Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 544 - 527: Skillmaster

Zhou Leng blinked, still ensconced in the blood mist, his body drenched in sweat.

A thin, dried shell of blood clung to his entire body.

Zhou Leng felt as if his body had acquired a new kind of power.

It was like living in a parched desert for years and suddenly coming across a lake, taking a bath, and feeling thoroughly refreshed.

In his heart, he recalled the scene of the Dragon God running, full of lingering doubts, and practiced the Star Gazing Technique to absorb the blood mist of the Dragon God.

A sharp, intense pain spread through his body.

Unimaginable mysterious power flowed into his body and entered his blood.

Every blood cell was infused with endless power.

Zhou Leng was merely at the Great Innate stage, unable to absorb such lofty powers, and his body nearly burst.

Seeing that he couldn’t hold on and was about to stop, those powers suddenly shifted direction, entering the walls of his blood vessels to temporarily reside there.

With the pressure greatly reduced, he continued his normal cultivation.

The power of the Dragon God’s blood mist continuously flowed in, strengthening one part of the blood, another part merging with the body, and another part entering the Dantian.

The majority, however, entered the walls of the blood vessels.

After a long while, the mist dissipated.

Deep Dark Fury said, "So, did you also see the process of the mark being formed? Like all the Giant Dragons who entered the Hundred Guard Blood Mist before me, I saw an invisible, transparent giant running across the ground, leaving one footprint after another."

"Indeed, that’s the case." Zhou Leng realized what he saw was different from Deep Dark Fury.

Moreover, he seemed to have heard the name of the Dragon God, but divine names must not be mentioned lightly; even thinking too much could bring unexpected consequences, so he remained silent.

"Your Qi... has strengthened again; indeed, you possess the Dragon Bloodline." Deep Dark Fury was more convinced than ever.

He had a few more words stuck in his throat, thinking Zhou Leng’s Dragon Bloodline aura seemed more advanced than his own.

But his pride wouldn’t allow him to say that.

Zhou Leng said, "Next, I’ll teach you the Dragon God combat techniques I’ve comprehended."

"Please." As a top-level Great Innate, Deep Dark Fury could easily overpower a newly promoted Grandmaster, yet he was modest and respectful at this moment.

Zhou Leng began to demonstrate, move by move, every Dragon God combat technique he had learned.

Since he hadn’t organized them, they appeared rather chaotic, but each move contained a unique aura.

Deep Dark Fury grew more astonished, feeling that although Zhou Leng was a human, his actions resembled a dragon more closely.

A human on the earth, as a dragon in the sky.

Guan Canglong too, was indeed a dragon.

Initially, Zhou Leng followed the routine use of Dragon God combat techniques, mimicking the Dragon Blood Guard.

After thirty moves, a blurry claw of the invincible Dragon God mysteriously emerged in his mind.

Though shrouded in blood mist, the claw’s general form remained unchanged.

Hence, Zhou Leng began using the claw technique for the Dragon God combat techniques.

A new world’s gates opened.

As he continued, the blurry dragon claw became clearer, as did the shadows of the Dragon Blood Guard in the Martial Arts echoes of his mind.

Unknowingly, his understanding of the Dragon God combat techniques deepened further.

Deep Dark Fury stared unblinkingly, occasionally swinging his claws in imitation, discovering one or two techniques that suited him remarkably well, and grinned excitedly.

Soon, Zhou Leng entered a state of selfless immersion, ignoring Deep Dark Fury, focusing solely on using the claw technique to execute Dragon God combat techniques.

Deep Dark Fury watched carefully.

Before long, a group of Dragon Blood Guards appeared.

Deep Dark Fury waited patiently, intending to act once the Dragon Blood Guards came closer.

As the Dragon Blood Guards approached within five hundred meters, Deep Dark Fury was about to remind Zhou Leng, but he closed his mouth.

All the Dragon Blood Guards halted their attack, formed a large circle from afar, stood motionless, and stared fixedly at Zhou Leng.

Deep Dark Fury was baffled.

