Chapter 447: Chapter 254: Everything Fears Comparison
Gu Zheng didn’t know the Zhong Family’s exact plans, but he could guess the gist of it.
Without completely tearing off all pretenses, the only thing the Zhong Family could do was to appease the Commanders and Demon-slaying Grand Generals of the various provinces. As for the means of appeasement, it would be distributing Source Fruits!
Treasure Pills and Treasure Medicines could be tampered with, but Source Fruits could not.
The Commanders and Demon-slaying Grand Generals of the provinces could consume them without worry.
The second part of their plan would be to break through to the True Body Realm!
As far as Gu Zheng knew, the number of True Body Realm experts in the entire world could be counted on one hand.
Of the three known True Body Realm experts, not a single one belonged to the Eight Great Vassal States. They were transcendent beings who remained aloof, rarely interfering in the Celestial Change or the struggle for the dynasty’s fortune. They weren’t even particularly tempted by the Source Fruits, Marvels, and other things born from the Domains.
It seemed that upon reaching the True Body Realm, one came into contact with a different level of existence.
Among the Zhong Family, Zhong Duxiu had the best chance of breaking through to the True Body Realm.
But a breakthrough to the True Body Realm was a monumental task.
Which of the Noble Families behind the Eight Great Vassal States didn’t want one of their own to reach the True Body Realm?
It wasn’t just Zhong Duxiu who wanted to.
And yet, after so many years, no one had succeeded.
When it came to a real chance of success, Gu Zheng had more faith in himself.
As long as he could manifest a ninth Death Domain and accumulate six hundred thousand Demon Points, he could break through to the True Body Realm!
Manifesting a Death Domain required opportunity, but Gu Zheng was harvesting Demon Points every day.
Every day, Gu Zheng swept through Nanyun Prefecture and even the few prefectures west of Fengzhou like a plow, clearing out Demon Fiends and harvesting Demon Points.
As for the Devouring Insect Race he was most eager to kill, there was still no news.
One day, just as Gu Zheng was about to head out to the prefectures south of Fengzhou, a formidable and ancient aura suddenly surged up from within the county seat.
To be precise, it erupted from the Gu Mansion.
SWOOSH~
With a flicker, Gu Zheng’s true self descended, having located the source of the aura.
It was actually...
"Pang Hu?"
Stunned, Gu Zheng descended from the sky and walked into the room where all the doors and windows were wide open.
"Mew!"
The Little Fatty Cat had just woken up and was now bouncing on the bed, stretching its limbs.
When it saw Gu Zheng enter, its blue eyes lit up, and with a SWOOSH, it leaped onto his shoulder, crying out, "Mew! Mew!"
"What? You’re hungry again?"
Gu Zheng smiled, took out the Insect Tower, and released half of the Spirit-Eating Ants.
"Mew!"
The Little Fatty Cat cried out happily, opened its small mouth, and with a WHOOSH, WHOOSH, it inhaled all the Spirit-Eating Ants into its belly.
"Mew! Mew~!"
"You want more?" Gu Zheng raised an eyebrow. "There’s no more. That’s all for now."
"Meeew~~" Pang Hu tilted its head, lifted a short leg, and pointed at the Insect Tower. "Mew~ Mew~!"
"...You can’t eat the other Exotic Insects."
Gu Zheng patted the Little Fatty Cat’s head and said irritably, "You slept for so long this time. Did you learn any new skills?"
’Pang Hu’s abilities are already considerable. If it has grown or gained new powers, that would be a different story.’
’After all, the Little Fatty Cat’s origins are incredibly ancient.’
"Mew?"
Hearing this, the fatty cat tilted its head, then lifted a chubby paw and shook its head. "Mew!"
"None?"
Gu Zheng was skeptical. "You slept for that long and didn’t grow at all? Or gain anything?"
"Mew~!" Pang Hu nodded emphatically. "Mew~ Mew!"
"You just slept?"
The corner of Gu Zheng’s mouth twitched. "That was one heck of a long nap."
"Mew!" Pang Hu lifted its head.
"...And you’re proud of it, huh." Gu Zheng roughly ruffled the Little Fatty Cat’s head, then tossed it outside. "Alright, go on and play."
"Mew! Mew~!"
Pang Hu pranced on the air with its chubby paws, creating ripples as it went. It cried out excitedly, then dove headfirst into the void and vanished.
Hmm?
Gu Zheng raised an eyebrow.
The entirety of Qingshi County was currently within his range of perception.
His Three Domains Unification was constantly active, so when Pang Hu took that dive, Gu Zheng immediately sensed that something was off.
’The Little Fatty Cat actually traveled through the void!’
It wasn’t its usual Instant Teleportation, but a true traversal of the void. It had ignored Gu Zheng’s Domain and Spirit Realm, jumping directly from the Gu Mansion to the roof of a theater in West City, crossing half the county.
’This ability...’
’I knew sleeping for that long had to have some payoff.’
Although the Little Fatty Cat’s void travel was different from the Heaven-Reaching Mole Cricket’s, it was an incredibly powerful tool for both offense and escape.
Even Gu Zheng wouldn’t be able to track Pang Hu’s movements if it were outside Qingshi County.
Most importantly, he still didn’t know the maximum range of the Little Fatty Cat’s void travel.
If it could travel directly from Fengzhou to Guangzhou, crossing half of the Jing Country, who could possibly catch it?
"Impressive, little fatty."
Gu Zheng grinned.
He headed out, preparing to make for the south of Fengzhou.
Just then, a message arrived via Telepathy.
It was from his Seal Slave, Mo Jiateng, informing Gu Zheng that the Devouring Insect Race had appeared in a county seat in Hengzhou.
’The Devouring Insect Race?’
Without hesitation, Gu Zheng leaped into the sky and took a high-altitude route, speeding towards Hengzhou.
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH~
Harnessing the Power of Heaven and Earth, he reached Hengzhou at top speed and descended upon the location Mo Jiateng had indicated.
There, in a county seat, countless black-and-red insects, each the size of an infant’s fist, flew everywhere. They resembled a cross between an ant and a cockroach and had two pairs of wings.
Once they swarmed a fleeing person, they would be reduced to White Bones within two breaths.
RATTLE~ RATTLE~
In the main streets and side alleys, skeletons collapsed in droves.
BUZZ~!
Gu Zheng descended from the sky, unleashing his Hurricane Domain to envelop the entire city.
SHING SHING SHING~!
Blades of wind shot through the air, transforming into countless streaks of cold light that seemed to have eyes of their own, slicing and slaughtering the black-and-red insects.
To the naked eye, the black-and-red insects swarming the sky were being diced to pieces.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +1]
[Demon Points +1]
...
Each black-and-red insect provided one Demon Point.
’The amount is small, but there are so many of them!’
SHING SHING SHING~
Streaks of cold light flashed by, dicing huge swaths of the black-and-red insects to pieces.
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