Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 597 - 577: Qi Cyclone

The Sea Sirens stared at the pile of minced meat for a long while, then turned to look at Zhou Leng, their eyes flickering.

"This human seems stronger than we imagined."

"Do you think it’s possible that these three trial grounds test physical bodies, and his physical body is strong, so he has an advantage."

"Possible. But... since when did humans have stronger bodies than us Sea Sirens? We live in the pressure-heavy depths of the ocean; how could we lose to this human?"

"Should we take him out?"

"You’re crazy, these ancient ruins must have all sorts of restrictions; they don’t even let us into the main hall, and you think you can kill someone here? Besides, look at the style, it obviously doesn’t look like Water Race ruins; it’s probably related to humans."

"What should we do then?"

"Follow His Highness’ lead." Everyone looked at the Azure Sword.

"Let’s wait a bit longer." The Azure Sword smiled.

"As expected of His Highness, staying calm and composed."

Zhou Leng was still absorbing the power and experience of the Mirror of Heavenly Tides, motionless.

The Sea Sirens began waiting with the Azure Sword.

After a while, Zhou Leng opened his eyes and walked toward the Mirror of Empty Wind.

The Azure Sword walked over with a smile, and said, "Human friend, what did you encounter in the first mirror?"

Zhou Leng glanced at the black ash and minced meat on the ground, pointed his index finger at the sky, and shook his head.

The Azure Sword thought for a moment and said, "Do you think any of us here could be like you and complete the trial in the first mirror?"

Zhou Leng looked over the Sea Sirens and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"The truth!" The Sea Sirens all looked at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng thought for a moment and said, "I’ll try to answer gently... Well, it’s not that I look down on you, but it’s really impossible."

The Azure Sword’s smile stiffened, quickly recovering as he translated to the other Sea Sirens.

The Sea Sirens’ eyes turned bright red with anger.

Zhou Leng added, "Although you can’t complete the final trial, the strongest among you have a chance to finish the preliminary trial, not ending up like those who died in there."

The Azure Sword quickly asked, "The first mirror is obviously simpler than the other two, right?"

"Of course, it gets harder as you progress."

After Zhou Leng finished speaking, he went into the second Mirror of Empty Wind.

The Sea Sirens looked at each other hesitantly.

After all, several Sea Sirens believed they were stronger than the ones who had died.

"Not being able to get into the other two mirrors can be understood, but not completing the first one is frustrating."

"Even the Blood of Tyranny back then wasn’t much stronger than us."

"I’ll give it a try!" Another Sea Siren entered the Mirror of Heavenly Tides.

Before long, a fresh pile of minced meat flew out.

The Sea Sirens fell silent again.

The Azure Sword carefully observed the two piles of minced meat and said, "Look, the Dark Flow Shell is stronger, and it entered later, persisted long enough, and the minced meat fragments are larger. This means that as long as someone’s slightly stronger, there’s a chance to complete the trial. Who’s going?"

"Your Highness, aren’t you going to try?"

The Azure Sword said, "I want to observe a bit longer."

The Sea Sirens waited quietly, with the atmosphere growing increasingly awkward.

But, in the end, they are creatures of the sea, with irritable temperaments.

One Sea Siren angrily said, "We finally made it to these ancient ruins, how can we leave empty-finned? We came here willingly, so why fear death? We’re being hunted down by the Blood of Tyranny anyway, might as well take a chance!"

This spirited Sea Siren inspired the bloodlust in the other Sea Sirens.

"Right! The Sea Demon Race isn’t less courageous than humans, is it? The blood we’ve shed on their land far exceeds what they’ve shed in the ocean! I’m going first!"

One Sea Siren rushed in, soon flying out in minced meat form.

"Sea Sirens fear nothing!" Another agitated Sea Siren rushed in, returning as minced meat.

One after another still wanted to try.

When only five Sea Sirens remained, the atmosphere before the Hall of Thousand Devices quieted down.

After a long while, the Azure Sword said, "I’ll go."

The remaining four Sea Sirens looked at the Azure Sword with admiration.

"His Highness truly is not like the ordinary Sea Sirens, bravely facing such danger, years from now, certainly like a tsunami, crushing the Blood of Tyranny!"

"Your Highness, please be careful."

The Azure Sword’s expression remained calm. Based on the deceased’s strength, the duration they lasted, and the situation of their injuries, he judged that Zhou Leng was right.

Others might die inside, but he not only carries the bloodline of a Demigod but is also outstanding among the Azure Royal Family, perhaps unable to persist for too long, but definitely able to complete the basic level.

He walked to the Mirror of Heavenly Tides and reached out to touch it.

The mirror remained motionless.

He and all the Sea Sirens were stunned.

Upon closer inspection, the surface of the Mirror of Heavenly Tides had lost its luster, appearing lifeless.

The Azure Sword immediately looked at the pile of meat on the ground.

Before the Mirror of Heavenly Tides, there were a total of nine piles of minced meat, plus Zhou Leng...

The Azure Sword’s face flushed red, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

"Goddamn turtle bastard..." he cursed angrily.

The other Sea Sirens quickly understood.

"Ten times, it seems this trial can only be sustained ten times."

"His Highness kept saying to wait, and wait, and now..."

The remaining four Sea Sirens looked at the Azure Sword sympathetically.

After a long time, the Azure Sword suppressed his fury, looked at the other two mirrors, squinted his eyes, and started plotting.

"The third mirror, surely can’t be entered, it’s too strong."

