Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 596 - 576: Comet

This place has existed for unknown billions of years; the copper mirrors are rusted in many places, yet most areas remain shiny as new.

At the top of each copper mirror, simple Divine Texts are engraved.

From left to right, they are "Tidal Surge," "Sky Wind," and "Heavenly Thunder."

Zhou Leng remembered that Blood of Tyranny did not elaborate on the contents, only stating that his aptitude was dull, completing only the trial of the "Tidal Surge" mirror, while the other two trials remained unfinished.

At that time, Master Wu lamented that Blood of Tyranny had few opportunities.

He also mentioned that if Blood of Tyranny had first entered the Transmission Hall and then the Acceptance Hall, his gains would have increased tenfold at least, with the "Tidal Surge" mirror indeed suited for the Innate, while the other two mirrors serve as foundations for the Grandmaster and Martial Saint. If the trials were not completed, the loss would be tremendous.

Reflecting on the past events, Zhou Leng found that though Blood of Tyranny was a madman, he was genuinely good to him, willing to share this treasured land.

Zhou Leng pondered briefly before stepping forward to the "Tidal Surge" mirror, reaching out to touch.

White light erupted, enveloping Zhou Leng, pulling him into the mirror.

The Sea Sirens widened their eyes.

"These mirrors are the trial ground. Don’t let him take the lead; what about the other two pieces? How do you choose?"

"I’ll do it!"

A slender Sea Siren rushed to the middle "Sky Wind" mirror, reached out to touch, and was enveloped and absorbed by the white light.

"Seems the same, if humans can do it, I can too!"

One Sea Siren said, then dashed over to enter the "Heavenly Thunder" mirror.

Azure Sword remained unmoving, with a smile on his face, quietly waiting.

More than a dozen other Sea Sirens whispered softly.

A Sea Siren tried to touch the "Tidal Surge" mirror, but it remained immobile.

"Apparently, only one Siren can enter at a time." That Sea Siren returned reluctantly.

"Your Highness, after that human emerges, you should enter the same mirror."

"No rush, let’s wait and see." Azure Sword was not in a hurry; he wanted to learn from Blood of Tyranny, to learn patience until becoming a Demigod and unleashing his full strength.

"Your Highness indeed is the wise one of our kind..."

Suddenly, the "Heavenly Thunder" mirror flashed, a ball of black ash formed and flew out.

A strange smell of scorched meat slowly dispersed.

The Sea Sirens were extremely familiar with it.

The smell of scorched Sea Siren meat.

The Sea Sirens who were initially eager exchanged glances.

They remained silent for a long time, and before they could speak, the "Sky Wind" mirror flashed, and a pile of minced meat flew out, covering the ground.

The smell was also familiar.

"Seems a bit difficult..." a Sea Siren whispered.

"Indeed, it’s not easy." Azure Sword looked at the "Tidal Surge" mirror, envisaging Zhou Leng’s appearance, becoming more convinced that this human harbors great secrets within.

Inside the "Tidal Surge" mirror.

In an endless sea, a very small island protruded three feet above the surface.

The island was no more than ten meters long and wide, about the size of an ordinary house.

In the center of the island stood a water well, projecting a peculiar scene above.

A gigantic white comet orbited a blue planet.

The large comet continuously scattered the exotic power from its tail into the blue planet while creating massive gravitational pull that triggered tsunamis within the blue planet.

On the blue planet, the ocean covered more than 95% of its area, filled densely with tsunamis.

Each tsunami contained the power of the outer comet.

Zhou Leng stood upon the island, like a reef.

The ocean was calm and tranquil.

Suddenly, the earth quaked, a hundred-meter-high giant wave rose unexplainedly, its length and thickness exceeding a hundred meters, resembling a colossal city wall, rushing towards Zhou Leng, crushing down upon him.

Zhou Leng did not mobilize any power, extending his arms to let the tidal waves crash over him.

A 4-ton body, grandmaster-level strength, enhanced by giant physique and various powers, making him akin to the first Innate King of Blue Star.

In the Ancient River Sect, he was second only to the Three Sons of Ancient River.

Yet, amidst the hundred-meter waves containing the mystical power of the comet, Zhou Leng seemed like a broken kite, flying backward.

His body twisted in the air, with a thud, he fell into the sea, slowly sinking.

Zhou Leng felt slightly dizzy, but only after seconds did he open his eyes, surfaced, and swam towards the island.

The extraterrestrial tidal waves had struck many times,

starting from a one-meter-high small wave, constantly increasing, now rising to a hundred meters high.

With a splash, he leaped out of the sea, water flowing off his body, through a thought, his muscles slightly quivered and contracted, then his skin collectively ejected outward, water splashed, and his entire body was dry.

Without True Qi, one can still remain unstained.

Red marks densely appeared on his body surface, scars left by the crashing waves.

The impact force formed by the hundred-meter-high, thick, and wide waves, combined with the power of the outer comet, far exceeded a full strike of Great Innate.

Soon, the 101-meter wave rose, crashing onto Zhou Leng amidst a roar.

Zhou Leng exerted all his strength, but in the face of the great power of the celestial phenomena, he was still negligible, his body flying backward.

This time, he flew even higher, spun more, and remained unconscious longer.

Returning to the island, a peculiar glint appeared in Zhou Leng’s eyes.

Looking down, not just shallow red marks, some skin slightly cracked yet rapidly healed.

"Indeed..."

In these tidal waves, indeed nurtures the true energy of the stars.

Unexpectedly, it was discovered by a master from the Ancient River Sect who found the mysterious comet and then used powerful forces to mimic it, thereby creating this Celestial Tide Mirror.

