Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 689 Leading
The demons were skeptical, but they couldn't help looking up at the canopy of the mother tree.

The more I look, the colder my heart becomes.

The Heavenly Calamity Envoy is an incarnation of a deity.

When the gods arrived, the Lord of the Demon Prison personally welcomed them.

Many Demon Lords are merely avatars; their true forms are deities from distant stars.

The Heavenly Calamity Envoy holds a position above the Lord of the Demon Prison, and has been the de facto ruler of the Demon Prison for the past few years.

Whatever he wanted, the eighteen levels of the Demonic Prison would comply, even orcs, giant insects, and sirens were at his beck and call.

Such a deity, is he dead?

No one believes in magic.

Those who dare to say such things will surely be punished by the gods.

They looked at Zhou Leng.

It spread like wildfire.

Why didn't the gods punish him when he was a victim of divine calamity?

Is it true...

Under the cover of night, the owner of the flaming blade leaped into a flock of chicks like a lion or tiger, not in battle, but in trampling.

Some of those demigod clones wore protective semi-divine artifacts, while others possessed powerful magic.

In theory, even a newly promoted demigod could not possibly kill them all in such a short time.

They all died.

Some of the Grandmaster Demons looked towards Zhou Leng's chest and abdomen.

When he killed the demigod's clone, his chest and abdomen roared and shone brightly.

Now, the light is slowly dimming.

What exactly is this power that can trigger the tremors within the demon's bloodline?
Having lost their mother, the giant insects have gone mad, killing indiscriminately.

Orcs and sirens charged forward, their courage failing them.

The demons hesitated, neither daring to take a gamble nor to retreat decisively, torn between their own desires.

At this moment, Zhou Leng, relying on a semi-divine artifact, was slaughtering among a massive horde of demons.

It spins around every now and then, sweeping away all the monsters within a diameter of more than fifty meters.

In a moment, the two swords parted horizontally, and the body charged forward. Wherever it passed, fiery wings flashed, leaving a wide open space paved with corpses.

Except for a few grandmasters who, by relying on semi-divine artifacts, were able to prepare in advance and dodge an attack from a vulnerable point, no monster could withstand even one strike from the flaming greatsword.

Those who dodge the first blow often die in the second.

Gradually, the monster army began to panic.

Because Zhou Leng specializes in killing grandmasters.

One kills a large number.

After several rounds of fighting, the monsters suddenly realized that the Heavenly Calamity Army had fewer Grandmasters than the Humanoid Alliance.

In the Great War of the Ten Realms, demigods did not appear; grandmasters were the decisive force on the battlefield.

The opponents of some of the grandmasters in the Humanoid Alliance have been replaced by innate demons.

Lions and tigers, appearing in groups.

Among the innate demons, every grandmaster is Zhou Leng.

Vast swathes of the Heavenly Calamity Army's battle lines collapsed and retreated.

"Calamity from Heaven!"

"His Majesty!"

Countless monsters were on the verge of collapse, crying out the name of the Heavenly Calamity.

However, no one responded.

Click... click... click...

A tremendous cracking sound echoed throughout the heavens and the earth.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the trunk of the mother tree was cracking loudly, with huge cracks extending from bottom to top.

It was as if an invisible axe had cleaved the wooden stake.

Rumble…

Tree trunks and branches, as tall as skyscrapers, collapsed and fell to the ground, raising clouds of dust.

Before long, the mother tree collapsed completely.

As the smoke and dust cleared, broken tree trunks and branches were left scattered on the ground, and all the leaves had turned yellow and withered.

There was no mother insect, and no divine calamity.

"The Mother Tree, the Heavenly Calamity, and the Mother Insect shall perish together! For the Mother Tree!" roared a Tree-Man Grandmaster.

"For the mother tree!"

The humanoid alliance is gaining momentum.

The orcs, following their millennia-old survival tradition, were the first to flee.

As soon as the orcs fled, the siren followed suit.

The humanoid Alliance soldiers who could speak Demonic or Zerg languages ​​shouted in unison.

"The calamity envoy is dead!"

