Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 297 Destruction
"Many of those in the top thousand are people who came in later."

"Are all humans who arrived later generally stronger?"

Shen Jun said, "Impossible. Those humans who came later were originally weaker. If they became stronger, it could only be because of the Ancient River Trial."

"That would be troublesome..."

At the summit of Serpent Mountain, Deep Dark Wrath opened his eyes and slowly stood up.

He stood on his tail, standing on his strong hind paws, his right front paw was broken, and his body was covered in wounds, with bone exposed in some places.

Even such a powerful dragon was severely injured, which shows just how powerful the basilisk leader was.

Dark Wrath surveyed the entire area, glancing at the three dragon blood flowers.

"The flesh and blood of these strange snakes are poisonous but edible, and you can distribute them. As for the leader of the strange snakes, his body contains special power, especially his snake blood; only those who have attacked him can participate in the distribution."

After finishing speaking, Deep Dark Wrath looked at Zhou Leng.

How is your arm?

"It's just a minor injury, it'll be fine in three days," Zhou Leng said.

"Alright. The body and blood of the serpent leader will be shared between you and me, one demon and the other half."

The other demons looked at Zhou Leng, some with envy and others with secret resentment.

The gazes of some dragons and high-ranking monsters gradually turned cold.

The loot that the Dark Wrath singled out must be of extraordinary value, yet half of it was given to a human warrior.

It wasn't that they didn't want to help, but Deep Wrath was locked in a fierce battle with the Serpent Leader and was rolling around aimlessly, unable to offer any assistance.

It seems that Zhou Leng was just lucky to injure the leader of the serpents. After all, if he was injured by the leader of the serpents in one move, he couldn't be much stronger.

But since the Dark Wrath personally distributed the spoils, they had no choice but to swallow their discontent.

The Dark Wrath stretched out its claws and cleaved the serpent leader in two.

The strange snake was thick in the front and thin in the back. After it split into two halves, the front half was shorter than the back half.

With a shove of its claws, Dark Fury rolled its short, thick forequarters in front of Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng took out a high-grade enchanted kitchen knife, cut it into several pieces, and put it into his magic spirit bag.

Some of the clever monsters seemed to be deep in thought.

Deep Wrath gave Zhou Leng the most meaty part of the front section, his high regard for her was self-evident, and although he didn't say thank you, it was more than enough.

The blasphemous pageboy then took out fifteen more bottles of strange snake blood and handed them to Zhou Leng.

Many demons stared at the monstrous snake with bloodshot eyes.

The Dark Wrath parted its wings and slowly walked to the edge of the flower bed.

He reached out his claws to grab it.

With a bang, the dragon claw flew away, and the dragon's body swayed.

Everyone narrowed their eyes; if even the power of the Dark Wrath couldn't break through the shield, it would be even more difficult for others.

"Humph!"

The main head and the dragon head on its back of the Dark Wrath inhaled in unison, opened their mouths, and spewed two streams of black dragon breath onto the light shield of the flower bed.

The dragon's breath is incredibly powerful; if it were to hit head-on, even the leader of the serpents wouldn't last more than a few seconds.

Ten seconds later, the Dark Fury stopped breathing.

The white light shield remained unchanged.

The Dark Wrath said, "The flowerbed's protective barrier has powerful defenses that I cannot break. We will take turns trying. Of the three Dragon Blood Flowers, I will get one, the demon who opens the barrier will get half a flower, the demon with the second-highest merit besides me will get half a flower, and the remaining flower will be auctioned off in nine petals."

The demons were all thrilled upon hearing this.

Under the arrangement of the blasphemous page, the demons formed a long line and attacked the flower bed's protective shield.

Each monster attacked desperately, exhausting its strength, but the white light shield remained unmoved.

Before long, most of the four hundred-plus demons had been attacked, but the light barrier remained unchanged.

A few of the most powerful dragons and high demons have not yet made a move.

The blasphemous page said, "Please take turns making your move."

