Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 477 Not Related
The four chatted until late at night, then Zhou Leng and Rongchui left and headed towards the fortress.

Halfway there, a group of people came along.

"Zhou Leng," Zhao He greeted with a smile.

“Young Master Zhao,” Zhou Leng said.

"How...did you get a spot in the Divine Blood Magma?" Zhao He and his entourage asked, their eyes filled with a mixture of curiosity and helplessness.

It's one thing to be able to enter and exit the Spirit Lake in the Demon World, but to be able to enter the Blood Lava of the Iron Dwarves is another.

For martial artists, the value of divine blood magma is even greater than that of the spiritual lake in the demon world.

Zhou Leng said, "I was lucky. I had entered the Ancient King's Treasure before and made a small contribution."

"Your little achievement is actually quite significant." Zhao He looked at Zhou Leng and realized that Zhou Leng's hidden martial arts resources were terrifying.

Putting aside everything else, just the knowledge he gained from the Treeman World, the Demon Spirit World, and the Dwarf World, as well as the Advanced Exhibition Hall, far surpasses that of ordinary Grandmaster descendants. Only a Martial Saint family could possibly obtain such knowledge.

He understood that resources were just the surface; the real trump card was the power behind those resources.

Melting Hammer said, "Don't flatter him, he really is just lucky."

Zhao He asked, "You don't have a Battlefield Shield Token either, do you?"

"Not enough." Zhou Leng didn't say there wasn't enough.

Molten Hammer thought to himself, "These humans are all treacherous ministers, one after another."

Zhao He said, "If I help you get the Battlefield Shield Token, how about you join the Zhao family? I'll find a way to let you marry my cousin Zhao Nandi, or any suitable woman from the Zhao family."

Zhao He's attendants were stunned, but quickly understood.

Zhao He panicked.

Back in the Tree People world, I discovered that Zhou Leng was able to cultivate in the first class, and I wanted to get closer to him, but because of Aiden, I gave up on trying to win him over.

Afterwards, he discovered that Zhou Leng had entered the Lake of Spirit and the Advanced Exhibition Hall again, and began to regret his previous actions.

Unexpectedly, even in a trial of the level of Divine Blood Magma, I would still encounter Zhou Leng.

Zhao He had already heard Shanheyuan call Zhou Leng's name earlier and had been waiting.

This time, Zhao He didn't want to miss out again.

If we can enter the Great Battlefield with Zhou Leng, the rewards will likely far exceed our expectations.

Zhou Leng was silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you for your kind invitation, Second Young Master Zhao, but unfortunately I, Zhou Leng, am just a martial artist with a little talent and am not worthy of being a member of the Zhao family."

"I trust my judgment," Zhao He said.

"Let me think about it," Zhou Leng said.

Seeing that things were hopeless, Zhao He sighed and said, "Alright, think it over. I have the Dragon Battlefield Shield Token. The Great Battlefield is about to open. If you want to join, and you can't find me in the Dragon Kingdom, you can go to Dragon Mountain to find me. We still have a chance to cooperate."

“There will definitely be an opportunity,” Zhou Leng said.

Zhou Leng bid farewell to Zhao He and entered the fortress with Rongchui.

When Rongchui turned around, he saw Zhao He and said in a low voice, "Since Zhao Sheng's death, the Zhao family's reputation has been declining day by day. You should stay away from the Zhao family."

Zhou Leng asked in surprise, "Is it true that Zhao Sheng has fallen?"

"Of course, it's just that the Zhao family kept the death a secret, but all the major powers were well aware of it."

Zhou Leng sighed and said, "Actually, we Chinese can probably guess that Zhao Sheng hasn't shown up for a long time. Moreover, the Zhao family seems to have completely changed in recent years."

Melting Hammer said, "After all, he's not Zhao Sheng's biological son, so let it change."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Zhou Leng looked at the molten hammer in disbelief.

Melting Hammer whispered, "Zhao Sheng's children all died on the battlefield. That Zhao Hao was actually Zhao Sheng's adopted son. Think about it, why did his other children frequently go to the battlefield, but he allowed Zhao Hao to stay at home? It's because he was his cousin's son, and Zhao Sheng didn't want his cousin to die out."

"How likely is it?" This was the first time Zhou Leng had heard such explosive news.

"About 70%, but I'm not entirely sure," said Molten Hammer.

“It is said that Zhao Sheng has a granddaughter, so he can’t let an outsider become the head of the family. However… Zhao Sheng’s temperament is different from ordinary people, and he really doesn’t care about bloodlines,” Zhou Leng said.

"That's what everyone says here anyway," said Molten Hammer.

"That's probably mostly a rumor; this news is too shocking." Zhou Leng was momentarily stunned.

"And there's something even more shocking..."

"Idiot!" a dwarf shouted from a short distance away.

"Fool!" Molten Hammer charged at the dwarves in front of him. The two Iron Dwarves held hands, jumping and laughing.

Rongchui introduced Zhou Leng to his friends here, and they stayed up until late at night before finally going to sleep.

Early the next morning, Shenxue Mountain continued to roar, spewing black smoke and dust from its crater, which rose into the sky like a giant mushroom and spread in all directions.

A familiar Grandmaster Dwarf appeared, leading a large group of dwarves.

"The Divine Blood Magma Trial begins. Everyone line up and behave yourselves. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will have their asses ripped apart! Damn it, everyone here is taller than me."

As Zhou Leng and Molten Hammer stepped out of the fortress gate, they looked at the dwarven grandmaster.

Wearing a horned helmet, with two large, round, and bright eyes, he looks both imposing and adorable. He is the Grandmaster of the Iron Dwarfs with a large baby face and a giant furnace.

When Zhou Leng came to the dwarf world before, he saw the giant furnace. This divine blood magma was a reward that the giant furnace helped select.

