After entering the realm, the swordsmanship became markedly different.

No longer was it awkward, instead it held an indescribable mystique.

In Zhou Leng's eyes, the sword tip was no longer just a tip, but a star.

Where the longsword traveled, it traced the path of stars.

Thanks to the Heart and Mind Shadow Splitting Battle Technique, Zhou Leng was surrounded by densely packed sword trajectories, with all the moves and routes right before him.

All questions, flaws, strengths, and weaknesses could be truly perceived and even seen.

Additionally, with the solid foundational swordsmanship skills established at the Ancient River Sect's Innate Pavilion.

This allowed the swordsmanship to improve at an extraordinary speed.

Silver Lake Wind glanced at Zhou Leng a few times as he rested.

"Hmm?"

Silver Lake Wind was in disbelief, continuing to stare.

"In just a few hours, his swordsmanship advanced by leaps and bounds."

"He is practicing a new swordsmanship technique."

"He uses the battlefield as a cultivation land, fearless in his heart."

"To grasp swordsmanship so quickly, his enlightenment is astonishing."

"This human, is quite extraordinary..."

Silver Lake Wind looked up, gazing ahead.

Most of Silver Lake Town had been breached, only these castles were still holding out.

In the distance, Demons and giant insects surged like a tide, while forest clan reinforcements operated in teams, continuously harassing the outskirts of the Demon Alliance Army.

The demon numbers were endless, and without reinforcements, they could only hold out for three or four days at most.

He looked to the left.

The legends were fighting there.

Silver Lake Wind sighed.

He was too old, his body injured, though his realm was still legendary, his combat prowess might not match that of the younger newly risen legends.

He looked again at Zhou Leng.

Having entered the realm of swordsmanship, Zhou Leng moved among the demons as if in an uninhabited land.

Under the Frost Cry Sword, none could withstand a single blow.

Silver Lake Wind was convinced that it was the Light King's decree.

Otherwise, the Duke's title could not appear on the Blood Imprint Jade Wall, nor could the legendary treasure vault be easily opened.

Currently, no elf, not a single one, could open it alone.

Though normal elves could not sense it, in his perception, the Duke's Crown atop Zhou Leng's head shone as brilliantly as a small sun.

This degree of ancestor's favor existed only in ancient legends.

It appeared only in those elven princes.

"Could it be, he will be the next Light King. An Alien Race Light King, how absurd, but we have no choice left..."

Under a tree across the forest, Mrs. Xiyang and Silver Lake Wind watched the same person.

Even though Zhou Leng's face was shielded by silver armor, Mrs. Xiyang could sense that familiar aura.

"As expected of my child, outstanding no matter where."

Mrs. Xiyang smiled with a mother's grace, constantly praising Zhou Leng in her heart.

She said: "You three, kill that silver-armored swordsman."

"As you command!"

The three Innate Demons took the order and charged.

Zhou Leng was in the middle of slaughtering, but felt something amiss, so he stopped and retreated, looking ahead.

Three familiar figures rushed towards the city wall.

Zhou Leng sheathed the Frost Cry Sword, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Acquaintances met once before.

They were the ones who attacked the airport back then.

A Crowman Envoy, a Skinless Warlock, a Rusted Iron General.

Months had passed, yet they remained at the lower general tier.

Previously, Zhou Leng had suppressed his power to the True Liquid Innate level to avoid drawing overly strong opponents.

Unexpectedly, it drew in three old acquaintances.

Zhou Leng beckoned to the three Innate Demons with a finger.

The Rusted Iron General laughed heartily, the Crowman Envoy expressionless, taking the spear from his back.

The Skinless Warlock followed in pursuit.

"Get lost!"

The Rusted Iron General shouted, making the nearby demons and giant insects scatter.

The Rusted Iron General, his entire body a fusion of flesh and iron, charged forth like a humanoid tank, exuding an indescribable oppressive power.

The three demons aimed to rush up the city wall.

Zhou Leng leapt out, landing outside the city wall.

"Duke..."

The Prophet Guard was taken aback, looking downward.

They saw Zhou Leng, his back to them, covering over a hundred meters in a single step, rushing at the Rusted Iron General.

The Rusted Iron General swung a punch, Zhou Leng bent at the waist, and as he passed beneath the Rusted Iron General, he grabbed the general's ankle and swung him in his hand.

Then, like swinging a stick, he moved at a speed beyond everyone's comprehension, heading for the Crowman Envoy.

He swung the Rusted Iron General down.

Boom!

The Innate Crowman Envoy was smashed to the ground, feathers scattering, body battered to pulp, embedded in the dirt.

The Innate Rusted Iron General's head collided with the ground, causing dizziness.

Once he regained his senses, he was swung again, tracing a graceful arc in the air.

The Skinless Warlock's Spiritual Shock, like a pale breeze, disoriented the Rusted Iron General.

Zhou Leng seemed unaffected, swinging the Rusted Iron General to smash into the Skinless Warlock.

The Skinless Warlock's body exploded, blood spraying, with just one blow, it was split in two.

Zhou Leng wielded the unconscious Rusted Iron General, swinging it among the demons.

With his left leg broken, he switched to his right; when the right leg broke, he used his arm.

Both arms were gone, so he grabbed the Rusted Iron General by the neck as a handle, using the chest and abdomen as a great hammer, smashing the demons.

Finally, he smashed the powerful flesh and steel body of the Rusted Iron General into pieces. Zhou Leng used Lightweight Skill, stepping on the demons climbing the city wall, ascending as if on cloud ladders, returning to the wall.

The members of the Prophet's Guard breathed a sigh of relief.

In the distance, Mrs. Xiyang watched this scene, her smile behind the veil growing wider.

