Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 485 - 469: Poison Resistance

At first, Zhou Leng couldn’t sense anything special, but soon, he perceived a clear power.

The Undying Star Body absorbed a trace of poison, transforming it into bodily strength.

The power of the Leather Armor of the Mother Tree entered his body, allowing it to absorb part of the poison.

Antitoxic medicine dissolved part of the poison.

The body expelled part of the poison.

The Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique and the Medicinal Fruit enhanced the body’s vitality, resisting the poison while healing injuries.

It seems that the feeling of bodily enhancement yesterday was related to absorbing the poison.

The two absorbed poisons had different natures.

The poison absorbed by the Undying Star Body had a nature similar to the destructive Star Power, but its destructive force was far less than that of the Alien Path in the Demon Spirit World.

The poison absorbed by the Leather Armor of the Mother Tree was similar to a toxin.

Meanwhile, the body absorbed some power from spells and curses, but the amount was extremely minimal.

The Martial Artist’s body is incredibly strong, capable of changing and strengthening itself by absorbing parts of external forces.

It’s similar to simple impact resistance training, where some Innate Masters would even ingest small doses of poison continuously, gradually cultivating an "antitoxic body."

Before the Martial Arts Era, some people exposed themselves to small doses of snake venom continuously, eventually attaining a strong resistance to snake venom.

An hour later, Zhou Leng got up and sensed carefully.

The poison was completely dispelled, leaving behind minor physical injuries, equivalent to experiencing a bloody battle.

Zhou Leng left the poisonous tent and found a place to erect several temporary tents, storing them in a spatial wooden box, before rushing back into Huqiu Fortress again.

The Demon Spirit Master and camp soldiers who were about to conduct an inspection looked at Zhou Leng’s figure.

"This person was poisoned by the Angel of Death, meditated in the tent for an hour, patted his butt, and continued fighting without even returning to the camp?"

"Report to the higher-ups. Also, mention this as little as possible."

"Yes, we can’t leak this information."

People nearby were a bit excited. They didn’t expect to encounter such a strange man. He must be a particularly famous Innate Master.

This time, Zhou Leng headed straight to the place just bombed by the Angel of Death.

Although the concentration of poison there had decreased, the Demon Spirit Master had not yet taken action to disperse it, and it still exuded terrifying power.

"What are you doing, leave quickly..."

Before the nearby Martial Artist finished speaking, Zhou Leng walked in.

The familiar feeling struck, and the intense pain stimulated his entire body.

Zhou Leng immediately retreated.

His entire skin began to change, with decay, burning, and melting reappearing.

But since the poison density was less than one percent of before, all the poison was firmly blocked, remaining on the surface of the skin and muscles.

Zhou Leng activated the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique, and the familiar feeling returned.

The body absorbed part of the poison, expelled part of the poison, and then repaired the flesh. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

In just three minutes, he was almost fully recovered.

Turning around to leave, the nearby Martial Artists were left dumbfounded.

Zhou Leng continued to fight everywhere, and at night, he stealthily snuck into the undispersed poisonous area again.

Went in, got poisoned, came back, expelled the poison, absorbed the poison.

After three minutes, went back in, got poisoned again, came back, continued absorbing poison...

Gradually, his body’s resistance to poison grew stronger and stronger.

By dawn, the poison could only corrode the surface and couldn’t reach the muscles inside.

After toiling all night, Zhou Leng returned to his tent.

Slept deeply and rejoined the street combat once more.

In this way, Zhou Leng fought normally during the day and ran to the poisonous area to train his poison resistance at night.

On the third day, in the center of the poisonous area, Zhou Leng scanned the surrounding poison gases.

Staying in the poisonous area for ten minutes, except for small red patches on the skin that looked like allergies, he was fine.

The highly anticipated poison resistance training ground was ineffective.

Not only on Blue Star but even in the Demon Spirit World, such an effective poison resistance training ground couldn’t exist.

As Zhou Leng walked back, he pondered.

If nothing else works, I’ll buy an Angel of Death from the Demon Worship Sect, have it emit poison every day solely for training.

Back at camp, Chen Shouhu sent a message.

"Our operation in the Tree-man World was successful, the Celestial Calamity Envoy just left Huqiu Fortress and headed to the Tree-man World."

"If nothing goes wrong, the Demons at Huqiu Fortress will attack on their own within three days. If they can’t defeat us, they’ll have to retreat."

"Their real trump cards are the Undying Knights and Angels of Death. We have to strike first."

"Tomorrow, you will act as bait to lure out the Undying Knight, then immediately retreat. Twenty Great Innate Masters will be responsible for the battle."

"Though you’ve been masked all along, your comings and goings in the area poisoned by the Angel of Death were too conspicuous, and the high-altitude demonized drones saw everything clearly. Don’t bother denying it, among the tens of billions on Blue Star, no one but you would do something this outrageous. I really want to dissect you and see if you’re an alien."

"Since you’ve developed resistance to the Angel of Death’s poison, much will be expected of you. After luring out the Undying Knight, participate in the assassination of the Angel of Death."

"Now tell me, after being enveloped by the Angel of Death’s poisonous mist, how long can you last?"

Zhou Leng thought for a moment and said, "With the highest concentration, fifteen minutes won’t be a problem."

"That’s good. Try to kill as many Angels of Death as you can tomorrow. The more of them that die, the fewer of us will die in the decisive battle."

Zhou Leng asked, "What happened in the Tree-man World?"