The Spine-headed Demon Dragon clan likely knew the Dragon God’s mark route best, as their ancestors originated from the Great Battlefield.

Every generation of Spine-headed Demon Dragon would enter the Dragon God’s mark route, never breaking the tradition.

But he had never heard of such a thing.

These Dragon Blood Guards seemed to have turned into Zhou Leng’s private guards.

"Indeed... this suggests his Dragon God combat techniques..."

Deep Dark Fury widened his eyes, closely observing Zhou Leng’s Dragon God combat techniques while thinking he had a keen eye, recognizing Guan Canglong as a dragon early on, even gifting him meat from the Strange Snake Leader and teaming up to tackle the Martial Stone-man formation.

Deep Dark Fury already possessed a faint Starry Sky Bloodline, enabling him to somewhat diminish the shackles of civilization or positional restrictions.

As he watched, Deep Dark Fury gradually learned, constantly imitating and swinging his claws.

Occasionally performing certain moves, he felt a peculiar power entering his body, thrilling Deep Dark Fury, who memorized the move and practiced it repeatedly.

Zhou Leng continued to execute the Dragon God combat techniques repeatedly.

Gradually, the Martial Arts echoes of the Dragon Blood Guard in his mind transformed.

These shadows, once chaotically scattered, started to arrange themselves orderly, even categorized.

After a long time, Zhou Leng discovered that the Dragon Blood Guard’s techniques were incredibly complex but could be summarized into 95 major techniques, transforming into 823 minor techniques, and further evolving into infinite subtle variations.

However, some techniques were noticeably discontinuous, seemingly incomplete.

Zhou Leng ceased practicing the Dragon God combat techniques, noticing the large number of Dragon Blood Guards.

These Dragon Blood Guards began to march forward.

"Enemy attack."

Zhou Leng alerted Deep Dark Fury, who was lost in cultivation, then sprinted outward.

Some Dragon Blood Guards charged at Deep Dark Fury, while others rushed over. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

After luring the Dragon Blood Guards away, Zhou Leng unleashed a slaughter, leaving twenty Dragon Blood Guards, then intentionally got surrounded.

The twenty Dragon Blood Guards took turns attacking, while Zhou Leng continuously countered their moves with Dragon God combat techniques.

As he refined the Dragon God combat techniques, he simultaneously learned from the Dragon Blood Guards.

Once he finished learning, he took them down, and then he and the dragon absorbed the Dragon God’s blood mist, ate, drank, rested, and then demonstrated the Dragon God combat techniques again.

Before long, the Dragon Blood Guards reappeared, Zhou Leng halted his cultivation to hunt them, capturing twenty...

Repeatedly.

For three days, the man and the dragon stayed here, repeatedly slaughtering the Dragon Blood Guards.

Zhou Leng repeatedly demonstrated the Dragon God battle techniques, while Deep Dark Fury repeatedly learned from Zhou Leng.

After three days, Zhou Leng concluded his powers.

Over these three days, he had mastered all the techniques of the Dragon Blood Guards and instinctively refined them into 108 moves, evolving into 1296 forms.

He held nothing back and adhered to the deal with Deep Dark Fury, teaching all the techniques to him as they were.

No martial artist or giant dragon could possibly master them in such a short time.

Because these techniques contain high-level power.

But Deep Dark Fury’s talent is terrifyingly strong.

He actually learned a full five moves.

As for the others, he couldn’t grasp them at all.

But for the Dragon Race, the inheritance of five Dragon God techniques with divine-level power far exceeds all other inheritances.

"The Seeing God Stone is yours! These five moves are enough to earn the friendship of the entire Demon Dragon clan!"

Deep Dark Fury didn’t expect that his gains would far exceed his imagination.

He had thought just one move would be enough, never expecting to gain five in succession.

He used these five moves repeatedly, and his body was quietly transforming.

Zhou Leng extended his hand, and Deep Dark Fury extended his claw, their hand and claw collided, and the deal was completed.

One gained a precious Seeing God Stone, the other acquired five Dragon God battle techniques, both were delighted.

Zhou Leng said: "I suggest you don’t mention trading with me, I’m afraid your Dragon Race might harm me."

