Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 652 - 631: Calf

Zhao Cong remembered the intelligence reports he had read before; both the Giant Dragons and Giants were inviting Zhou Leng to the True King’s Trial.

He recognized Mountain River Celestial Peak and some of the Grandmasters present, nodded slightly, and said, "What a coincidence. Our Liangjiang Squad is here inspecting the Guhe Research Institute."

Mountain River Celestial Peak was well aware of the conflict between the Zhao Family and Zhou Leng, as well as Zhao Cong’s failed forceful entry into the Guhe Research Institute,

His eyes moved, pointing at Zhao Cong, and said to Gold Li, "Little Li, this one called Zhao Cong might affect our negotiation and scare Zhou Leng away. Spar with him a bit."

"Oh? Oh." When Gold Li arrived, the elders repeatedly warned her not to cause trouble and to definitely listen to Mountain River Celestial Peak.

The naive girl believed them.

She grinned, slightly crouched, and stamped her feet on the ground, causing layers of ring-shaped dust to rise.

She charged directly toward Zhao Cong.

The surrounding Innate and ordinary Martial Artists were so frightened that they stood still, not daring to run; the Grandmaster’s aftermath could kill them.

If they ran, they would await Zhao Cong’s punishment.

Zhao Cong merely darkened his expression, took a step, turned around, and leaped hundreds of meters away.

Seeing Zhao Cong leave, the nearby people breathed a long sigh of relief.

Gold Li’s massive body was as agile as a little bird, rushing toward the distant Zhao Cong with a huge booming sound.

Fierce Qi Force stirred up a whirlwind of dust, causing non-Grandmasters nearby to retreat step by step, shielding their faces with their hands.

Zhao Cong shouted, "Gold Li, don’t listen to Mountain River Celestial Peak’s provocation. My coming here has nothing to do with your Giants."

"Oh." Gold Li replied verbally, but her hands didn’t stop.

A terrifying Qi Force swirled around her, causing the air behind to tremble violently, forming a golden mountain.

The golden mountain emitted a golden light, which fell on Gold Li, condensing into chunks of golden armor.

Clatter clatter...

Numerous golden armor plates neatly flipped over, covering her, and in the blink of an eye, formed a layer of majestic yet beautiful golden skirt armor on Gold Li.

Even though Gold Li exuded a youthful vibe akin to a maiden, with fair and delicate skin, she still appeared tender in the golden skirt armor.

But when her pillar-like white leg stomped down on the earth, it shattered many human perceptions of numerous terms present.

Boom!

The ground within a hundred meters diameter collapsed, and dust surged upward against the current.

Amid the dust, the young girl let out a delicate cry, instantly bursting out of the dusty area, punching towards Zhao Cong.

The Giants nodded in approval; this is precisely what a qualified Giant girl should be—so robust, so graceful.

Zhao Cong snorted, raised his hand, and executed a Heroic Qi War Fist.

Before him appeared a grand picture of his fist momentum—a Nine Dragons Jade Wall.

His right fist broke through the picture, its momentum entwined with Nine Dragons.

The two fists collided.

Boom!

The air exploded, the ground collapsed, and the two stepped back simultaneously.

Gold Li is an Upper-Rank Grandmaster, Zhao Cong is a Grandmaster; this punch was evenly matched.

"Governor, be careful, there’s no need to fight them to the death!" someone shouted loudly.

Some humans nervously kept their eyes on Gold Li.

Ordinary Giants, naturally, are no match for a Grandmaster.

But an Upper-Rank Grandmaster with Demigod bloodline possesses strength akin to a regular Grandmaster.

With the innate talent of the Golden Giants, and the full support of the Giant Race, Gold Li is already comparable to a standard top-notch Grandmaster.

But Zhao Cong is even stronger.

Yet he’s an elder; it wouldn’t be proper to go all out against a child.

Moreover, the Zhao Family still needs to do business with the Giants.

Zhao Cong ignored Gold Li and shouted angrily at Mountain River Celestial Peak, "Do you want to incite an inter-realm conflict?"

