WHOOSH!

One hundred blades shot out.

But they suddenly vanished in midair.

When they reappeared, it was directly above the Electric Spirit Monsters in the rocky forest.

Without any warning, they burst forth from the void and struck more than a dozen Electric Spirit Monsters.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

With a series of strange noises, all the Electric Spirit Monsters were dismembered, each one sliced into a dozen pieces.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +8]

[Demon Points +7]

...

With one wave of remote Absorption, he harvested over one hundred Demon Points.

WHOOSH~

The blades flew back.

They circled around Gu Zheng as he continued forward.

The aura of the Electric Spirit Monsters permeated the area, making them very easy for Gu Zheng to find.

Rounding a bend, he saw another group of more than ten Electric Spirit Monsters, grappling with one another.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The blades shot out.

They once again vanished in midair before reappearing above the Electric Spirit Monsters.

This group of first-rank Electric Spirit Monsters didn’t even have time to shriek before they met the same fate as their comrades, their bodies sliced to pieces.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +7]

[Demon Points +9]

...

He followed the auras, venturing deeper into the island.

Wherever he went, blades danced through the air, leaving behind pile after pile of dismembered Electric Spirit Monster corpses.

Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing!

In less than ten minutes, Gu Zheng had slain enough Electric Spirit Monsters to harvest over a thousand Demon Points.

"CRACKLE~"

BOOM! BOOM!

The sound of thunderclaps echoed.

Five second-rank Electric Spirit Monsters appeared, their bodies wreathed in electric arcs.

Just as they were about to discharge their attacks at Gu Zheng—

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The blades tore through the air.

They vanished, then reappeared above the second-rank Electric Spirit Monsters.

SHING! SHING! SHING!~

It made no difference. The five second-rank Electric Spirit Monsters were just as easily slain, sliced into pieces.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +19]

[Demon Points +20]

...

Another haul.

Gu Zheng descended from the sky and closely inspected the bones of the five second-rank Electric Spirit Monsters.

He picked apart all their bones, searching for Thunder Stones.

As it turned out, there wasn’t a single one.

’It seems the chance of a second-rank Electric Spirit Monster producing a Thunder Stone is quite low.’

Gu Zheng was mentally prepared for this.

Thus, he wasn’t too discouraged. He leaped into the air and continued deeper into the island, following the auras of the Electric Spirit Monsters.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Three hundred and sixty blades periodically shot through the air.

Followed by, Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing!

...

...

「Dahuashan Passage.」

"Lord Huang, Commander Jin has arrived."

In the temporary Command Headquarters, just as Huang Hongyuan sat down, a junior officer ran in to report to him.

"Who’s here?"

Huang Hongyuan was stunned for a moment. The next second, he realized who it was, shot to his feet, and started walking outside. "Lord Jin is here? Why didn’t you report it sooner?"

Muttering to himself, Huang Hongyuan strode quickly out of the room.

"Hmm? Where is he?"

Huang Hongyuan, having hurried outside, looked around but didn’t see any sign of Jin Pang.

"Reporting to you, Lord Huang, Commander Jin has gone to the passage entrance," the junior officer trailing behind him replied.

"He went to the passage entrance?"

Huang Hongyuan frowned. With a flicker, his figure blurred and he flew over at top speed.

In just a few blinks, he arrived at the entrance to the passage.

There was still no sign of Jin Pang.

However, there were two unfamiliar Demon Suppression Guards standing watch at the entrance.

"And you are...?" Huang Hongyuan asked, looking at the two strangers.

"Greetings, Lord Huang!"

The two Demon Suppression Guards, clad in Silver Moon Armor, faced Huang Hongyuan and bowed respectfully.

"We are Lord Jin’s personal guards."

"Our lord requires some Thunder Attribute Demon Pills for his training, so he entered the passage to the Demon Realm to slay some Demon Fiends. He ordered us to stand guard here and to tell Lord Huang to please wait if you arrived with any business."

"I have no business with him."

Huang Hongyuan raised a hand and said with a frown, "Lord Jin needs Thunder Attribute Demon Pills?"

’What a coincidence.’

’Gu Zheng just entered the passage to search for Thunder Stones on the other side.’

’And right after, Jin Pang rushes over, follows him into the passage, and claims he’s looking for Thunder Attribute Demon Pills?’

’Luo Cheng colluded with the Celestial God Organization. He was a traitor.’

’Killing him was an act of Great Merit for Gu Zheng.’

’Jin Pang wouldn’t dare to act openly, so he’s sneaking around behind the scenes to get revenge on Gu Zheng?!’

Huang Hongyuan’s expression didn’t change, but his heart sank.

’Jin Pang wants to kill Gu Zheng for revenge!’

’What should I do?’

...

...

"CRACKLE~"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

On the island occupied by the Electric Spirit Monsters, streaks of lightning crisscrossed and raged.

Yet when they swept across the forest floor, they didn’t blast open the earth or shatter the trees.

This was because the trees themselves were of the Thunder Attribute and had the ability to absorb lightning.

The ground was even tougher, and the rocks on the mountain had long been tempered by the baptism of thunder.

SWOOSH~

SWOOSH!

Gu Zheng flew past, swiftly dodging.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

His three hundred and sixty blades periodically tore through the air, weaving through the mountain pass.

Then, with a series of "SHING! SHING! SHING!" sounds, more than a dozen second-rank Electric Spirit Monsters unleashing thick arcs of electricity were sliced to pieces in the blink of an eye.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +18]

[Demon Points +20]

...

First, he harvested the Demon Points, then he approached to inspect the corpses.

Rummaging through them one by one, he finally found a dark, gently trembling piece of bone among the remains of the fifth corpse.

A Thunder Stone!

Gu Zheng could clearly sense a cluster of tyrannical Thunder Power contained within the bottle-cap-sized bone fragment.

The so-called Thunder Stone was a wondrous stone that contained Thunder Power.

A slight collision would cause it to emit electric arcs.

If detonated, it could unleash terrifying lightning.

A single Thunder Stone like this was comparable in price to a Third-Turn Treasure Pill.

Gu Zheng cut it out and placed it in his Storage Leaf.

He continued to search through the remains and found another, smaller Thunder Stone.

’Not bad, not bad at all!’

Gu Zheng put the Thunder Stones away with satisfaction.

Then, he leaped into the air and continued deeper into the island.

Along the way, he had killed several hundred Electric Spirit Monsters, and the Demon Points he’d harvested already exceeded three thousand.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!~

The blades flew in unison, silent and deadly.

Amidst a chorus of "SHING! SHING! SHING!", more Electric Spirit Monsters fell, sliced to pieces.