Martial Ascent to Divinity

Star of Dim Light said, "I've never fought the Human Race before. Today, I want to see the gap between the best of the Human Race and myself."

"They probably can't withstand a single Mental Shock from you."

"Three times, then. Truly outstanding people should withstand at least three times."

"Then, they become fools."

The Demons laughed uproariously.

Star of Dim Light shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate humans. I've seen humans with a strong will in prison; they are far more powerful than imagined. Don't forget, the Hell Knight Order and the Huang Meng Sect were also once human."

The faces of many Demons changed slightly.

Like the Huang Meng Sect, the Hell Knight Order outwardly belonged to the Demon Worship Sect, but were ruthless when killing Demons who offended them, notorious across the Ten Realms.

Some Demons even calculated that these two organizations killed more Demons than they did humans.

If not for the need of all parties to have them contain the humans, they would have teamed up to eliminate them long ago.

Star of Dim Light looked at the advancing human army, plucked a freshly matured Magic Bag Flower, and said, "I salute the human hero who reaches me, and then devour him."

After speaking, Star of Dim Light inhaled the flower stamen with his right eye and mouthparts, sucking on the Magic Bag Beans.

The Magic Bag Beans slowly shrunk and eventually disappeared, with the Magic Bag Flower withering away, falling onto the flesh carpet, and slowly being devoured.

Before the sunrise, the army of ten thousand finally reached near the Magic Bag Garden.

Everyone raised their heads to look, their spirits wavered.

Piles of Demons stacked densely and layer upon layer in front, like boulders lying horizontally.

Some Demons were even squeezed so tightly they couldn't fight. No matter how many were killed, more Demons always appeared on the frontline.

Endlessly.

No one dared to break ranks; they were just ordinary Martial Artists, not cavalry with immense impact power.

Once broken, they would be quickly segmented and eaten piece by piece.

The human army could no longer push forward.

"A hundred meters away, almost there."

Zhou Leng turned to look at the crowd behind him.

There were human experts in the Middle Period and Late Stage of Blood Transport, a whole squad of Steel Dwarves, over thirty Demon Spirit Masters, and the Mountain River Oak.

"Begin!"

United Senior Brother Zhou Leng of the Eighteen Schools commanded.

Zhou Leng broke the Blood Bone and drank the Frenzy Potion.

His whole body surged with boiling blood, power skyrocketing, and red light filled his eyes.

The Demon Spirit Masters' Demon Spirits perched on their shoulders transformed simultaneously, sending out waves of Demon Spirit Techniques.

In an instant, the Demons' territory transformed dramatically.

Some areas were shrouded in fog, some engulfed in darkness, some trembled violently, and some were ravaged by floods...

With various wide-ranging Demon Spirit Techniques released, the Demons ahead fell into chaos.

Then, over five hundred people stepped on Speed Light Skill, trampling over Demons in a rapid sprint.

They ranked among the top of the Eighteen Schools, either in Late Stage or Middle Period of Blood Transport.

Like a pride of lions, they sped across the battlefield.

Star of Dim Light saw this scene, slowly retreating while smiling, "I'm waiting for you."

He and a crowd of powerful Demons behind him retreated while preparing for battle.

"Kill them!"

The Mountain River Oak and the Dwarves couldn't dash quickly, but they took advantage of the Demon chaos to lead others in a charge.

A few Demon Spirit Masters used Demon Spirit Techniques to lighten their bodies, keeping pace with the human experts.

A hundred meters, just a few seconds away.

Zhou Leng and the foremost experts rushed out of the Demon crowd, heading towards the hundreds of powerful Demons led by Star of Dim Light.

Those Demons didn't care, laughingly preparing to strike, with Mental Shock, Mental Whip, Land of Suffering... a barrage of Demon Prison Magic ready to be unleashed.

But the Demon Spirit Masters behind Zhou Leng reached forward, some relying on their Demon Spirits, others on their Demon Spirit Artifacts.

Silence Technique descended, temporarily preventing a small area of Demons from casting.

Holy Light Technique exploded, causing many Demons to retreat with closed eyes.

