Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 432 - The Ignorant Islanders?

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Yuyang Island, spanning over a thousand miles, has a landscape that is high in the east and low in the west.

The mountains in the east are steep and difficult to climb, while the west is more gentle, making it suitable for mortals to live.

On the western side of the island, a mortal population of tens of thousands has been living and multiplying for generations.

They make their living by fishing, farming, and gathering.

The island and its surrounding seas have sparse spiritual energy, and both cultivators and demonic beasts rarely set foot here.

Though the islanders live in poverty, they are content and peaceful, leading a simple and tranquil life.

This tranquility was suddenly shattered over thirty years ago.

A Tide Beast would come to the island from time to time to hunt the human inhabitants.

The weak and ignorant islanders were powerless against the mighty Tide Beast, and slowly, they began to worship it as a sea god, offering their devotion.

The islanders built a temple for the Tide Beast and erected an idol in its honor.

They viewed the demon's attacks on them as the sea god's punishment, believing that their killing of sea fish had angered the deity, bringing about this disaster.

To seek peace, the islanders held grand and solemn sacrificial ceremonies during every full moon night, praying for the forgiveness of the sea god.

At these ceremonies, a young maiden would be chosen, known as the "Jade Maiden."

When the Tide Beast arrived, the Jade Maiden would be offered by the islanders to appease their sins.

Song Wen hid in the dark night sky, observing the islanders' sacrificial rituals below, and the girl bound to the altar, feeling a deep sorrow for the ignorance and foolishness of the islanders.

He had been on Yuyang Island for several days.

Fearing that Shan Yue had intentionally lured him here, he refrained from making an appearance for the first two days.

It wasn't until the Sacred Gu had searched the entire island and found no trace of any cultivators that he revealed himself to observe the islanders.

The islanders' actions matched the information he had received, without any discrepancies, which put his mind at ease.

Leaving two Sacred Gu behind to monitor the islanders, Song Wen flew to the eastern mountains of the island.

He casually created a cave as a temporary refuge.

Half a month later.

On this day, the sun was bright, and the winds and waves were calm, making it an ideal time for fishing.

One of the Sacred Gu suddenly flew into the cave and brought a message to Song Wen.

An unusual wave had appeared far out at sea.

Song Wen immediately deduced that the Tide Beast had most likely arrived.

The Tide Beast was skilled in water-based magic and loved to ride the waves.

Song Wen emerged from his cave, concealed his aura, and flew to the highest point on the island, overlooking the western side.

A massive wave, more than ten meters high, surged from the distance toward Yuyang Island.

At the top of the wave, a demonic creature with the body of a fish and the tail of a snake, along with two arms, stood poised.

Not far ahead of the wave, a fishing boat with four fishermen was visible.

The fishermen saw the wave but did not flee. Instead, they kneeled on the deck, continually praying for the protection of the gods.

However, even if they rowed desperately, they could not escape the fate of being swept into the deep sea.

Their prayers went unanswered.

The fishing boat was ruthlessly engulfed by the wave!

The boat's hull was torn apart instantly, breaking into pieces of rotting wood that floated on the waves.

The Tide Beast grabbed one of the fishermen, hanging him upside down and lifting him to its mouth.

It bit off the fisherman's head, chewing it into pieces before swallowing it whole.

Its fish-like eyes narrowed slightly, as though savoring the delicious taste of human flesh.

The demon extended one of its claws, lightly slashing open the fisherman's abdomen, pulling out his intestines, and casually tossing them into the sea.

Next, it devoured the remains of the fisherman, chewing them with large bites.

In a moment of carelessness, one of its feet slipped from the corner of its mouth and fell into the water.

The Tide Beast raised its hand, summoning a water pillar, and another fisherman was sent to its maw.

After several moments, all four fishermen had been consumed by the demon.

By now, the waves had reached the island, and the Tide Beast leapt off the wave, landing on the beach.

The islanders, who had already noticed the strange waves in the sea, had no idea where to flee.

The once bustling beach had become eerily deserted.

Scattered fish jerky and overturned fishing tools were strewn across the now chaotic shore.

Amid the mess, a lone teenage girl stood bound to a stone pillar.

No matter how much she struggled, it was all in vain.

Her tanned cheeks, due to extreme tension and fear, had turned deathly pale.

Her wide-open eyes stared blankly ahead as if paralyzed by terror, watching helplessly as the Tide Beast, with its sharp-toothed maw, slowly approached her.

The sand beneath her was already soaked yellow, and a foul stench emanated from her.

The Tide Beast drew close to the girl, sniffing her a few times.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, it opened its massive mouth and let out an angry growl, seemingly repulsed by the stench on her body.

Raising its clawed hand with only three sharp talons, it swatted the girl and the stone pillar behind her.

The girl, along with the pillar, was smashed to pieces, with severed limbs flying far and wide, leaving a bloody mess.

Unsatisfied with the taste, the Tide Beast lashed its snake-like tail and rushed toward the islanders' settlement.

It failed to notice six small Gu stealthily surrounding it from behind.

The islanders, seeing the Tide Beast approach, scattered in panic, their screams and cries echoing incessantly.

Just as the Tide Beast was feasting, it suddenly showed a look of panic, tossing aside the mangled corpse it held and pivoting its tail to dash toward the shore.

However, after rushing only a few dozen meters, it abruptly stopped, its fish eyes darting around warily.

Suddenly, one Sacred Gu appeared in front of the Tide Beast.

The demon hastily summoned a massive torrent of water, directing it at the Gu.

At the same time, Sacred Gu from other directions emerged and advanced on the Tide Beast.

With only mid-to-late Foundation Establishment strength, the Tide Beast was no match for six peak Foundation Establishment Sacred Gu insects.

It quickly succumbed, its skull crushed and its life extinguished.

Song Wen descended beside the Tide Beast's corpse and performed a corpse-sealing secret technique to preserve it.

After storing the Tide Beast's body, he rose into the air, ready to leave.

To his surprise, many islanders knelt down, bowing toward him and chanting fervently:

"The Sea God has descended!"

"The true Sea God has come!"

"The Sea God has slain the sea monster!"

"Sea God, please protect your devoted followers."

Song Wen looked at the islanders, a trace of doubt surfacing in his heart.

Were these islanders truly ignorant and naive, or did they know how to assess the situation and cunningly submit to the stronger side?

Perhaps beneath their weathered and seemingly honest faces hid an exceptionally shrewd nature.

Submitting to the powerful...

Perhaps this was the real reason they had survived and thrived in this treacherous maritime region for countless years.

Suddenly, a loud voice boomed from above.

"Hand over the Tide Beast, and I will let you leave safely."

Song Wen's expression darkened as he looked up in the direction of the voice.

A female cultivator appeared on the horizon, several dozen miles away.

The aura emanating from her was incredibly dense, her cultivation far superior to Song Wen's.

Judging by her flight speed, she was likely at the Golden Core stage, though she had not yet broken through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Lightning flickered across Song Wen's body as he abruptly accelerated, fleeing into the distance.

"There's no escape, friend. Surrender the Tide Beast, and I won't make things difficult for you," the female cultivator called out, giving chase relentlessly.

(End of the Chapter)

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