Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 737 - 711: At Ease

The passage from Demon Purgatory to Shuizhou Demon City is numerous but unstable, and has never had a base.

But Demon Purgatory has a base in Desert Demon City.

The other two major forces dominating Desert Demon City are Fierce Beasts and Demon Spirit Masters.

Demon Purgatory once invaded the Fierce Beast World, then the entire army was trampled by countless Fierce Beasts, twice back and forth, and since then never provoked the Fierce Beast World again.

Afterward, they focused on dealing with Demon Spirit Masters, and both sides fought back and forth, unable to decide a winner.

Zhou Leng arrived at the Demon Spirit base, then tried to enter the Demon Spirit World, and like before, he was hindered and squeezed.

But if he went all out, he could break through with one punch and enter quickly.

Then he secretly used the Demon City in the Demon Spirit World as a transit, to try the Giant World, Giant Dragon World, Steel Dwarves World, and Tree-man World.

Coming and going was not very free, but it was possible.

The Tree-man World was an exception, it was truly free to come and go, completely unaffected by the Two Realms Barrier, just like before.

Zhou Leng was pleasantly surprised by this good fortune and calculated in his heart as he walked.

"When ascending to Martial Saint, there will be anomalies, I didn’t ascend on Blue Star, which means no one knows I’ve already ascended..."

"I can come and go in these worlds..."

"To ascend the Divinity Ladder, I need to find newly promoted demigods..."

Killing giants and giant dragons isn’t very kind, the Tree-man World has no giant insect demigods, only the dwarves’ world’s beastmen can make me kinder.

Zhou Leng returned to Desert Demon City, and as he walked, he found himself unwittingly near the Demon base of Desert Demon City.

"Wait a minute..."

Zhou Leng remembered he had absorbed demon power in the past, theoretically...

It wouldn’t hurt to try, so his body transformed, turning into a Skinless Warlock.

Unlike the Demon Spirit Technique of the past, the current transformation was a true change of flesh and blood, no amount of spells could see through it.

He put on a hat to cover the Celestial Ladder mark on his forehead.

Zhou Leng walked into the Demon base, looking at the translucent Two Realms Barrier ahead; beyond this barrier was the first layer of the Demon Purgatory World.

The first layer of the Demon Purgatory World is a land of chaos, a large-scale internal war among demons.

Demons dying at the hands of other demons are far fewer than those killed by the Humanoid Alliance.

Reaching out to touch, he passed through without resistance.

Entering the first layer of Demon Purgatory, he tried to return, and passed without hindrance.

Huh?

Zhou Leng was puzzled and confused.

How was it that he could come and go freely?

Being the Ancient Crown in the Tree-man World allowed such freedom, which was understandable.

But just from absorbing some unknown demon power at the Celestial Tier Examination Hall back then, how could it allow such freedom?

Could it have something to do with the Final Void God’s Seat?

He tried entering and leaving several times without obstacles, standing in place thinking.

At this moment, a group of demons approached, a Grandmaster shouted: "What are you dazing off for? His Majesty the Sword of Innocence is here, we’re short of demons, come over!"

Zhou Leng originally didn’t want to bother, but upon hearing it was the Sword of Innocence, his heart stirred.

The Sword of Innocence’s avatar gifted him four half-divine artifacts, Flame Greatswords, and being an old lower-rank demigod, was perfect for testing his strength.

To see how the true lower-rank demigod demon was in essence.

"Alright." Zhou Leng followed the team, heading forward.

Before long, they arrived at a massive Demon Camp.

Demon Purgatory has a total of eighteen layers.

The first layer is called the "Endless Battlefield", said to be the fall place of a Divine Spirit, resulting in the presence of mystical powers here.

Demons fighting here, upon killing enemy demons, can absorb some power from the deceased, and after absorbing enough, can ascend.

The Endless Battlefield is the best place for demons to ascend.

However, one can only absorb power from those of the same or higher ranks; if the deceased is lower-ranked, it cannot be absorbed.

There are few lifeforms from other worlds attacking the Endless Battlefield.

Because when lifeforms from other worlds kill demons, they cannot absorb the power, but when demons kill lifeforms from other worlds, they can absorb power.

The Endless Battlefield is the Ascension Ladder and the graveyard for demons.

Once out of the Endless Battlefield, demons lose the ability to absorb power from the defeated and dead, which leads most demons to have little interest in conquering the outside world.

The Endless Battlefield has no sun, with the sky covered by thick blood-red clouds, unchanged throughout the year.

Within the blood clouds, dark red lightning constantly rumbles, never ceasing.

Even the earth and stones are covered with a layer of blood color.

Looking up here, one can see the five-layered Celestial Ladder as well.

The Sword of Innocence’s military camp was rudimentary, built by Demon Warlocks temporarily, with only the marginal walls being somewhat intact; inside it was like a huge pigsty.

Only the residences of a few Grandmaster Demons were decent; the rest of the place was a mess.

Only slightly better than the Beastmen’s camp.

Zhou Leng entered the camp, changed his body, transforming into a Blood and Flesh Butcher.

His body became fat, with a big belly, standing three meters tall.

Other parts of the body could change, but the bone saber in the right hand of the Blood and Flesh Butcher was particularly hard to change.

Thinking it over, he found a Grandmaster Blood and Flesh Butcher’s bone saber from spoils, wearing it like a glove on the right hand, then strolled slowly through the camp.

