Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 497 Country
Ruan Xiangnan suspected Zhou Leng and tried to probe him, while Zhou Leng did not hide his suspicion of the two Southeast Asians.

Yu Xiao glanced at Zhou Leng and said, "This Ruan Xiangnan has cultivated at the Xiantian Mountain in the Dragon Kingdom. This Hain is someone we've never met before."

Upon hearing this, the five people instantly understood what each party meant.

Although the people of Southeast Asia are nominally affiliated with China, they have been controlled by other countries for nearly a century. Coupled with conflicts of interest, many of them have their own ulterior motives.

Moreover, the worship of demonic cults is prevalent in various parts of Southeast Asia, and the relationship between China and Southeast Asia is not as good as its relationship with the Demonic World.

Most of the time, Chinese martial artists would assume that Southeast Asian martial artists were followers of the "Demon Worshippers."

Nahain was a little old man who chuckled but didn't say anything.

After running for a while, the group encountered monsters, giants, or dragons, sometimes in large groups.

Upon seeing that there were five people there, the others quickly moved away.

All five of them were focused on the Broken Heaven Bone and continued on their journey.

As they drew closer to the remnant of the Heavenly Bone, the eyes of the five people filled with blood, like glasses of red wine.

"What do you think the color of blood in our eyes is?" Wang Yunbo asked.

Yu Xiao said, "I've seen some information about the great battlefield outside, but strangely, no one mentions it. I suspect that the relevant information has been blocked by the power of the Mad God and cannot be disseminated."

"Yeah, so we can only guess. Since we got this thing, we've all been more irritable than usual, maybe it's some kind of force that triggers our emotions."

"It could also be a symbol of some kind of status."

"However, everyone be prepared. Our country once had a genius who is said to have been trapped here for more than ten years and has not come out yet."

"You haven't advanced to Grandmaster?"

"The Great Battlefield is suppressed by a mysterious force, making it impossible to advance to the Grandmaster level here."

"Unfortunately, we still don't know what this Heavenly Rank means. In theory, it should be explained every time it appears."

"It's not every time. In some special places, when celestial steps appear, they also make strange sounds. Some people guess that they are divine script, but they have never been able to decipher them."

"Without any hints, we'll just have to guess. If nothing unexpected happens, the Broken Heaven Bone is the most likely candidate."

"Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor."

"The Great Battlefield is inherently very dangerous, and the danger level of the Broken Sky Bone on the Great Battlefield is extremely high."

"Now that a third tier of Heavenly Rank has been added, the upcoming Great Battlefield will be no different from hell."

"Therefore, we must join forces in this great battle; one person alone may not be able to survive."

Wang Yunbo looked at Zhou Leng and said, "You are too young. Next, don't be impulsive. If you encounter trouble, back off. Yu Xiao and I have the Stone Human Body and Tree Human Body respectively. Our talents may not be as good as yours, but after years of accumulation, we both have the strength to challenge the Grandmaster level. Ordinary opponents are no problem for us."

Zhou Leng said, "I saw that the two of you were very strong before. Even when you were one-on-one with a Demon Grandmaster, you clearly had the upper hand."

"Oh? You've got a good eye, kid," Wang Yunbo said with a smile.

“The two of you clearly weren’t going all out. If you were, you should be close to Xu Ming,” Zhou Leng said.

"No, no, the two of us together can almost fight Xu Ming to a draw. You have to understand, Xu Ming is just a younger version of Chen Shouhu, and he joined the Ancient River Sect much earlier. His future achievements may very well be no less than those of Hu and Xiong," Wang Yunbo said.

"Xu Ming is that strong?" Zhou Leng hadn't expected that he had underestimated Xu Ming's strength.

“Your cultivation level isn’t high enough; you haven’t actually fought him. Let me put it this way: among the Great Innate Realm cultivators in the last Water Continent Battle, Xu Ming was firmly in the top two. When the twenty of us Great Innate Realm cultivators besieged the Undying Knight, several of us were seriously injured and lay in bed for a week, while Xu Ming didn’t lie down for a single day and joined the pursuit battle that very day,” Wang Yunbo said.

At this moment, Ruan Xiangnan couldn't help but interject: "If Xu Ming can be ranked second, then how about the three heroes of Shuizhou?"

Wang Yunbo said, "That's different. A Grandmaster-level Innate Realm expert is close to a Grandmaster, and has a strategic nature. They don't act easily and only show themselves in important operations. The three heroes, the Arrow Bearer, the Demon Slayer, and the Mist Breaker, are all Innate Realm experts at the Bone Forging level, and are top-tier tactical experts... However, it seems that all three of them have achieved strategic-level results."

Ruan Xiangnan exclaimed, "Your Dragon Kingdom truly produces a wealth of talent. Take, for example, the Three Heroes of Shuizhou, who overshadow the entire South Seas. You have no idea how popular they are on our South Seas internet. Even if you include all the Bone Forging Innate Realm cultivators in all the South Seas countries, you can't find a single one like them, yet you have three in one country."

Nahain said, "Many of our country's young people, besides those who are envious, are frightened. Especially those so-called geniuses, after watching the Three Heroes' video, they all shut up."

“Yes, the countries in Southeast Asia are under tremendous pressure right now. Before I went into the great battlefield, I was entrusted by all sides to make sure I could win glory for the country,” Ruan Xiangnan muttered to himself.

Wang Yunbo and Yu Xiao smiled as they heard their fellow countrymen being praised, but they could also sense the barb in their words.

Yu Xiao said earnestly, "The Dragon Kingdom and the countries of the South Seas have been friendly for generations. More than a hundred years ago, you were bullied by the countries of the Seagulls and Eagles. In recent decades, you have been bullied by demons and the Demon Worship Cult. We, the entire Dragon Continent, should clench our fists like five fingers and unite against external forces."

