Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 419 - 404: A Token of Gratitude

Zhou Leng looked helplessly at the Blood of Tyranny; he didn’t want to plead for them.

After all these meetings, he had never really understood the temperament of this elder brother.

"Elf... Ha, I’m leaving." The Blood of Tyranny looked disdainful, turning around and taking a step, flying off the ground, silently surpassing the speed of sound, leaving the cave hall.

Zhou Leng watched the Blood of Tyranny disappear at the entrance of the passage.

The strength of the Blood of Tyranny had improved again, silently exceeding sound, leaving no trace with his steps, his mastery of True Qi almost reaching Martial Saint level.

"Your Highness, are you brothers with the Blood of Tyranny?" asked an elf grandmaster.

"Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask."

"Yes, yes..." The four elf grandmasters lowered their heads, obediently.

"You elves, discuss it yourselves. After we leave, I’ll wait for you at the Tree-man Base. By the way, you know the way out, right?"

"We have just found a way and are preparing to leave," Yin Hu Feng said.

"Call me when the time comes."

Zhou Leng said, walking towards Cyan Flame and Vigorous Root.

"Get ready, we’re about to leave," Zhou Leng said.

Cyan Flame said: "Should we dig some more?"

Zhou Leng said: "Haven’t we been on edge enough this journey? That’s enough, right, Xiaoyong?"

Xiaoyong nodded repeatedly, scared stiff these days.

Vigorous Root said: "The gains from these days have been plentiful enough; don’t be too greedy."

"Alright," Cyan Flame shrugged.

Vigorous Root, with a hint of worry, said: "In these days, I wonder what’s happening outside."

"It should be fine, don’t worry. Before the ground shook, all races had already sent reinforcements; even Mountain River Celestial Peak came, and others will too. I’ve heard General Chen Shouhu has also set out."

Zhou Leng asked: "Chen Shouhu came too?"

"He guards the Shuizhou Demon City for the Human Race and often comes to the Tree-man World."

"It’s a pity. If he came in, the gains would be greater," Zhou Leng said.

"Those grandmasters and martial saints have lived so long; what treasures haven’t they seen? They might have already obtained a massive amount of ancient tree fossils."

"True."

At this time, Yin Hu Yue approached.

Everyone looked at her in surprise.

Zhou Leng’s eyes lit up, and Yin Hu Yue blushed.

Previously, Yin Hu Yue only wore a rough leaf dress.

Now, she wore an extremely gorgeous white robe embroidered with gold threads, tightly fitting her body, revealing her curves, with white legs peeking from beneath the dress.

The white-gold robe emitted a strange light, making Yin Hu Yue’s skin look pure and delicate.

Her pointed light pink ears added to her exotic charm.

"This is a half-divine artifact passed down by elf saintesses through the ages," she said softly.

"Ah?"

Everyone was incredulous that a set of clothes could be a half-divine artifact; the Elf Empire truly is extravagant.

Zhou Leng glanced at the elf grandmasters in the distance; these old things must be hiding something good.

"Very beautiful," Zhou Leng said.

"Is it? Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness," Yin Hu Yue smiled brightly, "By the way, the elders are preparing the magic array. It will soon teleport everyone away. Do you have any other instructions?"

"No, just leave as soon as possible," Zhou Leng said.

"Okay." Yin Hu Yue turned to leave, her waist swaying, her figure graceful, her whole body radiating light.

Zhou Leng called Vigorous Root aside, and Xiaoyong followed. Zhou Leng didn’t mind Xiaoyong, saying: "I’ll tell you something, to prevent accidents. After going out, be sure to use the underground tree roots to send a message to Flourishing Staff Elder as soon as possible..."

He then spoke of the Tree-man heritage but didn’t elaborate on his own inheritance process.

After hearing it, Vigorous Root was both happy and indignant. After a long while, he sighed, saying: "So, the Holy Land is here. No wonder we’ve been searching for tens of thousands of years and never found it. Damn elves..."

Xiaoyong approached Vigorous Root, gently rubbing against the bark, comforting him.

Vigorous Root’s branches drooped down, touching Xiaoyong’s hard shell.

He continued: "After going back, I’ll relay the message. Flute Forest will probably be the site of the next major battle; try not to come, it’s too dangerous."

"After leaving, I’ll leave immediately; who knows what the Celestial Calamity Envoy is preparing outside."

The two, along with Xiaoyong, returned and chatted for a while, then Yin Hu Yue came over, leading everyone to the front of the magic array.

The elf grandmasters were casting spells at the edge of the newly drawn magic array, and Yin Hu Yue whispered: "The elders found out that this place was left by the ancient elf king. Once the elves are out of danger, they can cast spells to leave. Everyone will go together..."

The magic array, ten meters in diameter, erupted with dazzling white light, and everyone felt their bodies tighten. In a flash, they appeared on a piece of land.

This land was flat and fertile, seemingly freshly cultivated, endless, without any grass or trees, with figures of various races.

Vigorous Root’s roots dug deep, intending to use the underground roots to send messages, but froze for a moment, saying: "All the underground roots here are severed."

"Where is this?"

"Something feels off; all the land visible seems to have been turned over from underground."

"I understand now, this is Flute Forest, just after the catastrophe..."

Everyone was astonished; it would take at least a demigod to cause such a massive catastrophe.

"This place is not safe for long; let’s head to the Tree-man Base first." Zhou Leng took out his watch, opened the map, and pointed towards the Tree-man Base.

Yin Hu Feng said: "We are going to another elf underground city."

