I Have 10 Equipment Slots

Chapter 460: Chapter 260: King from Afar

"Ahem~"

Dugu Batian cleared his throat and said with a serious expression, "Master, is this an Ancient Divine Weapon?"

’Hm?’

Gu Zheng looked at Dugu Batian, his interest piqued. "You recognize it?"

"I don’t recognize it, but I have felt its aura before. If I’m not mistaken, it’s an Ancient Divine Weapon."

Dugu Batian’s expression was grave.

At this moment, Gu Zheng wasn’t actively channeling the Power of Heaven and Earth into the Jue Character Half-sized Divine Weapon, so aside from the sharp edge inherent to a Divine Weapon, it lacked a terrifying murderous aura.

But Dugu Batian didn’t dare to be careless. He frowned and said, "Ancient Divine Weapons are extremely rare. The Divine Weapons of the major Noble Families were all obtained in the late Antiquity Period, whereas Ancient Divine Weapons appeared in the Ancient Period."

The Ancient Period, a hundred thousand years ago!

It was too long ago.

So long ago that there are almost no records; it’s as if history has a gap.

Only myths and legends, a mix of truth and falsehood, have been passed down to this day.

"What do you know about Ancient Divine Weapons?"

Gu Zheng had the Jue Character Half-sized Divine Weapon float around him. "Have you seen, or heard of, any other fragments like this Half-sized Divine Weapon?"

This was why Gu Zheng had summoned Baili Zhongzhen and Dugu Batian to question them together.

He hoped to learn information about the Jue Character Half-sized Divine Weapon—or more directly, the whereabouts of its other half—from the mouths of the two Noble Family Patriarchs.

When activated, the Half-sized Divine Weapon possessed enough power to make a second-stage King’s Body tremble with fear. ’If it were a complete Divine Weapon, how powerful would it be?’

"Replying to Master, this subordinate has never seen a similar fragment," Baili Zhongzhen answered first, bowing.

"Neither have I."

Dugu Batian followed, also bowing. "Ancient Divine Weapons are rare; even fragments seldom appear in the world. If you want to find them, there is only one place to go."

"Where?" Gu Zheng pressed.

"The Ancient Battlefield!"

Dugu Batian said solemnly, "It is an Alternate Space left behind after a great war in the Ancient Period. It is fraught with danger and countless killing intents, and it even partially overlaps with the Demon Realm. Fragments of Ancient Divine Weapons can definitely be found there."

"Where is the Ancient Battlefield?" Gu Zheng’s brows shot up.

"At the very edge of the Northern Wilderness."

Baili Zhongzhen chimed in, "Cross the tens of thousands of miles of the Northern Wilderness to what could be called the end of the world. Within a chaotic Sea of Space, there is a region that lies between stability and instability. That is the Ancient Battlefield."

"According to legend, fifth-tier Evil Gods, Demon Fiends, and ancient remnant monsters haunt the Ancient Battlefield. For countless years, no one who has entered has ever come out," Dugu Batian added. "Master, you..."

"I know my limits."

Gu Zheng raised a hand and said calmly, "You may go. If you discover the whereabouts of the Devouring Insect Race, send a message to me at once."

"Yes, Master!"

Dugu Batian accepted the order, and Baili Zhongzhen also bowed.

The two of them retreated and departed.

Gu Zheng remained standing on the cliff face, not leaving.

’The Ancient Battlefield?’

’I really do plan on making a trip there.’

’But not now. I’ll go after I break through to the True Body Realm.’

The Equipment Effect of Celestial Essence in the Body could grant immunity to all sorts of Spirit invasions.

But it couldn’t block other types of attacks.

’If I run into a fifth-tier Evil God or Demon Fiend, I’d most likely have to retreat. As for escaping into the void, that probably wouldn’t be safe either.’

’The space in the Ancient Battlefield is chaotic. It borders the Great Zhou World, overlaps with the Demon Realm, and even connects to other Exotic Realms. Escaping into the void could well lead to getting trapped in nothingness.’

’It would only be safe to go after breaking through to the True Body Realm.’

’However, maybe I can go to the edge of the Northern Wilderness first, just to take a look?’

With this in mind, Gu Zheng leaped into the sky and took a high-altitude route, streaking north at extreme speed.

He left Jing Country, entered Kang Country, and then passed through Yong Country.

He continued until he set foot in the Northern Wilderness, venturing deeper and deeper.

Both the Northern Wilderness and the Southern Wilderness were extremely vast. The area of either one surpassed the Ten Dao of Great Zhou.

These regions were known as wildernesses because they had never been developed on a large scale. The environment was harsh, teeming with venomous insects and savage beasts, but that didn’t mean they were uninhabited.

Gu Zheng flew north at high altitude for a full ten thousand miles before a black mountain range soaring into the clouds appeared ahead.

