Chapter 1261: Seed Demon Forbidden Record

The Lion Spirit was stunned. "I don't know..."

It was then that he realized, after fighting for a long time, he didn't even know who his opponent was. The other demon experts also came back to their senses. Who exactly was this guy? The women accompanying him were all incredibly powerful. They had originally thought he was a pretty boy being kept by powerful women, but it turned out he himself was just as formidable. From his tone, his background seemed to be very impressive, perhaps even much more powerful than the Lion Tribe.

Princess Changning's face flushed with excitement. She had to seize this opportunity. With her beauty and family background, she should be able to become good friends with him. If she couldn't become the Crown Princess later, this man seemed like a good alternative. The only slight trouble was that the women around him seemed to be very strong rivals. Princess Solun, on the other hand, looked bewildered. She searched through all the outstanding young talents from various demon tribes in her mind, but none matched the person before her.

"Who exactly are you!" the Lion Spirit voiced everyone's doubt.

To everyone's surprise, Zu An replied with a smile, "It's perfect that you don't know who I am. That way, even if I kill you, the Lion Tribe won't be able to trace it back to me."

The Lion Spirit was utterly bewildered. The rest of the people were speechless. Everyone had been expecting him to reveal some incredibly impressive background, but who knew such an answer awaited them?

Yun Jianyue let out a chuckle. "This kid is truly wicked." Yan Xuehen and Yu Yanluo smiled faintly. The two women felt a bit strange; previously, they would have disliked such behavior, but now, not only did they not feel repulsed, they found it quite amusing.

"Are you playing with me?" The Lion Spirit was both shocked and enraged. He had never been toyed with like this before.

Rage points from the Lion Spirit increased by 555,555,555.

Zu An's expression turned cold. "So what if I am playing with you? Quickly open this. Maybe it will buy you your life."

"Hmph, even if I don't know your identity, my father and my eldest brother will be able to find out," the Lion Spirit sneered.

Zu An frowned, about to make a move, when Yun Jianyue reminded him from the side, "His gauntlet still carries his aura right now, so it should be able to open the storage bag." Zu An's eyes lit up. He immediately put on the gauntlet—heaven-tier weapons are not divine artifacts, so they don't have a 'master recognition' feature—and probed the storage bag. Sure enough, he successfully opened it.

Inside was a large collection of various spiritual herbs, each no less valuable than those found on the cliff earlier. There was also a pile of bottles and jars containing various elixirs. There wasn't time to examine them closely, but anything he kept here was clearly not ordinary. A large quantity of sparkling, translucent primeval stones, clearly of heaven-tier quality. Although Zu An didn't need these for his current cultivation, this item was hard currency in the cultivation world and represented a vast amount of wealth. Additionally, there was a roll of beast skin, with various diagrams and lines drawn on it, and several large characters at the top: "Lion's Roar Skill"! Zu An's heart stirred. This seemed to be the cultivation method for the Lion's Roar Skill. This was an excellent AOE (Area of Effect) ability; he hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

The Lion Spirit's eyes were bloodshot from rage. "My father and my brother will definitely not let you go! Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, they will find you, skin you alive, rip out your tendons, and grind your bones to dust!"

Rage points from the Lion Spirit increased by 999,999,999.

Zu An's expression turned cold. "Since this is the inevitable outcome anyway, I might as well kill you first." Feeling his killing intent, the Lion Spirit shivered, somewhat regretting his stubbornness. However, his nature had always been arrogant. Since things had come to this, he didn't want to show weakness and become a laughingstock. "If you want to kill, then kill! My father and my eldest brother will avenge me, and you'll suffer ten times worse than me!"

The other demon experts gloated, only Qiao Heng and Princess Solun spoke out to stop him:"Young master, please show mercy!""Absolutely not!"

Zu An acted as if he hadn't heard their words, striking directly at the opponent's crown.

"Oh?" Yun Jianyue couldn't help but say, "He's not usually this ruthless." She had long criticized him for this, finding him too soft-hearted, so she felt a little pleased to see this scene today. Yan Xuehen frowned slightly. As someone from a righteous sect, she disliked killing. Although the Lion Spirit deserved his death, she was more worried that Zu An would become a bloodthirsty person from then on. Yu Yanluo, on the other hand, was worried that by completely offending the Lion Tribe, Zu An might be in danger. But the Snake Tribe was not to be trifled with, and the Lion Tribe couldn't interfere with her territory, hmph!