Pain Totem appeared, inflicting inexplicable pain on some Demons, interrupting their casting with screams.

Illusion Reversal made some Demons cast spells on others or even themselves.

...

In just a moment, the majority of Demon Magic was countered and broken by the more adept Demon Spirit Masters.

A series of blue lights burst forth from Zhou Leng and others, continually dispelling the magic attacks they encountered.

These were protective spells cast by the Demon Spirit Masters on the team.

"Hm." Star of Dim Light observed his Demons' inadequacies, stretching out his right arm, pointing forward.

His right arm, surrounded by exploding candle flames, expanded like a bonfire.

A visible fan-shaped white airwave surged out, like a strong wind over a prairie.

The humans ahead suddenly stopped mid-air, falling one by one, including Zhou Leng.

The Demon Spirit Masters hurriedly cast protective spells, but many of them closed their eyes and fainted on the ground.

"Ancestral Protection!"

The charging Steel Dwarves suddenly used their weapons to strike each other.

Clang... clang...

The strange clanging sound spread throughout the scene.

The fainted people covered their heads and stood up.

The Demons felt dizzy and weak-limbed.

The clanging ceased, splitting the battlefield in two.

One part consisted of human elites and Demon elites, the other of the Demon horde and human army.

One side was waiting while the other was prepared.

Without hesitation, Zhou Leng and the others continued their assault on the Demons.

Zhou Leng charged at the forefront, heading straight for Star of Dim Light.

"Let him come! If he reaches me, it proves his tastiness, his Magic Bag Flower offered for mother to eat." Star of Dim Light beckoned Zhou Leng, and the other Demons stepped aside.

Zhou Leng threaded through those elite Demons, while others were blocked.

He touched his seemingly painful head with his left hand, his steps unsteady, brows furrowed, teeth clenched, bypassed one Magic Bag Flower after another, charging at Star of Dim Light.

Star of Dim Light was situated within the Magic Bag Garden, retreating as he laughed, "I like courageous prey, much more delicious."

As he spoke, Star of Dim Light raised a hand, and the candle flames blazed fiercely.

A Shadow Tree descended from the sky, transforming into countless smoky shadow branches, binding Zhou Leng's body.

His steps slowed, yet he persevered forward.

Struggling with all his might, he only managed to free his limbs; the restraints on his body couldn't be undone, tightly binding his torso.

The Star of Dim Light raised his hand once more, and his body abruptly transformed into five identical versions of himself, executing the same actions and constantly shifting positions.

"Candlelight Illumination."

The Star of Dim Light finished speaking, and a candelabra appeared above Zhou Leng's head.

A golden candelabra with two white candles.

The flames on the candles burned fiercely, slowly condensing into eye-shaped flames.

Two sinister flames slowly rotated, gazing at Zhou Leng below, disturbing his mind.

Zhou Leng suddenly furrowed his brow again, his stepping technique became chaotic once more, yet he still moved forward.

The distance between them was rapidly diminishing.

"Pitiful human, I will make you understand that in the face of a Demon, humans are always the weaker ones."

"Demons possess wisdom, so I make you step out of the aperture; you can only step out of the aperture."

"Demons possess strategy, so before you even encounter me, you've already become a corpse."

"Demons possess power, so you…"

Zhou Leng suddenly stepped hard on the ground, his body charging forward with incomparable speed.

The Star of Dim Light was terrified, witnessing his two eyes of candle flames suddenly shining, releasing dual white mental shockwaves.

Zhou Leng gritted his teeth, his face contorted, resisting the mental shock, and struck out with a palm.

Bang!

A blue, egg-shaped barrier emerged around the Star of Dim Light.

The palm landed on the barrier, causing a slight quiver, and tiny cracks surfaced on the barrier's surface.

"Not bad, very not bad... Your willpower is strong... Your luck is also good, able to guess my true form…"

Zhou Leng's face was full of pain, but he struck again. Bang!

On the second strike, the cracks on the barrier surprisingly did not increase.

The Star of Dim Light wore a slight smile.

On the third strike, the barrier only quivered slightly.

"Too weak…"

The Star of Dim Light extended his hand to attack again, while Zhou Leng launched the fourth palm strike.

