Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 684 - 663: Stone Sphere

The information sent by Crystal Sky Dust was overwhelming; it was impossible to organize it in a short time, so Zhou Leng picked some suitable things to learn.

Finally, he took out the "extracurricular books" that had been given to him.

It was a complete set of Star Pill Encyclopedia images, from the basics of cultivation up to the most profound theories, almost everything was included.

He placed them into the World Instrument, forming a fully immersive Star Pill Academy.

A Void God Star Pill Master stood in front of him, looking at Zhou Leng.

"Student Zhou Leng, greetings, teacher," Zhou Leng said.

The Star Pill Master nodded, expressionless, walking and projecting three-dimensional images while explaining the basics.

"Who do you believe is the master of the universe? Star Dragon? Humans? Ancient Beasts? Foreign Gods..."

"None of them. The masters of the universe are the billions of celestial bodies; they are the true masters of this universe. We are merely bacteria, viruses, and animals on them..."

"Therefore, the greatest power in the universe is also these celestial bodies."

"To refine the celestial bodies into power that can be utilized by life is called Star Refinement, which is the most powerful force in the many Celestial Regions of the universe..."

"The first step in Star Refinement is to master all types of stars..."

Zhou Leng was immersed in his studies.

Thanks to the characteristics of the World Instrument, everything was exchanged at high speed in thought, and the time perception inside the instrument differed from outside.

Within the World Instrument, learning effects were achieved dozens or even hundreds of times faster per unit time.

The prerequisite was that the exchange must be done using Divine Text, as ordinary information couldn’t reach this level.

Moreover, a very strong Spiritual Will was required; if the Spiritual Will was slightly weak, the effect would be greatly reduced.

Thus, in order to quickly heal Zhang Xinglie, Zhou Leng temporarily abandoned other cultivation and focused on learning Star Pill techniques.

Due to the exposure to a vast amount of knowledge during this process, his Divine Text level rapidly increased.

After finishing the basic Star Pill techniques, Zhou Leng participated in a theoretical exam.

points, barely passing.

This time, Zhou Leng did not seek perfection, immediately exiting the World Instrument and taking out the Star Refining Furnace.

The primary task now was to heal Zhang Xinglie, and reaching the level to refine Divine Essence Pill would suffice before continuing his studies.

Zhou Leng reached out and grabbed the Star Refining Furnace, inputting Stellar True Energy.

As the Stellar True Energy was continuously inputted, the Star Refining Furnace began to glow slightly.

The Divine Text on it also started to shine.

When the Stellar True Energy was about to be exhausted, the Star Refining Furnace burst into a brilliant glow, auspicious energy erupted, and colorful clouds spread.

The sole Divine Text on the Star Refining Furnace began to split, expanding to both sides, forming a complete circle of Divine Texts, encircling the furnace.

Upon closer inspection, Zhou Leng found that this circle of Divine Texts was the method for manipulating the Star Refining Furnace.

Once he comprehended these Divine Texts, he could operate the Star Refining Furnace to perform basic refinements.

Zhou Leng silently studied the method of controlling the Star Refining Furnace; just learning a little made him feel unprecedented fatigue.

The difficulty of the Star Refining Furnace and Star Pill techniques seemed to exceed his limits.

If he couldn’t rush, then he would take it slowly.

At night, Zhou Leng walked out of the Two Realms Cave and returned to the Guhe Research Institute.

Just upon arriving at the institute, he heard Li Linhan and Li Yuanhe having an argument.

It turned out that Li Linhan had felt pent up and secretly left the Guhe Research Institute multiple times to meet old comrades for food and drink.

Zhou Leng gave some advice, then went to find Xu Qingjin.

The next day, Zhou Leng flipped through the messages accumulated over recent days.

Indeed, there was a dense cluster.

Chen Shouhu asked when he would have time, as he was about to be dispatched to Elephant Country.

Zhu Shiji and other Martial Saints sent new insights into Ancient River Sect’s Martial Arts, asking Zhou Leng to give corrections.

Old classmates occasionally inquired about his current progress in martial arts.

