Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 415 - 400: Map

Tu Rong clicked send, feeling a sense of relief as his fingertips slid across the screen, revealing the phone’s photo album.

He looked at a photo within the album, his gaze softened, his body fell, and the phone dropped to the ground.

Zhou Leng stepped forward and supported him.

"You..."

Tu Rong looked at Zhou Leng as if he were looking at his own brother.

He grinned, his teeth stained with blood.

"Live well." With that, he closed his eyes with a smile.

There were many goals in this life, many, many, yet not accomplished.

Today, one is completed.

Tu Rong was glad.

Zhou Leng extended his finger under Tu Rong’s nose.

No breath remained.

Zhou Leng held onto Tu Rong, puzzled, not understanding why Tu Rong risked his life to find him, especially since they had had a confrontation in the nightclub, always opposing each other.

The bright phone screen was exceptionally striking in the dark passage.

Zhou Leng looked over.

The screen displayed the phone’s album with many neatly arranged photos.

A familiar photo was among them.

Zhou Leng bent down, picked up the phone, and opened that familiar photo.

The family group photo at home.

Zhou Leng looked at the group photo, then at Tu Rong, understanding a great deal.

"Turns out, he knows my little uncle."

Zhou Leng recalled that he was familiar with Jax, thinking to ask Jax when there’s an opportunity.

He turned off the phone and placed it on Tu Rong’s chest.

Taking out a separate Magic Spirit Bag, he placed Tu Rong’s body inside.

Zhou Leng stood dazed; his little uncle, before he passed away, had also said those four words.

"Live well."

It seemed meaningless, yet it seemed to mean everything.

Zhou Leng thought of many things, quickly suppressed his emotions, and checked the map file sent by Tu Rong, importing it into his own map.

The nearby passage map instantly became clear.

Many passages, cavern halls, and even the mural palace were marked on the map.

Major positions of the Radiance of the Bright Candle, Bone Forge Demons, and Muscle Demons were marked.

Based on their positions, Zhou Leng quickly chose a passage and ran toward the direction of Silver Lake Wind.

At a crossroads, a group of Demon Worship Sect members and demons came running from another passage.

One Demon Worship Sect member said, "Tu Rong ran along this road and killed our people, that traitor!"

"We must kill him!"

"Don’t worry, we have the Bone Forge Demon here, he’ll surely die." A Demon Worshiper said.

Zhou Leng stopped, turned to the passage where the Demon Worshiper was speaking.

They met, stopped.

Zhou Leng alone, facing sixteen others.

"It’s Zhou Leng, quick, send a message..."

Zhou Leng said nothing, directly targeting the Bone Forge Demon.

The Bone Forge Demon wielded a Bone Sword, slashed head-on.

The two brushed past each other.

Zhou Leng held the Bone Forge Demon’s head in his hand.

The headless body of the demon stood still, the severed neck spurted blood.

The others gazed at Zhou Leng.

His eyes shone cold as a demon, icy to the extreme.

Some experienced demons recalled Zhou Leng’s earlier move, finding it hard to believe.

A strong physique, perhaps he has a Body of Wonders, that’s normal.

Fast speed, maybe he’s had a stroke of luck, that’s normal.

But the move just now, natural yet precise and clever, wasn’t what an Innate could usually perform.

It’s not that an Innate doesn’t possess such a mind or awareness, but their control level is limited, many moves can’t be executed.

Only upon reaching Grandmaster can one perform them.

Zhou Leng’s simple move earlier showed a near-Grandmaster return to simplicity.

His control over his body had reached the pinnacle of Innate.

Zhou Leng scanned the demons, his figure like lightning, executing one move per person, collected sixteen heads, tossed them to the ground, and turned away.

Along the way, he continually sensed traces of spells.

In the distance, the Radiance of the Bright Candle received transmissions continuously.

"No wonder many demons see Zhou Leng with elves. This escape route leads right to the elf gathering place."

"However, he seems to have obtained a map of the area, always evading our pursuit, and changing direction constantly."

"But there’s one place he’s likely to pass, yet we need a way to force him there."

The Radiance of the Bright Candle made a decision, looking at Jax.

"You sent your men to scout, then he kills another, and you tell me he hasn’t betrayed us?"

Jax shrugged helplessly, "To determine if he’s betrayed, we look at motives and the complete evidence chain. First the motive, why would he betray? Zhou Leng offers him nothing. As for evidence, there’s none. I believe, even demons look at evidence."

"Then why did he kill and run?"

"It might be a personal vendetta with that person."

"You and your team stay here. Until I kill Zhou Leng, you are not allowed to leave. Otherwise, don’t blame me."

"Rest assured, I’ll stay right here."

The Radiance of the Bright Candle scoffed coldly, commanding each team to block certain passages or halls, forcing Zhou Leng to go to the place he had set up.

Meanwhile, he dispatched powerful Muscle Demons and two Great Innates to continue searching.

The Radiance of the Bright Candle pondered as he walked.

Judging from the current information, Zhou Leng grew rapidly, even venturing into the elves’ treasure.

The latest transmission confirmed that Zhou Leng killed the Bone Forger Innate in a very short time, which meant he barely had the strength to contend with a Muscle Innate.

However, contending with a Muscle Innate doesn’t mean winning.

The realm of the Radiance of the Bright Candle was equivalent to a human Bone Forger Innate, only one small realm higher than Zhou Leng the Blood Shocking Innate, but he possessed the Demigod bloodline, with strength not inferior to a newly advanced Muscle Innate.

