Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 256: Insect Beast
At noon, I received a reply from Zhao Nandi.

First, reply to the content of the divine text.

Finally, Zhao Nandi posted a series of pictures of girls bowing and saluting to express her respect for the mysterious master, and said obediently that she would never be proud and would always keep the master's teachings in mind.

Martial arts school office.

Deng Zhijue looked at the test results announced by the Divine Literature Bureau and fell into deep thought.

What did you say before?

He said the path of divine writing was difficult, and asked Zhou Leng to work hard...

After "repaying" Zhao Nandie, Zhou Leng went back to the high-level martial arts hall to train as usual.

After practicing for a while, the seniors in the body training stage came in.

They only practiced for a while before chatting in the empty martial arts hall.

"Humans are so brave that they dare to interview demons and sirens..."

"I guess they haven't arrived yet. They just sent the interview equipment in. Or maybe they are from the Demon Worship Cult..."

"Normal. I've been following those video creators who explore other worlds. They are really ruthless. This kind of money is earned but not spent..."

"I heard that every time there are various world wars, there will be reckless people who do this kind of thing for traffic. Just get used to it."

"Suggest me the video you watched."

"Just search for Shounen Zhan. There are too many. Recently, self-media have been frantically trying to increase their presence in the other world in order to gain traffic."

"The most amazing thing is that we actually interviewed a demon prince, the biological son of the Great Devil, which is equivalent to the biological son of our Martial Saint."

"I saw it. It was a son of the Spine-Headed Demon Dragon, named Dark Fury. It is said that the Spine-Headed Demon Dragon is a genuine Star Bloodline. He will also participate in this year's Ten Realms Youth Battle and arrogantly declared war on humans in the video."

"This kind of demon prince, in the late stage of Shengli, can fight against the early stage of Xiantian, right?"

"Very capable. As the son of a demigod, he is naturally able to leap a small realm below the Grandmaster. He is probably a little more powerful than Shan Heyuan."

“Hopefully not too much.”

"There are too few young Great Demon children like this. Most of them are Great Demon grandchildren. In every youth battle, those Great Demon grandchildren are one of the most powerful forces."

"Where are the Sirens?"

"It's the same. The royal sirens are descendants of demigods, and they are numerous. However, some sirens are not as strong on land, which is considered a weakness."

"The Siren doesn't have a demigod's son, but they do have a demigod's grandson, who is very strong."

"As for the dragons and giants, needless to say, they are extremely strong."

"The most terrifying of the dragon clan is Gray Steel Wind of the three-headed steel dragon clan. The strongest of the giant clan is the direct descendant of the demigod giant, Wanshanjia. The direct descendant of the demigod of the orc clan is Barbarian Star Axe. These are just the ones I know. Each one is more powerful than the other. Shanheyuan may not even be ranked in the top ten."

"What about the beast?"

"The fierce beasts don't participate in this kind of fight at all. They are the landlords of the Ten Realms and are too wealthy. Unless it involves the inheritance of fierce beasts, or they are forced to participate in the war. The giant insects don't participate either. They just eat everything everywhere every day."

"How did our human youth perform in the competition?"

"Our human race's Qi and Blood realm was beaten, the Xiantian realm was mediocre, the Grandmasters rose, and we took the late stage route. So the results of the Youth Battle are good and bad. When it's good, it's invincible. For example, last year's Li Shenkong, who single-handedly suppressed ten realms, was said to be particularly domineering. But before that, he performed mediocrely for three consecutive years."

"Where exactly is the Ten Realms Youth Battle?"

"An ancient trial ground, where disciples at the Qi and Blood realm are tested. I'm not sure about the details, but it's definitely not a natural place."

"Unfortunately, we can't get in."

"Even Senior Brother Zhou Leng will have to wait until next year to enter."

After Zhou Leng finished his exercise, he found a place where no one was and searched for related videos on the Internet.

As those students said, many videos of innate battles appeared on the Internet.

Demons, sirens, dragons, giants and even tree people all appear.

There were several strong men in the video, which made Zhou Leng's heart beat faster and his blood flow.

Especially that deep and dark rage, which was indeed far beyond any realm of Qi and blood, and even Shanheyuan could not be compared to it.

Interestingly, the Emerald Wings previously encountered outside the Tomb of the Armored King also appear in a video.

In the video, he boasted that he was just an ordinary green dragon, too weak and too stupid, and then he praised the white dragon next to him, making the white dragon feel like it was floating on air.

Zhou Leng could tell at a glance that the Emerald Wings were much more powerful than the White Dragon.

Even if I were to face the Emerald Wing now, I wouldn't be able to do anything to him. He was too cowardly.

I watched short videos and became more and more addicted. Then I looked at various videos, news, world news, martial arts, beauties, comedy, food, beauties, pets, curiosity, beauties, movies and TV…

Time passed quickly, and after an unknown amount of time, Zhou Leng suddenly raised his head.