Deep Dark Fury also knew that both the Demon Dragon and Giant Dragon clans would do anything, not because the two are scoundrels, but because, except for a few dragons, the two clans lack morality.

"Alright, I won’t say it, but over time, you might be discovered. Hmm... I suggest you participate in a Dragon God blessing, the bigger, the better. Strive to gain the identity of a Giant Dragon, then, neither the Giant Dragons nor the Demon Dragons of Demon Purgatory would dare take reckless actions."

"Alright," Zhou Leng said.

Both had gained rewards, rested, ate, and chatted together.

The new Dragon Blood Guards arrived, fewer in number.

Neither paid it any mind, and they began their hunt.

Thanks to comprehending the Dragon God battle techniques, the battling style of the Dragon Blood Guards was like a transparent book to Zhou Leng. Every move they would make was captured by Heart and Mind Shadow, allowing him to anticipate and counter early.

Zhou Leng used the Void-Breaking Finger, taking down each Dragon Blood Guard with one move.

After absorbing the blood mist of the hundred guards, Zhou Leng approached Deep Dark Fury.

"I’m leaving. How many more Dragon Blood Guards can you gather?" Zhou Leng asked.

Deep Dark Fury thought for a moment and said: "150, perhaps. Any more, and if I suddenly encounter the Hundred-Eyed Demon Mountain during the battle, it could spell disaster for me."

"Alright."

When the next batch of Dragon Blood Guards arrived, Zhou Leng shared 60 with Deep Dark Fury, bade farewell, and ran towards the direction of the Remnant Sky Bone.

Deep Dark Fury soared into the sky, watching Zhou Leng speed away like a lone rider, raising a dragon’s roar to bid his friend farewell.

Initially, Zhou Leng maintained a speed of 200 meters per second, but gradually, he started to accelerate.

meters per second, 310 meters per second, 320 meters per second... At 341 meters per second, he broke the sound barrier.

Zhou Leng maintained a high speed of 350 meters per second for a prolonged period, experiencing long-distance supersonic rushing for the first time.

After adapting, he accelerated again.

meters per second, 360 meters per second...

Finally, he broke the barrier of 400 meters per second and could sustain it for a long time.

The power of the Dragon God blood mist and the Giant Dragon Blood Marvelous Body finally revealed itself.

A Grandmaster could easily go supersonic, owing to the powerful Qi Blood force.

The Giant Dragon Blood Marvelous Body had formally taken shape.

Zhou Leng ran with increasing ease, his whole being felt like flying close to the ground, the unimaginable sense of speed filled him with joy.

Along the way, he occasionally encountered Eye Slaves or Giant Dragons.

They merely glanced at him, failing to discern his figure, and fled in terror.

Along the path, the journey was accompanied by roaring sounds.

Soon, he came upon a mountain, swiftly running along its ridge and crossing it in no time.

In an underground cave, Jade Wings, hearing the enormous sonic boom, shivered in terror.

He only breathed a sigh of relief once the sound faded away.

"Escaped another life-and-death crisis."

"The others, they probably all perished."

"Zhou Leng might be dead too..."

"Surviving is everything; they just don’t get it."

"No dragon except me will live forever..."

Jade Wings muttered to himself.

Zhou Leng sprinted at a speed exceeding 1,400 kilometers per hour.

He had run for two days and nights, already covering more than a circle around Blue Star, when he finally saw the end.

He killed the last batch of Dragon Blood Guards and absorbed the Dragon God blood mist one last time, looking back toward the vast Dragon God imprint path.

Invincible Dragon God, grand ceremonies of clans, slaughter by a hundred deities, the fall of many gods, 108 Dragon God battle techniques, Deep Dark Fury, the pinnacle of Aurora...

Countless images flashed through his mind.

Ultimately, Zhou Leng ran out of the red earth into a misty gray meadow.

The map finally aligned; this place, he had passed before.

Feeling the surging power in his blood, he maintained a supersonic speed of 350 meters per second, constantly taking pills or medicinal fruits to replenish his True Qi.