Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 585: The Golden Corpse Appears

Translator: Cinder Translations

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"It seems that the deeper we go underground, the higher the chances of encountering Purple Spirit Ginseng, and the older their age becomes," Zhu Yin said after putting away the Purple Spirit Ginseng.

"That's indeed possible. However, we can't let our guard down. The corpse aura here is unusually dense," Song Wen remarked.

The three continued forward, but their pace noticeably slowed.

The passage grew wider, surpassing ten feet across, and it became an expansive, long underground cavern.

Song Wen, flying at his usual speed, suddenly accelerated a bit.

His spiritual sense detected a Purple Spirit Ginseng about a mile ahead, and it was a seven-leaf one.

This Purple Spirit Ginseng was growing amidst a pile of scattered stones.

Previously, Zhu Yin and Zi Yun had picked Purple Spirit Ginseng without encountering any danger, but Song Wen didn't relax his vigilance. Every location where a Purple Spirit Ginseng grew had noticeably stronger corpse Qi than the surrounding area.

Song Wen carefully cleared away the rubble, revealing the root mass of the Purple Spirit Ginseng.

It was growing on top of a human corpse.

Song Wen delicately untangled the roots from the bones, trying to preserve every root of the Purple Spirit Ginseng.

Once Song Wen stored the herb in a jade box and into his storage ring, Zhu Yin's expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of concern.

However, Zi Yun's expression darkened slightly. But since the distribution plan had been her suggestion, she couldn't go back on her word, so she turned away to avoid seeing it.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion echoed from behind them.

Along with it came a thick, intense corpse aura and ghostly Qi.

The three of them froze for a moment, instinctively moving closer together.

"What's happening?" Zi Yun asked.

"It's my Ghost King. It's currently fighting a corpse," Song Wen explained.

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yin's expression changed dramatically.

"Run! The opponent is a fourth-grade early-stage Golden Corpse. My Ghost King has already been killed by it."

The three immediately accelerated, retreating deeper into the cavern.

"If we blindly go deeper like this, what if we encounter more Golden Corpses? We'd be surrounded," Zi Yun said with some concern. "We three together might still have a chance."

Song Wen replied, "There's no need to fight the Golden Corpse head-on. Even if we can fight it, the noise from the battle might attract more corpses. We should focus on escaping from the Golden Corpse."

After flying for several miles, a vast underground hall appeared before them.

The hall was immense, and the dense corpse Qi made it impossible for the three of them to sense its boundaries.

On the ground of the hall, there were several twisted and winding cracks.

The cracks were several feet wide and seemed to lead to an unfathomable depth, as if they connected to the Nine Hells or the Yellow Springs. Thick, pure corpse Qi continually seeped out from them.

"Roar!" A loud corpse roar rang out—the Golden Corpse had caught up.

The Golden Corpse was about ten feet tall, with a bull's head and a human's body. It was the same one Zi Yun had mentioned earlier.

"What should we do now?" Zi Yun asked.

"Let's try to trap it for a moment, then escape through the same path we came from," Song Wen replied.

Song Wen had a faint sense that they had reached the bottom of the cavern, and if they wanted to go deeper, they would have to leap into those cracks.

"I have a corpse-controlling formation that should be able to temporarily trap the Golden Corpse. However, setting up the formation will take some time, so you two will need to help me hold it off," Zhu Yin said.

"Understood," Song Wen replied.

As they spoke, they had already flown several miles and arrived at the edge of one of the cracks.

Song Wen's mind stirred, and his Gui Yuan Qi surged out.

The Qi was like a roaring giant serpent, charging straight at the pursuing Golden Corpse.

Zi Yun then formed a sword seal with her hands, and a ten-foot-long giant sword materialized, slicing through the air toward the Golden Corpse with a mighty force.

Zhu Yin stood behind them, taking out nine corpse-binding nails.

The nails were about two feet long, pitch black, and radiated a strong golden aura.

With a flick of her hand, Zhu Yin began to activate the nails. The nine corpse-binding nails began to float and arrange themselves in the air, with black runes flashing across the surface.

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On the other side, the bloodthirsty serpent slammed into the approaching Golden Corpse.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion!

The bloodthirsty serpent dispersed, scattering around the Golden Corpse.

The Golden Corpse staggered slightly but quickly regained its balance, dissipating the impact of the serpent's assault.

Its speed did not decrease as it continued charging toward Song Wen and the others.

Suddenly, a surge of sword Qi rippled, and a giant sword descended from above.

The Golden Corpse swiftly shifted its body, attempting to dodge the descending giant sword.

However, at that very moment, the shattered Gui Yuan Qi surged and transformed into black chains, tightly wrapping around the Golden Corpse's body.

Restrained by the chains, the Golden Corpse appeared enraged. It tilted its head and let out an ear-splitting roar that shook the surroundings.

The chains of Qi surrounding it suddenly shattered. Then, the corpse Qi emanating from the Golden Corpse swept across, sending the Gui Yuan Qi flying for dozens of feet, no longer able to restrain its movements.

However, during this brief moment of delay, the giant sword had already fallen.

"Boom!"

The sword Qi roared.

The corpse Qi surged into the sky.

The giant sword broke through the Golden Corpse's protective corpse Qi and struck its head.

The decayed flesh on the Golden Corpse's head was instantly shredded, revealing its gleaming golden skull.

The immense force of the impact caused the Golden Corpse to stagger back several steps before it managed to steady itself.

The giant sword, struck by the corpse Qi, was reduced to a three-foot-long blade, flipping away from the Golden Corpse.

"Roar... roar...!"

The damage to its body provoked an endless roar from the Golden Corpse.

Massive corpse Qi poured from its mouth, heading straight for Zi Yun, intending to tear her apart.

Zi Yun's expression changed slightly. Just as she was about to activate her defensive treasure, she saw the Gui Yuan Qi surge forward, forming a thick, pitch-black barrier in front of her.

This was the defensive barrier created by Song Wen using his Gui Yuan Qi.

"Boom!"

The ghostly Qi collided with the barrier.

The barrier immediately shattered.

The ghostly Qi's force weakened slightly, but it continued to surge toward Zi Yun, striking the shield she summoned.

Zi Yun, shield and all, was sent flying.

From the fluctuations in her aura, it seemed she was not gravely injured.

"Retreat!"

Zhu Yin suddenly shouted.

The corpse-controlling formation had been successfully set up.

Upon hearing the command, Song Wen quickly retreated, joining Zhu Yin behind the formation.

The Golden Corpse's eyes glowed with a blood-red light, a sign of its thirst for blood and living beings.

Seeing the three try to escape, it leapt high into the air, charging toward them, but directly fell into the formation set by Zhu Yin.

"Living corpses are still just that, with no sense or thought."

Zhu Yin's voice carried a hint of disdain.

"No matter how much power they possess, they're still brainless fools."

As she spoke, her hands moved rapidly, quickly forming complex gestures.

Countless black runes surged from the nine corpse-binding nails.

These runes intertwined in the air, forming a gigantic seal.

The seal fell with a thunderous roar, like a towering mountain, carrying an immense weight.

(End of the Chapter)

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