Record of a Demon's Cultivation-Chapter 502: The Death of the Abyss Sea Butterfly

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Cui San and Cui Gu suddenly saw a small Gu heading towards them, holding a jade slip in its mouth.

Both of their expressions turned somewhat grim.

The appearance of the Gu meant that the cultivator who had ambushed them was nearby and had been secretly observing them, yet they had failed to detect any trace of him.

The Gu tossed the jade slip from a distance and then quickly turned to leave.

Cui Gu's expression darkened as he took the jade slip. It turned out to be a communication jade slip.

The contents of the message read:

"Kill the Abyss Sea Butterfly, and exchange its body for Cui Xinyi."

"How can I be sure that Cui Xinyi is still alive?" Cui Gu replied.

"Believe it or not, the decision is yours to make."

After sending this message, no further replies came, no matter how much Cui Gu tried to inquire.

Cui San also read the message, then looked at Cui Gu, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Do it. Kill the Abyss Sea Butterfly!"

Cui Gu's tone was filled with intense killing intent, though it was unclear whether it was directed at the Abyss Sea Butterfly or at Song Wen, the person hiding behind the scenes.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Gu summoned a ghost banner. Countless ghostly images flickered and shimmered on the banner.

With a light wave of his hand, a surging torrent of ghostly energy erupted, turning the seawater as dark as ink.

The ghost energy condensed into several giant ghost serpents that roared as they charged towards the Abyss Sea Butterfly.

A ghostly figure emerged from the banner. It stood more than three meters tall and wielded a large scythe, a peak third-tier Ghost King.

As soon as the Ghost King appeared, it pounced fiercely on the Abyss Sea Butterfly below.

After seizing the jade box, the Abyss Sea Butterfly had no intention of letting the Toad Shark go.

Its five tentacles moved from five different directions and began to wrap around the Toad Shark.

Just as one tentacle grabbed one of the Toad Shark's legs, Cui Gu took action.

Seemingly aware that the opponent was difficult to deal with, the Abyss Sea Butterfly swung its body forcefully, sending the Toad Shark flying like a cannonball, directly crashing into the Ghost King.

The Ghost King, holding its scythe, slashed out.

A streak of dark blade energy shot out like lightning, racing towards the Toad Shark.

The Toad Shark's fish eyes flashed with panic. It opened its mouth and shot out a massive, snake-like barbed tongue.

"Thud!"

The sharp weapon pierced through flesh.

The Toad Shark's tongue spurted fresh blood, barely avoiding being split in two by the black blade energy.

Using the massive shockwave from the blade energy, the Toad Shark negated the force exerted by the Abyss Sea Butterfly, regaining control of its body. It quickly kicked its legs, darting away to the side.

The Ghost King's target was the Abyss Sea Butterfly. It ignored the fleeing Toad Shark and continued charging towards the seabed.

After throwing the Toad Shark, the Abyss Sea Butterfly tried to retreat to its cave on the ocean floor.

However, several giant ghostly serpents had already arrived.

Seeing it could not avoid the ghostly serpents, the Abyss Sea Butterfly waved its five tentacles and began striking at the serpents with great force.

The seawater boiled like water in a pot, surging violently.

The ghostly serpents were shredded by the tentacles, their black ghostly energy scattering through the water.

The Abyss Sea Butterfly, too, felt the effects, as these ghostly energies carried a sinister aura.

Its tentacles were corroded by the ghost energy, becoming bloody and mangled.

This delay allowed the Ghost King to close in.

The Ghost King swung its scythe again, sending black blade energy slashing through the water, creating deep rifts.

The Abyss Sea Butterfly swung its tentacles in defense, shattering the black blade energy one by one, but its tentacles were getting increasingly scarred.

Cui Gu made a hand seal, and the ghost banner in front of him trembled slightly. The ghostly energy in the water seemed to respond to a call, gathering once more into several ghostly serpents.

Although the Abyss Sea Butterfly had five tentacles, it still felt like it was facing a situation where two fists could not defeat four hands. It could only barely defend itself.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Abyss Sea Butterfly was entangled with the ghostly serpents, the Ghost King suddenly struck. It lunged forward, avoiding the flailing tentacles, and aimed for the Abyss Sea Butterfly's head.

The scythe gleamed with black light, resembling a spatial fissure that devours everything, descending sharply towards the Abyss Sea Butterfly's head.

Just as the Abyss Sea Butterfly seemed about to meet its demise, a sudden burst of blood-red light erupted from its lantern-like eyes.

The Ghost King, hit by the blood-red light, suddenly became dazed, frozen in place, and the giant blade in its hand halted.

Seizing the opportunity, the Abyss Sea Butterfly quickly flapped its wings and shot forward, rapidly increasing the distance between itself and the Ghost King, while also getting closer to its cave.

At that moment, a flying sword shot out from the front.

The sword was pitch-black, with no sword energy rippling from it, yet its speed was terrifyingly fast.

It was Cui San!

He considered himself too weak to be of much help in the battle between Cui Gu and the Abyss Sea Butterfly.

Therefore, he had been hiding nearby, waiting for the right moment to strike.

The Abyss Sea Butterfly was focused on the Ghost King and the ghostly serpents, and was caught off guard by the sudden attack of the flying sword.

"Bang!"

The flying sword struck between the Abyss Sea Butterfly's eyes.

Its skin split open, revealing the hard skull beneath.

Its speed immediately dropped sharply.

Under Cui Gu's command, the Ghost King recovered from its dazed state. It rose above the Abyss Sea Butterfly and swung its scythe down with all its might.

The black light of the scythe sliced through the deep sea water, creating a vacuum where no water remained.

The Abyss Sea Butterfly's body was split in two—its head and part of its abdomen in the front, while the other part consisted of the remaining abdomen and five tentacles.

Blood and organs spilled out, turning the water red.

The Abyss Sea Butterfly immediately lost its life.

Cui Gu flew up above the Abyss Sea Butterfly's corpse and channeled his energy, shouting loudly.

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"The Sea Butterfly is dead! Bring out Cui Xinyi if you want it."

His voice reverberated through the depths of the sea, causing the water to churn violently.

However, there was no response, and instead, the communication jade slip slightly trembled.

"Friend, your strength is impressive. I admire you. But please, first seal the Sea Butterfly's corpse. If its spirit dissipates, we can't make the exchange for Cui Xinyi."

"Hmph!"

Seeing the message, Cui Gu snorted angrily.

However, he still followed Song Wen's instructions and sealed the Abyss Sea Butterfly's corpse.

"One hour later, we will trade above the coral reef."

Another message arrived from the jade slip.

Cui Gu expanded his spiritual sense, covering a 32-mile radius.

"Cui San, search carefully around the area! If he can observe our actions here, he must be nearby. He's likely using a concealment formation, hiding in a sea cave," Cui Gu coldly ordered.

He then shouted loudly.

"You foolish rat, hide well! When I find you, I'll tear your body apart, extract your soul, and seal it in the ghost banner to torment you every day!"

The communication jade slip flickered again.

"Since you're so eager to find me, take your time. But I'd like to remind you not to miss the time for the trade."

Seeing the message, Cui Gu's anger surged, his veins bulging.

He couldn't understand why Song Wen, a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, was so fearless in the face of Cui Gu, a peak-stage Golden Core cultivator.

(End of the Chapter)

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