The Cyan Flame quickly said, "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. Exceptionally powerful martial artists can achieve a state where ten thousand laws cannot harm them. Our Demigod Demon Spirit Masters collectively acknowledge that no one can defeat Saint Zhao. Some spells appear very strong, but they cannot affect true experts."

"Really?" asked the Vigorous Root.

The Cyan Flame sighed, "Really. The most powerful martial artists can leave Demon Spirit Masters scratching their heads. There was an amusing incident back in the day, where a Demigod spell called 'Dimensional Banishment'—an incredibly abnormal spell—could send people to unknown dimensions."

"But the issue was, if the opponent was too strong, this spell required a colossal amount of mana."

"Then the Demigod Demon Spirit Master conducted an experiment with Saint Zhao, and as a result, even after exhausting all their mana, the Demigod Demon Spirit Master could not banish Saint Zhao when he was at full power."

"Later, they tested other Demigod spells as well, especially some of the mental ones, which were completely crushed by Saint Zhao's Martial Arts Will. If Saint Zhao had not held back, the Demigod Demon Spirit Master would have suffered a backlash."

"Of course, it's not to say that Saint Zhao is truly invincible; there are a few exceptionally strong spells that can penetrate his body. However, if he dodges with all his might and finds a way to weaken it, the damage he takes is negligible."

"After that experiment, the Demigod Demon Spirit Masters had to admit that the upper limit of martial arts is hard to estimate. Privately, Demon Spirit Masters still envy martial artists, since martial artists have incredibly strong bodies. Demon Spirit Masters, on the other hand, have fragile bodies and are actually more suited to research strength and strategic attacks."

Zhou Leng smiled and said, "You don't have to be modest either; the Demon Purgatory dare not attack the Demon Spirit World because they fear you might invade the Demon Purgatory and use terrifying apocalyptic forbidden spells to destroy the Demon Purgatory."

As everyone chatted, a group of demons appeared ahead, not only demons but also humans.

The moment the human saw Zhou Leng, they alerted a demon caster, who immediately used a spell to send a message.

"Capture them, interrogate them!"

Zhou Leng had encountered such demons who transmitted messages upon meeting many times, and it was simply impossible to intercept them.

He stepped on the ground and rushed forward as a Middle-level Rusted Iron General threw a punch toward him.

Zhou Leng snorted coldly, and his right arm suddenly swelled. Excess True Qi surged into his arm, which trembled, causing Qi Blood to flow wildly as he unleashed a Thousand Seas palm strike.

Boom!

The clear sound of ocean waves exploded, and whiteness surged around his right palm as if thousands of seas rose.

True Qi turned into white mist.

Puff...

Also being Blood Shocking Innate, as the fist and palm clashed, the Rusted Iron General's arm exploded into pieces, scattering everywhere.

The terrifying power spread through his body, leaving his upper body and head covered in cracks.

He was sent flying, crashed to the ground, and shattered into pieces.

Zhou Leng glanced at his right palm; this was the true power of the Thousand Seas killing move.

The power of Blood Shock revealed the martial artist's might.

Not only were the demons shocked, but Zhou Leng's team behind him all gasped in amazement.

That strike was too fierce.

The Cyan Flame's eyes sparkled, and the top ten in the Demon Spirit trials were assured!

"Leave some alive!" Silver Lake Moon hastily reminded.

By the time the teammates arrived, Zhou Leng had already easily disposed of all the demons.

After interrogation, they learned that during the earthquake, City Lord Mingzhu's Radiance of Broken Candle City used two powerful legendary demon artifacts to protect everyone.

Those two legendary demon artifacts were initially prepared to kill Zhou Leng.

The Cyan Flame asked, "Isn't that the one who has always been hunting you, Mingzhu's Radiance?"

"Yes, it's him."

"I remember he's Upper-Rank... Bone Forger Innate. You're now Blood Shocking, just one small realm away; do you have confidence?"

Zhou Leng said, "Under normal circumstances, it shouldn't be a big problem, but I'm worried he might still have powerful demon artifacts."

Silver Lake Moon whispered, "You should have taken a few more at the time."

Zhou Leng looked ahead and said, "It's not safe up ahead. We'll retreat and change direction. It's a maze here, and they won't find us."

Retracing their steps, they turned at a fork and walked for a while. Zhou Leng pointed to a section of the wall and said, "There's something good here."

Upon approaching, the tree-man sensed it.

The Vigorous Root walked up to the wall, and its roots writhed, burrowing into the wall, churning up large swathes of earth.

Soon, the roots returned, carrying several pieces of Ancient Tree Fossil.

One the size of a fist, three the size of a thumb.

"Not bad."

The group continued onward, with the Cyan Flame casting spells all along the way to erase their traces.

The message spell from the deceased demon caster flew rapidly, winding through the underground passages until it reached a hall.

Mad Prince Aiden, Mingzhu's Radiance, Gong Futian, Rao Mingxian, Shen Jun, Jax, and Tu Rong were all present.

Mingzhu's Radiance received the message and smiled, "Found you!"

"Who?" Aiden asked.

"Zhou Leng."

Gong Futian and Flesh and Blood War Chariot broke into bright smiles.

Shen Jun remained calm.

Rao Mingxian, Jax, and Tu Rong's eyes flicked.

"What do you plan to do?" Aiden asked.

