Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 707 - 686: Dead

"I hope His Majesty enjoys himself."

"I heard before that His Majesty seems to enjoy destroying a planet and then crafting the entire planet into an ornament to place in the temple. I wonder which world he will choose this time."

"He seems to have discussed this matter with the Demon Prison Lords. Perhaps His Majesty will help the Demon Purgatory devour a world, and as for the other worlds, His Majesty can choose one at his leisure to take back and play with."

"How magnificent the Divine Spirit is, to play with a planet in the palm of his hand."

"Fortunately, power stands on the side of evil."

The Demigod avatars smiled.

As night approached, the battlefield changed dramatically.

All the Humanoid Alliance armies were driven into the large pit surrounding the Mother Tree.

The Celestial Calamity Army’s demons kept jumping into the pit, launching charges.

The numbers of the Humanoid Alliance dwindled, fewer and fewer.

Wang Boxiong, Chen Shouhu, Li Shenkong, and various Grandmasters gathered quietly while resting, discussing in low voices.

Ninety-nine grandmasters from various races, along with a few tree-men, looked at each other.

"The Mother Tree has not yet acted; the end is inevitable. Should we retreat?"

"I think we have done everything we could," said the Giant Furnace of the Steel Dwarf Race.

"Yes, my strength is almost depleted. Continuing to fight might harm my foundation," said a grandmaster Demon Spirit Master.

"What do you humans think?"

Some human grandmasters also agreed.

But surprisingly, the three, Tiger, Bear, and Sky, remained silent.

With these three not speaking, the other human grandmasters did not dare to retreat.

"Wang Boxiong, what do you think?" asked Giant Furnace.

"Let’s wait a bit longer," Wang Boxiong replied.

"Is it because of Zhou Leng? I heard he went crazy at the end and rushed up the tree to join the Void God battle."

"What’s happening up there? Can the Demon Spirit Masters see?"

"Previously, during the three-god battle, a Demon Spirit Master looked and then died."

"What about drones?"

"Destroyed by the Star Power."

"Actually, the Mother Tree might not necessarily fail," a tree-man Grandmaster said softly.

"We also hope so..."

Suddenly, the tree-man Grandmaster who was speaking abruptly raised his crown, looking up at the Mother Tree.

All the tree-men near and far, even those still fighting, turned their heads to glance at the tall crown.

Crystalline tree sap flowed down the rough bark.

One after another, the tree-men silently, crazily rushed toward the battle line.

"What’s going on?"

Everyone stood up, anxiously looking at the tree-men.

"Take a closer look at the Mother Tree."

Everyone carefully observed, noticing the glow on the leaves of the Mother Tree was gradually dimming.

Such a powerful Divine Spirit wouldn’t die instantly; there would surely be some residual power.

But now, it seems, even the residual power is gone.

At the same time, the giant insect groups in the distance suddenly roared as well.

Some of the giant insects began smashing their heads into the ground, killing themselves.

Some giant insects recklessly slaughtered tree-men, demon allies, and even other giant insects.

As the wind blew, the dust-like madness and fear spread across the battlefield.

"All are dead..."

Li Shenkong sighed lightly.

"Prepare to retreat," someone else suggested.

"Should we... go up the tree and have a look?" Giant Furnace cautiously suggested.

Everyone rolled their eyes.

Can Grandmasters go there?

Martial Saints going would mean certain death.

Chen Shouhu looked at Wang Boxiong and said, "What about Zhou Leng?"

Wang Boxiong frowned slightly, remaining silent.

Chen Shouhu sighed lightly. Even Wang Huaixiong had no solution, indicating this issue was indeed difficult.

"I’ll go up and have a look," Li Shenkong said.

"Forget it. If you dare go up, I’ll complain to your grandfather," Chen Shouhu said.

"Then what should we do?"

No one answered. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The previous battle at the Void God level was too shocking.

Everyone had experienced the divine decrees of the Celestial Calamity Envoy, and although part of it had been dispelled by the Star-slaying Sword, that power continued to affect everyone.

Each person’s heart was shrouded in a faint shadow.

Clearly wanting to struggle, they were powerless.

Clearly wanting to escape, they couldn’t move.

They didn’t even realize this bizarre contradiction.

Everyone seemed to be pinned to this place by an invisible force.

An invisible force controlling their life and death.

The Divine.

"If we don’t leave now, we won’t be able to," Giant Furnace murmured.

Everyone stood at the bottom of the pit near the Mother Tree, gazing at the edge of the pit ahead.

Countless demons scattered around, constantly charging into the pit.

Up ahead, the Demigod avatars looked over at them.

These Demigod avatars were also full of doubt.

If the Celestial Calamity Envoy had won, why hadn’t he appeared?

If defeated, then why were the Mother Tree and the giant insects also dead?

Could it be mutual destruction?

The factions under the Mother Tree seemed to be trapped in a god-crafted illusion.

Tree-men and giant insects fought frantically.

"The giant insects have breached the defense!"

"Continue!"

Everyone resting under the tree stood up, glancing at each other.

Wang Boxiong, Chen Shouhu, Li Shenkong...

Everyone seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, heading towards the battlefield.

The Demon Demigod avatars watching this scene from afar were filled with emotion.

"In front of God, no enemies remain. These blasphemous lives will be buried here, unable to leave even if they want to."

"I’ve heard that a battle involving a Divine Spirit’s true form is terrifying beyond measure. Even if they aren’t targeting mortals, even if the destructive power doesn’t approach, merely being near a god’s battlefield can cause vast regions of life to self-destruct, leaving entire planets barren."

"The power of the Divine Spirit is unimaginable."

"However, one thing can be certain."

"Oh?"

The crowd looked at the second demigod avatar of the Sword of Innocence.

