Martial Ascent to Divinity

Demon City Army Headquarters.

Huang Xuan Pavilion received the news of Zhou Leng’s return immediately. He spent over twenty minutes hastily finishing his tasks, opened the Demon Brain Martial Faith, and carefully considered his words while looking at Zhou Leng’s chat window.

He couldn’t appear too pleased; after all, he was still an Upper-Rank Demigod and needed to maintain a composed demeanor.

He couldn’t be too indifferent, as Zhou Leng was a hero of the Human Race.

He couldn’t be too flattering; young ones tend to get cocky easily.

But he also couldn’t be too harsh, as it could dampen the child’s enthusiasm.

After brewing his thoughts, Huang Xuan Pavilion was about to start typing when an urgent message arrived.

He opened it to see.

Zhou Leng has appeared at the end of the fourth layer of the Ascension Divinity Ladder, becoming a Great Success Sixth Heaven completer.

"Hmm?"

Huang Xuan Pavilion looked up, towards the end of the sky, above the Celestial Ladder, towards the fourth layer at the end.

It wasn’t Zhou Leng.

Huang Xuan Pavilion frowned. How could someone joke on a top-secret channel?

Which spoiled young lord or lady took too much?

In the next instant, his gaze swiftly shifted, sweeping past the densely packed demigod silhouettes on the Celestial Ladder.

His gaze stopped.

At the end of the Great Success Sixth Heaven completers, there was indeed no Zhou Leng.

There was none at the end of the Seventh Heaven completers as well.

The first among the Seventh Heaven completers was Zhou Leng.

Although Huang Xuan Pavilion was quite young among the Martial Saints, he was over fifty and had weathered countless great storms in his lifetime.

Yet at this moment, his gaze was chaotic.

In just ten minutes, from zero to breaking through the Great Success Sixth Heaven?

In the time it takes to read a message and lift his head, a few seconds, he passed through the Seventh Heaven?

The Ascension Divinity Ladder belongs to your family?

In the past few months, how many demigod Martial Saints were stopped at the Seventh Heaven!

There are still a large number of demigod Martial Saints stuck at the Seventh Heaven.

While it’s also practical combat trials, compared to the First Heaven, the Fourth Heaven merely increases the number of opponents.

However, the Seventh Heaven presents opponents a level above oneself.

Huang Xuan Pavilion clearly remembers when facing the Peak Demigod opponents, he fought for blood for twenty-four days across seventeen battles to pass.

He sat dumbfounded in his chair, glancing at the group of Martial Saints.

Sure enough, it erupted.

A bunch of grey-haired elderly people frantically sent texts or voice messages, their minds filled with question marks enough to circle the sun three hundred times.

"Calm down, calm down..."

Huang Xuan Pavilion, after all, had weathered great storms, had passed through the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven.

The first seven layers were transcended, but the Minor Achievement Eighth Heaven was excellent, unable to transcend.

The Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven was merely crossed, not even achieving excellence.

Yet, already at the pinnacle of the Ten Realms.

Because generally, only demigods of the Demigod King level can fully pass through the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven.

The strongest human currently is Song Juesi.

Just a few days ago, Elder Song succeeded in achieving excellent evaluation in the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven.

With the Qi Cultivation Great Success Eighth Layer transcended, the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven excellent, in a tie for first with the Blood of Tyranny and the demigod Kings.

Huang Xuan Pavilion calmed his mind, recalling his own process of passing through the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven, then took another look at the comments from those inexperienced older folks, before looking up to the sky once more.

Hmm? Where is Zhou Leng’s shadow?

He stopped for a moment, eyes shifting.

On the fourth layer of the Ascension Divinity Ladder, the first among the Qi Cultivation Great Success Eighth Layer completers was Zhou Leng.

Huang Xuan Pavilion almost exclaimed a crude word like those inexperienced older folks in the group.

What happened?

In a distracted moment, he passed through the Qi Cultivation Great Success Eighth Layer?

He hurriedly checked the time, indeed, only a few minutes had passed.

