Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 712 - 691: Intelligence

Elephant Country is the most populous nation of the Demon Worship Sect.

Elephant Country itself is not terrifying, and even if it unites with other Demon Worship Sects, it cannot truly threaten the Dragon Country because the Dragon Country is strong enough.

However, if Elephant Country attacks the Dragon Country when the Demon Alliance launches a full-scale attack, it will cause massive destruction.

Zhou Leng contemplated the relevant information.

In the past, I was busy with cultivation. Although I exerted my strength, it was mostly aimed at the Demon Alliance, leaving domestic and Blue Star affairs somewhat lacking.

Wang Boxiong sent me to Elephant Country to actually gain a deeper understanding of the current situation of Blue Star outside the Dragon Country.

Blue Star is not optimistic at all.

Given the urgency of the situation...

"You transport me, and I’ll contact Wang Boxiong once I reach Elephant Country."

Zhou Leng bid farewell to Huang, Xiaoba, and Silver Lake Moon, requesting the Demon Spirit Master to transport him.

Previously, my status was insufficient, and the cost of teleportation was too high.

Now, having created enough value for the Demon Spirit World, all teleportation is free, and I can use it appropriately.

In less than ten minutes, Zhou Leng was teleported by the Demon Spirit Master to the Celestial River Demon City base.

This place is governed by people from Elephant Country. Zhou Leng disguised himself as Qu Xinghan but slightly changed his eyebrows and beard to ensure no one would recognize him.

After getting online, he quickly searched for news about Wang Boxiong, read it, and then made a call.

"I have arrived at the Celestial River Demon City base."

"We have just learned that because the Celestial Calamity Envoy has died in battle, the Demon Worship Sect’s assembly is on a very large scale this time, likely targeting our defense personnel. Your mission is to team up with ’Wang Gu’ to investigate the intelligence. However, this time the enemy is deploying many and strong personnel, making Wang Gu very dangerous. If the situation becomes untenable, you should escape with Wang Gu."

"Will there be the power of a Martial Saint?"

"The current Martial Saints follow established rules within Blue Star and won’t take action. Or rather, Dragon Country would be glad to see Elephant Country deploy a Martial Saint. Once they make a move, our Martial Saints can head south without hesitation."

"Alright. As we discussed last time, my code name is ’Xin River’."

"I have already relayed your basic information to the code name Wang Gu. However... your security clearance is higher than his, so you know he is Lu Weiqu, but he does not know you are Zhou Leng. Sending you this time is mainly to provide a better understanding for you..."

Wang Boxiong explained a lot, which Zhou Leng naturally understood.

Martial Saints, especially Martial Saints of the nation and the people, must learn things beyond just fighting.

Other Martial Saints take a long time to grow, experiencing everything without deliberate effort.

Only Zhou Leng is an anomaly, already a Grandmaster King before graduating university.

After the conversation ended, Zhou Leng took a look at the numerous messages.

He only replied to Xu Qingjin and Zhao Nandi, then switched to an empty line issued by the Martial Guard General Hospital to add "Wang Gu" as a friend.

This traceless empty line can effectively prevent eavesdropping.

Wang Gu did not respond immediately, so Zhou Leng logged into "Guan Canglong’s" account to contact the Light of Redemption.

"I heard we have new operations in Elephant Country?"

"Yes, sir!" The Light of Redemption replied instantly, faster than Xu Qingjin’s response.

"Tell me the basic situation, I would like to understand."

The Light of Redemption dared not hide anything, spilling everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, leaving only the last bit.

"This operation is directed by the Lords of the Demon Prison, to discuss the next steps against the Dragon Country..."

"Led by the Seagull and Eagle Alliance Demon Worship Sects, including all regional Demon Worship Sects around the world, even former Dragon Country people will participate..."

"As you know, even demons know that the Demon Worship Sect of Elephant Country is like a sleeping maggot, but it should best remain asleep. Once it wakes up, it will disgust the whole world..."

"As for the specific result, I will report to you afterwards..."

After reading, Zhou Leng asked, "Thank you for the warning during the Mother Tree Battle, but why didn’t I see you?"

The Light of Redemption responded in a slightly trembling voice, "Zhao Tianji wanted to harm you, so I couldn’t go along with him. After notifying you, I left immediately."

"Hmm? Zhao Tianji wanted to harm me?" Zhou Leng instantly recalled that he had killed a small expert without recognizing his identity, now confirming it was Zhao Tianji.

"Yeah. His intention was that your growth threatened the Zhao Family, and they wanted to strike first. However, they underestimated your strength."

"I understand now." Zhou Leng’s eyes deepened.

The Light of Redemption quickly reminded, "Please don’t be impulsive. Li Shenkong has the Divine Sword, so strong, and almost perished with Zhao Cong. Zhao Hao is far superior to Zhao Cong. According to our analysis, Zhao Hao has the strength of a demigod and is not an ordinary newly-ascended demigod."

"Do you have concrete information?"

"This... I can’t say much, but in short, Zhao Hao is very strong. Some even say the Demon Purgatory considers him the next Despair Shepherd in training. As you know, in the last Ten Realms War of the Demon Purgatory, the Despair Shepherd’s name was Tianquan Right Hand, Gifted by the Gods, but he was merely a mortal, with only average strength. After being designated as a lord candidate by the Demon Purgatory Lord, he gained unimaginable power, easily wreaking havoc in that human world, and devoured an entire planet, merging it into the Demon Purgatory. Leading to figures like the Flame of Burning Evil and others, even after falling into a demon in the Demon Purgatory, still harboring deep hatred, continuously hunting down the demons of the Temple of Despair..."