"The Mother Tree has fallen. Her roots will not be upon us."

The demigod avatars smiled.

"The humble cannot spy on the Divine Spirit. But before His Majesty appears, we can clear the battlefield for him."

"Start the battle?"

"Start the battle."

More than twenty demigod avatars stood together and jumped down into the big pit, chatting and laughing as they strolled towards the front line.

These demigod avatars hadn’t even arrived; just their approach stirred waves of fear within the Humanoid Alliance.

They had witnessed firsthand how the demigod avatars easily annihilated Grandmasters.

Chen Shouhu said, "Now, there’s no running away. Li Shenkong, lend me your Divine Sword; I want to try. Can’t kill a demigod, but can kill a demigod avatar—some loss, but not much."

Everyone looked at Li Shenkong.

The Grandmaster present had rich experience and instantly saw Li Shenkong was exhausted.

"The Star-slaying Sword rarely accepts others; it might injure someone."

"Stop hesitating; we’re about to die. Am I afraid of it? Either the sword kills me, or the demigod avatars do. No difference."

Li Shenkong handed the sword to Chen Shouhu.

The crowd watched closely.

Chen Shouhu took the Star-slaying Sword, and nothing happened; it was just an ordinary sword.

Li Shenkong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Have you practiced the swordsmanship of the Ancient River Sect?"

"Practiced the basic sword techniques."

Chen Shouhu drew the Star-slaying Sword, with its blue-black blade and silver edge, where starlight flickered.

"Truly handsome."

Chen Shouhu held the sword and scanned the nearby Grandmasters.

"I don’t know why, but I feel inexplicably that I will die here. Honestly, I’m a bit scared, a bit timid. However, fear aside, cowardice aside, what needs to be done still needs to be done..."

He glanced at the Mother Tree’s canopy and continued, "Zhou Leng is probably dead, that guy could have..."

He then looked at Li Shenkong again.

"When we fight desperately, find a chance to run. In the end, I’ll toss the sword to you."

"There are only dying members of the Li Clan, none who run away," Li Shenkong replied.

"With Zhou Leng gone, you’re the last top-tier prodigy left for humans. The upcoming Ten Realms War needs you," Chen Shouhu said.

Li Shenkong said expressionlessly, "My dantian is damaged."

The Human Race Grandmasters present shuddered, and complex emotions surfaced in their eyes.

Chen Shouhu and Wang Boxiong were dumbfounded.

Sky prophecies doom the Human Race.

To date, humans have no true means of healing the dantian.

They can only nurture it slowly; even Martial Saints can only maintain it, unable to heal it.

Li Shenkong is a martial arts myth.

Chen Shouhu took a deep breath and finally couldn’t hold back.

"Damn Celestial Calamity Envoys, damn Demons, damn Ten Realms War..."

"To hell with it all!"

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Chen Shouhu roared and strode forward.

The horn of the decisive battle echoed through the sky.

Chen Shouhu led the charge, wielding the Star-slaying Sword, killing insects when faced with insects, killing demons when faced with demons.

Until surrounded by demigod avatars.

He activated the Star-slaying Sword, killing three demigod avatars, then his strength depleted, forcing him to retreat.

Wang Boxiong took the sword and slashed another demigod avatar.

Subsequently, Ancient River Sect Grandmasters each took turns wielding the Star-slaying Sword.

Even if they couldn’t kill demigod avatars, they could slay multiple Grandmasters.

For a moment, the Humanoid Alliance’s morale was sky-high, gaining the upper hand.

When the Star-slaying Sword returned to Chen Shouhu, the Grandmasters fell into prolonged silence.

The cost of activating the Star-slaying Sword was too high; ordinary Grandmasters could only swing it two or three times.

Now, Chen Shouhu could swing it a maximum of one time.

Yet ahead, twenty-one demigod avatars remained.

Chen Shouhu grinned and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll go first!"

He charged forward, wielding the Divine Sword, found his opportunity, and slashed with all his might.

A hundred-meter sword wave burst forth, splitting the heavens and tearing the demigod avatars in front into pieces.

Afterward, Chen Shouhu stumbled backward, staggering.

"Watch out!"

Ahead, all the demigod avatars suddenly attacked, charging at Chen Shouhu and the others.

But none could swing the sword.

One by one, Grandmasters rushed forward, shielding Chen Shouhu, and then fell one by one.

The demigod avatars joined forces, equivalent to a newly risen demigod.

In their path, the Humanoid Alliance’s Innate and Grandmasters fell like weeds, collapsing in large patches.

The demigod avatar of the Sword of Innocence held two new Flame Longsword half-divine artifacts, smiling as he charged at the crowd.

The Humanoid Alliance retreated step by step.

The demigod avatars, like shadows of the sky, covered the battlefield and extended.

At the Mother Tree’s location, a figure jumped down, landed, and started running, faster and faster.

The speed broke ten times the speed of sound.

One second, approximately 3.5 kilometers.

The avatar of the Sword of Innocence suddenly froze, a familiar feeling surged within him, and he looked up.

A similar black silhouette streaked past.

Upon looking down, both hands vanished, and severed wrists sprayed blood.

His head tilted and fell off.

"It’s Zhou Leng!"

A demigod avatar suddenly shouted.

Under the night sky, two massive swords spread like wings, spinning.

A brilliant flame arc blossomed.

The dazzling blaze danced in the eyes of Chen Shouhu and the others.

Peaceful smiles appeared on their faces.

In the blink of an eye, the flame arc spun dozens of times.

Demon limbs flew everywhere.

The flame arc advanced, blazing on the night battlefield.

"Your Celestial Calamity Envoy is dead."

The standard Demon Language echoed overhead, like continuous thunder.