Martial Ascent to Divinity

Zhou Leng sprinted along the footprints, and after a quarter of an hour, the scene ahead suddenly opened up.

A lush green meadow spread out in front, filled with fragrant flowers, and a clear blue lake came into view.

The edge of the lake was surrounded by a silver-white beach.

A big yellow dog was riding on a…

Zhou Leng took a careful look, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened.

It was a gray long-haired giant elephant, with four eyes on its head, eight teeth protruding from its mouth, and six legs standing.

Eight thick tusks were arranged like curved sabers.

Eight-toothed mammoth.

One of the demigod clans in the world of fierce beasts, possessing a demigod bloodline.

The eight-toothed mammoth was about three meters tall, resembling a single-story building.

Young eight-toothed mammoth.

This implies that there is likely a herd of mammoths nearby.

Adult eight-toothed mammoths have shoulder heights of over ten meters, close to four stories high.

Adulthood means innate strength.

There are even giant eight-toothed mammoths as high as six to seven stories, moving like a building.

Looking again, Huang seemed to have a good relationship with that eight-toothed mammoth.

Completely showcasing the skills of an animal social butterfly.

Zhou Leng calculated in his heart, mammoths are bulky and not known for their speed, so even if something happened, he could escape.

Thus, Zhou Leng slowly walked over.

After walking for a while, the eight-toothed mammoth suddenly turned around, and its original clear and transparent four eyes instantly turned blood-red.

Huang excitedly barked twice.

The eight-toothed mammoth hesitated for a moment, its eyes returned to clarity, and its huge trunk drooped.

Huang slid down its trunk like a slide, then barked and pounced toward Zhou Leng.

Ears flapped wildly, limbs leapt.

Zhou Leng laughed and briskly welcomed it.

As they got close, Huang jumped into Zhou Leng's arms, then madly licked Zhou Leng's neck and face, its body twisting rapidly.

The long-missed dog meat whirlwind little drill.

"Okay, okay…" Zhou Leng held Huang, half-crying, half-laughing.

That eight-toothed mammoth slowly approached.

Zhou Leng was alert and remained calm.

After a short while, the four eyes of the eight-toothed mammoth flickered with a strange light, it extended its trunk, hanging over Zhou Leng's head, and sniffed lightly.

The eight-toothed mammoth hesitated for a bit, raised its trunk, and roared skyward.

"Woo…"

The distant earth trembled.

"Not good!"

Zhou Leng turned to leave, but unexpectedly, the eight-toothed mammoth's trunk curled around him.

Zhou Leng hurriedly used True Qi to break free, but the trunk remained unmoved.

In Zhou Leng's mind, legends about fierce beasts emerged.

Many fierce beasts in terms of strength surpass even dragons and giants.

Only their intelligence is slightly inferior.

This young eight-toothed mammoth's strength might be above Rucheng's youth leaderboard top Mountain and River Origin.

However, the trunk wasn't applying much force.

"Woof woof…" Huang barked loudly at the eight-toothed mammoth.

The eight-toothed mammoth quickly loosened its trunk.

Zhou Leng looked at Huang and asked, "Is there any danger?"

Huang shook its head repeatedly, then ran beneath the eight-toothed mammoth's feet and bit down hard.

The eight-toothed mammoth actually lifted its foot with a grin, gently shaking it, causing Huang to sway.

Zhou Leng looked toward the direction of the earth tremor.

Dust billowed, dozens of giant eight-toothed mammoths, with shoulder heights over three stories, approached quickly.

"Argh…" They ran while roaring.

Zhou Leng carefully observed their eyes, none had turned red, all were clear, even somewhat joyful.

Zhou Leng glanced at Huang, who remained still.

Before long, more than thirty eight-toothed mammoths ran over, encircling him.

The young eight-toothed mammoth mooed and raised its trunk, speaking for a while, then pointed its trunk at Zhou Leng.

Thirty huge trunks reached out, hovered over Zhou Leng's head, and inhaled lightly.

