A Storage Leaf?
A Storage Ability!
Realizing the function of this Marvel leaf, Gu Zheng couldn't help but smile, praising it inwardly.
The very first Marvel he found had a spatial storage ability.
Although it could only store inanimate objects, they wouldn't spoil or lose energy once inside.
The dimensions of each storage space were one by two by three.
Not very large, but there were ten such spaces.
That's right. This Storage Leaf contained ten independent storage spaces.
His Celestial Frost Blade, his pack, and the Source Fruit—each could be placed in a separate space with room to spare.
As he thought this, the Storage Leaf materialized, resting in his palm.
He squeezed out a drop of Essence Blood, which landed on the leaf to complete the ownership brand.
Gu Zheng controlled it with his mind, storing the Celestial Frost Blade, his pack, and the Source Fruit into the leaf's spaces one by one.
Then, he remotely retrieved the Source Fruit that was still in its original position.
He first placed it in an equipment slot.
[Source Fruit: Soothe Spirit]
The effect of the second Source Fruit, Soothe Spirit, was just as it sounded: it calmed a person's mind and spirit.
It had a significant therapeutic effect on mental and spiritual ailments.
SWOOSH~
He took the Source Fruit from his equipment slot, marked it, and placed it into the Storage Leaf.
Gu Zheng didn't bother to change. He remained bare-chested, with just a cloth wrapped around his waist.
BOOM!
He leaped from his spot. Empowered by his Triple Jump technique, he soared fifty meters high in a single bound.
A normal Triple Jump's first leap was at most thirty-three meters high, but with the added boost from his own agility, the height was instantly extended.
The second jump was the same, adding dozens more meters to his altitude.
The third jump sent him climbing even higher.
In a single go, he shot over four hundred meters into the sky. Gu Zheng adjusted his body, rotating to survey his surroundings and look down upon the earth.
Using his Dark Vision, he saw that the east, south, and west were obscured by a thick, dense fog a kilometer out, rendering everything a chaotic, blurry mess.
The north, however, was wide open, though his view was blocked by a mountain a kilometer high.
Clearly, the center of the Domain lay to the north.
Activating his Bronze Elephant Body, he allowed himself to fall.
BOOM—!
With a massive crash, he slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater upon impact.
Amidst the flying dust, an unharmed Gu Zheng leaped from the bottom of the crater and began to head north, searching as he went.
While the aerial gliding from Triple Jump could shorten his journey, Source Fruits, Marvels, and Magic Gold mostly appeared on the ground. He had to destroy the Rule Array Hubs, and he couldn't afford to miss any treasures.
Besides, obtaining Demon Points required killing Demon Fiends.
And so, as Gu Zheng headed north, he killed any Demon Fiend he encountered and harvested any Source Fruit he found.
Perhaps because the Domain was too vast, he didn't run into Nangong Yaoyue, Dongfang He, or Yuan Qianjun along the way.
The closer he got to the center of the Domain, the fewer Demon Fiends there were.
Although the Demon Fiends Gu Zheng killed along the way were varied, they were few in number, yielded few Demon Points, and offered no Demon Techniques whatsoever.
This continued until he entered a canyon. His pupils contracted at the sight of countless caves honeycombing the cliffs on both sides, with rat-bodied, snake-tailed Demon Fiends scurrying about inside.
'Is this a Demon Rat nest?'
'There seem to be quite a few of them.'
SQUEAK SQUEAK~
"ROAR!"
A hoarse roar, a sharp, long screech.
The Demon Rats scurrying about in the caves suddenly froze. The next moment, all of them snapped their heads around in unison, their gazes locking onto Gu Zheng outside.
ROAR—!
As if it were a command to attack, the long screech echoed again. One by one, the Demon Rats in the caves charged out, swarming toward Gu Zheng.
"Well, this is..."
"...perfect!"
