Chapter 581 - 365: Master and Disciple Meet Again, Eternal Longevity Is Not My Wish

Chapter 581: Chapter 365: Master and Disciple Meet Again, Eternal Longevity Is Not My Wish

「In the middle of the great ocean.」

Yi Beidou stood in the Void, the Black Flame spreading wildly, filling the sky and blotting out the sun.

Beneath his feet, the sea’s surface churned, throwing up waves hundreds of meters high. As far as the eye could see, the vast ocean roiled, with Yi Beidou standing alone above it all.

His eyes burned like torches as he waited in silence.

But the ocean waves gradually calmed, and his Celestial Demon Sensing no longer picked up on any impending danger.

’So it ends here?’

Yi Beidou muttered to himself.

He hadn’t expected it to be over after just two waves of attacks.

’Looks like my opponents ran into some internal problems.’

The yield of that last explosion had been terrifyingly high—practically the most destructive force humanity could currently deploy on the Earth’s surface.

However, that alone was far from enough to exhaust his stamina.

Before he had comprehended and mastered the Immortal Talisman, Yi Beidou probably couldn’t have withstood those two strikes. But things were different now.

The Immortal Talisman’s application of energy was like forging a disorderly mob into a disciplined, elite army. Although the fundamental power was the same, its intensity was on a completely different level.

In his Free Demon Transformation state, his body was fortified by energy to a terrifying degree, from the inside out. Moreover, this energy, stabilized by the techniques of the Immortal Talisman, was inherently and exceptionally stable.

As a result, the drain on his energy from withstanding that massive nuclear explosion was actually much lower than he had anticipated.

The Immortal Talisman was truly a terrifying technology, far beyond the current era.

Based on Yi Beidou’s current estimates, it wasn’t impossible to exhaust his stamina with strategic weapons, but the cumulative yield required would be horrifyingly massive.

By that point, before he even died, the horrific fallout from the strategic weapons would be enough to drag half the human world down with him.

No one would be foolish enough to do that; it was an act that would only harm others without bringing any benefit to themselves.

’In that case, it’s time for me to do what I must.’

The Black Jade color on Yi Beidou’s body quickly faded. The Black Flame Jade Soul between his brows disintegrated, and the Black Flame in the surrounding Void gradually vanished along with it.

The Immortal Talisman beneath his feet reverted to the color of Jade Power.

’But before that, there are two karmic debts that need to be settled.’

Yi Beidou muttered, his gaze shifting toward a specific point on the ocean’s surface.

BOOM!!

He then took a step into the Void, his body breaking the sound barrier as he shot off in that direction.

「Meanwhile.」

The King of the Wheel of Reincarnation and the Lady of the Three Yins were frozen stiff. That one glance from Yi Beidou seemed to have pierced the Void, pressing down on them like the collapsing heavens and sending a tremor through their very souls.

"Should we run?"

The King of the Wheel of Reincarnation asked, his voice stiff.

"Is there even time to run now? Besides, what good would it do to flee to the ends of the earth?"

The Lady of the Three Yins took a deep breath. "This is a tribulation we cannot escape. Prepare to face it. These final moments will determine the fate of our thousands of years of Cultivation."

The King of the Wheel of Reincarnation opened his mouth, but in the end, he remained silent.

He ignored the pressure emanating from Yi Beidou. His eyes flickered, his expression shifting between joy and sorrow.

Neither of them fled. They simply stood on the surface of the sea, silently awaiting their doom.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Suddenly, a series of dull, thunder-like rumbles echoed from the horizon. A man arrived, riding a jade-colored Talisman, and stopped tens of meters above them. He watched them as an Immortal God would look down upon mortals.

"You’re not running? It seems you’ve accepted your fate. Very good. Very good."

Yi Beidou said calmly, his eyes fixed on the two people who stood on the water’s surface, not having moved a single step.

"May I ask, is there any chance for us to live?"

The Lady of the Three Yins lifted her head, her pure black eyes fixed on Yi Beidou, who hovered high and mighty in the air.

’The power to walk on air... This man truly possesses the might of an Earth Immortal.’

Faced with such an opponent, she couldn’t even summon the will to resist. At this moment, her thousands of years of Cultivation left her as helpless as any mortal.

At this very moment, her expression and tone were no different from those of ordinary people who, facing a great calamity, would kneel before statues of the Divine Buddha to divine their fate and pray to the heavens for mercy.

Their lives and deaths rested on Yi Beidou’s whim. He was Heaven itself, the master of their fates!

"A chance to live? A good question."

Yi Beidou didn’t answer right away, instead looking up at the vast heavens.

"The Great Expansion has a count of fifty, but only forty-nine are used. Even the designs of Heaven are not absolute, and within every tribulation lies a sliver of a chance for survival."

"Both of you could be considered prodigies of your time. You were simply born in the wrong era and walked the wrong path."

"In the past, I would have had no way to make a distinction and would have had to kill you both. But now, I can give you a chance."

"Shed your Earth Immortal Flesh and Blood and endure my Demon Flame Seven Stars. If you survive, I will permit you to walk this world."

Yi Beidou stated calmly.

Once the Free Demonic Flame Seven Stars enters the body, the Black Flame ignites on its own.

The Black Flame burns all three—Essence, Qi, and Spirit. If these Ancient Ones lack the resolve to sever their pasts and live for this life alone, they will inevitably be reduced to ash within the Black Flame.

But if they manage to survive, it will be as if they have completely abandoned their former path. Their cycle of reincarnation will end, and what remains living in this world will be a new life, one carrying the memories of a past, ancient existence.

This might bring a different kind of vitality to the world.

The Black Flame is a tribulation, and this Destruction Technique exists to forge a new way. To survive the Black Flame is to earn a new life in this world.

This would also be his approach to dealing with the other Ancient Ones going forward.

"I am willing to try."

After a brief silence, the Lady of the Three Yins bowed her proud head.