Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1374: The Brave Father and the Compassionate Mother

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Seeing the Male Zhenhou charging at him, Song Wen hastily activated the Blood Sea Seal, summoning a thick blood wall before him.

The Male Zhenhou’s front claws crackled with thunderlight as they pierced the blood wall.

"ROAR!"

A furious roar erupted from its mouth, spewing a blinding ball of thunderlight.

The thunderlight struck the blood wall, and together with the force of its claws, tore a gaping, ten-meter-high rift in the wall.

Song Wen, revealed behind the blood wall, remained unfazed by the approaching Zhenhou. Instead, he shouted, "Ying Wu, activate the formation!"

Before his words had fully faded, the Zhenhou’s claws struck Song Wen’s left shoulder.

Instantly, half of Song Wen’s body exploded, leaving only his legs intact.

"Awooo!"

The Male Zhenhou stared at its enemy’s mutilated corpse, letting out a triumphant howl.

The howl, still carrying its terrifying power, seemed to solidify into a physical force that crushed the remaining legs into dust.

A glint of satisfaction flashed in the Zhenhou’s eyes as it turned to face the Mother and Little Zhenhou.

Its gaze seemed to convey concern for the child’s safety, pride in its victory, and anticipation of the mother’s praise.

The Mother Zhenhou, meanwhile, had lowered her head and was using her crimson tongue to lick the wound on the Little Zhenhou’s forehead, her eyes filled with anguish.

Sensing the Male Zhenhou’s gaze, it turned its head and met its eyes.

The Mother Zhenhou’s eyes still held a trace of sorrow, but a glimmer of approval now shone in them.

However, this tender moment was shattered by the surge of sword intent erupting around them.

From the surrounding jagged rocks, the mud, and the caves, nine flying swords shot out in succession.

Each sword unleashed streams of Sword Qi that intertwined and merged, instantly coalescing into a barrier of sword energy. This barrier enveloped the area for dozens of miles, trapping the Zhenhou family within.

The Male Zhenhou roared in fury, its body transforming into a streak of thunderlight as it charged toward the sword formation barrier.

Boom!

The Zhenhou slammed into the sword shield with a deafening roar.

The shield remained motionless, but sharp Sword Qi surged from it, shredding the Zhenhou’s thunderlight and forcing it to retreat.

Outside the formation, the female cultivator Ying Wu, her fingers forming a Sword Incantation, smirked.

"Beasts are still beasts. A mere trick was enough to lure them into the trap. They didn’t even recognize your substitute puppet as a mere Corpse Puppet."

Song Wen stood beside her. "What you say is true, Fellow Daoist. We’ll need your assistance for the next step."

"A trivial matter! With the three beasts trapped in the sword formation, escape is impossible."

As Ying Wu spoke, her hands moved through the Sword Incantation with lightning speed.

In an instant, a hundred-zhang-long Sword Qi coalesced at the apex of the sword formation’s barrier.

The massive blade of energy plummeted downward, striking directly at the Mother Zhenhou and Little Zhenhou at the formation’s center.

The Mother Zhenhou looked up, her pupils shrinking abruptly.

Though the Sword Qi still hung high in the sky, its razor-sharp sword intent already assailed her like ten thousand steel needles, piercing her skin and causing excruciating pain.

The Little Zhenhou fared even worse, his body already crisscrossed with bloody wounds, blood gushing from every fissure.

The Mother Zhenhou’s body erupted with countless bolts of thunderlight.

These bolts didn’t strike outward but instead coalesced above her and the Little Zhenhou, forming a shimmering lightning shield.

The shield, tens of zhang wide and incredibly thick, blocked the terrifying sword intent from above.

Yet this was only a temporary measure. The true test of life and death would come when the massive Sword Qi struck.

Miles away, the Male Zhenhou, witnessing this scene, abandoned his efforts to break the formation. His massive maw opened, and silver electric plasma surged forth in a continuous, mercury-like torrent.

