Martial Ascent to Divinity

Mountain River Oak Dao: "I heard my uncle chatting and he mentioned that some Martial Clans have slots to soak in the Dragon Blood Pool, but for some reason, my uncle's tone was very disdainful, as if some Dragon Blood Pools are not like the normal ones, it's quite a disgrace."

Zhang Xinglie said: "Dragon Blood Marvelous Body is destined to be too difficult, it would be better to focus on getting a Headless God. Just one can greatly increase your power."

"That's right. A Headless God is our true Martial Treasure upon advancing to Innate, with or without it signifies two different Martial Artists."

"Has your father prepared it for you?" Zhou Leng asked.

Mountain and River Origin gently nodded.

Mountain River Oak Dao: "I've seen it, it's the left hand of a Demigod Giant, terrifying in might. Heh heh, when my brother gets the Headless God, he'll definitely be the strongest Innate Giant. Unfortunately, only those of you who cultivate Martial Arts can use the Headless God."

Zhang Xinglie sighed: "A few days ago, our mentor encouraged us to work hard. If we become excellent graduates of Yunhua, there's a chance to borrow Yunhua's Headless God components during the entire Innate period."

"By what means do people generally obtain a Headless God?" Zhou Leng asked.

"The Headless Gods we encounter are 99% from two sources, Martial Valve Race, or rented by the state."

"The Martial Valve Race ancestors have Grandmasters or even Martial Saints, the resources they obtain are astonishing. For the Martial Valve, a Headless God is very important, but it's not scarce."

"Then there's the 'National Martial Arts Resources Bureau', also known as the Martial Resources Bureau, which allocates Martial Arts resources to high-level Martial Artists."

"It primarily supplies state-affiliated personnel, such as Martial Mansion, Demon City Army, Martial Guard Department, Martial Arts Department, and other forces."

"Secondly, there's 'Affiliated Personnel', not all Martial Artists are willing to fully belong to the Martial Mansion."

"It's not that they aren't patriotic, they simply want to spend more time cultivating, they're used to laziness, unable to stand restrictions."

"These people actually are willing to serve the country and the people. In times of disaster, they're more reliable than Pioneer Company and some people in the Martial Mansion."

"The Martial Mansion has always had the philosophy of uniting everyone they can, so they established institutions like 'Innate Mountain' in the Martial Arts Department for unified management of Innate talents, task releases, and seeking collaboration."

"This way, there are avenues for cooperation and exchange between both parties."

"Once we advance to Innate, we'll naturally have ways to borrow a Headless God. However, it might require a great cost, after all, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"The last 1% comes from murder and robbery, or relic searching. A Headless God is part of a Martial Saint-level corpse, and though many exist, most are ancestors of major forces. To excavate an ancestor's tomb basically means declaring war on an entire great power."

Molten Hammer said: "Our Steel Dwarves' ancestral tombs were excavated by you humans, then all the races united their experts for a retaliatory action, after notifying your Martial Mansion. Since then, those who dare to dig graves in our Dwarf World are gone."

Zhou Leng and Zhang Xinglie remained silent. Although human experts aren't as crazy as the Demons and Sea Sirens, they occasionally commit some outlandish acts.

Dwarves, Beastmen, Giants, Giant Dragons, Tree-men, whether allies or enemies, have had their ancestral tombs visited by human experts.

The group chatted as they exited the grand arena.

A huge, ancient, peculiar ship was parked at the entrance.

The ship was of an ancient design, with sails on top and oars on both sides.

However, the material that forms the hull was neither wood nor ordinary metal, clearly possessing a starry sky aesthetic.

It seemed like the fragmented shells of various cosmic vessels or flight treasures pieced together.

The stylistic fragments of these shells were peculiar, some being sleek with a technological style, others ancient and worn with an oriental style, along with various odd styles.

The hull was over three hundred meters, and the bulwark more than a hundred meters high, majestic and grand.

Mountain River Oak Dao walked on while excitedly saying: "This is my third time riding the Sky Sea Ship, legend says these are assembled from the wreckage or scraps of the Starry Sky Spaceships of the Starry Giant Ancestors."

"Looks like some ancient legends are true." Witnessing traces of a High-Level Civilization, Zhang Xinglie couldn't help but believe.

"Of course, it's true!" Mountain River Oak Dao said proudly.

Zhou Leng recalled the mural inside the Armor King's Palace, which also seemed fake until saved by the Ice Wings.

The group boarded the enormous Sky Sea Ship, dispersing throughout the vessel. Some snored loudly in slumber, others stood by the side of the ship gazing excitedly.

"No fun at all!" Molten Hammer pouted.

"Indeed!" Zhou Leng and Zhang Xinglie nodded in unison.

The lowest point of the bulwark was two and a half meters high.

The Sky Sea Ship took off, creating an invisible light shield covering the deck, warding off the outside blizzard.

In the vast white sky, the Sky Sea Ship rapidly flew into the distance, soon exceeding the speed of sound.

Mountain River Oak Dao and Mountain and River Origin watched the scenery outside for a while, then sat on the deck with three others, chatting casually, mainly discussing precautions for Ancestral Protection.

The Mountain and River brothers had experienced Ancestral Protection multiple times, gaining rich experience.

After finishing the conversation on Ancestral Protection, the five discussed their experiences during this Giant Trial.

Although there were minor twists, everything ended on a positive note.

As they chatted about the final fight for the slot, Zhou Leng glanced at Mountain and River Origin.

