Martial Ascent to Divinity

Chapter 750 - 724: Chaos at the Border

Zhou Leng came to an abrupt halt, as the enormous snake tail swept past in front of him, tearing through the air and pulverizing the ground.

A shadow lunged at him with inescapable speed, opening its bloody maw, ready to bite down.

Massive fangs descended, each coated with barbs, sharp and menacing.

No enemy has ever survived after being bitten by the Mountain Python.

Zhou Leng kicked the giant python’s jaw, his body rapidly retreating in the passageway.

"Go to hell!"

In the vertical shaft, the Mountain Python resembled a slender peak, rising skyward.

Seeing the ferocity of the python, Zhou Leng took a deep breath and punched out.

East Wind Fist, Wind and Rain Charge Ahead.

The force of his punch unfolded like a broad panorama, an immense river blocking between the two.

With one punch, it transformed into countless punches, like an overwhelming rain shower, pouring down.

Zhou Leng’s arms issued an endless barrage of fist shadows, filling the enormous passage, striking the Mountain Python’s head.

A dense white shockwave exploded, fracturing the walls of the passage.

Wind and Rain Charge Ahead had more punches but with weaker force, and as a demigod fierce beast, the Mountain Python was only hindered but still charged upward, intent on crushing Zhou Leng to death in revenge.

But Zhou Leng ascended into the air while continuously punching.

Initially, it was merely a myriad of punches transforming into wind and rain, numerous but not strong.

As the multitude of punching shadows rapidly accumulated by the thousands, reaching a million, the punch power transformed unprecedentedly.

The original shadows only attacked directly, but now they appeared not only in front of the Mountain Python but also at its sides.

The fist shadows infiltrated the surrounding area of the Mountain Python.

In an instant, the Mountain Python’s body, from head to its hundred-meter-long belly, suffered blows.

Hits to ordinary parts didn’t matter, but with its weak spots struck, it quickly became intolerable, wailing and slowing down.

Zhou Leng’s fists did not stop.

When the total shadows of Wind and Rain Charge Ahead reached tens of millions, the punch power changed again.

One after another, fist shadows penetrated the Mountain Python’s exterior, following a path as if punching through hills to hit an ox, entering its body unobstructed.

When thousands of punches exploded inside its body, the Mountain Python panicked instantly, unable to imagine this power, as if all its scales were peeled off.

It hurriedly backed away as Zhou Leng advanced.

Wind and Rain Charge Ahead, with the core of its force, was like wind and rain crossing the great river, always forward, until victorious.

With each step Zhou Leng took, the fist shadows in the sky became faster and stronger.

Yet, the Mountain Python was indeed formidable, taking numerous hits but suffering only superficial injuries.

It retreated while pondering a solution.

As Zhou Leng’s punch power intensified and reached its limit, he took a deep breath and unleashed a full-force blow.

In a flash, endless small fist shadows converged into a colossal fist.

The great river turned ninety degrees, supporting the fist, charging at the Mountain Python.

Wind and Rain Charge Ahead crossed the river, becoming unstoppable, sweeping across the land.

The most powerful punch Zhou Leng had ever unleashed.

The enormous force filled the passageway, the passage continually expanded by the immense strength.

Facing this unimaginable punch, the Mountain Python had but one thought in its mind: death is coming.

As the giant fist was about to strike, the Mountain Python suddenly twisted its body.

Whoosh...

An empty snakeskin appeared in its place, shattered by the colossal fist.

Meanwhile, the Mountain Python had teleported to the passage exit, laughing heartily as it thumped its tail, collapsing the passage and fleeing at high speed.

It laughed while retreating, but halfway through, its scales exploded, its body curling up tightly, emanating a faint glow, resembling a massive spherical fortress.

The five mountains on its back clustered together, forming a shield like a mountain.

A radiant fist hammered from behind, hitting the shield formed by the five mountains.

Boom!

The mountainous, spherical snake body was punched up into the air.