Outside the formation, Ying Wu’s eyebrows rose, her eyes glinting with mockery.

"Unable to save yourself, yet you dare try to save others!"

Her hands shifted through another magic seal. A second hundred-zhang Sword Qi materialized at the apex of the formation barrier.

This new blade of energy plunged toward the electric plasma.

Boom—

The colossal Sword Qi and the electric plasma collided, unleashing a deafening roar that shook the heavens.

The electric plasma instantly shattered, transforming into countless lightning serpents.

The massive Sword Qi also vanished abruptly, dissolving into a shower of needle-fine sword fragments that filled the air.

Silver lightning serpents and sword fragments surged in all directions, instantly turning the interior of the sword formation barrier a blinding white.

Then, another deafening roar erupted.

The previous massive Sword Qi had pierced the Mother Zhenhou’s lightning shield.

The shield was instantly pierced but did not immediately shatter, instead stubbornly holding its ground.

The Mother Zhenhou looked up at the sword tip, which was pressing down inch by inch through the lightning shield. Her eyes were filled with anxiety.

She spewed silver electric plasma, attempting to repair the lightning shield.

But it was all in vain.

The massive Sword Qi continued its descent.

The lightning shield groaned under the strain, then shattered with a thunderous crash.

"Roar!"

The Mother Zhenhou looked at the Little Zhenhou with tender affection and let out a short, urgent howl, clearly urging him to flee quickly.

Then, its claws crossed, and it shot skyward, actively meeting the massive Sword Qi with its physical body.

The moment its claws touched the sword’s tip, the Mother Zhenhou suddenly realized that the blade’s sharp sword intent had abruptly receded, leaving only a mountain-like, heavy pressure.

Thunderlight erupted across the Mother Zhenhou’s body, its sinewy muscles bulging like small hills, yet it couldn’t resist the overwhelming force.

Pinned by the sword’s tip, it was driven straight into the ground.

The Mother Zhenhou’s back slammed into the earth, crushing the jagged rocks into dust.

A fissure opened in the ground, and the creature continued to be forced deeper.

However, after plunging several zhang down, its back struck an impenetrable barrier like a wall of bronze and iron, stopping its descent completely.

Its claws had already shattered; its forelimbs were twisted and deformed; the sword tip stood embedded in its abdomen, immobilizing it.

The ’bronze and iron wall’ behind it was a barrier formed by the sword formation, designed to prevent it from escaping underground.

Seeing its mother suppressed, the Little Zhenhou’s eyes flashed with deep fear. With a swift movement of its hooves, it rapidly fled.

The Male Zhenhou, in stark contrast, was filled with fierce determination. His eyes blazed with ferocity as he lunged toward the massive Sword Qi, seemingly determined to shatter it and rescue the Mother Zhenhou.

"Overestimating your strength!" Ying Wu’s icy voice rang out as the formation barrier’s dome began to coalesce another massive Sword Qi.

This time, three such blades materialized.

The three colossal swords descended in succession, plunging directly toward the Male Zhenhou.

Forced to abandon his rescue attempt, the Male Zhenhou erupted with thunder plasma from his mouth to meet the incoming blades.

After shattering the first two swords, the Male Zhenhou clearly began to falter. His thunder plasma grew thin, unable to block the third blade.

As the massive sword loomed closer, a flicker of despair crossed the Male Zhenhou’s eyes.

He realized he was about to suffer the same fate as the Mother Zhenhou.

Turning his head, the Male Zhenhou glanced toward the front left.

Several miles away, a colossal sword was embedded deep in the earth.

Beneath the sword lay the Mother Zhenhou, who had stood guard alongside him for years.

From now on, they would likely never see each other again.

The Male Zhenhou then swept his gaze to the front right.

In a distant pile of rubble, the Little Zhenhou trembled in fear.

(End of the Chapter)

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