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Chapter 406: Chapter 233: Undead King?

The Undead Race Great Monarch frantically slammed against the Domain, trying in vain to escape, but it couldn’t break free.

BOOM~

RUMBLE!

Beneath the starry sky, the three Domains—Hurricane, Giant Wood, and Liaoyuan—swirled ceaselessly. Inside, wind blades, fire sabers, and giant logs surged and struck without end.

Bolts of thunder, infused with the Power of Silent Extinction, scattered the black mist and extinguished the green light.

The form of the Undead Race Great Monarch reassembled several times, only to dissipate again and again.

Its cries turned panicked, frustrated, and terrified. It even began to beg for mercy.

From beginning to end, Gu Zheng paid it no mind.

’The Undead Race, undying?’

With four Domains operating simultaneously—and one of them, the Silent Extinction Thunder Realm, being its perfect counter—the Undead Race Great Monarch lost all its earlier arrogance. Gone was the contempt and condescension it had displayed at a lower altitude.

First, the green light was completely annihilated, never to shine again. Then, the black mist dissipated inch by inch, no longer able to re-form. Finally, its vigorous Cold Yin Vitality was forcibly shattered, transforming into fine, silver-black strands of light invisible to the naked eye, which then scattered across the sky.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +1089]

’Over a thousand?’

Last time, he had forcibly extracted a Tier 4 Demon Pill from the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle, so he hadn’t used Spirit Capturing.

This time, the Undead Race Great Monarch had no Demon Pill. It was ground down to death, and the remaining energy converted into over a thousand Demon Points.

The difference between a Tier 4 and a Tier 3 Demon Fiend was clear.

’It makes sense.’

For the human race, the King’s Body focused on the Domain.

Tier 4 Demon Fiends, although they had Force Fields similar to Domains, focused more on enhancing their own power—be it their physical body, Demon Power, or Divine Soul.

This kind of pure power enhancement was difficult and time-consuming to accumulate.

However, once a change in quantity led to a change in quality and the transformation was complete, the leap from Tier 3 to Tier 4 was massive—like the difference between a mountaintop and the foot of the mountain.

More energy meant a greater harvest after the kill.

***

"It sounds like the noise has stopped."

"Who won? Did Gu King win?"

"Gu King definitely won! Look, even the dark, heavy clouds in the sky have disappeared."

"A Tier 4 Undead Race Great Monarch... We really owe it to General Zhao for inviting Gu King this time."

"..."

On the ground, the gathered Demon Suppression Guards discussed in low voices.

Zhao Danv sat cross-legged and unmoving, regulating her breathing. She had been injured earlier, but fortunately, not severely.

By now, she had regulated her Inner Qi and consumed a few Treasure Pills. Her Divine Wondrous power and her Spirit were recovering quickly.

Hearing the others’ discussion, she quickly whispered, "Keep your voices down! The Undead Race outside haven’t left yet!"

At her words, the group of discussing Demon Suppression Guards immediately fell silent.

That was right. The courtyard where they were hiding was indeed remote, but an unknown number of the Undead Race had charged into the city, mixed with other Demon Fiends. If they were discovered, everyone except Zhao Danv—who could fight her way out—would die.

They had already experienced how difficult the Undead Race were to kill outside the city.

However...

"Quick, look at the sky!"

Suddenly, someone looked up and cried out in alarm.

"What... Celestial Fire! So much Celestial Fire! Is the Celestial Fire falling?"

Overhead, hundreds of fiery red streaks of light, like meteors, descended rapidly from the heavens.

In the span of a breath, they reached the airspace above the county seat.

Then, as if sentient, the streaks of light fanned out. Not a single one crashed into a building; instead, they targeted the running Demon Fiends, especially the Undead Race!

HISS~

HISS!

HISS~!

The streaks of light shot through streets and alleys, piercing one Demon Fiend after another, regardless of whether they were Tier 1, Tier 2, or even Tier 3.

Whether it was the Undead Race or other Demon Fiends, none caught by the light could resist. They were pierced through the head or neck.

The light moved at extreme speeds, occasionally even tearing through space to disappear from one end of a street and reappear at the other.

The number of Demon Fiends each streak of light pierced and killed continued to grow.

The Demon Fiends fled, screaming in terror. Yet, even the Undead Race couldn’t escape. One after another, they dissipated into nothingness, their overflowing energy drifting in the air.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +11]

[Demon Points +9]

[Demon Points +25]

***

Gu Zheng stood hovering in the air, using Spirit Capturing to acquire Demon Points.

The range of his ability was vast enough to cover the entire county seat. He hardly had to move, simply standing a hundred meters above the ground to reap Demon Points.

Zhao Danv and the others were first stunned into silence, their faces filled with shock.

