Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 506 - 489: Muscle Dragon

"A gentleman’s word is a promise harder to retract than a speeding four-horse carriage! I’ll be waiting for you at the Great Battlefield!" Aiden gently rubbed his right hand, his fingers rotating.

"Who just said they’re not a gentleman?" Zhao He asked, rolling his eyes.

"When I wish to be a gentleman, I am one, and when I don’t wish to be, I’m not..." Aiden suddenly turned to look at Zhou Leng, leaning slightly forward, his ear inclined.

Everyone present was an advanced martial artist, and Aiden’s obvious body signal drew everyone’s attention.

The crowd turned to Zhou Leng again, listening intently.

Someone murmured, "The sound of bone explosion has changed again; it’s strange. Compared to the previous bone forging like a bell, it now has a penetrating quality, more intense, a bit like a bell and drum sounding in the sky."

Xu Ming frowned slightly, then smiled, "Though the sound has changed, it’s definitely still bone forging like a bell. When Li Shenkong ascended back then, it was the same, nothing unusual. This guy, really lucky. Look, more and more people are gathering."

With Xu Ming’s interruption, the others glanced around.

Zhao He glanced at Zhou Leng suspiciously but said nothing.

Jade Wings stared at Zhou Leng, eyes flickering, appearing both surprised and delighted.

Aiden squinted his eyes, watched for a while, and moved to a secluded place.

The demon brain at his temple projected a secret light curtain, like light-intertwined glasses, appearing before his eyes, activating a stealth mode.

He sent Zhao He a message.

"What do you think of Zhou Leng?"

Zhao He took a while before looking at the demon brain, glanced at Aiden in surprise, and also moved to a secluded place, activating a stealth mode.

"I think highly of him. But I heard the Ice Snow Divine Sect reduced the resource supply to your family because of him?" Zhao He asked unhurriedly.

"I also heard that some forces attached to your Zhao Clan, like the Lou Family, Xu Family, Huang Family, Dong Family, etc., plan to take action against Zhou Leng?"

The two exchanged glances and chuckled together.

The intelligence capabilities of the great martial valve race could hardly be matched by ordinary people.

Zhao He said, "His strength can no longer be contained. When he was in the dwarf world, each family already intended to act, but they couldn’t find him. They originally planned to act once he left the dwarf world and returned, but he didn’t return to the Blue Star, going directly to the Great Battlefield instead. It’s likely that the day he leaves the Great Battlefield will be when each family takes action."

"As a long-time friend, let me give you a piece of advice. Our Eagle Alliance’s Martial Saint, by chance, obtained news that the highest realm of bone forging is not bone forging like a bell, but thunderous bone forging."

"What does that mean?" Zhao He asked.

"When forging bones progresses to muscles, due to a great increase in related bone strength, it forms a bone explosion sound. In elementary civilizations, bone forging like a bell is the limit, but in high-level civilizations, ordinary geniuses, remember, ordinary geniuses, have bone explosion sounds like thunder, which is the basic standard. I suspect Zhou Leng is not bone forging like a bell, but thunderous bone forging. However, without precedent, I’m only 99% sure," Aiden said.

Zhao He was stunned for a moment. He knew Aiden’s temperament well, especially concerning martial arts, and lying would be impossible.

This meant Zhou Leng’s aptitude was at least on par with Li Shenkong in one particular aspect.

Even if he fell short in other areas, he would be on par with Wang Boxiong and Chen Shouhu. If he had no shortcomings in other aspects, he would surely surpass the two.

Zhao He felt a mix of emotions internally, speaking slowly, "This is a good thing, indicating our Dragon Country has another genius approaching the brilliance of Li Shenkong, while your Eagle Alliance may never rise." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Aiden chuckled and said, "Do I not know your Dragon Country’s nature? If he becomes Li Shenkong, what will the major clans do? Will your Zhao Family help your clan members or the vassals?"

Zhao He gritted his teeth and said, "What are you trying to say?"

Aiden replied, "Our Trup Family will remain eternal friends with Zhou Leng, never opposing. But you and I, Zhao He, are old friends. When Saint Zhao mentored me back then, I owe a debt of gratitude. If you use Saint Zhao’s grace to threaten me, I might grudgingly do some unwilling favors to repay it."

Zhao He snorted coldly, saying, "The internal matters of our Dragon Country are not for your Eagle Alliance to interfere with."

Aiden laughed mockingly, "You are in me, and I am in you, so why bother?"

Zhao He said, "Besides, this so-called thunderous bone forging, I’ve never heard of it. How can anyone be sure you’re not making it up?"

"You don’t believe me?" Aiden spoke slowly, "You’ve heard of muscle rising to dragon, right?"

"Indeed, but no one can achieve it."

"The premise for muscle rising to dragon is thunderous bone forging. Watch closely, and you’ll prove my point right or wrong."

Zhao He ceased to engage with Aiden, focusing on Zhou Leng.

At this time, the thunderous sound gradually diminished.

However, behind the enormous light curtain, a few demigod giant dragons were actually staring at Zhou Leng.

"Did you hear that sound?"

"Heard it."

"Dragon bloodline, bone burst dragon roar, even back in our glory days, we couldn’t reach such a realm."

"For a human to reach this level, it’s inconceivable."

"Should we...?"

"He’s with me," said a voice with red eyes.

The group of demigods squinted, and for a moment, no dragon spoke.

A few demigod giant dragons secretly cursed using dragon power.

"This crazy woman, already a demigod, but always pretending to be a legend? Whom did she learn this from?"

"Were it not for her going mad and recognizing no kin, we would’ve taken action long ago!"

