Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 568 Shield
Zhou Leng did not enter the village, but took a small path up the mountain and disappeared into the dense forest.

Wang Boxiong sat in the car for a long time.

Entering the long-lost cave, passing through the familiar thicket of giant coniferous trees, and seeing the white tree trunks that resembled a giant wall, Zhou Leng breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking around, there were signs that Big Yellow had been there.

"Ok?"

Zhou Leng walked to a master-level barbell.

The lever of the demonized barbell was obviously bent and then pressed back to its original position by a huge force, resulting in an uneven surface.

"It must be that Xiao Ba guy using too much force..."

Zhou Leng walked to the tree, leaned against the giant frost tree, and slowly recounted what had happened over the past few days.

As he finished speaking, Zhou Leng muttered to himself softly.

"I'm a little tired..."

After saying that, he fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know how much time passed, but my face was wet.

Opening my eyes, I saw Big Yellow, who had grown even thicker, sticking out his tongue and licking his face.

Zhou chuckled coldly and asked, "How have you been these past few days?"

"Woooo..."

Big Yellow barked at the sky, then stretched out its paw and pointed at Zhou Leng's chest and abdomen, looking worried.

Zhou Leng briefly recounted what had happened, saying, "I encountered the Heavenly Calamity Envoy, and there was nothing I could do. From then on, I was no longer a martial artist."

Da Huang stared blankly at Zhou Leng, his eyes slowly welling up with tears streaming down his face.

Zhou Leng gently rubbed Da Huang's head and said, "It's okay, accept the change. After a while, we'll go live in the Demon Spirit World together, although it's not much different from Earth."

Da Huang nodded repeatedly, tears streaming down his face.

"Let's go to Mammoth Lake and see if we can heal my wound quickly."

"Woooo..."

Big Yellow wiped away its tears and followed Zhou Leng out of the forest. After a few steps, it looked back at the towering, frost-covered giant tree.

Emerging from the forest, Mammoth Lake came into view. Little Ba jumped up and ran over like a giant dog.

"Woof woof!" Big Yellow barked wildly.

Xiao Ba suddenly stopped, slowly approached, and carefully observed Zhou Leng.

"I'm injured, but it's nothing serious. It's just that my body can't take any more of this right now," Zhou Leng said.

As Zhou Leng spoke, he took out waterproof, magical medical supplies to cover the two large, bowl-sized wounds and slowly entered Mammoth Lake.

Although the true energy is gone, the ability to breathe underwater remains. Soaking quietly in the water, eyes closed.

My mind is racing with thoughts.

Big Yellow stayed with Zhou Leng for a while, barking to tell Little Eight not to leave, then took off running back to the forest.

It grew bigger and bigger as it ran, eventually becoming a giant wolf over two meters tall.

Its entire body is covered in yellow and black wolf fur, and it is clad in unique armor, making it majestic and imposing.

Back under the giant frost tree, Big Yellow revealed a fawning smile, pointed in the direction of Zhou Leng, pointed to its own navel, sat on the ground, raised its two front legs, and made a gesture of worship.

As Big Yellow paid its respects, it stuck out its red tongue and smiled obsequiously.

The giant frost tree remained motionless.

After thinking for a moment, Da Huang knelt on the ground, repeatedly rising and bowing, his expression becoming increasingly fawning.

The giant frost tree remained motionless.

The smile on Big Yellow's face froze. After a moment of stunned silence, he resumed his fawning smile and began to kowtow repeatedly to the ground.

After bowing nine times, he looked up but the giant frost tree remained unresponsive.

Dahuang continued kowtowing, kowtowing nine times in total, and then repeated the process.

Finally, it struck the ground, creating a large crater, but the giant frost tree still didn't react.

Big Yellow lay in the deep pit, staring blankly at the giant frost tree.

After a while, Big Yellow walked up to the Frost Giant Tree, its head facing the tree.

boom! boom! boom……

Each kowtow felt like a full-force punch from the Heavenly King.

