Martial Ascent to Divinity

The crown settles in place, causing the heavens and earth to shake.

Above the sky, the clouds swirl, suddenly parting and revealing a myriad of stars shining down.

The starlight converges upon the crown, entering Zhou Leng’s body.

Gusts of wind blow in all directions, scattering and lifting fragments of grass leaves, the giants slowly retreat.

Zhou Leng’s body rises gently, floating in mid-air, his entire being enveloped in brilliant starry light.

The giants exchange glances, their eyes filled with admiration.

Though they do not fully comprehend this power, their demigod instincts vaguely tell them this power is of an extremely high order.

Within the starlight, Zhou Leng’s body visibly trembles as if an invisible force is kneading him, his body flushed red.

Amidst this tremor, a powerful star force directly infuses into his body.

Zhou Leng furrows his brows, clenching his teeth, clearly bearing immense pain.

Before long, the clouds disperse, the stars vanish, and the starlight fades away.

Zhou Leng descends slowly and lands.

"How do you feel?" Mountain River Celestial Peak asks.

Zhou Leng clenches and unclenches his fists, looking down at his body.

"A peculiar force, forcibly elevating the body’s tier."

The old bottleneck of his body was shattered by the starlight, raised to a new tier.

Yet, his Martial Arts Realm remains sustained at this newly advanced tier.

Zhou Leng vaguely feels that if this happens several dozen more times, his body could catch up to the Three Sons of Ancient River.

Golden Li was about to speak when the ground rumbles, the world shatters.

Everyone hears the sound of the Ascension Divinity Ladder.

The new emperor battle of the Giant Battlefield concludes.

In a flash, they find themselves outside the Giant Royal Court, where a teleportation array to the Giant Battlefield once stood.

In the sky, giant gods and giant dragon gods stand on either side, bowing to look down upon Zhou Leng and the rest.

The newly arrived demigods among the giants are startled, each musters their strength, preparing for battle.

The giant dragons have gone too far, daring to venture into the heart of the Giant Race.

The Dragon Priest hurriedly says, "Speaker Zhou Leng, an error occurred during teleportation, we invite you back to the Dragon Battlefield to ascend as the new emperor."

"Hmm?" Zhou Leng scans the dragons and giants.

By now, the two races have reached an agreement.

Giant Royal Court King Golden Divine Peak says, "The Dragon Race’s invitation is indeed sincere, the new emperor Zhou Leng need not worry."

Zhou Leng vaguely understands the giant dragons’ intentions, saying, "Are you sure I can enter a second time?"

Dragon King Speaker Heaven Golden Gate says, "We can only try, we will now teleport you inside."

"Then let’s try." Zhou Leng nods, eager for the power of the Divine Power Crown.

Half-gods of the Dragon Race release their powers, a massive teleportation array emerges from the ground.

Azure light surges forth, enveloping Zhou Leng, and in an instant, he disappears.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Leng appears at the nearest teleportation array of the Dragon Battlefield, and another blink places him within, on a vast plain.

A White Dragon and a Black Dragon are engaged in a fierce battle, both severely wounded, cursing each other from hundreds of meters away.

"Despicable Black Dragon, I heard you only have a mother, no father."

"Yes, my father is riding on your grandmother..."

The two giant dragons suddenly turn their heads towards Zhou Leng.

"Speaker," the two newly appointed demigods quickly bow their heads in salute.

Not long ago, the dragon that arrived later declared the decision of the Dragon Council, ordering all dragons to prepare, and upon seeing Zhou Leng, to abandon the fight for the blood moon and proclaim Zhou Leng as the new emperor. If dissatisfied, being slain by Zhou Leng would serve them right.

These two new demigods are not descendants of any major families, having no intention to compete with Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng nods.

The White Dragon immediately roars, "Speaker Zhou Leng is here, per the order of the Dragon Council, all dragons assemble here."

The Black Dragon also roars aloud.

Dragon roars echo from afar.

Before long, giant dragons fly in from all directions.

Zhou Leng learns the general situation from the Black and White Dragons, surveying the throng of dragons.

Gold Dragons, Silver Dragons, Steel Dragons, Crystal Dragons, either greet him proactively or remain silent.

The majority of the rugged Red Dragons, Black Dragons, Blue Dragons, White Dragons are displeased.

They acknowledge Zhou Leng’s significant achievements but do not consider themselves inferior to Zhou Leng.

Dragons are more unruly than giants.

A hesitant Red Dragon approaches, presenting the blood moon.

"Speaker Zhou Leng."

"Crimson Wing."

This is the uncle of Red Eyes’ clan; many dragons believe Zhou Leng is already wed to Red Eyes, so he can only support Zhou Leng at this moment.

Soon, two giant dragons fly in from two directions.

They are Golden King of the Platinum Dragon Race and Infernal Eye of the Black Dragon Race.

Both dragons witnessed Zhou Leng suppressing alien star experts and obtaining dual divine glory in the True King Land; they first salute Zhou Leng, then inquire among the dragons.

It turns out many dragons do not wish to offer the blood moon.

Hovering above Infernal Eye’s head are fourteen blood moons, and he nods, saying, "Our Giant Dragon Race must maintain such pride, not bow lightly. But... to ensure you still have your heads, defeat me and Golden King before challenging Speaker Zhou Leng."

Confused dragons look at Infernal Eye and then at Golden King.

Golden King says, "Infernal Eye speaks my mind. For your own sake, I advise against challenging Speaker Zhou Leng..."

Golden King says this while bowing to Zhou Leng, "Speaker, please wait a moment while Infernal Eye and I teach these worthless bugs a lesson. If you intervene, the situation might be too dire."

"Then you two handle it." Zhou Leng nods.

Most dragons abandon the challenge because Golden King and Infernal Eye are top geniuses of the Giant Dragon Race and received benefits at True King Land, progressing further.

These two will vie for the speaker’s position in the future.

Those unable to win do not wish to fight, and those able to win do not want to offend them.

Finally, a few dragons, unable to resist, issue challenges.

Infernal Eye and Golden King are ruthless, attacking with full force, savagely beating challengers, each ending with broken wings and tails.

Infernal Eye kicks away the fourth dragon, sneering, "Speaker Zhou Leng could defeat both of us more effortlessly than I handle this one."

Many dragons are dissatisfied, but unable to surpass Infernal Eye and Golden King, they can only suppress their discontent.

Dragons step forward one after another, presenting the blood moon to Zhou Leng.

Initially, the process resembles that on the Giant Battlefield.

Zhou Leng receives all the blood moons, after which a kilometer-long arena appears as the final challenge.

Infernal Eye and Golden King first declare giving up the challenge.

One dragon after another chooses to concede.

Suddenly, a Black Dragon leaps onto the arena, shouting, "Celestial Black Skull challenges."

Some dragons are shocked, some smile, for this is typical behavior of the Giant Dragon Race.

If they don’t act rashly, are they truly dragons?

Infernal Eye sees it’s Celestial Black Skull, veins bulging beneath dragon scales on his forehead; from a blood relation perspective, he is his cousin.

Family undermining, angers Infernal Eye far more than Golden King, gritting his teeth, saying, "Speaker Zhou Leng, please unleash your full force with one punch, let these damn bugs witness your might. Best if killed, at my expense."