Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 540 The Wind Rises
"I know you won't, because you're Zhou Leng's friend. Zhou Leng's friend won't hate me, right?"

Rao Mingxian remained silent.

Zhang Xiaoxiao supported herself against the wall with her right hand, slightly raised her left arm, and extended her bright red index finger, pointing at the magic spirit bag.

"Help me deliver the headless god to Zhou Leng. If possible..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao paused, then waved her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth, gently wiping it with only her index finger.

Blood kept oozing from the corner of his mouth, with foam on the surface.

Unable to wipe it clean with her index finger, she used her entire left hand to wipe the corner of her mouth, smearing blood all over half her face.

Blood slowly trickled down his chin.

"Honestly, I can't finish wiping this..." Zhang Xiaoxiao muttered softly, without a hint of complaint.

Finally, she lowered her hand, letting blood trickle from the corner of her mouth.

She strained to look up at Rao Mingxian outside.

As she bled, she slowly said, "If possible, could you please pass on a message to Brother Zhou Leng and Brother Zhang Xinglie? It was Uncle Tong Tianxia who said it, and I really, really like it..."

She coughed up a mouthful of blood and continued, "Some winds, no matter where they begin or when they end, will surely blow upon you."

Like saying goodbye to her classmates after school, she slightly raised her little hand, waved to Rao Mingxian, closed her eyes, and leaned against the wall.

My body slowly slid down, softly, and landed on the ground.

Rao Mingxian stared at Zhang Xiaoxiao's corpse for a long time.

He bent down to pick up the magic bag, put it away, took out the magic incendiary agent, sprinkled it all over Zhang Xiaoxiao's body, and lit it.

The intense heat caused the demonic flames to rapidly erode the corpses.

The flames died down shortly afterward.

A gust of wind blew, and a cloud of black ash slowly dispersed.

Only a dark shadow remained on the ground, and a few bloody handprints on the wall.

Rao Mingxian turned and left.

He raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The clouds over the great battlefield carry a hint of sadness.

far away.

Zhou Leng led his team, fighting their way through thorns and brambles, to the Perfect Garden.

As the number of monsters hunted increased, so did the number of trial participants joining the team.

Before we knew it, the number of people had exceeded 200.

The crown of light atop Zhou Leng's head shone even brighter.

The crimson dragon scales on its body became increasingly dense.

“That’s the perfect garden,” someone pointed into the distance.

Beneath the dim light of the dark clouds, a brilliant light shone on the blue and black earth.

It was a place that seemed to be covered in gold and blooming with flowers; just seeing it from afar filled one with joy.

"I've heard that it's extremely beautiful there, the most beautiful place in the Ten Realms."

"Yes, some people say it's an illusion, but very few people see through it."

"However, there are flower fairies inside. If you encounter a good flower fairy, you will reap great rewards. If you encounter a bad flower fairy, you will be doomed."

"I've heard that a lucky few who enter can receive the blessing of the flower fairy."

"We never know what happened to those unlucky ones, nor can we tell anyone."

Everyone was talking about it.

Some people walked over.

"Zhou Leng, you are strong and lucky. You will definitely receive the blessing of the flower fairy if you enter the Perfect Garden."

"We won't go in; we'll wait for you outside."

"I really want to go in, but I'm afraid I'll hold you back, so never mind."

"You guys are such cowards! I've heard that flower fairies are very beautiful, even more beautiful than elves. Don't you want to try them?"

"A man-eating flower is still a flower, why don't you try it?"

"Don't move! There's a monster!" a demon suddenly warned, and the entire place fell silent.

Zhou Leng looked around and saw a huge, silvery creature slowly moving not far from the Perfect Garden.

The giant creature was about 100 meters long and more than 10 meters wide, with a thick, steel-white shell covering its back. It was three or four stories high and had a long, narrow shape.

It has many legs under its body, resembling a centipede.

