Chapter 452: Chapter 256: 300,000 Demon Points
"But... but..."
Hai Qingshu’s face was a mask of shock, unsure of what to say.
He had actually used a precious Heaven-Covering Leaf just for the sake of some Demon Fiends.
No wonder Hai Wujang had said his kindness was "excessive."
’This level of enthusiasm from Gu Zheng... it’s beyond just hating Demon Fiends as a mortal enemy. This is pure selflessness!’
...
WHOOSH!
The moment he emerged from the passage into the Demon Realm, Gu Zheng was greeted by a baptism of dry, hot wind.
He scanned his surroundings: withered yellow hills, fields of pebbles, and not a single blade of grass or tree. There was no trace of Life Qi.
Wherever the Devouring Insect Race passed, Vitality was plundered, leaving nothing but desolate silence.
Now that he had finally encountered the Devouring Insect Race, and with a high probability of finding their nest, Gu Zheng naturally didn’t hesitate to use a Heaven-Covering Leaf.
After annihilating several Noble Families, Gu Zheng now had a great abundance of Source Fruits and Marvels.
He had more than a dozen Heaven-Covering Leaves.
In Gu Zheng’s eyes, using two of them in exchange for Demon Points, and perhaps even a Demon Technique, was completely worth it!
WHOOSH... WHOOSH...
The dry, hot wind blew.
Gu Zheng leaped into the air, the Demon-Seeking Pot in hand, and sensed for Demon Fiends in all directions.
Having killed so many of them, Gu Zheng was long familiar with the aura of the Devouring Insect Race.
Using the Demon-Seeking Pot, he filtered out lone Demon Fiends and focused specifically on locking onto groups of them.
Soon, he had pinpointed their location.
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH~
Gu Zheng shot over like a bolt of lightning.
He descended from the sky and entered a cavern in the ground.
Dried bones were scattered around the entrance, piled layer upon layer.
Some of the dried bones were in the process of transforming into Bone Demons, their Death Qi giving rise to new Demon Fiends.
Gu Zheng paid them no mind and entered the cavern.
He followed the winding path downward until he encountered a troop of several hundred members of the Devouring Insect Race emerging from below.
SHING! SHING! SHING!
The flash of his blade flew straight toward them.
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!
Amidst the strange noises, the hundreds of Devouring Insect Race members were shredded to pieces.
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +1]
[Demon Points +2]
[Demon Points +1]
...
A small haul.
Gu Zheng continued deeper, delving far underground.
A moment later, he arrived in a subterranean cavern. Corridors twisted and connected, and here and there he could see small nests of the Devouring Insect Race scattered about.
Gu Zheng decisively activated his Domain, unleashing a torrent of thousands of wind blades.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
SHLICK! SHLICK! SHLICK!
As the wind blades danced and sliced through the air, the small nests of the Devouring Insect Race were pulverized, and all the insects inside, large and small, were killed.
Spirit Capturing, Spirit Capturing!
Gu Zheng harvested Demon Points as he moved.
The subterranean cavern was enormous, a single interconnected complex.
Gu Zheng moved through the tunnels one by one, leaving a trail of Devouring Insect Race corpses everywhere he went.
Eight thousand, nine thousand, ten thousand, thirteen thousand, fifteen thousand...
Twenty thousand, thirty thousand, forty thousand!
In less than three minutes, he had reaped fifty thousand Demon Points.
Yet there were still vast numbers of the Devouring Insect Race spread throughout the massive cavern.
But the remaining insects sensed the commotion and began to flee.
Within Gu Zheng’s senses, they scattered into countless streams, rushing in all directions—some deeper underground, others toward the surface.
Gu Zheng followed, expanding his Domain to its maximum range and exerting all his power to annihilate the fleeing Devouring Insect Race.
SHLICK! SHLICK! SHLICK!
Amidst the strange sounds, a huge number of the Devouring Insect Race died once more.
Fifty-two thousand Demon Points, fifty-three thousand, fifty-eight thousand... sixty thousand!
He pressed forward and downward.
Whether they were first-tier, second-tier, or even third-tier, any member of the Devouring Insect Race within his range was killed.
He killed nonstop, reaping with Spirit Capturing.
Finally, a fourth-tier Devouring Insect Mother burst out from the depths of the earth, letting out a sharp screech as it charged straight for Gu Zheng.
Its terrifying Plundering Technique descended upon Gu Zheng, only to be effortlessly blocked by his Divine Weapon Shield.
The next moment, Gu Zheng gripped the Crimson Moon Heaven-Covering Blade. He sent his thoughts to Yue’Er as Divine Wondrous power surged, and he executed "Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter."
SHWIIING~!
SHLICK! SHLICK! SHLICK!
Space shattered, sliced and divided into countless pieces.
The fourth-tier Devouring Insect Mother that had charged out had only screeched for a moment before it suddenly fell silent. Its massive body was enveloped in light, and in a crisscrossing flurry, it was dismembered and fell to the ground in pieces.