Every peak in this mountain range was over ten thousand meters high, covered in ice and snow, with scarce signs of Vitality.

For an ordinary person, this black mountain range was an insurmountable chasm for all eternity.

Even those in the Alien Body Realm would find it difficult to cross. Only by reaching the Super Body Realm could one pass over it.

Gu Zheng’s speed didn’t falter as he passed through the area between the peaks, continuing forward while listening for any sounds around him.

Below the clouds, birds chirped. Within the clouds, strange noises echoed.

Above the clouds, not a single figure could be seen.

Without stopping, Gu Zheng crossed the mountain range in one go.

The view ahead suddenly opened up, and a brand new world appeared before his eyes.

Sunlight shone down on verdant peaks and fragrant flora, with a great river winding its way through the landscape.

A barbaric, primitive world, brimming with vibrant Vitality, burst into view.

Gu Zheng lowered his altitude and continued to fly forward.

In the dense forest of towering Giant Wood, birds and beasts could be seen darting and leaping about from time to time.

He flew in a straight line north for a thousand miles without seeing a single person.

It was only after crossing another five thousand miles and passing by a canyon that he spotted a tribe in a corner of the landscape.

But the tribe had been destroyed. There was no sign of life, only scattered piles of dismembered, dried bones lying everywhere.

’Was it an attack by wild beasts?’

’Or... Demon Fiends?’

Gu Zheng glanced at it from a distance before looking away and continuing north.

He took out the Demon-Seeking Pot, held it in his hand, and scanned for Demon Fiends within its range.

He actually got a lock.

They were several thousand meters ahead and to his right, and there was a considerable number of them.

’Demon Fiends gathered together?’

A thought stirred in Gu Zheng’s mind, and he adjusted his direction, flying over.

He covered the several-thousand-meter distance in an instant.

Standing high in the sky, he indeed saw a tribe under attack by Demon Fiends.

Dozens of tall, Wild Boar Demon Fiends, wreathed in black energy, had broken through the tribe’s stockade and were charging back and forth within the settlement.

The people of the tribe, armed with Bone Spears and Bone Blades, counterattacked in an orderly fashion.

These people’s strength was surprisingly not the least bit inferior to the Wild Boar Demon Fiends. They possessed a Divine Wondrous quality; not one of them was shorter than one-point-nine meters, with long beards, burly frames, and bulging, knotted muscles.

The first-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiends were no match for them at all.

But unfortunately, among the Wild Boar Demon Fiends that had charged into the tribe, there was a second-tier one!

This second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend charged furiously and was completely unstoppable, destroying and tearing to pieces anyone or anything that stood in its path.

The Bone Spears and Bone Blades that stabbed and hacked at its body had no effect. Not only did they fail to break through its defense, but they also provoked the second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend’s ferocity. With a roar, it unleashed a Sonic Attack, causing the tribal warriors to tremble, clutch their heads, and groan repeatedly.

"RUMBLE~!"

As if the earth were shaking, the second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend stomped on the ground, leaving deep pits in its wake. It smashed through a tall house, pulverizing everything inside.

An old man immediately cried out in grief and fury, collapsing to the ground and weeping bitterly.

THUMP THUMP THUMP~

The second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend turned around and, wrapped in a violent demonic aura, charged toward the old man.

"Clan Leader, get out of the way!"

"Die, Demon Fiend, DIIIIE~"

The surrounding tribal warriors either roared in anger or shouted, wanting to rescue him.

However, the second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend was too fast. Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, it had already reached the old man and passed through him.

"Clan..."

A tribal warrior cried out in grief, but he stopped as soon as he opened his mouth, his jaw hanging open in astonishment.

The second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend had indeed passed through the old man, but it hadn’t trampled his body. Instead, the Demon Fiend itself had abruptly split in two. Starting from its head, it cleaved into two halves, passed the old man on his left and right, and ran for several dozen more meters before, with two dull thuds, "THUD, THUD," its sundered body collapsed limply to the ground.

It wasn’t just the second-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiend; the other first-tier Wild Boar Demon Fiends also suddenly split apart, their massive bodies cleaving in two and falling to the ground.

The foul, bloody stench of Demon Blood instantly filled the air, sweeping through the entire tribe.

"..."

Silence.

All the tribal warriors were dumbfounded, unable to understand what had just happened.

The old man who had been weeping on the ground was stunned for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something. He kowtowed toward the sky and shouted in stilted Great Zhou Language.

"Dunmu Xitu of the Salt Tribe gives thanks to the King from afar!"

’The Salt Tribe?’

’Does this tribe control a salt well?’

’And, a King from afar?’

’A King’s Body?’

’The old man knows about the King’s Body, and he knows I came from the south?’

’Has a being with a King’s Body come to the Northern Wilderness before?’

In the air, the hidden Gu Zheng pondered for a moment but had no intention of going down.

Just as he was about to leave...

’Hm?’