Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 514 Balance of Power
Finally, he said, "My status among the giants is different. If you encounter any difficulties after I leave, go directly to the giants. This time, they won't stand idly by like before. With your talent, you will definitely be able to join the Heavenly Bone Army."

Xu Ming asked, "Now that you've completed the full Divine Might Trial, Heavenly Bone City will surely keep you here, right?"

"They're going to keep me here."

"what do you think?"

“I want to leave. By the way, do you know He Pengfei?” Zhou Leng asked.

Xu Ming's eyes flickered, and he said, "The Great Innate Realm cultivators who entered here many years ago are on the special list."

He didn't say it explicitly, but Zhou Leng immediately realized that He Pengfei had indeed entered with a special mission.

"He said he would help me leave Heavenly Bone City, but the success rate wasn't high. Theoretically, he should be trustworthy, and he helped me a lot while I was there."

Xu Ming said, "Don't worry, go to the second trial. I'll go into Heavenly Bone City and meet up with Senior He. We'll find a way to get you out of here."

"It's the two of us. You shouldn't be staying here either."

Xu Ming nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Have you... heard of a man named Xu Yong inside? He's in his fifties or sixties, and he came in a few years earlier than He Pengfei. He... is my father."

Zhou Leng thought carefully and said, "I've never seen it before. I'll go ask the other Heavenly Bone Warriors."

Afterwards, Zhou Leng found the other Heavenly Bone Warriors and questioned Xu Yong.

Two of them had met Xu Yong, and they talked about some related matters.

Finally, it is mentioned that Xu Yong died in a trial, in which only He Pengfei survived.

Zhou Leng went back and told Xu Ming everything.

Xu Ming lowered his head slightly and remained silent.

After a long while, he raised his head and said expressionlessly, "Go and complete your trial. We will continue with the Divine Might Trial."

Zhou Leng hesitated for a moment, then patted Xu Ming on the shoulder, took heavy steps, and turned to walk away.

"Once I return from my second trial and advance to the Heavenly Bone Warrior level, we'll leave together," Zhou Leng said loudly before striding away.

Xu Ming watched Zhou Leng's retreating figure.

The four Heavenly Bone Warriors escorted Zhou Leng to the edge of the remnant Heavenly Bone power and then turned and left.

Zhou Leng followed the map and entered a forest.

This place is called the Land of Skinning, inhabited by the Skinning Tribe. They have no skin, their flesh is exposed, and they are human-shaped, but they run on the ground on all fours like tigers and wolves. Their claws are sharp and usually more than three meters long, like strong horses.

Usually, it's only at the innate level of bone and muscle development; the greater innate level is extremely rare.

However, they are numerous and their entire bodies are highly poisonous.

In the City of Heavenly Bones, I saw several skin-peeling Heavenly Bone warriors.

The map even clearly shows the gathering places of various skinning tribes.

Zhou Leng ran in a straight line following the map's directions.

To conserve internal energy and physical strength, I didn't use my running technique and maintained a speed of around 100 meters per second.

Before long, they encountered hundreds of skinned beasts, their flesh mangled and bloody.

They roared and pounced on them, their faces beaming with excitement.

Zhou Leng calmly drew his Frost Cry Sword; wherever the frost passed, not a single person remained.

A short while later, Zhou Leng put away Frost Cry and continued on his way.

Behind them lay the corpses of the skinning tribe scattered everywhere.

Inside the wooden box, there were some strange, energetic-smelling objects, as well as some unidentified medicinal fruits.

Before long, another group of skinners arrived, slaughtered them all, collected their spoils, and continued on their way.

Then, they encountered a third group of skinners, who were far more enraged than before. It didn't seem like a chance encounter, but rather a deliberate pursuit.

Zhou Leng killed them all with a casual gesture.

Soon, the fourth group of skinners arrived, this time numbering over a thousand.

There are multiple Great Primordial Beings, and one even spits out a strange arrow.

Even someone as powerful as Taiqing Haiyi couldn't stop it; it pierced right through his abdomen.

