Chapter 346: Chapter 203: Breakthrough to the King’s Body
In a clash of Domains, Gu Zheng would always have the upper hand.
Not to mention, he also had the Heaven-piercing Halberd and the Half-sized Divine Weapon.
So, after scattering Changsheng Zhenfan’s physical body, Gu Zheng quickly returned to the city. Holding the Demon-Seeking Pot, he followed its guidance to track down the remnants and kill them one by one.
Then came Spirit Capturing and the harvest of Demon Points!
He didn’t discriminate between types of Demon Fiends; as long as he found one, he quickly exterminated it.
He temporarily ignored the third-rank Demon Fiends.
With the Demon-Seeking Pot in hand, Gu Zheng specifically hunted down first and second-rank Demon Fiends.
This was because it was much faster.
He was after quantity now. The more Demon Fiends he killed, the more Demon Points he would harvest.
And indeed, in just one day, Gu Zheng harvested another 20,000 Demon Points.
This brought his total to over 333,400 Demon Points.
He was only a few thousand Demon Points shy of 340,000!
He didn’t stop.
Following the Demon-Seeking Pot’s guidance, Gu Zheng continued to hunt down Demon Fiends one by one.
In a short amount of time, he’d caused most of the Demon Fiends in the city to flee into the water.
Just as Gu Zheng was pondering whether he should dive deep into the water and pursue them into the territory of the Demon Realm, a patch of void above the Prefecture City suddenly twisted. Thunder boomed as space collapsed and reformed.
Amidst a series of tremendous rumbles, the curtain covering the sky and ground began to recede at a visible rate.
’The Rule Array Hub has been destroyed. The Domain is collapsing!’
"Who destroyed it?"
Gu Zheng stopped his Demon Hunting and stood atop a building, surveying the area below.
The waterways disappeared one by one, and the collapsed houses appeared in their wake.
Screams of pain and shock rose and fell throughout the city.
The black curtain vanished, and the evening twilight spilled down from the sky.
Almost no Demon Fiends remained in the city.
No Demon Fiends meant no Demon Points.
Still a few thousand Demon Points short, Gu Zheng immediately took to the sky and flew out of the city.
"Gu!"
As he neared the western city wall, a shout came from behind him.
It was Meng Huidu, his figure darting forward, quickly catching up. "Gu, wait."
"Meng."
Gu Zheng stopped and turned to face Meng Huidu. "Meng, is something the matter?"
"There is."
Meng Huidu had a serious expression. "Gu, now that you’ve killed Changsheng Zhenfan, are you planning to return to Jing Country immediately and enter the Zhong Family Ancestral Land?"
"...The Zhong Family Ancestral Land? I’m afraid I won’t be able to get in."
Gu Zheng gave a self-deprecating laugh. "What brilliant ideas do you have, Meng? I only killed Changsheng Zhenfan because I was forced to fight back."
"Why you fought back is no longer important. The man is dead."
Meng Huidu shook his head. "As for brilliant ideas, I don’t have any. I just have a proposal. If you don’t mind, Gu, you could go to my Meng Family’s Ancestral Land and stay for a few years."
"You can rest assured, Gu. Li Cunyi has also been to my Meng Family’s Ancestral Land," Meng Huidu added.
’Li Cunyi entered the Meng Family Ancestral Land and came out unscathed?’
Gu Zheng found this odd.
’Li Cunyi’s relationship with the Meng Family is not a simple one.’
’Or rather, Li Cunyi’s background is anything but simple.’
’Meng Huidu isn’t inviting me to their Ancestral Land because of my talent or strength, but out of respect for Li Cunyi!’
’Li Cunyi’s reputation must account for at least seventy percent of the reason!’
’But the problem remains.’
’It’s easy enough for me to hide, but the Gu family can’t.’
’Besides, if I really enter the Meng Family Ancestral Land, who can guarantee what will happen later?’
’A prosperous Noble Ancestral Land like theirs would definitely be guarded by a King’s Body.’
’Some might even have two or three...’
’I don’t know how many King’s Bodies the Meng Family has, but I will not place my hopes in the hands of others.’
...
"Thank you, Meng!"
Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind. Gu Zheng cupped his fists and bowed formally. "I am honored by your invitation to enter the Ancestral Land, Meng, but I must refuse. It is enough for Ping’an alone to bear the Changsheng Clan’s grudge. How could I drag you into this?"
"But..."
"There’s no need to say more, Meng." Gu Zheng raised a hand to interrupt him, cupping his fists again. "Ping’an has already made a decision. The Changsheng Clan won’t necessarily be able to do anything to me."
After speaking, he bowed to Meng Huidu, bid farewell, and turned to leave.
His speed was incredibly fast, and he vanished in the blink of an eye.
