Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 713 Freedom
The passages from the Demon Prison to the Water Island Demon City are numerous but unstable, and there has never been a base there.

However, Demon Prison has a base in the Wasteland Demon City.

The other two major forces that dominate the Wasteland Demon City are the ferocious beasts and the demon spirit masters.

The Demon Prison once invaded the Beast World, and its entire army was trampled to death by countless beasts. After two such incidents, it never provoked the Beast World again.

After that, they focused on dealing with the demon spirit master, and the two fought back and forth, with neither side able to gain the upper hand.

Zhou Leng arrived at the Demon Spirit Base and then tried to enter the Demon Spirit World. Just like before, he was blocked and squeezed.

However, if you go all out and break through with a single punch, you can quickly enter.

Afterwards, I secretly used the Demon City in the Demon World as a transit point to try my luck in the Giant World, Dragon World, Iron Dwarf World, and Treant World.

They can come and go as they please, though not entirely freely.

The world of the Tree People is an exception; they can come and go freely, completely unaffected by the barrier between the two worlds, just like in the past.

Zhou Leng was surprised by this good thing and kept thinking about it as he walked.

"When one advances to the Martial Saint realm, unusual phenomena occur. I didn't advance on Blue Star, which means no one knows I've already advanced..."

"You can travel between these worlds..."

"In order to ascend to the Heavenly Realm of Gods, I need to find a newly promoted demigod..."

Killing giants and dragons isn't very kind, and the Tree People world doesn't have giant insect demigods, so only the orcs in the Dwarf world can make themselves kinder.

Zhou Leng returned to the Wasteland Demon City, and as he walked, he found himself approaching the Demon Base of the Wasteland Demon City.

"and many more……"

Zhou Leng recalled that he had absorbed demonic power in the past, and theoretically...

Since trying it wouldn't hurt, he transformed his body into a skinless sorcerer.

Unlike the magic spells of the past, the transformations now are real changes of flesh and blood, which cannot be seen through even the most powerful spells.

Wearing a hat to cover the Heavenly Steps mark on his forehead.

Zhou Leng walked into the demon base and looked at the semi-transparent barrier between the two worlds in front of him. Beyond this barrier was the first level of the Demon Prison World.

The first level of the Demon Prison World is a chaotic battlefield, with numerous demons waging civil war.

The number of demons that died at the hands of demons far exceeded the number of demons that died at the hands of the humanoid alliance.

Reach out and touch it; it passes through without any resistance.

After entering the first level of the Demon Prison, I tried to return, and there was no obstruction. I passed through.

Ok?
Zhou Leng was puzzled.

How come they can come and go as they please?

It's understandable that someone who is the ancient crown can move freely in the world of tree people.

But how come he can come and go freely after absorbing unknown demonic power in the Heavenly Rank Examination Hall back then?
Could it be related to the final throne of the illusory god?

He tried going in and out several times without any hindrance, and stood there thinking.

Just then, a group of demons approached, and a grandmaster shouted, "What are you standing there for? His Majesty the Sword of Innocence has arrived and is in dire need of demons, come here!"

Zhou Leng initially didn't want to pay attention, but upon hearing that it was the Sword of Innocence, his heart stirred.

The clone of the Sword of Innocence gifted him four semi-divine artifacts, the Flame Greatsword, and it was a veteran lower-level demigod, which he could use to test his strength.

Let's take a look at what a true lower-level demigod demon looks like in its true form.

“Okay.” Zhou Leng followed the group and continued on their way.

Before long, they arrived at a huge demon camp.

The Demon Prison has eighteen levels.

The first level is called "Endless Battlefield," which is said to be the place where a god fell, giving it magical power.

The demons fighting here can absorb a trace of power from the dead after killing an enemy demon. The more power they absorb, the higher they can advance in rank.

The Endless Battlefield is the best place for demons to ascend.

However, it can only absorb the power of the same or higher rank; if the deceased is of a lower rank, it cannot absorb it.

Few beings from other worlds dare to attack the Endless Battlefield.

Because when life forms from other worlds kill demons, they cannot absorb power, but when demons kill life forms from other worlds, they can absorb power.

The Endless Battlefield is both the ladder to godhood for demons and their graveyard.

Once outside the Endless Battlefield, demons lose the ability to absorb the defeated dead, which makes most demons less interested in conquering the outside world.

The endless battlefield has no sun; the sky above is covered with thick, blood-red clouds that remain unchanged year after year.

Within the blood-red clouds, dark red lightning roared incessantly, never ceasing.

Even the earth and rocks were covered in a layer of blood.

Looking up at the sky from here, you can also see the five-tiered heavenly staircase.

The army camp of the Sword of Innocence was crudely built by demon warlocks. Apart from the relatively intact outer walls, the interior was practically a giant pigsty.

Apart from a few grandmaster demons having decent residences, the rest of the place is a mess.

It's only slightly better than the orc camp.

Zhou Leng entered the camp, changed his body, and transformed into a flesh butcher.

He was obese, with a large belly, and three meters tall.

He can control changes to his body in other areas, but the bone knife in the flesh butcher's right hand is the only part that cannot be changed.

After thinking for a moment, he found the bone knife of the Grandmaster Flesh Butcher among the spoils, put it on his right hand like a glove, and then slowly walked around the camp.

Before long, he was forcibly conscripted by a Grandmaster Demon to go and pay homage to the Sword of Innocence.