"Why is it dark?"

Zhou Leng looked at the light screen of the magic watch and watched short videos for three hours for no apparent reason.

After a long silence, I made up my mind and deleted all the videos and game apps.

When I was in high school, I often did this in order to ensure study time.

Download and delete, delete and download again...

Now, there is no time to waste.

His cloudy eyes, which had been watching videos for three hours, became clear, and he headed straight for the world of ferocious beasts.

In order to make up for the lost three hours, Zhou Leng practiced frantically in the world of ferocious beasts, and finally fell asleep almost dying.

Replenish your spirit, adjust your body to the best condition, and look towards the gate of purgatory.

Today, we are going to attack Wandao.

“The first floor.”

Zhou Leng's mind moved, and the gate of purgatory turned into a whirlpool and sucked him in.

My eyes flashed dark and bright, and I was sitting in a place of war.

A sword flew straight towards me.

Zhou Leng was not frightened at all. Instead, he analyzed all factors of the sword, including speed, angle, strength, etc., and then thought about how to counterattack, dodge, etc. in battle.

This is a little game that I found to have fun in the midst of hardship after spending $4000.

All the attacks in the Land of Swords and Weapons are not random attacks, but it is as if someone is really using certain moves to attack.

Zhou looked calmly at the weapons in front of him, letting them fall on him with a calm expression.

Slowly, the weapons became more and more, and soon, his body was covered in blood and his eyes were blinded.

But even so, Zhou Leng could still sense the incoming sword with his mind.

It's like a blind person gaining super-sensory abilities.

Not long after, there was a crack, and Zhou Leng fell to the ground with only his bones left.

Bones were scattered all over the ground.

The will still exists.

Arm bones were shattered, legs were broken, skulls were cracked...

The unbearable pain stimulated Zhou Leng.

But Zhou Leng's heart remained calm.

The sounds of weapons echoed throughout the battlefield.

9000...9500...9900...

One weapon after another.

Suddenly, a strange hammer fell from the sky.

The surface of the sledgehammer was carved with blood-colored cloud patterns, and the entire body was surrounded by lightning and fire as it fell down with a loud bang.

It is obviously very small, but it looks like a star falling from the sky.

Bang!
With a loud bang, Zhou Leng was shattered into countless tiny particles.

boom……

Zhou Leng felt as if his whole body exploded. In the world of will, the mountain of will suddenly shattered and turned into fine powder.

The mind is shaken.

Is the mountain of will really going to be shattered?

The hammer of thunder and fire descended over the Mountain of Will and smashed into the crystal-like powder.

Bang!
The power of the divine hammer, the power of thunder and fire, exploded.

Zhou Leng’s eyes went dark and he passed out.

As soon as he opened his eyes, Zhou Leng felt his whole body numb and he lost control of his body.

At this moment, Zhou Leng suspected that he was really dead.

At the moment when the hammer of thunder and fire descended, he truly felt the despair of death.

Closer to death than ever before.

After his body slowly regained control, Zhou Leng breathed a sigh of relief and entered the world of will.

Everything was as usual. The incomplete map of Zhenhai was there, the star map of Guhe Sect was there, the divine order was there, and the flowers sent by the elf teacher were there.

The mountain of will is also there.

At first glance, it seems that there is no change. But upon closer inspection, the Mountain of Will is brighter, purer and more transparent.

It seemed as if it had been forged by a divine hammer and tempered by thunder and fire.

"I see……"

That hammer of thunder and fire is the final ten thousand strikes.

At the same time, the message from Purgatory Gate emerged in his memory.

After officially passing the first level of the Gate of Purgatory and becoming a god, you can enter again and receive more powerful trials.

"really……"

"Second floor."

Zhou Leng was full of energy and went in directly.

There was black and white in front of my eyes, and I was in a valley.

The roars of animals echoed in all directions.

Around the edge of the valley, eyes of different sizes and colors lit up.

One after another, dark shadows rushed over and when they got closer, I could see their figures clearly.

Wolf, leopard, tiger, snake, lion, eagle...

Different from ordinary wild beasts, these beasts have amazing momentum, and their eyes exude strange murderous and murderous intent. Ordinary people would be frightened and unable to move after just one look at them.

Zhou Leng was calm. The second layer was probably torn apart by wild beasts.

This kind of damage is naturally slightly stronger than that caused by cold weapons.

However, it is ultimately just a larger battlefield.

The second level of names emerged in Zhou Leng’s mind.

Valley of insects and beasts.

I had an ominous feeling in my heart.

The beasts rushed forward, biting, slapping and gnawing.

In a short while, Zhou Leng's flesh and blood were devoured, and even his bones were chewed into pieces and entered the beast's stomach.

The next moment, Zhou Leng's body recovered.

The beasts began their second feast.

