Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 514: Entering the Underwater Fissure

Translator: Cinder Translations

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The Demon Attractant Incense was placed at the center of the Heaven's Net Ghost-Fire Formation, and Song Wen and the others each hid behind a large boulder.

A quarter of an hour passed.

A massive claw emerged from the depths of the fissure, gripping the cliffside rocks.

Then, a large beast's head appeared.

Its pitch-black eyes darted around warily, scanning its surroundings.

Confirming no signs of danger, it leaped out of the fissure—a demonic beast shaped like a giant hound, about three zhang (10 meters) long. It had four claws, no tail, and its body was covered in tough, scaly armor. This was the Nether Sea Ghost Hound.

The ghost hound moved cautiously, step by step, toward the Heaven's Net Ghost-Fire Formation.

Upon reaching the edge of the formation, it suddenly stopped.

It opened its mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and extended a long, dark tongue toward the jade box at the formation's center, which contained the Demon Attractant Incense.

Just as its tongue was about to wrap around the jade box, the box emitted a faint blood-red glow. Startled, the ghost hound quickly retracted its tongue.

It retreated several zhang warily, paused, and observed the box again, ensuring there were no further threats.

The hound began pacing around the formation's perimeter, carefully assessing the jade box for danger.

Suddenly, a sound came from the edge of the underwater fissure.

Another Nether Sea Ghost Hound leaped out of the fissure.

The two hounds locked eyes.

Hatred seemed to boil between them as their eyes glowed red, they bared their teeth, and low growls rumbled in their throats.

In a flash, they charged at each other.

Their figures blurred.

One hound swiped its claw at the other's eyes, aiming for the most vulnerable spot.

The other retaliated fiercely, opening its massive, fang-filled jaws to bite at its rival's neck.

Both narrowly evaded fatal strikes, using their armored scales to deflect attacks.

Their scales, as hard as forged iron, sparked whenever claws and fangs collided with them.

The two ghost hounds clashed relentlessly, biting and striking as though intent on destroying each other.

Their long-standing hatred seemed to consume them, making them oblivious to everything else.

Suddenly, two human figures flashed into view!

Ji Qing and Zhu Yin appeared on opposite sides of the battlefield like ghosts.

Ji Qing charged in from the left, wielding a black spear with lightning speed.

Zhu Yin followed behind her corpse puppet, attacking from the right.

The sudden ambush enraged the ghost hounds, both of which immediately separated and lunged at the intruders.

Ji Qing thrust his spear toward the abdomen of the approaching ghost hound, but despite a burst of sparks, the attack left only a shallow white mark on its scales.

The hound's immense strength sent Ji Qing staggering backward several steps.

His retreat brought him closer to the Heaven's Net Ghost-Fire Formation.

Sensing an advantage, the ghost hound propelled itself forward with a powerful kick, churning the water into swirling eddies.

It raised a claw and swiped it down at Ji Qing's face.

Ji Qing raised his spear to counter.

The ghost hound shot out its long tongue, striking the spear mid-thrust.

Ji Qing felt an immense force; the spear was knocked from his grip.

Meanwhile, the ghost hound's claw continued its heavy descent.

Ji Qing raised his frail-looking hand to meet the attack head-on.

"Bwoom!"

Claw met palm with a resounding impact, a muffled sound traveling through the water.

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Ji Qing was sent flying like a meteor.

On the other side,

Zhu Yin's third-tier peak corpse puppet was also no match for the Nether Sea Ghost Hound. The corpse puppet's decaying flesh was torn off in large chunks by the hound, revealing its gleaming silver bones.

However, Zhu Yin successfully lured the ghost hound into the Heaven's Net Ghost-Fire Formation.

Taking advantage of the moment when he was struck and sent flying by the ghost hound, Ji Qing managed to escape the formation's range.

Zhu Yin, after a hard clash between the corpse puppet and the ghost hound, temporarily threw the hound off and threw out a chain, pulling the silver corpse out of the formation's range.

At that moment, Si Xi suddenly appeared.

Surrounded by nine formation flags, he also had a formation disk floating before him.

"Formation, activate!"

With a loud shout from Si Xi, the formation runes on the underwater rocks all lit up, emitting a dazzling dark red light.

The nine formation flags quickly flew out and landed at the formation's edge.

Seeing the situation turning against them, the two ghost hounds immediately sped up, attempting to break free from the formation's boundaries.

However, the four had planned extensively for this, and there was no way they would let the hounds escape so easily.

A dark red barrier suddenly rose up, trapping the two hounds inside.

The two hounds, unwilling to surrender, launched all their strength and slammed into the formation's barrier.

"Boom, boom!"

Two deep, muffled crashes rang out.

The formation's light screen wavered, looking as though it might collapse at any moment.

Seeing this, Si Xi quickly threw out nine high-grade spirit stones, each one landing next to a formation flag.

The spiritual energy from the spirit stones was constantly drawn into the formation flags, and the formation barrier instantly stabilized.

"Die you mindless beasts!"

Si Xi activated the formation disk in front of him, causing the formation to undergo a noticeable change.

In the center of the formation, a fire pillar suddenly erupted, reaching toward the formation's ceiling.

This was no ordinary fire, but a ghostly blue flame that illuminated the surrounding sea, casting an eerie blue light over the area.

As the formation operated, the fire pillar shot out balls of flame in all directions. Wherever the flames landed, the seawater in the formation instantly evaporated.

In the blink of an eye, the entire formation was enveloped in the ghostly blue fire.

At first, the two hounds managed to resist the constant barrage of ghost fire due to their powerful bodies. But as time passed, the scales on their bodies began to crack and fall off, and blood poured from their wounds.

They continued to charge at the formation's barrier, but it remained as solid as a rock, unable to be shaken by their attacks.

Seeing the hounds' fate sealed, with death by formation inevitable, Ji Qing showed no signs of joy.

He shook his sore arm, remembering the minor injury he had received when clashing with the ghost hound earlier.

"Why the frown, Senior Brother Ji Qing?" Zhu Yin asked.

Ji Qing replied, "There are three Nether Sea Ghost Hounds in the fissure—two males and one female. We've only ambushed the two males, but the female has not yet appeared."

Zhu Yin's gaze sharpened as she looked intently at Ji Qing, her tone carrying an implied question.

"Where did you get such detailed information from, Senior Brother?"

Ji Qing's eyes flickered. "I know someone who was there when the fissure opened. He's been in the fissure before. I got the information from him."

Zhu Yin inquired, "Who is this person, Senior Brother? Is it someone I might know?"

Ji Qing shook his head. "He's from an external sect. You wouldn't know him, Junior Sister."

Zhu Yin smiled slightly and didn't press further.

"Senior Brother Ji Qing, since there's still one more ghost hound, do you want me to brew some more Demon Attractant Incense?" Song Wen asked from the side.

Ji Qing shook his head. "No need. The Nether Sea Ghost Hound is crafty and intelligent. Seeing the two males trapped and killed, the female won't be fooled so easily now."

After speaking, Ji Qing turned to Zhu Yin.

"Junior Sister Zhu Yin, there's still a Nether Sea Ghost Hound in the fissure, and also an Abyssal Magic Vine. For safety's sake, let's enter the fissure together and search for the Earth Dragon Herb. What do you think?"

Zhu Yin nodded. "That works for me."

(End of the Chapter)

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