Chapter 349: Chapter 205: There’s Definitely a Problem
"And you don’t?"
Li Fengdao met Ying Jiuxin’s gaze without a hint of fear and retorted.
As he spoke, he turned to Lu Jing and Meng Ao. "That includes the two of you. You know perfectly well what you’re thinking deep down."
Lu Jing remained silent.
Meng Ao also frowned.
Ying Jiuxin’s expression was calm.
They were all at the King’s Body realm, beings who had lived for hundreds of years and experienced at least three millennial shifts.
How could a few words from Li Fengdao possibly break their composure?
Over so many years, they had encountered all sorts of bizarre situations—far too many to count.
Their earlier shock and horror were because someone like Gu Zheng was simply too rare; there hadn’t been a case like his in thousands of years.
But to think this alone could shatter their composure was wishful thinking.
Of course.
The secret behind Gu Zheng’s advancement to the Heroic Body and breakthrough to the King’s Body within a single year truly made their hearts itch with curiosity.
No one could resist yearning for such a great opportunity.
However, wanting something was one thing; acting on it was another.
Gu Zheng was now in the King’s Body realm, and he possessed three Domains the moment he broke through.
With three Domains at his command, even as a newly advanced cultivator, Gu Zheng had the power to go head-to-head with any one of the four of them.
Even if two of them joined forces, they couldn’t be one hundred percent certain of taking him down.
Therefore, targeting Gu Zheng directly was unrealistic.
Curiosity was curiosity, and temptation was temptation.
Having lived for so long, all four of them were old foxes; they knew very well what could and could not be done.
Lu Jing, Meng Ao, and Ying Jiuxin also understood the second layer of meaning in Li Fengdao’s words.
A probe!
He was trying to probe the depths of Gu Zheng’s abilities.
However, no one took the bait.
In a battle between King’s Body experts, defeating an opponent was easy, but killing them was difficult.
The reason for this was that the power gaps between the three major stages of the King’s Body realm were not very large.
There were differences in Spirit, Divine Wondrous abilities, and physical body, but they weren’t significant.
The same was true for Domains, which were all born from a personal small world.
When Domains clashed, it was impossible to achieve a one-hit kill or a quick slaughter. Fights were generally wars of attrition, with both sides wearing each other down.
In such a situation, the one with more Domains would have the advantage.
Therefore, with his three Domains, Gu Zheng could theoretically take on three King’s Body experts head-on!
Only if they were out of their minds would they probe such a troublesome figure and make an enemy of him!
Befriending him, on the other hand, was a more likely course of action.
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Gu Zheng didn’t know what Ying Jiuxin, Lu Jing, and the other two were thinking, nor was he interested in finding out.
Having officially advanced to the King’s Body realm, he had become one of humanity’s top-tier powerhouses.
Xu Jianzhu had mentioned this when he was guiding him, but only after truly breaking through to the King’s Body realm and stepping into this stage did Gu Zheng understand the profound truth that a Domain was invincible and a King’s Body was undefeatable.
Upon entering the King’s Body realm, it was difficult to create a large gap in terms of physical body, Divine Wondrous abilities, and Spirit.
For instance, one of Gu Zheng’s killing moves, the Spear of the Soul, was far less effective against King’s Body experts.
Because of their Domains!
In a sense, a Domain was a personal small world that a King’s Body expert created after comprehending the greater world outside.
It formed a world of its own, capable of blocking all external attacks.
This naturally included invasions of the spirit and mind.
Even if a Domain wasn’t manifested externally, it still constantly protected the physical body and Spirit.
Therefore, to defeat or kill a King’s Body expert, the first step was to destroy and shatter their Domain!
However, a Domain was not so easily shattered.
Gu Zheng even had a feeling that if he were inside his Domain, not even a falling mountain could crush it.
That included Divine Weapons!
After moving away from Ying Jiuxin, Li Fengdao, and the other two, Gu Zheng found a corner, took out the Heaven-piercing Halberd and the half-sized Divine Weapon, activated his Domain, and tried to hack at it.
As a result, neither the Heaven-piercing Halberd nor the half-sized Divine Weapon could quickly pierce or shatter his three Domains.
Perhaps the Heaven-piercing Halberd in its complete state could have damaged the Domains and defeated them.
But relying purely on the sharpness of a Divine Weapon was not enough.
It was this discovery, this confirmation of his Domain’s power, that filled Gu Zheng’s heart with immense calm.
The potential threat from the Changsheng Clan was no longer a threat!
[Gu Zheng]
[Realm: King’s Body Domain (Giant Wood, Hurricane, Liaoyuan) (Four Seas Unopened)]
[Demon Points: 368 (200,000 required for breakthrough)]
[Demon Techniques: Spirit Capturing, ..., Fire Manipulation, Steel Claw, Water Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Spear of the Soul, Underwater Walking, Wind Manipulation, Thunder Manipulation, Gold Manipulation, Wood Manipulation]
[True Skills: "All Heaven Jade Void Skill Heroic Body Chapter" (Perfected), ..., "Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter" (Perfected), ..., "Nine Breaths Nine Insect Divine Skill" (Perfected)]
[Equipment Effects: Bronze Elephant Body (Inactive), Nether Heart Slave Seal, Deceptive Appearance, Lord of Hundred Insects, Eyes of Golden Flame, Fearless Hero, Electric Light Universe]
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Breaking through to the second stage of the King’s Body realm required 200,000 Demon Points!
’That number is actually manageable.’
For the current Gu Zheng, killing Demon Fiends was no different from mowing grass.
The only problem was the lack of fourth-tier passageways he could enter.
To earn Demon Points, he could only hunt for those scattered everywhere.
However, with the Demon-Seeking Pot in hand, he could save a lot of effort.
When Gu Zheng held this Marvel now and activated it with his full power, he could sense and "see" all Demon Fiends within a ten-thousand-meter radius.
Ten thousand meters in every direction: front, back, left, right, up, and down.
As long as a Demon Fiend was present, he could "see" it.
Finding Demon Fiends was incredibly simple.
The only downside was that after entering the King’s Body realm, there were no more True Skills to guide his progress; he had to rely on his own comprehension.
The "All Heaven Jade Void Skill Heroic Body Chapter" was the end of the line. The subsequent True Skill paths were different for everyone and could no longer be used as a reference.
This was because everyone’s Domain was different.
Even two identical Raging Fire Domains would have their differences.
Future breakthroughs for a King’s Body expert could only be achieved through personal comprehension—comprehension of the heavens and the earth!
Of course.
For someone who had entered the King’s Body realm, comprehending and creating a new True Skill was not difficult.
