Martial Ascent to Divinity

Rao Mingxian shook his head and said, "I've been betrayed by classmates quite a bit on my journey. I received an Inheritance Spiritual Light, but was hunted by a group of people who had removed their school badges, forcing me to discard it. I had heard you're a good person, but didn't expect you to be so righteous. If there's ever another bet or duel, count me in, I'll be there without hesitation!"

"Alright." Zhou Leng didn't hold back anymore.

"Zhou Leng, thanks!" Lu Juncai also walked over.

The three were chatting when a few freshmen from East China Martial Arts Academy jogged over and said, "Ji Changnian, thank you for saving our lives for the second time."

"His name is Zhou Leng, you've mistaken him." Rao Mingxian said.

"Isn't he the first Ji Changnian from Ruda?" one person asked.

Rao Mingxian said, "Ji Changnian was the first from Ruda a month ago. After the monthly exam, the first of Ruda is this Zhou Leng."

"I am indeed Zhou Leng, not Ji Changnian." Zhou Leng said.

The East China Martial Arts Academy students scratched their heads awkwardly and said, "Sorry, we got the name wrong. Thank you, Zhou Leng, for saving us twice."

"What's going on? How come twice?" Some students from East China Martial Arts Academy and other schools walked over.

The East China Martial Arts Academy students recounted how Zhou Leng saved them.

Everyone praised him.

If the Candleholder hadn't been killed, at least dozens more would have died today.

"The Candleholder holds grudges, be more vigilant." Rao Mingxian said.

"Hmm."

Everyone, after surviving, returned to the aperture together, chatting and sharing experiences.

"Everyone open the 'regional network' of 'Martial Arts City', and I'll add you to this 'Celestial Tier Joint Examination Group'. There is important information inside, let's share it." Rao Mingxian said.

"I'm also in that group, my classmates added me, and that's where I got the map for the Book of Spirituality."

Zhou Leng entered the Celestial Tier Joint Examination Group.

With the regional network, the information in the group was shared by those who entered first.

Zhou Leng browsed through past chat records.

There were many names inside, all in gray; only when both parties were close could they exchange messages.

Everyone nearby added Zhou Leng as a friend on Martial Arts City.

"Me too!" The short-haired dwarf walked over.

Zhou Leng looked at him in surprise.

"When I came to Shuizhou Demon City, I applied for 'Foreign Martial Arts City', what's so strange about that? But your human things are really convenient."

The dwarf raised the demonized watch in his hand.

Everyone looked and realized he was well-off.

The dwarf took the initiative to add Zhou Leng as a friend, and Zhou Leng finally knew his name.

Molten Hammer.

Note: I am the man who will become the Ancient Dwarf King.

Molten Hammer sat down beside Zhou Leng, took out a whole roasted chicken from the Magic Spirit Bag, tore off a drumstick, and handed it to Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng took it.

"This is the last one, the others are all gone." Molten Hammer completely ignored the others, burying his head in eating.

Zhou Leng ate the drumstick while checking the time on the demonized watch.

He had been cultivating for three days, but in his perception, it felt like he had been cultivating for decades.

He needed to make up for the lost three days.

Zhou Leng lowered his head to check the shared information in the group.

There were three colors of Inheritance Spiritual Light: the Book of Spirituality was yellow, the Land of Extreme Cold was white, and the Moonlight Shadow Wall was blue.

There were even maps inside, including the location of the Land of Extreme Cold, but no location for the Moonlight Shadow Wall.

"What are you planning next?" Rao Mingxian loudly asked.

"I'm chickening out! The moment I saw my classmate's intestines spilling out from the Demon's mouth, I realized I'm not cut out for such cruel trials right now."

"I'm chickening out too. Just now, I dared to rush and fight with everyone, but asking me to hunt Demons alone, I really can't do it."

"Indeed, the Celestial Tier Trial is too cruel. If you're not at least in the early or middle Blood Transporting Period, you're not even qualified to participate."

