I Have 10 Equipment Slots
Chapter 289 - 176: Demon Points +50,000
"Grand General Gu, you mustn’t take what Xie the Dog said seriously."
Suppressing the terror in his heart, Zhong Tianlong maintained a smile and said firmly, "Grand General Gu, you’ve probably heard about the character of the Flaming Python and the Xie Family. None of them are normal. Their words are nothing but intimidation, threats, and deceit. Not a single thing they say is true."
"You and the other Seven Demon Slayers are all heroes of Jing Country. Even Luo Cheng, before his betrayal, was considered a brilliant talent, someone the royal family was heavily invested in cultivating."
"Demon Fiends are on the loose, spies from other nations are sabotaging us, and Evil God Sects keep emerging. In these perilous times, we’re trying our best to win over a prodigy like you, Grand General Gu. Why would we ever look down on you or hide things?"
"The reason the God-Hunting Arrow wasn’t publicized is because these Ancient Treasures are incredibly rare and difficult to acquire. They’re so obscure that they were simply overlooked."
"Also..."
"Put your mind at ease, Your Highness. I didn’t take Xie Manmen’s words seriously," Gu Zheng said coolly, cutting off Zhong Tianlong’s frantic explanation.
"That’s good, that’s good."
Unfazed, Zhong Tianlong beamed and cupped his hands. "If you don’t mind, Grand General Gu, shall we search the rest of these ruins together?"
"That won’t be necessary... Hm?"
He was about to refuse, but something made him pause. He cut himself off and turned to look at a length of vine in the corner.
"That vine just moved!"
Zhong Tianlong followed Gu Zheng’s gaze. "My senses are somewhat special," he said. "I can immediately detect any living thing nearby. That vine just now... it suddenly moved..."
SWOOSH!
Before Zhong Tianlong could finish, the vine in the corner tore through the air with a piercing whistle. It split in two and shot toward them.
SHING!
PFFT!
A blade flashed and a fist struck out.
The vines were sliced and shattered in mid-air.
The remaining portion of the vine twisted like a snake, retracting halfway.
The next moment...
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
A dozen more vines surged in from outside, slithering across the ruins and through every opening to shoot toward Gu Zheng and Zhong Tianlong.
SHING! SHING!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Blades flashed and muffled thuds echoed without end.
Once again, the attacking vines were sliced and pulverized in mid-air.
"It’s a Vine Demon! Grand General Gu, we shouldn’t linger here!"
As he spoke, Zhong Tianlong threw a punch that blew apart several more vines, and then he shot away.
Gu Zheng didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he used Spirit Capturing from afar.
He absorbed the severed vine segments on the ground.
[Demon Points +2]
[Demon Points +1]
...
’It really does contain a special energy!’
’The Spirit Essence left behind by the sliced and shattered vines can actually grant Demon Points.’
’This was a pleasant surprise.’
’If Zhong Tianlong’s senses are as special as he claims, he should be able to sense the energy contained within these vines.’
’But for one, the amount was small. Two, more and more vines were swarming in like a den of snakes. And three, the energy was so minimal he probably looked down on it.’
’That’s why he left without hesitation.’
But Gu Zheng absorbed it and gained Demon Points.
Now that he had confirmed it, he certainly wasn’t going to leave.
SHOO! SHOO! SHOO!
Cold light glinted as the blades danced in the air.
The snake-like vines converged from all directions, but before they could even get close to Gu Zheng, they were instantly sliced and shredded by his three hundred and sixty blades.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +2]
[Demon Points +3]
[Demon Points +1]
...
RUMBLE~
BOOM!
Walls collapsed, sending dust flying. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
The moment one wave of vines was shredded and fell to the ground, the next eagerly swarmed in to surround Gu Zheng.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
The sound of whistling air filled the entire ruin.
Vines poured in from every direction, even blotting out the sky above him with a dense, writhing canopy.
SHRED! SHRED! SHRED!
The three hundred and sixty blades crisscrossed through the air, slicing and dicing.
Swathes of approaching vines were chopped into pieces, falling to the ground.
Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing!
Gu Zheng stood his ground, allowing the vines to envelop him from all sides as he commanded his blades to whirl continuously around his body.
Then, he happily reaped the Demon Points.
Although each vine provided only a limited number of Demon Points...
...there were so many of them!
From a bird’s-eye view, the entire ruin was now completely blanketed by the vines.
Zhong Tianlong had fought his way out and was now flying through the air, speeding into the distance without pausing.
He occasionally glanced back at the ground, and seeing Gu Zheng surrounded, he couldn’t help but feel curious.
’With Gu Zheng’s power, it should be no problem for him to break out of the encirclement.’
’So why hasn’t he? What is he doing?’
Despite his curiosity, he didn’t slow down. On the contrary, he picked up his pace and accelerated again.
...
SHOO! SHOO! SHOO!
SHRED! SHRED! SHRED!
Back in the ruins, Gu Zheng walked through the rubble, the three hundred and sixty blades around him ceaselessly cutting down vine after vine.
He harvested Demon Points as he went.
The vines were impossibly dense, their numbers unknowable.
Gu Zheng made no move to break out. He simply continued to search the ruins while his blades shredded everything around him.
He left no stone chamber or underground space unchecked.
’Gu Zheng had heard of the famous God-Hunting Arrow before, but this was his first time seeing the real thing, which was why he hadn’t recognized it.’
’As for Zhong Tianlong discovering that he had killed Xie Manmen, it was of no consequence.’
’After all, his status as a Demon-slaying Grand General naturally placed him on Zhong Tianlong’s side.’
’The two of them were "allies," so to speak.’
’Zhong Tianlong would have to be a complete fool with nothing better to do to expose him.’
’And as for Zhong Tianlong recognizing his Perfection-level Golden Thousand Blades, so what? It was no big deal.’
’Several months had passed. That he had cultivated this Ultimate Skill to Perfection and grasped Spatial Blade Intent would only prove that his Sword Dao Talent was peerless, the kind seen once in a millennium.’
’He could easily come up with an excuse. No matter how shocked people were, they wouldn’t think beyond that.’