To maximize the chances of finding Zhou Leng, he divided the team into two Great Innates and most Muscle Innates to search for Zhou Leng, leaving only the Flesh and Blood War Chariot, a Muscle Innate.

Furthermore, he had a powerful Demon Artifact in his hand.

Meanwhile, Gong Futian and Rao Mingxian’s team ran swiftly.

Gong Futian frowned, "How did Zhou Leng progress so quickly? The intel says he can quickly kill the Bone Forger Innate, I hardly believe it."

Rao Mingxian replied, "You should know, some demons exaggerate the opponent’s strength, just to make excuses for failure. You’ve worked so hard but are only at the peak of Blood Shock, unable to reach Bone Forging, why should Zhou Leng? I guess the Bone Forger Demon was mostly careless, if I were the Bone Forger, I too would underestimate Zhou Leng."

"But there’s another possibility."

"What possibility?"

Gong Futian said, "He might have exerted multiple times the Blood Shock, forcing a kill on the Bone Forger, but at the cost of getting injured."

"That possibility is larger," Rao Mingxian agreed.

Gong Futian smiled slightly, saying, "Let’s go to the place The Radiance of the Bright Candle plans to go."

"Huh? This violates orders."

Gong Futian said, "Our superior is Mrs. Xiyang, The Radiance of the Bright Candle can only suggest but cannot command me. I just want to kill Zhou Leng, at that time, as long as he sees Zhou Leng’s corpse, The Radiance of the Bright Candle won’t do anything to me."

Rao Mingxian hesitated, "I think we’d better not go, what if Zhou Leng suddenly becomes stronger?"

"Are you scared, or simply don’t want to kill your former friend?" Gong Futian stared at Rao Mingxian.

Rao Mingxian sighed, "To be honest, indeed a bit of both, but, if we truly meet, I’ll still take action."

"That’s good. Seventy moves."

"Hmm?" Rao Mingxian did not understand Gong Futian’s meaning.

"This time, I’m afraid it will take seventy moves to kill Zhou Leng."

Rao Mingxian did not oppose this time, Gong Futian grew quickly, constantly absorbing the power of Ancient Tree Fossils.

They ran a few steps, suddenly encountered a team ahead.

Both sides halted.

Gong Futian saluted, saying, "Friends from the Huang Meng Sect, we belong to Mrs. Xiyang, subordinate to the Fishman Sect. Though we have contradictions, there is no hatred, I hope you can clear a path, there will be thanks in the future."

The members of Huang Meng Sect all looked over.

Rao Mingxian looked at a masked girl, and the girl also looked at Rao Mingxian.

Their eyes met, sparks flew.

Even without seeing the girl’s face, Rao Mingxian deduced her identity just from her silhouette and eyes.

After all, for the past few months, he had been thinking about this person day and night.

Rao Mingxian clenched his teeth, biting down hard.

At the Tree-man Base when he saw Zhang Xiaoxiao, he couldn’t make a move, but here, he didn’t want to hold back.

Rao Mingxian stepped forward, looking at Zhang Xiaoxiao said, "How about a spar between us?"

"Of course, the entire Rao Family so desolate, only you left, truly regrettable," Zhang Xiaoxiao said.

"Same to you, does your grandmother’s dying scream often echo in your dreams?"

"Do not interfere!"

Rao Mingxian and Zhang Xiaoxiao charged ahead together, fighting fiercely in the vacant space between the two teams.

Gong Futian furrowed his brows, knowing Rao Mingxian’s matters, could only wait anxiously. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Rao Mingxian was older than Zhang Xiaoxiao, experienced.

While Zhang Xiaoxiao, meticulously taught by Tong Tianxia, gained part of the Headless God’s strength, not weaker than Rao Mingxian.

Both equally matched, neither could overpower the other.

Yet, the hatred in their hearts grew stronger.

One’s closest grandmother and friend were killed by emissaries from the Rao Family.

One’s entire family executed in the basement by Zhang Xiaoxiao.

All the hate, unwillingness, and agony had accumulated for far too long.

But, neither could defeat the other, the pain in their hearts couldn’t be unleashed.

Both fought with all they had, engaging in mutual injury, soon they were both battered, panting heavily.

After exchanging moves, they separated, stared each other down, slightly hunched back, like two lions or tigers, slowly circling.

"The Rao Family is indeed useless, using half the city’s resources, yet still only equal to me," Zhang Xiaoxiao mocked.

"Having the power of the Headless God, yet fighting like this. Look at yourself, your hands are still shaking."

"When I cut off your parents’ heads, my hands were steady as a rock."

"Your parents died even earlier. Oh, by the way, I personally dug up your family’s graves, scattered the ashes myself."

The insults became increasingly vile.

They centered their curses on each other’s parents, even dragging in more people quickly.

Rao Mingxian said, "You’ve become a Demonized Man, unable to see your Brother Zhou Leng, unable to see your Brother Zhang Xinglie, feeling uncomfortable, right? Do you know what Zhang Xinglie would think when he sees you like this?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao’s eyes turned blood red, she suddenly recalled the affairs at Tree-man Base, "Brother Zhou Leng told you... no, Brother Zhou Leng must be very disgusted with you, it was you who eavesdropped at the side, right? You don’t dare to see Brother Zhou Leng, do you? You can only eavesdrop like a rat in the gutter. Brother Zhou Leng likes me, touching my head, giving me chocolates. And you?"

"Little bitch." Rao Mingxian’s eyes turned crimson, charging to fight.