"Let's not worry during the Qi Nourishing Period, being alive in the aperture is good enough."

Molten Hammer swallowed the chicken skin and shouted, "I saw the map, I'm going to the Land of Extreme Cold, who's coming?"

"I'm coming too." Zhou Leng said.

"You look like a man." Molten Hammer handed another chicken wing to Zhou Leng.

Some people around gulped; plain roasted chicken, after eating Marching Pills for three days, suddenly seemed unbelievably delicious.

Rao Mingxian said, "I'm going too. I haven't got any Inheritance Spiritual Light yet, I'm unwilling to give up."

"If Zhou Leng's going, I'll follow him." Lu Juncai, who had been watching Zhou Leng, was still shaken and couldn't calm down.

He had witnessed Zhou Leng's exams, each time stronger than the last.

The recent battle, like a War God descending, was several times stronger than in the duel arena.

"By the way, Zhou Leng, did you pass the Celestial Tier inheritance?"

Everyone looked at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng knew this couldn't be hidden completely; otherwise, he couldn't explain the sudden rise in his power.

"I passed the first layer." Zhou Leng only told half the truth.

"Awesome!"

"No wonder you're Ruda's first; the first from East China, An Huangui, failed and has moved to the next Inheritance Land."

"I also passed the first layer." Molten Hammer said nonchalantly.

People nearby seriously examined this short-haired dwarf, surprised at how strong he was.

Rao Mingxian suddenly said, "Zhou Leng, why don't we pick some from the early to middle Blood Transporting Period, and join forces to hunt Demons, specifically to grab their Inheritance Spiritual Lights."

"Sounds good to me!" Molten Hammer widened his eyes.

Zhou Leng said, "This is not bad, but everyone's needs might be different. I am more inclined to go towards the Land of Extreme Cold."

Rao Mingxian said, "That's easier to handle. Anyway, you've already obtained the inheritance of the Book of Spirituality and can't use it. If we encounter the other two types of Spiritual Lights, they should be allocated to you two first, how about it? We only want the Book of Spirituality's Light."

Some people were watching Zhou Leng and Molten Hammer; they had all seen the power of these two just now.

Having these two people not only ensured survival but also the chance for War Merits, and if lucky, even the Inheritance Spiritual Light.

"Then besides those two, how do we distribute the Inheritance Spiritual Light?"

"Simple, auction it off to whoever has the most Pills or money. Of course, the condition is that the person must be powerful enough; the auction is only open to the top few in newly gained War Merits. How about it?"

"Seems reasonable..."

Rao Mingxian said, "The strong vie for the Inheritance Spiritual Light, and the weak earn War Merits. Zhou Leng, Molten Hammer, we have many people, which might take away some of your War Merits, but your chance of finding and obtaining the Spiritual Light increases at least tenfold."

Molten Hammer nodded, "More people can indeed directly snatch the Demon's Inheritance Spiritual Light."

Zhou Leng recalled those Demons moving in groups, realizing that if the Inheritance Spiritual Light were found, he might not get a chance.

"We can give it a try first and slowly improve the rules. If it doesn't work, we'll split up."

Rao Mingxian said, "Alright! Let's start forming teams now, but we only want the strong ones. Only ten people at most will qualify to compete for the Spiritual Light. Others can join any team, but unless we have extra Spiritual Light, you won't participate in the distribution. Think carefully, this is Demon City, where strength speaks."

Zhou Leng glanced at Rao Mingxian, thinking that indeed, being the grandson of Principal Rao, he was very proficient in profit distribution.

Rao Mingxian didn't care about the interests of Zhou Leng and Molten Hammer at all, and even tried to satisfy them as much as possible.

As for others' interests, Rao Mingxian was completely indifferent.

After some discussion, a whole team of thirty was formed, all in the Blood Transporting Period, leaving the aperture.

Because the wireless communication range of the Demonized Watch was no more than 200 meters, the thirty people were led separately by Zhou Leng, Molten Hammer, and Rao Mingxian.