Looking back at the Martial Saint group chat, it was even more explosive.

It’s hard to imagine a bunch of elderly people frantically sending various expressions like "Awesome" and "OHHHH," faster than their grandchildren.

These days, like all human Martial Saints, Huang Xuan Pavilion was filled with concern and regret for Zhou Leng.

Now, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Smiling, he took out a long-unused cigarette from the Magic Spirit Bag, glanced at the slit in the office door, placed it to his mouth, flicked his fingers to light it by friction with the air, closed his eyes, and took a deep drag.

"Hoo..."

Huang Xuan Pavilion exhaled pale white smoke, leaning smilingly against the back of his chair, gazing at the ceiling.

It’s been many years since he felt this relaxed.

He finished the cigarette slowly, then clasped his right hand in mid-air, and all the smoke seemed to flow back in time, gathering into a small ball.

He tossed the small ball, smacked his lips a few times, withdrew the second cigarette, held it in his fingers, and hesitated.

Years ago, to ensure absolute health, he almost gave up all smoking and alcohol, rejecting even a slight negative effect.

Especially in recent years, he even forgot he could smoke.

The pressure from the Ten Realms War with Demons kept him from indulging in anything.

Now, it’s a bit uncontrollable.

Just in his hesitation, loud shouting suddenly erupted throughout the headquarters building.

"Saint Zhou is awesome..."

Huang Xuan Pavilion instinctively looked up towards the fourth layer of the Ascension Divinity Ladder.

Zhou Leng appeared first.

Amidst the Ten Realms heroes, Demon Purgatory Lords, all beings and gods stood behind him.

Huang Xuan Pavilion was dazed for a long time, looking at the cigarette in his hand.

Without even starting the second cigarette, he broke through the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven?

Rucheng, Ancient River Research Bureau.

Beside the dining table, Xu Qingjin and her mother exchanged glances.

After receiving Zhou Leng’s voicemail reporting safe, the mother and daughter began to have lunch, intermittently due to concerns about him, slowing the meal.

Now, hasn’t even finished lunch, and he broke through the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven?

What were the demigod Martial Saints of the Ten Realms busy with in the past year or so?

Blue Star internet was first incredibly silent.

Can the Ascension Divinity Ladder also produce bugs?

Would a high-level civilization programmer dare play clips at such times?

Then, a worldwide carnival broke out.

Even in nations swept by Zhou Leng, now empty, everyone took to the streets, sang and danced.

In the toughest demigod trials, Zhou Leng triumphed over the legendary invincible Demigod King and Lord, far ahead.

This was like a shot in the arm for people all over the world.

Because all Blue Star People recently fell into great panic.

Today is December 4, 2050, next month marks the end of the fifty-year civilization protection period.

The war of the Ten Realms is about to begin.

Several kilometers away from the Ancient River Research Bureau, the Celestial Sword stood on a cloud formed by the Demon Spirit Artifact.

He looked skyward.

For the first time, realizing even a Martial Saint’s neck can feel sore.

And can feel chills all over.

He knows very well the horrors of the Minor Achievement Ninth Heaven.

As an Upper-Rank Demigod, facing Peak Demigod opponents in the Seventh Heaven, he couldn’t kill them.

In the end, due to persistence, he barely passed, then entered the Minor Achievement Eighth Heaven.

Zhou Leng’s opponents in the Seventh Heaven were surely Upper-Rank Demigods.

He knows clearly, at most, he could only be on par with Upper-Rank Demigods in the Celestial Tier Trial.

But Zhou Leng, did it instantly.

"Calm down, calm down..."

The Celestial Sword whispered to himself.

Being a member of the Demon Worship Sect, due to offending the previous sect hierarch, he was marginalized, so he endured hardship, cultivating in the Giant World for years.

He planned nearly flawless life for himself.

Improving in the Giant World, ascending to Upper-Rank Demigod on Boundless Ancient Path.

Then returning to the Demon Worship Sect, gaining the hierarch position with formidable power.

This life plan was very perfect.

And he achieved it.