Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 653 - 632: Little Brother

The Giants’ throats moved slightly.

This generation of the Giant Dragons is somewhat stronger than the Giants.

Among the young generation, only Golden Li is qualified to contend with these Giant Dragons, but she has not yet fully matured.

Woosh...

The Giant Dragons landed one by one, stirring up clouds of dust in the air.

Golden Li stepped forward in an instant, shielding Zhou Leng behind her heel.

In the distance, Zhao Cong’s subordinates sat in their vehicles, looking in this direction, hoping for a fight between the Giant Dragons and Giants, yet vaguely worried.

Aren’t they also here for Zhou Leng?

The cold wind swept by, as the Giant Dragons and Giants stared at each other, the battle on the verge of breaking out.

In the middle, Zhou Leng felt his neck growing sore.

Zhou Leng said, "Although I roughly know your intentions, this is the Dragon Country. No fighting is allowed. Whoever makes a move, I will only cooperate with the other side."

Jade Wings placed its claws on its hips, puffed out its chest, and said, borrowing authority, "Did you hear that? This is our Dragon Country, you Giants better watch yourselves."

The Giants rolled their eyes.

"If you talk nonsense, I’ll hit you." Golden Li’s voice carried a childish innocence.

Jade Wings looked at Golden Li in confusion, then glanced at Zhou Leng beside her leg, tentatively asking, "Are you... the Third Madam?"

"Huh?" Golden Li’s eyes were filled with pure innocence.

Zhou Leng glared at Jade Wings, saying, "Enough with the nonsense, let’s discuss the main issue."

With Zhou Leng’s coordination, the Giant Dragons brought out the Demon Spirit to set up a tent, and grandmasters from both sides entered the tent, sitting on either side.

Zhou Leng sat in the middle.

"Your aim is to invite me into the True King Trial to help you gain Divine Spirit power?"

Both sides nodded in unison.

"I am close friends with both sides, a part of the family, but I am just one person, it’s a difficult situation..." Zhou Leng sighed.

The grandmasters on both sides understood immediately.

More money.

Radiant Gold King said, "The Giant Dragon Race has decided that as soon as you advance to Martial Saint, we will immediately conduct the Dragon Transformation Ceremony for you. With your aptitude, you will undoubtedly awaken a trace of Star Dragon bloodline, you should understand what Star Dragon bloodline means. At that point, your body will far surpass the Giants."

"And far surpass the Giant Dragons," Mountain River Celestial Peak said, "Once you ascend to Martial Saint, we will specifically open the Ancient Boundless Path for you to grant you the power of the Starry Giant. You’ve been to the Star Ascending Mountain, meaning this opportunity is even more significant, far beyond the Dragon Transformation Egg."

"The Ancient Boundless Path is useless."

"The Dragon Transformation Egg is just an egg."

The two sides immediately started bickering, and Zhou Leng intervened to calm them down before continuing the discussion.

After talking for a while, Zhou Leng summarized, "Because entering from different places greatly impacts the True King Trial, you both want me to enter from your respective worlds?"

Both sides nodded.

Mountain River Celestial Peak said, "There’s another point. There are many ’Divine Lost Spirits’ inside. The Divine Lost Spirits of the Giant Dragons often act irrationally, even attacking their own kind. Our Giants’ Divine Lost Spirits are more tranquil and won’t attack indiscriminately, imbuing Giant Power is safer."

Radiant Gold King said, "You are right in one aspect; the Giant Dragons’ Divine Lost Spirits are indeed stronger and crazier, but once marked with Giant Dragon Power, you’ll face fewer attacks. Besides, with your Giant Body, the peaceful Giants’ Divine Lost Spirits wouldn’t attack you at all."

Zhou Leng asked, "Of the two Divine Spirits in the True King Land, which one is stronger?"

Both sides immediately began citing sources to debate, but eventually grew tired, and Zhou Leng summarized.

"No matter what has happened in the past, the outcome is that the great Dragon God ’Death Star’ and the great Starry Giant ’Far-reaching Mountain’ both fell in the True King Land. From their battle records, they seem evenly matched, right?"

Both sides fell silent.