"Do you dare?" Mountain River Celestial Peak’s tone dripped with contempt, and the Giants laughed uproariously.

The Giants revered Saint Zhao but looked down on the Zhao Family that came after him.

In the past, whether in multi-racial trials or inter-realm disputes, Saint Zhao named and beat up Giant Martial Saints one by one.

Later, the Zhao Family descendants were not only beaten by Giants but also ran to various realms acting subserviently.

And those who had beaten Giants, like Li Shenkong, Zhou Leng, Chen Shouhu, and Wang Boxiong, all earned the Giants’ respect.

Mountain River Celestial Peak said, "Little Li, he looks down on you; he’s the honorable grandson of Saint Zhao, but he doesn’t use the Great Sun Divine Skill or the East Wind Fist, I can’t bear to watch it."

"No wonder I think there’s something wrong with this person." Gold Li said, charging forward like a small mountain, her arms transforming into a flurry of afterimages, attacking Zhao Cong.

The humans present wore strange expressions.

Everyone knew among Saint Zhao’s descendants, besides Zhao Hao and Zhao Cong when they were young, no other Zhao Family members learned the Great Sun Divine Skill and East Wind Fist; instead, many non-Zhao Family members specialized in these two martial arts.

The Giants laughed, but they still watched intently, not underestimating Zhao Cong.

After all, Zhao Cong’s strength was formidable, far surpassing his two younger brothers.

Indeed, Gold Li was impressive, but Zhao Hao had already been a renowned Grandmaster for many years, having experienced the challenges of the Great Battlefield, far above Gold Li.

Gold Li, being a teenager, had a pure heart and focused solely on fighting, disregarding whatever Zhao Cong said and attacked with full strength.

The members of the Liangjiang Squad exchanged glances, some remained silent, while others sought Mountain River Celestial Peak’s help to intervene.

Mountain River Celestial Peak merely said, "Isn’t it normal for martial artists to spar?"

Eventually, the people on this side could only watch with wide eyes, unable to come up with any solution.

Gold Li was like a vibrant young tiger, fighting endlessly and growing more imposing with each passing moment.

Zhao Cong, on the other hand, kept avoiding battles, which occasionally led to mistakes.

He glanced at the Mountain River Celestial Peak, then at Li Yuanhe and the others from the Two Rivers Gang, letting out a silent sigh in his heart.

"Let’s go." He said, turning to sprint towards the city.

Golden Li chased for over a dozen kilometers, but eventually had to stop.

The Two Rivers Gang left in their cars.

Guhe Research Institute was a heavily guarded place that giants couldn’t enter, so the Mountain River Celestial Peak and others stayed at the entrance to chat with Li Yuanhe.

Golden Li returned, wiped the sweat off her forehead, and said, "That bad guy is really strong. An ordinary demon grandmaster would have been defeated by me already."

Golden Li’s round face was flushed as she looked around.

"Where’s Brother Zhou Leng?" She asked, then looked at the Mountain and River Origin.

The Mountain and River Origin said, "I just sent him a message, but he hasn’t replied yet. He’s probably still cultivating. We’ll wait for him here."

"Oh." Golden Li nodded, activated her demon brain, projected large videos, and watched with a smile.

Li Yuanhe glanced at the screen full of short videos, all of them showcasing Zhou Leng’s battles, including detailed breakdowns by various masters.

Golden Li couldn’t get enough of them.

After a while, the Mountain and River Origin smiled and said, "He said he’s coming right away."

"Really?" Golden Li immediately put away her demon brain, tidied her clothes, combed her hair, then looked around with bright, sparkling eyes.

The Mountain and River Origin remained silent, thinking to himself that Zhou Leng and Xu Qingjin shouldn’t blame him.

Since Zhou Leng was promoted to grandmaster and drew ancestral powers or divine attention in both the giant and dragon worlds, the elders of the Giant Race had been contemplating how to win Zhou Leng over.

