Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 626 True King
Xu Qingjin remained in the Iron Dwarf World to cultivate.

Because of Zhou Leng's extraordinary status and strength, the dwarf tribe sent many female iron dwarves to accompany her, spar with her, and help her cultivate.

She was even allowed unlimited access to ancient artifacts.

Abundant resources are an extremely important factor for any cultivator.

This place is inhabited by Iron Dwarves, and there's no internet access. With no outside interference and Zhou Leng's pills being so plentiful and of such high quality, her strength has increased by leaps and bounds.

Not long after, she successfully advanced to the Vitality stage and began preparing for the Innate stage.

After Zhou Leng advanced to the Grandmaster level, he received even more offerings from the Iron Dwarves. Even a small amount of it was enough to fill Xu Qingjin's stomach.

As a result, Xu Qingjin, like the dwarves with top-tier bloodlines, enjoyed all kinds of top-tier treatment and benefits.

The dwarf trials, which humans had to pay a huge price for, were obtained by Xu Qingjin unconditionally.

Like Zhou Leng, Xu Qingjin also suffered a lot, being severely injured or even on the verge of death almost every two or three months.

Fortunately, the Iron Dwarfs were afraid of Zhou Leng pursuing the matter, so they did their best to treat him each time.

As for the exorbitant medical expenses, they were all billed and her husband was to pay them.

During this time, she also went to the Titan Trial, but failed. However, for some reason, she was lucky and received the blessing of the Armored King, gaining a partial Titan body.

Emerald Wings would visit Zhou Leng in the Iron Dwarf World every few days. He was burdened with the mission of the Crimson-Eyed Queen and the demigod dragon kings, and he was always concerned about the Dragon God's combat techniques, fearing that they would be lost if Zhou Leng died.

Crimson Eyes was very clever. After learning Xu Qingjin's identity, she immediately took the route of the lady of the house, sending Xu Qingjin a lot of dragon resources under the guise of delivering an engagement gift.

The abundance of various martial arts resources made even the demigod descendants of the dwarves envious.

For Crimson Eyes, martial arts resources below the innate level would just rot if not given away; she had too many in her inventory.

However, compared to the hardships Zhou Leng endured, Xu Qingjin's cultivation was nothing.

Under the torment of the monstrous sprite, Zhou Leng's martial will collapsed multiple times, and his learning intensity completely surpassed that of geniuses from advanced civilizations.

Even the freakish little sprite couldn't do anything about it, because time was of the essence.

If he doesn't do this, once the Ten Realms War begins, Zhou Leng will no longer have the opportunity to focus on studying for an extended period of time.

Learning divine texts is like boiling water; you must boil it all at once. If you stop halfway through, it will never boil in ten thousand years.

And so, Zhou Leng studied under the monstrous little elf for a full six months.

The learning progress has now reached 40 years.

He achieved full marks in all 40 final exams over 40 years.

After that, I took the "Preschool Children's Divine Literature Mock Test" several times, and each time I scored above 90 points.

After confirming that Zhou Leng's foundation was solid enough, the freakish little elf nodded and said, "Alright. This lesson is now complete. Next, according to the normal teaching schedule, there will be a period of 'study abroad,' which means training and learning while traveling. Unfortunately, you don't have a 'World Globe,' so you can't go on this trip. Therefore, I suggest that you come back every three months or so to complete the rest of your studies."

Zhou Leng stretched out his hand, and an instrument resembling an armillary sphere appeared in his hand.

"Where did you get the World Globe?" The freakish little elf had flowing golden hair and a wide-open mouth on her beautiful face.

"A Heavenly Rank reward," Zhou Leng said.

“I see. That’s great. Since you have the World Globe… during the formal re-examination, I’ll try to contact the nearest celestial region to see if we can let you undergo the ‘spiritual body assessment.’ If we can, it will be of great help to you.”

"Spiritual body assessment?"

"Well... the region of the universe that you humans have explored is not the entire universe at all, but rather 'the area of ​​a deep field.' And countless billions of deep fields would form a whole region of the sky..."

"The celestial realms are already incredibly vast, and the distances between them are unimaginably long. Transmitting 'matter' over such distances not only requires unimaginable energy but also creates unimaginable impact on matter. To put it simply, even a true god would be unable to withstand the impact of inter-celestial realm teleportation..."

"The gods are very clever. Material transmission consumes a lot of energy, but information transmission consumes very little. Therefore, they developed 'consciousness transmission' using the World Globe as a node. By using your martial will to condense a consciousness body, also known as a spirit body, you can be transported to distant places..."

"However, a spirit is still a spirit. So-called spirit teleportation is essentially a higher form of video conversation. Unlike video conversation, the learning and growth your spirit undergoes in this process will lead to two different outcomes..."

"One type is simultaneous growth, where the growth of your spiritual body directly promotes the growth of your martial arts will; the two are seamlessly integrated..."

"One method is delayed growth. Your spirit cultivated martial arts in an advanced civilization, and upon returning to your current body, it's impossible to directly achieve the same results. However, over time, your body will be continuously influenced by your spirit until it reaches the same level of achievement as your spirit..."

"To give an analogy, when you eat normally, you gain weight exactly as much as you eat. But when you eat, it takes a month or even a year for a spirit to gain weight. However, you can immediately sense the touch, taste, and feeling of the meat you eat."

Zhou Leng said, "It means that I separate a part of my consciousness to study in a higher civilization. After the consciousness returns, some of it will make me grow rapidly, and some will make me grow slowly."

"Yes. Once you get full marks in ten consecutive mock interviews, you can participate in the real interview for the Tianqu region. The gains you will make will be unimaginable."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

"Just don't call me a perverted little elf behind my back anymore."

