Chapter 584 - 366: Master and Disciple Meet Again, Eternal Longevity is Not My Wish

Chapter 584: Chapter 366: Master and Disciple Meet Again, Eternal Longevity is Not My Wish

The woman calmly said to Yi Beidou.

Yi Beidou understood that it was no longer the woman standing before him, but a different consciousness.

Dr. Beretta.

"Is this the reason you joined the Pioneer Group and experimented on countless innocents?"

Yi Beidou asked.

"You could say that. You can call me cruel, an executioner, a madman. I don’t care if history nails me to the pillar of shame."

"Great changes in the world are inevitably accompanied by bloodshed. The Industrial Revolution, for instance, led to the deaths of countless laborers in factories. Yet, it’s undeniable that it also brought immense progress to human civilization."

"All I want are results. I want to see if human civilization can take the next step forward. I care about nothing else. I’ll leave the judgment to future generations."

A detached smile touched the woman’s face.

Yi Beidou fell silent, recalling his various encounters with Beretta. He was a man who defied easy classification as good or evil.

And most importantly, Yi Beidou’s Celestial Demon Sensing told him that this person was telling the complete truth.

Yi Beidou had no intention of judging right from wrong. The world wasn’t simply black and white; concepts of right and wrong were ultimately empty.

"Let’s set aside right and wrong. Now that I’m here, some matters need to be settled. Accept my Free Demonic Flame Seven Stars, and I’ll spare your life. Are you willing?"

Yi Beidou said.

"Free Demonic Flame Seven Stars? Sounds like a Technique you developed by combining your Black Flame with the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle. How interesting. I’ve wanted to study your Black Flame for a long time. I couldn’t ask for more."

A smile touched the woman’s face. She gestured for Yi Beidou to get into a pickup truck and drove him to the entrance of an elevator hidden inside a bungalow, which took them down into an underground laboratory.

"You crossed the ocean and made such a commotion. Surely it wasn’t all for a minor figure like me, was it?"

the woman said with a smile.

"Since you already understand, you’ve saved me the explanation. I came for a truth that concerns me. On you, I can already sense his presence."

"So, he really is alive."

Yi Beidou said in a low voice, a trace of reminiscence in his eyes.

"He’s been waiting for you, too. He’s always been waiting. As for the specifics, you’ll have to ask him. I’m not authorized to answer."

The woman said with a shrug.

At these words, Yi Beidou’s expression changed subtly before he quickly regained his composure.

The two of them quickly descended to the core area of the underground research facility where, under the woman’s guidance, they met Dr. Beretta himself, dressed in a research uniform.

The woman respectfully withdrew, leaving only Yi Beidou and Beretta in the room.

Though they had clashed many times, this was their first time meeting in person.

"So, we finally meet officially. I am Beretta. Hmm... you don’t seem to care about my introduction. How disappointing."

A resigned smile appeared on Dr. Beretta’s face. Yi Beidou had completely ignored his introduction, his gaze fixed on the Cthulhu-esque radio beside the doctor.

’I see.’

The moment he saw the "radio," Yi Beidou understood a great deal.

"Alright, you seem to be in a hurry. Just give me the agreed-upon experimental material, and I’ll get out of your hair."

Dr. Beretta said with a shrug.

At his words, Yi Beidou’s gaze finally turned back to him. Black Flame condensed into a Long Nail at his fingertip. With a flick, a series of long needles shot out and pierced Beretta’s body.

Free Demonic Flame Seven Stars.

FWOOM!!

A layer of black flames immediately erupted across Beretta’s body. His research uniform was instantly destroyed by the burning Black Flame, and his skin began to sizzle like roasting meat, quickly wrinkling and turning black.

But Beretta’s eyes showed not a trace of pain; instead, he looked somewhat excited.

"This method of combustion and destructive power... it instantly destroyed even my specially made research uniform?"

"It uses the energy within my own body to generate the Black Flame... You’ve actually modified the Demon-Suppressing Seven-Star Needle to such an extent? This stable energy structure is unheard of! You’re a true genius!"

"Apologies, I must be excused. I have to go record the experimental data right away. Make yourself at home."

Beretta muttered. Then, under Yi Beidou’s gaze, the black "human torch" scurried out of the room and closed the door behind him.

And so, only Yi Beidou and the strange radio before him remained in the room.

For a moment, the room was deathly silent.

Even someone like Yi Beidou found himself hesitating, finding it difficult to move forward.

Scenes from the past flashed through his mind.

Their first meeting in the human traffickers’ den.

Meeting again when he could no longer suppress the Demon Nature within him.

The lessons taught in dreams, the answers to his questions, the clearing of his doubts.

Twenty years of bitter cultivation and trials, finally achieving freedom.

And step by step, it had all led to this moment.

The beginning and end of a fated connection. The start of it all.

This was the person who had changed his life, the truth he had been pursuing ever since he’d first appeared on the world stage.

Now, the answer was right before his eyes.

Yi Beidou took a deep breath, his expression returning to a state of perfect calm, like the still surface of an ancient well. He stepped forward and placed his palm on the bizarre radio, his Heart Intent coalescing in a sudden surge.

BOOM!!

His Heart Intent, sharp as a diamond, tore through layers of illusion and plunged directly into the Void of Eternal Hell.

He saw a surging, boundless river suspended in the darkness.

The Human Dao River.

Yi Beidou floated above the Human Dao River, his gaze fixed upon the currents below.