Those people, whose thoughts were beyond comprehension, actually came up with the idea of using a seduction plot.

They sincerely believed that Golden Li was the most beautiful among the younger generation of the Giant Race, and her appearance was indeed more delicate than that of a typical giant, closer to humans.

They thought, as long as Golden Li made an appearance, she could certainly won Zhou Leng over.

Small human limbs surely wouldn’t catch Zhou Leng’s eye.

The Mountain and River Origin repeatedly explained, but the elders wouldn’t listen, as stubborn as elders who won’t use air conditioning in summer or warm clothing in winter.

Then, the elders praised Zhou Leng in front of Golden Li, claiming he was a descendant of the god of children and youth, the most prestigious and powerful giant of the Giant Race, worthy of her.

The naïve girl believed it.

The elders had always kept a close watch on her, continuously seeking the strongest bloodlines, resulting in her barely meeting anyone of similar age.

Among the younger generation, the only genius besides her was Golden Galaxy, her older brother, who couldn’t stand a single slap from her.

The Mountain and River Origin shook his head lightly, relieved he had repeatedly reminded Golden Li to be restrained due to cultural differences between humans and giants, and that Zhou Leng already had a fiancée.

Yet, in giant society, marital practices weren’t as strict as those among humans; polygamy was quite common.

Those giants had such pitiful fertility rates, if they were like human society, they would have gone extinct long ago.

Shortly after, a figure sprinted from afar.

Unlike ordinary grandmasters whose running caused the ground to shake and raise dust, Zhou Leng’s running made minimal changes to the ground, and it was only after he’d run far that the ground gradually raised faint dust.

The Mountain and River Origin and those who had encountered Zhou Leng before looked serious.

Zhou Leng’s strength had taken another leap forward.

Generally, only those who had taken a half-step into the realm of grandmasters could reach such a level, seeming as though they could alter physical laws.

Zhou Leng arrived before everyone, tried his best to look up, feeling strained every time meeting like this because of a sore neck.

Although, as Molten Hammer would say: "No matter how great you think you are, you’re still talking to me with your head down."

"Zhou Leng, let me introduce you—this is Golden Li. Golden Li, this is Zhou Leng." The Mountain and River Origin politely introduced the two.

A light blush flitted across Golden Li’s face as she mimicked a human gesture and extended her hand.

Hmm, can’t reach? Squat down.

A giant as tall as a five-story building, resembling a small mountain collapsing.

After squatting, she was still taller than Zhou Leng.

Her enormous hand was almost half the size of Zhou Leng’s body.

Zhou Leng saw she was just a kid, so with a smile, he extended his hand, and the two shook hands.

"Hello Brother Zhou Leng, I really like your battle videos." Golden Li voiced her excitement, holding Zhou Leng’s hand and not letting go.

Despite her massive size, she was utterly innocent and extremely adorable.

The Mountain and River Origin’s face turned green, as the giants really didn’t care about rules like humans do; if they liked someone, they would go for it and didn’t mind dragging them away unconscious. Female giants were more aggressive than male giants.

The Mountain and River Origin kept signaling to Golden Li, then forced a smile and said, "Little Li is still a child. Let’s discuss business."

"I’m actually not that young..." Golden Li tried her best to puff out her chest.

"So, you’re here..."

Zhou Leng’s voice hadn’t even finished when a roar came from the distance.

"What are you doing? Zhou Leng, don’t trust them!" Jade Wings’ voice echoed from above, where dragons were overlooking the giants.

The giants’ expressions slightly changed.

Within the group were two dragons whose aura was unusually dense.

One was a gigantic Black Dragon, whose eyes were different from ordinary dragons, with his pupils showing three ringed centers emitting an eerie blue light.

Hell Demon Eye.

The other dragon was over thirty meters long, entirely platinum in color, elegantly built, possessing an aura heavier than the Hell Demon Eye.

Behind his head, his dragon horns were long and curved, resembling two long serpents.

Platinum Dragon Race, Glorious Gold King.