Chapter 338: Chapter 199: The Fourth-Order Domain Reappears
"Fortunately, this Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle is relatively docile. After occupying Pan Yun Mountain, it won’t attack as long as you don’t provoke it. It’s never even left the mountain. For now, at least, it has remained there."
Meng Yu continued, "Since the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle isn’t aggressive, we’re just leaving it on Pan Yun Mountain for the time being. As for what to do next, my fourth brother says it’s still under discussion."
"I see," Gu Zheng nodded.
He prayed inwardly, ’I hope that Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle hasn’t discovered the Western Celestial Tripod.’
’Otherwise, there’s going to be trouble.’
...
The "fourth brother" Meng Yu spoke of was named Meng Huandu.
Not yet thirty years old, he was already a Grand General of the Wind Kingdom and the Vice Director of the Demon Slayer Bureau.
His cultivation realm was Heroic Body: Melting Furnace.
Since he couldn’t go to Pan Yun Mountain for the time being, Gu Zheng accepted Meng Yu’s invitation to stay at the residence and wait for Meng Huandu to return from work.
This residence was Meng Huandu’s, while the main Meng Family compound was in another district of the city.
Meng Yu and Meng Huandu were full siblings and very close, which was why she also lived in his residence.
The two chatted while drinking tea and having some snacks.
Their conversation centered mainly on Li Cunyi.
According to Meng Yu, she didn’t know the exact nature of the connection between Li Cunyi and the Meng Family, only that Li Cunyi’s family had once done them a great service.
Meng Yu wasn’t clear on what Li Cunyi had discussed with the Meng Patriarch and Clan Elders when he visited six months ago.
She only knew that the Meng Patriarch had instructed the younger generation of the family, including her and Meng Huandu, to treat Li Cunyi well and foster a good relationship with him.
In the days that followed, Li Cunyi grew closest to the siblings, Meng Yu and Meng Huandu.
That was why Li Cunyi also ended up staying in Meng Huandu’s residence for half a month.
She wasn’t sure where Li Cunyi went after that.
"I think he said he was going to one of the large prefectures in the central region."
Meng Yu said uncertainly, glancing at the sky outside and frowning, "It’s almost dark. Why isn’t my brother back yet?"
Just as she said that, the Communication Token she carried began to vibrate.
She took it out, read the message, and her expression changed instantly.
"Gu, my brother just sent a message. He won’t be back for the next few days. He has a mission and is going to be busy."
Before Gu Zheng could respond, Meng Yu continued, "Another fourth-rank Domain has appeared over in Chongming Prefecture City!"
"Another one?" Gu Zheng stood up, his eyes shining. "Which way is Chongming Prefecture? I’m going to take a look."
"Well..."
Meng Yu hesitated for a moment but answered truthfully, "Chongming Prefecture is right on the edge of the Royal Capital, less than a hundred li to the west. Gu, you must be careful when you go."
"Alright."
Gu Zheng cupped his fist. "Miss Meng, take care. I will come to visit again."
"You are welcome anytime." Meng Yu returned the salute and said seriously, "Gu, if you run into my brother there, tell him to be careful, too."
"I’ll be sure to tell him!"
With a final salute, he took his leave.
Gu Zheng left the room, crossed the courtyard, and leaped into the air, flying swiftly to the west.
While in mid-air, he took out his Demon-Slaying Seal. Channeling his wondrous divine power into it, he sent a message to Cao Qingsong and Zhong Zhengao.
He told them he was on his way to Chongming Prefecture City.
Gu Zheng wasn’t afraid of a fourth-rank Domain, even if he was alone.
If he encountered a fourth-rank Great Demon, escaping wouldn’t be a problem even if he couldn’t defeat it.
Besides, the Marvels and Source Fruits within a Domain were valuable treasures.
Most importantly, he still needed around twenty thousand Demon Points to advance to the King’s Body.
Entering a Domain was the only way to slay Demon Fiends in large numbers!
...
WHOOSH~
WHOOSH!
The cold wind howled.
Gu Zheng quickly covered the distance of less than a hundred li.
He arrived at just the right moment—the Domain enveloping the whole of Chongming Prefecture City had just activated.
The void overhead warped as lightning tore across the sky. A pitch-black canopy unfurled majestically, expanding ever outward.
Not a glimmer of light could be seen in the vast Chongming Prefecture City.
However, a murky lake had appeared on all four sides.
The entire city was surrounded by water!
It wasn’t just the outside of the city that was flooded; a dozen or so streets within had also been replaced by canals, with lake water flowing slowly through them, connecting to the outside.
Inside the city, gasps of shock, blood-curdling screams, and furious roars echoed without end.
One after another, agile figures leaped over the city walls and into the city.
SWISH!
