Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1239: Fangs Fully Bared
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A brilliant flash of Thunderlight erupted from Song Wen, intended to push back a fifth-tier void beast that obstructed his path. In that instant, his gaze caught Feng Youyou turning to withdraw, a spark of surprise igniting in his eyes.
He could readily surmise the reasons behind Feng Youyou's decision to separate from the group.
It was probably a consequence of Bu Ren's surprise assault on Yan Tong and Manager Yin's strangely passive stance, which had undoubtedly left her feeling apprehensive, fearing a similar fate as Yan Tong.
Song Wen couldn't help but feel a measure of respect for the woman's swift and decisive response.
Sensing peril, she had cast aside all hesitation and made an immediate retreat. No lingering attachment to the promised one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones for the live capture of the Beauty Serpent was evident.
Furthermore, despite having entered into a pact with Song Wen and the others for this venture, she harbored no illusions about being treated any differently.
As Song Wen observed Feng Youyou's receding form, he ultimately chose not to impede her flight.
With Feng Youyou's departure, only Manager Yin and Bu Ren remained.
After expending considerable effort to finally repel the obstructing fifth-tier void beast, Song Wen's loud voice carried, "Manager Yin, Fellow Daoist Bu, hold on for me!"
Just as he prepared to give chase, his sight fell upon Yan Tong, still ensnared by the horde of void fiends.
Yan Tong, drawing strength from his owl void demon, battled valiantly against several void fiends. While he had not yet succumbed, his wounds were grievous, and escape seemed an impossibility.
Song Wen's gaze drifted to the dark pouch adorning Yan Tong's waist, a flicker of intrigue stirring within him.
The pouch was most likely a Spirit Beast Pouch, yet it possessed properties unlike ordinary ones.
It possessed the capability to contain void fiends.
Song Wen had tested this before; standard Spirit Beast Pouches were incapable of such a feat.
With a subtle flick of his finger, a thread of spiritual power was dispatched.
Yan Tong, fighting for his life amidst the relentless assault of void fiends, failed to even register the approaching spiritual power. He only perceived a sudden lightness at his hip as the black pouch was drawn upward by the spiritual power, drifting serenely towards Song Wen.
Without delay, Song Wen activated his escape light, giving pursuit to the two figures ahead.
Traversing the cave, Song Wen entered a serpentine tunnel. After several miles of travel, he sighted Manager Yin and Bu Ren.
The pair stood at a junction where the path diverged into three.
For reasons unknown, the Beauty Serpent had vanished without leaving any discernible lingering aura after her escape, leaving Manager Yin and Bu Ren in a state of uncertainty regarding the correct route.
Manager Yin's brow was deeply furrowed, a barely concealed anxiety in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Bu," he stated, "our reliance on Yan Tong's owl void demon for reconnaissance has been nullified. Your ambush upon Yan Tong was rather precipitous."
A triangular formation was adopted by the trio, with Bu Ren positioned at the core, closely guarded by Song Wen and Manager Yin on either side.
Nonetheless, Bu Ren’s lower cultivation level rendered him the slowest of the group, consequently impeding their collective pace.
He quickly recognized this deficiency and abruptly conjured a swirling azure gale around his person.
The gale roared into existence, instantly augmenting Bu Ren’s velocity. He surged forward, matching Manager Yin, a peak Divine Transformation cultivator, and even outpacing Song Wen, who was at the late Divine Transformation stage.
As a consequence of this maneuver, Song Wen began to lag behind.
The cave passage gradually started to curve and ascend.
After traversing an additional hundred miles, Bu Ren and Manager Yin reached the passage's terminus before Song Wen, emerging from the subterranean cave into the open atmosphere.
Bu Ren surveyed their surroundings and promptly accelerated westward.
"Ji Lin, Manager Yin and I shall proceed ahead. Make haste to catch up and do not stray from the path," Bu Ren called back to Song Wen.
By the time Song Wen finally exited the cave, the aforementioned pair had already disappeared beyond the reach of his divine sense.
However, with the shadow void at his disposal, Song Wen possessed the capability to track not only Bu Ren and Manager Yin but also the Beauty Serpent who was leading their way.
Song Wen narrowed his eyes, discarding his pretense of weakness, and his speed escalated dramatically.
He bypassed Bu Ren and Manager Yin, overtaking them to position himself ten miles to the left of the Beauty Serpent, matching her stride.
"Shadow void, launch an assault on the Beauty Serpent and subdue her!" Song Wen commanded within his Sea of Consciousness.
Without delay, nine shadowy tentacles materialized from Song Wen’s head.
The tentacles quivered subtly, emitting a low, resonant hum reminiscent of the lamentations of lost souls.
Under the shadow void's direction, the hum did not disperse indiscriminately but instead coalesced into an focused, invisible wave, surging directly towards the Beauty Serpent.
As a void fiend, the Beauty Serpent's divine sense was not as profoundly restricted as that of human cultivators like Song Wen. It had long detected Song Wen's presence, but the immense disparity in their power left it utterly defenseless.
The invisible wave struck its skull with the force of a thunderclap. The Beauty Serpent became momentarily immobile, its nine tentacles stiffening abruptly.
Its eyes widened suddenly, then progressively lost their radiance before slowly closing.
The Beauty Serpent succumbed to unconsciousness, its body plummeting rigidly towards the ground below.
A fleeting black shadow appeared.
The Nether Fox abruptly darted forward, seized the Beauty Serpent in its jaws, and hurtled towards the mountain valley where the Six Fiends Hall was situated.
(End of the Chapter)
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