Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 618 Investigation
Zhou Leng left the Zhao family and drove to the courier company where Li Linhan worked. He found Li Linhan's comrade-in-arms and explained that Li Linhan might be in danger.

Without needing to say anything more, his comrades escorted Li Linhan into the car.

Amidst Li Linhan's muttered complaints, they arrived at the Furukawa Research Institute.

The two families had a meal together, and then Zhou Leng left for Rucheng Martial Arts Academy.

When Zhou Leng arrived at the Military Medical Academy, the entire academy was in an uproar.

Regardless of age or gender, people poured out from various departments to watch Zhou Leng from a distance.

No one took pictures.

Zhou Leng walked into Wang Boxiong's office, but he wasn't there. He sat down in the boss's chair and looked around.

It's a very ordinary office, with mahogany bookshelves, a large walnut desk, and a coffee table and sofa for reception.

A calligraphy scroll hangs on the wall to the side of the desk.

Be realistic and pragmatic.

On the windowsill, several potted green plants, carefully trimmed, are full of vitality.

Zhou Leng remembered that these potted plants were originally in the curator's office.

When Wang Boxiong was promoted to Dean of the Martial Arts Academy, he had already resigned from his position as head of the martial arts school.

Zhou Leng sat in the chair, connected his magical brain to the projector on his desk, and began browsing various messages and replying to some people.

Soon, Zhou Leng stopped, his gaze dim.

On the projection screen, Xue Chengsong's last message was displayed.

"If all else fails, you might as well come to Australia."

"This place is sparsely populated and, apart from its abundant resources, is practically a wilderness."

"A huge snake, as thick as an arm, got into my bathroom yesterday, can you believe it?"

"Hmm... you'd better not come. This is their grandchildren's domain. If you come, you're likely to clash with them."

"I now understand what you were struggling with before."

"On the one hand, we know that the country is thriving, and although there are problems, it is indeed developing."

"But on the other hand, there are just too many parasites. If this continues, they'll eat the whole country up. Throughout history, every dynasty has been ruined by them..."

"Forget about that. By the way, when you come to Australia, I'll treat you to kangaroo meat. Well-cooked kangaroo meat is delicious, but poorly cooked kangaroo meat tastes like shit..."

"I really want to go back, but unfortunately, I can't."

"I just met a girl, she's really nice..."

"Ta-da... These are our wedding rings. We're getting engaged. On our wedding day, you can come if you want, but it's okay if you can't. I know you're special."

Zhou Leng silently looked at the photos Xue Chengsong posted, one after another, including photos of food and diamond rings.

The last picture is a selfie of Xue Chengsong and his fiancée. The morning light shines on their faces, and their smiles are brighter than the sunshine.

"I'll send you the photos after the engagement ceremony today."

After that, there were no further messages.

Zhou Leng took a slow, deep breath, turned his head slowly, and looked out the window.

Perhaps Zhao Cong was right; humans are, in essence, beasts.

A quiet, unassuming wild animal is actually quite nice.

But when faced with a wild beast that has broken into your home and wreaked havoc, reasoning with it won't work.

Zhou Leng replied to Xue Chengsong.

"In a few days, I will give you an engagement gift."

Then, send a message to Jax.

“I have a friend named Xue Chengsong. I’ll give you his information later. Have the people in Australia look for him. He was murdered, so try to give him a proper burial. He has a fiancée. If she’s alive, your company can hire her, and I’ll cover the cost.”

Shortly after, Wang Boxiong returned to his office. Seeing Zhou Leng's pale face, he asked, "Did the negotiations not go well?"

"There is no possibility."

Wang Boxiong said, "Actually, I expected this a long time ago. Let alone the mine, the Zhao family will never return a single penny to you. This has always been an irreversible process throughout history."

“Unless we drive them to a dead end,” Zhou Leng said.

"Are you really going to use the plan you mentioned before?"

