I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 122 - 99: Kill Them All

In the next instant, the two charged into a row of buildings.

SWISH! SWISH!

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK~

The gleam of a saber, the shadow of a sword. They struck without mercy. As their figures flickered, the two of them cut down one Impermanence Sect disciple after another.

Gu Zheng, however, landed lightly on the roof of a building, surveying the entire scene.

To save time and maximize efficiency.

Gu Zheng had only brought Zhang Ning and Tao Liu to Zhongxi County to assault the Impermanence Sect.

According to the intelligence provided by Yu Chengjun, the Impermanence Sect’s only member to have broken through to the Alien Body Xianfeng realm was its Sect Leader, Wu Qian, who had done so by using a Treasure Pill.

The others were all former experts and masters of the Martial World, skilled in treacherous moves and assassination.

But with Zhang Ning and Tao Liu’s level of cultivation, such treacherous tactics and assassination attempts were easily handled.

What’s more, Gu Zheng was watching over them to provide support.

"Who’s there!?"

"Assassins! Get up, everyone, get up... Ah!"

"Where’s the Sect Leader? Where did the Sect Leader go? These assassins aren’t ordinary people, they’re just like the Sect Leader... Pfft!"

...

Cries of alarm, screams, and wretched howls instantly shattered the silence, echoing across the midway point of Beimang Mountain.

One by one, the disciples of the Impermanence Sect rushed out of their rooms, scattering in all directions.

Some tried to fight back, loosing hidden weapons and sharp arrows, but without exception, none could hit the swiftly dashing Zhang Ning and Tao Liu.

Neither of them bothered to cover their faces. While their flickering movements couldn’t compare to Gu Zheng’s, they were still many times faster than the Impermanence Sect’s disciples.

A flash of a saber, a blur of a sword—each was followed by a spray of blood.

No one could withstand a single blow.

Some tried to hide in the shadows for a sneak attack, but before they could even make a move, Gu Zheng would flick a pebble, and their heads would burst open like a flower.

THWAP! THWAP! THWAP~

"Ah!"

"Mercy... Ah!"

The screams, accompanied by the spreading stench of blood, filled the mountain forest.

One after another, the disciples of the Impermanence Sect fell into pools of their own blood.

"You’re courting death!"

Suddenly, a figure enveloped in a fierce gale dove down from the mountaintop at extreme speed.

Before the person even drew near, a long spear covered in Divine Wondrous fluctuations was the first to arrive, piercing the air as it stabbed toward Tao Liu.

BANG~

The air exploded.

The spear suddenly shattered, breaking into several pieces.

WHOOSH!

A pebble immediately followed, piercing the air as it shot toward the figure rushing down from the peak.

SWISH~

The figure shifted rapidly, dodging the attack.

But before he could regain his footing...

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Three more pebbles shot out in succession, piercing the air and locking onto the figure.

The man shifted to evade, but only managed to dodge one. With two soft thuds, two bloody holes appeared on his body.

With a THUD, he crashed to the ground. Wu Qian coughed up a mouthful of stagnant blood and raised his gaunt face. He stared, wide-eyed in horror, at Gu Zheng, who was slowly descending from mid-air. "Who are you? Why are you annihilating my Impermanence Sect?"

"Wu Qian?" Gu Zheng asked calmly.

"...It is I." Wu Qian hesitated for half a second before answering. "Who in the world are you? What grudge do you have against my Impermanence Sect..."

SWISH! SWISH~!

Gu Zheng drew and sheathed his saber in a flash of lightning. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"AHHH!"

Wu Qian let out a sudden, wretched scream. Both of his legs and one of his arms had been severed. Divine Wondrous power surged at the wounds, forcibly staunching the bleeding.

WHOOSH~

Gu Zheng made a grasping motion from a distance. Divine Wondrous power enveloped Wu Qian’s chest and, with a RUSTLE, ripped open his clothes, revealing a miniature red gourd tied to his waist. Gu Zheng clenched his hand.

FWOOSH!

The red gourd left Wu Qian and flew into Gu Zheng’s hand.

He toyed with the gourd, activated his Eyes of Golden Flame, and examined it carefully for a few moments. After confirming it was identical to Yu Chengjun’s, Gu Zheng put the gourd away. He looked down at Wu Qian and said nonchalantly, "Cooperate with me, and I’ll give you a quick death. Yu Chengjun has already confessed, and he has gone to comfortably meet his ancestors."

...

Wu Qian, who had been about to scream in agony, froze when he heard the name "Yu Chengjun."

"You... you’re from the Demon Slayer Bureau?"

As he spoke, his eyes fell upon the armor Gu Zheng was wearing, and his pupils constricted. "Silver Moon Armor... You... you’re a Hundred Households of the Demon Suppression Guard!?"

As the words left his mouth, his mind raced. A look of sudden realization dawned on his face, followed by a hearty laugh. "So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is."

Gu Zheng didn’t respond. He waited until the man had just about laughed his fill before speaking calmly, "Ready to cooperate now?"

"I’ll cooperate, I’ll cooperate!"

Wu Qian panted, enduring the excruciating pain, his face and body slick with sweat. "I’ll cooperate with anything, I only ask for a quick end."

"Done."

Gu Zheng’s Divine Wondrous power surged, and he lifted Wu Qian off the ground from a distance.

"Ah~!"

"Where in the hell is the Sect Leader!?"

...

The screams and furious roars continued. One figure after another collapsed to the ground.

Tao Liu and Zhang Ning were drenched in blood from their slaughter.

After about fifteen minutes, with the exception of a few lucky escapees, all the other members of the Impermanence Sect were dead.

Gu Zheng had the two of them stay on the mountain to rest and collect some spoils of war.

Meanwhile, he carried Wu Qian down Beimang Mountain and arrived at the center of a wide, sunken clearing outside the mountain.

He then waited for over two hours. Once the first light of dawn appeared in the sky, he returned the miniature red gourd to Wu Qian and had him summon the Demon Fiends of Zhongxi County.

Filled with shock and suspicion, Wu Qian used the miniature red gourd to release a strange pulse of energy. It spread out to cover a radius of fifty-five li, summoning the Demon Fiends.

RUMBLE...

The ground trembled and dust filled the air.

First hundreds, then thousands, and finally tens of thousands of Demon Fiends converged on the center of the hollow in endless waves, pouring in from all directions.

By the time the tens of thousands of Demon Fiends had all gathered in the hollow, the sky had brightened completely.

"ROOOAR~!"

Divine Wondrous power surged from Gu Zheng’s body. He leaped into the air and once again began to circle and wheel about, unleashing his Fire Demon Techniques. He condensed a massive, furious dragon of flame, which then dove down to incinerate the ranks of Demon Fiends.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A continuous series of deep, resounding booms echoed out.

The tens of thousands of tightly packed Demon Fiends fell in massive swathes. Severed limbs and body parts flew through the air.

Until finally, they were all burned to ash. Dust to dust.

Throughout the entire process, Wu Qian could only watch, utterly dumbfounded.