Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 578 - 560: Gathering Together (Part 2)

Except for the young patrol’s flushed face, the other three remained expressionless, exuding righteousness.

Zhao Nandi said, "I forgot to tell you, Zhou Leng is already a specially appointed expert at our Divine Literature General Hospital. The entire hospital is currently applying for ’Candidate Academician’ status for him. He’s going to Rucheng to study Divine Text, and you have no jurisdiction over him."

An inspector sternly replied, "You are blatantly trampling on the law."

Zhao Nandi couldn’t help but curse, "You’ve already finished asking, now get out immediately."

"How can you speak like that to judicial personnel?"

"Legal workers should first understand the law. Question your conscience, are you worthy of discussing the law?" Zhao Nandi retorted.

Zhou Leng knew very well how calm Zhao Nandi usually was, so seeing her stirred up to this extent showed what kind of scoundrels these people were.

Zhou Leng said, "Teacher, no need to get angry with them. If they truly dare to play dirty, I can simply leave Blue Star. If this place doesn’t welcome me, there are other places that will."

The four left with dark faces.

Upon reaching downstairs, an inspector coldly laughed, "Martial Arts have cut off, yet he dares to boast, how utterly ridiculous. Orders have already come from above to make this an ironclad case, and the Divine Text Bureau won’t hold up!"

Another inspector said, "That woman is really arrogant, find her weak spot, and detain her family."

A patrol whispered, "Her surname is Zhao."

The two inspectors paused and one said, "Check her background."

The patrol whispered again, "Checked, but the access wasn’t enough. I didn’t dare continue for fear of leaving traces."

The two inspectors’ faces alternated between gloom and annoyance.

Having been in Xiongjing for many years, they knew precisely what this meant.

"Why didn’t you say anything earlier?" An inspector complained unreasonably.

After sending off the four, Zhou Leng and Zhao Nandi quietly discussed the next moves of the sixteen families.

Zhao Nandi frowned and analyzed, "In layman’s terms, this is like a toad crawling on your foot, it won’t bite, but it’s disgusting."

"They don’t even need a final conviction; they just need to delay, use all sorts of legal means to disgust you, then mobilize the media, which would be enough to ruin your reputation."

"If they really try a case, and the final result is against them, they can even withdraw the lawsuit, then mobilize the media again to insinuate that you exploited connections to bully people, once again slandering you."

Zhou Leng slowly said, "Mobilizing such a mighty force to frame me, with no regard for law or discipline, does this mean that throughout the related systems, those who wield power, from top to bottom, are all like this?"

Zhao Nandi opened her mouth, wanting to argue, but recalling various experiences, she couldn’t refute a single word.

Zhou Leng looked at Zhao Nandi and slowly said, "I’ve been thinking for a long time these days."

"With Martial Arts cut off, I have almost no chance to face the sixteen families, let alone the stronger top three rows and grand platform behind them."

"I’ve repeatedly deduced for a long time, and the results are unchanged."

"As long as I’m on Blue Star, they have all kinds of ways to deal with me."

"So... Sister Nandidi, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Say it!" Zhao Nandi replied.

"If it really comes to that, please, in the name of Divine Text exchange, send me to the Demon Spirit World. By then, with the little merits I’ve achieved, Chen Shouhu and Wang Boxiong might be willing to dispatch someone to escort me."

Zhao Nandi gritted her teeth, and after a long time said, "Rest assured, if it really comes to that, I’ll do whatever it takes, even risk my life, to send you away. But, you have to trust the Martial Mansion."

Zhou Leng said, "I’ve always trusted Dragon Country, always trusted Martial Mansion, always trusted Saint Zhao, and I still firmly believe, but I’ve never dared to trust most people in the Martial Mansion. They never see us as human."

Zhao Nandi bowed her head; didn’t she feel the same way?

After a long time, Zhao Nandi said, "Don’t worry, if they continue, even if I have to beg on my knees, I will resolve this case."

"Afterwards?"

Zhao Nandi was rendered speechless.

On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the minor New Year.

As New Year approached, many places were already filled with firecrackers.

The Shuizhou Demon City base was decorated festively with red, creating a lively scene.

Countless caravans came and went, entering and exiting.

"Cyan Flame!" A dwarf suddenly shouted, rushing up to a team of Demon Spirit Masters, offering an awkward hug to one of them.

Cyan Flame patted Molten Hammer’s head, and asked, "Have you also received Chen Shouhu’s message?"

"Yes. Zhou Leng is just too much; hasn’t replied to me even now."