A giant dragon stepped forward, slapping and clawing, first unleashing its dragon breath and then its magic, but the protective barrier remained unmoved.

In the end, all the monsters that went forward failed.

The blasphemous page looked at Zhou Leng and said, "Lord Canglong, please."

Zhou Leng stepped forward and looked at the light cover on the flower bed, which resembled an eggshell and enveloped the dragon blood flowers.

First, reach out and touch the light shield to sense it...

The right hand passed through the light shield without any hindrance.

"Huh?" A group of dragons gaped open.

"Ah!" The group of orcs were dumbfounded.

The demons stared wide-eyed as Zhou Leng plucked three dragon blood flowers, put one into his demon spirit bag, and handed the other two to the blasphemous page.

The blasphemous page glanced at Zhou Leng, but dared not take the flower, and walked to the Deep Wrath.

Dark Wrath put away one of the flowers and said, "The Dragon Blood Flower has nine petals and the last stamen, and will be auctioned in ten rounds. Blasphemous Bookboy, you are in charge of this auction."

"As ordered."

Zhou Leng walked to the side of the snow mountain rock and whispered, "We must do our best to bid for the last stamen. As for the other petals, we don't need them if the price exceeds 100 million."

Xue Shan Zhi Yan looked distressed, nodded, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Don't worry."

Soon, the auction for the first petal began.

Because some people were unsure about the price, they didn't make a purchase, resulting in slow price increases.

Snow Mountain Rocks held firm to its price, raising it significantly each time, which eventually scared off many buyers, allowing it to successfully acquire the first piece.

Zhou Lengdao asked, "Isn't your price too high?"

"Huh? Didn't you say it would be fine as long as it was under 100 million?"

“I’m talking about Long Guoyuan.”

"I thought it was a demon crystal coin..." Snow Mountain Rock breathed a sigh of relief.

"Forget it, the price isn't very high anyway. I'll pretend to be at a loss, bid a few times and then give up, and just wait for the last stamen."

"Yes."

With the first price as a reference, the subsequent auctions went smoothly.

At first, the prices varied but the difference wasn't significant. However, by the time they reached the eighth or ninth piece, the price had suddenly increased dramatically.

Some demons were getting desperate.

The demons showed little interest in the final auction of the flower stamen, and in the end, Snow Mountain Rock bought it for the price of only half a petal and handed it to Zhou Leng.

After the auction, the blasphemous page said, "Next, everyone return to the camp and divide the proceeds equally."

A red dragon shouted, "I have an objection!" "Please speak," said the blasphemous page.

"Guan Canglong only gets half a flower, so why should he take the whole one?"

"Yes, I'm not convinced either!"

"He's not the Dark Wrath; he's unworthy of a complete Dragon Blood Flower!"

Many dragons and high demons objected, while observing the Dark Wrath.

The Dark Wrath sat silently, expressionless.

The blasphemous page looked at Zhou Leng and smiled, "Lord Guan, what do you say?"

Zhou Leng scanned the demons and said, "Anyone who wants it can stand in front of me. We're not going to fight, we're going to fight to the death. If you don't dare, then obediently lie on the ground and shut your stinking mouths."

The demons recalled Zhou Leng's bloody figure yesterday, and then recalled how he moved freely among the swarm of strange snakes today.

They looked at Zhou Leng's arms.

All the demons knew that Zhou Leng's arms were now useless.

Zhou Leng looked at the red dragon with a kind expression and said, "I have never eaten red dragon meat before."

The red dragon's scales bristled as it glared angrily at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng stood alone atop the mountain, regarding the demons as nothing.

The demons looked at each other, hesitant to move forward.

Zhou Leng was injured, and they were not unscathed either.

They exhausted their power while attacking the light shield, while Zhou Leng did not consume any power.

The Dark Wrath slowly said, "What, no demon dares to advance?"

The demons fell silent.

"I declare that the Dragon Blood Flower belongs to Guan Canglong. Remember, Guan Canglong is also a dragon!"