After nine hundred and ninety-nine feasts in a row, Zhou Leng finally felt slightly tired, but more bored.

When they were resurrected for the thousandth time, the beasts dispersed.

rustling...

The dense swarms of insects looked like a black carpet of flesh, attacking from all directions.

All kinds of insects that Zhou Leng had seen and recognized in his daily life gathered into a large army and swarmed towards him.

They may bite the skin or get in through the nostrils, eyes, and ears...

An indescribable feeling hit Zhou Leng.

Nausea, hairiness, panic, vomiting, disgust, etc. are feelings that far exceed pain and last indefinitely.

Even the pain was masked by mixed feelings.

After a while, Zhou Leng gave up.

The Gate of Purgatory reversed and threw Zhou Leng out.

Zhou Leng felt itchy and hairy all over, with goose bumps all over his body.

Finally I understand what purgatory is.

Pain is just the first door to purgatory.

Being eaten by thousands of beasts is nothing.

But being in a sea of insects and feeling them drilling into your body is a completely different feeling.

Zhou Leng let out a breath.

Take it easy, it's already pretty good, there's no need to push yourself so much, at worst you can just not go in...

Zhou Leng lay there for a while and sighed.

After thinking for a while, I found the problem.

This complex and multiple feeling of nausea has a far greater impact on the mind than pain.

The fear and disgust of insects are engraved in our genes, culture, and life, and are everywhere.

It has become instinct.

Zhou Leng wanted to empty his mind and forget everything, but the image of the bugs kept appearing in his mind.

The powerful Mountain of Rock Realm Will was actually ineffective.

Zhou Leng thought silently for a long time, and after that, he understood vaguely.

instinct.

The Valley of Insects and Beasts tests not the ability to endure pain, but the ability to fight against instinct.

It was just like the fear of the deep sea during the Heaven Level Trial. Even though I knew I wouldn’t die and the worst that could happen was failure and leaving, I still couldn’t bear that fear.

If a warrior cannot overcome his instincts, his achievements will be limited.

He will always be a beast controlled by instinct and desire, at most a half-human that is a fusion of man and beast, rather than a human who has completely transcended the beast.

In Zhou Leng's mind, there emerged those heroes who sacrificed in the old times and those heroes who inherited from the martial arts era.

If it were those heroes who died heroically, would they be afraid?

They are not afraid.

Zhou Leng's eyes changed slightly.

I didn't expect my answer to be so quick and affirmative.

The sufferings endured by those heroes seemed very ordinary, just death, starvation, torture, and burning.

However, their spirit and will far surpass those of ordinary people and beasts, reaching the limits of human beings.

If they entered the valley of insects and beasts, they would probably just smile indifferently.

Zhou Leng then realized the difference between himself and a hero.

It's not about the strength of one's will or the ability to endure, but the strong mentality that allows one to ignore all obstacles for the sake of one's ideals.

That kind of immortal belief that ideals will surely come true.

I can’t do it now.

But, I found the direction.

Zhou Leng comforted himself silently.

I'll talk about it later. If I really want to practice, I'll go to the fourth level of the Red Lotus Hell. However...

Zhou Leng glanced at the gate of purgatory and whispered in disbelief, "The third floor."

A moment later, the gate of purgatory reversed and threw Zhou Leng out.

Zhou Leng's face turned red and white, and he looked at the Gate of Purgatory with an extremely complicated look in his eyes.

Fear, desire, pain, joy...all kinds of emotions that can't coexist flashed in his eyes.

"How cruel... I almost didn't want to come back..."

Zhou Leng deeply realized that he was too small in the infinite universe.

"Forget about the second and third floors for now. I'll go to the Red Lotus Hell next time. Even if it hurts like hell, it's better than the second and third floors..."

Zhou Leng walked silently to Mammoth Lake and emptied his mind, but he still couldn't forget the nausea of the second level and the madness of the third level.

Zhou Leng shouted to Xiao Ba and Da Huang, but there was no response.

Go straight to the orange blossom grove and call the black bone tiger.

"Come!"

Zhou Leng shouted at a black bone tiger in the middle stage of vitality.

The black tiger growled and rushed over with a little disdain and displeasure.

The other black bone tigers laughed, especially the little black bone tiger in the body refining stage, who laughed the happiest.

Beat up this hairless ape!
Zhou Leng took a deep breath, cleared all distracting thoughts, and with his eyes turned cold. He regarded the black bone tiger as an enemy and attacked with all his might.

A punch hits, colliding with the tiger's paw.

With a loud bang, the man and the tiger retreated together.

The black-bone tiger retreated three big steps, and Zhou Leng retreated more than ten steps in a row, and finally crashed into a tree.

"Come again!"

Zhou Leng let go completely, determined to use a hearty battle to dispel the mental trauma caused by the two layers of purgatory gates in his mind.

(End of this chapter)