Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 558 - 541: Origin Seed

The voice of the Flower Demon Elder was calm and broad, as if there was no threat at all.

"Oh, and then?" Zhou Leng’s expression remained calm.

The golden sunflower paused, not speaking; the other party seemed not to understand this reaction.

"Our Flower Demon clan has dwelled in the Perfect Garden for many years, never fearing enemies," the voice continued.

"I come from the Celestial Bone, walking the earth under the god’s command. If I heard correctly, are you saying that your Flower Demon clan wants to challenge the Celestial Bone Army or even the Mad God Army?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, we, the splendid Flower Demon clan, have no intentions of challenging the Divine Spirit..." The voice from the flower quickly responded.

"I’ll give you a chance to reintroduce yourself," Zhou Leng said.

After a while, the other party said, "Honored Celestial Bone Warrior, since you have come by the god’s command, our splendid Flower Demon clan will provide you with the utmost help."

Zhou Leng nodded and said, "First, what’s the Flower Demon blessing about? I need to know the origins of the Perfect Garden. Second, the Celestial Bone Army needs a newly appointed Grandmaster, and by the god’s command, I invite the new Grandmaster to visit the Celestial Bone Army."

A long silence ensued from the flower.

Because the speaker was indeed the new Grandmaster.

After a while, the flower communicated, "The Flower Demon blessing is our deception to avoid disruption from overly powerful opponents. We pretend to bless the other party, enhancing their power, but actually only using magical power and pills that only last for a year. As for the origins of the Perfect Garden, we don’t know; we only know it’s a leftover power of a Divine Spirit."

Zhou Leng said, "The god said there was a new Grandmaster here, come with me to pay respects to the god."

"Does the god want the new Grandmaster or just the Grandmaster of the splendid Flower Demon clan?"

"That depends on the situation," Zhou Leng said.

"We currently have three new Grandmasters in the Perfect Garden. One is from the Flower Demon clan, the other two are Demons."

"Hmm? Aren’t the Trial Takers unable to ascend here?"

"The ways of Demon Purgatory are varied. Many years ago, they captured some demons from the Great Battlefield and brought them back. These two Demons have the bloodline of the Great Battlefield demons, unrestricted."

"I see." Zhou Leng stopped speaking.

After some waiting, the other party said helplessly, "Our splendid Flower Demon clan can cooperate with you to capture the Demon new Grandmaster."

"What makes me trust you?" Zhou Leng asked.

"Actually... you have the scent of one of our kind, not to mention the aura of the Celestial Bone City, the Dragon God’s seal road, the scent of a Giant..."

The elder was silent for a few seconds before continuing, "All quite strong. We suspect you are the chosen one of god. The entire splendid Flower Demon clan cannot afford such a complex enemy as you. So, from the beginning, we have been trying to quickly invite you to leave. You are more than..."

The elder stopped speaking.

"I’ll take it as a compliment. If you can help me deal with one Demon new Grandmaster and let me report back, I might cooperate. However, I’m very interested in a true Flower Demon blessing."

The elder was silent for a long time, then said, "As long as you swear to the Sacred Mother Tree not to harm the splendid Flower Demon clan, we can give you an ’original seed.’ Once ingested, the original seed will imprint your physical state. Regardless of how serious the damage you suffer, once the original seed is triggered, your body can return to its peak state now. Of course, if the force you face is strong and not driven out, the recovery process will be very slow."

"Can it only return to the state when the original seed was ingested?"

"Yes, this is already a powerful force; there’s no true perfection in the world. The original seed is the true Flower Demon blessing of our clan."

"What about the legendary golden flower?"

"It’s already used up; the next one will be available in ten years."

"I have resources from the Ten Realms at hand to trade some specialty products from the Great Battlefield or the Perfect Garden with you in a fair trade, how about it?"

"As long as it’s a fair trade, we will keep our word."

"Alright, let’s trade first, then take the original seed, and lastly, find the new Grandmaster."

"Please follow me."

The flowers and trees ahead moved to both sides, making a small path.

Zhou Leng ran along the path and soon reached a lawn.

On the lawn were all kinds of large flowers.

Half of the large flowers had specialties from the Perfect Garden placed on them.

The other half were empty.

"Please place the items you wish to trade; we will estimate a numerical value for each to facilitate mutual exchange..."

Zhou Leng placed many items, and the transaction between the two sides began.

Neither side could accurately ascertain each other’s item’s value; they could only judge by vague aura.

After a short while, the transaction ended.

A huge flower blossomed in the middle, with a diameter over five meters, thick petals, a fragrant aroma, and vibrant colors like neon lights, yet not vulgar.

"Please stand on the ’King Flower,’ where we will bless you and present the original seed."

Zhou Leng took off his top and wielded True Qi.

His whole body was covered by dense, blood-and-flesh dragons forming arch scales and blood marks; a complex star pattern composed of multiple bones appeared on his shoulders.

The emblem of the Celestial Bone Army.

Zhou Leng remained vigilant throughout, standing on the King Flower; a multitude of flowers emerged, emitting fragrance, scattering petals, chanting songs...

After a full half hour, the center of the King Flower produced a long yellow stigma, like a hand, curled around a seed.

"Please place it in your navel."

Zhou Leng took the seed the size of a soybean, with a black outer shell, round, showing no special features.