No matter how solid the ground was, Big Yellow was completely unharmed.

The Frosty Giant Tree is different.

After kowtowing nine times with all his might, Da Huang was left with torn skin and dizzy.

Blood trickled down his forehead and along the dog's fur.

Dahuang seemed oblivious to the pain, sticking out its tongue, laughing, and looking upwards.

The giant frost tree remained motionless.

Without hesitation, Big Yellow slammed its head against the giant frost tree again.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…

Nine rounds in one round, round after round...

Click!

Dahuang fell backward, its skull cracked, but no blood flowed out.

The blood has dried.

Large patches of blood flowed from the tree trunk to the ground, and Dahuang was covered in a thick layer of dried blood.

Big Yellow stared at the snowflake-shaped leaves above its head, its vision blurred.

In a blur, images from a long, long time ago surfaced in my mind.

It was a warm, sunny summer afternoon.

The dappled shadows of the trees fell on the woman, who was squatting on the ground with her long hair flowing down her back.

She gently stroked Big Yellow's head.

"Little Yellow, you must protect your brother."

"Woof!" Little Yellow wagged its tail vigorously, stuck out its tongue, and grinned.

The first thing Da Huang saw when he opened his eyes was that woman.

That day was the last time Da Huang saw that woman.

Tears soaked the dried blood and slowly flowed down Big Yellow's cheeks.

Big Yellow slowly stood up.

The skull was fractured, and wriggling brain matter could be seen deep inside the wound.

His body swayed with every step.

His mouth was agape, his tongue was hanging out crookedly, and saliva was dripping from it.

He stood before the giant frost tree with all his might, forcing a smile.

It put its two front legs together, bowed devoutly, and then rammed its head into a tree.

boom!
Big Yellow staggered backward and lay on the ground, its four legs twitching slightly as if it had been electrocuted.

The vast, white earth returned to calm.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Leng opened his eyes. Above him was the surface of Mammoth Lake, a bright blue expanse, with the enormous figure of Xiao Ba floating diagonally in front of him.

It was completely black.

It felt as if I had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Looking down, Mammoth Lake lived up to its reputation; the wound had shrunk considerably.

It looks like the wound will be fully healed in a few days.

Zhou Leng got up, walked to the lakeside, sat down, and stared blankly at the azure lake and the distant snow-capped mountains.

Xiao Ba stayed by his side.

After a long while, Zhou Leng came to his senses.

Even though his true energy was cut off, he still had another power he could cultivate.

An immortal celestial body.

Having true qi will improve the training effect, but you can still train even without true qi.

The Ten Rebellious Beast Fist is the same; it can be practiced without internal energy, but the effect is slightly less.

Zhou Leng let out a long breath, took out a large number of star conch shells, and spread them on the ground.

At this moment, the total number of star conch shells has surged to more than 20, truly forming a small mountain.

We killed too many alien races and monsters on the great battlefield.

Zhou Leng sat down against Xingluo, remained still for a while, and then suddenly frowned.

These are the changes that occur after a serious injury.

Previously, he had the support of true qi, and his physical condition was excellent.

However, without true qi, the body loses its nourishment and begins to affect consciousness and martial arts will.

My mind often wanders occasionally.

The body tissues have probably been strengthened to an extreme degree, so much so that without true qi, it's equivalent to an ordinary person being in a state of chronic oxygen deficiency.

Zhou Leng forced himself to stay focused and began cultivating the Undying Star Body.

In my mind, divine script was spinning.

Within the realm of will, the light of Ceres shines.

An invisible force surges into the body, strengthening the physical form without the need for internal energy.

"Ok?"

Zhou Leng suddenly stopped cultivating and looked around.

While cultivating the Undying Star Body, I sensed a power that should not exist in the Ten Realms.

The starry sky is truly powerful.

