. With such a powerful combatant on their side, Donghua’s Saint Experts would have a distinct advantage in the fight for this secret.

’There was no way Donghua could stay out of this.’

Unfortunately, Yi Beidou had been missing for months. He hadn’t even shown up when Japan’s government changed hands and its new leader issued a public, televised apology to him.

No one knew where he was, and even the Special Security Bureau had no way of contacting him.

’Surely he knows about something this important, right? That guy didn’t even leave a way to contact him.’

「Meanwhile.」

「In the Mural Cave on Penglai Immortal Mountain.」

Yi Beidou had been meditating on the Penglai Power here for over three months. Fortunately, the Alchemist had left behind a large supply of Elixirs, so he had no need to worry about food or maintaining his Physical Ability.

The True Realm within the murals was indeed a great help for comprehending the Penglai Power. Unfortunately, this Magnetic Force was simply too profound, and he lacked the key information on how to cultivate it. To this day, Yi Beidou still hadn’t truly mastered it, unable to generate the magnetic field from nothing.

But that didn’t mean he hadn’t made significant progress.

Inside the cave, Yi Beidou stood at the center, his eyes tightly shut.

Suddenly...

BOOM!!

His Qi and blood surged with immense power. The Demon Flame erupted, and the Tribulation Star rose.

Tendrils of Demon Flame stretched out, piercing into the Void and frantically absorbing some unknown power.

THUMP-THUMP! THUMP-THUMP!!

Yi Beidou’s heart pounded more fiercely, and the Demon Flame burned even brighter.

He was absorbing the Penglai Power from the Immortal Mountain!

Then, the magnetic field within his body abruptly reversed.

Celestial Demon Dissolution, Second Layer of Reverse Chaos!

But this wasn’t his limit. He continued to increase the intensity of his Life Magnetic Field’s reversal.

Fourth Layer!

Sixth Layer!

...

Eighth Layer!!

Previously, Yi Beidou would have needed the power of three Tribulation Star Possessions to even have a chance of controlling the Eighth Layer of Reverse Chaos. Yet now, he had unleashed it directly.

Then, just as suddenly, he deactivated the Eighth Layer of Reverse Chaos.

The reversed magnetic field instantly snapped back. The rebound caused his Life Magnetic Field to oscillate violently, wreaking havoc on his body. His vital functions descended into chaos as his cells and internal organs crushed against one another, setting off a chain reaction of internal explosions.