Giant Furnace tugged at his belt, grumbling for a while, then saw Zhou Leng and Melting Hammer and quickly ran over. "You little rascal, it's been over half a year, how come you've gotten so strong?" Giant Furnace looked up, a broad smile on his face.

"Greetings, Senior Giant Furnace."

"Why are you being so polite with me..." The giant furnace looked at the molten hammer, and tapped the molten hammer's forehead with its index finger, causing the molten hammer to take a half step back.

"Look at Zhou Leng, and then look at yourself, you're nothing."

The hammer was red-faced and dared not utter a single word in rebuttal; if he dared to speak, he would surely be smashed into the ground.

The giant furnace laughed and said, "Last time you shone brightly in the Lava Hall. This time when you enter the God Blood Magma, you must surpass all the other races and bring glory to us Iron Dwarves. In the past few decades, whenever there are other races in the God Blood Magma, we Iron Dwarves have never been number one. Sometimes we can't even keep up with the top three. It's so embarrassing."

"It is our duty to restore the glory of the Iron Dwarves!"

The giant furnace was overjoyed, and pointed at the hammer's forehead, saying, "Learn from him! Look at Zhou Leng's level of education. What he said makes my blood boil, and I wish I could stab you to death."

Molten Hammer looked miserable. "You're all fired up to kill orcs, why are you stabbing me to death?"

In the distance, people from all races looked at Zhou Leng and the giant furnace. Some glanced at them and then looked away, while others were extremely surprised.

Aiden and Zhao He, in particular, could only understand half of what was being said, so they had their subordinates translate their conversation.

After listening to the translation, Zhao He said in a low voice, "The giant furnace is a descendant of a demigod, or even a grandson of a demigod. In the human race, it is second only to a few people like Chen Shouhu. How come it has such a good relationship with Zhou Leng? It's like it treats Zhou Leng like a nephew."

The follower, fluent in the dwarven language, said, "Not only are they nephews and nieces, but judging from some of the dwarven language habits, Julu treats Zhou Leng as a peer, and a peer of a very high status, occasionally using honorifics."

“Honorifics? Even if Chen Shouhu were here, Ju Fu wouldn’t use honorifics,” Zhao He said.

"I estimate that Zhou Leng made tremendous contributions to the Iron Dwarves during the Ancient King's Treasure Trial, and thus obtained a high title. There is no other possibility."

Zhao He nodded and said, "That makes sense."

“Last night when you recruited him, I thought you were lowering yourself too much. Now it seems that your vision is far superior to ours.”

The attendants nodded slightly.

Zhao He looked utterly helpless.

Zhou Leng has status and power, which is something to be happy about.

They are so powerful that the Zhao family either cannot recruit them, or they would have to pay a huge price to do so.

In the past, this would have been no problem at all, but now, the Zhao family might not be willing to make an offer.

Aiden and his men secretly breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Zhou Leng chatting and laughing with the giant furnace.

They knew the temperament of the Iron Dwarves.

If Aiden had truly sworn an enmity with Zhou Leng, then his spot in the Divine Blood Magma would inevitably have been ruined by the Iron Dwarves.

Many of the trial participants left their followers and headed towards the area designated by the giant furnace.

Ju Lu had no time to pay attention to them and was having a good chat with Zhou Leng.

call……

A strange vibration was heard.

Everyone looked in that direction.

Then a giant, jet-black dragon flew in from afar.

"It's the Spine-Headed Demon Dragon..."

The flying dragon with its spine was entirely black and gold, with a huge dragon head and wings that spread like clouds.

Two small black dragon heads grew on its back.

"It's the Wrath of Darkness, the first place in the youth battle, another small head has been added."

"So it was him. He was definitely the first to win the Divine Blood Magma Trial."

Many trial participants frowned. The Dark Wrath had arrived, mostly in preparation for the Great Battlefield, which was about to become a major problem.

Zhao He looked at Dark Wrath and asked, "What do you think Dark Wrath's martial arts index is?"

"It's hard to say. The martial arts index for the Bone Forging stage is between 21 and 25, and for the Muscle Forging stage it's between 26 and 30. You are a Great Innate, at the top of the Muscle Forging stage, so your martial arts index is 30..."

Zhao He calmly replied, "It's 29."

"Yes, yes, your martial arts index isn't that high, only 29, not even a Great Innate. The Dark Fury, it's said, already had an index over 20 even before entering the Innate stage. Now, based on the Bone Forging stage, a Demigod's Child advancing one small realm is equivalent to the Muscle Stage. If the Starry Sky Bloodline advances another small realm, that's the Great Innate. Your combat ability might be half a small realm higher than an ordinary Great Innate, but weaker than a newly promoted Grandmaster."

"Based on the estimate, the martial arts index of Deep Dark Fury is 30.5. As for some Great Innate Realm cultivators like Aiden, it's only 30."

"Although he is only 0.5 taller, his actual strength is probably enough to take on four or five Aidens."

Zhao He said, "Once he enters the Great Battlefield, if he gains anything and advances to the Muscle Stage, his Martial Arts Index will soar to the 30s or even close to 40, reaching the level of a formal Grandmaster."

"There's no way around it, the combination of Starry Sky Bloodline and the Child of a Demigod is just too powerful."

The Dark Wrath landed slowly, its face imposing, silent as it surveyed the entire scene.

Many people instinctively bowed slightly in greeting, especially the demon, who took the initiative to walk up to him and greet him.

The Dark Wrath held its head high, ignoring it.

Some people noticed that the Dark Wrath would occasionally glance toward the location of the giant furnace.

The giant furnace asked Zhou Leng in a low voice, "Why does Dark Wrath keep looking at you? Something's not right."

(End of this chapter)