Once they came to their senses, they threw caution to the wind and laughed with exhilaration.

"Haha, they’re dead! Dead! They’re all dead!"

"So the ’Celestial Fire’ is Gu King’s killing power! It’s incredible!"

"Gu King is mighty!"

"..."

No longer hiding, the Demon Suppression Guards shouted loudly as they leaped onto walls and rooftops, watching the fleeing Demon Fiends get slaughtered by the crimson light.

In less than two minutes, every Demon Fiend that had rushed into the county seat was executed.

Not a single one remained, including the members of the Undead Race.

Gu Zheng harvested nearly six thousand Demon Points.

"Thank you, Gu King!"

Zhao Danv leaped into the air, stopping ten paces before Gu Zheng. She bowed deeply in gratitude. "If it weren’t for you this time, Gu King, we all would have died, and the entire Dingyang Prefecture would have become a land of the dead."

Gu Zheng raised a hand and asked, "You said before that these Demon Fiends came from a Tier 4 channel. Where is it?"

"About fifteen miles northwest of the city, inside a cavern."

Zhao Danv understood Gu Zheng’s intention and answered quickly, "That cavern... actually, it’s more fitting to describe it as a series of grottoes. They’re all connected in rows, covering a very large area."

"And because it’s hundreds of feet deep underground, shielded by a mountain thousands of feet high, no one noticed when the Tier 4 Domain was born."

"By the time the Demon Fiends charged out of the mountain, we only realized after the fact that a Tier 4 channel had formed!"

"This assault on the city was a large group of Demon Fiends that came through the channel, led by the Undead Race Great Monarch."

Gu Zheng fell silent.

This kind of channel was indeed difficult to defend against.

The Domain had been born deep underground. Since no one discovered it, the Rule Array Hub couldn’t be destroyed.

By the time the Domain evolved into a channel, it was already too late.

A Tier 4 channel required a King’s Body to garrison it to prevent the Demon Fiends from spreading and affecting the entire prefecture, or even the entire state.

Zhao Danv had been relatively lucky.

She had led a team to garrison the channel, noticed something was wrong, and retreated ahead of time.

Then, she immediately called for reinforcements, summoning Gu Zheng.

***

After a moment of contemplation, Gu Zheng said softly, "Zhao, you and your people stay here in the county seat and treat the citizens. I’ll go check on the channel. If there are no issues, I’ll enter it and take a look around on the other side."

"Alright... huh?"

Just as she agreed, Zhao Danv processed his words and exclaimed in astonishment, "Gu King, you’re going to the Demon Realm? But..."

"Don’t worry. If things look bad, I’ll retreat immediately." Gu Zheng smiled. "It’s not my first time going to the Demon Realm. I went dozens of times back when I was in the Heroic Body Realm. Now that I’m at the King’s Body, even if I’m outmatched, retreating back here won’t be a problem."

"...In that case, I wish you a safe journey, Gu King!" Zhao Danv cupped her fist and bowed.

Inwardly, she was speechless and filled with emotion.

’It’s true,’ she thought. ’Gu Zheng has charged into the Demon Realm and eliminated more than twenty channels. There were some in every one of the Seven States of Jing Country.’

’When it comes to experience in the Demon Realm, no one is more seasoned than Gu Zheng.’

’If Gu Zheng claimed to be number one, no one would dare claim to be number two!’

***

「Just then.」

After Zhao Danv told him the general location of the channel, Gu Zheng recalled his three hundred and sixty blades and soared northwest.

The fiery red streaks of light from before were the blade form of his Chaotic Heaven Shield. Infused with the Power of Silent Thunderbolt, they had been able to effortlessly slaughter the Undead Race.

The Undead Race were difficult to kill because their Cold Yin Vitality was too dense. The Power of Silent Thunderbolt was their perfect counter, so with it infused, every strike was naturally a killing blow.

WHOOSH~

The cold wind blew.

In just a few breaths, Gu Zheng crossed several miles and arrived at the location Zhao Danv had described.

He sensed waves of demonic aura surging up into the sky.

On the ground, the underground Tier 4 channel was not yet visible, but he could clearly see that the mountains and plains were swarming with Demon Fiends.

SWISH SWISH SWISH~!

The three hundred and sixty blades shot out once more, raining down upon the ground. Each one was infused with the Power of Silent Thunderbolt.

Instantly...

HISS! HISS! HISS!

Streaks of light shot back and forth, piercing through space, killing one Undead Race member after another, along with other Demon Fiends.

Spirit Capturing!

[Demon Points +9]

[Demon Points +13]

***

When every Demon Fiend within his line of sight had been completely annihilated, Gu Zheng harvested another eleven hundred Demon Points!