Its head resembles a dragon's, and it has four tails behind it. Its color is similar to its shell, and its skin is silvery.

At first glance, it looks like a mechanical monster; upon closer inspection, it resembles a giant dragon carrying a long, narrow house on its back.

"What a strange, enormous thing."

"what is that?"

"It seems to be a Fortress Dragon..."

Zhou Leng stared at the Fortress Dragon, his eyes shining. He never expected to encounter a Fortress Dragon on the Great Battlefield.

According to the records in the Divine Relics, the Fortress Dragon was a highly sought-after dragon species even among advanced civilizations.

Many deities ride fortress dragons through the starry sky.

This fortress dragon is only at the innate level, yet it is already a hundred meters long. Once it grows to the level of a Void God, it will reach ten thousand meters in length, like a long and narrow spaceship, roaming the void.

Its outer shell can be transformed into a habitable space, sufficient for people to survive in space.

Having a Fortress Dragon is practically equivalent to having a base of operations.

If you hesitate even a little when you encounter such a top-tier dragon species, it's because you look down on it.

"I'll go ask, you guys continue."

Zhou Leng charged straight at the fortress dragon.

Before long, they arrived in front of the Fortress Dragon.

The fortress dragon strolled leisurely forward, picking at the tender leaves on the trees without even glancing at Zhou Leng.

Throughout the entire great battlefield, apart from the gods, no creature could threaten him.

"Hello, Fortress Dragon, I am a human warrior," Zhou Leng greeted in a slightly altered divine script.

"Hmm?" The silver fortress dragon slowly turned its head, its head having a beautiful streamlined shape, elegant yet with a touch of delicacy compared to ordinary dragons.

"Are you interested in signing a contract with me, leaving the Great Battlefield, and traveling the world? Blue Star will surely ascend to a higher civilization in the future."

"Oh." The Fortress Dragon understood the purpose of the visit, turned back, and continued to slowly eat the tender leaves.

By signing a contract with the Fortress Dragon, one can acquire this god-tier mount, a mobile castle, and a powerful bodyguard.

However, he seemed uninterested. Zhou Leng tried his best to persuade him, but Fortress Dragon remained unmoved.

Finally, Zhou Leng sighed softly, thinking to himself that if he weren't outmatched, he would have already kidnapped you.

There's no way around it; the Fortress Dragon's life level is too high, and its strength is too great.

Not to mention himself, even if all the trial participants were combined, they might not be able to break through his skin, let alone that hard fortress shell.

"pity……"

Zhou Leng returned empty-handed, ultimately unable to produce anything of value to attract the Fortress Dragon.

In advanced civilizations, only those with powerful backgrounds and exceptional talents can gain the friendship of the Fortress Dragon.

On second thought, it's actually normal; with my current financial situation, I probably couldn't afford to support them.

The resources he needs to grow would require draining the resources of countless planets.

The group encountered various monsters along the way.

Some charged straight in, while others fought their way back. When they encountered strange monsters like the Fortress Dragon or the Lava River King, they didn't even look at them and could only stay away.

Before long, the group approached the Perfect Garden.

After a brief discussion, everyone set up camp, and Zhou Leng entered alone.

The perfect garden is home to a variety of extremely beautiful plants.

The starry sky tree, the rainbow flowers covered in rainbows, the sunflowers as beautiful as the sun, the mercury grass that looks like flowing mercury...

As he got closer, Zhou Leng became wary.

Although the Perfect Garden is described as a beautiful place in any record, magicians have always suspected that it is, like its name, a perfect trap.

Everything seemed fine, but unbeknownst to them, a great danger was lurking beneath the surface.

If you're not strong enough, you'll die if you enter.

Because I've never heard of any ordinary trial participant ever coming out alive.

Only the strong who stray into this place can return safely.

He Pengfei also shared some information about Perfect Garden, but he only knew the general outline.

