Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 532 Old things
Xu Ming hesitated for a long time before slowly withdrawing his power and saying, "Forget it, I probably can't stimulate more of your power. In less than a month, your growth has been so astonishing... But, thinking about it carefully, it's normal. You completed the trials of the three great divine lands at the same time. If you still can't crush us Great Innate Realm cultivators, then the gods would be furious."

“I was luckier,” Zhou Leng said.

Xu Ming pretended not to hear and said, "You were able to defeat the Undying Knight, which means that from now on, you have reached the peak of the ten realms of the Great Innate Realm. Even the Dark Wrath can probably only defeat you by half a move at most, and cannot kill you. However..."

"Beware of divine calamity," Xu Ming said solemnly.

"I know."

Xu Ming shook his head and said, "You may not know. In fact, the Humanoid Alliance sent a Grandmaster to assassinate him. Do you know the result?"

"This is the first time I've heard of this."

"Twelve grandmasters were killed by him in one move."

"This..." Zhou Leng was incredulous for a moment; this completely exceeded his previous expectations.

"He can mobilize a weak divine power, and even with various limitations, its power is beyond imagination. Therefore, he should not be regarded as a Great Innate, or even a Grandmaster, but as a Martial Saint."

“It seems we’d better never run into him,” Zhou Leng said.

Xu Ming said, "Because of the Heavenly Calamity Envoy, many people gave up entering the Great Battlefield. Otherwise, how could I have obtained the Battlefield Shield Token? Li Shenkong originally wanted to suppress his cultivation level to enter this Great Battlefield. Later, when the Li Clan learned that the Heavenly Calamity Envoy wanted to enter this Great Battlefield, they gave up letting Li Shenkong enter and allowed him to advance to Grandmaster ahead of schedule."

"I see."

Xu Ming said, "So you can ignore any demons or dragons, but if you see a Heavenly Calamity Envoy, you must run as far away as possible."

“However, I heard that he never kills people on his own initiative, probably out of pride for the gods,” Zhou Leng said.

"Yes, he rarely kills intentionally and rarely gets his hands dirty. But do you know how many people the demon killed in order to unleash more of his power? Tens of millions."

"How can there be so many? What about all the people who have gone missing in recent years...?"

Xu Ming nodded and said, "Part of it is to guide his power to descend, and part of it is used for other evil sacrifices..."

At this point, Xu Ming's eyes flickered, and he finally said solemnly, "Be careful of Zhao He. I suspect that his family has made a deal with the devil."

"Rumor or evidence?" Zhou asked coldly.

Xu Ming said helplessly, "There's no way we can have direct evidence. That's the Zhao clan. Do you remember the Heavenly Rank Trial from the last joint examination of the eighteen schools?"

"of course I remember."

"You remember the Magic Bag Garden inside, right?"

"remember."

"All investigations point to someone wanting to sacrifice the students from the Eighteen Schools Joint Examination to mass-produce Magic Bag Beans for Zhao Tong. And at that time, Zhao Tong happened to be in the Water Continent Magic City. Of course, we don't have direct evidence, only indirect evidence."

Zhou Leng's mind was in turmoil; this guess had been made by more than one person.

Unfortunately, there is still no evidence.

The Zhao family is, after all, the Zhao family.

Zhou Leng asked, "Then Zhao Sheng..."

Xu Ming sighed deeply and said, "He did indeed pass away, but for some reason, the Zhao family has kept his death a secret."

"That's really ruthless..." Zhou Leng sighed.

"In short, stay away from Tian Huoshi and do not trust Zhao He."

Zhou Leng nodded.

The two chatted about some other things before returning to their respective rooms.

Zhou Leng sat down to meditate and cultivate, taking turns using the Star-Picking Technique, the Undying Star Body, and the Star Phoenix Returning to Heaven Technique to continuously absorb the power he obtained from the Dragon God Seal Path.

After mastering the three techniques, he began to practice the "Subduing Serpent Chapter" of the Ten Rebellious Beast Fist.

My body is now able to withstand the training of the Serpent Subduing Chapter.

After completing the Serpent Subduing Chapter, he began training the Dragon God Battle Techniques.

When practicing this combat technique, the body can absorb the power of the Dragon God's Blood Mist remaining in the blood vessels more quickly.

Three days flew by.

Zhou Leng's body thickened, supported by the power of the Dragon God's Blood Mist.

The blood vessels on the body's surface, which resembled armor, have finally returned to normal.

However, even through the skin, one can still see blood vessels that are unusually thick.

It may take several months to fully recover.

Looking at the large blood vessels, Zhou Leng comforted himself, saying that large blood vessels are less likely to get blocked, which is a good thing.

Stepping out of the room, Xu Ming saw several trial participants standing in the plaza outside. They were all the most outstanding Great Innate Realm cultivators from the five races, and Xu Ming was among them.

They were all the same; although they didn't reach the final destination, they had all passed the minimum requirement.

The other trainees came over to greet him, all surprised by how quickly Zhou Leng had grown.

Xu Ming called Zhou Leng to a secluded spot and handed him a miniature hard drive.

"Inside is a miniature hard drive containing crucial information. Once you return to Earth, give it to Chen Shouhu or Wang Boxiong, and don't give it to anyone else."

"I think I understand." Zhou Leng took the mini hard drive and put it away.

“But what do you mean by that?” Zhou Leng asked.

Xu Ming said, "Next, we will all enter the second trial, which is said to be throwing us into a brutal battlefield of myriad realms. It's not a trial at all, just pure combat. Even the strongest person can die there. I'm giving you this in case of emergency."