Ruan Xiangnan asked, "What about the previous thousand years or so?"

Wang Yunbo waved his hand and said, "Hey, so we should abandon hatred, set aside disputes, and make progress together."

Ruan Xiangnan and Hain exchanged a glance.

For nearly a century, the countries of Southeast Asia have indeed been subjugated by the shadow of the Seagull Alliance and the Eagle Alliance.

But for a much longer period before that, they lived in the shadow of another great empire.

The mark that great empire left on the hearts of the Southeast Asian countries far exceeded that of other major powers.

Zhou Leng glanced at the two Southeast Asian men.

Yu Xiao slowly said, "As human beings, it is our duty to defend Earth and fight against monsters. I hope that my friends from Southeast Asia can also have this awareness."

Ruan Xiangnan and Hain remained silent.

Upon hearing Yu Xiao's somewhat harsh tone, Wang Yunbo chuckled and said, "I've heard that you Southeast Asians aren't very interested in fighting demons?"

Ruan Xiangnan hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's not that I'm not interested. For example, I'm a proponent of war. But most people aren't uninterested or against war; rather, they have various reasons why they don't want to fight." Hain said, "If you were born in our Southeast Asian countries, you would understand."

The atmosphere subtly shifted, and the five people fell silent.

Zhou Leng pondered to himself.

When I was chatting with the people from the Demon City Army before, we talked about how once the Ten Realms War starts again, all countries will be listed as potential enemies.

The reason is simple: most of the leaders in Southeast Asian countries either have very close ties with the cult or are members of the cult.

Moreover, throughout history, these countries have never truly been loyal to anyone.

They side with whoever is stronger.

Their spines were broken time and time again, and they hadn't straightened up for a long time.

An old warrior once said that from the day the Ten Realms appeared, the Dragon Kingdom was prepared to fight against all the demon worlds with the strength of the nation.

And the reality was exactly as the Dragon Kingdom had predicted: all countries had been infiltrated by the Demon Worship Cult, including the Dragon Kingdom itself, which ultimately suffered defeat in the last Ten Realms War.

This time, the Dragon Kingdom has learned its lesson even more deeply and has given up hope on any other country on Earth.

In fact, most countries on Earth were prepared to side with the monsters.

Most of them are not prepared to fight to the end, but are waiting for the final outcome.

In their view, the worst outcome would be that Earth becomes the newest nineteenth level of the Demon Prison, and the people of Earth are transformed into a new kind of demon.

Being a demon in the Demon Realm and a human on Earth makes little difference.

Zhou Leng, Wang Yunbo, and Yu Xiao looked at each other, their expressions becoming more serious.

Those in the ordinary Qi and Blood Realm and the ordinary Innate Realm do not need to worry about national affairs.

However, once you reach the Great Innate Realm or even the Grandmaster Realm, there are many more things to consider.

Because Grandmasters really do participate in major national or even planetary plans and events, including clandestine transnational operations.

Over the years, everyone thought that the enemies of the Dragon Kingdom were the Demon Alliance and the Demon Worship Cult forces within the country.

In reality, foreign cults have been using various countries to target China.

In the regions surrounding the Dragon Kingdom, special battles involving Grandmasters and even Martial Saints occur frequently.

However, no one reports it, or even if they do, it's only in very brief text, and it takes a long time before it's declassified.

Zhou Leng only gained a clear understanding after hearing Li Linhan talk about similar things so many times.

Li Linhan has a catchphrase: no matter which country's people he mentions, he likes to add "demon cub" to it.

Eagle Alliance demon cubs, Gull Alliance demon cubs, Southeast Asian demon cubs, Elephant Kingdom demon cubs...

Because his comrades had actually fought against the devils of these countries.

When Zhou Leng was a child, he thought that all the countries on Earth were working together, but he later realized that the real world was far more complicated than he had imagined.

It seems that all ten realms are like this.

In the world of demons, demon masters engage in fierce competition, demons in the eighteen levels of demonic prison fight bloody battles every day, and the world of siren is rife with internal strife.

The Iron Dwarves and Treants don't fight much among themselves, but they also struggle against each other.

Zhou Leng recalled that Xu Ming had specifically reminded him outside the entrance to the Great Battlefield that he should be wary of people from all countries except the Chinese.

Zhou Leng glanced at Ruan Xiangnan and Hain.

Statistically speaking, both of them could be members of the Witcher cult.

"We're here. There seem to be quite a few people there..." Wang Yunbo said.

Everyone looked over.

It was a peculiar forest, unlike ordinary trees; all the trees there looked like they were cast from black iron.

Outside the Black Iron Forest, there are all sorts of campsites.

The various factions, including dragons, giants, monsters, and humanoid alliances, are clearly distinct and scattered in different places.

Zhou Leng looked towards the Humanoid Alliance's camp, and an acquaintance happened to look over as well.

"Hahaha……"

The man laughed loudly and strode over.

His face was square, half of which was covered with scars. His eyes were sharp and piercing like a hawk's. His figure was like a mountain. He was smiling, but his aura was as fierce as a cold wind, overwhelming all directions.

Compared to the entrance to the Great Battlefield, it lacks some of the grandeur but possesses a more imposing presence.

"Zhou Leng, I really don't know if you're lucky or unlucky," Xu Ming said with a happy smile.

“Xu Ming, we’ve safely delivered this junior brother to you,” Wang Yunbo said.

"Thanks, Yunbo. Did he show you the message I sent him?" Xu Ming asked.

(End of this chapter)