Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 446 Mark
The strong roam the universe, but the universe is mysterious and unpredictable, and one will always encounter various destructive stellar forces and forbidden star zones.

The River Lantern of the Ancient River Sect is a defensive star treasure that can effectively protect the soul and detect abnormal forces.

In terms of perception, the silver fingerprint is at a higher level, even higher than one can comprehend, making it probably the most peculiar martial arts mark among all the advanced exhibits.

However, the octagonal river lantern is more closely related to the ancient river sect.

After much deliberation, Zhou Leng decided to first comprehend the octagonal river lantern, and then comprehend the silver fingerprint once his strength had increased.

So Zhou Leng sat in front of the octagonal river lantern display, gazing intently and pondering its meaning.

An hour later, my eyes were sore, and the feeling was still there.

Zhou Leng thought for a moment and then activated the "Star-Gazing Technique".

As the true energy of the stars circulated, the sensations indeed became clearer.

But that's all.

Then, all the divine texts from the two parts of the "Star-Gazing Technique" appeared in Zhou Leng's mind.

Divine script seemed to flow in his eyes.

The sensor is now much clearer.

Even the subtle warmth emanating from the octagonal river lanterns is comforting.

This heat reaches the Mountain of Will, merging with the red light on its surface to form a faint protective force.

Zhou Leng was puzzled, not expecting that Zhao Sheng's martial will and the octagonal river lantern of the Ancient River Sect would appreciate each other.

Although they are not from the same origin, they have a similar meaning of arriving at the same destination by different paths.

Both are a transcendent, magnificent, and pure power.

Gradually getting used to this feeling, Zhou Leng took out the Ancient River Tiger Talisman and activated it in his hand.

On the light screen of the tiger tally, the image of a complete octagonal river lantern appeared, along with divine inscriptions.

"A remnant of our sect's treasures has been discovered. Should we activate it?"

Note: This item is damaged and cannot be activated.

Zhou Leng looked at it and said, "Where are you putting it? Here, right here!"

"excitation!"

"This treasure is damaged and cannot be activated."

really……

However, the fact that it resonates with the octagonal river lantern indicates that this treasure still retains some power.

Zhou Leng held the tiger tally, lost in thought.

A short while later, a line of words appeared on the tiger tally.

"A remnant of our sect's treasures has been discovered. Although it cannot be activated, it can be marked."

"mark."

Although I don't know what the point of marking it is, it's better than nothing.

The moment he made the mark, Zhou Leng suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and his mind went blank.

It was as if my soul had suddenly left my body, soared through the starry sky, circled the stars, and then returned to my body.

Encouraged by these new insights, Zhou Leng held the Tiger Talisman, circulated his Star-Piercing True Qi, and divine runes appeared in his mind as he continued to comprehend the Eight-Cornered River Lantern.

At first, it felt intermittent.

Gradually, I felt a warm, continuous breeze.

I don't know exactly what it is, but it just feels very comfortable.

"bell……"

When it was closing time, Zhou Leng opened his eyes, glanced at the octagonal river lantern, and walked outside.

As I entered the general exhibition hall and headed towards the entrance, I heard footsteps behind me. It must have been other cultivators coming out of the general exhibition hall.

As I stepped out the door, I saw a girl whose white skin shone brightly in the night, walking back and forth and humming softly.

Not far away, there were several Eagle Alliance warriors with withered yellow hair.

"Liang Baiyin?"

"Brother Zhou Leng".

What are you doing here so late?

"I'll learn martial arts from you," Liang Baiyin said with a smile.

“It’s dangerous at night.” Zhou Leng’s expression darkened as he looked at the Eagle Alliance warriors.

Liang Baiyin said with a smile, "It's okay, I'm not afraid. There was an Eagle Alliance martial artist who tried to chat me up, but I took out my student ID from Yunhua Martial Arts University and told him that if he kept bothering me, I would call the police. He had no choice but to obediently back away."

Zhou Leng looked at the Eagle Alliance warriors again, his brows furrowing.

