Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 374 - 267: Old Friends Reunite; Discussing the Dao Again in a Foreign Land (Middle)

The next moment, she stood in place and swung her arm toward Yi Beidou from a distance, unleashing a sword strike.

The distance between them was at least thirty meters.

This sight left everyone stunned.

’Striking someone down with a sword from thirty meters away?’

It was common knowledge that the farther Magnetic Force traveled from the body, the harder it was to control. Its form and structure would lose cohesion and collapse, causing its power to drop sharply.

Even for a Saint Expert, unless they cultivated a Taoist Skill like the Flying Sword Technique or the Soldier and Horse Skill, harming an expert of the same level from dozens of meters away was nearly impossible.

Moreover, her opponent was Yi Beidou. His Demon Flame warped magnetic fields, providing him with extremely strong protection, and his very being was tougher than steel.

However, something incredible happened.

When Zhou Qingchen struck, her Glazed Jade Sword shot out like a laser, instantly extending fifty meters as it slashed toward Yi Beidou.

At such a distance and with such a range, combined with Zhou Qingchen’s own incredible speed and reflexes, this strike was even harder to defend against than the Flying Sword Technique.

In that instant, the hair on Yi Beidou’s body stood on end as he sensed a profound threat.

FWOOSH!!

The Demon Flame around him erupted as he tried to perform Refinement on the Jade Sword’s magnetic field.

However, in the realm of magnetic True Qi, this blade of light was as sturdy as alloy steel. Even the Demon Flame struggled to wear it down.

The Jade Sword passed through, cleaving the blood-red Demon Flame in two.

Yi Beidou raised his arm to block the incoming Jade Sword.

He intended to block the Jade Sword’s strike with the Life Magnetic Field of his own flesh and blood.

In an instant, the Jade Sword swept past. For a moment, it seemed as though heaven and earth themselves had been cleaved in two.

Zhou Qingchen had once used this very strike to instantly kill an Ancient One’s avatar from over seventy meters away!

This technique was named Phantom Strike!

SPLURT!!

As the Jade Sword swept past, blood erupted from Yi Beidou’s wrist where he had blocked, revealing a wound that cut down to the bone. The aftershock of the blade then raked across his chest, causing the flesh there to burst open as well, drenching him in blood.

Although the Jade Sword was a formless object condensed from a magnetic field, it could destroy the Life Magnetic Field in any part of the human body.

When the Life Magnetic Field is thrown into disarray, bodily functions descend into chaos and cells begin attacking each other, resulting in substantial physical damage.

"Sir!!"

Seeing Yi Beidou’s condition, Yang Mutong couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

"True Qi Condensation Form... the magnetic field extends and retracts naturally, its size changing at will. Even from dozens of meters away, it’s as if the attack is right beside you, losing none of its power. Impressive. Truly impressive."

Yi Beidou couldn’t help but praise her. The onlookers saw what looked like a fiery light burning within his wounds, and with each breath, the injuries healed at a rapid pace.

He had already seen the power of Zhou Qingchen’s Technique.

Her Life Magnetic Field had condensed and stabilized to a terrifying degree, granting her a drastic increase in control.

The Magnetic Force of other Saint Realm experts would dissipate after extending dozens of meters due to weakened control. But Zhou Qingchen was different. The Magnetic Force she emitted was like a large piece of modeling clay that she could knead and stretch at will. As long as its volume remained within her magnetic field’s range, she could change its size as she pleased, allowing her to maintain an attack’s full power even against a target dozens of meters away.

It was a terrifying ability.

Zhou Qingchen, however, let out a heavy breath.

’That strike was the peak of my power in my regular state, but it only managed to injure Yi Beidou this much?’

’On top of that, I used the Ascension Technique, while he surely has a Secret Technique he hasn’t used yet. With that kind of recovery power, he could probably use a Secret Technique as if it were a normal skill.’

’Comparing the two of them, she already had a clear sense of who was superior.’

’So, even after passing the Twenty-First Heaven Gang Tribulation, there’s still a gap between me and this guy, huh?’