Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 715
After killing two demon demigods, Zhou Leng quickly ran towards the exit.

I hadn't run far when I suddenly felt as if some force in the sky was calling to me.

Turning my head, I saw two strange, blood-red lights flying from the dark clouds above the battlefield of Wuzhong.

In the blink of an eye, it flew thousands of miles and entered its own body.

Two strange forces, one strong and one even stronger, transform into nutrients within the body, nourishing it.

The strongest enhancement is seen in the heart area.

The powerful force, after strengthening the heart, travels along the blood vessels and transmits the energy to every tiny part of the body.

It provides almost no boost to the power of the stars.

In martial arts perception, the amplification of the physical body is approximately 0.15%.

Zhou Leng glanced at the sky.

Oh no, have I become a demon?

Isn't it only demons who can absorb the power of the enemies here?

No wonder he ascended to sainthood and could still come and go from the Demon Prison without restriction.

Fortunately, it seems to have less of an increase than a demon, indicating that it is not yet a complete demon.

Not long after, Zhou Leng left the Endless Battlefield and returned to Blue Star.

As you leave the Water Island Demon City, first look up at the sky.

Above the sky, under the normal sun, hang two small suns.

A small sun represents the supernatural power of a clan.

Disguised, he sat on the bus heading to Rucheng, resting while reading a vast amount of information.

After ascending to sainthood, his ability to process information became significantly faster.

Having spent a long time cultivating on the Martial Saint's Path, and later advancing to Martial Saint, I missed out on too many things.

As expected, the deaths of Zhao Hao and Zhao Gong were handled with a low profile.

But in secret, the Supreme Court and the Martial Saint reached an agreement to turn their blades inward and launch a further exorcism operation.

In fact, the Supreme Court had been making various preparations for some time.

Let's start with the financial and economic field, and then move on to the education system...

Half of the original Changda personnel were arrested.

All the media outlets controlled by Zhao Gong were shut down and rectified.

A large number of members of the Demonic Cult and demonic cultivators were arrested, and due to the large number of people, some were executed.

All sorts of news are flying around.

Finally, Zhou Leng looked at the messages left by the Martial Saints.

In the Ancient River Sect Martial Saint group, everyone was discussing ascending to the Divine Heavenly Rank and speculating on various possibilities.

Finally, let's discuss one thing repeatedly.

Where can I kill a demigod?

Demons do not come, sirens do not participate in the war, and orcs only occasionally fight against dwarves.

Could it be that the Dragon Kingdom's Martial Saint went to kill other Earth's Martial Saints?

No one would do something that harms human interests.

Later, some people analyzed that we should wait until the deadline for reaching the Heavenly Rank was approaching, at which point the demonic demigods would definitely step forward to challenge us.

During their conversation, the saints also analyzed the shortcomings of the current human martial saints.

Since Zhao Dongjun's death, humanity has lost its peak martial saint and martial saint king.

There are newly promoted Martial Saints, lower-level Martial Saints, middle-level Martial Saints, and upper-level Martial Saints.

The only ones missing were peak martial saints and martial saint kings.

Even if they originally possessed it, their foundation was damaged and their realm fell due to past battles with demigods from other countries and worlds.

This is also one of the main reasons why countries around the world are passive.

Now, everyone is placing their hopes on the two martial saints.

One is Huang Xuange, the youngest Martial Saint. He is energetic and leads the Demon City Army. He has grown rapidly in recent years and has been promoted to a mid-level Martial Saint in a short period of time.

One of them is Li Tianyuan, who has long been promoted to a higher position. He rarely gets injured, likes to plan carefully before acting, and has no weaknesses in any aspect.

Zhu Shiji was seriously injured and has remained at the lower level of Martial Saint.

Wu Duanxiong is too old and should remain in the middle position.

Chen Shaohuang rose to power early and possessed the potential to reach his peak, but he had a fiery temper and suffered a heart injury.

