I Have 10 Equipment Slots

Chapter 396: Chapter 228: The Excited Zhong Family

Inside the Divine Weapon Space, there was no significant reaction. The three additional whirlwinds howled back and forth, shifting around, but the Divine Weapon Spirit was nowhere to be seen.

The Divine Weapon Core remained dim.

Gu Zheng stood on the saber’s hilt, maintaining the circulation of his Sword Intent, his expression calm.

He stood like this for the better part of a day, and the sky grew dark.

Zhong Yi and Zhong Duxiu had not left. They kept watch from the perimeter, both waiting and monitoring.

...

The sun rose.

The sun set.

The sun rose again.

The sun set again.

...

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Gu Zheng had been standing motionless on the massive hilt of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade for half a month.

During this time, Zhong Yi had left twice, but Zhong Duxiu had not moved at all, waiting alongside Gu Zheng for half a month.

The Sword Intent from the three Sword Technique True Skills had also been circulating nonstop for half a month.

And it seemed there was no end in sight.

...

Night fell, day broke, night fell...

Soon, another half a month went by.

On this day, Gu Zheng suddenly felt something. He opened his Storage Pouch, took out a piece of Magic Gold, and placed it on the hilt of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade.

WHOOSH~

The moment the Magic Gold was placed, it immediately vanished, absorbed by the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade.

"Hm?"

Zhong Duxiu saw this, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

The next instant, with a flick of his hand, he also opened his Storage Pouch, took out three washbasin-sized pieces of Magic Gold, and tossed them toward Gu Zheng.

"Gu King, use as much Magic Gold as you need."

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH~

The Magic Gold flew over to Gu Zheng’s side.

Gu Zheng didn’t stand on ceremony. He took all of them and placed them on the hilt of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade, one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the three pieces of Magic Gold vanished, completely devoured by the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade.

Zhong Duxiu had already sent a voice transmission to the other Zhong Family members, telling them to bring more Magic Gold.

The idle Magic Gold was quickly taken from storehouses and treasuries and brought over.

Zhong Duxiu transferred it all to Gu Zheng.

Gu Zheng took them out and placed them piece by piece onto the massive body of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade.

Only after devouring over thirty rather large pieces of Magic Gold did the massive body of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade finally stop trembling and cease its consumption.

SHING SHING SHING~

SHHHRIIIIIP!

A crimson blade glow shot toward the sky once more, heading straight for the dome above and cracking it open.

The massive body of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade, originally pitch-black, now swiftly transformed, its hilt turning crimson-black and its edge snow-white.

At the same time, inside the Divine Weapon Space, two whirlpools slowly began to spin. The Divine Weapon Core flickered, and amidst surges of light, a sleepy-eyed little girl who looked to be five or six years old materialized in the space.

Gu Zheng’s Spirit immediately sharpened, and he readied the Nether Heart Slave Seal.

"Ngh..."

The semi-transparent little girl, clad in a fiery red gauze dress, rubbed her eyes and looked at Gu Zheng.

"Master, you’ve finally come."

Her voice was crisp and sweet, with a hint of playfulness.

As she spoke, her star-like eyes blinked.

"Yue’Er has waited for so long... Ngh, I slept for so, so long. Master, why did you take so long to get here~?"

Gu Zheng was speechless.

’Your name is Yue’Er?’ Gu Zheng transmitted with his spiritual will. ’Why do you call me Master?’

"Ngh?"

The little girl was confused. ’Master is just Master, there’s no why.’

"Er..."

Gu Zheng thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, ’Yue’Er, do you remember what happened before you fell asleep?’

’I don’t remember.’

The little girl shook her head. ’Yue’Er only remembers that Master said the one who woke Yue’Er up would be Master.’

’Just as I thought.’

’The Divine Weapon Spirit of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade has been damaged before.’

’She’s lost some of her memories, forgotten everything from her past.’

’Those lost parts might never be recalled, or they might come back to her in the next moment.’

’Either way, it’s not safe.’

’The safest thing to do is to place a Slave Seal on her!’

’The only question is, can the Nether Heart Slave Seal even work on her?’

As Gu Zheng mulled this over, he transmitted via his will, ’Yue’Er, in a moment, I need you to relax your mind and don’t resist. Just follow Master’s instructions, okay?’

"Okay~" The little girl nodded obediently, her voice crisp.

’Good girl, Yue’Er.’ Gu Zheng smiled.

Then, he used part of his consciousness to perceive the outside world, while the other part controlled the Nether Heart Slave Seal to make contact with Yue’Er.

The Nether Heart Slave Seal was an Equipment Effect superior to the enslavement of an Evil God, but Gu Zheng had no confidence it could be implanted in a Divine Weapon Spirit.