The expressions of the eight-toothed mammoths held joyful looks.

An adult eight-toothed mammoth extended its trunk and gently poked Zhou Leng's shoulder.

Zhou Leng flew sideways, crashing into the ground.

Innate fierce beast.

Huang got anxious, barking fiercely at the eight-toothed mammoth.

The adult eight-toothed mammoth retreated half a step, whimpering a few times in grievance.

Zhou Leng struggled to stand, touched his shoulder, and glanced beneath his collar.

His entire right shoulder was bruised and swollen, the bone fractured.

Zhou Leng's face turned steel-grey, enduring intense pain, he took pills and used Blood Transport to heal.

That single touch had power far greater than any previous opponent, including the late-stage Blood Transport Demon.

Huang ran over, raising its head to stare at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng bitterly smiled and said, "The bone is fractured."

Huang's eyes turned red, howling and pouncing toward the adult eight-toothed mammoth.

The young eight-toothed mammoth's four eyes reddened, and it fiercely rammed the adult eight-toothed mammoth.

The adult eight-toothed mammoth retreated repeatedly, allowing one mammoth and one dog to collide and bite furiously.

Beside them, an old eight-toothed mammoth flicked its trunk, striking it.

The nearly three-story giant mammoth flew backward over fifty meters, crashing onto the grass like a meteor, raising a cloud of dust.

Then, it stood up as if unharmed, whimpering.

Huang turned around and barked loudly at the oldest eight-toothed mammoth.

The oldest eight-toothed mammoth looked at the other mammoths, which either lowered their heads or turned away, refusing to look at it.

The old mammoth lightly snorted, walked over to Zhou Leng, and stretched its trunk out.

A fruit white as jade dropped from its nostril, rolling in front of Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng emotionally couldn't accept food from nostrils, it was just like sneezing while eating rice…

But rationally, Zhou Leng pointed at the fruit, then at himself.

The old mammoth nodded.

Zhou Leng was just about to grab it when Huang placed a paw on the Jade Fruit, looking domineeringly at the old mammoth.

"Woof woof woof..."

The old mammoth was startled, turned to look deep into the dense forest, and reluctantly shook its trunk again, causing a green fruit covered with red snake patterns to roll out.

"Hmph!" Huang snorted softly, pushing the two fruits toward Zhou Leng, then winked.

Zhou Leng stored away the fruits and said, "Thank you, senior."

The old mammoth nodded and turned to leave.

The departing figure seemed lonely and desolate.

Passing by the adult mammoth that had injured Zhou Leng, the old mammoth gave a side kick with its massive foot.

Bang...

The giant creature, as tall as a three-story building, flew out hundreds of meters, landing in the lake.

Boom!

White waves surged, water splashes everywhere.

The small eight-toothed mammoth raised its trunk, calling to the other mammoths with a low moan.

The other mammoths reluctantly moved, then several of them extended their trunks.

Some jumbled little things fell from their nostrils, rolling to the front of Zhou Leng.

Some items were even larger than their nostrils, and Zhou Leng then understood that the trunk must be the eight-toothed mammoth's storage place. It's not really put into the nostrils; it should be a kind of innate divine technique.

Zhou Leng looked at his right shoulder; such an injury would take a long time for an ordinary person to heal, but for him, it would only be a matter of seven to eight days.

Zhou Leng thanked those eight-toothed mammoths, packed the items into the Magic Spirit Bag, and then loaded into his backpack.

Afterward, a slightly older eight-toothed mammoth extended its trunk and sneezed right in Zhou Leng's face.

Pfft...

The slightly foul transparent liquid flew out, like glue, covering Zhou Leng's face, his eyes unable to open.

Then, all the mammoths raised their trunks, howling to the sky.

"Awoo..."

As they howled, they stamped the ground with their six legs, as if performing some ancient ritual.

Zhou Leng dared not move, only squinting his eyes.

After the ritual, the group of eight-toothed mammoths turned to leave.

Only the small eight-toothed mammoth and Huang were left.