Most of the other Martial Saints worked too hard before advancing to the Martial Saint level, which caused them to develop health problems to varying degrees.

This is true not only for the Dragon Kingdom, but also for other countries.

In their private chat, Zhu Shiji told Zhou Leng many things about the Dragon Kingdom, including its dark and white sides, and its helplessness.

After descending the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase, Zhu Shiji kept giving various instructions.

"I don't even understand what this Ascension to Godhood Rank is. Don't get involved impulsively once you've advanced to Martial Saint."

"Stay on Earth and consolidate your strength."

"There are some things I haven't told you before, but I didn't expect you to grow up so quickly. If the Ten Realms War turns against us, we'll initiate the 'New Fire Seed Project,' and we'll recommend you and Huang Xuange to go to different other worlds to serve as backups for humanity..."

"Of course, those are all worst-case scenarios..."

"The Martial Saints are all worried about the matter of ascending to the Divine Heaven Realm..."

"By the way, there's a rumor that the God of Calamity has appeared, but no one has seen him, so we don't know if it's true..."

"A demigod of the Eagle Alliance has fallen, failing in his challenge against the demigod orcs outside the Demigod Temple..."

Zhou listened quietly to Zhu Shiji's message.

He's becoming more and more like a nagging old man.

As I listened to the end, I recalled the important things he had said, and suddenly, something came to mind.

So he sent a message asking, "How many newly promoted Martial Saints and lower-ranking Martial Saints are there in the Dragon Kingdom?"

A moment later, Zhu Shiji responded: "There were nineteen people in total, but like me, it wasn't that they lacked the strength to advance, but that their injuries were too severe. The frequency of our battles before becoming Martial Saints was probably a hundred times that of demons of the same rank, making us the worst of the worst. The most miserable one was Lin Yinghun, whose injuries were more severe than mine. After advancing to the Martial Saint rank, he was unable to challenge for the next Martial Saint rank and remained there for many years."

Lin Yinghun is one of the martial saints that Zhou Leng admires the most. He is a famous one-armed martial saint who eventually turned his disadvantage into an advantage by combining various martial arts and creating the "Great Annihilation Void Fist".

He rarely makes a move, but when he does, he is invincible among those of the same realm.

This applies to everyone from Grandmasters to newly promoted Martial Saints.

"With Lin Sheng's strength, he's bound to win against the newly promoted Martial Saint who's a demigod of a demon, right?"

"Of course. But the demons aren't stupid either. They won't accept his challenge at all. First, they'll surely die. Second, they're afraid that he'll ascend to the Heavenly Rank and obtain some treasure that restores his power, which would be a catastrophe for the demons."

"I've heard that Lin Sheng has a very strong talent?"

“Not strong, not strong at all. But he is extremely focused. Zhao Sheng is focused enough, but his level of focus is even higher than Zhao Sheng’s. Since he lost his arm, he has only practiced the killing move of the Great Annihilation Void Fist, ‘Silent Vacuum,’ every day. The more he practices this move, the more terrifying it becomes. Don’t underestimate me just because I am in a lower position. I can’t withstand a single blow from him.”

"I see... In other words, if we create a newly ascended demigod for him, his future achievements might be unimaginable?"

"Of course. Unfortunately, his severed arm is difficult to restore. It is said that, like Zhang Xinglie, he was also corrupted by the power of the gods."

Zhou Leng paused for a moment, his eyes dimmed, and after a long while, he let out a long sigh.

Send a message to Lin Yinghun.

“Lin Sheng, I refined a Lesser Star Pill for Zhang Xinglie, but unfortunately he didn’t have the chance to take it. If you want to try it, you can come to Rucheng. I will take a look at your injuries, and if it is suitable, I will use the pill on you.”

Shortly after, Lin Yinghun replied, "I'll be there right away."

Zhou Leng arrived at the Guhe Research Bureau and met with Xu Qingjin, Li Yuanhe, and others.

Afterwards, everyone went together to pay respects at the graves of their deceased friends in Rucheng.