Those Eagle Alliance warriors also looked over, their expressions arrogant.

At that moment, someone behind him said, "Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Leng and Liang Baiyin turned around and looked in the direction of the sound.

The mad prince Aiden, dressed in a white tuxedo, wore a kind but fake smile.

Zhou Lengdao: "You've also come to study the traces of martial arts?"

"Yes. Our Eagle Alliance's national strength is gradually weakening, and we have fewer and fewer good things, so we can only come here. Alas, back then, Zhao Sheng secretly took away a lot of good things from our Eagle Alliance."

Zhou Leng said, "That's called 'Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao'."

"So that's what the idiom means, I understand now. And this is...your girlfriend?"

“Yes!” Liang Baiyin shouted.

Zhou sneered, "My junior."

Aiden took out a piece of spirit jade from his magic bag and said, "I wish you a long and happy marriage."

As he spoke, he handed it to Liang Baiyin.

Zhou Leng was a little confused. Was this how "a hundred years of good fortune" was used?
With a smile on her face, and a hint of hesitation and shyness, Liang Baiyin reached out and accepted the gift, saying, "Thank you for your blessing, Mr. Aiden. I didn't really want it, but I really like it."

Zhou Leng was helpless; one dared to give, and the other dared to take.

The two chatted for a while and learned that Aiden had gone to the advanced exhibition hall last time, but this time he couldn't get an advanced spot in a short time and could only study in the ordinary exhibition hall.

He is now training in various places, preparing for the great battlefield to come.

At the end of the conversation, Zhou Leng glanced at the Eagle Alliance warriors who had been arrogant before but now had gleaming eyes, and asked, "Are those men your subordinates?"

"Yes."

"Don't bring it next time. If I see it again, I might get beaten to death."

Aiden paused for a moment, glanced at Liang Baiyin, and instantly understood.

He suddenly grinned, revealing a strange smile, and said, "My men made a mistake, and I apologize to you."

Under the cover of night, Aiden's smile was like that of a devil.

Liang Baiyin was startled and instinctively took a step to the side, grabbing Zhou Leng's arm with both hands.

The moment Aiden smiled, one of his men took off running.

Aiden stomped on the ground with a loud thud, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed behind his subordinate and struck down with his palm.

*Pfft.* The enormous head was poured into the chest cavity.

The body lay on the ground, blood gushing out.

The security guards at the museum entrance were dumbfounded. This was Xiongjing, only a few dozen kilometers away from the central government headquarters where the Supreme Court leaders resided.

The other martial artists felt a chill run down their spines. One of them hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it was he who struck up a conversation with that lady. We didn't say a word to him!"

Aiden swept past the other three people.

The three people's heads shattered, and they fell to the ground simultaneously.

Even though Liang Baiyin was a martial artist, she had never seen such a brutal scene in the city before, and she was so frightened that she dared not breathe.

At this moment, Zhou Leng finally understood why Aiden had the nickname "Mad Prince".

He finally understood just how tyrannical the bloodline must be to have been able to frighten the mad prince into a calm one.

"Brother Aiden, you're too kind." Zhou Leng had experienced countless battles, so this little bit of bloodshed didn't bother him.

Feeling Liang Baiyin trembling, he gently patted her head with his other hand.

Aiden said, "This is none of your business. I'll stay and handle it."

"Okay, please."

"You're too kind." Aiden, dressed in a white tuxedo, smiled, his eyes bloodshot, a mixture of elegance and madness.

Zhou Leng put his arm around Liang Baiyin's shoulder and left the entrance of the Ruins Museum.

After walking for a while, Liang Baiyin finally breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "He must be the legendary Mad Prince Aiden, right?"

"It's him."

"He really is a madman. How could he kill someone like that?"

"It's a bit abrupt; it would have been fine in the Demon City."

"Huh?" Liang Baiyin looked at Zhou Leng.

"Don't come tomorrow, it's too dangerous," Zhou Leng said.

Liang Baiyin smiled brightly and said, "I'm scared, but it seems pretty fun too."