Gu Zheng grinned, activated his Bronze Elephant Body, and charged head-on into the swarm of Demon Rats.
BAM!
No fancy moves—just simple punches, elbow strikes, side kicks, and roundhouse kicks.
Each blow, carrying tens of thousands of pounds of force, brutally and mercilessly struck the Demon Rats' heads—and only their heads.
The Demon Rats' self-healing ability was absurdly powerful.
Only by shattering their heads and giving them no chance to heal could he kill them quickly.
When a Demon Rat died, he naturally wouldn't pass up the Bloodshed.
Often, he would blow up a Demon Rat's head with one move and use Spirit Capturing to obtain Demon Points with the next.
And so...
BAM! BAM! BAM—!
The muffled sounds of heads exploding, like a drumbeat, echoed nonstop.
[Demon Points +1]
[Demon Points +3]
[Demon Points +2]
...
"ROAR!"
When another furious, sharp screech rang out, the panicked swarm of Demon Rats finally scattered, fleeing back into their caves until not a single one remained. By then, Gu Zheng had already fought his way through the canyon.
His body, covered in a bronze glow, steamed with sweat that shrouded his muscular, steel-forged physique.
He turned to look behind him. The ground was littered with severed limbs and the headless corpses of Demon Rats.
Blood flowed everywhere, pooling and streaming into the caves.
The Demon Rats hiding in their burrows didn't dare to emerge again, and the leader that had been giving orders had fallen silent.
"Hah~"
He exhaled lightly, his breath forming an arrow of air that shot out several meters.
Gu Zheng looked away and glanced at his accumulated Demon Points on the panel.
Without hesitation, he allocated the Demon Points to Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit.
He raised them almost evenly, adding points again and again until his physique suddenly trembled. His muscles, bones, organs, and flesh resonated in unison, striking against the surrounding void and creating a ripple.
[Gu Zheng]
[Realm: Alien Body · Mountain-Shaker]
[Strength: 36/99]
[Agility: 35/99]
[Constitution: 35/99]
[Spirit: 34/99]
[Divine Wondrous: 9.2]
[Demon Points: 11]
[Demon Techniques: Super-speed Self-healing, Spirit Capturing, Dark Vision, Triple Jump, Fire Manipulation]
[Equipment Effect: Bronze Elephant Body (15% Unlocked)]
...
A breakthrough!
His realm had advanced from Alien Body: Xianfeng to Alien Body: Mountain-Shaker.
His Divine Wondrous stat had more than quadrupled.
This breakthrough was both a pleasant surprise and completely expected.
'Alien Body: Mountain-Shaker? The power to shake mountains?'
Feeling the explosive power hidden within his body, Gu Zheng couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
'I still have 11 Demon Points. Time to add more!'
'Anyway, Demon Points are easy to get. None of these first-tier Demon Fiends are my match. At most, some are just more troublesome to kill.'
He first added a point to Spirit to bring it up to the same level as the others.
He added one point...
'No reaction?'
'What's going on?'
Gu Zheng frowned. 'Have my Demon Points stopped working?'
He tried adding another point, and only then did the value for Spirit change from 34 to 35.
Only then did Gu Zheng clearly sense the increase in his Spiritual Power.
'So, it now takes two Demon Points to increase one of my Four-Dimensional Powers by one point?'
'Did the cost increase after my breakthrough?'
Gu Zheng pondered.
'It must be because my Four-Dimensional Powers have all reached a certain level. To increase them further, the energy required must also increase.'
That wasn't hard to understand.
Still, he couldn't help but feel a little wistful.
'As I thought, getting stronger by directly allocating Demon Points couldn't stay this simple forever.'
Gu Zheng mused, 'Once I break through to the Super Body Realm, the number of Demon Points needed for each point of Four-Dimensional Power will surely increase again!'
At this thought, Gu Zheng turned back and looked toward the Demon Rats deep within the caves.
'These are all Demon Points for the taking!'