I Have 10 Equipment Slots
Chapter 304 - 183: The Seventh Area
This method of killing—silent, traceless, and formless—created even less of a disturbance than when Gu Zheng had previously killed the Thunder Swift Demons.
What they had in common was their speed. Both were killing Demon Fiends one after another.
[Demon Points +9]
[Demon Points +10]
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Gu Zheng’s figure flickered as three hundred sixty blades shot out, killing one Thunder Swift Demon after another from a distance.
The Thunder Swift Demons on the periphery were quickly exterminated.
Gu Zheng had reaped two thousand Demon Points!
Just then, a third-rank Thunder Swift Demon finally noticed something was wrong. It appeared in midair and shot across the sky, spotting Gu Zheng.
"CRACKLE~"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A series of explosions rang out instantly.
"ROAR~!"
The third-rank Thunder Swift Demon’s furious roar shook the mountains.
SWISH!
WHOOSH~
SHINK~!
The sounds of rushing wind, a strange hiss, and a violent tear erupted almost simultaneously.
Gu Zheng, wielding the Heaven-piercing Halberd, flashed past the third-rank Thunder Swift Demon, their paths crossing before they separated.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +31]
[Demon Points +29]
He absorbed the Bloodshed and Demon Essence first.
SWISH!
Finally, a Demon Pill crackling with arcs of electricity flew from the chest of the motionless third-rank Thunder Swift Demon and landed in Gu Zheng’s hand. With another flash, he stored it in his Storage Pouch.
A third-rank Thunder Swift Demon, killed in a single strike!
It was an impressive feat for his first time wielding the Heaven-piercing Halberd!
Although Gu Zheng didn’t know a single Halberd Technique, he had still easily slain the third-rank Thunder Swift Demon by relying on the inherent sharpness of the Heaven-piercing Halberd itself.
WHOOSH~
Without pausing, Gu Zheng weaved through the mountain paths. Using the tremors of the volcano and the occasional rumble of thunder from the sky as cover, he controlled his three hundred sixty blades, endlessly killing one Thunder Swift Demon after another.
The number of Demon Points he’d harvested began to exceed ten thousand.
Spirit Capturing!
Eleven thousand, twelve thousand, thirteen thousand...
Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing!
Fourteen thousand, fifteen thousand.
Finally, with a flash before his eyes, his vision changed, and his surroundings transformed completely.
SWISH!
The trembling volcano, the churning lava, and the thick thunderclouds all vanished.
In their place was a clear sky that stretched for miles, with no ground in sight.
Gu Zheng found himself floating in midair, drifting slowly with the gentle breeze.
There was no land beneath his feet. Or rather, when he looked down, he couldn’t see any.
Looking down, his vision was filled with nothing but white clouds and an endless void.
Gazing all around, he couldn’t see anything else...
’Wait, that’s not right!’
Several thousand meters behind him and to his right, was that an island floating in the sky?
’A Floating Island?’
Gu Zheng raised a sharp eyebrow and used Wind Manipulation to fly over.
’I wonder how Zuo is doing?’
Gu Zheng wondered to himself as he flew.
He had been transported to another region, a bizarre area with no ground, only Floating Islands in the sky.
’If Zuo Lingfeng killed enough Demon Fiends and was transported, I wonder where he ended up.’
’But he’s probably in one of the regions I’ve already been to.’
WHOOSH!
His figure shot through the air, rapidly approaching.
Gu Zheng took in most of the Floating Island’s features.
The island was quite large, with mountains, rivers, and even jungles.
Flocks of birds soared freely above the island.
SWISH~
Gu Zheng flew over, lowered his altitude, and scanned for the aura of Demon Fiends.
However, after circling the entire island, he found nothing.
’Are there no Demon Fiends here?’
Gu Zheng pondered this, then shot high into the sky and pushed his vision to its limit, scanning his surroundings.
Sure enough, he discovered two more Floating Islands in different directions.
Gu Zheng first flew to the Floating Island on the left. After getting close and scanning for the aura of Demon Fiends, he again found nothing.
He then turned and flew to the Floating Island on the right, but upon approaching, he still couldn’t detect any Demon Fiend auras.
’Are there really no Demon Fiends?’
Gu Zheng stopped, frowning in thought.
’If there are no Demon Fiends, what am I supposed to kill?’
’I can’t just kill ordinary beasts and birds.’
Lost in thought, Gu Zheng continued to fly, searching for the next Floating Island.
"BOOM~"
"BOOM~BOOM! BOOM!"
Muffled explosions suddenly came from ahead and to his left.
Gu Zheng’s figure froze. He stopped and gazed into the distance.
In his line of sight, above a Floating Island, a group of winged Demon Fiends with wide, black wings and human heads were screeching and howling as they besieged several figures.