Zhou Leng reached to wipe away the transparent liquid on his face, but the small eight-toothed mammoth extended its trunk to stop him.

"Woo woo..."

"Woof woof..."

Zhou Leng squinted, unable to see clearly, but he could roughly guess that the small eight-toothed mammoth had no malicious intent, so he stopped his action.

Gradually, the slightly stinky glue began to smell fragrant, seeped through the skin, and merged into the body.

It took a full quarter of an hour before Zhou Leng could completely open his eyes.

He touched his face lightly, finding nothing, and his skin seemed smoother.

The small eight-toothed mammoth hummed joyfully, swayed its six legs, and happily danced.

The ground thumped loudly.

Zhou Leng felt an intense itch on his right shoulder, turned to look, and found the bruise had disappeared.

A bit of perception revealed that the shattered bones had already fused and were rapidly merging into one.

"I wonder if it's a healing method or some special ritual or power..."

Huang ran to the small mammoth's feet, started rolling and acting cute.

The small mammoth hesitated for a moment, shook its trunk, and a piece of fresh meat flew out.

Roughly half the size of a pig.

It emitted a peculiar aura.

Zhou Leng had seen this aura before.

Innate Magical Beast meat.

Magical Beast meat was much heavier than pork, at least five hundred pounds for such a big piece of Innate Magical Beast meat.

"Woo woo..." Huang kept praising the small mammoth.

The small mammoth was overjoyed, happily dancing, trunk swinging, six legs stomping chaotically.

The Magic Spirit Bag couldn't hold something so heavy, needing to carry it back, so Zhou Leng turned to look and said, "I'll go check by the lake first. Can this water be drunk?"

"Woof..." Huang nodded.

Zhou Leng walked to the lakeside, took out an empty bottle from the Magic Spirit Bag, filled it, and planned to boil it first when he got back to check if it's drinkable.

If it proves good, this place would become his water source, much more convenient.

Zhou Leng stood by the lakeside, surveying all around.

In the direction of the Frost Giant Tree, the forest surrounded the area, with thick fog overhead, and the form of the Frost Giant Tree couldn't be seen.

In the other three directions, the mountains undulated, snow-capped peaks stretched endlessly.

Zhou Leng and Huang bid farewell to the small mammoth and carried back the piece of Magical Beast meat to the Frost Giant Tree.

Surrounding the Frost Giant Tree, the temperature plummeted, freezing the Magical Beast meat.

Zhou Leng took out the kitchen knife, and with a chop.

Crack, the kitchen knife broke.

He needed to buy a demonized kitchen knife.

At least fifty thousand yuan, heartache.

Fortunately, he earned a lot from the Celestial Ladder joint exam this time.

Zhou Leng took out the Magic Spirit Bag and began inventory.

He gained a lot from constant battles in the Celestial Ladder.

Obtained a total of 25 Replenishing Essence Pills.

During these days, he ate at least one every day, with four remaining on hand now.

The total number of Replenishing Essence Pills consumed so far reached 41.

Combined with other pills consumed, he could now be considered "a strong foundation."

Blood Replenishing Pills and Qi Nourishing Pills were eaten like candy in the Celestial Ladder; now, he had over a hundred left of each.

More than two hundred Great Nourishing Pills, over three hundred Marching Pills.

A large variety of ordinary pills.

Not only were the pills abundant, but War Merits were also substantial.

Killing low-level demons up to a certain limit would convert War Merits into "Battle Points."

Zhou Leng had slain too many lower-rank demons, accumulating over 2000 Battle Points.

These Battle Points could be exchanged for anything needed at the "War Merit Exchange" in Martial Arts City.

Even if some medicines were out of stock, a portion could be exchanged with Battle Points.

Constantly acquiring Spiritual Light on the road, he auctioned them to others, thus earning considerable profit.

Currently, his account had more than a million in cash.

Zhou Leng glanced at that large piece of Innate Magical Beast meat, planning to buy herbs to brew Meat Herbal Cuisine next.