I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 106 - 94: The Divine Weapon’s Pact

Meng Taiqi suddenly reached out, grabbing at the empty air.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH~

A fierce wind abruptly stirred in the void, pulling the airflow along with it, as if an invisible, great fish were swimming through.

SWISH!

A slicing sound cut through the air.

"Where do you think you’re going!"

Meng Taiqi sat up straight, his palm closing as he made a grasping motion. The aura around him surged as he grabbed viciously toward an empty corner of the room.

"Wait..."

WHINE!

Pang Hu appeared out of thin air in a flurry, landing on Gu Zheng’s shoulder. It hunkered down, clutching his clothes tightly while baring its teeth at Meng Taiqi. Its fur stood on end, its face fierce, and a low growl rumbled in its throat.

"...General Meng, this is my little companion."

Gu Zheng quickly tried to soothe it, whispering, "It’s okay, it’s okay. Grand General Meng is just playing with you."

"WRAOW~!"

Pang Hu menacingly bared its sharp fangs, and an arc of electricity flashed in its azure eyes. But with Gu Zheng’s reassurance, the fleeting spark vanished as if it had never been there. Its bristling fur slowly settled back down. Its little round face remained angry, and the Wooden Fish on its head stayed perfectly still.

"Haha, so it’s a Little Spirit Beast."

Meng Taiqi withdrew his power, rubbing his smooth chin as he studied Pang Hu with great interest. "Ping’an, this Spirit Beast of yours is quite something. Though its Invisibility comes from the Wooden Fish on its head, with its Innate Divine Technique, Instant Teleportation, if it develops a little more, even I won’t be able to catch it."

"Thank you, General Meng. But Pang Hu is still young. Its future will depend on how it grows." Gu Zheng casually stroked Pang Hu’s head.

WHINE~

Pang Hu flicked its short little tail, flopped down lazily, and refused to look at Meng Taiqi.

"Speaking of growth, General Meng, do you know what kind of Spirit Beast Pang Hu is?" Gu Zheng asked.

"I can’t tell." Meng Taiqi shook his head. "Spirit Beasts don’t usually show their distinct characteristics when they’re young. Those only appear when they’re nearing adulthood. Your Spirit Beast, however, is most likely not from the Three Lives Silver Cat clan."

Pang Hu’s fur was currently silver-white.

"But its potential is enormous. Once it’s fully grown, you’ll be able to rely on this Spirit Beast to stand undefeated in the great era to come, Ping’an," Meng Taiqi said with a smile.

Gu Zheng said, "Because it can run fast?"

"Exactly! Hahaha..." Meng Taiqi laughed heartily.

"Who’s running fast?"

Xie Bisheng, also dressed in plain clothes, strolled into the courtyard. His figure was tall and straight, his steps firm and powerful.

"Grand General Xie!"

Gu Zheng took two steps forward, cupped his fist in salute, and invited Xie Bisheng into the room.

"We were talking about Ping’an’s Spirit Beast."

Meng Taiqi pointed at Pang Hu, who was lying on Gu Zheng’s shoulder. "This Little Spirit Beast’s Innate Divine Technique is Instant Teleportation. Once it’s fully grown, breaking through space and traversing the void will be a simple matter for it."

"One word." Upon hearing this, Xie Bisheng glanced at Pang Hu a few times and commented, "Promising."

"Obviously."

Meng Taiqi shot him a look, then reached out and made a grasping motion toward the door and windows.

BANG! BANG!

The door and windows slammed shut, sealing themselves tightly.

HUM!

With a soft hum, Meng Taiqi took a translucent blue Crystal Ball, the size of an egg, from his pocket. It rose from his palm and floated in mid-air.

An invisible power instantly radiated out from the Crystal Ball, and in a flash, a blue curtain of light enveloped the entire house.

"It’s just a little gadget. It blocks sound and aura from leaking out."

Meng Taiqi looked at Gu Zheng, offered the explanation, then got straight to the point. "You mastered the Frenzy Battle Saber Technique to completion in less than a month?"

"...Yes."

Gu Zheng nodded. ’It’s starting,’ he thought.

"Good!"

Xie Bisheng chimed in, his eyes shining with a keen light. "For your next True Skill, you should choose the Nine Luminaries Golden Saber."

"...I already have." Gu Zheng blinked. "May I ask, Generals, is there some problem with the Frenzy Battle Saber Technique and the Nine Luminaries Golden Saber?"

"There’s no problem with the techniques themselves. It’s their associated abilities that are a bit... special."

Meng Taiqi said grimly, "The Nine Luminaries Golden Saber is the advanced True Skill that follows the Frenzy Battle Saber Technique. If you cultivate it to the completion realm, you can grasp a type of Sword Intent!"

"Sword Intent?" Gu Zheng’s sharp eyebrows rose.

"Correct. Only an Upper Grade True Skill allows one to comprehend a Mental Realm."

Meng Taiqi explained, "Mastering the Frenzy Battle Saber Technique is for laying the foundation. The Nine Luminaries Golden Saber elevates that foundation, allowing you to grasp Sword Intent. Golden Thousand Blades elevates it again, building upon your comprehension of Sword Intent to let you touch upon the Power of Space. And after mastering Spatial Blade Intent with Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter, you can form a world of your own."

"If you can cultivate all the way up and completely master Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter, then you can go and awaken a Divine Weapon!"

Divine Weapon!?

Gu Zheng’s Spirit surged, and his eyes lit up. "General Meng, are you talking about a Divine Weapon? A real Divine Weapon? The kind of supreme Divine Weapon that can establish a Noble Family?"

"’Supreme’ is an exaggeration. Divine Weapons are certainly powerful, but they have their limits."

Meng Taiqi waved his hand dismissively and smiled. "However, the Divine Weapon I’m talking about is indeed extraordinarily powerful, an existence beyond the imagination of ordinary people. The prerequisite is that it can be activated!"

’Activated?’

’Right. Meng Taiqi just said that you have to master Spatial Blade Intent before you can awaken the Divine Weapon.’

"Did something happen to this Divine Weapon?" Gu Zheng regulated his breathing and calmed himself.

"Something did happen to it. It has been dormant, so it needs someone to awaken it."

Meng Taiqi explained, "But awakening a Divine Weapon isn’t something that can be done just by willing it. It has nothing to do with one’s Cultivation Realm; it is only related to one’s Sword Dao Talent and Sword Intent."

"The higher-ups researched for a long time before they managed to reverse-engineer this path to progressively master Sword Intent, starting from the top: Ten Thousand Blades Heaven Slaughter, Golden Thousand Blades, Nine Luminaries Golden Saber, and Frenzy Battle Saber Technique."

"The Frenzy Battle Saber Technique, being the foundation, was disseminated to everyone. Not just our Demon Slayer Bureau, but anyone in the Divine Capture Bureau, the Observatory, or the Dragon Guard who wants to learn it can cultivate it."