"In my view, one is the most dazzling star, and the other is the most majestic mountain. Let’s assume the two are evenly matched. I can only choose to enter from the place that benefits me the most, please understand," Zhou Leng insisted on his stance without being swayed by either side.

"Hmm! Hmm!" Golden Li nodded slightly.

Mountain River Celestial Peak immediately said, "Then you should choose us. Because in the True King Land, we Giants have established the ’Great Camp,’ where all Giants will be transported to a fixed location, ensuring utmost safety. The Giant Dragons don’t have that. The landing points of the Giant Dragons vary, and they may appear in dangerous places."

Radiant Gold King countered, "It’s a bit more dangerous on our side, but we have the ’Divine Vein Long River’ running through the Dragon God’s land. The sooner you delve into cultivation, the better. Your camp might be safe, but nearby it’s full of ’Rotten Divine Flies,’ a major nuisance."

"Stop spewing your insect nonsense..."

The two sides continued their verbal sparring.

Zhou Leng remained calm and started chatting with Golden Li, waiting for the bickering to subside before speaking again.

The entire day, most of the time was spent listening to their arguments.

The next morning, the Giant Dragons unveiled their ultimate weapon.

Radiant Gold King stated, "The True King Land is actually known as the Divine Lost Land, filled with power left by deceased Divine Spirits, manifesting as natural phenomena or intangible traps. All those possessing certain intelligence are collectively called Divine Lost Spirits..."

"When encountering Divine Lost Spirits, avoid them if you can; if you can’t, you must fight. Neither of us has any other solution. However, our Giant Dragon Race researched a kind of Half-Divine Artifact three hundred years ago, named ’Dragon God’s Skull,’ which can absorb part of the residual divine power. Only three have been crafted so far, and we can lend one to the esteemed Dragon Head Speaker."

The Giants exchanged looks, stunned by the decisive blow.

Golden Li curiously asked, "What use does the residual divine power have?"

The Giant Dragons fell silent because the Dragon God’s Skull was newly forged, and they hadn’t used it yet, so they weren’t sure how the residual divine power would be used.

"Once acquired, it will naturally be useful, maybe it will allow you to advance to Saint rapidly," said Radiant Gold King.

"You’re full of insect nonsense, with the mouth of a centipede, spewing from head to tail..." Mountain River Celestial Peak continued cursing.

The two sides began another round of bickering.

Zhou Leng didn’t care and, after thoughtful consideration, ultimately decided to take the Dragon God’s Skull and go with the Giant Dragon Race.

"However... for balance, if possible, I’ll first trigger the Giants’ ancient call, and then trigger the Dragon God’s gaze, how about that?"

The two sides exchanged looks and nodded silently.

This is an outcome both parties can accept.

Ultimately, Zhou Leng signed an agreement with both sides.

The Giants would help Zhou Leng perform a ritual for the King of Armor, to see if the King of Armor would bestow a Half-Divine Artifact or even the Jade Wings, and later invite him to partake in the Ancient Road of Vastness.

The Giant Dragons would then present the Dragon God’s Skull, and afterward invite him to transform into a dragon.

Meanwhile, the materials required to refine the Divine Essence Pill were listed, found in the True King Land, and ultimately must be handed to Zhou Leng.

After signing the agreement, the Giants departed, with Huang Jinli reluctantly agreeing to meet Zhou Leng at the True King Land.

The remaining Giant Dragons left, leaving the Jade Wings behind.

Zhou Leng returned to the research facility and informed Xu Qingjin and others that he needed to go to the True King Trial, and upon returning, they would cultivate under the Mother Tree together.

Afterwards, he bid farewell to everyone and secretly infiltrated the Giant World with the Jade Wings.

The man and dragon first entered the tomb of the King of Armor, taking away the dragon corpse with the Jade Crown.

Then, Zhou Leng participated in the Giant ceremony, worshipping the King of Armor.

The ritual was exceptionally perfect.

Although the King of Armor did not bestow the Jade Wings, he granted the Ice God Armor, a high-level Half-Divine Artifact that had accompanied him during growth.

Thus, Zhou Leng’s prestige in the Giant World reached its peak, and no Giant doubted his lineage or identity any longer.