The Light of Redemption rambled on for a long time, almost clearly stating Zhao Hao’s prowess in defeating newly-ascended demigods.

After patiently listening, Zhou Leng asked, "When you mentioned former Dragon Country people, who are they?"

"That’s just what we call them; you may have different names for them, like the descendants of red criminals. In short, their parents or grandparents were from the Dragon Country but eventually stayed overseas. For example, in the Kangaroo Country, Eagle Alliance, Maple Country, Seagull Alliance, etc..."

"Their enormous wealth comes from unclear sources. No, it’s actually very clear..."

"However, evil people will eventually face their own kind. Our white... their white pigs, constantly hunt these people."

Zhou Leng said, "I’ve heard that you’re not only deliberately controlling the local indigenous population, but you’re also intentionally controlling all ethnic groups that pose a threat to you, while ignoring those that pose little threat, like the Grays and Indians. I remember that over a hundred years ago, many high officials and dignitaries from the old provinces headed to the Eagle Alliance, only to be left without descendants. Any Dragon Country descendant, once they reached a certain level of status or wealth, would be murdered openly or assassinated secretly."

"Yes, they even kill the Grand Commander, killing Dragon Country descendants is normal. Those old Dragon Country people initially thrived in various countries, but they weren’t fools, slowly realizing that the white pigs were gradually hunting them. Despite their utmost efforts, it was all in vain..."

"All the paternal lines would be wiped out, leaving only a few maternal lines to be absorbed by our paternal assets. To give a simple example, in overseas countries, there are very few offspring of Dragon male-foreign female unions, but more from Dragon female-foreign male unions..."

"Those old Dragon Country people sensed the crisis and had no choice but to join the Demon Worship Sect. To survive, they willingly became the vanguard against the Dragon, framing and slandering in various Dragon Country affairs to achieve disintegration..."

...

Except for the exact timing of the attack and the detailed plan, the Light of Redemption revealed everything.

After Zhou Leng expressed his thanks, he fell silent.

Is there still a need for Codename Wangu to gather intelligence?

Isn’t the Light of Redemption itself a vast intelligence source?

However, upon recalling carefully, the Light of Redemption only mentioned various generalities. Without participating in the meetings, he might not know the real details either.

Zhou Leng passed the intelligence he had obtained to Wang Boxiong.

Wang Boxiong called, "Did you penetrate alone and wipe out the Demon Worship Sect’s lair? How come I haven’t heard any news?"

"I have my own news channels."

"With this, I am relieved. After you contact Codename Wangu, have him change his strategy. There’s no longer a need for him to take risks; just collecting intelligence normally and withdrawing safely will suffice."

"Okay."

Zhou Leng left Celestial River Demon City, using navigation to run at high speed along the way.

Soon, he saw a city in the distance.

The map indicated it was the National Capital of Elephant Country, Five Xin Deli.

Looking out, tall buildings stood in the distance, but nearby was an area of low shantytowns built from chaotic wooden planks and iron sheets, with black smoke everywhere.

Before getting close, an uncontrollable stench rushed forward.

Not far away, a mountain of garbage undulated, with many Elephant Country people scavenging on it.

Suddenly, several screams rang out.

Turning his head, he saw a group of thin, black-skinned people surrounding and beating three even thinner individuals.

In front of everyone, they were beaten to death and then dragged away like magical beasts.

They chatted in a local Elephant Country language that was incomprehensible to Zhou Leng, cheerfully along the way.

Occasionally, a few words of the martial artists’ common language, Chinese, popped out.

"Sell... bones... processing..."

Zhou Leng recalled news reports about Elephant Country and immediately understood the fate of these bodies.

Many people stayed far away, while they were beaming with pride.

Zhou Leng remembered a famous "Elephant Country Interaction Rule."

When lower-class Elephant Country people encounter others, they first make an offensive gesture.

If you scold or reprimand him, he’ll behave because he thinks your caste is higher than his.

If you forgive him and are kind, he’ll consider you to be of a lower caste and will inevitably bully or attack you.

They grew up in such an environment and then integrated into it.

Soon, Zhou Leng realized how out of place he was with the people here.

Pairs of curious or unfriendly eyes kept glancing over.

Before long, several Elephant Country men were following from about a dozen meters away.

Zhou Leng first found a five-star hotel, used navigation, took one step forward, and appeared hundreds of meters away, then proceeded rapidly.

Those following Elephant Country individuals were momentarily dumbfounded, their faces turning dark before hurriedly turning to leave.

Having completed the hotel check-in procedures, Codename Wangu finally added him as a friend and sent a message.

"Xin River?"

"It’s me."

"Where are you?"

Zhou Leng sent the hotel address.

"Then let’s meet at the café in this hotel."

Zhou Leng’s room was on the 12th floor, and he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out.

Part of Five Xin Deli was composed of high-rise buildings, while the other part consisted of sprawling shanty poverty-stricken areas.

The rooftops were vibrant and colorful.

The two areas were distinct, as if a giant hand had drawn an impassable barrier on the ground.

As far as the eye could see, there were five places where martial artists were fighting, all struggling to the death, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.