I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 138 - 104: Kill!

"A... a Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon!?"

Tang Jingtiao’s body went rigid.

"How is that possible?" Xu Heng was horrified.

"The... the Demon Fiend we were hunting... is actually... Second-Tier?" Lv Yan said in disbelief.

Liang Tianpeng swallowed hard, his gaze flickering. "Where was it before?"

"The Yunmushan Reservoir!?"

Chen Donghe blurted out, "It was hiding in the reservoir this whole time?"

Gu Zheng didn’t say anything, merely popping another Rejuvenation Pill into his mouth.

’I’m about eighty percent sure Chen Donghe is right,’ he thought.

’The Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon was hiding... no, it must have submerged itself in the Yunmushan Reservoir, using the water pressure to cultivate?’

’If that’s the case, then the Thunder Sound Seeds blowing up the cliff and bursting the reservoir wasn’t just to flood the three counties of Divine Water, Xuanhe, and Cold Yin as a threat or an act of fury.’

’It was also meant to awaken this Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon!’

’And if this Cyan Scale Demon could cultivate using water pressure, its power must be immense.’

"WHOOSH—!"

While Tang Jingtiao, Xu Heng, and the others were still speaking, the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon attacked. Moving with lightning speed, its dark, cyan-scaled form tore through the air. It lashed out with its slender tail and sharp claws, targeting Chen Donghe, Liang Tianpeng, and the other three men.

The oppressive aura of a Second-Tier being, invisible yet tangible, erupted forth. It enveloped Liang Tianpeng and the other four, pinning them in place before they could even react. Unable to move, their faces filled with despair.

"BANG—"

BOOM!!

The sound of impact erupted.

Amidst a spray of sand and a blast of Powerful Qi, the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon was sent flying back the way it came.

With a grim expression, Gu Zheng gripped his Celestial Frost Blade tightly. He shoved two more Rejuvenation Pills into his mouth, stomped his foot, and shot forward.

SHING!

HSSS—

The flash of the blade and the Sword Gang bloomed as one, slicing through the air. They locked onto the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon, striking its densely scaled body and sending a shower of sparks flying.

Then, in an instant...

"SPURT—!"

Cyan-green Demon Blood suddenly sprayed into the air.

A small chunk of flesh from the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon’s shoulder, along with its scales and a bony spike, was lopped off by the Celestial Frost Blade.

The Frosty Cold Qi inherent to the blade lingered in the wound, burrowing into the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon’s body and destroying its tissues.

"ROAR!!"

The Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon roared in shock and fury. Its sharp claws glinted coldly as it moved even faster.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH—

BANG! BANG! BANG!

It was fast, but Gu Zheng was fast too.

His Cultivation Technique circulated, digesting the Treasure Pills and converting their energy into Divine Wondrous power. He executed his Saber Technique with the Celestial Frost Blade, each strike exploding with maximum force. He even infused his blade with Sword Intent, which silently seeped through the scales and into the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon’s body, wounding its spirit and piercing its heart.

The Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon let out a stream of enraged roars, attacking madly while still remembering to dodge.

Its slender tail, like a third claw, attacked Gu Zheng from all sorts of tricky angles, forcing him to evade in turn.

BANG! BANG!

"BOOM!"

Dull thuds echoed as surging Powerful Qi ravaged the ground, carving out gullies and sending earth and stone flying into the air.

The pressure of a Second-Tier being clashed with Super Body Suppression.

Sharp claws clashed against the mid-grade Celestial Frost Blade.

The Cyan Scale Demon’s formidable physique clashed against Gu Zheng’s Super Body.

For a time, neither the man nor the demon could gain the upper hand.

That’s right—this Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon was, in fact, a mid-stage Second-Tier Demon Fiend.

Aside from his Sword Intent, which could injure his opponent, Gu Zheng could only fight it to a draw in all other aspects.

Most of the time, the Physical Power of a Demon Fiend was thirty percent stronger than that of a human at a corresponding realm.

Coupled with its swift reactions, he couldn’t take it down anytime soon without using Sword Intent.

But!

After Gu Zheng used his Sword Intent to slice off that small piece of flesh from the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon’s shoulder, the creature actually began to move its dark scales. They shifted around as if they were alive, freely adjusting and changing their positions.

One of the scales, dark as ink and about the size of a palm, possessed an astonishingly high defense.

When his Celestial Frost Blade, empowered by Divine Wondrous power and Sword Intent, struck it, the attack couldn’t even break through its defense. The Sword Intent was also blocked and shattered!

’A scale that can shatter Sword Intent!?’

As Gu Zheng moved swiftly, attacking and dodging, he felt a mix of astonishment and delight.

’A scale that can even defend against Sword Intent is comparable to a high-grade Spiritual Soldier!’

’It might even surpass a high-grade one...’

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

BANG! BANG!

"BOOM!!"

Earth and stone shot out as the ground cracked and buckled, forming crater after crater.

Starting from the banks of the Celestial Water River, Gu Zheng and the Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon pushed each other back and forth, battling their way into a sandy, barren region where nothing could grow.

Countless bits of sand and gravel were kicked up, churned by the Powerful Qi until they were ground even finer, rising high into the air and scattering everywhere.

"Huuuu..."

Back on the riverbank, Chen Donghe let out a long, shuddering breath. His face was pale and he was covered in sweat as he collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.

"Squeak, squeak~" A miniature silver mouse crawled out of his pocket, fell onto the ground, and lay on its back with its four legs in the air, also panting for breath.

It had been terrified just now, too.

Only those who had felt the oppressive power of a Second-Tier Demon Fiend descend upon them could truly understand.

"*Gasp, gasp...*"

Lv Yan bent over, his hands on his knees. As he gasped for air, he said with lingering fear, "Thank... thank goodness. Thank goodness Lord Gu is strong enough. Even after cleaving the mountain, he still has enough strength left to fight a Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon."

"Ye... Yeah."

Tang Jingtiao lay flat on his back, staring up at the sky. He murmured, "We were so lucky to run into Lord Gu on this mission."

Xu Heng, Chen Donghe, and Liang Tianpeng all nodded in agreement.

If it weren’t for Gu Zheng, they probably would have died the moment they tracked down the Cyan Scale Demon.

"This... this Second-Tier Cyan Scale Demon is a little too strong."

Liang Tianpeng, having mostly recovered, asked worriedly, "Can Lord Gu really kill it?"