However, a strong life force could be felt inside.

Very similar to the previous high-level Tree-man trial aura.

It seems that the Flower Demon is likely related to the high-level Tree-man.

Zhou Leng originally didn’t trust the Flower Demon but now felt reassured and placed the original seed in his navel.

The original seed turned into a viscous substance, slowly seeping into his navel.

A strange life force infiltrated his body, slowly roaming throughout.

After a long time, his life force circulated throughout his entire body, entering the middle of his chest area, motionless.

Zhou Leng walked down from the royal flower and said, "Our transaction is complete. Next... By the way, do any of you know about the news of the Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit?"

"Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit? That’s a treasure even High-Level Civilizations fight over, critical for Ascension to Divinity. We are not qualified to obtain it. We only know that Dragon Scale Vermilion Fruit does indeed appear in the Great Battlefield, but where it is born specifically is uncertain."

"What a pity... Then take me to find the newly ascended Grandmaster Demon, separate him from the other demons. I will duel him first, if I’m at a disadvantage, then you can assist."

"Everything as you wish."

Flowers and plants led the way, and Zhou Leng ran all the way, continually consuming pills to adjust his physical state.

After running over a thousand kilometers, the voice of the Flower Demon came through.

"He’s just ahead."

The forest ahead parted, and a stout Red-skinned Demon stood furious, looking around.

He was three meters tall, entirely dark red, with rough skin like the surface of a red asphalt road.

On top of his head grew two giant demon horns, half a meter high, with flames jetting from them.

His chest muscles were like boulders, covered in black chest hair, whereas his belly protruded with a fat stomach, round and robust.

Both strong and fat.

He held a Fiery Flame Trident, his feet were massive hooves, and behind him were short bone wings instead of ordinary demon wings.

Overall, he looked like a common Shuangjiao demon in the Demon Purgatory, but on closer inspection, he differed in many ways from typical Shuangjiao demons.

Originally led here by the Flower Demon, his anger had no outlet, and upon seeing the human martial artist appear, he charged forward without hesitation.

"Human, die!"

Boom!

He was like a massive fiery blaze, leaping up, carrying a sonic boom of white shockwaves, shredding flowers and plants along the way, and swung his trident to stab forth.

Zhou Leng, although it was his first encounter with a newly ascended grandmaster, had faced many monsters imbued with the Starry Sky Bloodline along his way, some possessing power rivalling a newly ascended grandmaster, thus he remained calm and composed in battle.

With a raise of his hand, he took out a legendary wolf-fang club obtained from a Beastman and swung it as he charged forward.

The two wielded long-handled weapons, rapidly engaging in conflict.

Banging and clanging sounds continuously echoed.

In just over a dozen moves, Zhou Leng’s hands went numb, almost unable to hold onto the grip.

That grandmaster Shuangjiao demon also felt amazed, then grinned wickedly and said, "You’re not just a human genius, you’ve gained tremendously here, reaching the level of an Innate King, able to contend with a newly ascended grandmaster. If it was an ordinary newly ascended grandmaster, they might not be your match, but... We possess the bloodline of the Great Battlefield and were guided by the Celestial Calamity Envoy. You... Die!"

He let out a low growl, flames bursting from all over his body, making him look like a giant burning man and pounced forward.

Their weapons clashed, scorching flames splattered everywhere, and Zhou Leng’s clothes quickly caught fire.

His body was shielded by the Taiqing Sea Robe, leaving no trace of burns.

After a bout of back-and-forth combat, the grandmaster Shuangjiao demon grew increasingly impatient, cursed several times, then trembled as his body surged two meters higher, reaching five meters and becoming more muscular.

On his skin surface, strange red-black metal chunks gathered together, forming thick armor.

"Let’s see how long you can endure!"

Clang...

The massive trident, like a club, smashed down.

Clang clang clang...

Their weapons clashed repeatedly, ringing in Zhou Leng’s eardrums.

Crack...

The wolf-fang club broke.

The demon laughed heartily, while Zhou Leng drew out a legendary great axe.

The demon snorted coldly, desperately swinging.

Clang clang clang...

The legendary great axe broke, and Zhou Leng drew out a legendary great knife.

Along the way, he had slain too many Great Innates.

Clang clang clang...

Zhou Leng wielded the legendary great knife over four meters long, sometimes retreating, sometimes advancing, still neck-and-neck with the grandmaster demon.

Crack... crack...

The legendary great knife and the demon’s fiery flame trident broke simultaneously, shattering into fragments that sprayed in all directions.

"That’s enough."

Zhou Leng threw down the knife handle and lunged forward.

The grandmaster Shuangjiao demon hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhou Leng charging forward and sneered instead of being frightened.

"Foolish human..."

He stomped his right foot fiercely forward, unleashing an explosive force containing both spell and demon talent.

Centered around him within a ten-meter radius, the ground exploded, flinging dirt and rocks.

From the cracks, flames and lava erupted.

The invisible force of war stomp impacted Zhou Leng.

Even though Zhou Leng anticipated it, he was still blown away by the terrifying force, losing balance and unable to find footing in mid-air.

Gripping the ground with both feet, the grandmaster Shuangjiao demon charged like a maddened war elephant, his body enveloped by flames and innate power, achieving speeds surpassing what an ordinary newly ascended grandmaster should have.

Death Charge.