"The second mirror, judging by the blood and flesh of the deceased in terms of persistence time, it’s clearly much tougher than the first. I have a high probability of being unable to pass. Better wait for him to come out and ask him."

Inside the Mirror of Empty Wind.

This is a gigantic gas planet.

Colorful and peculiar cyclones are scattered all over the planet.

There are narrow tornadoes, broad typhoons, and massive vortices with diameters spanning tens of thousands of miles that form the eye of the planet on its surface...

As soon as Zhou Leng entered, his body fell into a black tornado.

His body spun inside the tornado, rapidly ascending.

Inside the tornado, debris and stones whirled around, producing an ear-piercing explosive sound.

Supersonic fragments and other hard objects flew past and even struck his body.

Far more potent than countless arrows.

This first tornado, perhaps the simplest, surpassed Earth’s fastest tornado.

The central wind speed broke the sound barrier.

At this speed, cars could be tossed aside like toys, twisted like pretzels, and reinforced concrete reduced to rubble.

A faint red mark appeared on Zhou Leng’s body.

This level of destruction reached the magnitude of a tsunami wave over 101 meters high.

Fortunately, his body absorbed a vast amount of cosmic energy in the Tidal Mirror, with the Star Phoenix Feathers nearing five thousand, making his body stronger and its healing capacity faster.

Amidst the gales, Zhou Leng involuntarily spun, sensing the forces within the winds meticulously.

This first tornado contained not only destructive star power but also cosmic energy.

Zhou Leng covered his eyes with his hand to avoid injury, quickly scanning the terrifying tempestuous world through his fingers, marveling at the wonders of the universe.

Once his body was carried to the top of the black tornado, he was violently hurled into a flaming tornado.

The intense flames and the power of the gales hit him.

Zhou Leng’s body, resilient as it was, had all the hair and eyebrows incinerated in an instant.

The scorching flames fell upon him.

"Still manageable, only slightly stronger than the Divine Blood Lava..."

Zhou Leng squinted, observing his surroundings while deeply comprehending various forces.

After being carried to the top of the flaming tornado, he was once again flung out, landing on a third tornado.

This tornado was larger and white, containing the power of ice.

It felt...weaker than the previous ones.

However, the destructive star power and cosmic energy contained within slightly increased compared to before.

In this manner, Zhou Leng continued to spin in the tornadoes, enduring relentless attacks, and being repeatedly hurled into larger tornadoes.

10, 20, 30...

Countless gigantic tornadoes connected like a vertical ladder, carrying Zhou Leng upward.

The Tidal Waves "pound" cosmic energy into the body.

Whereas the tornadoes "whirl" more mixed forces into the body.

At first glance, this seems only slightly more difficult than the Tidal Mirror but contains more destructive star power; without the corresponding cultivation technique, even the strongest geniuses would be destroyed by the destructive star power.

The Blood of Tyranny, with its exceptional talents, failed to complete the Air Storm Mirror trial, likely because his body couldn’t withstand the destructive force.

However, surviving the Air Storm Mirror and the Lightning Sky Mirror, completing the basic trials, was sufficient to prove his talent would be considered above average in a High-Level Civilization.

Upon flying into the 101st tornado, Zhou Leng finally experienced a slight dizziness.

His skin showed subtle wounds.

Yet, they healed in the blink of an eye.

The total vacuum energy from the cosmic energy singularities in his body reached seven times the initial amount!

Once it expands to 100 times, he could initiate the singularity, formally advancing to Grandmaster.

The number of Star Phoenix Feathers surpassed 5000.

"It’s worth it!"

Zhou Leng was undeterred by the pain and persisted in cultivation.

200, 300, 400...

Upon entering the 801st tornado, he finally sensed his physical limits.

A fear of death emanating from the depths of his soul, flesh, and will spread throughout his body.

At this time, beside the Mountain of Will, not only were there the semi-transparent tidal waves battering against it, but also a small tornado swirling around, continuously cutting it.

"Last time, I could endure until 1000; this time, there is also a chance!"

At this moment, the total amount of the cosmic energy singularity reached 25 times the initial amount, the accumulation speed far surpassing before.

The Star Phoenix Feathers also exceeded 6000.

The internal flesh’s recovery speed was as if constantly aided by a spell.

Zhou Leng did not choose to retreat but opted to persevere.

However, the level 800 tornado was too powerful.

The wind speed had surpassed ten times the sound speed, even a top-tier innate king would be minced into flesh here.

His skin completely vanished.

Zhou Leng’s entire body was bleeding profusely, once again turning into a Skinless Warlock.

Yet, Zhou Leng did not give up, continuously drawing power to restore his muscles.

Upon entering the 901st tornado, Zhou Leng’s vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

This Air Storm Mirror was ultimately a trial prepared for the Grandmaster; passing the initial trial here was enough to establish a solid foundation.

The Blood of Tyranny barely managed to reach the 205th tornado.

In a blink, Zhou Leng woke up, finding himself in the void, then a flash of light appeared, and his body was outside the Air Storm Mirror.

Zhou Leng heaved a light sigh, returning.

"How was it, human friend?" the Azure Sword asked loudly.

Zhou Leng sighed, shook his head, and said, "Too difficult, I didn’t pass."

The Azure Sword frowned deeply, thinking if even he found it hard, entering the second mirror himself would surely be fatal.

Zhou Leng casually asked, "How did your first mirror trial go? You must have succeeded, right?"