This fourth strike was identical to the second and third.

The difference was that as it pushed forward, the sound of tides roared.

Completely different from before.

Purple patterns webbed on the palm, faintly interwoven with a streak of white light.

The Star of Dim Light's brow furrowed slightly, sensing something amiss, seeing the barrier still intact, for safety's sake, his eyes of candlelight shone brightly.

Mental shock…

Zhou Leng's right palm struck out.

Thousands of tides rushed into the sea, pouring into the vast ocean.

Penetrating the protection, firmly landing on the chest of the Star of Dim Light.

Pu…

The Star of Dim Light's chest exploded, bones and internal organs shattered.

"You…"

The Star of Dim Light's body flickered, disappearing from the original spot, appearing a hundred meters away.

Zhou Leng raised his head to scan, stomped the ground, and the earth burst beneath his feet, executing a Flying Crane Technique, charging straight at the distant Star of Dim Light.

Whatever headache, whatever frown, whatever pain, all vanished entirely.

Zhou Leng's face was serene, with no unusual expressions remaining.

The Star of Dim Light attempted to cast a spell, but the intense pain made it difficult for him to concentrate.

He hastily extended his hand, drawing out a magic staff from the demon skin bag at his waist, intending to wield it, when Zhou Leng's palm struck out.

He quickly turned his head to dodge, and Zhou Leng transformed his palm into a blade.

Entering Water and Separating Waves, the palm blade sliced through like a sharp sword, shattering the shoulder of the Star of Dim Light, raising a foot to kick the staff away.

Zhou Leng raised his foot to kick at the head of the Star of Dim Light, but kicked through empty air.

The Star of Dim Light transformed into a pool of blood, merging into the ground, disappearing from sight.

Zhou Leng, proficient in demon knowledge, quickly searched, and discovered the Star of Dim Light fifty meters away, gradually reforming his body from the pool of blood.

Zhou Leng rushed straight towards him.

At this moment, the body of the Star of Dim Light astonishingly had fully recovered, wounds vanished without a trace.

"If my mother saw me like this, she would be heartbroken. So, you should die!"

The body of the Star of Dim Light rose suddenly, feet leaving the ground, floating mid-air, arms outstretched, eyes of candle flame blazing brightly.

All the candles on his arms shattered, and from his eyes, intense cyan flames erupted.

That was not fire, but pure mental and spiritual power so intense that it materialized into spirit flame.

Below Innate, nobody...

Pu…

With a flash of light from the Mountain of Will, Zhou Leng passed through the spirit flame, a palm striking through the abdomen of the Star of Dim Light, and another hand delved into the wound, ripping with both hands.

Schlitz...

The Star of Dim Light was torn in half, each half falling to the sides.

Zhou Leng, without hesitation, like a demon elephant lifting a leg, stamped towards the head of the Star of Dim Light.

"You can't kill me; I carry a deadly poison, I am willing to give it to you…"

Facing the threat of mutual destruction, Zhou Leng seemed to not hear, stamping down with a foot.

Pu…

The head of the Star of Dim Light cracked open, blood splattering everywhere.

At the same time, his body suddenly shrank into a clump of bloody flesh, then exploded with a boom.

Zhou Leng had prepared beforehand, turning with a step to execute a Flying Crane Technique, lunging outward.

But was engulfed by the powerful impact and blood light.

The light of deadly poison and toxic mist spread over dozens of meters.

Zhou Leng was sent flying heavily, crashing to the ground.

The intense shock left Zhou Leng's consciousness blurry, vaguely seeing the poisonous mist swirling around him.

Zhou Leng propped himself up, rushing out of the range of the toxic mist.

He took out the Blood Bone, breaking it open, a swarm of Poison-eating Mosquitoes flying out, burrowing into his body, consuming the deadly poison.

The Poison-eating Mosquitoes were extremely powerful, quickly dispelling the toxins from Zhou Leng's body.

Suddenly, streaks of green light surprisingly ignored the Poison-eating Mosquitoes, piercing through his flesh, directly entering his consciousness, heading straight for the Mountain of Will.