Gu Zheng glanced from afar, then his figure blurred as he followed them inside.
"SPLASH~"
The lake water surged, crashing against walls and sending up constant splashes.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Beneath the surface, dark silhouettes zipped back and forth, using the city’s dozen or so canals to slip into buildings and launch their attacks.
Aquatic Demon Fiends!
WHIZ! WHIZ! WHIZ!
Gu Zheng unleashed his three hundred and sixty blades, sending them shooting out violently.
"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"
Following a series of sickening sounds, the lake was stained with blood.
The aquatic Demon Fiends were killed on the spot, one after another.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +9]
[Demon Points +7]
...
The individual amounts were small, but there were a great many of them.
Multi-legged water snakes, two-headed demon fish, translucent aquatic insects, and other such Demon Fiends darted through the water. As Gu Zheng sensed them, the three hundred and sixty blades of his Chaotic Heaven Shield flew and danced about, slaughtering them en masse.
In just a few short minutes, he had gained two thousand Demon Points.
"BOOM~!"
A sudden, massive crash.
A row of houses ahead disintegrated under a powerful impact, exploding into a shower of debris that filled the air.
Half of the commoners inside were killed instantly. The survivors didn’t dare make a sound, not even a muffled groan.
The reason for their terror was a five-meter-tall, garishly beautiful plant that had erupted from the water in the center of the ruined houses. It stood upon the surface, its broad leaves swaying in the cold wind. The leaves rapidly contracted, transforming into things resembling Water Pythons. Stretching out as if they were infinite, they slithered into the collapsed ruins to attack the injured and stunned commoners.
SWOOSH~ SWOOSH!
WHIZ! WHIZ!
The sounds of something slicing through the air rang out almost simultaneously.
Gu Zheng controlled his three hundred and sixty blades, striking the Leaf Pythons before they could reach the commoners.
"PFFT~ PFFT~ PFFT!"
The sickening sounds became a continuous noise.
All of the rapidly attacking Leaf Pythons were shattered on the spot.
HUMMM~!
The massive Demon Plant immediately vibrated, shaking out clouds of blackish-red mist.
SWISH!
Silkworm automatically shot out of the Insect Tower, flapped its wings, and darted about, swallowing all of the mist.
Then, it bobbed up and down in dissatisfaction and flew a circle around Gu Zheng.
"...I’m talking to you. How about a little more of that Poisonous Fog?"
Gu Zheng shouted at the Demon Plant from across the water.
Gu Zheng recognized this enormous aquatic Demon Plant.
A Crowned Flower Demon!
This one before him was already a third-rank Demon Fiend.
Its leaves could transform into Water Pythons, its attacks were extremely powerful, and it could also spew a Poisonous Fog. Any living creature that inhaled the fog would fall into a paralyzed stupor within a single breath.
Its most dangerous feature was its six flowering vines, which were comparable to high-grade Spiritual Soldiers.
Gu Zheng had swiftly intercepted and destroyed the Leaf Pythons.
The Poisonous Fog it had spewed was devoured entirely by Silkworm.
The Crowned Flower Demon decisively extended its six flowering vines, which lashed toward Gu Zheng with a piercing, air-rending whistle.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
"CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!"
Of the three hundred and sixty blades, dozens intercepted the six flowering vines in mid-air.
The remainder all flew toward the main body of the Crowned Flower Demon.
HUMMM~~!
"SKREEE—"
The Crowned Flower Demon trembled and let out a piercing shriek.
In the next instant, the space around it vibrated, blocking the blades’ attack and then repelling them.
At the same time, the nearby water’s surface began to roil, and a mass of bubbles appeared.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
Dark silhouettes shot upward, breaking through the water’s surface.
One after another, Demon Fiends that were fish-like but not quite fish burst from the water in a massive swarm, attacking Gu Zheng. Each was over a meter long, incredibly sharp, and shaped like a cutlassfish.
Their sharp aura gave Gu Zheng a faint sense of being threatened.
’A threat?’
Gu Zheng’s eyebrow twitched. He recalled his blades and sent them to attack head-on.
SHING! SHING! SHING!
The light from the blades formed lines that sliced and diced the strange, fish-like Demon Fiends.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +20]
[Demon Points +21]
...
’Whoa, not bad.’
’They’re over a meter long and look strange, but the reward for killing them is pretty good.’
’Around 20 Demon Points per fiend. Ten of them is two hundred.’
Summoned by the Crowned Flower Demon, these strange Demon Fiends were now densely packed, charging forward wave after wave.
There were definitely more than a thousand of them!
And indeed, it was true.
Gu Zheng controlled his blades, endlessly slicing and killing.
Then he used Spirit Capturing to harvest the Demon Points.
In one fell swoop, he had harvested a full twenty thousand!