"The calamity has struck; he is dead."

The winds of fear and cowardice blew away the remaining fighting spirit of the Tianhuo Army.

At first, a small group of demons fled.

Then, hordes of demons fled.

Finally, the giant worm collapsed and fled.

Thus began a massive, all-encompassing chase that unfolded in the world of the Tree People.

The masters hunted down innate demonic creatures without any scruples.

The innate beings hunted down blood-and-vital energy demons without restraint.

Slaughtering the enemy is the grandest victory celebration.

The humanoid alliance officially withdrew its forces after the pursuit continued until noon on the second day.

The masters gathered under the mother tree.

The tree people guarded the mother tree, ensuring that not a single leaf was lost.

The masters of various clans watched with envy, but there was nothing they could do.

Zhou Leng seemed to have become incredibly noble, completely indifferent to the leaves and branches. He simply collected the remaining dense star core and returned to the group of human grandmasters. As he passed by, all the grandmasters bowed in respect.

The number one grandmaster in the ten realms.

Chen Shouhu and Wang Boxiong looked at Zhou Leng with satisfaction in their eyes.

The child who held Ma Xingkong's ashes as a child has finally stood on the world stage.

Just one step away from reaching the summit.

After exchanging pleasantries and explaining the situation in each place, everyone reached a consensus.

The Treants suffered a crushing defeat, losing their Mother Tree and a large number of demigods. They were no longer able to survive in the Treant world and had to either go to other worlds or migrate to hidden places.

Finally, Chen Shouhu asked in a low voice, "What happened to the Heavenly Calamity Envoy, the Mother Insect, and the Mother Tree?"

“All three parties will perish together,” Zhou Leng said.

Why did you suddenly go upstairs?

"The mother tree sent me there before she died."

"You took so long to come down. If I'm not mistaken, you were injured and knocked unconscious by the aftershocks of the deity's attack. How are your injuries?"

"It has been restored."

“Your body is truly abnormal,” Chen Shouhu said.

“Let’s have a proper spar in a while,” Zhou Leng said.

Chen Shouhu's face darkened, and he said, "Can't you act like a human being?"

"You want to spar now?"

"Ouch, I can't take it anymore..." Chen Shouhu said, clutching his chest and leaning against Wang Boxiong.

Wang Boxiong dodged with a quick movement.

Chen Shouhu sat down on the ground and said, "No, I'm seriously injured. Hurry up and carry me back to the hospital."

Everyone was both amused and exasperated. Among the human grandmasters, only Chen Shouhu showed no regard for the grandmaster's dignity.

The battle ended, and everyone chatted and laughed.

Wang Boxiong repeatedly instructed Zhou Leng to go to Xiang Kingdom first and prepare for the Martial Saint Battle Path as soon as possible.

Zhou Leng recalled the dismembered body of the Heavenly Calamity Envoy and said, "I have important business to attend to and may have to leave for a few days. Tell Xu Qingjin and the others that they don't need to wait for me."

The fastest way back to the Frost Giant Tree is to teleport from the Treant Base to the Demon World, and then to Mammoth Town.

The Ice and Snow Cult has established teleportation beacons in Mammoth Town and Mammoth Mountain to facilitate the cult's rapid support of the Eight-Toothed Mammoth Clan.

This matter should be handled without wasting even a second.

Just as Zhou Leng was about to leave, the remaining tree people gathered around.

The Grandmaster Tree People bowed their heads in respect.

The Azure Sky Beard, who had previously received Zhou Leng, said, "With the fall of the Mother Tree God and the demigod community, our race has lost all its support. We beseech Your Majesty, the Ancient Crown, to lead our race onto a new path."

"Me?" Zhou Leng had heard of the Ancient Crown, which was equivalent to the first leader of the tree people under the Mother Tree.

"Yes, your practice a few days ago was actually the ritual of the Ancient Crown."

Zhou Leng recalled the divine oracle that had struck him at the end, yet he had survived, and also the last words of the Mother Tree.

"I can only stay on Earth forever."