There are graves of Li Linhan and his wife, Zhang Xinglie and his aunt, Hu Yi and his whole family, Ma Xingkong and Zhou Leng's parents, and Tong Tianxia...

I'll go to Xiongcheng in a while to pay my respects to Wang Boxiong, Chen Shouhu, and others.

Back at the Ancient River Research Bureau, Zhou Leng and Lin Yinghun walked slowly through the training ground.

Lin Yinghun was slightly thin, with dark skin and shiny black hair. His left arm was severed at the shoulder, leaving only his right arm.

His gaze was exceptionally clear and pure, even possessing a childlike innocence.

Unlike other martial saints, he only focused on cultivation and combat, remaining detached from worldly affairs and refusing to participate in any other activities.

The two chatted briefly, and Zhou Leng put his hand on Lin Yinghun's shoulder, feeling it carefully.

An inexplicable power was attached to Lin Yinghun's body.

Withdrawing his hand, Zhou Leng said, "I'm not sure if it can be completely resolved, but with the medicinal properties of the Divine Essence Pill, it can definitely weaken it."

What kind of payment do you want?

"Kill more monsters."

"Deal." Lin Yinghun nodded gently, his gaze even purer and more determined.

Zhou Leng handed the Divine Essence Pill to Lin Yinghun, instructing him on how to use it, saying, "Don't rush to take it. Wait until you've completed this Heavenly Rank Trial."

"Hmm?" Lin Yinghun looked at Zhou Leng in confusion.

“I have a friend who might be able to get hold of a dying demonic demigod. You stay in Rucheng, and if he can get it, I'll retrieve it for you, and you'll owe me three votes.”

When it comes to major decisions between humans and the Dragon Kingdom, the Martial Saint has a crucial voting right.

Every vote of the Martial Saint has immense value.

Lin Yinghun didn't care about the three votes, but stared at Zhou Leng and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you have already advanced to Martial Saint. However, why didn't your advancement to Martial Saint trigger any unusual phenomena? Theoretically, every Grandmaster who advances to Martial Saint should be able to sense it."

“I am now a Void Martial Saint, just like the Void God. You may think I am a Martial Saint, but I am not.” Zhou Leng lied without blushing.

"I see." Lin Yinghun nodded, now truly believing it.

"How about it?"

"of course."

The two agreed that Lin Yinghun would stay at the Guhe Research Bureau to instruct the Guhe Sect disciples in martial arts.

Zhou Leng secretly entered the dwarven world and then contacted the giant furnace to obtain all the information about the orc demigod.

That day, they traveled thousands of miles, crippled a newly ascended orc demigod, cut off his limbs, preserved only his last bit of life, wrapped him up as a mummy, and arrived at the barrier between the two worlds.

Zhou Leng broke through the barrier between the two worlds and dragged the orc demigod into Earth.

Soon, Zhou Leng and Lin Yinghun met outside Rucheng.

Zhou Leng handed over the mummy, which Lin Yinghun accepted.

The demigod orc's brain was smashed into a flattened pumpkin, and he was barely breathing.

Lin Yinghun gave Zhou Leng a deep look, then with his right palm like a knife, he severed the demigod beastman's neck, leaving his chest and abdomen intact.

After waiting for a while, he glanced up at the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase and said, "It's a success."

"Alright! Go back and take your Divine Essence Pill. Remember our agreement."

"of course."

After watching Lin Yinghun leave, Zhou Leng contacted Zhu Shiji.

"Help me contact all the newly promoted and lower-level Martial Saints in the Dragon Kingdom who have mastered the 'New Heaven Forever' fist technique of the East Wind Fist, regardless of whether they have joined the Ancient River Sect. Tell them that I have a way to get them newly promoted and lower-level demigods, but the terms of the deal are simple: they owe me three votes."

"Huh?" Zhu Shiji was puzzled at first, but quickly recovered.

"I'll contact you right away."

(End of this chapter)