"Nothing much, it’s just him fighting his battle, and I’m fighting mine. We dispatched a large number of grandmasters, allied with the humanoid alliance grandmasters, to ambush the giant insect grandmasters and seize resources. The Tree-man army launched a counter-push. Without the Celestial Calamity Envoy personally overseeing, the giant insects are just so-so."

"Good tactics. The importance of the Tree-man World far exceeds Shuizhou Demon City, the Celestial Calamity Envoy cannot ignore it."

Chen Shouhu said, "Prepare well. The Angels of Death are slow to act and react sluggishly; your throwing spear is just their nemesis."

"This time, do I need to disguise myself as a demon?"

"Once you’re poisoned, the spell effect dissipates, which is not very useful. Moreover, the City Lord’s Mansion is filled with high-level mages and even legendary demon warlocks surveilling, you’d surely be found out, likely ambushed."

"What a pity..."

After resting overnight, Zhou Leng put on wireless earbuds and, following the instructions, unleashed chaos everywhere.

Two hours later, too many Innate-level beings were slain, and the demon commander deployed Undying Knights once more.

But this time, before the Undying Knights could absorb enough death power, a total of twenty Great Innate launched a simultaneous assault, besieging the Undying Knights.

Under the brilliant red sun, the Undying Knight clad in black mist and black armor raised a large knight’s spear.

The spear’s light shone like a star, dazzling the battlefield.

The Human Race army charged out, splitting the battlefield, and with the support of the distant demonized cannons, they blocked the demon army from rescuing the Undying Knights.

The demon commander went mad instantaneously, dispatching the army at all costs to assault the martial artist positions.

This time, Chen Shouhu was well-prepared, borrowing a ten-thousand-strong army of Demon Spirit Masters from the Demon Spirit World, co-operating with human martial artists, resembling an unyielding great wall, firmly holding the line.

Zhou Leng stood atop a ruin, gazing forward.

Behind the demon army, a large lush green patch emerged.

Groups of Angels of Death, with green transparent shielded heads, slowly advanced.

A command came through the wireless earbuds.

A barrage of magic energy bombs, far exceeding the usual intensity, poured onto the demon’s positions, the brilliant spell shields flickering and vibrating amidst the demon army.

Group after group of Innate-level beings struck from all directions, ambushing the Angels of Death.

Zhou Leng took the lead, holding a throwing spear, found the opportunity, and fiercely hurled it from three hundred meters away.

This distance was a safe zone; getting closer, if the Angel of Death exploded, it would be hard to escape the poisonous mist.

The demon Innate were well-prepared, collectively intercepted, blocking the spear at the cost of injuries.

Zhou Leng tried repeatedly, either intercepted by the demon Innate or blocked by the thick spell shields.

Failure, failure, continuous failure.

It was the same for Zhou Leng as it was for the other Innate teams.

As the Angels of Death slowly advanced toward the human army, the pressure on the human martial artists grew greater.

Although the Undying Knight was besieged, it fought more bravely, holding its own in a short span.

Zhou Leng ran nearby, observing the battlefield situation.

Several Innate-level beings already failed in their ambushes on the Angels of Death, intercepted by numerous Innate demons midway.

The Angels of Death were too fragile, even long-range throws led to premature explosions, the demons spared no expense to protect them.

All human attacks repeatedly failed, forcing the Innate strike teams to retreat.

The Angels of Death continued forward, once they reached the human defensive line, no one could stop them, the humans would have to retreat, and the encirclement of the Undying Knight would end in failure.

Zhou Leng pondered for several seconds, connecting with Chen Shouhu’s voice.

"Prepare demonized cannon support for me, also ready a suicide squad, let’s risk it all, as long as we get near, once I kill the first Angel of Death, I’ll have a way to handle everything."

Chen Shouhu was silent for a long time before saying slowly, "Your name will be buried for now, but one day it will hang high in the Ten Realms, shining resplendently."

"Chen Fenghu, crucial moment like this, why are you saying such ominous words? No wonder Hall Master Wang always scolds you."

"He dares scold me? Wait, what did you call me? Say it again, I’ll blow you away with a punch on the front line!"

"Grandmaster Chen, focus on the task."

"You... will regret this once the mission ends! Start preparations."

A simple remark lifted the heavy curtain on the battlefield scene.

Zhou Leng stood in place, and after a short while, several teams of Innate-level beings arrived, handing over some Demon Spirit Artifacts to Zhou Leng for protection.

Soon enough, they assembled a hundred-person Innate strike brigade.

One of the teams, Zhou Leng was very familiar with.

Eight comrades, Hidden Martial Artists, led by Captain Zhi Liao.

Wood, Cowherd, Weaver Girl, Brick, Wanderer, Blood Demon, and Madman.

Zhou Leng slowly surveyed the eight comrades, who also looked back at him.

"You all..."

"It’s us." Although Zhi Liao’s face was covered, everyone could hear he was smiling.

Zhou Leng took a deep breath, swept his gaze across everyone, and said, "The strategy is set; I won’t repeat it much. The most important thing is, once you break through the enemy’s line, let me advance close to the Angels of Death, return at once. Understood?"

No one answered.

"Understood? This is an order!"

Still, no one answered.

Some smiled, some were expressionless, some looked regretful, some were lost, and some had red eyes.

No one obeyed the order.

Zhou Leng gritted his teeth and slowly said, "I hope more of us return alive. Let’s go!"

Zhou Leng led 103 Innate-level fighters, bypassing the human martial artist defensive line and entering the enemy’s flank.