Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 402 Map
The moment Tu Rong clicked send, he felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. He swiped his finger across the screen, and his phone's photo album appeared.

He looked at one of the shrunken photos in the album, his gaze softening, then he collapsed, his phone falling to the ground.

Zhou Leng stepped forward and helped him up.

"you……"

Tu Rong looked at Zhou Leng as if he were looking at his own younger brother.

He grinned, revealing blood between his teeth.

"Live well." After saying that, he smiled and closed his eyes.

I have many goals in my life, so many, but I haven't accomplished any of them.

Today, I completed one.

Tu Rong was very happy.

Zhou Leng stretched out his finger and placed it under Tu Rong's nose.

He was lifeless.

Zhou Leng supported Tu Rong, puzzled and confused as to why Tu Rong would risk his life to find him, since Zhou Leng had beaten him up at the nightclub and their relationship had always been adversarial.

The bright phone screen stood out starkly in the dark corridor.

Zhou Leng looked over.

The screen displays the phone's photo album, with many shrunk photos neatly arranged.

A familiar photograph is mixed in.

Zhou Leng bent down, picked up the phone, and opened the familiar photo.

The family photo at home.

Zhou Leng looked at the group photo, then at Tu Rong, and understood about 70-80% of it.

"It turns out he knew his uncle."

Zhou Leng remembered that he was familiar with Jax, and decided to ask Jax about it when he had the chance.

He turned off his phone and placed it in Tu Rong's arms.

Take out a separate magic pouch and put Tu Rong's corpse inside.

Zhou stood there blankly. Before his uncle passed away, he had also uttered those four words.

"Live well."

It seems meaningless, yet it seems to be everything.

Zhou Leng recalled many things, but quickly suppressed his emotions and checked the map file sent by Tu Rong, importing it into his own map.

The map of the nearby passageway became clear instantly.

Many passageways, crypt halls, and even the mural palace are also on the map.

The approximate location of the Radiant Candlelight was also marked, along with the locations of some Bone Forging Demons and Muscle Demons.

Based on their positions, Zhou Leng quickly chose a path and ran towards the direction where Yin Hufeng was.

As they ran to an intersection, a group of members of the Demon Worship Cult and demons came running from another passage.

One of the members of the Demon Worship Cult said, "Tu Rong ran along this road and killed our men. What a traitor!"

"We must kill him!"

“Don’t worry, we have the Bone Forging Demon with us, he’s doomed,” said one of the demon worshippers.

Zhou Leng stopped and turned towards the passage where the cultists were speaking.

The two sides met and stopped in their tracks.

Zhou Leng was alone, facing sixteen people on the other side.

"It's Zhou Leng, quickly send a message..."

Zhou Leng remained silent and went straight for the Bone Forging Demon.

The Bone Forging Demon, wielding a bone sword, slashed at you.

The two passed each other.

In Zhou Leng's hand, he held the head of the Bone Forging Demon.

The headless corpse of the demon stood still, blood spurting from its severed neck.

The others looked at Zhou Leng.

The man's eyes gleamed with a chilling, demonic light, utterly icy coldness.

Several experienced demons recalled Zhou Leng's attack just now and found it unbelievable.

Being physically strong, or even having unusual physical characteristics, is perfectly normal.

It's very fast, and there might be some unexpected encounters, which is quite normal.

But the move just now was so natural, so precise and skillful, that it seemed impossible to do it innately.

It's not that they're born without that kind of mind or consciousness, but rather that they're born with a limited level of control over their bodies, making it impossible to use many techniques.

Only a master can use it.

Zhou Leng's simple move just now possessed an almost masterful quality of returning to simplicity.

Their control over their bodies has reached an innate pinnacle.

Zhou Leng scanned the demons, his figure as swift as lightning. With a single move, he severed sixteen heads from each of them, threw them on the ground, and turned to leave.

Along the way, they constantly sensed traces of magic.

In the distance, the glow of the candlelight continuously received messages.

"No wonder several monsters saw Zhou Leng with the elves. The direction he fled in this time was precisely that gathering place of elves."

"However, he seems to have a map of the area as well, and he always manages to evade our pursuit, constantly changing directions."

"However, there is one place he will most likely pass through, but we still need to find a way to force him to."

Brightlight made his decision and looked at Jax.

"You sent your men to investigate, and then one of them killed another person. You're telling me he didn't betray us?"

Jax said helplessly, "To determine whether he has betrayed us, we need to look at two things: motive and a complete chain of evidence. First, let's talk about motive. Why would he betray us? Zhou Leng can't give him anything. As for evidence, there's nothing here. I believe that even a devil would look at evidence."

"Then why did he kill and flee?"

"It's very likely a personal grudge against that person." "You and your team stay here. You are not allowed to leave until I kill Zhou Leng. Otherwise, don't blame me."

"Don't worry, I'll stay here."

Mingzhu Zhihui snorted coldly and directed the various teams to block some passages or halls, forcing Zhou Leng to go to the place he had set up.

Meanwhile, a powerful muscle demon and two Great Primordial beings were dispatched to continue the search.

As he walked, he pondered.

Based on current information, Zhou Leng has grown rapidly and even entered the Elf's Treasure Trove.

The final message confirmed that Zhou Leng killed a Bone Forging Innate expert in an extremely short time, which meant that he barely possessed the strength to fight a Muscle Innate expert.

However, fighting against someone with naturally strong muscles doesn't mean you can win.

The realm of Bright Candlelight is equivalent to the innate bone forging realm of humans, only one realm higher than Zhou Leng's innate blood shock realm. However, he possesses demigod bloodline and his strength is no weaker than that of the newly promoted innate muscle forging realm.