"I'm not sure if I can get it back in the end, but I can't just sit here and wait to die. Also... I want to go to Xiongcheng to investigate Gao Tianfeng. I hope you can give me the relevant documents."

Wang Boxiong stared at Zhou Leng for a full three seconds before saying, "You should know that back when deep-sea fishing was at its most rampant, not many people dared to go to Xiongcheng. There were many things that couldn't be done there."

"I know, I'm just going to investigate."

"Just an investigation?"

"It's just an investigation."

Wang Boxiong stared at Zhou Leng for a long time before saying, "Well, I'll give you the relevant documents. However, you need to notify the Dragon Clan Embassy before you go."

"Notify everyone."

"Then there's not much of a problem."

Wang Boxiong said, "Also, bring the demonic cultivator detection device..."

Soon after, Zhou Leng arrived in Xiongcheng and sent a message to Zhang Xinglie, asking to meet, but Zhang Xinglie did not reply.

Visit the Relics Museum and explore the advanced exhibits.

Afterwards, he disguised himself using the Legendary Demon Ring, entered the Eastern Monarch Stone Wall, and used his Grandmaster privileges to sit in front of the stone wall for three days and three nights.

Occasionally, he would stand in front of the stone wall and recall the contents of the "Great Sun Divine Skill".

The Great Sun Divine Skill is a powerful technique created by Zhao Dongjun after comprehending the Dongjun Stone Wall, which allows one to progress from Grandmaster to Martial Saint.

After reading it, Shen Yunxian praised the divine skill as "carrying together the stars, like the sun in the sky."

Then, she corrected some of the flaws, making the Great Sun Divine Art easier to cultivate and more powerful. At the same time, she transformed the entire manual into divine script for easier cultivation.

After Zhou Leng used the Starry Sky True Energy, he was unable to use Qi and Blood Techniques.

However, since the martial saint level techniques directly target the illusory god realm and begin to utilize the true energy of the starry sky, this technique also provides some inspiration for operating the true energy of the starry sky.

The spirit and momentum of the Great Sun Divine Skill are more in line with the people of the Dragon Kingdom, and it contains the power of the gods in the Dongjun Stone Wall. It is a continuation of the power of the gods. Therefore, Shen Yunxian suggested that Zhou Leng extract some content from the Great Sun Divine Skill to improve his own Starry Sky True Energy Technique.

Due to the constraints of civilization, Shen Yunxian was unable to teach Zhou Leng any Void God-level techniques before Zhou Leng advanced to the Void God level. Therefore, he could only improve the Primal True Energy Technique on his own.

Zhou Leng's knowledge and experience are now vastly different from what they used to be.

With the golden pages of Senior Tree as a foundation, the ancient river sect's classic texts and Shen Yunxian's guidance, the guidance of Teacher Xushen, the experience of fighting gods and undergoing powerful trials, plus the large number of divine texts in the Demon Spirit World's Divine Tower, his understanding of martial arts has become increasingly stronger.

While he may not be as good as the Martial Saint in actual combat, he has surpassed the Martial Saint in many theoretical aspects.

Just like in the world of demons, Zhou Leng couldn't even use a single demon spell, but he could still guide demigods based on the content of divine script.

Most importantly, Zhou Leng possessed divine script.

The divine text kept swirling in my mind, deepening my understanding every moment.

Three days and three nights were not enough, so they sat for another three days and three nights.

Zhou Leng repeatedly verified the East Wind Fist, the Great Sun Divine Skill, and the "Eastern Lord's Miscellaneous Collection," and with the influence of the Eastern Lord's Stone Wall and the oppressive power of the Eastern Lord's will, he vaguely found a path.

The Great Sun Divine Skill captures the form and light of the sun, but it does not delve into the process of the sun's formation or its destruction.

However, Zhou Leng had experienced the devastation of the Zhenhai Stele and witnessed firsthand the destruction of stars by the cosmic sea.

