I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 74 - 68: The Fifth Piece of Equipment?

A terrifying, scorching red light pierced through Gu Zheng’s chest.

His Demon-Suppressing Armor and tough physique were torn apart in an instant, leaving a massive, bloody hole.

His ribs, organs, and especially his heart were instantly incinerated, the destruction spreading up toward his brain and down to his legs.

A smile involuntarily appeared on Xie Buping’s lips.

But before the smile could fully form, his vertical pupils widened abruptly.

’This is wrong! It’s not his real body! It’s the Shadow...’

SHRRIIIP!

In mid-air, a faint line of blade light—inconspicuous, yet capable of easily tearing through the void—suddenly descended, locking onto Xie Buping.

In an instant, alarm bells screamed in Xie Buping’s mind. The premonition of death washed over him, and a chilling aura froze him in place, rendering him immobile.

"ROAR!"

Holding nothing back, he roared in shock and fury as he poured all the Divine Wondrous within him into the pearl.

BOOM!

The massive explosion alarmed everyone in the vicinity, shaking the mountains and making the earth tremble.

The ground where Xie Buping stood caved in, forming a crater over a meter deep and four or five meters in diameter. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The pearl, floating in mid-air, had only just begun to erupt with light when it was extinguished by the devastating Sword Gang. The entire pearl cracked and shot away, out of Xie Buping’s control.

Rampant Powerful Qi, comparable to a Divine Weapon’s edge, spread in all directions. It furiously sliced into the earth, leaving gashes that covered a radius of dozens of meters and scraped away another layer of the ground, leaving the area a pitted, chaotic mess.

"PFFT—"

Xie Buping threw his head back and spewed a large mouthful of congealed blood. His body fell backward, his aura completely dissipating into chaos.

His face ashen, his body wracked with excruciating pain, Xie Buping’s vertical pupils suddenly rounded. The instant before he hit the ground, with a BANG, he transformed into a cloud of fiery red mist and burrowed into the earth.

All that remained were several Snake Scales, radiating a scorching aura.

PANT... PANT...

A dozen or so meters away, Gu Zheng supported himself with his Celestial Frost Blade, half-kneeling on the ground and gasping for breath.

He could feel Xie Buping’s aura rapidly moving away, vanishing into the distance.

Vanishing with it was the aura of Xie Bufeng, whom he had sent flying into a cliff face just moments before.

Neither of them was dead, but both were grievously wounded!

After two consecutive battles, Gu Zheng’s Divine Wondrous was also completely depleted, and his strength was almost gone.

...

"Was that last move... Frenzy Battle·Celestial Blade Slash?"

On a mountaintop several hundred meters away, Yuan Qianjun’s eyes widened. He stared in astonishment toward Gu Zheng’s position and said, "Did Gu master the Demon Slayer Bureau’s Lower Grade Saber Technique to the Perfection Realm and unleash the Celestial Blade Slash?"

"It was the Celestial Blade Slash. The ultimate move of the Frenzy Battle Saber Technique, which can only be executed at the Perfection Realm."

Qing Yixiao narrowed his eyes and praised, "Although the Frenzy Battle Saber Technique is a Lower Grade True Skill, once perfected, it’s no different from an Upper Grade True Skill. The reason is the Celestial Blade Slash! Not even I could withstand the power of that attack, let alone Xie Buping."

"Impressive. Truly incredible."

Yuan Qianjun sighed with emotion. "First he defeated Xie Bufeng, then Xie Buping. After this battle, it will take them at least ten days to half a month to recover from their injuries."

"That’s not necessarily true."

The man with the vertical and horizontal mark on his brow chuckled. "Have you forgotten, Yuan? The Thousand Star Lake Domain is about to open. If Xie Bufeng and Xie Buping get in and are lucky enough to find a couple of Source Fruits with healing properties, they’ll recover instantly."

"Right, right, I forgot about the Source Fruits in the Domain." Yuan Qianjun nodded, then frowned. "Xie Bufeng and Xie Buping... those two perverts can’t possibly be that lucky, can they?"