“We will separate a tribe to follow you and remain on Earth, preserving the last roots of the Tree People. The rest of the Tree People will stay here and continue the struggle.”

Zhou Leng himself is the deputy deputy director of the Dragon Kingdom United Front Department. Although he has no real power internally, he has a certain degree of autonomy in external alliances.

So they called the Skybeard aside and whispered something to each other.

The Azure Sky Must Remember Zhou Leng's Instructions.

Having done everything, Zhou Leng left the group and used the power of the Demon Spirit Master to teleport directly to the Treant Base.

From the Treant Base, teleport to the Demon Spirit Base, and then directly to Mammoth Town.

They didn't even bother to see the elves like Silver Lake Moon, and headed straight for the giant frost tree.

As a result, they discovered that Dahuang was sitting cross-legged on the ground, upright, breathing like a person.

It wasn't until they got closer that Da Huang realized what was happening, and he looked terrified, just like a dog caught rummaging through a trash can by its owner.

Zhou Leng pretended not to notice and chatted with Da Huang for a few minutes before Da Huang returned to its usual lively self.

Zhou Leng looked up at the giant frost tree and said sincerely, "Senior Tree, I have been taken care of by you for many years and have no way to repay you. Today I discovered a great treasure. After thinking it over, I realized that only you, with your high virtue and prestige, are worthy to reside here. Therefore, I am giving it to you as fertilizer. Please don't find it offensive. In the future, I will let you taste more of the fertilizer from the Ten Realms."

After saying that, he dug soil next to the tree roots and buried the bloodstains, pieces of flesh, bone fragments, and other things left by the Heavenly Calamity, along with the blood-stained branches and leaves of the mother tree, into the large pit.

Fill it with soil, tamp it down, and everything is back to normal.

Throughout the entire process, Da Huang looked puzzled and kept blinking.

Having done everything, Zhou Leng casually took out a series of huge branches from the mother tree, all covered with green leaves, unlike the withered yellow ones that would later appear.

Only a small portion of it was spread all over the ground.

Big Yellow sniffed the scent of the mother tree's branches and leaves, then suddenly widened its eyes, tilted its head, and looked around in terror, pawing at Zhou Leng with its paws.

Zhou Leng patted Da Huang's head and said, "These branches from the mother tree will be your doghouse. I'll get you a bigger magic spirit bag, and I'll share some with Xiao Ba later."

As he spoke, he put a new large magic pouch around Big Yellow's neck.

Big Yellow pointed to the large patch of branches of the mother tree, then to itself, back and forth, its dog eyes wide open.

"This is really for you."

Da Huang then pointed at Zhou Leng.

"I still have some."

Big Yellow looked around.

"Don't be afraid. The mother tree is dead. This is the last thing I collected. There's plenty more. Think about it, the mother tree was so big. This is just a drop in the ocean. It's not even as much as a handful of dog hair on you." Zhou Leng gently stroked Da Huang's dog hair.

Big Yellow grinned, jumped onto the thick doghouse made of the mother tree branches, and bounced and rolled around.

Zhou Leng looked at the tree branch and the doghouse; the vitality emanating from it far surpassed that of any other tree of life.

After all, this is the mother tree, and the difference between it and the Tree of Life is greater than the difference between the Tree of Life and ordinary trees.

The surface wounds from the battle with the Heavenly Calamity Envoy have healed, but the internal injuries have not yet fully recovered.

Even a trace of divine power cannot be easily dispelled.

This is the second reason for quickly returning to the base of the Frost Tree.

Zhou Leng leaned against the giant frost tree and meditated, circulating the Great Sun Divine Skill.

Without using the Starry Sky True Energy stored in the Solar Shield, he relied solely on the Treant Divine Power to absorb external forces and convert them into Starry Sky True Energy.

The Great Sun Divine Skill originally combined the traces left by the gods and Zhao Sheng's insights, possessing the power of a Martial Saint.

With the addition of the immortal celestial body and the treant's supernatural powers, the light within a few hundred meters of it was slightly distorted when it was activated.

(End of this chapter)