"Aren't you afraid Aiden will slap you to death, smashing your little head into your little chest?"

Liang Baiyin puffed out her pointed chest and said, "Mid-chest."

"Can you focus on the important points?"

The girl laughed and said, "Brother Zhou Leng, he's so crazy, why is he so polite to you? It feels so strange."

“Because I know someone who is a hundred times more brutal than him,” Zhou Leng said.

"Who?"

"Blood of Tyranny".

"Huh?" Liang Baiyin looked around, afraid that the tyrannical blood would appear.

"Now you're scared? From now on, stay at school at night."

"It's alright. There are security guards at the entrance. If anything happens, I'll just shout, and the martial artists nearby will definitely come to the rescue. The protection of Xiongcheng is far greater than anywhere else."

"You still need to be careful."

"Brother Zhou Leng, can you tell me about the Blood of Tyranny?"

"Do you really want to listen?"

"want!"

Zhou Leng thought for a moment, then removed some private details and slowly began to recount the story of the Blood of Tyranny.

"At that time, when he seized the Ancient River Jade Tablet, he exuded domineering aura, single-handedly fighting against multiple grandmasters and even gaining the upper hand..."

"Later, we moved into the cultivation grounds of the Ancient River Sect, and through our interactions, he acknowledged me as his junior brother..."

"After that, I entered the Ancient River Trial, and later we met in the Tree People World... and then, I was forced to give a thumbs up..."

Upon hearing this, Liang Baiyin laughed so hard she bent over, her laughter echoing in the night like the clear sound of wind chimes.

When I got back to the hotel, the dormitories of Yunhua Wuhan University were already closed.

Liang Baiyin also booked a room at the hotel and stayed for one night.

In the morning, the two of them went for a run together at the Yunhua Martial Arts University Dojo, and then had breakfast together.

After breakfast, Liang Baiyin said, "You finished your enlightenment yesterday. Today, are you going to rest or go back to Rucheng?"

"Continue to reflect."

"Huh? Isn't it only possible to comprehend it for one day?"

"I redeemed it with my battle merits," Zhou Leng casually offered an excuse.

"I see."

After seeing Liang Baiyin off, Zhou Leng received a call from Wang Boxiong, who discussed the events of the previous night.

It turned out that the incident had alarmed the higher-ups, who wanted to investigate it thoroughly. Aiden took all the blame, insisting that it had nothing to do with anyone else.

Since Zhou Leng was also a member of the Armed Forces Department, this matter was handled by the Armed Forces Department. The higher-ups contacted Wang Boxiong, and after a brief discussion, the matter was dropped.

Zhou Leng continued into the advanced exhibition hall and sat down in front of the octagonal river lantern to contemplate the mystery.

At night, when the bell rings, I step out the door and see twin ponytails swaying in the darkness.

"Brother Zhou Leng!" Liang Baiyin skipped over.

"You..." Zhou Leng saw that she was disobedient and was too lazy to say anything.

“You came to Xiongjing to see me, of course I can’t be ungrateful, right?” Liang Baiyin blinked.

Are you alluding to something?

"I really didn't mean to imply that you didn't take me to eat snacks."

"Okay, I'll take you to the Demon Prison to eat demon snacks."

"Great! I've always wanted to go to the Demon Prison!"

"Let's go back."

"How was your day? What's on the advanced exhibition hall? Are you tired? Did the Mad Prince give you any trouble?" Liang Baiyin chattered on and on.

Nighttime, at the Zhao Family Courtyard in Xiongcheng.

"Second brother, Zhou Leng has come to Xiongcheng and caused a little trouble."

"Oh? What is it?" Zhao He asked.

"It's like this, it has to do with Aiden..."

After hearing what his subordinate said, Zhao He frowned deeply.

"When did Aiden and Zhou Leng become so close? Do you have any information?"

"No."

"What about the Armed Police Force?"

"The Armed Police Department is blocking the news, so very few people know about it now."

(End of this chapter)