"Unimaginable, unimaginable, even stronger and more perfect than the Star of Dim Light. He must be another Star of Dim Light, must be..."

Mrs. Xiyang looked at Zhou Leng with a captivated gaze.

"Someone, help me collect all the innate magic potions usable by human martial artists, and hand them to Shen Jun for delivery to our insider among the humans, Guan Canglong."

"Madam, innate potions are extremely valuable, the funds..."

"Deduct it from the Demon Worship Sect's public funds."

"This..."

Mrs. Xiyang suddenly reached out and crushed the head of that innate subordinate, bringing the blood-stained and brain-splattered fingers to her lips.

Her scarlet, agile tongue gently licked.

"Someone," Mrs. Xiyang said lazily.

"I'll take care of it right away," the subordinate responded.

"By the way, don't let the high-ranking generals and nobles go to that elfin castle, only those below them can." Mrs. Xiyang pointed in a direction.

"Yes," the subordinate replied.

On the castle, Zhou Leng, leading over five hundred innate elves, stabilized the situation with a plethora of legendary equipment.

Zhou Leng used the demons as targets to practice swordsmanship, his cultivation progress far surpassing usual.

True Liquid Innate, three swords to kill.

Blood Shocking Innate, at most ten swords.

Bone Forger Innate, he sheathed his sword and used his palm, then was assisted by surrounding elves to deal with it together.

He had yet to encounter Muscle Innate and Great Innate.

The battle continued from the afternoon into the deep night, with Zhou Leng retreating to the castle to rest and study the Star Trail Sword Technique.

Facing challenges, he either reviewed the Blood of Tyranny's notes, browsed the electronic version of the East Monarch's Collection, or pondered the Star Gazing Technique volumes.

Reading more, he gradually gained insights.

Comparing the notes of Blood of Tyranny and Zhao Dongjun, the differences were immense.

Blood of Tyranny seemed to have a kind of animal instinct, extremely strong in few aspects, something he could feel but couldn't articulate in his notes.

Zhao Dongjun was different, a wise martial artist capable of clearly analyzing most martial arts.

The essence of the Star Trail Sword Technique is to lay the foundation for the Star-slaying Nineteen Swords, with many moves designed to help users comprehend the operation of stars, lacking in lethality.

This led to only a few moves being usable in battle, with some moves being ineffective even when forcibly used.

However, with continued research into the Star Trail Sword, Zhou Leng made new discoveries.

The insights the Star Trail Sword Technique brought were completely different from other martial arts.

Other external skills only pursued lethality.

The Star Trail Sword Technique pursued a higher martial arts realm.

It's not that it lacks lethality, but rather that one's realm cannot keep up.

Once the realm catches up, the Star Trail Sword Technique could very well be the number one innate swordsmanship.

He had never heard of such swordsmanship before.

He couldn't help but recall Elder Song's evaluation of this sword technique: very interesting, very intriguing, but too difficult, so temporarily abandoned.

"This sword technique likely contains the ultimate principle of martial arts."

"I must continue cultivating, taking it slowly..."

Outside the forest, the reinforcements led by Mad Prince Aiden arrived, then split into many small teams to hunt forest tribes.

Jade Wings rushed to Mrs. Xiyang, showering her with flattery.

Mrs. Xiyang, having met Queen of Red Eyes multiple times, had a good relationship with her and called each other sisters.

Mrs. Xiyang saw through Jade Wings as a big idler, but for the sake of Red Eyes' face, she couldn't be bothered to argue.

Jade Wings, secretly pleased, finally didn't have to participate in the battle.

Rao Mingxian, Jax, Shen Jun, and Gong Futian followed Aiden and Radiance of the Bright Candle to meet Mrs. Xiyang, then continued to hunt forest tribes with Blood and Flesh War Chariot.

Walking along the road, Gong Futian said, "It's a pity that Madam here also has no news of Zhou Leng."

Blood and Flesh War Chariot replied, "He seems quite elusive, no news for three or four days already."

"Could he be dead?" Shen Jun asked.

"Possible," Jax and Rao Mingxian nodded together, exchanging glances, their hearts secretly puzzled.

"What about his companions then?"

"Also untraceable."

"Never mind, let's first complete the purge of Silver Lake Town. It's a pity, if we had a few more days, we could certainly find more Ancient Tree Fossils."

"Heh heh, thanks to Ancient Tree Fossils, I've advanced so quickly to Innate," Jax said, extremely pleased.

These Ancient Tree Fossils used by everyone were meant for realm enhancement, unlike Zhou Leng, who mainly used them to cultivate the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

Rao Mingxian remarked, "Ancient Tree Fossils are strong in compressing True Qi, I'm also about to reach Blood Shock soon."

Tu Rong mused, "I'm already Late Stage Life Force, never thought I'd have a chance to reach Innate either."

Shen Jun, who usually paid no attention to this small fry under Tian Wenhua, now smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "We all have high hopes for you."

"Thank you, big shot."

"Why so formal? We're all waiting for you to advance to Innate."

Jax, having collaborated with Tu Rong many times, rejoiced for him, saying, "Once we return to Rucheng, you definitely have to treat us to a big meal! Who would have thought you'd be so lucky to get so many Ancient Tree Fossils?"

Tu Rong wore a faint smile, never imagining that his tumultuous early life as an ordinary hoodlum would eventually give him the chance to surpass the once invincible Brother Hu.

The leader, who loomed like a mountain in front of him for years, now seemed insignificant upon looking back.

He clenched his fists tightly.

Finally, the day of emergence had come.

He suddenly recalled Ma Xingkong.

Back then, upon hearing of Ma Xingkong's death, he was flooded with tears, swearing to find the killer.

But, soon, he got caught up in the busyness of life and work, and by the time he remembered, he had already grown up.

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