Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 539 - 276 Summoning the New Red Bull

Chapter 539: Chapter 276 Summoning the New Red Bull

Dispelling the Water Moon Dream Mirror, Jiang Shouzhong leaned on a broken wall, gritting through his pain, and took out a porcelain bottle from his chest. He poured out two Healing Pills and swallowed them.

With the aid of the Taoist River Map’s healing process, although he was tormented severely by the Demon Venerable, his recovery was incredibly fast.

"Master..."

The demon, a rat creature, nestled up to him, nuzzling the man’s thigh.

"You’ve worked hard, little rat."

Jiang Shouzhong patted the rat creature’s head, then opened the Zodiac Map to prepare to return it to the painting.

Demons that had been put into the Zodiac Map, if not nourished, would decrease in their cultivation the longer they stayed outside the map, their life force drying up until they eventually turned into corpses.

The rat creature rubbed against the man once more, then scurried into the map.

Following this, a lifelike ink painting of a rat slowly emerged onto the scroll, full of spirit and vivacity.

Just then, Jiang Shouzhong was shocked to find that the Cow Demon pattern beside him was emitting a brilliant golden light.

Clearly, it was in a form that could be summoned.

"I almost forgot, once in the Heaven Desolation Boundary, I can summon the other demons from the Zodiac Map."

Joy surged in Jiang Shouzhong’s heart.

He carefully inspected the other demon patterns on the Zodiac Map, but only the rat and cow demons were animated; the rest were static in black and white.

Obviously, the other demons couldn’t be summoned yet.

"Rat, cow... is it necessary to activate them in the order of the zodiac?"

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Shouzhong felt sure and waved his hand to summon the golden cow.

Suddenly, a majestic old cow, bathed in dazzling golden light, stood before his eyes.

This Cow Demon’s body seemed to be covered in gold leaf, its limbs robust, muscles sinewy, exuding a presence powerful enough to uproot mountains and overshadow the world.

Perhaps due to its demonic nature, this Cow Demon possessed two horns much longer than those of common bulls, incomparably sharp and seemingly forged from the coldest ice, radiating a chilling, murderous aura.

This Cow Demon was originally subdued with Mengniang’s help because it absorbed the demonic power of the Red Skull, and its cultivation had even reached the Feathered Transformation Realm.

If it were not for it, Mengniang would not have willingly engaged in Dual Cultivation.

This cow could also be considered a matchmaker.

Or more accurately, it could be referred to as a Red Cow.

However, unlike the rat demon, the Cow Demon couldn’t transform into a human shape; it was purely a beast demon.

Just like the demons of Thousand Beasts Forest.

Additionally, its size was a bit larger than ordinary cows, but it was much smaller compared to the behemoth in the underground palace they had seen before—its cultivation had also fallen by one Realm, to the Saintly Ascension Realm.

Jiang Shouzhong surmised, it was probably limited by its own master’s level, so the Cow Demon’s full form had not been unlocked yet.

But even so, this Niu Niu was already quite formidable.

How many masters of the Sanctum Ascension are there in this world?

The four ladies who combine into Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter barely reach the level of Sanctum Ascension masters.

"Well done, Niu Niu, from now on, you follow me."

Jiang Shouzhong, fancying his first beast demon, was exceedingly excited.

Now, he had another helper by his side.

After petting the cow’s horns, he felt the sturdy body for a while before trying to squeeze some milk.

But nothing came out.

Perhaps the method was wrong, or maybe this cow had no milk.

The Cow Demon seemed somewhat displeased with Jiang Shouzhong’s touch, snorting puffs of white breath from its nostrils and mouth.

Jiang Shouzhong gave an embarrassed smile, patted the cow’s head to calm the milkless old cow, then mounted it, thinking it would make a fine mount in the future.

Since there were no reins or anything of the sort, Jiang Shouzhong could only bend his waist and grab the two horns.

The sensation gave him an odd feeling of riding a motorcycle.

Riding the old cow out of the secluded area, there were indeed no more attacks from oil drums and arrows.

But the city, once ravaged and destroyed, no longer boasted its past splendor; it was a sight of devastation.

Bodies were scattered everywhere on the ground.

Jiang Shouzhong searched for survivors along the way, heading toward the safe land marked on the map.

Yet, what puzzled him was that some of the corpses on the streets did not appear to have been killed by oil drums or arrows, nor did they look like they had been slain by the rebels—the wounds indicated they were killed by a master’s hand.

Someone was killing the survivors inside the city?

Jiang Shouzhong immediately thought of this possibility.

The only ones capable of this were the imperial guards.

"Damn it, they’re beasts!"

Anger rose within Jiang Shouzhong as he looked down at the murdered bodies; he couldn’t help but punch the cow’s head in frustration.

Suddenly, cries for help came from ahead.

Jiang Shouzhong immediately rode the Cow Demon forward and saw two imperial guards killing several survivors, who seemed to have been hiding somewhere and were now discovered.

"Damn it, kill them!"

Jiang Shouzhong patted the cow’s neck, his eyes erupting with murderous intent.

The Cow Demon’s hooves thundered, and in an instant, it shot out like an arrow released from its bow.

One of the guards, who was about to kill an old man with his knife, didn’t even have time to react before a dark shadow slammed into him.

Thud—

The sharp cow horns pierced directly through the guard’s chest, blood splattered, and before a scream could escape his lips, he was dead.

The remaining guard was dumbfounded, standing frozen in place.

The next moment, the Cow Demon leapt up, its hooves brutally landing on the shoulders of the guard; the crunch of breaking legs echoed as the guard fell to his knees and was then crushed into a pulp.

The few survivors that were rescued watched this unfold in shock, unsure of what to do.

"What are you waiting for, hurry to the west bank of Mingyang Lake, it’s safe there!"

Jiang Shouzhong shouted.

As if waking from a dream, they all ran towards Mingyang Lake.

After a couple of steps, as if remembering something important, they quickly knelt to thank their great benefactor, Jiang Shouzhong.

However, just as they stood up, the Cow Demon let out a "moo," seeming to express its dissatisfaction.

Fortunately, a quick-witted boy in the crowd knelt down to thank the Cow Demon, and everyone else quickly caught on, kneeling to give a couple of bows to the Cow Demon.