Zhou remained silent.

“Go ahead. By the way, there’s a ‘True King Trial’ for dragons and giants recently. Try to participate. After obtaining the ‘Throne,’ you’ll have a chance to obtain the ‘Divine Illusion.’ It will not only enhance your power but also deepen your divine rune imprint. If all goes well, after obtaining the Divine Illusion, you should be able to participate in the second round of trials within a month at most.”

"True King Trial? I've heard of it. Divine Illusion, on the other hand, is a first for me. What are the benefits of getting a perfect score in the second round?"

The freakish little elf was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "You have successfully smuggled yourself in. You have obtained the status of a true trainee citizen of a higher civilization. Once you ascend to sainthood, you will automatically be promoted to a full citizen. Seize this opportunity; the benefits of being a citizen of a higher civilization far exceed your imagination."

"for example?"

"For example, when you become a full citizen, you can learn a complete Void God Technique without any restrictions."

Zhou Leng's eyes shone brightly; he had been desperately searching for a cultivation method for Starry Sky True Energy. With a complete Starry Sky True Energy cultivation method, it was very likely that he could directly absorb the unknown Starry Sky True Energy in the world, no longer needing to rely on the storage of the Solar Shield.

Zhou Leng took out the Star Refining Furnace and said, "Teacher, I want to use this Star Refining Furnace as soon as possible to refine the Divine Essence Pill to save my friend..."

The text details Zhang Xinglie's story but makes no mention of Shen Yunxian.

The freakish little elf thought for a moment and said, "Heavenly Calamity Envoy, Heavenly Calamity God... I can't do anything about gods either. However, the Divine Essence Pill can indeed save you. Among the medicinal materials you listed, three are in the 'True King Trial,' especially 'Fusion Stardust,' which doesn't exist in the Ten Realms at all. A single grain of dust weighs a hundred tons. However, giants and dragons value the True King Trial very much, so you must be careful."

"Yeah, I'll pay attention."

"Some of these medicinal herbs are difficult to find, so I'll give you some brief information. By the way..."

"You can't directly refine Divine Essence Pills; you need to practice with ordinary Lesser Star Pills first. I'll also give you a few martial arts pill recipes suitable for you. It doesn't matter if you fail at refining them; if you succeed, you can use them yourself."

"Thank you, teacher."

The two talked for a while longer.

Zhou Leng pointed to the books on the bookshelf and asked, "Can I read them?"

"No, you can only see it after you become a citizen of a higher civilization."

“Then…” Zhou Leng looked at the corpse of Gao Tu Zhi Hua, his heart hesitating.

“She’s your senior,” the perverted little elf said.

Zhou Leng thought for a moment and decided to forget it. He already had one arm. Unless he possessed the bloodline of the High Earth Flower, the difference between having one Headless God or a set of Headless Gods wouldn't be that significant.

Only those of the same bloodline who use the complete set of Headless Gods can unleash terrifying power, as if a demigod has returned.

The eccentric little elf gave Zhou Leng the recipe for Little Star Pill and sent him away.

shuh...

Outside the mountain, Zhou Leng appeared out of nowhere.

A squad of Iron Dwarf guards saw this and were overjoyed to welcome them.

Upon returning to the dwarf city, Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin met again.

Emerald Wings and Mountain and River Plains were both present. Emerald Wings stepped forward, blocking Mountain and River Plains, and said, "Zhou Leng, Your Majesty..."

"Get out of here, I have more important things to do."

Zhou Leng kicked Emerald Wing away, then scooped up the blushing Xu Qingjin and strode into his residence.

"Zhou Leng!" Shan Heyuan waved his hand, but when he realized that Zhou Leng wasn't even looking at him, he was stunned. Did he not recognize him?

What about friendship?
ended……

Inside the house, the fire blazed fiercely; a brief separation felt like a reunion.

The next day, Xu Qingjin did not go out.

Zhou Leng walked out in high spirits.

Emerald Wings and Mountain River Plains looked at each other with resentment, while Molten Hammer ran over with a grin.

"Can you introduce me to a beautiful foreign woman? I like blondes, long legs, and big breasts..." Hammer said, making chest-expanding movements with his hands.

"Okay, I'll find you a female yellow cow."

Emerald Wings stepped forward, blocking the mountain and river plain, and said, "Zhou Leng, I have something important to discuss..."

Emerald Wings moved backward, its feet gripping the ground with a hissing sound, carving furrows and raising clouds of dust.

Behind him, Shanheyuan dragged the dragon's tail as he walked backward.

"Let me go! Or I'll get rough!" Emerald Wings said angrily.

"This concerns the future of the giant race, so let's fight with all our might."

"I should have killed you back in the Tomb of the Armored King!" Emerald Wings said fiercely, but refused to make a move.

Zhou Leng looked at the molten hammer.

Hammer shrugged and said, "They've been arguing for half a month now. I really want to see them kiss."

"Dead pervert."

"I like this nickname," Hammer said happily.

"what happened?"

"The True King Trials all want to invite you to join their camp and compete for the True King's throne."

"They are newly promoted Grandmasters, while I am a mid-level Grandmaster. The gap is so big, how can I even participate?"

"Why do I feel like you're just showing off? The True King Trial allows participants of the upper ranks and below, but in reality only upper-rank Grandmasters can go in. If those two went in, they would definitely be killed. They're not going; they're here to invite you."

"I see. How much do you know about the True King Trial?" Zhou Leng instantly understood that both sides probably valued his ability to unleash the power of their ancestors.

(End of this chapter)