"Hmph, would they even dare enter the Domain? Aren’t they afraid of running into Gu Zheng and getting cut down again?" Qing Yimei sneered. "If they meet Gu Zheng again, they won’t get another chance to escape. The Xie Family’s Earth Escape Secret Technique has major limitations. It can only be used once every half a month."

"That’s also true."

The man with the mark on his brow nodded. "Whether they dare to enter the Domain is up to them."

...

"BLEGH!"

In a hidden mountain ravine, Xie Buping materialized. He was sprawled on the ground, vomiting mouthfuls of blood, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Beside him, a weakened Xie Bufeng lay motionless.

"How... How are you?"

After a long moment, he began to breathe slowly, his voice hoarse. "Can you... can you hold on?"

"Hah... Not... not dead yet... hah..."

Xie Buping finished vomiting and lay on his back, gasping for air. He gritted his teeth and said, "Who... Who the hell... is that guy? Where... where did he come from?"

"..."

Xie Bufeng was silent.

He also wanted to know where Gu Zheng came from and who was backing him.

But he had no idea!

He had merely followed a beautiful woman he’d taken a fancy to into Daping County Town and entered the County Magistrate’s Office.

He’d thought the strongest Demon Suppression Guard on assignment in Daping County would be a Commander at the Alien Body: Shadow Realm.

The reality was a little different.

Gu Zheng’s realm was already at the peak of Alien Body.

But with Xie Buping and the Treasure Pearl, it shouldn’t have been difficult for the two of them to overpower him.

It was because he had this confidence and backing that Xie Bufeng had dared to set foot in the County Magistrate’s Office.

But the result...

Fucking hell, not only was Gu Zheng’s Divine Power immense, but he had also mastered the Demon Slayer Bureau’s Frenzy Battle Saber Technique to the Perfection Realm.

Hadn’t Xie Bufeng heard of the famed Celestial Blade Slash?

And now, both he and his brother were grievously injured, their bodies wracked with pain and weakness.

"...No matter who he is, he has to die!"

Gritting his teeth, Xie Bufeng growled, "The Thousand Star Lake Domain is about to open. We’ll sneak in. As long as we find some healing-type Source Fruits, we’ll have a chance to kill that son-of-a-bitch Commander!"

"...Agreed."

Hatred flared in Xie Buping’s eyes as well, his rage uncontrollable. "This man must die! So what if he’s a Demon Slayer Bureau Commander!?"

...

...

Huu...

Sii...

Huu...

Sii...

On the fissure-covered ground, Gu Zheng sat cross-legged and unmoving, circulating his energy to digest the Rejuvenation Pill and rapidly restore his depleted Divine Wondrous and stamina.

In the fight against Xie Bufeng, the bonuses from his True Skill and Spiritual Soldier weren’t as prominent.

But against Xie Buping, the power of his Perfection Realm Saber Technique and Lower-Grade Spiritual Soldier was fully unleashed. Xie Buping couldn’t withstand their augmented might at all. If it hadn’t been for the help of that Marvel, he would have undoubtedly died to the final Celestial Blade Slash.

Gu Zheng was very satisfied with this level of combat power.

Before, he could only unlock the Bronze Elephant Body.

The effects provided by equipment were certainly wonderful.

But the power of the Bronze Elephant Body had a limit.

Even if it were one hundred percent unlocked, he still wouldn’t be a match for someone in the Heroic Body Realm.

’Therefore, Equipment Effects can only serve as a trump card. I have to keep advancing my own realm and my True Skill cultivation.’

Huu...

Sii...

His chest rose and fell, his breathing evening out.

After a good while, his Divine Wondrous was fully restored, and his stamina had mostly recovered.

Slowly rising to his feet, Gu Zheng walked toward the cracked, fiery red pearl that Xie Buping had used, which had been sent flying and had landed on the ground.

[Equippable Item Discovered]

[Fire Python Pearl Fragment]

[Equipment Requirements: 60 Strength, 60 Constitution, 60 Spirit]

[Equipment Effects: Cauldron Body, Flame Armor]

[Cauldron Body: Renders the physical body tough and resilient, impervious to blades and spears, and grants immense strength.]

[Flame Armor: Condense flames into a suit of armor for Exorcism and Evil Suppression.]

[Equip?]