At the same time, because of his cultivation of the Primal True Energy Technique and the Observation Mountain in Hundred Peaks Valley, he "saw" the birth and death of stars.

Combining the original True Energy Skill and the Sun God Skill, a rudimentary form of the skill took shape in my mind.

Shen Yunxian also told the story of the Star God Clan's cultivation process. Although he did not directly explain the cultivation techniques, he conveyed some of the principles and methods through stories and metaphors.

After leaving Dongjun Stone Wall, Zhou Leng rented a large martial arts hall, as big as two basketball courts, where he practiced.

"The Star God's cultivation method imitates the way stars absorb cosmic matter to grow continuously..."

"The Great Sun Divine Art imitates the sun's rays to nourish all things..."

"The destruction of a star can unleash even more violent power, but it will transform into a new form of star, not a true death. Moreover, stars can be continuously reborn..."

Gradually, things started to get going.

The previous Primal True Energy Technique merely imitated the birth of a star, purely absorbing external energy.

Now, it begins to constantly try to imitate the operation of the Great Sun Divine Art, absorbing external power while also releasing the true energy of the starry sky.

One failure.

Two failures.

Three times, four times...

The vast amount of stellar energy is constantly being consumed, and the stellar energy stored in the solar shield is constantly decreasing.

Zhou Leng was determined and kept trying.

After half of the true energy in the solar shield was consumed, the true energy singularity emitted light.

The original Primal True Energy Technique was just an infinitely small point, within which the True Energy of the Starry Sky continuously accumulated.

But now, a thin sphere of light has appeared at the edge of this point.

The starry sky can transform into the form of sunlight, flowing across the surface of the true energy singularity.

The moment the light truly forms, the starry sky can indeed form a strange cycle.

First, absorb the power of the solar shield disk to enter the true energy singularity.

Then it is released into the solar photosphere, forming a radiant starlight that illuminates the entire body.

The light of true energy continuously traversed between the true energy singularity and beneath the skin, causing the body to undergo astralization at a speed several times faster than before.

In martial arts perception, clusters of true energy light emanate from the center of the body, spreading outwards to the skin, then rebounding to the true energy singularity, and spreading outwards again, repeating this process continuously.

But in reality, the entire process, from dispersion and reaching the skin to rebound, is completed in an instant because the whole process is maintained at the speed of light.

It flows much faster than true qi.

This results in astralization being faster and stronger than true qi transformation.

The Primal True Energy Technique has finally broken free from its most primitive state and entered the second step, officially advancing to become the true Starry Sky True Energy Technique.

"In theory, we need to name it. Since it is based on Zhao Sheng's 'Great Sun Divine Skill', let's keep the name unchanged for now and continue to call it 'Great Sun Divine Skill'."

Zhou Leng got up, left the martial arts hall, glanced at the search warrant, and headed to the Xiongjing headquarters of Zhenyan Media.

After a thorough investigation last time, Zhenyan Media sacrificed its own interests to save itself and escaped a disaster.

Later, the company restructured, expanded its workforce, and moved to the Quantong Building in the suburbs of Xiongcheng.

This place originally belonged to Zhao Tong, but was later managed by Gao Tianfeng.

Gao Tianfeng's headquarters are located here.

She most enjoys sitting in her office on the top floor of the Quantong Building, overlooking the entire city.

But these days, she has been somewhat restless.

After Zhou Leng became the "Speaker of the Dragon Head Council," she stopped all assassination attempts.

Zhao Cong also mentioned Zhou Leng's visit, telling her to tone it down and stop letting her media subordinates smear Zhou Leng online.

She hesitated for a long time before stopping three days ago.

In recent months, she has been bringing local specialties from her hometown to Zhao Palace every week, to the point that even her own aunt, Madam Zhao, has reminded her that she is coming too frequently.

As she was lost in thought, a polite knock sounded at the door.

Boom, boom, boom.

(End of this chapter)