In order to find Zhou Leng as much as possible, he separated the two Great Innates and most of the Muscle Innates in his team to search for Zhou Leng, leaving only the Flesh Chariot, a Muscle Innate, behind.

Moreover, he also possesses a powerful demonic artifact.

On the other side, Gong Futing and Rao Mingxian's team were running at full speed.

Gong Futing frowned and said, "How can Zhou Leng's progress be so fast? The intelligence says he can quickly kill a Bone Forging Innate Realm cultivator, but I don't quite believe it."

Rao Mingxian said, "You should know that some demons exaggerate the strength of their opponents just to excuse their failures. You've worked so hard, but you're only at the peak of Blood Shaking, not yet at the Bone Forging stage. What makes Zhou Leng so special? I suspect it's mostly because the Bone Forging Demon was careless. If I were at the Bone Forging stage, I would also underestimate Zhou Leng."

"However, there is another possibility."

"What's possible?"

Gong Futing said, "He forcibly performed multiple times the Blood Vibration and Bone Forging at the cost of injury, but his body was injured."

“That’s more likely,” Rao Mingxian agreed.

Gong Futing smiled slightly and said, "Let's also go to the place where Mingzhu Zhihui is going."

"Huh? This is disobeying orders."

Gong Futing said, "Our superior is Madam Xiyan. Mingzhu Zhihui can only advise, not order me. I only want to kill Zhou Leng. When I see Zhou Leng's corpse, Mingzhu Zhihui won't do anything to me."

Rao Mingxian hesitated and said, "I think we should not go. What if Zhou Leng suddenly becomes stronger?"

"Are you scared, or do you not want to kill your former friend?" Gong Futing stared at Rao Mingxian.

Rao Mingxian sighed and said, "To be honest, I do have some of those qualities, but if it really comes down to it, I will still take action."

"That's good. Seventy moves."

"Huh?" Rao Mingxian didn't understand what Gong Futing meant.

"This time, it will probably take seventy moves to kill Zhou Leng."

Rao Mingxian did not object this time. Gong Futing grew rapidly, constantly absorbing the power of the ancient tree fossil.

They ran for about ten steps when a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them.

Both sides suddenly stopped.

Gong Futing clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Friends of the Huangmeng faction, we are under the command of Lady Xiyan and belong to the Fishman Sect. Although we have conflicts, we have no hatred between us. We hope you will give us a way out, and we will definitely repay you in the future."

The Huang Meng faction members opposite them all looked over.

Rao Mingxian looked at a girl wearing a mask, and the girl was also looking at Rao Mingxian.

The two locked eyes, and a flash of lightning struck.

Even without seeing the girl's face, Rao Mingxian could guess her identity just by looking at her figure and eyes.

After all, he had been thinking about this person day and night for the past few months.

Rao Mingxian gritted his teeth, clenching them tightly.

When he met Zhang Xiaoxiao at the Tree Man Base, he couldn't bring himself to do anything, but here, he didn't want to hold back anymore.

Rao Mingxian stepped forward, looked at Zhang Xiaoxiao, and said, "How about we have a friendly spar?"

“Of course, it’s a real pity that you’re the only son left in the Rao family,” Zhang Xiaoxiao said.

"Same here. Does your grandmother's cries before she died often echo in your dreams?"

"Don't interfere!"

Rao Mingxian and Zhang Xiaoxiao charged forward together and started fighting in the open space between the two teams.

Gong Futing frowned, but knowing about Rao Mingxian's situation, he could only wait anxiously.

Rao Mingxian is older and more experienced than Zhang Xiaoxiao.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, under the careful guidance of Tong Tianxia and having acquired some of the power of the Headless God's Hand, is in no way weaker than Rao Mingxian.

The two were evenly matched, and neither could gain the upper hand.

However, the hatred in his heart grew stronger.

A beloved grandmother and close friend were killed by people sent by the Rao family.

Zhang Xiaoxiao executed an entire family in the basement.

All the hatred, all the resentment, all the pain had accumulated for far too long.

However, neither side could defeat the other, and the pain in their hearts could not be expressed.

Both sides went all out, exchanging blows right from the start. Soon, both were covered in wounds and panting heavily.

After making their moves, the two separated, staring directly at each other, their backs slightly hunched, like two lions and tigers, slowly circling around.

"The Rao family is indeed a bunch of good-for-nothings. They spent half the city's resources, yet they're no better than me," Zhang Xiaoxiao mocked.

"You possess the headless god's hand, yet you've fought like this. Look at you, your hands are still shaking."

"When I cut off your parents' heads, my hand was incredibly steady."

“Your parents died even earlier. Oh, by the way, I dug up your family’s graves myself, and I scattered their ashes myself.”

The insults between the two sides became increasingly offensive.

The two started by cursing each other's parents and ancestors for eighteen generations, which quickly dragged in more people.

Rao Mingxian said, "You've become a demon, unable to see your Zhou Leng brother, unable to see your Zhang Xinglie brother, must be very sad, right? Do you know what Zhang Xinglie would think if he saw you like this?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao's eyes were red. She suddenly remembered the incident at the Tree Man Base and said, "Brother Zhou Leng told you... no, Brother Zhou Leng definitely hates you. You were eavesdropping, right? You didn't dare to see Brother Zhou Leng at all, right? You could only eavesdrop like a rat in a gutter. Brother Zhou Leng likes me a lot. He patted my head and gave me chocolates. What about you?"

"You little bitch!" Rao Mingxian's eyes were bloodshot as he charged forward to fight.

(End of this chapter)