Zhou Leng thought to himself, "How come I didn't think of that? Who would dare say that the Demon Dragon is not smart enough?"

Deep Dark Wrath is in high spirits.

He failed to win him over yesterday and was waiting for the next opportunity, but who knew that it would come knocking on his door today.

As the leader of the team, he was happy to see Guan Canglong in a moderate confrontation with other monsters, as only in this way could his position be secure.

Moreover, Zhou Leng saved him.

Of the more than four hundred demons, over fifty were killed in action and two hundred were seriously wounded, and they slowly returned to their camp.

Back at the camp, the blasphemous page presided over the division of the auction proceeds and the dragon and snake corpses.

Zhou Leng now has extra magic spirit bags, so he had Snow Mountain Rock acquire some powerful snake monster corpses and store them.

I always feel that the things here are better than those in the Ten Realms.

Back in the tent, Zhou Leng took out his biggest haul of the day from his magic pouch.

A dragon's blood flower, a petal, and a stamen.

Zhou Leng gazed at the pistil of the Dragon Blood Flower. In his martial arts perception, his blood resonated with the petals, but his true energy resonated with the pistil.

Moreover, the power of the flower stamen is ten times that of the petals, so it can only be taken at least in the late stage of the innate stage.

Zhou Leng put away the dragon blood flower and its stamen, and then swallowed a petal.

The petals entered the stomach, slowly shrinking into a ball of white light, emitting a strange power that burned the stomach.

Zhou Leng's body was undeniably strong, but it was still difficult for him to resist.

An indescribable pain exploded in my stomach, worse than a battlefield of a thousand layers of swords, worse than the fiery hell of the red lotus.

Molten iron enters the stomach.

In martial arts perception, the Dragon Blood Flower forms two kinds of power.

One is destructive power.

Cells are killed, and the tiny particles that make up the body break down.

This destructive power seems to contain a force capable of destroying the starry sky.

One is the medicinal effect.

The medicinal properties combine with the blood, transforming into a powerful, steaming force that propels the blood to flow.

The destructive force and the medicinal properties travel along the damaged body tissues, enter the blood vessels, and circulate within the body with the blood.

A strange force attaches itself to the blood and blood vessel walls, rapidly destroying body tissues.

The power of the primal demon blood and the light of the ancient god, which are hidden within the body, come into play to fight against destructive forces.

Zhou Leng was unable to control the powers of the Primal Demon Blood and the Ancient God Light, which limited their effectiveness.

After trying various methods without success, they finally tried to activate the immortal star.

A magical scene appeared.

When the ten divine runes of the immortal star rotate and its body is filled with starlight, its body is able to greatly offset the damage caused by the strange power.

The damaged areas were restored as if time had reversed, and the new blood vessels and flesh through which the power of the dragon blood flower passed were completely intact.

An immortal celestial body that absorbs the destructive power of the Dragon Blood Flower.

Blood absorbs the medicinal power of dragon's blood flower.

Zhou Leng sat still, slowly cultivating.

After a full day and night, I slowly opened my eyes.

The Undying Star Body improved slightly, equivalent to dozens of normal cultivation sessions.

One-tenth of the dragon blood's medicinal power was absorbed by the body, with the remainder stored in the heart.

The medicinal power of dragon's blood is slowly transforming blood vessels, the heart, and the blood.

In martial arts perception, the cells in the blood have grown slightly larger, and the blood's ability to store true qi has increased by a full 30%.

During the Qi-cultivation period, one relies entirely on true Qi, but after the blood circulation period, strength requires the dual impetus of both Qi and blood.

The more vital energy the blood contains, the stronger its final destructive power.

"As expected, this place was prepared specifically to strengthen the disciples of the Ancient River Sect..."

Zhou Leng got up and walked out of the tent.

The area outside was filled with his former subordinates, all of them looking worried.

He was delighted to see Zhou Leng appear.

Shen Jun hurriedly asked, "Lord Guan, how are you feeling?"

"It's fine. What happened?"

(End of this chapter)