Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing!

Deeper and deeper he went, killing relentlessly.

The Demon Points he had accumulated surpassed four thousand!

He didn’t find any more Thunder Stones, though.

WHOOSH—

He drifted with the wind, sensing for auras.

As he crossed a river gully, the Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster finally appeared.

"Human, you’re too arrogant!"

CRACKLE—

BOOM! BOOM!!

Amidst a massive explosion, the Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster, which could speak human language, vanished from its spot.

BZZZZZ!

Gu Zheng didn’t move. He simply commanded his three hundred and sixty blades to dance through the air.

He activated Golden Thousand Blades, which, along with the blades themselves, drew upon the Power of Heaven and Earth to shuttle wantonly within a hundred-meter radius.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH—

Piercing shrieks tore through the air, blooming across the sky in an instant.

The three hundred and sixty blades constantly disappeared and reappeared, with Gu Zheng at their center.

There was no pattern, no warning.

From the ground, it was as if the space in the hundred-meter area around Gu Zheng was riddled with countless holes.

Blades shuttled through them, covering every inch of the area.

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!

"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"

With a series of strange sounds, the wildly dancing blades pierced through the body of the vanished Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster.

The Electric Spirit Monster’s defenses were astonishingly tough. Yet, faced with the combined might of three forces—the sharp edge of a high-grade Spiritual Soldier, the Sword Intent of an Ultimate Level True Skill, and the Power of Heaven and Earth—it couldn’t hold out for even half a breath. Its defenses shattered, and its body was revealed.

The moment it was exposed, even more blades swarmed in, speeding toward it.

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!

The glint of the blades was dazzling as they flashed up and down, appearing and disappearing in an instant.

"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"

The sickening sound of tearing flesh followed ceaselessly.

"ROAR—!"

The Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster shrieked in terror. Amidst a CRACKLE of arcing electricity, it abandoned the lower half of its body and fled in a burst of lightning.

’Run?’

Gu Zheng gave a cold shout, activated his Wandering God Falcon Wings, and shot forward with an equal burst of speed.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The three hundred and sixty blades circled and danced, their area of coverage expanding to two hundred meters.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK—

The strange sounds, mixed with the whistle of the wind, echoed high in the sky.

The Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster, with only half its body remaining, was overtaken. The instant it entered the blades’ range, it was riddled with bloody holes that ran straight through it.

Lightning flared and arcs of electricity crackled around it.

This remaining half of the Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster’s body couldn’t withstand the assault any longer. It was dismembered, sliced to pieces.

SPLAT!

Broken bones, shredded meat, and Demon Blood rained down from the sky.

One of the bones, which was continuously sparking with electricity, caught Gu Zheng’s eye. With quick reflexes, he immediately used Absorption to pull it toward him from a distance.

[Demon Points +32]

[Demon Points +38]

With this Absorption, he also obtained its Bloodshed and Demon Essence.

In addition, there was also a Demon Pill.

The Demon Pill, wreathed in electric arcs and emitting a faint glow, was purplish-brown.

Gu Zheng placed it directly into his Storage Leaf.

He then inspected the bone he had acquired. It was the size of a baby’s fist, and he didn’t even need to sense it to tell it contained a formidable Thunder Power within.

A Thunder Stone!

The Thunder Stone born within a Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster was larger and contained even more Thunder Power.

Gu Zheng held it in his hand, toying with it.

Suddenly, a thought struck him. He put the Thunder Stone into his Storage Pouch and turned to look behind him.

"My friend, since you’re already here, why not show yourself?"

Gu Zheng recalled the three hundred and sixty blades to circle around his body.

"Haha—"

A deep, hearty laugh echoed. A short, stout man in his fifties with a small potbelly appeared on a mountaintop. Cupping his fist in respect from afar, he saluted Gu Zheng. "Lord Gu, what skill! To kill a Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster just like that... truly incredible!"

"You are... Jin Pang, Commander Jin?" Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes, sizing the man up.

Although they had never met, Gu Zheng knew what Jin Pang, the Commander of the Guangzhou Demon Slayer Bureau, looked like.

After all, he was Luo Cheng’s master, as well as the highest-ranking spy from Yue Country within Jing Country!

"Lord Gu has sharp eyes."

Jin Pang said with a grin, "I need a Demon Pill for my training, so I came over to the passage to hunt a Tier 3 Demon Fiend. I didn’t expect to hear a commotion over here and came to investigate. Who would have thought I’d witness the scene of Lord Gu slaying a Tier 3 Electric Spirit Monster."

"The Chaotic Heaven Shield combined with Golden Thousand Blades is truly a masterpiece. What’s even more masterful is that Lord Gu has actually cultivated Golden Thousand Blades to the Great Success Realm so quickly. It’s astounding!"

Jin Pang’s face was all smiles, his eyes filled with wonder, as if he deeply admired the abilities Gu Zheng had displayed.

"It’s alright."

Gu Zheng remained impassive. "Since Lord Jin wishes to kill a Tier 3 Demon Fiend, I won’t disturb you any longer. I’ll take my leave."

With that, Gu Zheng cupped his fist and began to retreat.

"Hey, wait!"

Jin Pang raised a hand to stop him, still smiling. Suddenly, sharp black spikes shot out, piercing through space and hurtling straight for Gu Zheng.

They were so fast that they reached Gu Zheng in the blink of an eye.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG—

The blades danced, and amidst the pleasant ringing of impact, all the black spikes were deflected and shattered.

WHOOSH-BOOM!

The instant the black spikes were launched, a scorching, domineering fist followed right behind them. It vibrated the air, carrying a terrifying power that locked down the space around Gu Zheng and descended upon his head.

Great Sun Divine Fist!

Gu Zheng had witnessed the power of this fist before. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The Kao Mountain King had destroyed a Tier 3 Evil God Avatar with a single punch from a distance.

Now, as Jin Pang unleashed it, it was just as terrifying. In Gu Zheng’s perception, it was as if a real great sun had fallen from the sky, intent on melting, destroying, and annihilating him!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG—

The three hundred and sixty blades dancing around him instantly converged, forming the Chaotic Heaven Shield.

"BOOM—!!"

With a deafening explosion, the Chaotic Heaven Shield blocked Jin Pang’s terrifying punch.

The immense force it carried made the Chaotic Heaven Shield buzz and tremble. The aftershock blasted outwards, visibly slamming into the mountainside, kicking up a cloud of dust and pulverizing a large swathe of trees.