Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 531 Eternal Remains
Zhou Leng glanced at the Undead Knight and then surveyed the palace.

This place resembles a huge palace, about 100 meters long and 30 to 40 meters wide.

The style of many items in the Demon Spirit Pouch is similar to that of this place.

It seems the Undead Knight has already taken what he could.

Zhou Leng checked again and entered the side hall next to the palace.

Got nothing.

Finally, he walked to the throne, reached out, and touched the skeletal throne.

The aura of the dead swarmed in, chilling to the bone.

After a careful examination, I used my luck to isolate myself from the aura of the dead, and then began to try various methods.

Push, smash, pry, pull up...

Despite all efforts, the Bone Throne remained unmoved.

It seems this thing is at least a creation of a demigod, and it can't be taken away for now.

They searched the palace again, took some valuable odds and ends, and headed outside.

Skeletons littered the ground, ghosts roamed the land.

Zhou Leng, clad in the Taiqing Sea Robe and wielding the Dragon Bone Spear, swept through the enemy ranks.

Not only was it unharmed, but the Dragonbone Spear also continued to absorb the power of the undead, becoming even brighter.

After leaving the ancient tomb and stepping onto the ground, Zhou Leng mounted the Hellfire Warhorse, gripping the Dragon Bone Spear in his right hand and flicking the reins with his left, propelling the warhorse forward.

Along the way, countless undead watched this human warrior.

This is what the undead knight who swept through the Land of Sleepless actually looks like?

They broke free from the sleepless night and continued their journey.

Unlike the previous all-out battle, once we left the Sleepless Land, everything went smoothly.

Before long, they returned to the Skinning Forest.

It was as quiet as an empty movie theater, pitch black and eerily cold.

Heavenly Bone City.

Xu Ming, covered in wounds, emerged from the purple mist.

Although he failed to reach the final destination like Zhou Leng, he still successfully met the passing standard and completed the first trial.

Ahead, He Pengfei, the Heavenly Bone Warrior, walked towards them.

"Xu Ming".

"You are... He Pengfei, Senior He Shang?"

The two looked at each other.

He Pengfei stood straight and slowly said, "Ten thousand lights."

Xu Ming also stood at attention, placing his hands on either side of his trouser seams, and replied, "Eternal flame."

"Comrade Xu Ming."

"Comrade He Pengfei."

The two held hands.

The two walked to a secluded spot, where Xu Ming reported to He Pengfei on matters concerning the Demon City Army and the National Government.

He Pengfei recounted all the information about Tiangu City that could be leaked and handed over a miniature hard drive.

"Inside are... materials accumulated by many comrades over the years, among which... your father contributed."

"My father..."

"Sacrificed."

The two were silent for a long time.

Xu Ming held the miniature hard drive, but hesitated to put it into his magic bag.

He Pengfei frowned and said, "Your talent far surpasses that of me and your father. You cannot stay here."

"How does my talent compare to Zhou Leng's?"

He Pengfei snapped, "No matter what, you can't stay here."

Why can't I stay here?

"Because your father has remained here forever."

"and then?"

He Pengfei opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Xu Ming said, "I came here with a friend named Wang Xiong. His strength is almost equal to mine."

"He said that as long as he could walk out of the Great Battle alive, he would be able to obtain a medium-grade headless god."

"That's probably the dream of every martial artist below the Martial Saint level. If I had the Headless God, I could easily defeat the Volcanic Turtle and even compete with the Undead Knight."

"But when we were outside the purple mist, he said he would stay and let Zhou Leng and me leave."

"There's no particular reason, he just felt that if Zhou Leng and I stayed on Blue Star, it would be of greater help to the human race."

"Later, he sacrificed his life."

He Pengfei was silent for a moment, then said, "No need to rush. The others will pass the test and enter Heavenly Bone City one after another."

"But of the people in Project Wan Deng, only I remain."

He Pengfei said, "In an emergency, I have the right to choose new Wan Deng personnel."

"The premise is that all other Wan Deng personnel are killed in action."

"What do you want?" He Pengfei sighed.

"Give this hard drive to Zhou Leng and let him take it back to China and hand it over to the organization. Wang Xiong trusts him, I trust him, we all trust him."

“He’s already being watched by higher-ups, and it’s almost impossible for him to leave,” He Pengfei said.

“Back then, Grand Marshal Huang Xuange originally had no chance to leave, but he still left anyway,” Xu Ming said.

"Let me think about it some more," He Pengfei said.

Xu Ming said, "I hope that what you are protecting is the light of thousands of homes, not your own selfish desires."

He Pengfei's face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

He turned around and looked into the distance.

He recalled Xu Yong's gaze before he died.

Xu Yong didn't say anything, but he knew that Xu Yong didn't want Xu Ming to come in or stay.

He couldn't convince himself to keep Xu Ming.

Even as a member of Project Ten Thousand Lights, even after he solemnly swore an oath, he did not want Xu Ming to stay.

Why must it be Xu Ming? Why must it be Xu Yong?

Are all the others dead?
Why can't your children come?

They are willing, I am willing, but I am not willing on their behalf.

He Pengfei gritted his teeth.

"Let's wait and see," He Pengfei said.

Xu Ming said, "I have only one bottom line, and that is that Zhou Leng must leave. He is one of the hopes of the human race."

“He is very strong, but he is still far from being the hope of the human race,” He Pengfei said.

"Because too many people perish halfway before they can become hope," Xu Ming said.

He Pengfei remained silent.