The Demon City Army, Martial Guard General Hospital, Divine Literature General Hospital, United Front General Hospital, and others sent many messages, hoping Zhou Leng would participate in seminars and important meetings.

Although martial artists could reduce such activities, it was rare for someone like Zhou Leng, who held a key position not to attend a single meeting.

After some thought, Zhou Leng decided to continue ignoring them; he had no time.

But there were some meetings he couldn’t ignore.

For instance, the Supreme Court had already confirmed the award for the highest martial honor, "National Martial Arts Model," averaging one in two or three years.

The Supreme Court even allowed Zhou Leng to decide the time; this face couldn’t be denied.

Then there was the "Ancient River Sect Martial Arts Seminar" hosted by the Martial Arts Association, where Martial Saints would attend. This time it was aimed at martial artists worldwide, and Zhou Leng had to decide the time, so it couldn’t be ignored.

As for the hundreds of other invitations, he ignored them all.

Zhao Nandi sent a message.

"We’ve uncovered some Ancient River Divine Text fragments again, come to the Divine Literature General Hospital when you have time to translate them..."

"Haven’t seen you in a while, after becoming a Divine Text Master, you’ve been out of sight..."

"I’ve advanced to Innate, let’s celebrate sometime..."

Next was Liang Baiyin’s message.

"Brother Zhou Leng, when are you coming to Lai Xiong City? Let’s go to the new Drum Street for snacks?"

"I just returned from the Old Capital Demon City trial, entered a treasure land, and have advanced to Innate, all thanks to the Ancient River Sect Technique..."

Zhou Leng flipped through the messages.

The speed at which Ancient River Sect disciples advanced was beyond imagination.

Even though Zhao Nandi focused on Divine Texts and neglected cultivation, he quickly advanced to Innate.

Liang Baiyin entered Innate in his sophomore year, in the past, this would be considered the most top-tier talent, comparable to Zhang Xinglie.

But now, many Ancient River Sect disciples have reached this level.

Zhou Leng quietly contemplated his future plans.

Next, he would undertake three major tasks: first, go to the Mother Tree for cultivation, then train in Elephant Country and comprehend under the Bodhi Tree, and finally traverse the Martial Saint Battle Path.

All three tasks require a long time, possibly taking six months or even a year.

But the "Great Sun Divine Skill" is still incomplete, it needs further comprehension of the East Monarch’s Stone Wall.

Comprehending the East Monarch’s Stone Wall only requires half a month, the perfect time to attend the award ceremony and martial arts meetings.

So, Zhou Leng first replied to confirm the time with them, then sent Zhao Nandi a message, saying he would soon go to Xiong City to comprehend the East Monarch’s Stone Wall, and suggested having a meal together if there was time.

Zhao Nandi quickly replied, and they arranged to meet this evening.

Zhou Leng didn’t reply to Liang Baiyin, instead getting into a car and leaving Rucheng, then began running at high speed in the wilderness.

Very soon, his speed reached five times the speed of sound.

Along the way, the journey was no longer as earth-shattering as before, causing large tracts of land to collapse.

Now it was just a slight touch on the ground, yet he could glide far away.

Most of the power was used to propel his body forward, and a small portion of the power dispersed into the air.

Wherever he passed, it seemed as if a gentle breeze swept by, the grass and trees undisturbed, the ground intact.

On the road, Zhou Leng tested his speed in deserted places.

Without using Stellar True Energy, his highest speed could reach nearly six times the speed of sound.

Once using Stellar True Energy, his top speed could exceed seven times the speed of sound, reaching around 7.5 times the speed of sound.

This was when he had just advanced to Grandmaster level, with four phases of the star body not yet complete, and the power of the Great Sun Divine Skill still having enormous room for improvement.

Meanwhile, the speed of a normal peak Grandmaster running at full True Qi capacity was between five to six times the speed of sound.

Nine minutes later, Zhou Leng arrived at Xiong City, nearly a thousand kilometers away.

Having warmed up his body, he was just about to use Grandmaster equipment... but no, Martial Saint equipment.