"Mountain and River Origin, I want to seek your advice on a question regarding Martial Arts."

"What question?"

"How did you, at such a young age, master the Mountain River Guardian Technique? I haven't found any hints so far." Zhou Leng said.

Zhang Xinglie said: "Indeed, it was the Mountain River Guardian Technique, I sensed it correctly then."

Mountain and River Origin said: "The way of Mountain River Guardian, speaking of it, is actually very simple. It's about incorporating your will, belief into your attack methods. You will understand after continuous attempts."

Zhou Leng shook his head and said, "I've tried, it's not possible. I've even talked with Song Juesi, Elder Song, and still don't understand. Is it because my conviction or willpower isn't strong enough?"

Mountain and River Origin thought for a while, then said, "Your willpower is very strong, even for me, facing the Spiritual Shock of a Prayer, I couldn't do better than you."

"Then is there a problem with my Fist Technique?"

"There's no problem either. Your Power isn't as strong as mine, but your understanding of Martial Arts is definitely not inferior to mine, perhaps even higher."

"Then what's the reason?"

Mountain and River Origin thought about it and said, "Based on my own experience, you're strong in both, but you lack the process of 'fusion'."

"Can you elaborate?" Zhou Leng encountered a blind spot in his knowledge, and Zhang Xinglie listened attentively as well.

Mountain and River Origin stayed silent for a long time, glanced around, sighed, and said, "Actually, it's not really hard to talk about."

"We talked about it before in the cave."

"When I was young, in the Giant World, I was treated as a human. In the human world, I was treated as a Giant. I could never find a sense of belonging, always very confused."

"Later... someone insulted my parents, saying all sorts of horrible things, you've probably heard about it."

Zhou Leng and Zhang Xinglie were silent.

In Rucheng, Mountain and River Origin was a famous person, and there were various legends about him from a young age, both good and bad.

Mountain River Oak sighed softly.

Mountain and River Origin said, "Back then, I was young and didn't know what to do, so I vowed to become a Martial Saint and use my fists to show everyone from both realms that my parents loved each other, that they were together because of love, and that my origins were clean."

"During that period, whenever I practiced boxing, every punch contained this belief."

"Every punch was to wash away the disgrace of my parents."

"After a few years, I stopped thinking this way all the time, but found my fists and feet naturally carried this belief."

"The belief to wash away the insult for my parents."

Everyone sighed softly.

Zhou Leng said, "You've moved past that period and also mastered formidable power."

Zhang Xinglie nodded and said, "If your father and mother knew about this, they'd be very pleased."

But Mountain and River Origin and Mountain River Oak's faces simultaneously showed signs of awkwardness.

Zhou Leng, Zhang Xinglie, and Molten Hammer looked at them in confusion.

The three of them respected Mountain and River Origin's feelings and didn't ask further.

Mountain and River Origin trusted these companions, hesitated for a moment, and finally said reluctantly, "Actually, I later slightly changed my belief."

"Huh?" The three were a bit bewildered.

This can be changed?

Mountain River Oak turned his head to look in another direction.

Mountain and River Origin looked awkward and said, "My mother and father got divorced."

Zhou Leng and the three fell silent, not knowing what to say.

Mountain and River Origin hurried to explain, "Actually, their relationship was really good at first, the main reason for the divorce was a long-distance relationship."

"Hmm?" The three of them tried to hold back, but the fire of Eight Trigrams burned in their eyes.

Mountain and River Origin said, "You've seen the Giant World's appearance; either it's a harsh environment like the Avalanche Plateau, or it's an endless desert and rocky mountains. Even the Giant City we went to before doesn't compare to the small cities of humans; it's practically a primitive tribe."

The three nodded.

Mountain and River Origin said, "After all, my mom is human, her living environment from childhood was a hundred times more comfortable than the Giant World. She's also a normal woman, how could she possibly endure such a desolate place? Let alone her, I can't stand it either."

Mountain River Oak nodded repeatedly and said, "I actually want to immigrate to the human world too; the short videos of human girls are too captivating."

Looking at the four-meter-tall Giant saying "missy" with innocence, the silence of the three was deafening.

Mountain and River Origin continued, "At first, my mom could endure, but after living for three years, she really couldn't stand it anymore and took me back to our hometown Rucheng, and then all sorts of rumors started..."

"After they separated, initially it was still okay, but over time, problems started arising. My mom eventually favored the vibrant world, while my dad dedicated himself to revitalizing the Giants, constantly cultivating."

"Even though my dad's status was high and his power strong, the lifestyle differences between them were too vast."

"My dad genuinely loved my mom, cried and begged not to divorce, even becoming a laughingstock in the Giant World for a while."

"In the end, they divorced; it was my mom who initiated it."

Zhou Leng and Zhang Xinglie exchanged a glance, their worldview shaken.

Because in Rucheng, they'd heard from a young age that her mom was mistreated by Giants, what Giants did to her was dreadful, her mom was a miserable victim.

When they were young, they felt sorry for Mountain and River Origin's mom and secretly cursed at Giants.

But in reality, Mountain River Celestial Peak, descendant of a Demigod, was dumped...

Zhang Xinglie comforted, "I didn't anticipate, your father was so passionate; we misjudged him."

Mountain and River Origin didn't care and waved his hand, saying, "Ah, it's fine. After being sad for a while, my dad kept on eating and drinking. As my dad himself said, a man who's slept with a Giant Dragon wouldn't be defeated by a woman."