But Yin Hu Yue said: "I need to escort the Duke to a safe place first."

The elf grandmasters looked at each other and said helplessly, "Then let’s escort His Grace together."

"Let’s go."

The crowd ran towards the Tree-man Base.

Behind the elf team, some elves dragged thick leaf blankets carrying many broken and injured elves.

Along the way, they constantly encountered others who had just been teleported out, including Demons, the Demon Worship Sect, and forest tribes.

Not a single giant insect could be seen.

At this moment, the various tribes lost their competitive edge, buried their heads, and hurried along without hostility.

The grandmasters quickly departed.

Suddenly, a loud explosion erupted from one direction.

The crowd looked over and saw a figure chasing several others.

The Blood of Tyranny was killing again.

In the distance, the Demon Spirit Master relayed an image of a large team of elves to Zhao He.

"Your Highness Zhao He, an Elf Saintess has appeared among the elves."

"Hmm? Wasn’t the elf’s heritage severed thousands of years ago?" Zhao He asked.

"Look at the image, the elf dressed in the white-gold magic robe is the Elf Saintess. That half-divine artifact can only be worn by the Elf Saintess and is named ’White Gold Realm’; it possesses formidable protective abilities."

"Is the elf race going to rise again?" Zhao He asked.

"Not necessarily, but with a Saintess, it will certainly be much better than before."

Watching the image, Zhao He remarked, "Zhou Leng is among them, very close to the Elf Saintess. This person, everywhere in the Ten Realms, he has acquaintances."

Lou Fei Qiong said, "It seems that Zhou Leng might not be the one who killed Radiance of the Bright Candle and others. It’s likely that Elf Saintess. She carries a legendary weapon."

"It’s quite possible," Zhao He said with a half-smile, "You can report to the family that although Zhou Leng’s strength is not very high, he certainly has a knack for relying on others, being quite popular with women. Even my proud sister, who dismisses everyone, has such a good relationship with him; he’s quite something."

Lou Fei Qiong laughed, "That’s important, what if he becomes your brother-in-law someday?"

Zhao He was stunned for a moment, then laughed bitterly, "Better not let my sister hear that."

"Let’s go." Zhao He glanced at other teams and sped up running.

In the direction Zhao He was watching, Aiden’s team was regrouping.

The casualties were severe.

The three grandmasters of the Trup family were directly blown up by Mountain River Celestial Peak.

Several experts from the Demon Worship Sect and Demons were slaughtered by the Blood of Tyranny.

Radiance of the Bright Candle and Gong Futian, seeking revenge on Zhou Leng, died in battle.

Rao Mingxian and Jax returned to the team.

Aiden found Jax and said, "Cousin, what do you think of Zhou Leng?"

Jax couldn’t figure out what Aiden meant, so he answered vaguely, "Not bad."

Seeing Jax wouldn’t speak directly, Aiden had to bring it up, "You said you previously offended him?"

"A small offense, not much, after an apology, he didn’t pursue it."

"How much did you pay?"

Jax didn’t understand what Aiden meant, so he habitually exaggerated, "A lot, a lot. Have you heard that I obtained a mysterious treasure, the Octagonal Bone Fragment?"

"I’ve heard of it."

"I gave it to him. That thing could fetch at least two to three billion at auction. Plus other pills and treasures, along with the High-Energy Shell, at least a billion. At that time, he was still at the Qi Blood Realm. If he were at the Innate Realm, giving this little, he could knock me out."

"He’s that harsh?" Aiden’s face turned pale.

"I had no choice, thanks to the Light of the Ancient Gods and the Giant Trial, it was worth his favor. Overall, I still profited," Jax said.

Aiden remembered how in the mural palace, Zhou Leng and Blood of Tyranny saved him, protected his Magic Spirit Bag and the treasures inside, and possibly even saved his life.

Aiden sighed and said, "Do you plan to see Zhou Leng again this time?"

Jax was about to say no, but thinking of Tu Rong still missing, he said, "If he returns to the Tree-man Base, I will meet him."

Aiden said, "Alright. I cannot meet him conveniently, but... he helped me with a small favor, and I can’t not thank him. When you see him, please pass this on to him on my behalf. Be sure to give it to him personally and say it’s my thank you gift, okay?"

"Got it," Jax said, confused but with a sudden tension in his heart.

What’s going on? Did Aiden discover Zhou Leng’s talent and want to invest first?

Shit, being the first heir is great, huh?

Even stealing my friends?

This debt, I’ll keep track of!

Aiden found an empty Magic Spirit Bag, hesitated for a while, and asked, "He should have just reached Blood Shock, hasn’t bought Shock Blood Three Pills yet, right?"

"Probably not."

Aiden gritted his teeth and loudly asked the people around, "Does anyone have Shock Blood Three Pills? Bring them out. I need them now and will pay you back later."

Everyone gathered, collecting a hundred each of Blood Melting Pill, Solid Vein Pill, and Iron Wall Pill, placing them into a new Magic Spirit Bag.

He thought for a moment, then added a Dragon and Tiger Pill and a fist-sized Ancient Tree Fossil to it.

Aiden handed the Magic Spirit Bag to Jax, saying, "Give it to Zhou Leng, and say it’s to express my gratitude to him."

"Huh?" Jax was dumbfounded.

Aiden, you’re quite ruthless, snatching someone is one thing, but why so heavy-handed?

All this together is nearly a billion!

The second debt is noted!

Jax was in a daze, but said, "He should like peculiar things."