Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 397 Four Sides
The Chained One stood firmly, nothing happened, and he faced Aiden and the others, raising the Ancient Heart of Life.

Aiden and his group were both anxious and regretful, and began to hesitate.

Suddenly, the Ancient Heart of Life held in his hand exploded, turning into a dense white light that enveloped the chain-wearer.

The chain-wearer exuded a powerful life force, as holy as an angel among demons.

Aiden's lips curled up slightly. Just as he had expected, this ancient heart of life was a trap, possessing only an aura but not the real thing.

The man in the chain looked at his body and panicked.

Now, he is the brightest light bulb in the dungeon.

"No one can catch me! I've absorbed the power of the Ancient Heart of Life! I'll be promoted to noble status soon!"

The man in the chain roared, randomly chose a passageway, rushed in, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Some people have discovered that wherever the chain-wearers go, they leave behind a clear trace of life.

Everyone sighed.

This chain-wearing person is finished.

The bear druid whispered, "A golden baby has appeared, but it's fake gold."

The group silently excavated the ancient tree fossils, a seemingly joyful activity, yet their hearts were filled with a sense of crisis.

This place will likely become the vortex of the entire dungeon.

They clearly wanted to leave, but no one was willing to give up.

It's one thing to not want ancient fossils, but surely we can't also stop digging up ancient tree fossils?
"Dig a little and leave, dig a little more, dig a little more and leave..."

Everyone was thinking the same thing.

Zhou Leng dug quickly with both hands, his mind in turmoil.

"Just five more minutes, just five minutes, it's too dangerous... How come time is passing so quickly? Just five more minutes, just five more minutes, this piece is so big..."

20 yuan, 25 yuan, 30 yuan...

Seeing the ancient tree fossils in the magic bag increase one by one, Zhou Leng couldn't control his hands.

Knowing full well the immense risks of staying here, I still can't leave.

Those are fossilized ancient trees, a huge quantity of fossilized ancient trees.

It is useful not only for those born with innate abilities, but also for grandmasters, and even for martial saints.

With what he has, he could trigger a war of national scale in any world.

As time went on, the miners found more and more ancient tree fossils, but they became increasingly nervous, their hearts pounding, constantly observing other passages.

It's just as thrilling as fighting on the battlefield.

Zhou Leng, like a gecko, kept climbing and digging on the tall walls, and sometimes even climbed onto the roof.

Unfortunately, the roof was made of rock and was clearly protected by a mysterious force, so they couldn't dig it open and had to retreat.

The others, unlike Zhou Leng, each guarded a section of land and kept digging deeper.

Keep digging, and you'll keep finding.

It's always there, and we keep digging.

Soon, large holes appeared in the palace walls, and they continued to expand.

Before long, another group of forest creatures entered.

Since there were no Grandmasters present, Zhou Leng, Aiden, and the others ignored them and continued mining in silence.

Those forest tribes stared at the ancient heart of life, hesitated for a long time, and then obediently began mining.

Forest tribes are conservative, but not stupid.

One after another, different people came in: treants, elves, demons, warriors, and even dwarves.

None of these people were masters. After entering, they all looked towards the ancient heart of life, and after experiencing complex struggles, they all honestly became miners.

The clanging and tinkling sounds inside the palace grew increasingly frequent.

The thrill and joy of working people echoed in the empty palace.

After collecting the 50th large piece of ancient tree fossil, Zhou Leng thought it over and over, gritted his teeth, and slowly slid down the wall.

He opened his mouth, about to shout for people to retreat, but sensed a large piece of ancient tree fossil not far away, and the sense was stronger than usual.

Shut your mouth, take the wall as your enemy, use your exquisite claw techniques to quickly dig and mine, making the most of the great ancient river heritage.

A large piece of ancient tree fossil was unearthed, and suddenly, a slight rumbling sound was heard.

A familiar feeling washed over him, and Zhou Leng suddenly jumped off the wall and rushed toward the nearest passageway.

A clear sound burst out of the passage.

Everyone looked over and saw a demon master holding a chained creature in his hand.

The one wearing the chains only had his upper body left.

The person wearing the chain radiated brilliant light.

The Demon Master twisted off one of the Chain-Wearer's arms, chewed it like a spicy snack, stared at the Ancient Heart of Life, and didn't even glance at the people present.

This demon master is the one we encountered on the road.

The desecrated mummy is three meters tall and covered in a black shroud.

On the surface of the shroud, countless golden magic patterns appeared.

His eyes flashed green light, like a broken light bulb.

His back was covered with dense black strips of cloth that billowed and rippled, like giant flowers in the wind.

"You are very smart... very smart..."

The desecrated mummy surveyed the entire room.

"I have seen the venerable, defiled dust."

One of the demons recognized him, and the others bowed in respect.

Zhou Leng and the other non-monster alliance members also bowed.

Ordinary and innate monsters, whether they like it or not, love to kill indiscriminately, but master and higher-level monsters are slightly better.

They only kill indiscriminately when they are unhappy.

Seeing the ancient heart of life, this defiled dust was very pleased.

"Your caution pleases me greatly. Continue."

The blazing dust rushed straight to the mural, threw down the corpse of the chained man, and leaped high, simultaneously plucking two ancient hearts of life with both hands.

He landed on the ground, examined it closely, his eyes darting rapidly, his mind racing. "Good, very good!"

Suddenly, an ancient life burst forth, transforming into a blinding light that enveloped the defiled dust.

Everyone glanced at each other furtively, each with their own thoughts.

