Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 699 is better
Such an important event, because it was suppressed by all media outlets around the world, gradually faded away.

Behind the scenes, the inner circle of the Demon Worship Cult was frantically investigating the whole affair.

No results.

They only knew that the one who made the move was not the Martial Saint.

The prime suspects are Zhou Leng or Li Shenkong.

However, after various investigations, they found that it didn't seem quite right.

Because the person who took action was stronger than both Zhou Leng and Li Shenkong.

Either acknowledge the existence of a more powerful Grandmaster King in the Dragon Kingdom.

Either admit that Zhou Leng's growth rate far exceeds expectations.

Unable to find evidence or catch the culprit, and unwilling to use the incident for public attacks, the Demonic Cult could only suppress their anger and secretly search for Zhou Leng.

However, Zhou Leng suddenly disappeared.

Since then, no one has seen Zhou Leng again.

The world has returned to calm.

But everyone knows that this peace will be shattered on the day the Ten Realms War begins.

Preparations for a new war between the Ten Realms have begun all over the world.

Various personnel and resources of the Dragon Kingdom began to be allocated.

Eighty kilometers away from Xiongcheng, a new mine has begun operations.

Hu Yi and some of his colleagues from the convoy drove huge mining trucks from the old Jingmo City to the new mine.

Sunjiadian, a suburb of Xiongcheng, gradually attracted many martial artists from other places to live there because of its cheap prices.

Cities within 200 kilometers of Xiongcheng have also gradually welcomed some strangers.

They are available all over the country.

Far away in the new capital of the Eagle Alliance, some martial artists from other places have gradually moved here to live.

A new mine not far from Xinyingdu also welcomed a batch of giant mining trucks.

These people are few in number, and like rainwater falling into a river, they integrate into the new city and begin a new life.

Many previously active anti-fraud groups have become quiet.

Some groups suddenly disbanded.

Zhang Xinglie successfully advanced to the rank of Grandmaster, but instead of returning to Yunhua Martial Arts University, he went back to Sunjiadian and spent every day with his girlfriend.

The two tried everything to have a child.

Zhao Lianshuo, accompanied by Lu Weiqu, went to the Zhao Palace in Xiongcheng to visit and hoped to retrieve the broken sword.

Zhao Hao did not appear, nor did Old Madam Zhao; only Madam Zhao appeared.

The two men found Lady Zhao a bit strange, because there were rumors that she had died in the Kingdom of Xiang.

But it appeared alive and well in front of the two of them.

Zhao Gong refused to return the sword.

After leaving, the two did not return to Rucheng, but stayed in Sunjiadian.

Chen Shouhu and Wang Boxiong's subordinates occasionally complained that their superiors were busy with something and they often couldn't see the two of them in the lead-up to the Ten Realms War.

However, the thought that the two might be carrying a difficult task made him feel relieved.

In reality, the two spend more time at home.

Time passes day by day.

The world seems to be getting more and more peaceful.

After arriving in the southern part of Elephant Kingdom, Zhou Leng quickly learned the language of Elephant Kingdom with the help of the powerful divine script. He traveled around Elephant Kingdom, experienced its customs and culture, and began the difficult journey of integrating into Elephant Kingdom.

Upon entering the Ganges, they refused to drink its water and were rejected.

Those who refuse to defecate on the beach are considered unsociable and ostracized.

He practiced asceticism with monks on the banks of the Ganges, but because he refused to eat the dead, he was ostracized.

They enter a crime school to learn criminal techniques, including robbery and theft. They become too skilled but don't use them, and are ostracized.

They throw dye during the carnival, but they don't smear themselves with cow dung or drink cow urine, and they are ostracized.

If you encounter a lizard and only observe it without trying to force it, you will be rejected.

While the police were maintaining order, he was ostracized because he refused to touch the female officers, which made him stand out from the others.

Encountering a car exhaust pipe, refusing to exercise with others, and being ostracized.

Those who do not pay to visit elderly people in nursing homes are ostracized.