Because of this, the process of deploying the Slave Seal was very slow.

「Outside.」

Zhong Duxiu saw the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade return to its true form, its Sword Qi howling and lingering in the air.

The massive blade had also stopped trembling, and its sharp aura flooded the area.

The light from the snow-white edge was dazzling, and its intangible aura was soul-stirring.

Gu Zheng was still standing on the hilt, Sword Intent swirling around him.

"It’s not over yet?"

Zhong Duxiu pondered, his eyes glinting.

「Divine Weapon Space.」

’It’s done!’

Gu Zheng was overjoyed to have successfully implanted the Nether Heart Slave Seal. Yue’Er hadn’t resisted at all during the process, and her body showed no changes.

’The power of the Equipment Effect is clearly a higher grade than a Divine Weapon.’

"Master!"

Yue’Er also noticed something was different. She cried out in her crisp voice, sounding even more affectionate.

"Hehe, Master is so amazing! Yue’Er can even go outside now."

’Wait,’ Gu Zheng quickly stopped her. ’Yue’Er, after you go outside, you must not call me Master.’

’Why?’

Yue’Er scratched her head, confused. ’Master is Master. Why can’t I call you that?’

’Why... I can’t tell you right now. I’ll tell you in the future.’ Gu Zheng put on a serious tone. ’In short, you can’t call me Master outside. You have to ignore me. Ignoring me means even if you see me, you act like you haven’t. The same goes for everyone else.’

’Oh~’

Yue’Er scratched her head. Although still confused, she nodded obediently. ’Alright then.’

After saying that, her little face became solemn and incomparably cold.

’Yes, just like that!’

Gu Zheng smiled. ’After you go out, maintain this appearance. No matter who comes and talks to you, you don’t have to pay them any mind. And don’t let anyone enter this space here. Got it?’

"Hmph!" The little girl snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Gu Zheng was dumbfounded.

Immediately, his consciousness withdrew from the Divine Weapon Space.

WHOOSH~

BZZZZT!!

The massive body of the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade trembled.

As Gu Zheng’s figure leaped into the air, the huge blade rapidly shrank.

From hundreds of feet tall, it shrank to the length of a finger.

It turned into a flying dagger, dancing slowly in the air.

"It’s done?"

Zhong Duxiu’s eyes lit up.

Zhong Yi, Zhong Zhengao, and the others who had rushed over upon sensing the commotion also looked on with eager anticipation.

"Zhong King, I did not disappoint. It was a success!"

Gu Zheng walked back through the air and cupped his fist in a salute to Zhong Duxiu, Zhong Yi, and the others.

"Haha, good, good! Excellent!" Zhong Yi burst out laughing.

Zhong Duxiu also smiled. "As expected of Gu King. I said it before, with Gu King on the job, it was bound to succeed!"

As he spoke, he reached out to grab the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade dancing in the air.

BZZZ BZZZ BZZZ~~!

The flying dagger hummed and vibrated, resisting Zhong Duxiu’s grasp.

Zhong Duxiu was at the third stage of the King’s Body. His Divine Wondrous, Spirit, and will were all incredibly powerful, and he forcibly pulled the dagger toward him against its resistance.

TCH TCH TCH!

The Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade suddenly erupted with light. Countless streams of Sword Qi slashed out, tearing space, crisscrossing the area, shattering mountaintops, and splitting the earth.

"This is bad!"

Zhong Yi exclaimed, "Fifth Grand-Uncle, let it go! If you keep trying to force Absorption, the Divine Weapon will hold a grudge!"

"Fine."

Zhong Duxiu took a deep breath, released his hold on the flying dagger, and canceled the Absorption.

WHOOSH!

Freed from his control, the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade immediately flew away.

At the same time, Yue’Er’s figure appeared, standing in mid-air. She swept her gaze over everyone, including Gu Zheng, gave a cold snort, and then vanished again, flying off into the distance with the dagger.

"The Divine Weapon Spirit!"

Zhong Zhengao’s eyes shone. "This Divine Weapon Spirit is pretty ruthless, haha~"

"Of course. What Divine Weapon isn’t cold and arrogant?" Zhong Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He then cupped his fist at Gu Zheng and said gratefully, "This is all thanks to Gu King!"

"I was just lucky," Gu Zheng said with a smile. "If I hadn’t gotten away quickly just now, I would have been injured by that little girl."

"Hahaha~"

Hearing this, Zhong Yi, Zhong Zhengao, and the others roared with laughter.

Zhong Duxiu also had a smile on his face.

Gu Zheng keenly sensed that the threatening feeling he had gotten from Zhong Duxiu was gone!