Zhou Leng said, "I hope we can leave the Great Battlefield together and return to Earth."

"I hope so too," Xu Ming said with a smile.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle rang out from the square.

"The second trial has begun!" a dwarf trial participant shouted from a short distance away.

"I'm going now... see you later." Xu Ming waved and walked away into the distance.

Zhou Leng watched Xu Ming's retreating figure, feeling lost and forlorn. Xu Ming walked a short distance away, picked up the demonized wristwatch, and said something.

A short while later, Zhou Leng looked at his magical wristwatch.

The system indicated that a voice message from Xu Ming had been received.

"I am Xu Ming, and I am on the great battlefield."

"Zhou Leng is one of the most talented martial artists among the young people I know."

"He is not perfect; there are some things he is not good at."

"But he never backed down when his comrades needed him."

“We were ambushed by a demon, but he secretly intervened and eliminated the demons who ambushed us one by one, thus thwarting the demon's ambush plan.”

"Later, when the demons besieged us and all the human warriors were about to die, he descended like a saint and led us to slaughter the demons."

"He not only has great martial arts talent, but also a righteous heart."

"I, Xu Ming, guarantee to the Demon City Army and the Martial Academy with my integrity and martial arts that his future is limitless."

“I don’t know if I can return to Earth, but I firmly believe that Zhou Leng can, and must be able to.”

"If I am unable to return to Earth, please, all my friends, treat Zhou Leng kindly."

"If I fail to return to Earth, I will donate all my possessions to the Demon City Army."

"If you are willing to grant me one wish, please award Zhou Leng the merits he made on the great battlefield, as if awarding them to everyone who remained here."

"I firmly believe that one day humanity will be able to leave the blue planet and venture into the stars."

"The premise is that people like Zhou Leng can live on."

"Zhou Leng, please forward this voice message to the Demon City Army."

"May we meet again in a future where humanity exists."

Zhou Leng gritted his teeth and stared ahead.

A light mist swept through Tian Gu City, and Xu Ming and the others appeared indistinctly. Finally, they walked together into a huge teleportation portal and entered the unknown battlefield of myriad worlds.

Before stepping in, Xu Ming raised his right arm and waved it.

"We will definitely meet again in a future where there are humans."

After Zhou Leng finished speaking, he walked with firm steps toward He Pengfei's residence.

He Pengfei was standing at the entrance, gazing at the huge teleportation portals.

"Did he give you the hard drive?" He Pengfei asked.

“Hmm,” Zhou Leng said.

"Then, from today onwards, you are a member of Project Ten Thousand Lights."

"Hmm?" Zhou Leng looked at He Pengfei.

He Pengfei simply gazed into the distance as he slowly began to speak.

Not all people are human.

"But there are always some people who are human."

"In the year 2000 of the Old Era, the ten realms were connected, and demons invaded, but the powerful demons could not enter for a short time."

"Under normal circumstances, as long as the human race works together, they can completely defeat the monsters. At worst, they can trade space for time."

"Unfortunately, two large groups of traitors emerged."

"One group was the Demon Worship Cult. They were originally followers of various cults, firmly believing that the gods of the Demon Prison were either the gods they worshipped or the devils they worshipped. They had one thing in common: they only considered themselves human and not others. Coupled with the spread of fear of war at the time, the Demon Worship Cult grew like a snowball, eventually becoming a behemoth."

"The other group consists of those carefully selected by the demons, who use succubi and other monsters to control them."

"Detonate it just before the final battle."

"Those people killed or influenced their fathers and grandfathers, leaked a lot of secrets at the time, betrayed humanity, and joined the Demon Prison. Now, almost all of them have become Grandmasters, living a life of luxury in the Demon Prison, and have become exhibits for the Demon Prison to recruit humanity."

"At the time, there was a popular saying on the internet: 'The strong never complain about the environment, because it is their children who have destroyed it.'"

"Later, ambitious people in the Dragon Kingdom discovered that each country had its own ulterior motives and it was difficult to truly unite. Therefore, the Ten Thousand Lanterns Plan was formulated."

"Humanity may perish, but it cannot sit idly by and wait for its demise."

"Therefore, some people were responsible for staying on Earth, while others were responsible for exploring the outside world to find hope for human survival."

"Among them, the plan responsible for outward exploration and backup is Project Wan Deng."

"I, Xu Yong, and Xu Ming are all members of Project Ten Thousand Lamps."

"Huang Xuange, the Martial Saint, was also a member of the Ten Thousand Lanterns Project. He would have stayed here forever, just like us."

"It's just that the other people in the Ten Thousand Lanterns Project realized that he had the potential to become a saint, so they took his place and stayed here."

"Xu Ming told me that after leaving the Great Battlefield, Huang Xuange's personality changed drastically, transforming from a gentle and refined scholar-warrior into a direct and rude warrior."

"Only dramatic changes can change a person."

"I'm already here; I can't leave."

“I’m not sure if you can leave, but since Xu Ming left the mini hard drive to you, I will do my best to make sure you leave.”

"However, you have been valued by several adults, and they have said some things that I don't quite understand."

"They seem to think highly of you, believing you're qualified to enter a place called Ascension to Godhood or something like that."

"However, whether you can leave or not depends on your fate."

"Let's go. I will brand you with the Heavenly Bone Blood Mark, and then the third trial, unique to you, will be issued from above."

(End of this chapter)