Outside the Eagle Alliance base in Elephant Country, while many Elephant Country people watched as the Elephant Country people attacked the Demon, I did not participate and was excluded because others were eager to move forward.

Running on the roof of the train wasn't because I was following a trend; it was because the train was so chaotic that I gained recognition for it.

They constantly proclaimed that Elephant Kingdom was an independent and sovereign great power, and should not be reduced to a subordinate of Eagle Alliance, nor should it be controlled by the Demon Worship Cult. Elephant Kingdom should become the number one power in the Ten Realms and gain recognition.

While shopping with the Elephant Kingdom brothers, we came across a painting of a beautiful woman on a wall with an empty space in the middle, but we didn't go near it.

But one of the brothers went and was electrocuted; the others buried him.

The next day, another brother was electrocuted in the same place. His friend said he thought the previous man's death might have been an accident, and there might not have been an electrical leak.

After investigation, it was discovered that some people from the country deliberately dug holes, drew pictures of beautiful women, and then electrified them for amusement. Further inquiry revealed that 100 people had been electrocuted in 30 days, and the videos were widely circulated online.

While following others to the police station to report a crime, I witnessed a group of police officers forcibly assaulting an elephant. They secretly intervened, turning the officers into human stumps. Upon questioning the victim, I learned that he had been raped before coming to the police station to report the crime, and was subsequently raped by the officers.

He pretended to be mute and begged, was recruited into a begging group, and casually killed the tyrant who had been harming the beggars' organization.

There are many other bizarre things...

After more than a month-long trip to the Elephant Kingdom, Zhou Leng fell into deep self-doubt.

I am Wanbang Lindong·Zhou Tian Jihan, the Arrow Bearer, the Siren Slayer, the Demon Slayer Warrior, the Mist Breaker, the High Treant and Ancient Crown of the Treant World, the Grand Duke of the Dwarf World, the Frost Giant Grand Duke and Son of God of the Giant World, the Taixing Dragon, the Divine Dragon King, and the Dragon King Councilor of the Dragon Clan, a national hero and martial arts role model for humanity…

Does having countless identities and titles prevent one from integrating into the Elephant Kingdom? Does it mean one is unworthy to be a citizen of the Elephant Kingdom?

Is integrating into the Xiang Kingdom more difficult than becoming a saint?
What exactly is Wang Boxiong implying by sending himself to the Elephant Kingdom for experience?
Should we make these experiences into videos, send them to Crystal Dust, and post them on the Universe Network to make money?
If they can pass through the gates of purgatory, will the Elephant Kingdom become an insurmountable cosmic chasm?
At this moment, Zhou Leng finally understood why so many human martial saints chose to start their path to martial sainthood in the Elephant Kingdom.

This is the origin of perversion, the end of the world. After failing to integrate, Zhou Leng, deeply pained, decided to try a different perspective.

How have these experiences helped me?
After three days and three nights of contemplation, I have gained some insight.

Never let your kingdom become like the land of elephants.

The essence of so-called nonviolent noncooperation is to kneel down and become a slave.

Humans should not be slaves.

When the bottom lines of morality, fairness, and law are breached, violence becomes the only option.

Otherwise, they would become slaves.

The reason why the codename Wan Gu wanted to purge the Elephant Kingdom people after returning to China was that he didn't want the Dragon Kingdom people to be shared slaves.

Subsequently, Zhou Leng traveled to the northern part of Xiang Kingdom, entering the sphere of influence of the Dongjun faction.

Sure enough, even though the Dongjun faction of the Elephant Kingdom had been transformed into something unrecognizable, the spirit and demeanor of the people here far surpassed that of other places.

Although the gap between the rich and the poor remains significant.

After traveling around the Dongjun faction for half a month, Zhou Leng had new questions.

We all live in the same era.

It's understandable that ordinary people in China are abnormal and eccentric, because they are forced to live in that kind of environment.

Why is the Eastern Kingdom of Elephant Kingdom far inferior to the Dragon Kingdom?

