Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 681 Siege and Killing
All fighting ceased elsewhere, and everyone from both sides looked toward the Mother Insect, the Mother Tree, and the Heavenly Calamity.

The kilometer-long black beetle is covered with cracks and densely packed blades.

The mother insect suddenly hissed at the mother tree, creating a visible white shockwave that cracked the earth and spread layer by layer.

Her black carapace split in two, transforming into enormous wings.

The densely packed legs pushed off the ground, causing the earth to tremble and a huge ring-shaped dust cloud to spread out.

She carried the messenger of heaven and flew upwards, towards the top of the mother tree.

Boom boom boom...

Thousands upon thousands of tree roots pierce the ground at an angle, like a forest of spears, reaching thousands of meters high and piercing the clouds.

Numerous tree branches extended, transforming into giant hands that slammed down upon the Heavenly Calamity Messenger.

Everyone on the ground held their breath.

The power of the Mother Tree far surpasses that of a demigod; any demigod would be instantly killed.

The actual level of Tianhuoshi was still at the Grandmaster level.

"Before God, there are no enemies."

The calamity messenger's voice was very soft, yet it carried throughout the entire venue.

All the people who heard this voice, whether they were demons, humans, or even tree people, felt all their hatred and hostility towards the Heavenly Calamity Dissipate.

Some people even felt sympathy for the man who had been caught up in the conflict, thinking how unlucky he was to have been forced into it.

Even the powerful demigod tree-man lost his hostility towards the Heavenly Calamity Envoy at this moment.

Even with a martial arts will as strong as Zhou Leng's, all the hostile emotions in his heart vanished.

"He's quite handsome..."

The calamity caused it to stand proudly on the back of the mother insect.

Countless tree roots and branches flying from the ground and sky, upon approaching the mother insect, suddenly turned into fine dust, scattering everywhere like ash.

The roots and branches rest, yet constantly sprout and extend.

But it all seemed futile; anyone who got close would surely be reduced to ashes.

The mother insect, like an invisible flame, flew continuously, burning the roots and branches of the mother tree.

The mother tree, like a stubborn old man, continues to attack with its roots and branches, even if it means certain death.

A huge spherical space formed near the mother insect.

The tree roots and branches turned into dust that filled the air and scattered outside the spherical space.

The monsters cheered with joy.

The Tree Man Alliance showed no sadness, as if everything should have been this way.

Suddenly, a sword cry rang out, resounding through the sky and piercing the heavens and earth.

Keng!
The Star-Slaying Sword moved.

A moment later, the members of the Treeman Alliance were shaken, and their hostility towards the Heavenly Calamity Envoy slowly returned.

The spherical space near the mother insect suddenly cracked open, and a large number of branches and roots rushed in, entangled the giant insect, and pushed it outwards at high speed.

The calamity caused him to look towards the mother tree.

"Those who blaspheme will forever perish in the heavens."

The sky cracked open, and the dark fissures expanded, eventually forming a large black void disc that obscured the mother tree and isolated it from all power from the sky.

The luster on the surface of the mother tree's leaves disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"The earth will forever mourn those who do not worship God."

The earth beneath the mother tree turned crimson, expanding outwards until it became a crimson expanse ten kilometers in diameter, severing the mother tree's ability to absorb the earth's power.

Zhou Leng looked at the ground beneath his feet, his heart pounding, and instinctively took a quick step back.

We walked along, observing the mother tree as we went.

The day's battle had depleted a great deal of the mother tree's power.

Now, the Heavenly Calamity is about to deliver the final blow.

"May the earth and sky above the land of the people be forever verdant and evergreen!"

A demigod tree-man roared, and the enormous tree god, tens of meters tall, transformed into flames, crashing into the Heavenly Calamity Envoy like a meteor.

The Heavenly Calamity remained motionless, while the mother insect's carapace wings trembled slightly, unleashing a dense barrage of white air blades hundreds of meters long.

With a series of hissing sounds, the demigod treant was sliced ​​into pieces.

"May the tree of humanity remain evergreen and never fade!"

After another demigod treant roared, its entire body was engulfed in flames. Instead of crashing into the Heavenly Calamity Messenger or the Mother Worm, it flew towards the nearby demigod giant worm.

One after another, demigod treants, burning with power, charged toward the demigod giant worm.

Some treants, after defeating one demigod worm, still had the strength to turn around and kill another demigod worm.

Beneath the pale blue sky, clusters of demigod flames burned, fell to the ground, and withered.

Thus, all the demigods of the giant insect and the tree people perished on this land.

The aura of those demigod treants entered the earth and returned to the mother tree.

"May the tree of humanity remain evergreen and never fade!"

Countless treants roared and charged towards the demon army.

The final decisive battle begins.

The two armies clashed like a torrent.

Grandmasters, look toward the Corpse King's Throne.

The calamity has departed, and the one who obtains the Corpse King's Throne will become the foremost master.

Zhao Cong squinted at the Corpse King's Throne and said, "Shen Kong, how about we join forces and challenge the Corpse King's Throne together?"

“A demon king cannot sit atop the bones of humans,” Li Shenkong said.

"Alright!" Zhao Cong said, and ran forward.

Li Shenkong stepped forward, and the two top human grandmasters, having broken through the demon army, rushed towards the Corpse King's Throne.

Soon, high-ranking grandmasters, great grandmasters, and grandmaster kings from all directions rushed toward the Corpse King's Throne.

Zhou Leng glanced at the Corpse King's Throne, then turned to look at the battle between the Heavenly Calamity Envoy, the Mother Insect, and the Mother Tree high in the sky.

At that moment, a group of tree-men roared and charged toward the giant worm.

Among those tree-people, Zhou Leng spotted a familiar figure.

A young tree-man, its roots wriggling, moves rapidly forward.

