I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 87 - 81: Bringing Gu Zheng Home

BOOM!

Powerful Qi erupted, and the air crackled.

Gu Zheng sheathed his Celestial Frost Blade and threw a direct punch, unleashing pure Barbaric Force that tore through the air as he charged the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon.

As his fist flew forward, it bloomed with a bronze light.

At the same time, a bronze light surged over Gu Zheng’s body. From top to bottom, he was covered in a bronze sheen. In an instant, he expanded to a height of three meters, leveling his gaze with the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon’s burning eye sockets.

Bronze Elephant Body, one hundred percent unlocked!

His Super Body·Vajra physique, augmented by the fully unlocked Bronze Elephant Body.

The moment Gu Zheng attacked, he unleashed his full power. His goal was to crush his opponent and eliminate the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon as quickly as possible.

This eruption unleashed a torrent of energy that shot a thousand meters into the sky, roiling the air for hundreds of meters in every direction.

BAM!

The dull, trembling sound echoed up and down Sword Peak Mountain, spreading in all directions and shaking the hearts of all who heard it.

Caught off guard, the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon couldn’t dodge. It took the punch head-on. Its ferocious, hulking body was knocked backward, tumbling off the mountain path and falling down.

WHOOSH!

Gu Zheng broke the sound barrier in hot pursuit, diving in a rapid descent. Mid-air, his shoes and socks burst apart, revealing a bronze foot that he stomped viciously toward the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon.

"ROAR~~!"

The Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon roared, its ferocious, hulking body rolling to one side as a sharp blade-hand slashed at Gu Zheng from the side.

As it slashed, its body flipped up on the spot. Blades on its arms, shoulders, knees, and back sliced through the air, spinning together to unleash terrifying destructive power.

BOOM!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

A tremendous noise filled the air. On the narrow mountain path, bronze light and black-red flames clashed, neutralizing each other. The back-and-forth exchange released rings of Powerful Qi that formed shockwaves, sweeping across the cliffs above and below and engulfing the entire path.

RUMBLE!

The dark mountain face was carved up, sending chunks of rock tumbling down. A large amount of fine sand was stirred up by the Powerful Qi, filling the air.

Gu Zheng thrust both arms forward. As the bronze light covered them, his Divine Wondrous power surged, augmented by his Steel Claw Demon Techniques, and he met the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon head-on.

Savage against savage. Power against power. Speed against speed...

No, that’s not right!

The Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon’s defense and power were both astonishing. His Super Body Vajra alone couldn’t have withstood it.

But its speed—its agility—was lacking.

Even though the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon’s body was equivalent to a Middle-Grade Spiritual Soldier, or perhaps even stronger, its speed couldn’t keep up. All of its attacks were blocked by Gu Zheng; it couldn’t even touch his Stretchable Clothing.

But when Gu Zheng swung his Steel Claws, he could claw and tear wherever he pleased on the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon’s body.

The Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon wanted to dodge, but it couldn’t. It could only passively endure the hits.

HSSSSSS~

The scorching black-red flames burned fiercely, sweeping in to engulf Gu Zheng, but under the effect of his Fire Manipulation Demon Techniques, they parted around him invisibly.

Its second-rank life-force pressure had no effect on Gu Zheng.

And for the time being, Gu Zheng could also withstand the terrifyingly high temperatures.

The Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon was instantly forced onto the defensive, both furious and frustrated.

BOOM!

A bronze fist slammed into the cliff face, embedding itself halfway into the hard rock.

Shattered rocks shot out and struck the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon’s skeletal face. The damage was minimal, but the insult cut deep into its heart.

WHAM!

A sweeping kick shot out. It was so fast that the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon was hit the moment it sensed the attack.

Its ferocious, hulking body was struck in the midsection, bending it in half and slamming it into the side of the mountain, where it too became half-embedded in the hard cliff face.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

BAM! BAM! BAM!

Without pausing, Gu Zheng delivered one kick after another. They were so fast they left no afterimages, hammering the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon’s body and driving it deeper into the mountain.

The immense force shook the mountain, causing a three-hundred-meter radius to tremble.

