I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 127 - 100: Hunting? Counter-hunting

Muttering in a hoarse voice, Qi Zhongshan took the arm-length gourd from his back. He aimed its mouth at the "Gu Zheng" swiftly moving a hundred meters away. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes as a wondrous power surged.

WHOOSH!

A beam of light, invisible to the naked eye, suddenly shot out from the gourd’s mouth. It crossed the hundred-meter distance, locking onto "Gu Zheng" and engulfing him in the same instant.

"Hehehe... A Hundred Households of the Demon Slayer Bureau. Let this old man see how long you can last under the Demon Transformation Qi..."

"Hm? Where did he go!?"

Qi Zhongshan’s pupils contracted. His sharp gaze swept back and forth over the spot where "Gu Zheng" had been a moment before, as well as the surrounding area, only to find that "Gu Zheng" had suddenly vanished.

The Demon Transformation Qi was still there, but "Gu Zheng" was gone.

"A Spatial Marvel? Instant Teleportation?"

Qi Zhongshan’s old face turned grim as he continued to hold the Big Gourd, searching for the "fleeing" "Gu Zheng."

...

*Phew!*

In the mountain forest, Gu Zheng took a deep breath and rubbed the space between his eyebrows. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

’So that’s the Demon Transformation Qi that can turn people into Demon Fiends?’

In that last instant, "Gu Zheng" had been hit.

The Demon Transformation Qi had swept over him. It was too fast, giving him no time to react at all.

The moment he sensed it, the Demon Transformation Qi had already arrived.

That "Gu Zheng’s" body was instantly invaded, its consciousness beginning to erode. Gu Zheng had to promptly sever his spiritual link to disconnect from it.

Although that "Gu Zheng" was gone, he had used it to confirm the mastermind’s existence!

Furthermore, he had roughly pinpointed the mastermind’s position within the Demon Fiend army.

At the same time, he confirmed that the mastermind also possessed a Demon Creation Gourd.

This Demon Creation Gourd was even more powerful. It didn’t even need to call out a person’s name; it could directly release the Demon Transformation Qi that turns people into Demon Fiends!

’The Demon Creation Gourds that Yu Chengjun, Wu Qian, and Gao Changgong had were all limited in their energy.’

’The Demon Creation Gourd in the mastermind’s hands is most likely limited as well.’

’Especially a gourd like this that ignores the rules and directly releases the Demon Transformation Qi—it must have significant restrictions!’

Gu Zheng murmured, his gaze gradually hardening. ’Let’s see just how many times you can use it.’

SWISH~

With a flicker of his form and a slight sting in his mind, he pulled another "Gu Zheng" from his shadow.

It was "wearing" the Silver Moon Armor and "draped" in a Cloak, looking spirited and dashing.

Once again, it openly charged toward the Demon Fiend army, following the previous route toward the county seat.

...

"Damn that bastard, where did he hide?"

Qi Zhongshan weaved through the ranks of Demon Fiends, his falcon-like gaze constantly searching the perimeter.

"Did you run away? Too scared to show yourself again?"

"Or are you waiting for this old man to open the county seat’s gates before you dare to come out..."

"Heh, you’ve finally appeared again!"

Suddenly, Qi Zhongshan’s gaze locked onto the reappeared "Gu Zheng," and the corners of his mouth curved upward.

"This time, let’s see where you can run..."

Staring at "Gu Zheng" without blinking, Qi Zhongshan adjusted the gourd’s mouth, aiming at "Gu Zheng" once more as a wondrous power surged.

WHOOSH!

An invisible beam of light crossed the hundred-meter distance and enveloped "Gu Zheng."

Qi Zhongshan watched intently with his falcon-like eyes.

"He disappeared again!"

"Just as I thought, it’s a Spatial Marvel!"

"This kind of Spatial Marvel always has usage limits. This old man would like to see just how many times you can use it!"

...

*Haaaah!*

In the mountain forest, Gu Zheng rubbed the space between his eyebrows and took a deep breath.

’How tyrannical!’

The Demon Transformation Qi that could turn people into Demon Fiends was truly terrifying.

If Gu Zheng didn’t have the Deceptive Appearance Equipment Effect—which allowed him to keep this up as long as his Spirit could endure—anyone else, even an expert at the Heroic Body Realm, would have likely met a terrible fate.

Of course, with the help of certain special Marvels, one should be able to withstand it, or even counterattack.

Marvels were born from the evolution of the Power of Rules within a Domain.

It was entirely possible for two Marvels with opposing functions to exist.

’Again!’

Taking a deep breath, Gu Zheng gritted his teeth. With a flicker of his form, another "Gu Zheng" stepped out from his shadow and charged toward the Demon Fiend army.

In the next moment, his real body shot toward the mountaintop.

CLAP! CLAP!

While on the move, he clapped his hands a few times.

Soon, Pang Hu leaped out of thin air and landed on Gu Zheng’s shoulder.

"Mrow?"

Its azure eyes scanned the surroundings, a look of confusion on Pang Hu’s small, round face.

"I’ll need your help in a bit. Also, I need to borrow the Wooden Fish," Gu Zheng explained. A wondrous power surged from him as he took control of the Wooden Fish floating around Pang Hu. The field it generated suddenly expanded, its swirling range enveloping Gu Zheng completely.

The next instant, Gu Zheng, along with Pang Hu on his shoulder, vanished from sight.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH~

The mountain wind blew, the air parting around an invisible force.

Having reached the mountaintop, Gu Zheng leaped into the air, soaring hundreds of meters high.

He activated the White Crane Soaring Technique, spiraling through the air. While maintaining his Invisibility, he flew high above the Demon Fiend army, activated his Eyes of Golden Flame, and began searching for his targets.

The mastermind, Du Yanjun, and Gao Batian!

He couldn’t let a single one of them slip by.

...

"Where did you go? Lord Hundred Households, where are you hiding?"

Amidst the ranks of Demon Fiends, Qi Zhongshan weaved about, his sharp eyes scanning the perimeter for "Gu Zheng."

"That’s twice now. One more time and it’ll be three..."

"Ha, you came out so quickly this time?"

Seeing "Gu Zheng" once more, Qi Zhongshan grinned. He adjusted his large red gourd, aiming its mouth at "Gu Zheng" from a distance.

"Let’s see how many times you can run!"

WHOOSH~

...

’Found him!’

Hundreds of meters up in the sky, Gu Zheng spotted the mastermind: a man with gray-white hair and a goatee that hung down on both sides, wearing an ugly cloak identical to the one he had in his Demon Fiend form.

He only glanced for a moment before averting his gaze to avoid being noticed.

Then, he looked toward Du Yanjun and Gao Batian, who were on the ground seven or eight hundred meters apart, one ahead of the other. "Pang Hu," he said softly, "remember these two. Keep track of their movements."