Fortunately, the arrow itself was not very toxic; it only contained stellar destructive power and was dealt with by the immortal celestial body.

As for the deadly toxins contained within, they are directly sealed off by the powerful flesh and blood and expelled from the body.

Zhou Leng slaughtered the entire group of skinners, picked up the strange arrow, and squinted at the wounds on his body that were slow to heal.

A few seconds later, they changed direction and headed towards the nearest Skinner settlement on the map.

In the wilderness of the Great Battlefield, the existence of Grandmaster-level beings is not permitted.

All beings who advance to the Grandmaster level will be drawn to the divine power of the Great Battlefield and become warriors of the gods.

The masters of the Skin-Peeling Clan all eventually entered the City of Heavenly Bones.

After arriving at the village of the Skin-Peeling Tribe, Zhou Leng transformed into a butcher and began a silent massacre.

The skinners quickly discovered the enemy and gathered together.

Zhou Leng donned the legendary great axe he had obtained from the orcs, charged into the Skinners, slaughtered them for a while, and then quickly left.

Before long, they charged in again and slaughtered once more.

The skinning tribe neither surrendered nor fled.

Zhou Leng will not give up, and will not leave.

The two sides fought slowly, each stubborn as their own.

In the end, Zhou Leng slaughtered the entire village of the Skin-Peeling Clan, and then traveled throughout the village, collecting a large number of items from the Great Battlefield.

It even included a martial arts screen, but unfortunately it has been damaged over time.

Just as they left the skinning tribe village, another group of skinning tribe members, slightly different from this one, arrived, howling and filled with hatred in their eyes.

Zhou Leng glanced back at the skin-peeling tribe village behind him, remained silent for a moment, and then charged towards the skin-peeling tribe in front of him.

Then, following the direction from which these skinners came, they marched towards the second skinner village.

After the three skinning tribe villages were wiped out, the entire forest suddenly became friendly, and no more enemies were encountered.

Zhou Leng ran out of the forest safely.

Behind him, unseen blood spheres formed a wall.

The map provided by Tian Gu City is not very accurate, but the error is not significant.

Zhou Lengli kept his distance from those divine forces.

Among them, there are even some places that the Scarlet-Eyed Queen mentioned, saying that if you see them, try to go in and get the treasures.

Without a second thought, Zhou Leng kept his distance. The rows of Grandmasters in Heavenly Bone City proved that the Great Battlefield was far more dangerous than imagined.

Along the way, they constantly encountered battlefield beasts of the innate level.

They either live in large groups or are individually powerful, and their overall strength is among the top in the ten realms.

Zhou Leng is the same.

Most of the time, Zhou Leng charged ahead recklessly, cutting his way through everything in his path.

Occasionally, when encountering a few terrifying individuals, they would use their lightness skill to run away as fast as they could.

Those guys' auras were very similar to the Dark Wrath, and they were likely star bloodlines that had been left behind in this place.

Those beings with star-like bloodlines were also quite clever. Seeing that Zhou Leng possessed an extraordinary aura and had no intention of fighting, they hesitated for a moment before deciding to give up.

On the way, I looked at the map and realized it was quite a distance.

At a speed of 360 kilometers per hour, it would take at least three days of continuous driving to reach the destination.

Left with no other choice, Zhou Leng began to circulate his qi and used his lightness skill to accelerate to 800 kilometers per hour. Whenever his true qi dropped to three-quarters, he would take pills or flesh and blood to replenish it.

Occasionally, to test his physical condition, he would run at full speed, exceeding the speed of sound, reaching speeds close to 1300 kilometers per hour.

Once you reach this speed, your body experiences tremendous resistance, and the feeling is completely different from running normally.

However, those born with this condition seem to possess a peculiar talent: they can significantly reduce resistance while running at high speeds.

Soon, they arrived at an area called the Land of Long Rest.

Zhou Leng slowed down and lowered his voice, running along the edge of the slumbering ground.

In the earth, the power of the gods lies dormant.

Zhou Leng was completely focused as he ran across the vast grassland.