This celestial tidal wave, before reaching 100 meters high, is purely formidable.

For an ordinary Great Innate, it would have been crushed into pulp.

But for Zhou Leng, it was equivalent to an ordinary person getting slapped by another ordinary person, making the skin turn red.

After being hit by the tidal wave at 101 meters high, new power was added to the wave, and it surged into the body along with the impact.

That power was extraordinarily domineering, tearing through flesh, rampaging within the body.

Yet, it was quickly suppressed by Zhou Leng’s own force and dissolved by the Undying Star Body.

Then, it was broken down into stellar energy, part of which entered the body, and part entered the true skill singularity.

Directly raising the upper limit of the true skill singularity, equivalent to enhancing the upper limit of Dantian True Qi in the past.

Although it increased by just a sliver, it was much faster than cultivating the "Original True Energy Cultivation".

No wonder Blood of Tyranny had emerged among the Sea Sirens back in the day, directly absorbing stellar energy to strengthen itself, it was far more domineering than any method in the Ten Realms.

"It was the right choice to come..."

To Blood of Tyranny or others, the stellar energy within the tidal waves was merely additional power, difficult to utilize without reaching the level of Martial Saint.

But for Zhou Leng, it was as precious as the foundation of Martial Arts.

Zhou Leng stood firm on the island, continually enduring the impact of tidal waves, continuously flying out and swimming back.

If this had been before entering the Great Battlefield, when the wave reached 200 meters high, his body would have been shattered.

However, after experiencing the Great Battlefield, his body’s resilience surpassed that of ordinary Demigod Bloodline Giants, reaching the level of Demigod Bloodline Fierce Beasts.

Surviving the wave at 201 meters high, swimming back to the island, he looked down and examined his entire body.

There were more wounds, but that was all.

Unlike before, not only was the energy of stellar power slammed into the flesh, the appearance of the celestial tidal wave was also "slammed" into memory.

Like a peculiar spiritual imprint, allowing the process of the wave rising, advancing, striking, and exploding to be vividly repeated in the mind.

On that day Blood of Tyranny mentioned the power he comprehended, possibly referring to this spiritual imprint.

meters, 203 meters...

meters, 400 meters, 500 meters...

The celestial tidal waves grew larger and stronger, containing more and more stellar energy.

However, the damage to Zhou Leng’s body was also growing.

Here, no Pill could be used; only the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique of three thousand feathers could restore him.

When the wave reached 501 meters, as Zhou Leng was blasted into the air, his body finally couldn’t withstand it, internal organs shattered, and blood gushed out, spraying from his mouth with a loud "wa".

Strands of powerful white silk flew out, connecting all the clotted blood, forcibly dragging it back from mid-air, returning it to the body.

Climbing ashore again, Zhou Leng sensed his body, realizing the internal injuries indeed were healed.

Moreover, this time the stellar energy involved was unimaginably abundant, and his true skill singularity couldn’t accommodate it, leading a large amount of stellar energy to enter the body.

The Star Phoenix itself is a Stellar Life, and the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique can also utilize stellar energy.

Thus, this additional stellar energy transformed into an increased number of Star Phoenix Feathers, enhancing healing ability and creating a positive cycle.

meters, 700 meters, 800 meters...

The gigantic tidal waves kept approaching like apocalyptic tsunamis, one after another, ceaselessly.

Zhou Leng continually endured the terrifying damage.

At 701 meters, the skin began to crack extensively.

At 801 meters, the bones began to exhibit fine bleeding cracks.

Yet, within the body, the number of Star Phoenix Feathers silently exceeded 4000.

The restorative power grew increasingly stronger.

When the tidal wave at 1001 meters fell, Zhou Leng seemed like a ball kicked by a giant, flying far away, spewing blood that wasn’t retracted, scattering into the ocean.

After being unconscious for a long time, Zhou Leng weakly reached the island.

The skin was mostly healed, but the internal organs and bones were riddled with cracks, difficult to recover quickly.

Inside the body, stellar energy was blazing.

In his mind, the imagery of the thousand-meter tidal wave impacting resurfaced repeatedly, forming immense pressure, impacting the Martial Arts Will.

After the stellar energy and celestial imagery in the tidal wave merged, a third layer of power was formed.

Willpower Impact.

However, this impact was not intense, more like finely honing the Martial Arts Will.

"This level is already near the limit..."

Zhou Leng could distinctly feel that if he continued, the recovery ability of the body would fall far behind the destruction rate, leading to permanent damage.

Simultaneously, a cluster of white mist rose from the island.

Wisps of white mist merged into the body, rapidly healing the internal injuries.

The Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique secretly absorbed this white mist, generating Star Phoenix Feather at a frightening speed of one per second.

With the injuries healed, Zhou Leng’s vision darkened and then brightened, appearing outside the Celestial Tide Mirror.

Seeing Zhou Leng emerge, the Sea Sirens all showed joyous expressions.

One Sea Siren even ignored the Azure Sword and rushed forward excitedly saying, "Looks easy! If he can do it, so can I!"

Zhou Leng silently walked away, operating the "Original True Energy Cultivation".

Not only absorbing stellar energy but also constantly perceiving the reflection of the celestial tidal wave in his mind.

The Azure Sword glanced at Zhou Leng, contemplated briefly, and did not disturb him.

A few dozen seconds later, a glob of minced flesh flew out from the Celestial Tide Mirror.

Among the Sea Sirens, silence prevailed, knowing that the strength of that Sea Siren ranked steadily above the middle within their group.