The defiled dust did not care.

"It seems that only this one is true."

Suddenly, a black eagle, seven or eight meters long, flew in. The eagle scanned the surroundings and then flew straight into the dust of the desecrated place.

"roll!"

The Dust of Defilement was enraged and engaged in a fierce battle with the Grandmaster Eagle Druid.

The earth shook violently, and a fierce wind swept through; no one dared to approach within a hundred meters of the two.

The others either crawled into the large holes they had dug and continued digging, or stood at the entrance of the passage, ready to escape at any moment.

Zhou Leng rushed to the entrance of the passage he had come from.

Fortunately, the area was extremely spacious, so the battle between the two grandmasters wouldn't affect others.

The Dust of Defilement tried several times to escape into the passage, but the Grandmaster Druid was too fast, preventing it from leaving.

"That's enough, let's go." Zhou Leng walked to his teammates and shouted loudly.

"Dig a little longer, just a little longer," came the voice of the lush roots from the large hole.

"The Grandmasters only fight for the Ancient Heart of Life, they don't care about us. They'll just run away while they're fighting." Cang Fei Zhi Yan's voice was also full of struggle.

Zhou Leng insisted, "No, we need to leave as soon as possible."

Just as everyone was about to leave, two grandmasters rushed into a passage.

In the distance, the sound of vibrations continued to reverberate.

"See, everything's alright now. The Grandmasters will be drawn away by the Ancient Heart of Life," said the Lush Root.

Suddenly, a shrill cry echoed through the nearby passageway.

"The Black Hawk Druid stole the Heart of Life, kill him, kill him..." The blasphemous mummy's frenzied voice echoed incessantly.

Zhou Leng and the others felt a chill run down their spines.

This roar will surely attract a large number of grandmasters.

Now, all the passageways nearby are unsafe.

At times like these, rushing out will lead you to a master.

If you stay here, you will also encounter a master.

Zhou Leng rallied his teammates, saying, "If we enter the passage and encounter a battle between Grandmasters vying for the Ancient Heart of Life, we'll surely die in the narrow space. It's better to hide in an open area. There's a pre-dug entrance here; let's go into the cave. Although there are dangers, the chances of encountering the Ancient Heart of Life again here are smaller than outside. Grandmasters are more interested in the Ancient Heart of Life and won't care about this place. Tree Man and Azure Flame, try to block the entrance, leaving only a ventilation shaft. Can you manage that?"

“It’s very easy,” said Azure Flame.

The group immediately entered the large cave dug by the Flourishing Roots, and then watched as the Crimson Flame used magic to control the soil on the ground, sealing off the cave.

From the outside, it just looks like a wall with a small hole.

Zhou Leng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We can dig slowly inside and go out after the battle outside has subsided."

“This is safer, we don’t have to worry about it,” said Lush Root.

The group started digging in different directions.

In the distance, a faint rumbling sound could be heard continuously.
The battle between grandmasters continues.

Suddenly, a roaring sound approached.

Then, a demonic voice reverberated throughout the entire arena.

"Where is the Ancient Heart of Life? Who has seen the Ancient Heart of Life? Everyone, come out! If you don't, you will all die!"

Rumble…

The earth shook violently, and the walls that had been blocking the cave were shattered by the power of the Grandmaster, collapsing and revealing a huge opening.

Inside the cave, Zhou Leng and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Come out and tell us what happened, or we'll kill you!"

Upon hearing "we," everyone's hearts skipped a beat, and they reluctantly left the cave.

Zhou Leng turned his head and looked down at the mural of the Mother Tree, where five demon masters were standing.

At the head was none other than a four-faced duke.

The Four-Faced Duke is humanoid in appearance, with two arms and two legs, wearing magnificent golden armor, inside which flesh and blood writhe, and a red cloak flutters behind him.

His head was enormous, like an inverted four-sided pyramid.

The pyramid head's tip plunges deep into the neck, with a face resembling both a demon and a human appearing on each of its four sides.

His face was as black as gold.

At the top of the pyramid, four pairs of devilish black horns stand tall.

He was over six meters tall, like a marshal on the battlefield, with a calm gaze and a solemn aura.

He was clearly scanning the entire room, but everyone felt as if he were gazing at the sky, and no one was worth a second glance from him.

Behind the Duke of Four Faces stood four Demon Grandmasters.

A rusty iron general, his body a mixture of flesh and steel, was the one who had just spoken.

A monstrous executioner, its head and body resembling a mutated guillotine. The head is a massive guillotine blade, supported by bones on either side, with a hollow neck and a humanoid body below. It stands ten meters tall, wielding a shield in its left hand and a sword in its right. The shield is covered in monstrous heads, and countless sternums encircle the back of the sword.

A flesh-and-blood chariot and a giant insect rider stood on the other side.

All non-demon beings who witnessed this scene were plunged into deep despair.

If it were just the other four demon masters, it wouldn't be anything special.

Now, the Four-Faced Duke has appeared.

The Four-Faced Duke, the Black Sun's Gut, and the Blasphemous Codex are all commanders of demons, completely different from those demons who fight alone.

Each one that appears will trigger a war.

Even humans and magic masters, known for their strategic and tactical prowess, only had a 50/50 chance of winning when fighting against the Four-Faced Duke.

Zhou Leng didn't bother to hide his identity. He silently put the high priest badge of the Ice and Snow Cult on his chest and stood in front of the group.

The team members thought to themselves, "If it were me, I might not have had that kind of courage."

Those are five demon grandmasters.

(End of this chapter)