Not far from the grassland lies the final resting place, a vast, boundless, black forest of leaves.

Just as they were about to pass the burial ground, a huge black shadow, five meters tall, rushed in from afar and suddenly changed direction.

Zhou Leng stomped on the ground, creating a huge crater with each step, and then took a stride that covered over a hundred meters.

In mid-air, Zhou Leng looked at the dark figure.

An old acquaintance, the Undying Knight.

Zhou Leng snorted lightly, ignored him, and continued walking.

Completing the trial is more important.

If I don't complete the trial, I might not be able to leave this place.

The Undead Knight pursued relentlessly, like a black tornado, accelerating its approach.

Zhou Leng ran for a while, but unexpectedly the Undead Knight was still following him. He immediately slowed down, swallowed a pill, and waited for his true energy to recover before stopping and turning around.

The two looked at each other from a distance.

Zhou Leng observed carefully and noticed that the Undead Knight seemed to be a little bigger than before, and the black smoke that made up its body was thicker and even faintly glowing.

The tip of the black knight's lance in his hand now gleamed with a silver light that it hadn't shown before.

After not seeing him for many days, the Undead Knight's strength had actually improved.

The face formed by the black mist of the Undead Knight was like a sculpture, devoid of joy or sorrow.

The two sides are getting closer and closer.

boom……

The Undead Knight suddenly accelerated and charged at supersonic speed.

Zhou Leng dragged the orc's legendary great axe in his right hand, his body slightly lowered, his foot shattering the earth and stirring up a huge wave of dust behind him. He charged towards the undead knight amidst a ring of white shockwaves.

Two supersonic warriors below the Grandmaster level meet head-on.

The spear and the giant axe, spear tip against axe blade, collided in mid-air like two shooting stars.

A piercing sound exploded, and brilliant sparks flew out.

The two of them stopped simultaneously.

The hooves of the undead knight's giant horse sank deep into the mud, his powerful form being stubbornly resisted.

Using the recoil, Zhou Leng retreated while turning around, and then his body seemed to swirl around like a giant vortex, accumulating terrifying power.

boom……

The moment his body turned to face him, the giant axe flew out, tearing through the air and smashing into the giant horse's chest.

Zhou Leng stomped on the ground, leaped high into the air, and aimed straight for the Undead Knight's head.

The Undead Knight stood upright, thrusting his right spear forward towards the giant axe.

He raised his left hand, which instantly transformed into a giant skeletal hand over two meters long, reaching out to grab Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng shattered the giant skeletal hand with one foot, but lacked the strength to continue and fell downwards.

Bang!
The clash between the giant axe and the spear jolted the undead knight, making him almost lose his grip on the spear.

Zhou Leng used a powerful downward strike to land on the straight knight's lance, then used the momentum to leap and kick the undead knight in the head.

As soon as the Undead Knight opened its mouth, countless undead heads flew out, carrying a huge impact that forced Zhou Leng to change direction midway.

Both sides come and go.

At mid-range, the Undead Knight uses his lance to finish them off.

Once Zhou Leng got close, he used all sorts of necromancy.

Even with Zhou Leng's greatly increased strength, and the immense power contained in each punch and kick, he was still no match for the Undying Knight.

Although the Undead Knight was strong, he was unable to defeat Zhou Leng, who took the initiative to attack.

His strength was immense, and Zhou Leng's strength was in no way inferior to his.

His speed was also extremely fast, and Zhou Leng had now reached supersonic speed as well.

One possesses magical powers, the other knows martial arts; each has their own area of ​​expertise.

The two fought continuously for a full half hour. Zhou Leng began to sweat, and the smoke around the Undead Knight became unstable. The battle remained evenly matched.

Finally, after a series of attacks, Zhou Leng stepped on the horse's head, using the momentum to fly backward, his arms outstretched, as graceful as a flying crane.

"This time, we're even. Next time, I'll take your neck... you demon."

After Zhou Leng finished speaking, he ran back towards the direction of the Burial Star Monument.

(End of this chapter)