One strike!
A Divine Weapon combined with a perfected Ultimate True Skill, all channeled by Gu Zheng—a single strike was all it took to obliterate the fourth-tier Devouring Insect Mother!
Spirit Capturing!
[Demon Points +4672]
[Demon Points +6838]
A massive harvest.
’Keep going! Keep going!’
Gu Zheng sensed his surroundings and pursued the fleeing Devouring Insect Race.
SHING! SHING! SHING!
SHLICK! SHLICK! SHLICK!
He killed and harvested as he went.
His accumulated Demon Points continued to increase.
Finally, when the total surpassed three hundred thousand Demon Points, barely any of the scattered Devouring Insect Race remained.
Not a single member of the Devouring Insect Race was left alive in the entire underground nest.
Given the characteristics of the Devouring Insect Race, this nest could only be considered small-scale.
Gu Zheng hunted around a bit more, gathering enough to reach three hundred and ten thousand Demon Points before he finally stopped and returned to the passage.
...
"He’s out! He’s out!"
Outside the passage, the group of Demon Suppression Guards had not yet left. Seeing Gu Zheng emerge, they called out in excitement.
"Thank you, Gu King!"
The Demon-slaying Grand General was the first to bow low in reverence.
"Thank you, Gu King!!"
The other Demon Suppression Guards followed suit, shouting in unison.
"There’s no need for such formalities."
Gu Zheng spoke calmly, "The Devouring Insect Race nest on the other side of the passage has been completely cleared. As for what comes next, I’ll leave that to you, Grand General."
With that, he rose into the air and flew away.
"We respectfully see you off, Gu King!"
The Demon-slaying Grand General maintained his posture, watching until Gu Zheng disappeared from view.
Then, he stood up and waved his arm excitedly to the crowd. "You all heard him! The threat of the Devouring Insect Race has been eliminated! We’re charging into the passage to clean up all the other small-fry Demon Fiends!"
"YES~!!"
The crowd cheered.
...
「In the sky.」
"Gu King is truly righteous!"
Hai Wujang cupped his fist and bowed to the returning Gu Zheng. "I have rarely admired anyone in my life, but Gu King’s righteous deed today is worthy of my deep respect!"
As he spoke, he bent at the waist toward Gu Zheng.
An excited Hai Qingshu followed suit, bowing behind him.
Gu Zheng sidestepped, moving to one side, and raised a hand. "Patriarch Hai, you flatter me. I am not so noble; I simply had something to gain."
"But let’s not dwell on this. We’ve been delayed a bit. Patriarch Hai, let’s continue on our way."
"Of course." Hai Wujang didn’t press the matter, nodding in agreement. "After you, Gu King!"
And so, the group of three continued their journey.
’Gu Zheng had something to gain, which is why he didn’t hesitate to use two Heaven-Covering Leaves to charge into the passage?’
Hai Wujang believed this reason!
Gu Zheng had risen so quickly, constantly breaking through. The major Noble Families had secretly pondered and studied him countless times.
They had come to several conclusions.
One of them was about killing!
Gu Zheng could grow stronger through slaughter!
This would explain why Gu Zheng was so enthusiastic about slaying Demon Fiends and had cleared out more than ten passages.
But the ability to grow stronger through killing was not unique; the Baili Family and the Zhu Family had it as well.
Adding Gu Zheng to the list was no big deal.
...
「The Sea Realm.」
The vast sea seemed endless.
Gu Zheng and Hai Wujang flew side by side through the air.
Hai Qingshu had stayed behind when they set out to sea, returning to the Ancestral Land on his own.
With just the two of them, Gu Zheng and Hai Wujang’s speed was even faster.
The whistling sea wind had no effect on them.
They flew three thousand li in one go, arriving at the Ice and Fire Island Realm.
"Gu King, you can feel it, can’t you?"
Hai Wujang stopped and pointed to a distant island shrouded in volcanic ash and surging with red light. He spoke using Divine Strange Sound Transmission, "That is the birthplace of the Flame Divine Sword."
"As for the Frozen Divine Sword, it’s over there!"
Hai Wujang turned and pointed south toward an island more than ten kilometers away. "The Frozen Divine Sword was born underground, in the center of the island... Hmm? Wait!"
As he was speaking, Hai Wujang’s expression turned serious, his brow furrowing. "Something’s not right. There’s a situation on the Frozen Island."
"It’s an Evil God."
Gu Zheng clasped his hands behind his back and gazed across the distance at the frost-covered island. He said softly, "An Evil God has descended upon that island. It seems we’ll have to put in some effort if we want to retrieve the Ice and Fire Dual Swords."
BZZZZ~~!
The void trembled.
Almost as soon as the words left Gu Zheng’s mouth, the distant frosty island began to shake violently, pulling the surrounding seawater into a series of churning whirlpools.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
A sinister wind swirled as dark clouds gathered.
A massive black shadow, as if stepping out of the void itself, materialized above the island!
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