With more than half the mountain peak shaking, the ground on the outskirts began to shake as well.

The puddles and mud pits in the marshland, affected by the aftershocks, also trembled!

...

"This... He just broke through to the Super Body Realm?"

At the edge of the wilderness, Xiao Dutian’s eyes were wide with astonishment. "And the Qing King’s Body... how is Gu’s Qing King’s Body so powerful? It’s almost at the fourth stage!"

Dugu Feixue was completely stiff, her pupils dilating and constricting, her eyes filled with utter disbelief.

’The Qing King’s Body!’

’Gu Zheng’s Qing King’s Body is almost at the fourth... No, this *is* the fourth stage of the King’s Body. And he entered the Super Body Realm right upon achieving it.’

’He broke through to the Super Body Realm without even activating his bloodline. And after breaking through, he augmented it with the Power of Royal Blood from the fourth stage...’

’This Gu... who the hell is he!?’

’Is he the new-generation chief disciple, secretly trained by the Qing King’s family?’

’But why would he join the Demon Slayer Bureau? Doesn’t the Demon Slayer Bureau belong to the Zhong Family? Could it be that the Qing King’s family has submitted to the Zhong Family? Have the two families secretly allied?’

As Dugu Feixue reeled in shock and disbelief, her mind was a tangled mess.

"Ha! So this is Commander Gu’s true power!"

Jin Yanzi clapped her hands and laughed heartily.

"With Super Body plus Royal Blood, killing the Steel Bone Purgatory Bone Demon is not just a fantasy," Yang Shouyun remarked with emotion.

"How could he have climbed the mountain and aimed for the Rule Array Hub without some confidence?" He Zheng added calmly. "In this world, how many of those who can cultivate the Divine Wondrous are fools? Would they knowingly march to their deaths?"

Noble youths mostly rely on activating their Bloodline Power to break through to the Super Body Realm.

Very, very few manage to ascend step by step, through repeated polishing and tempering by cultivating the Divine Wondrous.

Compared to the former, the latter are undoubtedly more powerful!

"Hmph."

Pang Hu, lying to the side, nodded in agreement.

SWOOSH!

WHOOSH~ WHOOSH~

The sound of rushing wind echoed one after another.

Several figures flew out from the wilderness.

"What’s going on? That was a Super Body... a Rule Array Hub!?"

"The peak has a Rule Array Hub, and someone at the foot of the mountain broke through to the Super Body Realm and is fighting the guardian, a second-rank Purgatory Bone Demon? Who? Who broke through so quickly?"

"..."

The few noble youths who sensed the commotion and rushed over exclaimed in astonished shock.

"That’s Gu Zheng! It’s Gu!"

Yuan Qianjun, his face alight with excitement, stepped forward from behind, looking proud as he explained, "Weren’t you all just mocking Gu for being a fool?"

"A fool? You mean the guy who was first to charge through the entrance, kill the Terrain Monster, and clear the path for us?"

"That’s him!"

Hearing this explanation, the noble youths looked at each other in stunned silence.

WHOOSH!

SWOOSH~

Once again, the sound of rushing wind was heard.

Qing Yixiao and Qing Yimei descended from the sky, landing on the wild grass.

"The Qing King’s Body! Fourth Brother, Gu Zheng’s Qing King’s Body has reached the fourth stage!"

The moment Qing Yimei landed, she pointed toward the foot of Sword Peak Mountain and cried out in shock. Down there, two figures were locked in a frantic collision, their battle producing violent explosions that shook the very mountain. "How did he reach the fourth stage so quickly? How did he do it? In our family’s younger generation, has anyone reached the fourth stage? I don’t think so. There’s no one, right, Fourth Brother?"

"No, there isn’t."

Qing Yixiao’s face was grim. He stared at the ball of bronze light at the foot of Sword Peak Mountain, his expression a mixture of seriousness and astonishment.

"He’s too incredible! This Gu Zheng is just too incredible! We can’t let him wander around out here anymore!"

Qing Yimei continued to shout, "Fourth Brother, let’s go back immediately! We have to tell the family and have the Clan Leader send people to bring Gu Zheng home!"