A piece of insect shell was hanging on his head.

The branch tightly embraced the insect's shell.

Zhou Leng recalled that day, when the giant blue butterfly spread its wings, flew into the air, and then fell down.

Zhou Leng opened his mouth, wanting to call out to the new, flourishing roots, but then closed it again.

He simply watched silently as that similar figure charged into the battlefield for the second time. Zhou Leng surveyed the battlefield.

The land is riddled with holes; not an inch of it remains intact.

I am powerless to intervene in battles at the level of a Void God.

I looked once more at the Throne of Corpses, at the staircase built from human bones.

"Then..."

Zhou Leng used his lightness skill to rush towards the Corpse King's Throne.

The allied forces of monsters and treants below the Grandmaster level are slowly moving away from the Throne of Corpses.

The high-ranking masters and grandmasters gathered at the Corpse King's Throne.

The Corpse King's Throne possesses a peculiar power, preventing the group from climbing from the other three sides. They can only ascend via the human bone staircase, and the person at the very front cannot climb quickly, but can only ascend slowly, step by step.

But those who come after can catch up quickly.

Whoever went first would be attacked from behind. After several grandmasters were killed in battle, all sides gave up climbing.

Beneath the Bone Tower, a bloody battle for survival unfolds.

Looking into the distance, Zhou Leng could see hundreds of grandmasters fighting a fierce battle below the human bone staircase.

Wang Boxiong, Chen Shouhu, Zhao Cong, Li Shenkong, and many other grandmasters were among them.

Zhou Leng drew closer and closer when suddenly, a message popped up on the Demon Brain.

The person who sent the message is a beacon of salvation.

Zhou Leng slowed his pace, remembering what Shen Jun had said earlier.

The message opened by thought revealed a message from the Light of Redemption.

"The world of the Tree People is fraught with danger, so please be careful."

Zhou Leng looked around but couldn't find any light of salvation. He thought for a moment.

"Kill all the dangers, and you won't need to be careful."

Zhou Leng took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and stepped forward. In order to deal with any unexpected situation, he did not run at full speed.

His right hand landed on the Starry Sky Bag.

The monster is getting closer and closer.

Zhou Leng reached into the Starry Sky Bag and grasped the Flame Greatsword.

In the trench not far away, Zhao Tianji glanced at Zhou Leng, then immediately looked down at the people in the trench.

"We've spotted Zhou Leng. Now, we need to surround him while he's making his move, attacking him from behind and from both sides!"

"The specific tactics will proceed as previously planned..."

"No matter how strong he is, he has only just been promoted to Grandmaster, and his strength is limited."

"Now that the Demon Slayer Swordsman is not here, this is our best opportunity."

"Remember, conceal your killing intent. When he approaches the battlefield and is about to engage, we will strike at full speed..."

"go!"

A total of twelve people or monsters jumped out of the trench.

Four Grandmaster Kings, seven Great Grandmasters, and a demigod demon clone.

The twelve grandmasters, arranged in a fan shape, glanced at Zhou Leng out of the corner of their eyes, suppressed their killing intent, and ran away quickly.

A dozen or so Grandmasters are insignificant compared to the bone towers filled with Grandmasters.

The light of salvation lies among the twelve.

He was assigned to attack from behind, but he slowed down and lagged behind, reaching his right hand into his magic pouch.

What he grabbed was not a sword or a knife, but a teleportation scroll.

The Light of Redemption dared not look directly at Zhou Leng, fearing being discovered, and only glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.

I don't know why, but my heart is pounding.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel that this person is extremely similar to that demon-slaying swordsman.

The remaining eleven people, mixed among the Grandmasters, were getting closer and closer to Zhou Leng.

They all kept a distance of at least two or three hundred meters from Zhou Leng to avoid being discovered.

Only the light of salvation shines from 500 meters away.

In the distance, during a lull in the battle, Zhao Cong scanned the entire area and found that Zhou Leng, who was in disguise, was not there. He then quickly scanned the area around Zhou Leng.

He looked away, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

Zhou Leng continued forward and soon approached the Bone Tower.

A group of master monsters charged over, howling.

Zhou Leng maintained his original speed and began to build up his strength.

The monsters drew closer and closer, and suddenly, they all accelerated.

The Grandmaster-level demon in front stomped on the ground, creating a tremendous roar.

The demons that had been lying in ambush with Zhou Leng, along with Zhao Tianji and the others, controlled their power and made no sound, but all rushed toward Zhou Leng at full speed.

Zhou Leng sensed people rushing towards him from all directions, but his expression remained unchanged, and he maintained his original pace.

Just as the two sides drew near, he took out two flaming greatswords from his Starry Sky Bag.

The moment the two swords appeared, the masters from all sides instinctively froze for a moment.

Some of the masters at the forefront hesitated, while others wanted to retreat.

But, it was too late.

call……

Flames burned brightly, and sword shadows stretched out.

Zhou Leng spun around, and the sword shadows that stretched for tens of meters rotated along with him, recreating the grand spectacle of the previous night.

During the day, the light is not as dazzling as at night.

A faint ring of fire swept across the world.

Puff puff……

All the monsters and humans from all directions were cleaved into pieces by the powerful semi-divine artifact and terrifying force.

Only Zhao Tianji, relying on his powerful semi-divine artifact, managed to block and defend, but was sent flying backward, coughing up blood.

"Ok?"

Zhou Leng turned his head sharply, realizing that this was the first time he had encountered someone who had blocked his flaming greatsword so easily.

With a single step, his body suddenly accelerated to seven times the speed of sound, rushing towards Zhao Tianji.

In the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of light from a teleportation spell disappear from his sight. The person inside was enveloped in the teleportation light, and he couldn't see who it was.

(End of this chapter)