I Have 10 Equipment Slots-Chapter 89 - 83: What, the Domain Disappeared?

"Rrr?"

Pang Hu, holding the Wooden Fish in his mouth, had a look of confusion in his azure eyes.

"...Fine."

Gu Zheng took the Spirit-Eating Ant Nest that Zheng Xiting handed back to him and sighed. "Take care of yourself. I’m leaving. I hope we have the chance to meet again."

With that, he tapped his toes, launched into the air, and glided back toward the entrance he’d come from.

Zheng Xiting, Jin Yanzi, He Zheng, and Yang Shouyun each activated their Body Technique True Skills, following closely on the ground.

"Rrr!!"

Pang Hu’s azure eyes widened. He realized he was the only one left behind; everyone else had gone.

Meanwhile, Sword Peak Mountain before him began to collapse. Instantly, his form flickered and vanished.

SWOOSH!

A blur of motion flashed by.

Pang Hu appeared on Gu Zheng’s shoulder, his claws gripping the Stretchable Clothing tightly as he enjoyed the cool wind rushing past.

’He followed me?’

Gu Zheng glanced at his shoulder and chuckled to himself.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

He launched himself into a Triple Jump, soaring through the mid-air.

Just as he was about to reach the river, he suddenly saw a group of people running swiftly on the ground below.

Gu Zheng even recognized one of them.

Zhang Ning!

Though he hadn’t met the others, they were all wearing Demon-Suppressing Armor.

The people from the Demon Slayer Bureau had made it to Thousand Star Lake and entered the Domain?

’But what are they doing coming in now?’

’The Domain is about to disappear!’

WHOOSH—

His body dropped, plummeting toward the ground.

With a BANG, Gu Zheng landed stiffly right in front of the running Zhang Ning and his group, creating a shallow crater at the point of impact.

"Where are you all going?" Gu Zheng asked with a frown.

"To... of course..."

"Mr. Gu!"

Zhang Ning, seeing Gu Zheng, quickly ran out from the crowd and said excitedly, "Mr. Gu, we came in to help you, and also to see if we could find any Source Fruits or anything."

"Oh, right. This is Zhang Tieli, Commander Zhang."

Zhang Ning pointed to a sturdy man in his thirties with a resolute face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes. "Lord Zhang, this is Mr. Gu—Gu Zheng, Commander Gu!"

"I am Zhang Tieli. An honor to meet you, Commander Gu."

Hearing this, a slight smile appeared on Zhang Tieli’s face as he cupped his fist in salute. "I was ordered to—"

"We’ll talk after we get out. The Domain is about to disappear."

Gu Zheng raised a hand, cutting him off.

"Huh? The Domain is about to disappear?" Zhang Ning was stunned.

Zhang Tieli frowned as well.

"Didn’t you see the commotion over there?"

Gu Zheng pointed behind him to the apocalyptic scene of the roiling void and distorted space. "You saw that and still dared to come closer to join the fun? Are you not afraid of death?"

"No, we thought some kind of treasure was being unearthed," Zhang Ning muttered.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

As they spoke, figures flashed past on their left and right, all rushing toward the exit.

"Everyone else is running out, but you guys..."

Gu Zheng shook his head and cut the chatter. "Alright, getting out is the priority. Let’s go!"

"All units, retreat! Move it!" Zhang Tieli waved his hand, turned, and ran back the way they came.

The others followed behind him.

But Gu Zheng glanced over them and realized they were too slow.

These Demon Suppression Guards, despite having cultivated Divine Wondrous abilities and being at least Alien Body Xianfeng, had limited explosive power.

The speed at which the Domain was collapsing was catching up to them; there was no way they could outrun it.

"Everyone, join hands! Quickly!"

Gu Zheng, taking in the situation, shouted the order.

The running crowd heard him but didn’t understand why.

But they could feel the terrifying presence behind them, a mortal crisis that made their hearts pound like drums. Without a second thought, they all began to grab the hands of those next to them.

SWOOSH!

Gu Zheng grabbed Zhang Ning and, using him as an anchor point, lifted the entire chain of people into the air, leaping toward the exit.

Zhang Tieli, the only one not in the chain, could only watch in stunned silence as Gu Zheng carried over a dozen people, glided through the air, and quickly vanished from sight.

