Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1287: Meticulous Planning

Translator: CinderTL

When Song Wen’s figure reappeared, he had teleported another thirty meters.

"Youngster, don’t struggle in vain. Surrender peacefully, and it will be less painful," the mutilated corpse sneered.

It showed utter contempt for Song Wen, regarding him as a cornered rat.

As for Jian Xiao and the other four, they were like lambs awaiting slaughter, helplessly watching the blood-red formation patterns slither across their faces and bodies like venomous snakes. Wang Qiuyue, though still gritting her teeth and standing firm, had formation patterns crawling up her ankles, gradually extending upward.

The five of them had noticed Song Wen’s movements. Every one of them was praying he could bring about some change, giving them a sliver of hope for survival.

When Song Wen’s figure vanished for the ninth time and reappeared, he had coincidentally landed right beside the Corpse Coffin.

The stone platform where the Corpse Coffin rested was free of formation patterns. Without the Soul-Devouring Blood Sacrifice Formation’s suppression, Song Wen could finally mobilize his spiritual power freely.

He clenched his fist, and Thunderlight erupted!

Blinding bolts of electricity crackled between his fingers, coalescing into a violently pulsating thunderball.

The thunderball shot through the air, hurtling toward the mutilated corpse hovering above.

The mutilated corpse flickered, nimbly dodging the thunderball.

Song Wen’s divine sense couldn’t leave his body, so he couldn’t control the thunderball’s trajectory at will. It was easily evaded.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The sound of tearing air filled the chamber.

A dozen thunder orbs shot out in rapid succession, striking at the mutilated corpse. But without exception, the corpse easily dodged them all. The orbs ultimately crashed against the stone walls of the tomb chamber, where they were blocked by a golden light that flared from the stone.

"Pathetic! Such crude thunder magic can’t harm this immortal! Young one, do you have any other tricks? Bring them on! Heh heh heh..." The mutilated corpse rasped with a shrill laugh.

Though it mocked Song Wen, it dared not let a single thunder orb touch its body.

Seeing that thunder magic posed no threat, Song Wen shifted his gaze to the Corpse Coffin before him.

Since the mutilated corpse had appeared, it had taken no action but immediately activated the so-called Soul-Devouring Blood Sacrifice Formation. All formations typically have a control hub—an array disk, formation flags, or some artifact guarding a key formation eye. Destroying or disabling this hub would cause the formation to collapse on its own.

The Corpse Coffin before him was the most likely candidate for the formation’s core artifact.

Thunderlight swirled around Song Wen’s hands as he rapidly condensed a thunder orb the size of a millstone.

He hurled the orb at the Bronze Corpse Coffin.

"Young one, you dare!"

The mutilated corpse’s eyes blazed with blood-red light. It lunged forward, intending to intercept the thunder orb.

However, Song Wen was too close to the Corpse Coffin; he couldn’t react in time.

Boom!

The lightning sphere pierced the Corpse Coffin, and electric light exploded like a tidal wave.

The coffin was instantly torn apart by the violent thunder, countless bronze fragments scattering in all directions, wrapped in streaks of lightning.

At the same time, the blood-red formation patterns vanished in an instant.

Song Wen’s expression brightened slightly. With the blood-red formation patterns gone, Jian Xiao and the others could break free. Dealing with the mutilated corpse would become much easier, and at least he’d have a chance to escape the chaos.

However, the chain reaction triggered by the destruction of the Bronze Corpse Coffin hadn’t ended.

The walls of the tomb chamber suddenly erupted with golden light, which vanished just as quickly.

The entire tomb’s defensive formation seemed to have collapsed completely.

"Jie jie jie..."

The mutilated corpse let out a series of shrill cackles, sounding extremely smug.

"Youngster, well done. You’ve shattered the Restriction Formation that has trapped this immortal for tens of thousands of years with a single blow..."

As it spoke, the mutilated corpse’s remaining half-face suddenly twitched violently, contorting into a mask of rage and ferocity.

A dark shadow emerged, rising from its tattered skull.

"Why! Why did you destroy this immortal’s Corpse-Nourishing Coffin! Without it, this immortal’s divine soul will soon dissipate!"

With a roar of fury, the mutilated corpse lunged forward, its five fingers clawing towards Song Wen like hooks.

As Song Wen gazed at the erratic, almost frenzied mutilated corpse, a chill ran down his spine.

Could this be the result of being imprisoned for ten thousand years, driving it mad?

His instinct was to activate the Minor Teleportation Talisman he held in his palm. But after scrutinizing the dark shadow, a flicker of hesitation crossed his eyes.

The shadow was the head of the mutilated corpse’s divine soul, while the rest of its divine soul remained trapped within the corpse’s body.

At that moment, Song Wen suddenly remembered Wang Qiuyue’s earlier words: the mutilated corpse’s flesh had long since lost all vitality, and its divine soul was incomplete.

In other words, the creature before him was merely a Remnant Soul forcibly clinging to the mutilated corpse. Its power stemmed solely from this decaying body and its remnant divine soul energy, lacking any spiritual power whatsoever.

If I can touch its flesh, the Sea of Consciousness Black Hole should be able to forcibly devour its divine soul, Song Wen thought to himself.

As the mutilated corpse drew closer, its putrid breath filling the air, Song Wen caught a glimpse of Jian Xiao and Gu Huang struggling to their feet.

If the mutilated corpse dies, Jian Xiao and Gu Huang will likely turn against me. Perhaps I can use the creature to eliminate them.

A ruthless glint flashed in Song Wen’s eyes. He temporarily abandoned his plan to devour the mutilated corpse’s divine soul, and the talisman in his hand abruptly shattered.

Silver light flashed, and Song Wen’s figure began to fade.

The mutilated corpse’s claws pierced through Song Wen’s body, but only tore through a gradually dissipating afterimage.

It suddenly raised its head, its crimson eyes shifting, searching for Song Wen’s trail.

"Join forces to kill it, or none of us will make it out alive!" Song Wen’s figure reappeared at the edge of the tomb chamber, shouting loudly.

The moment the Corpse Coffin shattered, both the Divine Sense Restriction and the Gravity Restriction vanished, leaving divine sense and Minor Teleportation Talismans unconstrained.

Hearing this, the other five immediately understood the gravity of the situation. They unleashed their trump cards, attacking the mutilated corpse in unison.

Jian Xiao and Gu Huang each summoned a three-foot-long sword.

Tang He materialized a Thunder Spear dozens of feet long.

Wang Qiuyue conjured a giant phantom shadow of a dragon claw.

Even Heng Ziping summoned his ten-zhang-long giant sword.

The fierce sword light, explosive lightning serpents, and colossal dragon claw instantly engulfed the mutilated corpse, slamming it from mid-air into the tomb chamber floor.

Without its previous impenetrable golden light protection, the floor was instantly blasted into a massive crater, sending countless fragments of stone flying. The lingering force soon ground these fragments into dust.

"How dare you wound this immortal! You shall all die!"

A shrill roar erupted from the depths of the crater.

Ignoring the sound, the five continued their assault, their flying swords, Thunderlight, and dragon claw plunging into the crater.

Suddenly, several transparent blades shot out from the crater, streaking toward the five attackers.

(End of the Chapter)

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