I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 158 - 114: The Sixth Piece of Equipment

The air exploded with a deafening boom.

As shockwaves radiated outward, slamming into the cave walls and dislodging a shower of sand and stone, Xie La, cloaked in a scorching, putrid aura, lunged fiercely at Qin Si and Gu Zheng.

"Gu, let’s attack together!"

Qin Si let out a sharp cry. Wielding a short blade, she met Xie La head-on as the Life Qi of her Super Body Realm cultivation erupted, crashing against his.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In a mere instant, Qin Si and Xie La exchanged dozens of blows.

Xie La was stronger in close quarters. Blazing flames surged around him, forcing Qin Si to constantly dodge the searing heat. His physique was terrifyingly durable, comparable to a Spiritual Soldier, allowing him to completely ignore the slashes from her short blade.

Visibly losing ground, Qin Si was forced into a steady retreat. "Gu..."

WHOOSH!

Gu Zheng’s figure blurred as he teleported into the fray. With a surge of Divine Wondrous power, he threw a punch at Xie La’s flank.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The muffled thunder of the impact echoed throughout the cavern.

VMMMM—

Space itself trembled as an invisible force pierced straight into Xie La’s mind.

Furious Fist Intent!

Xie La’s pupils constricted. He was suddenly faced with a vision of ten thousand Beast Demons stampeding, swarming toward him.

The overwhelming momentum of the stampede shook the very earth, a terrifying pressure that seemed to drain the color from the sky. It stunned Xie La, his mind going blank for a moment.

But in that fleeting moment of blankness, Xie La instinctively shouted, "Attack!"

SHINK!

A glint of cold light abruptly pierced through space, appearing behind Gu Zheng and stabbing toward his heart.

SWISH!

While facing Xie La and throwing a punch with his right hand, Gu Zheng’s left hand swung a blade in a bizarre horizontal slash behind him.

The Celestial Frost Blade materialized in his left palm and, in the same instant, swung out in a ferocious slash. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The Sword Gang formed a thin line, slicing toward the ambushing Qin Si!

If she didn’t retreat and continued her strike at Gu Zheng, she would be sliced in two at the waist.

Shocked and indignant at Gu Zheng’s sudden counter, Qin Si had no choice but to throw her dagger and retreat explosively in that split second.

CLANG!

The Celestial Frost Blade struck the dagger with a crisp ring, sending it flying.

Having neutralized the threat from behind, Gu Zheng didn’t pause. He swung his blade forward, unleashing ten rapid slashes at the still-dazed Xie La.

He executed all nine techniques of the Nine Luminaries Golden Saber in a single breath, finishing with the final combination strike.

His speed and power both reached their absolute peak.

Jolted from his stupor by the mortal danger, Xie La—who was on the verge of breaking through to the Celestial Ladder stage of the Super Body Realm—tried to unleash his trump card.

But he was half a step too late...

SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

A brilliant flash of light from the blade was accompanied by the sickening sound of it tearing through flesh.

The Celestial Frost Blade carved several lines of light across Xie La’s body.

Instantly, Xie La’s entire body was diced into pieces—his head, arms, legs...

They fell to the ground, piece by piece.

The aftershock of the attack carved several unfathomably deep gashes into the cave wall behind where Xie La had stood.

SWISH!

With a flicker of his body, Gu Zheng teleported toward Qin Si in a flash.

Killing Xie La had taken a single breath. In that time, Qin Si had just managed to steady herself from her explosive retreat. Before she could even get a clear look at the situation, Gu Zheng was already upon her.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

A rain of golden light from his blade enveloped Qin Si.

VMMMM~

A pale blue barrier of light materialized around Qin Si. It held against the Sword Gang for a single breath before shattering.

The ferocious shockwave slammed into Qin Si, throwing her backward into the cave wall and creating a deep crater.

As she slid down the wall, Gu Zheng closed the distance again in a flash, his brilliant fist aimed straight for her face.

"Spare me!"

Qin Si shrieked.

WHOOM—!

The fist stopped abruptly, hovering just before Qin Si’s forehead.

The Furious Fist Intent, however, did not stop, rushing into Qin Si’s mind.

The impact flooded Qin Si’s vision with the terrifying scene of a ten-thousand-beast stampede. The overwhelming pressure on her mind instantly sent her into a stupor.

Qin Si went still.

Gu Zheng, however, did not stop. Seizing the opportunity, he implanted a Nether Heart Slave Seal into Qin Si’s mind, forcibly enslaving her.

"You..."

Qin Si’s eyes snapped open. As she regained consciousness, her face contorted in a struggle to resist.

However, her struggle lasted for less than two breaths before it ceased.

The anger, terror, indignation, and disbelief in her eyes vanished, replaced by reverence, clarity, and subservience...

"Greetings, Master!"

With a thud, Qin Si fell to her knees before Gu Zheng and kowtowed deeply.

"Rise."

Gu Zheng put away the Celestial Frost Blade, slowly turned, and walked back to Xie La’s corpse.

Gu Zheng quickly scanned the dismembered corpse and found an intact Storage Pouch below the waist.

With an act of Absorption, he pulled the pouch into his hand. Gu Zheng’s Divine Wondrous power surged, scrubbing it clean of its previous owner’s mark and aura.

He asked, "On whose orders were you to assassinate me? Wang Xianyi?"

"Replying to Master, I only received the order. I do not know who issued it."

Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Qin Si said subserviently, "But it definitely wasn’t Wang Xianyi. I have been secretly investigating and discovered that the person who gave me the order is at the Command Headquarters. It’s one of the Demon-slaying Grand Generals! However, I’m not yet sure which one it is."

"A Demon-slaying Grand General?"

Gu Zheng’s eyebrows arched. ’So there really is a Demon-slaying Grand General who’s a spy for another country!’

’He had only been suspicious before. Now, he had an accomplice, Qin Si, to act as a witness.’

’Four of them...’

’Hmm, Meng Taiqi and Xie Bisheng can be ruled out.’

’That leaves two Demon-slaying Grand Generals. Which one of them is the spy?’

"What country are you a spy for?"

Gu Zheng continued to ask, "When did you and that fellow Xie conspire to assassinate me?"

"Replying to Master, I am from Kang Country."

Qin Si answered respectfully, "I only formed a temporary alliance with Xie La about fifteen minutes ago. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision after I saw you, Master."