’Harpies?’
Gu Zheng’s sharp brows raised. This was the first time he had ever seen such a Demon Fiend.
Gu Zheng also recognized the figures being besieged.
He recognized Yang Sanyue of the Shang Country’s Yang Family, Su Donghao of the Su Family with the Snowy Spirit Cat by his side, and Qing Yichan.
As for the other four, he had only seen them before.
The seven of them were under siege by a flock of Harpies. The Harpies shrieked relentlessly, releasing invisible sonic waves that interfered with the Power of Heaven and Earth and assaulted their Spirits.
Under this interference, the seven of them—Su Donghao, Qing Yichan, and Yang Sanyue included—were extremely limited in how much of their strength they could exert.
The seven Heroic Body Realm experts were actually being suppressed.
Of course, among the Harpies were four third-rank individuals. The sonic waves generated by their shrieks were especially tyrannical, creating vast, visible ripples as they impacted the empty space.
They surrounded the island, attacking Yang Sanyue, Qing Yichan, and the others from all sides. The space around the Floating Island was distorted, making it impossible to escape.
Right now, Yang Sanyue, Qing Yichan, Su Donghao, and the other four were trying to break out.
However, they weren’t having much success. Under the Harpies’ assault, the seven of them were steadily forced downward, falling toward the Floating Island.
WHOOSH~!
Taking it all in, Gu Zheng held his Heaven-piercing Halberd, his figure flickering as he shot over at top speed.
Before he even got close, Divine Wondrous power surged and empowered the Heaven-piercing Halberd. He charged, aiming straight for the four third-rank Harpies.
SHINK~ SHINK~ SHINK~!
His extreme speed created several streaks of light.
No strange sound was heard, only the sight of blood spurting from the necks of the four third-rank Harpies. The heads of three were severed, spraying black blood everywhere.
The fourth seemed to sense the attack and jerked its head back, dodging it.
Discovering its companions had been killed, it let out a shriek of shock and rage.
HUMMMMM~!
Visible sonic waves instantly billowed out, sweeping in all directions.
As Gu Zheng was moving, he found himself right in its attack range.
However, Gu Zheng didn’t dodge. Instead, he faced the sonic wave head-on and slashed out with a streak of light.
SHIIIIINK~~!
As the Heaven-piercing Halberd swung down, the very air seemed to be split in two.
"BOOM!" "BOOM!" "BOOM!"
A deafening sound shattered the terrifying sonic wave and echoed across the area.
But the sharp streak of light didn’t disappear. After destroying the sonic wave, it continued onward, striking the third-rank Harpy’s enraged human face.
"SPLAT~!"
A spray of hot blood erupted.
A line of blood appeared on the Harpy’s head, but it didn’t explode entirely.
The sonic wave had ultimately neutralized most of the power from the Heaven-piercing Halberd’s sharp strike.
The blow shocked and enraged the third-rank Harpy, but it also snapped it to its senses.
It decisively turned to flee.
With one flap of its wings, it stirred the air, and with a second, it vanished from sight.
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK~!
Gu Zheng unleashed several more streaks of light. One pursued the fleeing third-rank Harpy, but it couldn’t catch up, and the creature escaped.
It was too fast.
But under the swings of Gu Zheng’s Heaven-piercing Halberd, the Harpies besieging Yang Sanyue, Qing Yichan, and the others were cut into halves and pieces in droves. For a moment, Demon Blood splattered endlessly.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +19]
[Demon Points +28]
[Demon Points +20]
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He quickly performed Absorption, including on the three dead third-rank Harpies.
Bloodshed, Demon Essence, Demon Pills—he missed none of it.
SWISH! SWISH~
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!
Afterimages flickered as the Reversed Soul Scale spun frantically, vibrating constantly to nullify the spiritual assault.
Gu Zheng weaved through the ranks of the Harpies, brandishing his Heaven-piercing Halberd.
In less than ten breaths’ time, all the Harpies besieging Yang Sanyue and Qing Yichan had been slain.
Gu Zheng had reaped nearly three thousand Demon Points!
"Gu!"
Above the island, Qing Yichan was the first to fly over. Facing Gu Zheng with a joyful expression, she called out, "Gu, thank goodness you arrived in time! Otherwise, we would have all been trapped and killed on this Floating Island."
"Yang Sanyue of the Shang Country thanks Grand General Gu!"
Yang Sanyue followed behind, approaching and giving Gu Zheng a respectful salute.
Su Donghao did the same. With the Snowy Spirit Cat at his side, he approached and clasped his hands in a salute.
"Su Donghao of the Su Family thanks Grand General Gu! My younger sister has mentioned you many times before. I never thought we’d meet under circumstances where you were saving my life."
Su Donghao remarked with sincere emotion.
"...Su Zhenyun is your sister?"