In the eyes of the Giants, Zhou Leng was more of a Giant than the Mountain and River Origin.

After leaving the Giant World, the Giants entered the Red Dragon Nest, repeatedly practicing the first thirty moves of the Dragon God Battle Skills amidst the encirclement of many Giant Dragons.

The Red Eyes were greatly pleased, often praising Zhou Leng as the most outstanding human Martial Artist she had ever seen and the future Zhao Dongjun.

The Hell Demon Eye and the Brilliant Gold King also studied with him.

During breaks, Zhou Leng would spar with the Giant Dragons using just his physical body, without using Starry True Energy.

Among middle-rank Grandmasters, he was invincible to all Giant Dragons.

Encountering upper-rank Grandmasters, he could slightly surpass ordinary Giant Dragons.

But when facing Demigod-blooded Giant Dragons, he was slightly inferior.

He could not withstand more than a few moves against the Hell Demon Eye and Brilliant Gold King.

These two Giant Dragons were truly formidable.

The Hell Demon Eye’s encircling pupils had a miraculous ability, able to see through the enemy’s movement route.

The Brilliant Gold King was simply a numerical anomaly, the Platinum Dragon Body closely resembling the Star Dragon Body, unbelievably strong.

The Giant Dragons confirmed that Zhou Leng’s strength was equivalent to that of an ordinary upper-rank Grandmaster Giant Dragon and that he was very likely to be killed by Divine Spirits in the True King Land, so if encountered, he must be prioritized in protection.

The various major forces of the Ten Realms were either preparing for war or for the True Dragon Trial.

The Li Clan.

Li Shenkong opened the package sent by Zhao Cong.

Inside were surprisingly two bottles of Magic Potion, one "Dragon Demon Blood" and the other "Giant Silver Marrow".

In Martial Faith, Zhao Cong left a message saying these two potions were originally prepared for himself or Zhao He but were no longer accessible, so he decided to give them to him.

"Our little Shenkong will certainly ascend to the peak of Martial Saint and look down upon the heroes."

Li Shenkong looked at the two bottles of precious Magic Potion and sighed softly.

His mind replayed scenes of knowing and meeting Zhao Cong.

The image of him running wild outdoors, playing with his children.

The image of him patiently explaining Martial Arts.

The image of him gifting the black-backed wolfhound.

The Li Family had few members, and Li Shenkong had limited contacts, with Zhao Cong being the only brother-like friend in his circle.

He also knew people like Zhao Tong and Zhao He, but they could hardly chat on the same level, and their relationship was very faint.

Li Shenkong recalled the video Zhou Leng had sent.

In the spacious CEO’s office, on the large office desk, a detailed dissection process.

Li Shenkong had killed many demons, but when he saw the dissection of the sister he knew since childhood, his stomach churned.

Especially when he saw the organs within her body that did not belong to the Human Race, despite having seen so many and having killed so many, he still felt nauseated.

He could not connect the Demonized person with the kind elder sister.

Was Gao Tianfeng like this, and what about the other Zhao Family members?

And Zhao Cong?

Was he really that gentle and kind elder brother, or the rumored Demonized man who devoured people without leaving bones?

Li Shenkong looked blankly at the two bottles of valuable Magic Potion.

In Rucheng, Zhao Cong’s residence.

"His Majesty the Celestial Calamity Envoy commands to seize Li Shenkong’s Divine Sword for the final battle."

Zhao Cong sat motionless behind the tea table for a long time.

Even after his subordinate left, he did not move.

Many years ago, his grandfather watched Li Shenkong from afar and told him, "Little Shenkong might go further in Martial Arts than I ever have. Zhao Tong and Zhao He are your brothers, and so is Li Shenkong. When you grow up, don’t forget to protect this brother. In my eyes, every child in the world is my child. They should also be your brothers..."

"In the end, I am just a person, subject to the winds and rains. The world was once ours, held tightly in our hands, not taken by the enemy. Now the world is yours, you must hold it tightly and can’t let the enemy take it."

Zhao Cong opened his mouth, wanting to say something, wanting to shout something, but ultimately closed his mouth silently, lowering his eyelids.

He looked at his hands.