Just then, a terrifying fluctuation spread out. The Lion Spirit, who had been pinned to the ground and unable to move, suddenly raised his hand and blocked the attack. Another golden light exploded. Zu An sensed a dangerous aura and quickly channeled his wind ability, retreating dozens of feet away. "So you've finally decided to show yourself?" At this moment, the Lion Spirit glowed golden all over, slowly rising into the sky. His eyes were utterly cold, as if devoid of human emotion. "Oh, you knew of my existence?"

Seeing this sudden turn of events, the people from the demon race were all dumbfounded. What was going on with the Lion Spirit? He clearly hadn't reached the Grandmaster realm, so how could he float in the air so easily? And what was with that terrifying pressure emanating from him? Even their hearts were filled with a sense of dread. Yu Yanluo was also baffled. A second ago, the Lion Spirit was utterly helpless, like a dead dog. What was this sudden burst of power? She instinctively looked at the two Grandmasters beside her.

Yan Xuehen frowned. "One body, two souls?"

"Not quite," Yun Jianyue shook her head. "If it were one body, two souls, how could the other soul be so much stronger than the dominant personality? It looks more like possession."

"Possession doesn't quite fit either," Yan Xuehen observed carefully. "The Lion Spirit's aura hasn't disappeared. If it were possession, the Lion Spirit's existence wouldn't be allowed. It looks more like someone has temporarily parasitized their spirit into him."

"Shi Qian, is that you?" At this moment, Princess Solun seemed to remember something suddenly, and her face changed dramatically.

"What?" When the others heard it was the Lion Tribe's First Prince, they all looked at the young man in the sky with immense shock. Wasn't that the Lion Spirit? How did he become the First Prince? The Lion King promoted the knight's creed throughout his tribe—humility, integrity, compassion, bravery, justice, sacrifice, honor, soul. That was why his sons were named after these virtues.

The "Lion Spirit" in the sky ignored Princess Solun, instead staring intently at Zu An. Zu An looked at the figure in the air, but didn't reply. He had previously experienced Emperor Zhao Hao's fragmented soul hiding within the Crown Prince in a secret realm. He had just felt a similar strangeness in the Lion Spirit's condition. With the rage point system, he was much more sensitive to things like souls than others. The other party's concealment was far from as perfect as Zhao Hao's back then, so he had spotted the anomaly. That's why he delivered a killing blow to test, and sure enough, he forced the other party out.

Yun Jianyue suddenly thought of something. "Legend has it there's a vicious cultivation technique called the 'Demon Seed Forbidden Record.' Practitioners of this skill can find many talented 'cauldrons' (referring to hosts), plant special marks within their bodies. For every bit of strength the cauldrons cultivate, the practitioner's strength also increases. When the technique finally reaches completion, the cauldrons' entire cultivation will be completely absorbed by the practitioner. Unbeknownst to them, those cauldrons spend their lives unknowingly cultivating for someone else."

As soon as she said this, the other young demon experts looked bewildered. Clearly, they hadn't heard of this cultivation technique, but it sounded incredibly malicious! No wonder Shi Qian's cultivation progressed so rapidly, allowing him to become one of the Five Absolutes of the younger generation of demons at such a young age.

The "Lion Spirit" in the sky's expression changed, but quickly returned to normal. "What nonsense are you spouting? I merely know my younger brother's arrogant and reckless nature. He's young and doesn't know how to discern priorities, easily offending people he shouldn't. That's why I left a life-saving method within him. Young lady, stop slandering and trying to sow discord between my brother and me!"

Yun Jianyue scoffed, not bothering to waste more words on him. Most of the other demons were convinced; his explanation sounded reasonable. Moreover, they were biological brothers. Even if he were looking for a 'cauldron,' it was highly unlikely he would choose the Lion Spirit.

Zu An frowned and said, "I feel like you're a bit perverted. Secretly parasitizing your younger brother's body... so when your brother and his wife are intimate, is he sleeping with his wife, or are you sleeping with your sister-in-law?"