Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 468 - 453: Infiltration

Standing beside Mountain and River Origin is Mountain River Oak.

Both Mountain and River Origin and Mountain River Oak are covered with wounds, with a few marks as wide as a bowl, their flesh grotesquely torn, resembling rotten meat.

Next to the two brothers is a tan-colored inflatable tent the size of a small house. Nearby, there’s a camping table, solar-powered equipment, and an RV. A tall middle-aged woman sits on a camping chair, raising a white porcelain coffee cup with her pinky elegantly raised, sipping coffee slowly.

The nail art on the coffee cup is more brilliant than the bloodstains on Mountain and River Origin.

On a battlefield strewn with corpses, at the lakeside amidst bloody winds and stormy showers, this tall middle-aged woman remains calm and serene, as if on vacation, dressed in a chic outdoor-style dress, with no blood or dirt on her body.

Another person stands beside this woman, holding a portable microphone, seemingly a reporter interviewing her.

Zhou Leng recalled the family matters of Mountain and River Origin, vaguely guessing the identity of this woman.

Then, he turned his gaze to other parts of the scene.

Behind the caravan, the demon army left an obvious gap, like a plump bait.

The caravan must choose either to fight or to retreat the way they came.

If they choose to retreat, they will face endless pursuits and encirclement by other demon armies under low morale.

This tactic is quite different from the previous demon strategies.

Suddenly, the scene blurred, and the projection before everyone’s eyes turned pitch black.

"The drone was shot down by a demon warlock."

"Captain, what should we do?" Everyone looked at Zhi Liao.

Zhi Liao remained silent for a while, then looked at Zhou Leng and asked, "Vice-captain, what do you think?"

The others then understood why the captain was silent.

Zhou Leng said, "There are too many demons, and their reinforcements are endless. Our role in such a high-level battle is negligible."

"There are many innate ones in the camp. They don’t lack us."

"But we can’t do nothing. I think I should use a Demon Spirit Artifact to disguise myself as a demon. During their battle, I can cause disturbances and create internal chaos."

"With my current running speed, besides wind-type giant dragons, a few giant insects, and giant insect knights, almost no demon can keep up with me."

Zhi Liao asked, "What about us?"

"Stay away from the battlefield, gather information through demonized drones and long-distance communication."

The hidden martial artists exchanged glances, nodding. In battles of this scale, eight innate experts are more valuable as scouts than as warriors.

"Can you manage on your own?"

"I have some experience." Zhou Leng had dared to risk his life in the Fierce Beast World, trying various combat methods just to test his own strength.

"Then... we trust you." Zhi Liao had no other choice, for none of his experiences applied to such a fierce person.

"Let’s get some rest first. Let me know when the battle gets intense."

Zhou Leng said as he sat cross-legged, taking in innate ant queen insect juice, Water of Life, fierce beast lake water, aphid honey, and a small piece of ancient tree fossil to begin cultivating.

The Star Gazing True Qi circulated powerfully within him, restoring his True Qi and nourishing his body.

The injuries from fighting more than thirty ordinary innate ones had fully healed.

The Wild Star Tiger, after all, is a Great Innate. Such high-intensity battle impacts, even with great healing capabilities, can’t be fully recovered in a short time.

Some minor deep-level injuries remained.

As the cultivation technique operated, medicinal effects were stimulated and the body quickly recovered.

The team members exchanged glances; they could feel the intense aura from the items Zhou Leng produced, though most had never seen them before.

Truly a fierce person.

Half an hour later, Zhou Leng opened his eyes, recovered from his injuries, full of vigor, as if he had just taken a nap.

"How’s it going?"

"The battle has started to get intense. The demons launched a fierce attack again, but it’s not at its peak yet."

Zhou Leng said, "I’ll go check it out up close, act according to the opportunity, you guys continue surveillance, gathering information."

After speaking, Zhou Leng distributed some Water of Life to everyone.

"This is too precious..." Everyone hesitated to accept.

"Take it to prevent accidents. If unused, return it to me later," Zhou Leng said, handing it over, then turned and left.

Water of Life is an extremely rare resource for all martial artists, but after planting two Trees of Life, it won’t take long to harvest Water of Life.

The eight looked at Zhou Leng’s back with puzzled expressions in their eyes.

"I’m a bit confused," Madman said.

"Confused about what?" Zhi Liao asked.

"I rack my brains but still can’t understand what virtue or ability I have to be assigned to the same team as such a ferocious person."

"I don’t get it either..." Zhi Liao was also bewildered because Chen Shouhu had instructed him to take care of the Monkey King beforehand, as he was the youngest in the team.

Who is really taking care of whom.

"Do you think this Monkey King can do it?"

"I have no idea if he can, but I have a feeling that the demons ahead are going to have a bad time."

"Let’s gather useful intelligence; don’t become a burden to him." Zhi Liao said.

As Zhou Leng ran towards the concealed forest, he pondered how to leverage his advantage and create trouble for the enemy.

Creating big trouble might be impossible, but small nuisances should be achievable.

The demon army currently includes four groups: demons, beastmen, giant insects, and sea sirens.

"Demons are the hardest; their demon warlocks are tricky with various sinister spells."

"Giant insects have strong cooperation. If high-level giant insects command a siege, it’s hard to escape."

"Beastmen are much easier. Despite being tall and burly, their brains don’t work well."