"Wait, could this human be her lover? It doesn’t seem right."

"Are we just going to let this human genius go?"

"It seems you’re aiming to obtain the Dragon Race’s Blood Marvelous Body. In that case, there’s a connection, no need to wipe them out completely."

"If the Red Eyes targets us, causing unrest in the entire clan, it’s unnecessary..."

Many Demigod Giant Dragons who originally had no interest in Zhou Leng also looked toward that secluded corner.

The thundering Bone Forging stopped completely.

Everyone saw that Zhou Leng’s entire body muscles began to move dramatically.

As if during an earthquake, the earth was churning.

Through the skin, you could see the Qi Blood flowing in the veins, faintly glowing.

The Martial Artists exchanged glances; this looked a lot like the Giant Dragon Blood Marvelous Body, otherwise, the blood couldn’t possibly emit light.

After several dozen seconds of muscle movement, the thick tendons slightly swelled, faintly visible beneath the skin and flesh.

"Something’s not right, the number of tendons is a bit much..."

"Hmm. Look, several tendons are intertwining and merging, as if forming a completely new shape."

"Never seen it before."

"Muscle and Tendon Dragon..." Xu Ming couldn’t hide it anymore.

As soon as he finished speaking, they saw Zhou Leng’s skin surface densely covered with thick tendons, like tree roots protruding, spread across the body.

Its appearance was terrifying, as if a Demon.

Those tendons twisted like snakes while quickly intertwining.

Gradually, the long tendons were like dragons, interwoven throughout the body, like a web or armor.

After a moment, the thumb-thick tendons slowly sank, merging into the flesh and blood.

Zhao He glanced at Aiden, who had a smile on his face.

Even if one doesn’t understand Martial Arts, Jade Wings has also noticed something amiss, chuckled with a grin, raised a claw, and cast a Dragon Race Spell, emitting a black light barrier to envelop Zhou Leng, isolating him from inside and out.

"Too many people talking can disturb others," Jade Wings said.

The Martial Artists present exchanged glances.

A genius of the Human Race was rising.

Rao Mingxian sighed inwardly, thinking one must enter the Great Battlefield to witness the rise of a genius; he didn’t expect to witness it here before even stepping in.

Although he did not quite understand the Muscle and Tendon Dragon, he realized that the changes in Zhou Leng’s body far exceeded a normal genius.

Xu Ming smiled and said, "This person is indeed lucky. I think he obtained a Dragon Race treasure and then cultivated in the Dragon World, thereby triggering an extraordinary encounter. His other strengths shouldn’t be this strong."

Jade Wings quickly said, "Yes, yes, his strength is just so-so. He encountered an opponent of the same realm, was punched away with just one hit, and cried to me afterward. Against top-level geniuses, he’s still slightly lacking, unlike those Martial Valve Races and absolute geniuses, who are invincible within the same realm."

Xu Ming immediately said, "I see his biggest weakness is that he’s too young and lacks combat experience. Moreover..."

The person and the dragon analyzed Zhou Leng’s shortcomings objectively, one word at a time.

The crowd couldn’t be bothered with the two of them. Even if Zhou Leng was lacking elsewhere, as long as one aspect was strong enough, he would be among the top geniuses on Blue Star.

Zhao He pondered for a long time, sighed deeply, and sent a message to his nearby attendant.

The attendant read the content, disbelief flashing across his face, reviewed it twice, then nodded solemnly, and quickly left, finding the Demon Spirit Master to relay the message back to the Zhao Family.

Rucheng, Dragon Bay Community.

The door of Building Two was cordoned off with yellow tape, as Li Linhan craned his neck to look inside.

Before long, Martial Arts Hall instructor Deng Zhijue walked out, followed by Feng Wenhao, Wei Hong, and other Martial Arts Hall students and Apprentice Martial Guards.

Everyone had a gloomy expression; Feng Wenhao looked desolate, his face filled with confusion.

"Feng Wenhao, it’s me."

Feng Wenhao looked at Li Linhan, hesitated for a moment, then turned to glance at Deng Zhijue.

Deng Zhijue knew about the relationship between Li Linhan and Zhou Leng, and knowing he also knew Zhang Meiqin, he nodded slightly.

Wearing glasses and looking scholarly, Feng Wenhao quickly walked out, pulling Li Linhan to a deserted place.

"How’s it going?"

"Uncle Li, it’s basically confirmed that Aunt Zhang Meiqin is missing. Based on existing traces and video footage, it’s judged that she was taken by Demon Worshipers."

Feng Wenhao felt heavy-hearted; previously, Hu Yi’s mother was taken by the Demon Sect, and now Zhang Xinglie’s aunt was also taken, and Xu Qingjin’s mom was taken but later rescued.

"What? Can’t she be rescued? Previously, wasn’t Xu Qingjin’s mom rescued?" Li Linhan’s right hand gripped Feng Wenhao’s wrist.

Feng Wenhao’s left wrist hurt; he looked at Li Linhan’s angry and sad face and held back from crying out.

"Uncle Li, don’t worry. Not to mention Zhang Xinglie’s unusual status, even because of you, we will investigate thoroughly!"

"Yes, investigate thoroughly. Where’s Xiaoleng? He’s Innate and also in the Martial Guard. He can definitely help. Wasn’t Xu Qingjin’s mom rescued because of him?"

Feng Wenhao nodded vigorously and said, "As long as they’re Zhou Leng’s friends, those above will focus their investigation. Like Hu Yi’s mom, we haven’t given up."

"Was Hu Yi’s mom found?"

Feng Wenhao shook his head.