All that is known is that this place is inhabited by a monster called the Brilliant Demon Flower, which moves slowly but is proficient in illusion and poison, and has the strange ability to communicate with any living thing.

Generally, they don't attack strong teams; they only raid lone individuals.

However, the specifics remain unknown.

Legend has it that in the Perfect Garden there is a "golden flower" that, when it falls to the ground, can nurture a vibrant, sparkling lake.

These golden flowers belong to the Brilliant Flower Fairy; only by giving the Brilliant Flower Fairy enough treasures can one obtain the golden flowers.

Because the Demon Master believed that the Perfect Garden was sinister, Zhou Leng remained vigilant at all times, only wanting to find that radiant demon flower master.

If you can kill them, then kill them. If you really can't kill them, it means that the third level of the Heavenly Rank Trial is not something that a primary civilization can handle. It's okay to give up decisively.

After all, he had already reached the first level of the Heavenly Realm, and according to his senses, he would soon be born.

After walking for a while, they saw trampling marks on the grass ahead. Upon further investigation, they discovered that it was a monster team composed of demons, sirens, and orcs.

There were about twenty or thirty of them.

It is very rare for so many monsters to gather at this time.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Leng decided to deal with the monsters first. Since he didn't know where the Brilliant Demon Flower was, it didn't matter which way he went, so he might as well kill some monsters along the way.

Use the Demon Ring to transform into the Rusty Iron General and pursue the monster.

Before long, they were discovered by the demon birds that accompanied the army.

The demon bird flew closer and inquired about the situation.

Zhou Leng lied, saying that his team had been scattered and was running around in different places. He sensed the presence of his own kind and hurriedly chased after them.

The demon bird pointed out the direction, and Zhou Leng ran quickly.

Before long, a group of monsters came into view, jogging slowly.

"Follow me, General Rusty Iron!" the leader of the blasphemous grimoires commanded.

"As ordered."

As Zhou Leng spoke, he quickly approached and joined the monster party.

First, observe the monster's strength, then slowly approach the Blasphemous Codex and whisper, "Blasphemy Codex, I discovered some things on the way and would like to report them to you privately."

"it is good."

The blasphemous grimoire is approaching.

Zhou Leng grabbed the head of the blasphemous book and yanked it hard.

puff……

The blasphemous tome was decapitated, its head and body severed, blood splattering everywhere; it died with the book still attached.

Subsequently, Zhou Leng went on a killing spree among the monsters.

First kill the land-bound sirens, then the low-intelligence green-skinned orcs, and finally the demons.

These monsters were very strong. They initially attacked Zhou Leng, but eventually realized they were no match for him and fled in all directions.

In the end, Zhou Leng only killed sixteen.

He looked down at his body; it was covered in red marks.

These demons, who have passed at least one trial, have significantly increased in strength, each surpassing the Dragon Blood Guards. Together, they can even break through the Taiqing Sea Robe, leaving wounds on their bodies.

However, it has already healed.

Masters of the Brilliant Demon Flower are hard to find, but demons are easy to find.

Therefore, Zhou Leng changed his goal, hunting demons while searching for the Demon Flower Master.

Like a lone wolf, wandering through a perfect garden.

They kept encountering and attacking monsters.

Zhou Leng quickly sensed something was wrong; there were too many monster trial participants here.

So they were kept alive for interrogation, but they all remained silent and refused to confess, preferring death to life.

Zhou Leng had prior experience, so it must be related to the Heavenly Calamity.

So, ignoring the monsters, he continued hunting them down while trying to figure out why they had come here.

No matter what the monsters do, killing them all is always the right thing to do.

Following the Broken Heaven Bone, the Slaughtering Monument, and the Dragon God's Seal Path, the Monster Alliance has encountered its nemesis in the Perfect Garden.

A day later, Zhou Leng discovered that a mixed force of monsters and humans had appeared ahead of him.

The leader was Zhao He.

(End of this chapter)