Before long, he was forcibly conscripted by a Grandmaster Demon, to go see the Sword of Innocence together.

Outside the massive Demon Spirit Palace, a five-meter-tall flame demon stood at the door.

His entire body was engulfed in flames, lava flowed across his surface, his forehead bore two horns, wings on his back, arms crossed, exuding strength and dominance.

A three-meter-long Flame Great Saber burned fiercely, hovering beside him.

A lower-rank demigod, the Sword of Innocence.

Each Grandmaster led their team for his review.

No one dared to ask him why he switched to using a saber.

Zhou Leng followed at the back of the team, quietly observing.

After the review, the Sword of Innocence spoke in a somewhat lazy tone using Demon Language.

"You’ve heard about the matter of the God Battle..."

"Next, a large number of demigods will rush to the Endless Battlefield, and I will duel with some ’old friends’ to obtain the qualification for Ascension to Divinity..."

"You help me keep an eye on new or Middle-Rank demigods, as for Lower-Rank demigods, it’s not important, since demigods of the same rank can sense each other within a hundred meters..."

"There are too many cunning ones among the demigods, you must be vigilant..."

The Sword of Innocence said a lot, but most Demons didn’t take it in; their minds were either on battle or rest.

Zhou Leng obtained a lot of important information.

It turns out that after the Ascension Divinity Ladder descended, all realms first fell into a deathly silence.

The Ten Realms hadn’t opened, mostly demigods met in their respective worlds.

Although no one knows what the Ascension Divinity Ladder is, it’s beyond doubt that it’s of immense power.

Except for a very few demigods, no one would give up.

But the first step to ascending the ladder is to at least kill a demigod of the same rank.

What reward is there upon climbing?

How many can resist the temptation?

Old friends within the same race or nation, can they be trusted?

The chain of suspicion fermented among the Ten Realms.

In the Ten Realms, there’s a Divine Artifact known as the "Demigod Hall," which mysteriously appeared when the Ten Realms merged.

After ascending to demigod status, one can communicate with the Demigod Hall and officially leave their name there.

The Demigod Hall is located in an unknown starry sky, constantly shifting position.

Upon entering, demigods can pass through its gates into the unknown starry sky.

Demigods often go on joint expeditions into the starry sky, returning before the Demigod Hall moves.

The Demigod Hall is where demigods gather.

Apart from the Demigod Hall, before the Ten Realms War starts, it’s difficult for demigods from different worlds to meet.

Thus, demigods are gradually entering the Demigod Hall to discuss how to deal with the Ascension Divinity Ladder this time.

Except for a few demigods who gave up, most demigods want to give it a try.

The five-layer ladder is extremely rare.

Thus, some demigods who were already enemies choose to battle in places where their worlds connect, like Giants and Dragons, Dwarves and Beastmen.

Some choose to engage in battle in the starry sky outside the Demigod Hall.

As for Demon Demigods, most disregarded other worlds, choosing to fight internally in the Endless Battlefield.

Killing an opponent here allows one to absorb power.

After the demigod battles, one demigod after another fell, and the surviving demigods suddenly awoke.

They finally realized a bloody truth.

If they must participate in the Ascension Divinity Ladder, the demigods of the Ten Realms may be reduced by half.

A 50% mortality rate is a tremendous loss for an ordinary army, let alone for demigods.

The rational demigods of various races are seeking alternative solutions.

Human Martial Saints never joined the battle from the beginning, constantly pondering how to ascend the Ascension Divinity Ladder at the minimum cost.

Demons are different; with long lifespans, demigods often live for thousands of years.

The long years have given them power and accumulated countless enemies.

Any non-high-level civilization group shares some common traits.

Hatred within is far greater than that outside.

Not to mention the endless wars Demon Demigods wage among themselves over territory, resources, friends, subordinates, etc.

As such, the Endless Battlefield is filled with a massive number of demigods.

Zhou Leng grasped the situation and made a swift decision.

The Endless Battlefield was too suitable for him.

Find an opportunity to kill the Demon Demigods and then escape; when the time comes, the Ascension to Divinity qualification will surely be obtained.

The Ascension Divinity Ladder cannot be let slip.

Such a divine item is competed for by countless demigods, even in high-level civilizations.

Unlike ordinary ladders, the Ascension Divinity Ladder calculates layer by layer.

Ascending one layer grants the power of that layer.

Even if one fails to reach the fifth layer, substantial power can be gained from the earlier levels.

Legend says that the ultimate Martial Saint who ascended to True God almost always reached the fifth layer of the Ascension Divinity Ladder, advancing to Void God.

In a sense, the Ascension Divinity Ladder is the best pathway to reach True God.

No exceptions.

Zhou Leng looked towards the Sword of Innocence, ready to seize the opportunity.

But before he could act, the Sword of Innocence abruptly left, for unknown reasons.

Zhou Leng had no choice but to head elsewhere, occasionally capturing a Demon or a team, forcing them to reveal if there were any new demigods.

A day later, he finally found a new demigod.

The Lamp of Eternal Darkness, a rare lamp demon demigod, appeared as a tall human, headless, but with twelve arms growing from the shoulders, arranged in a circle.

Each hand held an oil lamp.

Each oil lamp burned with a strange flame, possessing magical spell-like abilities.

But the bad news is, although the Lamp of Eternal Darkness is just a new demigod, a Lower-Rank deity, the Blood and Flesh Monarch, is stationed nearby.