I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 160 - 114: The Sixth Piece of Equipment
Xie La had been in the Super Body Realm, his physical body brimming with energy. Even with his Flaming Python bloodline, his corpse was a valuable tonic to other Demon Fiends.
The last time, in the Thousand Star Lake Domain, Xie Buping’s corpse had gone to waste.
Of course, passively waiting around wasn’t an option. Gu Zheng would give it an hour, at most.
But in less than fifteen minutes, something stirred.
A familiar figure wriggled out from a tunnel to the side.
It was the very same second-tier earthworm Demon Fiend that Gu Zheng had beaten and chased away!
It had no scales and no jointed legs. After wriggling out of the tunnel, it cautiously extended and retracted its head, sensing its surroundings. Once it confirmed there were no threats, it shot forward, opened a maw that radiated waves of heat, and began gulping down the pieces of Xie La’s corpse.
SWOOSH!
Gu Zheng, who had suppressed his aura to the level of an ordinary person, burst forward.
The instant he leaped from the corner, he threw a punch.
Unleashing his Furious Fist Intent!
VMMMM~
The very air trembled as ripples spread out, slamming into the second-tier earthworm Demon Fiend.
The tyrannical force flattened the point of impact on the earthworm Demon Fiend’s body.
Perhaps because it was busy digesting the corpse, the earthworm Demon Fiend froze in place after its body caved in. The Fist Intent from Gu Zheng’s surprise attack seemed to have stunned it, leaving it completely rigid. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
SWOOSH!
Seizing the opportunity, Gu Zheng instantly closed in, his Celestial Frost Blade a blur of afterimages as he slashed.
His Divine Wondrous power surged. As he activated the Nine Luminaries Golden Saber technique, the power of his Saber Technique, his Divine Wondrous ability, and his Spiritual Soldier merged, erupting with maximum force.
SHING! SHING! SHING!
A golden radiance flared into a storm of light and shadow, engulfing the earthworm Demon Fiend’s body.
The light coiled and sliced. Amidst a series of strange tearing sounds, the earthworm Demon Fiend’s incredibly durable body was instantly diced into more than a dozen pieces.
A foul stench filled the air, carrying a corrosive power that hissed and produced wisps of mist on contact with the atmosphere.
A Sword Gang spiraled around Gu Zheng’s body, fending off the corrosive force. The Celestial Frost Blade in his hand didn’t stop as he continued to slash away.
Because even though it had been sliced into more than a dozen pieces, the second-tier earthworm Demon Fiend was not dead!
Three of the dozen or so severed sections began to move rapidly, each attempting to flee in a different direction.
Gu Zheng, of course, was not about to let them escape.
His figure flickered as a rain of blade light descended, dicing the three fleeing segments into another dozen-odd pieces.
As he sliced through the third segment, there was a sharp KRAK! He had shattered a crystal hidden inside the piece of flesh.
The iridescent crystal shattered, its fragments scattering across the ground along with the remains of the earthworm Demon Fiend.
’Iridescent?’
Gu Zheng focused his gaze, and a piece of information materialized in his mind.
Rule Array Hub!
The core Rule Array Hub for the Domain enveloping Four Directions Prefecture City... was actually inside the stomach of this second-tier earthworm Demon Fiend!
Although the guardian of a Rule Array Hub wasn’t necessarily a higher-tier Demon Fiend, Gu Zheng was still astonished to find it inside the creature’s stomach.
It didn’t matter whether the earthworm Demon Fiend had swallowed the crystal Rule Array Hub or if it had always been inside its body and was just unlucky enough to be chosen as the hub.
Gu Zheng’s slash had not only killed the second-tier earthworm Demon Fiend but had also incidentally destroyed the Rule Array Hub!
The iridescent crystal fragments on the ground vanished right before Gu Zheng’s eyes.
RUUUUMBLE~!!
The entire cavern began to shake violently as sand and rubble rained down from above.
’The Rule Array Hub is destroyed. The Domain is about to disappear!’
WHOOSH~!
Gu Zheng instantly pushed off his toes, activating his Earth Demon Techniques. He shot straight up, holding the Celestial Frost Blade in front to clear a path as he charged upward and bored into the soil.
SHING! SHING!
Hard rock blocked his path; he sliced it open with a single strike.
Packed earth slowed his ascent, so he slashed it open as well, creating a fissure.
Divine Wondrous power surged to cover his body. He shot up through the fissure, and his speed increased dramatically.
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
Ascending from below, Gu Zheng passed through one cavern after another, tunnel after tunnel.
He surged forward again and again, his Celestial Frost Blade cutting through a thick layer of rock to enter a sealed cavern.
[Equippable Item Discovered]
[Ten Thousand Bone Crown Fragment]
[Equipment Requirements: Constitution 300, Strength 300, Agility 300, Spirit 300]
[Equipment Effect: Fearless Hero]
[Fearless Hero: Face the collapse of a King’s Body without a change in expression; face the pursuit of a Demon Dragon without a tremor in your heart.]
[Equip?]
?
’Finding an equippable item at a time like this?’
Gu Zheng’s gaze swept across the cavern. In a corner sat a jade-like half-skull with sharp points jutting from its sides and a vicious spike at its center.
’This crown is a little underwhelming, isn’t it?’
After a moment of silent complaint, Gu Zheng gestured with his hand. He telekinetically retrieved the White Bone Crown, placed it in his Storage Pouch, and then transferred it to his Storage Leaf.
Then, he resumed his upward journey. His Earth Demon Techniques, boosted by a surge of Divine Wondrous power, carried him swiftly upward.
SHHHIIING!
The Celestial Frost Blade led the way, carving through layers of rock and packed earth until it shattered a thick stone slab, returning him to the surface.
BOOM!
WHOOSH!
He burst into the sky on a fierce wind, circled once, and then came to a stop.
Looking around, he realized he had erupted from the ground in the corner of a garden.
The masters of the residence, their entire family—young and old—and all their servants were huddled inside, trembling with fear.
The commotion of Gu Zheng bursting from the ground sent them into fits of terrified screaming.
’The Demon Spirit Race’s Desire Field is gone?’
RUMBLE!
High overhead, at the very apex of the sky, the void was twisting. Vast swaths of dark clouds churned as bolts of lightning shot through them, exploding violently.
The immense presence that had once blotted out the sky and enveloped the entire city was now rapidly receding.
"HIIISSS—YAAA!!"
"YAAA!!!"
Furious and indignant shrieks echoed from every corner of the city.
One after another, the dense auras of Demon Fiends erupted, no longer concealed, shooting toward the heavens like pillars of smoke.