Meng Huidu stood where he was, pondering for a long while before sighing.
’Gu Zheng’s refusal was within my expectations.’
’The question is, can Gu Zheng withstand the Changsheng Clan’s pursuit all on his own?’
’The third stage of the Heroic Body is certainly powerful, but the Changsheng Clan has not only Half-Kings, but also true King’s Bodies!’
’If he’s hunted by a King’s Body expert, can Gu Zheng possibly escape?’
...
...
「Above the wilderness.」
Gu Zheng flew against the mountain wind.
His altitude was only a dozen or so meters off the ground.
With the Demon-Seeking Pot in hand, he focused his Spirit on it, continuously expanding its detection range...
...until it reached its limit—three thousand meters!
Any Demon Fiends within a three-thousand-meter radius centered on him would appear in his mind’s eye.
Then, in the next moment, Gu Zheng would swiftly fly over.
Three hundred and sixty blades would dance and shoot out, launching an attack from a distance.
SWISH SWISH SWISH~
THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!
The whistle of blades through the air mingled with the sickening sound of them slicing through flesh, echoing across the land.
One Demon Fiend after another fell.
Most of them were first or second-rank Demon Fiends.
Gu Zheng sensed and hunted down these Demon Fiends that roamed between the mountain forests and the cities.
Then, Spirit Capturing, Spirit Capturing!
The total number of Demon Points continued to increase.
334,000, 335,000, 336,000...
340,000!
Finally, the total number of Demon Points reached 340,000.
With enough Demon Points gathered, Gu Zheng immediately found a remote place, an underground cave where there were no Demon Fiends or beasts around.
He took out the Demon Pill he had obtained in the Domain, swallowed and refined it, absorbing its energy to help him comprehend Heaven and Earth.
Then, he circulated the Nine Breaths Nine Insect Divine Skill to condense his Divine Seeds.
The Death God Mantis and the Blood River Insect circled his body as he activated his two Demon Techniques, Gold Manipulation and Wood Manipulation, one after the other.
The sixth and seventh Divine Seeds were successfully and steadily formed.
With this,
Gu Zheng now had seven Divine Seeds!
He opened his panel to check his information.
As expected, the total number of Demon Points required to break through to the King’s Body had increased to 340,000.
Gu Zheng had gathered them in advance!
Seven Divine Seeds, two Void Divine Stones, and three Celestial Profound Crystals.
His All Heaven Jade Void Skill Heroic Body Chapter had reached completion.
He could now advance to the King’s Body realm!
The breakthrough from Heroic Body to King’s Body first required opening the Sea of Consciousness.
Under the guidance of the True Skill, the Divine Seeds would be transformed into Seas of Consciousness.
Most people only had one Divine Seed, so they could only open a single Sea of Consciousness.
Gu Zheng had seven, so he had to open seven Seas of Consciousness.
For anyone else, this would be completely unrealistic.
But Gu Zheng had the Human Emperor’s Seal Artifact Embryo.
Gu Zheng had successfully refined this treasure, known as the strongest of all time, and could now use it as he pleased.
Inside the underground cave, he first emptied his mind.
Then, following the path of his True Skill, he began to refine the first Divine Seed.
The moment he began refining it, even though Gu Zheng was underground, the Power of Heaven and Earth in the area on the surface was immediately drawn in, rapidly converging on his location.
However, since he had just begun the refinement, the affected area was relatively small and didn’t attract any attention.
And with the help of the Imperial Seal Artifact Embryo, although refining the first Divine Seed took a relatively long time—a full day and night—it was completed with utmost stability.
The first Sea of Consciousness was successfully opened.
With the experience from the first Divine Seed, he quickly finished refining the remaining six, transforming them into Seas of Consciousness.
It took a total of four days for the seven Divine Seeds to become seven Seas of Consciousness.
This was an incredible feat in the eyes of others.
Under normal circumstances, the process of breaking through to the King’s Body would be impossible to complete in less than a year or two.
Just refining the Divine Seed would take more than half a year.
Gu Zheng achieved it in just a few days.
The reason it was so fast and smooth was twofold: the direct consumption of Demon Points and the power of the Human Emperor’s Seal.
The Seas of Consciousness were open.
The second step was to create a Domain!
Gu Zheng took out the Divine Enlightenment Fruit and swallowed it in one gulp.
Then, the Void Divine Stones and Celestial Profound Crystals floated beside him.
The Human Emperor’s Seal Artifact Embryo hovered above his head.
For the second step, the help of his True Skill was now negligible. It all depended on personal talent and one’s comprehension of Heaven and Earth.
At this moment, the effects of the Divine Enlightenment Fruit kicked in. It took Gu Zheng only three breaths to merge himself with Heaven and Earth.
BZZZT~~!