Even though the universe is infinitely large, only a very few star sectors possess this power.

This is the power that the gods need for their cultivation.

Zhou Leng rummaged through his magic pouch and quickly found an item containing the aura of true star energy, which he then took out.

Before entering the great battlefield, he took a fossilized shield from the dwarven world, intending to study it along the way.

As a result, I completely forgot about it.

Now, the surface of the shield fossil has cracked, revealing a peculiar metallic luster inside.

Zhou Leng struck and knocked hard, and the surface rock completely cracked and fell away, revealing a shield-shaped metal disc.

The metal shield features a radiating golden sun symbol in the center, with a slightly reddish gem embedded in the middle, surrounded by layers of peculiar black and gold lines.

The lines are covered with many twisted and complex symbols.

The gemstone had a dim luster, and the light inside it changed slowly, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

It doesn't look like a shield at all; it's more like some kind of magic circle or strange artifact.

Zhou Leng observed carefully and sensed that the true energy of the starry sky was emanating from the gem at the center of the shield.

"Let's call it the Solar Shield..."

Zhou Leng examined the solar shield disk repeatedly, trying every possible method, but still could not activate it.

In the end, we can only guess that this thing is a storage treasure that absorbs and releases the true energy of the starry sky.

Looking at this star artifact, which had never existed in the Ten Realms before, Zhou Leng felt a glimmer of hope.

Is it possible that the Starry Sky Realm is a higher form of power and could completely replace True Qi?
Zhou Leng held the solar shield disc in both hands and circulated the immortal star.

The true energy of the starry sky continuously enters the body.

Under the influence of higher forces, the body's recovery ability is continuously enhanced.

Zhou Leng stopped cultivating when his whole body ached.

Looking down, I saw that the wound had shrunk to the size of a fist.

However, the starry sky within his body could reach its limit, making further cultivation impossible.

Zhou Leng slowly began to feel the true power of the starry sky.

Despite having lost his true energy, his body, which had previously seemed empty, is now full of power.

It is even more abundant and full than pure true qi.

"As expected of a high-level power..."

My body regained its strength, my mind was no longer tired, and my martial arts will was no longer weak.

Looking around, everything seemed thriving and positive.

"Once my body has fully recovered, I will try to channel the Starry Sky True Energy into my original dantian to simulate the power of true qi."

"Since the Starry Sky True Energy is also a cultivation power, it might be possible to cultivate it without needing meridians..."

While Zhou Leng was indulging in wild fantasies, he also searched for Da Huang.

"Where's Dahuang?" Zhou Leng asked.

Hachiko's nose was pointing towards the forest.

Zhou Leng walked back into the forest and saw in the distance that under the giant frost tree, Big Yellow was fast asleep.

Zhou Leng walked to the big tree, rubbed the big yellow dog's head, took out a large number of magic spirit bags and the spoils from the Great Battlefield from the spatial wooden box, and began to take stock.

Even though he had consumed many pills on the great battlefield, there were still some left over.

There are a lot of pills, a lot of known medicinal fruits, and a huge amount of unknown medicinal fruits.

Some medicinal fruits are even one or two meters long, much larger than the medicinal fruits of the Ten Realms.

There was a pile of undamaged innate-level weapons and equipment, a pile of legendary-level weapons and equipment, and a small mountain of damaged and broken weapons and equipment.

There was a small mountain of various rare materials that I recognized, and five small mountains that I didn't recognize, the tallest of which was over a hundred meters high.

Many of them are fragments of huge objects, including bones and metal scraps from abandoned buildings.

This time, the gains were enormous.

In particular, the various materials seized from the alien races are enough to advance the study of materials science in the Ten Realms.

Finally, I looked at my own body.

The strength seems to have increased significantly again.

I thought that without true qi, my body would be very weak.

As a result, I now have the illusion that I can easily defeat an ordinary Grand Innate Realm cultivator even with just my physical strength.

(End of this chapter)