Outside the enormous demon palace, a five-meter-tall fire demon stood before the entrance.

Flames rose from his entire body, lava flowed across his skin, he had two horns on his forehead, wings on his back, and arms crossed over his chest, exuding a majestic and domineering aura.

A three-meter-long flaming sword was burning fiercely and hovered beside me.

Lower-ranking demigod, the Sword of Innocence.

One by one, grandmasters led their teams for his inspection.

No one dared to ask him why he had switched to using a knife. Zhou Leng followed behind the group, observing quietly.

After the inspection, the Sword of Innocence spoke in a somewhat languid, demonic tone.

"You've all heard about the war of the gods..."

"Next, a large number of demigods will head to the Endless Battlefield. I will fight some 'old friends' to gain the qualification to ascend to godhood..."

"Keep an eye out for newly promoted or mid-level demigods. As for lower-level demigods, they're not important, because demigods of the same rank can sense each other when they're a hundred meters apart..."

"There are too many cunning individuals among the demigods; you must be on high alert..."

The Sword of Innocence spoke at length, but most of the demons didn't listen; their minds were either on fighting or resting.

Zhou Leng received a lot of important information.

After the Ascension to Godhood Staircase descended, all realms fell into a deathly silence.

Before the Ten Realms were opened, demigods mostly met in their own worlds.

Although no one knows what the Ascension to Godhood Ranks are, it is undoubtedly a powerful force.

Except for a very few demigods, no one would give up.

But the first step to ascending to the Heavenly Realm is to kill at least one demigod of the same rank.

What rewards will I get after I climb up?
How many people can resist temptation?

Can old friends from the same ethnic group and country be trusted?
A chain of suspicion is brewing in the Ten Realms.

In the Ten Realms, there is a divine artifact called the "Hall of Demigods," which appeared inexplicably when the Ten Realms merged.

After advancing to demigod status, one can communicate with the Demigod Temple, enter it, and officially leave one's name there.

The Temple of the Demigods is located in an unknown part of the starry sky, and its location is constantly changing.

Once a demigod enters, they can pass through its gate into the unknown starry sky.

Demigods often venture into the cosmos together and return before the Demigod Temple moves.

The Temple of the Demigods is the gathering place of the demigods.

Apart from the Demigod Temple, it was difficult for demigods from different worlds to meet before the War of the Ten Realms began.

So the demigods entered the Demigod Hall one after another to discuss how to resolve the current Ascension to Godhood.

Except for a few demigods who gave up, most demigods wanted to give it a try.

Five layers of heavenly stairs are extremely rare.

Thus, some demigods who already harbored grudges either waged war in places where the worlds were connected, such as dragons and giants, or dwarves and orcs.

Some chose to engage in a space battle outside the Temple of the Demigods.

As for the demon demigods, they mostly ignored other worlds and chose to fight each other in the Endless Battlefield.

You can also absorb power by killing your opponent here.

After the war of demigods, one demigod after another fell, and the surviving demigods suddenly regained consciousness.

They finally realized a bloody truth.

If one must participate in the Ascension to Godhood, the number of demigods in the Ten Realms will be reduced by half.

A 50% mortality rate is a huge loss for an ordinary army, let alone for a demigod.

The rational demigods of various races sought alternatives.

Human martial saints did not participate in the war from the beginning; the martial saints of various countries have been thinking about how to ascend to the heavenly realm with the least cost.

Demons are different; demons have long lifespans, and demigods can often live for thousands of years.

Over the long years, they gained power, but also accumulated countless enemies.

All non-advanced civilizations share some common characteristics.

The hatred directed inwards far outweighs the hatred directed outwards.

Not to mention the countless wars that demons and demigods have waged over territory, resources, relatives, subordinates, and so on.

Therefore, the Endless Battlefield welcomed a massive number of demigods.

Zhou Leng understood the situation and made a decisive decision.

The endless battlefield is perfect for me.

Find an opportunity to kill the demon demigod and run away. When the time comes, you will surely be qualified to become a god.

Once you ascend to the heavenly realm, you must never let go.

Even in advanced civilizations, countless demigods would vie for such a divine object.

Unlike ordinary celestial staircases, the Ascension Celestial Staircase is calculated layer by layer.

Ascend to the next level and gain the power of that level.

Even if you fail to reach the fifth floor in the end, you can still gain considerable power from those who are ahead.

In legend, almost all the martial saints who eventually ascended to the status of true gods had reached the fifth level of the Ascension to Godhood and advanced to the status of a virtual god.

In a sense, ascending the divine ladder is the best way to reach true godhood.

none of them.

Zhou Leng looked at the Sword of Innocence, preparing to seize the opportunity to strike.

As a result, before it could even make a move, the Sword of Innocence suddenly left, its purpose unknown.

Zhou Leng had no choice but to go to other places, occasionally capturing one or a group of demons and interrogating them about whether there were any newly promoted demigods.

A day later, they finally found a newly promoted demigod.

The Lamp of Eternal Darkness is a rare demigod lamp demon. It appears as a tall, headless human with twelve arms arranged in a ring on its shoulders.

Each arm held an oil lamp.

Each oil lamp burns with a strange flame, which possesses magical, spell-like abilities.

The bad news is that although the Lamp of Eternal Darkness is only a newly promoted demigod, a lower god, the Flesh and Blood Lord, is stationed not far from him.

(End of this chapter)