"How is that possible!?"

Zhang Tieli was aghast, but he didn’t dare linger. He burst into a sprint, pushing his speed to its absolute limit.

...

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH— 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

A hot, foul-smelling astral wind blew against them.

Gu Zheng carried the group, leaping and gliding over Black Mountain and the swamp at the entrance.

In one breath, he shot through the entrance and returned to the island in Thousand Star Lake. Only then did he release the dozen or so people he’d strung together, who tumbled to the ground.

Yuan Qianjun, Qing Yixiao, Xiao Dutian, Hai Qingshu, and the others were already out, waiting off to the side.

Besides the noble youths, a squad of Demon Suppression Guards was also waiting. Their leader was a tall, elderly man with a solemn face and a beard that reached his chest. The insignia on his Demon-Suppressing Armor was not a Copper Star, but a Silver Moon!

Gu Zheng recognized someone in this squad: Tao Liu.

"Mr. Gu!"

Tao Liu stepped out from the squad, saluted Gu Zheng, and then made introductions. "Mr. Gu, this is Cheng Zong, Cheng Baihu, Lord Cheng!"

"Lord Cheng, this is our Commander, Gu Zheng, Mr. Gu."

"No." Cheng Zong’s expression was grave as he cupped his fist in a salute to Gu Zheng. "He is Commander Gu now. After he returns, he will be the same as this old man."

"Er, what does that mean?" Tao Liu didn’t understand at first.

Gu Zheng didn’t explain. At this moment, he had suppressed ninety percent of the aura of his Super Body Realm.

Tao Liu, Zhang Ning, and even Zhang Tieli couldn’t sense it.

But Cheng Zong, who was also in the Super Body Realm, could perceive it clearly.

"Greetings, Lord Cheng!"

Gu Zheng returned the salute and then nodded to the others.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH—

As they spoke, one figure after another shot out from the swamp and through the entrance.

The group including Jin Yanzi and He Zheng came out together.

The last one out was Zhang Tieli, who scrambled out in a sorry state just before the swamp disappeared.

HUFF... HUFF...

RUMBLE!

The moment the entrance completely vanished, a fierce gale erupted over the island. Thick bolts of lightning burst forth, tearing across the sky for several miles.

A roiling wave of energy, born from this majestic power, spread out like a tsunami.

Before everyone’s eyes, the dim twilight that had shrouded the sky and ground visibly dissipated.

The thick fog covering the water’s surface vanished in great swathes.

In less than ten breaths of time, the entirety of Thousand Star Lake returned from chaos to its original state.

High in the sky, the great sun hung, scattering golden rays that covered the glittering surface of the water.

"This... The Domain is gone?"

Tao Liu’s jaw dropped.

The other Demon Suppression Guards also wore expressions of disbelief.

"Who destroyed the Rule Array Hub?" Zhang Tieli asked, craning his neck and pretending to be nonchalant as he brushed the dirt off his clothes.

Zhang Ning said nothing, merely glancing instinctively at Gu Zheng.

"It was your Commander Gu, Lord Gu, of course."

Zheng Xiting walked over and saluted Gu Zheng. "Commander Gu, the four of us have other matters to attend to, so we’ll take our leave. If we have the chance someday, we’ll ask you for a cup of wine."

With that, he cupped his hands in a final gesture, turned, and strode away.

Jin Yanzi, He Zheng, and Yang Shouyun did the same.

Without waiting for Gu Zheng’s response, they quickly skimmed across the water’s surface, flew into the distance, and disappeared from view.

"Haha, Gu, I have to go as well."

Yuan Qianjun came over to say his farewells. "On the fifth day, seven months from now, it will be the three-hundredth birthday of my Yuan Family’s Great Elder. If you’re not busy then, Gu, you can come to Old Ape Mountain in Qingyuan County, Shanglong Prefecture, Luozhou, to attend the birthday banquet and have a few cups of Spirit Wine!"

"Gu Zheng!"

Qing Yixiao also walked over. Before Gu Zheng could respond to Yuan Qianjun, Qing Yixiao’s face turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Your use of power is too crude. You haven’t brought out the true combat strength of the Qing King’s Body at all."

"This is my Qing King Family’s True Skill, the *Heaven-Striking Hand*. Take it and have a look!"