"There are too many forks here; we'll split up. You and I will each lead a large team, and if we find him, we'll kill him immediately. If we can't find him, we'll dispatch multiple small teams to search. But be careful not to engage him, he seems to have grown stronger."

"Alright. Who will follow Mingzhu's Radiance, and who will follow me?"

Shen Jun didn't want to get involved; if Zhou Leng died, who knew what Mrs. Xiyang would do, so he quickly said, "I'll go with you, Mr. Aiden."

Jax glanced at Tu Rong and said, "Big brother, I'll help City Lord Mingzhu's Radiance search; I know Zhou Leng, he won't kill me intentionally."

"I'll follow Master Gong Futian and also help City Lord Mingzhu's Radiance search," Rao Mingxian said.

Aiden and Mingzhu's Radiance had a brief discussion, then split into two groups to search for Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng and his companions were cautious but hadn't encountered any formidable foes, only ordinary demons and ancient tree fossils.

Some were on the ground, some on walls or passage ceilings, and some buried in shallow spots.

More ancient tree fossils were found in the depths, which Zhou Leng could only record for Xiaoyong to excavate later.

In just two hours, the team had collected more ancient tree fossils than their total previous haul.

Along the way, the group split, and Zhou Leng didn't actually collect the most.

This was because most of the ancient tree fossils Zhou Leng could sense were deep, inaccessible without Xiaoyong to dig.

The Tree-men, on the other hand, could sense small fossils with every few steps, as if they were in their own backyard.

Next was Cyan Flame, who could explore far distances and always discovered exposed ancient tree fossils in advance.

They encountered some demons and giant insects along the way, all weak and easily slain.

The ancient tree fossils being incredibly valuable, the group became more eager to explore.

Soon after, Zhou Leng checked their map markers.

It marked numerous ancient tree fossils, as many as 43.

The ones they could sense were all large pieces.

Once he reunited with Xiaoyong, Zhou Leng could obtain at least 20 large ancient tree fossils, a great asset for leveling up or enhancing the Star Phoenix Rejuvenation Technique.

As Zhou Leng was imagining this, Cyan Flame whispered, "A squad of demons has appeared ahead. They're also using spells to scout, but their range isn't as far as mine. I'll cast a spell to prevent them from sending messages, and then you charge in and take out the Demon caster first."

"Alright."

Cyan Flame cast a spell in secret, and Zhou Leng seized the moment to charge at the demon squad.

First, he used his lightweight skill to advance slowly and silently, then suddenly accelerated as soon as the enemy's spell detected him.

The corridor echoed with booming sounds.

The Demon caster spotted Zhou Leng and immediately cast a spell to send messages.

The message spell flew, only to be intercepted by a spark, failing to transmit.

"Not good! Run fast!"

The demons turned and fled, and the Demon caster attempted a second message, which was again intercepted by Cyan Flame.

"It must be that damned Demon Spirit Master…" the Demon caster cursed.

Before he could finish, a voice sounded from behind him.

"With me."

The Demon caster turned his head in confusion to see Zhou Leng rushing beside him.

"Ah…"

In terror, the Demon caster screamed and was about to attack when a palm came swinging over.

Puff!

Smack!

The Demon caster's head separated from his neck, crashing into the corridor wall and splattering into a meat patty.

"Kill him!" the demons frantically charged at Zhou Leng.

Seven seconds later, Zhou Leng bent down to retrieve a Magic Spirit Bag.

Several kilometers away, a Demon caster beside Mad Prince Aiden urgently reported, "Your Highness, one of our Demon casters has been killed in that direction."

The Demon caster pointed the way.

"Whether it's Zhou Leng or not, whoever dares to kill my people must die!"

Soon, Aiden arrived at the battle site, finding all demons burned away with only traces of a martial artist's combat left.

The Demon caster examined the scene and reported, "Signs of a caster are evident, all traces erased, we can't confirm if it was Zhou Leng."

"Can you track it?"

"No," the Demon caster shook his head.

"They likely discovered us and are probably heading back, send messages to other squads, move in that direction."

"Fine."

Aiden traveled a while and ran into a team of men.

"Very coincidental, Young Master Zhao," Aiden spoke fluent Dragon Country dialect.

"In a place like this, you're not crazy enough to challenge me to a duel, right?" Zhao He said with a grim face.

"Haha, not quite. By the way, I'm looking for a guy named Zhou Leng. If you happen to see him, let me know, and I'll owe you one." Aiden replied.

Zhao He smiled, "Earning a favor from you isn't easy. Don't worry, with our friendship, I'll definitely help."

"Thanks." Aiden hurried off.

Lou Fei Qiong whispered, "Brother He, will you really help Aiden?"

Zhao He said, "I couldn't care less about him. Unfortunately, it seems Zhou Leng is doomed."

Lou Fei Qiong cautiously suggested, "You've always valued him, now if you lend a hand, Aiden would back off, and he would owe you deeply; maybe you could recruit him later."

Zhao He sighed, "If those Grandmasters were all here, I would casually help. But now, with only one injured Grandmaster in our team, I can barely protect myself; how could I help him? Aiden has at least three Grandmasters with him now. Just warning him would be my utmost kindness."

"You're right," Lou Fei Qiong agreed.

Subsequently, Zhao He smiled, "If Aiden corners him, and he comes to me willing to join, I might consider it."

"With his temperament, that's unlikely."

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