"Then let’s go with Chen Shouhu’s suggestion and take the Demonized Fighter to Xiongjing Hospital together. I’ve heard... his injuries still haven’t healed?"

Molten Hammer sighed and said, "I asked Giant Furnace, it’s supposedly very serious. They say it was inflicted by the Celestial Calamity Envoy and contains Divine Spirit power, awfully hard to treat."

"Let’s go."

The two brought their teams to the Seventh Division camp, entered, and found three other teams already standing there.

A team of Tree-men, a team of Giants, and a team of Giant Dragons.

The Giants and Giant Dragons were coldly facing each other, their gazes unkind.

Molten Hammer didn’t recognize the people from the other two teams but knew the two Giant Dragons in the Giant Dragon team.

"Jade Wings? Why are you here?" Molten Hammer hastily ran over.

Jade Wings whispered, "After the Spine-headed Demon Dragon’s demigod arrived in the Giant Dragon World, I don’t know what was said, but it alarmed all the elders. Then the Giant Dragon Council announced, appointing Zhou Leng as ambassador between the two realms. This is the first two-realm ambassador between the Giant Dragon World and Blue Star World, so we came. Can you ask for me what’s going on with the Giants?"

Molten Hammer said, "Zhou Leng is a Frost Giant Duke of the Giant Race, an ambassador between the Giant World and the human world. This time, it should be for formal notification to Blue Star."

"What? The Giants granted Zhou Leng such high status? What if he gets taken?" A nearby Giant Dragon, Deep Crimson Grief, was shocked.

"What do you mean?" Molten Hammer asked.

Deep Crimson Grief said to Jade Wings, "You follow the formal procedure and go to Xiongjing to appoint Zhou Leng together. I’m heading back to Dragon Mountain to report this matter to the Giant Dragon Council."

Jade Wings covered Molten Hammer with her dragon wings, using a spell to block his hearing, and asked, "What’s going on?"

Deep Crimson Grief said, "Zhou Leng’s importance is far beyond what you imagine. When he was injured, the Queen of Red Eyes sensed something wrong with his aura, took a drop of his blood, secretly tested it, and found that his Dragon God’s aura is stronger than a demigod."

"Ah? Did he... also visit the Dragon God’s imprint path?"

"Not only did he visit, but he likely obtained an inheritance. At the time, to avoid alerting anyone, they agreed to let Zhou Leng return to Blue Star. Not long after, Golden Abyss came to Dragon Mountain and said Zhou Leng likely wielded Dragon God’s combat techniques. So, those above want to establish a good relationship with Zhou Leng, slowly persuading him. He is a precious one. It’s unexpected that the Giants also value him so much, actually giving him such high rank as Frost Giant Duke, we must surpass them!"

Jade Wings’ eyes gleamed and she said, "Must appoint a king! Frost Giant Duke’s status isn’t inferior to an ordinary Giant King."

Deep Crimson Grief said, "That’s beyond my decision; nonetheless, we mustn’t rank lower than the Giants! If Zhou Leng sides with the Giants, leaking Dragon God’s combat techniques, our ancestors and descendants will point and reproach us! Enough talking, I’ll report this, you follow them, return, and act according to circumstances. Be sure to hinder Zhou Leng’s relations with the Giants."

"Alright!" The three Giant Dragons nodded in unison, their expressions solemn.

Deep Crimson Grief turned and flew away.

Whoosh...

His speed immediately exceeded the speed of sound.

After leaving the Great Battlefield, Deep Crimson Grief smoothly advanced to Grandmaster.

Jade Wings unfolded her wings, and Furnace angrily cursed with a flushed face, "I’ve been stifled! If this happens again, I’ll crawl inside your tail."

"Tell me about Zhou Leng and the Giants," Jade Wings asked.

Molten Hammer was quite the chatterbox and spilled everything clean.

"So that’s it, let’s go, it’s time to board the plane."

As Jade Wings walked, her body gradually shrank.

Soon, she became a child half a head taller than Molten Hammer.

Wearing green clothes, short hair, a rosy face, a pair of bright green eyes, admirably beautiful.

Molten Hammer stared at Jade Wings in surprise, mumbling softly, "Looks like a boy, fair and tender, looks like a girl, yet with short hair. Are you male or female?"

"Enough of your nonsense." Jade Wings slapped Molten Hammer on the back of the head, sending him sprawling on the ground.

"You’re strong, you’re something." Molten Hammer got up, rubbing the bumps on both ends.

The day before the minor New Year, envoys from five races gathered, boarded the Demonized Fighter, and flew to Xiong City.