Zhou Leng, now a Grandmaster, couldn’t directly use the Martial Saint equipment, so he made a call to Chen Shouhu.

"Brother Hu, help me open a temporary authorization, I need to use the Martial Saint equipment."

"Hmm... opening it right away. I’ve heard you gained a lot in the True King Trial? The news has spread."

"Not bad," Zhou Leng said.

"I heard you’ve set the time for the Ancient River Sect symposium?"

"Yes, it’s set."

"This symposium is a world-class event. It marks your formal entry into Xiong City, and your official step onto the world stage. I’m also in Xiong City, so I’ll show you around then."

"Hmm... is it necessary?"

"Very necessary."

"Okay."

Nearing Xiong City, Zhou Leng used the Legend Ring to slightly alter his appearance and headed straight to the Dragon Country Martial Arts Association.

In today’s internet world, Zhou Leng is undoubtedly the number one internet celebrity.

Along with provocations from detractors and Demon Worshipers, debates are often stirred up.

Each debate follows a fixed pattern: someone first doubts Zhou Leng’s abilities, but soon enough, either a real battle video surfaces or an expert’s endorsement appears.

Take this True King Trial as an example, where initially a large number of detractors thought Zhou Leng would get crushed inside.

Once news of the Double True King emerged, the detractors fell silent.

He smoothly entered the Martial Saint Martial Arts Dojo.

Not a single person was there.

He took off his outer garment, wore shorts, revealing a body of steel-like muscle. At first glance, it didn’t look as swollen as some martial artists, more balanced, but internally it was filled with unimaginable strength.

Unlike ordinary dojos, in the Martial Saint Martial Arts Dojo, even the simplest dumbbell is a half-divine artifact personally crafted by a Demigod Demon Spirit Master.

Zhou Leng picked up the half-divine artifact dumbbell, and the light screen immediately appeared, showing adjustable weight.

The lower limit is 500 tons, the upper limit is 10,000 tons.

Zhou Leng adjusted the weight to the upper limit, grasped it with his right hand, and lightly curled it.

As his arm curled, the bicep slowly swelled and protruded.

The exaggerated curve was filled with powerful explosive force.

Zhou Leng slightly frowned.

Too light.

With a maximum lifting capacity of 750,000 tons, his routine squat practice weight was around 400,000 tons.

Even at a tenth of that, the dumbbell would weigh 40,000 tons.

This was a bit too light.

Compared to Stellar Life, the body strength of a human Demigod, excluding True Qi, seemed... well, never mind.

Zhou Leng held a 10,000-ton dumbbell in each hand, casually curling them up and down while slowly walking and observing the equipment here.

Most of this equipment was similar to what he usually used, the result of years of successful human experience.

Additionally, there were some exclusive equipment for Demigods.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Leng stopped at something he’d seen a few days ago in the World Instrument.

This thing was about ten meters tall, resembling a giant gray-white stone ball set in a black metal groove.

He circled around it, seeing the plaque clearly labeled in Divine Text.

Planet Ball.

A stellar treasure used to assist in cultivation, though somewhat worn out, it was still fully usable.

There were no new usage marks, it seemed the Demigods didn’t like using such unfamiliar items.

Or maybe they didn’t know how to use them.

Zhou Leng first read the Divine Text on the plaque, recalling how it was used from the World Instrument, put down the dumbbell, and activated the Planet Ball.

Immediately, a green flow appeared on the Planet Ball’s surface, with an arrow pointing in a direction.

This was a pure body cultivation device, which couldn’t use any other power.

Zhou Leng stood with his feet apart, placed his hands on the Planet Ball, and pushed it in the direction of the arrow.

All his muscles swelled up, both hands gripping the outer surface of the ball as he pushed along the arrow’s direction.

The Planet Ball turned gently, then he continued to push.

At first, the Planet Ball moved at a very slow speed, but as more force was applied, it began to accelerate.

Logically, as the Planet Ball accelerated, the force required to push it should decrease.

But in reality, the faster the Planet Ball turned, the stronger the push force required.