This Water Drop Crystal was, impressively, a strategic-level treasure.

Because it could produce a ceaseless supply of Spiritual Water!

Admittedly, the Spiritual Water produced by this soaking method was of little use to the current Gu Zheng.

But for the other members of the Gu Family, it was the perfect Cultivation Resource!

"That Jin Pang... what a ’saint’..."

Gu Zheng mused sincerely as he put away the Water Drop Crystal.

’He wondered how long it had taken Jin Pang to accumulate all these treasures.’

Of course, the items he carried with him weren’t his most important treasures.

His truly valuable treasures, like a high-grade Spiritual Soldier, if Jin Pang even had one, would definitely be hidden away in a secret location.

But to Gu Zheng, this stuff was all pretty good, especially since he’d gotten it all for free.

The last two items in the Storage Pouch, tucked into the farthest corner, were a Jade Scroll and a Secret Manual.

The words *Third-Turn Heavy Yuan Skill* were written in large script on the Secret Manual.

Gu Zheng took it out and flipped it open.

"This is... a True Skill that Jin Pang created himself?"

The contents recorded in the Secret Manual detailed a True Skill that could be cultivated all the way to the Super Body Realm.

However, it wasn’t complete; the final stage, Super Body: Celestial Ladder, had not been perfected.

However, even if it were complete, Gu Zheng wouldn’t use it.

’Who knew if Jin Pang had taught this True Skill to anyone else?’

But as a reference, its discovery was incredibly timely.

Gu Zheng’s own True Skill, the *Thunderous Waves Skill*, could only be cultivated to the Alien Body: Shadow stage.

The core of the *Third-Turn Heavy Yuan Skill*, however, involved merging three types of power into one. He could adapt this perfectly to serve as the foundation for his *Thunderous Waves Skill*. Using that as a base, he could use Deduction to create something new: his very own True Skill, one that would allow him to break through to the Super Body Realm!

"Excellent, excellent."

At this thought, Gu Zheng’s face lit up with joy. He put the Secret Manual away, deciding to perform the Deduction after he returned.

Then, he picked up the Jade Scroll and briefly scanned its contents.

Gu Zheng’s expression turned grim.

’The Divine Brave King, Yong Xingzhou? He wanted Jin Pang to wound me severely, then bewitch me into becoming his Puppet?’

’No wonder Jin Pang had suddenly appeared in the Demon Realm and specifically sought him out.’

’Avenging Luo Cheng was just a convenient excuse!’

’Following Yong Xingzhou’s orders to use an Enchanting God Leaf and turn me into a Puppet—that was Jin Pang’s real mission!’

Yong Xingzhou was the Divine Brave King of Yue Country, an expert at the King’s Body Realm.

He was the one who had led the team that infiltrated the Jing Country’s Royal Capital, unleashed Corpse Puppets to slaughter indiscriminately, and finally sacrificed their flesh and blood to summon an Evil God.

Judging by the fact that he had sent orders to Jin Pang, he wasn’t dead yet.

To be pursued by Kao Mountain King and Xu Jianzhu and still manage to escape... his abilities were clearly considerable.

But he couldn’t have escaped unscathed.

Otherwise, Yong Xingzhou would have come after Gu Zheng himself.

’Or maybe Jin Pang volunteered for the mission?’

’Whatever the case, I’m not afraid.’

’I can’t beat a King’s Body Realm expert, but escaping shouldn’t be a problem.’

...

He put everything away, including Jin Pang’s Storage Pouch.

Gu Zheng leaped into the air, his three hundred and sixty blades circling around him as he continued to follow the aura of the Electric Spirit Monsters.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The blades tore through the air, appearing and disappearing without warning.

SLICE! SLICE! SLICE!

SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

He found the Electric Spirit Monsters. The first-tier ones had no time to react before the blades descending from the sky diced them into pieces.

Spirit Capturing! Spirit Capturing!

「A quarter of an hour later.」

The number of Demon Points he’d gained from slaughtering Electric Spirit Monsters had surpassed five thousand!

He hadn’t found any more Thunder Stones.

The chances of a second-tier Electric Spirit Monster appearing were indeed very small.

He didn’t encounter the third-tier one again; perhaps it was afraid and didn’t dare to show itself.

After all, Gu Zheng was cutting down Electric Spirit Monsters faster than mowing a lawn.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Empowered by the Power of Heaven and Earth, the three hundred and sixty blades swept across the land, sharp enough to easily pulverize a mountaintop.

SLICE! SLICE! SLICE!

SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!

The sounds of whizzing air and gruesome slicing echoed from time to time.

He followed the auras, found every last group and cluster of hiding Electric Spirit Monsters, and slaughtered them all.

Finally, his Demon Points broke through ten thousand!

These were Demon Points gained solely from killing Electric Spirit Monsters.

In the process, he found another Thunder Stone.

With the third-tier Electric Spirit Monster refusing to show itself, not a single one of the other Electric Spirit Monsters on the island could escape.

Gu Zheng flew onwards, following the auras and slaughtering everything in his path.

His Demon Point total continued to rise, breaking fifteen thousand, sixteen thousand, seventeen thousand...

Twenty thousand!

After searching the entire island back and forth three times and slaughtering nearly every Electric Spirit Monster, Gu Zheng’s Demon Point haul broke the twenty-thousand mark.

He obtained one more Thunder Stone.

The third-tier Electric Spirit Monster never appeared again. ’Was there really only one?’

Gu Zheng pondered this as he returned to the portal entrance.

Only one third-tier Electric Spirit Monster had appeared, but Gu Zheng’s gains weren’t limited to Demon Points. He had also acquired a new Demon Technique.

Thunder Manipulation!

Following Wind Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, and Fire Manipulation... he now had Thunder Manipulation!

He could now harness most of the lightning in the world by consuming his Divine Wondrous power.

This Demon Technique...

RUUUUUMBLE—!

Suddenly, the ground trembled, the mountains shook, and dust filled the air.

The entire island began to shake, looking as if it might shatter at any moment.

Flying in the air, Gu Zheng sensed a terrifying aura—berserk, furious, and vast, like a volcanic eruption—surging up from the ground...

Or rather, from deep beneath the earth, from the very core of the island, it erupted forth.

ROAR—!

A terrifying shriek suddenly rang out, echoing from deep within the earth.

As the ground rumbled and shook, the earth in the island’s central region began to split open with a series of loud CRACKS.

A terrifying pressure erupted from the island’s center, blanketing everything as it spread out in all directions.

Fourth-tier!

He had provoked a fourth-tier Electric Spirit Monster and drawn it out!

SWOOSH—

Gu Zheng decisively activated his Wandering God Falcon Wings and shoved a Flying Source Fruit into his mouth. His body became as light as a swallow, and his speed rocketed, pushing him to his absolute limit.

ZIP!

ZIP—