Suddenly, He Pengfei looked up, and in his eyes appeared the ruins of the city beyond the purple mist.

A tall, fiery hellhorse galloped in, and on its back, Zhou Leng, wielding a massive dragon bone spear, leaped into the territory of Heavenly Bone City like a hero.

“Zhou Leng is back,” He Pengfei said, projecting the screen in front of the two of them.

Xu Ming glanced at Zhou Leng, then looked at the Hellfire Warhorse and the Dragon Bone Spear, and smiled slightly.

"I've never seen this spear before, but I have seen this warhorse. Guess whose it is?"

He Pengfei remained silent.

"It's an Undead Knight, the strongest Grand Innate Undead Knight. Even when twenty of us Grand Innates joined forces to kill it, it still escaped easily."

He Pengfei stared at Zhou Leng for a long time before saying, "His power seems to have increased significantly again, reaching the Great Innate Realm."

"It seems his second trial was very successful."

He Pengfei said, "The more successful he becomes, the less likely he is to leave this place. Everyone who has passed through the final place is being watched closely and cannot leave. Huang Xuange is very strong, but there is still a certain gap between him and the top geniuses of all realms."

"There must be a way," Xu Ming said.

Zhou Leng strode through the vast city ruins, rushed into the purple mist, and entered Tian Gu City without any hindrance.

Upon seeing He Pengfei and Xu Ming, they reined in their horses and stopped.

Zhou Leng put away his warhorse and spear and walked over.

Xu Ming laughed heartily and said, "Well done, but how did it end up like this?"

On Zhou Leng's skin, large blood vessels resembled a thick layer of armor.

"There's a lot of power; we need to digest and absorb it slowly," Zhou Leng said.

He Pengfei carefully sensed it for a while, then exclaimed in surprise, "You passed the trial of the Dragon God Seal Path?"

"I don't know if it passed, but I left safely."

"What's your highest record as a Dragonblood Guardian? 30, 40, or 50?"

“107,” Zhou Leng said.

He Pengfei's eyes widened in horror. Having lived in Tiangu City for many years, he knew very well what the Dragon God Seal Path represented.

In the legends of Heavenly Bone City, the Dragon God's Seal Path is the fundamental core of the Great Battlefield.

Even the god who created the Heavenly Bone Trial cannot compare to that Dragon God in rank.

Legend has it that the dragon god survived a great war among the gods, leaving behind the Dragon God's Mark, and then successfully escaped.

Finally, you will be promoted to a higher level.

The esteemed person he occasionally met always spoke of the Dragon God's Seal with great respect.

Being able to kill 107 Dragonblood Guards will inevitably taint one with that person's aura.

Although Xu Ming didn't know what the number represented, he knew it was very powerful, and he repeatedly said, "Good! Good!"

He Pengfei said, "Let's go. Xu Ming, you're going to enter the second trial, and Zhou Leng, you're going to collect the Heavenly Bone Blood Mark."

"If I receive the Heavenly Bone Blood Mark, will I become like you?"

Zhou Leng looked at He Pengfei and noticed that almost all the Heavenly Bone Warriors had varying degrees of ossification in their bodies.

He Pengfei said, "We are too weak; our bones cannot absorb enough power, causing it to overflow. The strongest Heavenly Bone Warriors can control this power at will."

Xu Ming said, "You should be fine. However, you need to wait a few days and properly absorb the power in your body."

Zhou Leng looked at He Pengfei.

"Then wait a bit, I'll arrange a room for you two next door."

He Pengfei helped the two of them get their identities sorted out and they settled in temporarily.

The two entered the room, and Xu Ming recounted in detail the trials of the Heavenly Crippled Bone.

After wiping out the demons and dragons, the other races lived in peace and eventually joined forces to conduct research.

The whole process was very positive; despite being from another world, they treated each other like friends.

Zhou Leng also recounted some events that occurred at the Tu Jun Star Stele and the Dragon God Seal Road, but omitted some private information.

After Zhou Leng finished speaking, Xu Ming was a little confused.

"You mean you slaughtered all the demons and most of the dragons at the Remnant Heaven Bone, the Monument to Slaughter the King, and the Path of the Dragon God?"

“That’s indeed the situation,” Zhou Leng said.

"Although there are countless Great Primordial Demons, there are not many truly top-tier geniuses. Most of them have entered the Great Battlefield. Based on the current number, you have killed at least half, or even more."

“There’s still a lot left,” Zhou Leng said.

"Let's go outside and have a friendly wrestling match."

The two walked out of the room and stood in the open space outside.

The two grabbed each other's hands and raised them with their fingers interlaced.

"I'll do my best, be careful." Xu Ming said, and began to push forward with increasing force.

Zhou Leng also increased his efforts.

At first, Xu Ming only used his physical strength, but he quickly circulated his true energy, and then circulated the power of his entire body.

His whole body was slightly red, with bulging veins and his skin swollen from the immense force, as if he were carrying a giant mountain on his back.

But throughout the entire process, Zhou Leng's body did not undergo any significant changes.

"Keep increasing the pressure," Xu Ming growled.

Seeing Xu Ming's determined gaze, Zhou Leng began to continuously increase his power, slowly activating various extraordinary abilities.

In just a moment, Zhou Leng was seen moving forward continuously, while Xu Ming was pushed backward repeatedly, as if he were skating backward.

His feet were like two hard stones, leaving deep marks on the ground.

Even now, Zhou Leng's physical appearance remains largely unchanged.

(End of this chapter)