A large number of scales erupted and scattered, long wounds sprawled across the snake’s body.

In mid-air, the Mountain Python took a horrified glance at the pursuing Zhou Leng, then at itself.

On its massive two-hundred-meter-long body, ninety percent of the scales had burst off, exposing red-white flesh, with wounds gushing blood everywhere.

The five bone mountains formed of flesh and bone had all collapsed, hanging limp, ready to break apart at any moment.

Zhou Leng shook his right fist, with the fractured wrist bone rapidly reconnecting.

Truly, the strongest fierce beast in the world of beasts, possessing an absolute counter-shock innate divine technique, against which no martial arts could avoid.

He charged forward wielding his left fist.

The Mountain Python suddenly opened its mouth widely, spitting sideways a mass of blood light, as its glow dissipated.

"The blood of the ancient beast is yours! Next time in a strength contest, I will crush you! Furless Fierce Ape!" the Mountain Python wailed without threat, escaping into the distance.

Zhou Leng immediately turned and rushed toward the ancient beast’s blood.

The power of a demigod could send this thing flying for hundreds of kilometers; if discovered by a stronger demigod, it would be a wasted effort.

Zhou Leng exerted all his strength to catch up to the ancient beast’s blood, grabbed it with a swift motion, and turned to see the Mountain Python already vanished without a trace.

Using stellar energy to wash off the filth from the surface of the ancient beast’s blood, he swallowed it in one gulp.

Looking down, his entire body enveloped in a blood glow.

Activating the Great Sun Divine Skill, absorbing with full power.

Strands of ancient beast’s blood dispersed, entering the blood vessels.

A tingling sensation, like needles, flowed through the vessels.

This force slowly coursed into muscles, bones, and tendons along the capillaries.

The whole body felt searing hot as if on fire.

"Hmm?"

The speed at which I absorb the blood of the Ancient Beast turned out to be faster than the previous beasts.

Calculating at this speed, the absorption will be complete in at most six to seven hours.

I wonder if it’s because of the Demon Suppression Elephant Monarch’s power or other reasons.

Zhou Leng absorbed while fully activating the Stellar True Energy, rushing towards the Frost Giant Tree.

Once he reaches Elder Tree, everything would be safe.

After running for a long time, the Mammoth Valley appeared ahead.

Zhou Leng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from his right rear.

Turning around, he saw a golden rhinoceros trampling the ground from afar, rapidly approaching.

"Hand over the blood of the Ancient Beast!"

Zhou Leng felt a shock upon sensing the opponent’s Qi.

Upper-Rank Demigod.

The strength and speed far exceeded his own.

He fiercely stuffed a handful of Pills into his mouth, forcibly activated the Stellar True Energy, exerted all his strength, dashed into Mammoth Valley, straight towards the Frost Giant Tree.

The golden rhinoceros roared, following closely behind, smashing everything in its path, getting closer and closer to Zhou Leng.

Passing through Mammoth Lake, Zhou Leng glanced back, the golden rhinoceros was just a kilometer away, which, to an Upper-Rank Demigod, was practically right in front of him.

He could even feel the heat emanating from its nostrils.

Zhou Leng dove headfirst into the forest where the Frost Giant Tree was located.

The golden rhinoceros glanced at the white mist over the forest, vaguely recalling some sort of taboo here.

But the treasure was right in front of him, he couldn’t care any less, he charged straight in, smashing countless trees along the way, eventually he saw the figure of the Furless Fierce Ape.

He grinned.

The Furless Fierce Ape rushed into a patch of white grassland, he still smiled, but suddenly lifted his head, looking at the snow-white Frost Giant Tree.

At that moment, he recalled that ancient, terrifying legend.

His four feet suddenly plunged into the earth, his body couldn’t stop its forward momentum, continuously sinking into the soil, like falling into a swamp.

"No..."

Boom...Boom...

Huge black shadows lifted the ground, like mountains crashing down.

Zhou Leng rushed to the base of the Frost Giant Tree, gasping heavily, turned his head and looked, huh?

