Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 664 - 643: Eternal Battle

Li Shenkong observed Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng also seemed unable to find a means to counter Yuan Kuo Well, and was still gradually accumulating the momentum of the Blazing Wind and Fire Fist. However, it appeared different from when he fought against the sixteen grandmasters.

Soon, Li Shenkong’s gaze changed, followed by the realization of some human grandmasters, and finally the giants began to notice.

The Great Sun Divine Skill and East Wind Fist are the powers studied by various races of the Ten Realms.

A human grandmaster whispered, "I heard before he only understood the first eight moves of the East Wind Fist. It’s been less than a year, how is his fist momentum advancing towards the middle eight moves?"

"Some of those moves already carry the momentum of the fist, not inferior to us veteran grandmasters."

"Among the first eight moves, the strongest is the intersection of dragon and tiger, but the core of the fist momentum is the Blazing Wind and Fire. The core fist momentum of the middle eight moves is the tenth move ’Heavenly Mandate’ combined with the twelfth move ’Integrative Longevity’, the strongest move being the sixteenth move ’Mighty Advance’, the swiftest move ’One Hundred Sparks’, and the strongest defensive move ’Attack and Defense as One’. Without comprehending the core fist momentum, the rest can’t exert their power."

"He seems to have a foundational base now, gradually transforming the ’Blazing Wind and Fire’ fist momentum towards ’Heavenly Mandate’ combined with ’Integrative Longevity’.

"His progress is too fast. If he can master these two core fist momentums during the upper-rank grandmaster period, mastering the seventeenth move ’New Heaven Will Stand Forever’ as a Grandmaster will naturally follow."

"’New Heaven Will Stand Forever’ is the core fist momentum of the latter eight moves. Even if the other fist techniques of the latter eight moves require a Martial Saint to use, he can reinforce the first sixteen moves through ’New Heaven Will Stand Forever’, propelling them infinitely close to the Martial Saint level of fist techniques."

"What do you think qualifies him to achieve this? Is it solely talent and perception?"

Li Shenkong said, "Understanding. I studied his basic swordsmanship video, his understanding of basic fist techniques far exceeds ours, even that of a Martial Saint."

"Impossible."

"That’s what my grandfather said." Li Shenkong’s single remark left everyone unable to refute.

Someone, trying to ease the awkwardness, said, "Relying solely on secluded cultivation can’t reach this level. Undoubtedly, he has experienced at least a hundred upper-rank grandmaster level fights, drastically shortening the cultivation process through actual combat."

"A hundred battles?"

The crowd looked at his back, recalling Zhou Leng massacring over a hundred grandmasters in the Tree-man World, then slaughtering sixteen sect masters in the Shuizhou Demon City. Such a ferocious guy, fighting a hundred battles here is entirely possible.

Li Shenkong looked at Zhou Leng’s back, gripping the sword hilt tightly.

He had been well cared for by the Li Clan in the past, not having experienced many life-and-death battles.

However, he had always been the undisputed number one among peers, with countless talents striving to catch up to him, including Mountain and River Origin and Zhang Xinglie, yet none could match his example.

Zhou Leng, achieved it.

Li Shenkong confirmed that if he didn’t use the Star Sky Divine Sword and only used a demigod sword, he would be at most on par with Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng only took two to three years.

"Actual combat, it must be the intense real battles and life-and-death crises that forged his strength. I should learn from him too!"

Li Shenkong stood in place, contemplating how to engage in more actual combat.

Other grandmasters were still discussing.

"The fist momentum of ’Integrative Longevity’ isn’t difficult, we old folks can all achieve it. But the fist momentum of ’Heavenly Mandate’ is too domineering, and even grandmasters rarely comprehend it. In the past, Saint Zhao was heavily suppressed, rising and falling, and never took it as central. It wasn’t until he was recognized by the entire Demon City Army and Martial Mansion, officially stepping onto the stage with great vigor, sweeping away old dust, that he comprehended this move."

"Have you comprehended ’Heavenly Mandate’?"

Numerous grandmasters shook their heads.

Li Shenkong also shook his head; he specialized in swordsmanship but had also put in hard work on East Wind Fist in secret.

He now barely mastered the first eight moves, far from the middle eight.

"As it stands, Zhou Leng slightly edges out the opponent, but if he can’t comprehend ’Heavenly Mandate’, it’s likely to be a draw, unable to severely injure the opponent."

"This giant must be the strongest upper-rank grandmaster we’ve seen. This bloodline of divine spirit sure has a killing move."

Everyone nodded slightly, no one dared to underestimate Yuan Kuo Well.

In the Giant World, Mountain River Celestial Peak and Golden Li ranked among the top upper-rank grandmasters, not refuting the human grandmasters.

Yuan Kuo Well was indeed slightly stronger than them.

The Alien Giants have always been stronger than the World Giants, not just because of their bloodline, but also the legacy of the divine spirit.

So...

Mountain River Celestial Peak glanced at the many thin black giants, then looked at a slightly less dark alien giant.

The alien giant and Mountain River Celestial Peak’s gazes met, his right index finger lightly tapping three times.

The two quickly averted their gazes.

In the front, Zhou Leng and Yuan Kuo Well were still engaged in fierce battle.

The battlefield where they stood had collapsed over a dozen meters deep, still being gradually sunk and compacted by their power.

The two fought and moved at a speed nearly three times faster than usual, and from afar, the sky full of white shockwaves bloomed like white flowers.

In such intense battle and widespread destruction, both Zhou Leng and the alien giant were hit multiple times.

However, wearing half-divine artifact armor, Yuan Kuo Well remained unscathed.

Zhou Leng’s skin continuously turned a light red but kept recovering.

So far, he had not a single scar.