"Sea sirens, which could be tough for others, aren’t for me. My True Qi foundation is the Mystic Tide Technique, and having trained long at Mammoth Lake, my water skills are strong, so I’m not afraid of them."

"Sea Sirens’ cooperation isn’t great, similar to beastmen."

"The most important thing is, I’ve always wanted to fight in the Sea Demon World, and this is a great opportunity to get familiar with water combat."

Zhou Leng thought it over and decided to head to Tai Lake to deal with sea demons.

Although this lake is also called Tai Lake, it’s actually connected to the Sea Demon World and is no ordinary lake.

He first scoured through materials to understand the information about this lake, then used an illusion demon spirit artifact to transform into an Innate Rusted Iron General, swaggering forward.

Along the way, he occasionally encountered other demons, and not only did no one stop him, but they even greeted him.

On the shores of Tai Lake, the lake water splashed against the shore.

A large group of sea demons, howling, walked out of the water, rushing towards the human defense line.

Zhou Leng watched for a while, then dived into the water, transforming again in a secluded spot into a blue-skinned sea siren.

After reaching the Innate stage, Zhou Leng had gained the ability to breathe underwater.

Thanks to comprehending the Sea Suppression Fragment Map, he seemed to have mastered abilities akin to sea demons, possessing better water prowess.

The sea demons are divided into three main groups: the fish-men, the fish demons, and the blue-skinned sea sirens.

The fish-men can’t leave the water, the fish demons have limited power, while the blue-skinned sea sirens are undoubtedly the upper-rank among sea demons.

He swam along, his excellent water prowess not arousing the slightest suspicion.

Soon, Zhou Leng arrived at the underwater sea demon camp.

There were fish-men standing guard, but there was no basic inspection, allowing Zhou Leng to enter freely.

Zhou Leng barely understood the sea demon language; now he decided he must learn it well when he gets back.

The laxity of the sea demon camp was unimaginable.

On second thought, it made sense, because there was no need.

Just as the human ground camps never worried about sea demons infiltrating.

Walking around, Zhou Leng marveled at how vast the sea demon’s domain was.

Over ten thousand fish-men, more than twenty thousand fish demons, over five thousand blue-skinned sea sirens, together with those appearing by the lake, amounted to more than forty thousand.

Far more than imagined.

In the sea demon camp, the bubble-shaped houses were widespread, and among them, a few splendid large houses stood out. Zhou Leng avoided getting too close to avoid exposing his identity.

After some exploration, Zhou Leng followed a team heading toward the battlefront.

Splash...

Teams of sea demons emerged from the water, streams of water flowing from their bodies, landing on the lake surface.

At the frontlines, the fish demons and blue-skinned sea sirens howled as they charged and slashed.

The human martial artists defended desperately.

Being up close made it easier to observe.

The morale of human martial artists was high, with no one slacking, but no matter how strong their spiritual will, it couldn’t hide their physical fatigue.

Many martial artists’ moves were slightly off-form.

They’ve been trapped for days.

Yet, they did not bow their heads.

Not far from the lake, some sea demons gathered, which was the sea demon’s wartime command post.

Zhou Leng thought for a moment and slowly walked over.

As before, no sea demons paid any attention, and he boldly walked in.

In the wartime command post, a blue-skinned sea siren was leading, discussing tactics with several sea demons and demons.

Zhou Leng couldn’t understand the sea demon language, but after observing for a while, he locked onto the highest-ranking blue-skinned sea siren. Its power wasn’t high, just a Bone Forger Innate, but it was clearly of demigod bloodline, with brighter scales and sharper, larger fins.

Zhou Leng walked over, with no sea demons paying attention.

Swish...

The flash of a blade, and the sea demon leader’s head, who was listening to a subordinate’s report, flew into the air, blood spraying from the severed neck.

As the blade returned, the head of the demon warlock beside also flew up.

"Traitor! Kill!" The on-site innate sea sirens, eyes bloodshot, charged at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng didn’t use the potentially identity-revealing Frostwhisper but used a spare legendary blade, the Melt Wall Blade.

After killing, he didn’t linger, jumping out of the command post, stepping on lightweight skill, rushing towards the battlefield between sea demons and humans.

On the battlefield, most sea demons were ordinary ones below the innate stage, with strength reduced on land.

Under the Melt Wall Blade, there was no differentiation, each slash taking one down.

From behind, the innate sea sirens howled, chasing Zhou Leng.

But sea demons on land weren’t as fast as beastmen, let alone Zhou Leng, who mastered the lightweight skill.

Everyone saw.

A blue-skinned sea siren, wielding a flame great saber, slaughtered sea demons within the sea demon army.

The human camp rose to its feet.

A war correspondent who followed the caravan, risking his life, rushed to the front line’s rear, quickly recording and taking photos.

Due to the intense battle, soon, the power of the illusion ring distorted, and Zhou Leng canceled the illusion, taking on the identity of a masked human, killing in earnest.

"It’s a human martial artist!"

"One of us!"

In the human camp, everyone cheered excitedly. The war correspondent was especially thrilled to capture such a unique battle.

The sea demon front line was thrown into chaos by Zhou Leng’s disruption.

The human command seized the opportunity, pressing heavily.

The sea demons crumbled at the touch, fleeing desperately, with human martial artists pursuing from behind.

Zhou Leng, after fighting for a while, did not enter the human camp. Instead, he stepped on lightweight skill, running along the lake shore and soon disappearing into the vast forest.