Even in the Dragon Kingdom, monsters like the Zhao Clan still appear, no different from the Demon Worship Cult.

The Xiang Kingdom, the Xiang Kingdom's Eastern Lord faction, the Zhao Clan, the Dragon Kingdom... progressing layer by layer.

A thought suddenly popped into Zhou Leng's mind.

What should a more advanced Dragon Kingdom look like?
Could a better Dragon Kingdom prevent the emergence of a Zhao clan similar to the Demonic Cult?

As soon as this thought crossed Zhou Leng's mind, he felt a faint door appear before his eyes.

The world of the mind begins to expand.

Countless thoughts flooded my mind.

After pondering for a long time, Zhou Leng took out "Dongjun Miscellaneous Collection" and quickly turned to a page.

"The first priority of the Martial Saint is to transform the world and make it more progressive."

I flipped through it again.

"Saints and gods are those who transcend humanity. If they cannot transcend humanity, then what is the point of being a saint or a god?"

"Martial arts is not a dinner party; becoming a god is not child's play."

"Human beings can only avoid becoming slaves and slave owners by transcending slavery and slave ownership."

"If a martial artist ascends to sainthood but remains the same as before, then it means that the ascension has failed. The same principle applies to a nation. If the lives of its people are trapped in a vicious cycle similar to the past, then it means that the nation's mistakes are also repeating themselves, and the slave owners have reappeared under a different name..."

……

Zhou Leng walked silently, rereading "Dongjun Miscellaneous Collection".

After experiencing the various events in the Elephant Kingdom, I gained a deeper understanding of its contents.

As he delved deeper, Zhou Leng finally understood why the Martial Saints rarely made a move.

If the Martial Saints continue to act recklessly as before, then humanity will be reduced to less than one in a hundred, and the entire planet Earth will be submerged.

If modern states can only rely on old methods of development, diplomacy, and governance, they will only fall into a vicious cycle once again.

If you can't break the old vicious cycle, you'll just keep going in circles until you perish.

This applies to both individuals and groups.

Breaking the old vicious cycle is difficult, extremely difficult.

Zhou Leng put away the book and looked back.

The road flashed before my eyes, and scenes from the Elephant Kingdom flashed by.

The Kingdom of Elephant is an example of a vicious cycle that cannot be broken.

This example, like a rusty nail, is firmly nailed to my mind.

Zhou Leng understood even more why Zhao Sheng encouraged him to come to Xiangguo before ascending to sainthood.

Don't want to break it?

Then live in the land of the lowest castes.

A faint but persistent sense of crisis sprouted and grew in Zhou Leng's heart.

Zhou Leng continued on his way, and before he knew it, he arrived at Tianjiang Demon City.

Entering the area, you will arrive near the famous "Great Bodhi Tree".

A small, circular city built around a large linden tree.

In the ring-shaped city, a 500-meter-tall giant tree stands tall and verdant, brimming with life.

Although it is far inferior to the Mother Tree and the Frost Giant Tree, it far surpasses any tree on Earth.

The trunk of the Bodhi tree is over fifty meters in diameter.

Beneath the tree, in the three-ringed cultivation area.

Nearly a hundred people sat in different areas of the ring, practicing their cultivation.

Unlike other places, in the innermost ring, there are some small huts that can only accommodate one person at a time, facing the Bodhi tree.

Just as I entered, a sneaky-looking elephant-like man approached.

"I'm a tour guide from Bodhi City. Do you have Bodhi fruits? If not, I can help you find a way..."

Zhou Leng took out the Bodhi fruit.

"Do you want to enter the innermost circle and cultivate for a long time? I can help you find the way..."

Zhou Leng pointed at the person, his force penetrating the void, and the person rose into the air, his feet ten centimeters off the ground.

The man from Elephant Country, far from being frightened, beamed and said, “You are at least a Grandmaster! That means you have enough money. I know you are warning me that I truly have connections and can guarantee you whatever you want. We are all genuine; the fake ones are either expelled or beaten to death.”

(End of this chapter)