Arranged in a horizontal line with a 100-meter gap in between, this way the three teams could not only discover the Inheritance Spiritual Light to the greatest extent but also quickly support each other.

Zhou Leng stayed in the center.

There were many Demons near the Inheritance Land, so the team practiced with them first and then headed to the Land of Extreme Cold.

The group jogged all the way, and after just half an hour, Molten Hammer's team discovered a yellow Spiritual Light.

All members of the three teams were extremely excited, gathered quickly, and rushed straight towards it.

It turned out to be a team made up of Martial Arts Students.

The opposing team saw so many people on Zhou Leng's side that their legs went weak with fear.

Zhou Leng and the others just greeted them and then dispersed again.

It was agreed beforehand that Dragon Country people would not rob other Dragon Country people.

Along the way, the team continuously encountered Demons. Once engaged, the three teams would unite and easily prevail.

The more they fought, the more courageous they became, and some people no longer cared about any Inheritance Spiritual Light.

Two hours after setting out, the team finally discovered a new yellow Inheritance Spiritual Light.

The group formed up and charged over, slaughtering the Demon team.

In the end, Rao Mingxian bid three million yuan for the Inheritance Spiritual Light, using digital currency for the transaction on the spot.

It was split evenly, and Zhou Leng received more than 103,000.

With Rao Mingxian's Inheritance Spiritual Light as bait, more and more Demons were attracted. Just half an hour later, even a Prayer carrying white Spiritual Light was drawn in.

However, the other side led seventy to eighty Demons, with some carrying corpses on their backs.

The two sides faced off for a while and then slowly separated.

The Prayer was a lower-tier Demon from the Temple of Despair, the most detested of Demons.

Because the Prayer was most skilled in using various curses and evil magic, when martial artists encountered them, they could only face it head-on with no alternatives.

On the fourth hour of leaving the aperture, they finally encountered a new batch of Demons carrying white Spiritual Light.

The Inheritance Spiritual Light of the Land of Extreme Cold.

The opposing side had over forty Demons, the strongest of which was a lower-rank middle-period "Humpbacked Horse Demon."

Its back bore a rotting snail-shaped hump, its body like a horse, and it had no head.

Its neck resembled a fleshy chrysanthemum, with petals made up of ten flesh whips, slightly poisonous, capable of striking enemies with a flick.

The Humpbacked Horse Demon belonged to the Silent Mountain Legion of the Demon Purgatory, very powerful, but better at legion warfare. Now it was alone, with the others being common Demons.

The group had a brief discussion and then charged over.

The Humpbacked Horse Demon was too strong to be killed quickly.

The Steel Dwarf, Molten Hammer, who had the strongest defense, was responsible for drawing in the Humpbacked Horse Demon.

Zhou Leng, with his agile Body Technique and powerful Palm Power, severely wounded or eliminated Demons one by one.

This was the strongest tactic they had concluded.

Ordinary Demons were much stronger than ordinary people, with the cost being average intelligence and twisted personalities.

With thirty people working together, it only took a few minutes to drive the Demons into disorder.

The Humpbacked Horse Demon tried to flee but was crippled by Zhou Leng.

The group fought patiently and soon took down the Humpbacked Horse Demon.

The white Spiritual Light was indisputably given to Zhou Leng.

Once the dual Spiritual Lights appeared, they attracted even more Demons.

Soon, the group tired of killing ordinary Demons and only sought those with Spiritual Lights.

Shuizhou Demon City connects to Blue Star, Demon Prison World, Demon Spirit World, Dwarf World, Giant World, Dragon World, Tree-man World, and Sea Demon World, a total of eight worlds.

Sea Sirens only stayed in large lakes and rivers, not coming onto land.

The two strongest forces here were humans and the Demon Purgatory.

Along the way, the team only encountered humans or Demons.

As the team continued, suddenly, Molten Hammer sniffed and shouted, "I smell the scent of green-skinned beasts. Come on, let's go find them."