Beast Taming: Sharing Pets' Abilities-Chapter 393 - 392: Corpse Demon!
To some extent, this is a rare alternative Corpse King.
And the Corpse Demon below, though appearing skinny and emaciated, has skin that is withered and shrunken, presenting a bluish-black metallic luster, giving an impression of solidness and resilience.
Moreover, the claws of the Corpse Demon are sharp as knives, resembling small daggers, glinting with an unsettling cold light.
Additionally, the face is just a thin layer of corpse skin stretched over the skull, appearing especially ferocious and terrifying.
Judging by its aura, the Corpse Demon is only at the Celestial Human Realm level, similar to the Cultivator.
However, a Corpse Demon is equivalent to an alternative Corpse King, or a kind of superior demon, of the same realm, this Corpse Demon has more potential! Greater achievements!
Even ordinary Golden Core Great Cultivators may not match this Corpse Demon.
As for the cultivator being pursued, it can only be said that his cultivation is average, and his strength is also quite ordinary. The two Divine Techniques he executed are also relatively common Lower Grade and Middle Grade Divine Techniques, with average power.
"A Corpse Demon is not easily born. Under normal circumstances, only Demonic Cultivators can refine such demons..."
Gu Yuan thought for a moment, then simply halted the Escape Light.
...
"Huff... huff... huff..."
Mei Changshan’s heart was racing as he hurriedly navigated the Escape Light, while using a Middle Grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword to block attacks from the relentless Corpse Demon behind him.
He was deeply regretful now, lamenting why he let greed consume him. Despite knowing the ancient cave mansion was dangerous, he had ventured in alone, only to awaken a sleeping Corpse Demon, leading to a pursuit over hundreds of miles.
If this continued, his True Qi would surely be depleted, and he would be captured by the Corpse Demon.
Anyone touched by a Corpse Demon would become contaminated with Corpse Poisonous Demonic Qi, their Dao Foundation destroyed, their skin and flesh decaying.
Roar—
The Corpse Demon, having failed to catch up for so long, was evidently becoming angry. It opened its mouth and roared.
The sound was piercing, carrying a special twisted power.
Hearing it, Mei Changshan was momentarily stunned, his whole body twitching, even his cultivation True Qi entirely losing control, his vision darkening, and he collapsed straight to the ground.
Seeing this, the Corpse Demon’s eyes revealed streaks of scarlet blood light, and with a swift movement, it lunged.
Black demonic energy emerged from its body, mixed with terrifying corpse energy, yin energy, and evil qi.
Where it passed, the flowers, grasses, and trees wilted, yellowed, then rotted into mud.
Just as the Corpse Demon was about to touch Mei Changshan,
the surrounding water vapor rapidly gathered into a mass, then transformed into a Sword Light, obstructing the Corpse Demon’s sharp claws.
The sharp claws clashed with the Sword Light,
Clang—!!!
a loud and clear sound echoed.
The Corpse Demon, as if shocked by electricity, quickly withdrew its arm, while the Sword Light rapidly dispersed into sparkling points of light.
However, it was precisely this Sword Light’s appearance, the explosive sound of which quickly woke Mei Changshan, bringing him back to his senses.
Opening his eyes, he noticed he was unscathed and before him stood a stranger.
This figure was a handsome young man, with red lips and white teeth, his expression calm and unhurried.
Compared to the brutal and terrifying Corpse Demon, the presence of this young man was much stronger.
Additionally, a wound had appeared on the Corpse Demon’s hand, from which drops of thick black-red corpse blood were dripping, corroding the ground with a sizzling sound, emitting pale gray smoke that carried an unpleasant stench.
Mei Changshan suddenly realized that it was clearly this cultivator who had saved him.
He hurriedly bowed and said, "Junior Mei Changshan, thank you, senior, for your life-saving grace!"
"Hmm, no rush, let me kill this demon first,"
Gu Yuan waved his hand casually and then pointed with his finger.
Clang—!!!
A clear sword singing sound, like a dragon’s roar, rang out, and a streak of bright Sword Light shot forth, heading straight for the Corpse Demon’s forehead.
The Corpse Demon, already injured and somewhat fearful and resentful, was just about to continue attacking Gu Yuan.
However, seeing Gu Yuan take action first, it howled and lunged forward.
As it lunged, it reached out its claws to grab the Sword Light.
Yet, it likely underestimated Gu Yuan’s strength, as well as the fierce nature of the Sword Light.
As soon as the bright Sword Light touched the Corpse Demon’s claws,
Pfft!
The Sword Light effortlessly pierced through the tough claws capable of shattering gold and cracking stones.
Then it landed on the Corpse Demon’s forehead.
Pop—
With a light sound, the Corpse Demon’s head, harder than Refined Gold Iron Mother, was pierced by the Sword Light and then exploded.
Boom!
For a moment, the headless body of the Corpse Demon shook, and then it fell to the ground.
Gu Yuan beckoned with his hand, and the bright streak of Sword Light trembled lightly before transforming into a stream of light that flew into Gu Yuan’s hand, then disappeared.
Mei Changshan stood stunned beside him. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
This was a rare Corpse Demon! An alternative variant of the zombie, whose physique was so strong that even a Top-grade Magical Artifact might not cause significant harm.
Its Innate Divine Techniques were extremely formidable, capable of tainting one’s cultivation foundation, its power comparable to Top-Grade Divine Techniques.
Yet now, it had been so easily slain by Gu Yuan.
Could this senior be a Golden Core Great Cultivator?
Mei Changshan couldn’t discern Gu Yuan’s cultivation level, nor could he detect any clues, but based solely on Gu Yuan’s previous actions, he concluded that Gu Yuan was definitely profound and unfathomable.
However, Gu Yuan showed indifference to it all.
To be fair, this Corpse Demon was indeed quite formidable; its Innate Divine Techniques combined with the invulnerable body made it comparable to the True Disciples like Chu He and Lu Qian.
Yet, in Gu Yuan’s presence, these abilities were hardly impressive.
Just Gu Yuan’s Lifebound Flying Sword, the Primordial Jade Scenery Sword, was beyond the Corpse Demon’s defense, not to mention Gu Yuan’s profound swordsmanship. Even if it were replaced with a Golden Core level Corpse Demon, it would still be cut down by his Flying Sword.
"Where did you provoke this Corpse Demon?"
Gu Yuan asked, looking at Mei Changshan.
Such demons as Corpse Demons rarely occur naturally and are mostly creations of Demonic Cultivators.
Especially from Gu Yuan’s perspective, the Corpse Demon just slain obviously bore traces of human ritual refinement, appearing to be a Corpse Refining.
Though Gu Yuan wasn’t the kind to be at constant odds with the Demon Dao, he held little good feelings toward it.
After all, compared to the Immortal Dao, the Demon Dao was much more unscrupulous, and even when committing evil, it was done brazenly. Any evil deed done by a single demonic cultivator could be said to be inhumane.