The heads of a crowd of alien giants buzzed in disbelief; even against himself, without half-divine artifacts, Yuan Kuo Well’s body couldn’t have remained unscathed.

No wonder he’s the Giant Saint!

With such a strong physique, they must capture Yuan Kuo Well and offer him up!

Among his descendants, new divine spirits will surely emerge!

If there’s a chance, sending their own wife over, their offspring might become divine spirits.

The alien giants grew increasingly excited at the thought.

Suddenly, while fighting, Yuan Kuo Well said, "Stop it. I haven’t used my full power yet, and you can’t breach my half-divine artifact. If I go all out, I’m afraid I can’t hold back. After all, we both belong to the Giant Race; there’s no need for a life-and-death struggle."

"Have you changed your mind?"

"Your immense strength only strengthens my resolve to bring you back to Yuan Kuo Well. I can assure you, once you arrive at Yuan Kuo Star, you will immediately become the first king among giants. Whatever you desire, we will grant you!"

"What I want, you cannot give."

"Since you are so determined, then I must use my full strength."

At the rear, Mountain River Celestial Peak shouted: "Beware of their divine vein power, which can only be used by descendants of divine spirits. In the Ten Realms, apart from a few lords’ descendants, no one can wield it!"

Boom!

Yuan Kuo Well erupted with intense blood-colored flames, a powerful shock wave rippling in all directions. Zhou Leng crossed his arms to block in front of him, forced to retreat repeatedly by the impact,

Yuan Kuo Well’s body, unexpectedly, shrank from more than ten meters to two meters.

His skin tone changed from a dark hue to a red-black shade, with his entire muscle structure perfectly arranged, resembling pieces of mysterious dark armor.

Due to its density, his flesh even shone brilliantly.

"First King, I apologize for my offense."

Boom!

The ground beneath the two of them, already compacted to the extreme, now sank several meters deeper.

A massive white shock wave spread horizontally, but Yuan Kuo Well’s speed exceeded the supersonic lateral shock wave.

The shock wave spread behind him.

Three times the speed of sound!

Spectators from both sides widened their eyes.

One was a genius human from an elementary civilization,

the other, a descendant of a divine spirit from a declining intermediate civilization.

In an instant, the outcome was decided.

Yuan Kuo Well punched out fiercely, Zhou Leng clashed head-on using Autumn Wave Mountains and Rivers.

With a resounding crash, Zhou Leng was sent flying, hitting the edge of the pit created by their trampling, his entire being embedded ten meters into the earth, already out of sight.

Yuan Kuo Well leapt high, jumping out of the pit, raising his fist, and smashing toward the earth directly above Zhou Leng.

Boom!

The earth shattered for a hundred meters, broken pieces of the earth soaring skyward, a white ring of dust spreading. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

No one could see what was happening, but from the sounds, they faintly felt Zhou Leng being deeply buried in the ground.

Yuan Kuo Well aimed at the earth below, punching wildly, creating an afterimage.

He and the earth continued to collapse together.

The Ten Realms team was anxious and sorrowful.

The bloodline of divine spirits was indeed too strong; an upper-rank Grandmaster could easily break three times the speed of sound, which was enough to dominate most grandmasters in the Ten Realms, sufficient to be among the peak grandmasters.

In such attacks, Zhou Leng had difficulty countering, possibly being trapped alive beneath the earth.

Gold Li stepped forward but was held back tightly by the arm by Mountain River Celestial Peak.

"Let go of me."

"He’s fine."

"Hmm?"

"Zhou Leng is very strong."

"You’re right..." Gold Li’s eyes, larger than dragon eyes and watery, quietly watched ahead.

Li Shenkong took down the sword box from his back, his left hand pressing at the top of the sword box like holding a cane.

Battle intent surged in his eyes.

Yuan Kuo Well hit with thousands of punches, the pit reaching a hundred meters deep. Only then did he leap back, arms crossed, standing at the pit’s edge looking at the bottom.

His chest heaved violently, sweat pouring out, instantly evaporating.

"Come out, I know you’re not dead."

The earth shook, the pit bottom explosively opened, a tattered-clothed human leaped tens of meters, standing at the pit’s edge.

"Hmm?"

The Alien Giant and Ten Realms people were puzzled.

Zhou Leng wasn’t dead, that was understandable.

But why were there no scars on his body?

Moreover, where did the flames of the Burning Fist go?

In Zhou Leng’s eyes, tiny flames burned.

"Long accumulation leads to enduring presence, the fist momentum reached..." Li Shenkong murmured softly.

Human grandmasters nodded successively, Zhou Leng finally progressed further, transforming the Burning Fist momentum into the more powerful Long Accumulation Leads to Enduring Presence.

Unlike the Burning Fist.

The Burning Fist required rebuilding each time, although the stronger the technique, the faster the accumulation, but once the battle concluded, everything reset.

Long Accumulation Leads to Enduring Presence was different.

As the core fist momentum of the Middle Eight Moves, it succeeded "Burning Fist" and "I Bestow Fate," followed by "New Heaven Eternal Establishment," a long journey, eternal battle without ending.

Saint Zhao once said that Long Accumulation Leads to Enduring Presence didn’t accumulate one person, didn’t carry decades, didn’t extend generations.

It was everyone going to battle, continuously fighting all enemies both inside and outside; as long as civilization existed, sustained battle was necessary.

Long Accumulation Leads to Enduring Presence, civilization lives long.

Martial Arts Will fused into civilization to stimulate the ultimate fist momentum of this move.

Zhou Leng’s lifelong unceasing battles were like kindling, ignited by the Burning Fist, and henceforth the flame never extinguished, enduring forever.

"Is that all?" Zhou Leng questioned.

"Of course not! Truly the future Yuan Kuo Zhou Leng!" Yuan Kuo Well grinned, leaning forward, stepping, rushing quickly.