Everything was as before.

The tree wasn’t toppled, the ground was intact, the golden rhinoceros was also gone.

Zhou Leng quietly thought, I’m awesome, and thanked Elder Tree, then sat down to meditate on the spot to absorb the blood of the Ancient Beast.

Several hours passed, Zhou Leng opened his eyes,

Sure enough, he absorbed the blood of the Ancient Beast at a speed far faster than any Fierce Beast.

Yet for some reason, it felt like this drop of Ancient Beast blood was somewhat overrated, he did gain in strength, but it was very limited.

He couldn’t feel that aura of the Stellar Ancient Beast ruling the universe at all.

Could it be too diluted?

Zhou Leng got up and strode out of the cave, returning to Rucheng.

As expected, the Martial Saints group was in an uproar.

At the same time, he was pulled into a large group named "Dragon Country Martial Saints Group."

Every name in it had once echoed in the sky.

Upon seeing Zhou Leng join the group, it instantly quieted down.

Newly-promoted Martial Saint - An Tianzhi: ?

Soon, Zhu Wuji replied: "Zhou Leng’s strength has already reached the level of a newly-promoted Martial Saint, now the country needs him, to facilitate communication among everyone, I pulled him in. The concentration of Ancient Beast blood in the Himalayas is exactly when manpower is needed, extraordinary measures are warranted."

Newly-promoted Martial Saint - An Tianzhi: I see, then there’s no problem.

Zhou Leng knows An Tianzhi, disciple of Wu Duanxiong, a door with two Martial Saints.

Being one of the Three Saints of Mount Tai, Wu Duanxiong’s strength and merits are not as great as Zhao Dongjun and Wan Yumin, but he’s senior and has lived long enough, countless forces gather around him, becoming the number one Martial Clan in Dragon Country in a shadowy way.

When he killed Zhao Cong, it was said under Wu Duanxiong’s command to hold back.

Zhou Leng immediately changed his group tag.

Grandmaster - Zhou Leng: "Hello everyone, junior Zhou Leng, greetings to all the elders. I had been closed-door cultivating, just connected online, not yet clear on what’s happening. Everything is based on family and country."

After saying that, he quickly reviewed previous messages, soon understanding the context.

After the arrival of Ancient Beast blood, the Martial Saints of various countries quickly reached an agreement.

They will first operate within their national borders, after completing searches within their borders, they will search other places.

Being a Blue Star Martial Saint, they strive to adhere to the principle of first come first served, avoiding conflicts as much as possible.

Initially, everything was normal.

But soon, some foreign Martial Saints started clever tricks.

As Dragon Country Martial Saints were numerous and strong, foreign Martial Saints abandoned searching in their own countries, going directly to the vicinity of Dragon Country, and then searching outward.

At first, Dragon Country Martial Saints were too lazy to pay attention to them, but unexpectedly, as three drops of Ancient Beast blood continuously appeared in the Himalayas, Martial Saints realized that the Himalayas might be rich in Ancient Beast blood.

The Himalayas, located at the border between Dragon and Elephant Countries, many areas are disputed, both parties consider them their territory.

Numerous Martial Saints from all sides went there.

In the era of technology, the Elephant Country looked shiny on the outside but was hollow inside, having many people was useless.

But in the Martial Arts Era, having many people became an advantage, strength skyrocketed.

Plus, after suffering losses at the Demon Worship Sect World Conference last time, Elephant Country Martial Saints gathered other countries’ Martial Saints, wantonly searching in the Himalayas and disputed areas.

Thus, conflicts arose, triggering multiple Martial Saint battles.

However, since both sides are human Martial Saints and Blue Star is in urgent need of manpower, they remain restrained, injuring without killing.

Zhu Shiji said in the group: "Zhou Leng, you will immediately head to the Himalayas, but do not make a move, responsible for support and reconnaissance, against seasoned newly-promoted Martial Saints, you lose more than you win."

"I’m on my way."