Martial Ascent to Divinity-Chapter 587 - 568: Boomerang

The elves not only planted the seeds of the elven race but also found martial arts medicinal fruit that can be cultivated in the world of fierce beasts.

The Elven Artifact Factory still requires a long time for preparation, but the planting of primary medicinal fruits has already been put on track.

Zhou Leng took out things he couldn’t use from his spatial wooden box, letting the elves choose to see if they could be used for cultivation and refining.

Then, he took Silver Lake Moon, Huang, and Xiaoba to Mammoth Mountain to participate in the next battle of the Mammoth Tribe.

Having rested for too long, he needed a war to familiarize himself with his new body.

When Zhou Leng entered the world of fierce beasts, the news broadcast by Tian Vision on that day spread worldwide.

The three heroes of Huqiu Fortress had captured global attention months ago, especially the image of the bowman, sparking international discussion.

Previously, Zhou Leng had been falsely accused, and countries didn’t pay much attention.

But after his identity was revealed, the global internet was in an uproar.

Countless men and women worldwide sympathized with Zhou Leng, criticizing the accusers.

Normally, the mainstream media of the Eagle Alliance would either seize the opportunity to criticize the Dragon Country or subtly mock Zhou Leng, but strangely, the major media of the Eagle Alliance were also downplaying the issue, not reporting this high-traffic news.

It seemed like they were protecting someone.

The next day during the day, as reporters around the world went to work, more related news and videos filled the internet.

Media under the Demon City Army and Martial Guard Department began extensive coverage of Zhou Leng’s deeds.

A large number of pre-prepared interviews were released all at once.

There were interviews with Principal Lu of the Eighth Middle School, recordings with Zhang Xinglie, real high school classmates, genuine neighborhood residents, and real comrades-in-arms.

As a result, a reporter summarized: "Previously, many people online claimed to be friends or acquaintances of Zhou Leng, fabricating various lies. We interviewed more than a hundred people who knew Zhou Leng in person. Some said he was ordinary before, some said he was nothing special, but not a single person said he did the things in those rumors."

By the evening, Dragon Country netizens discovered an extremely bizarre scene.

When Zhou Leng was being slandered, four hundred major media outlets and numerous self-media launched a frenzied attack like a pack of wild dogs.

But after Zhou Leng was honored, apart from a few major media in Xiongjing, almost all major media and self-media acted as if they hadn’t seen the news, not reporting a single word.

Soon someone made a comparison, revealing the truth.

Subsequently, some people noticed that the hero award news was at the top of hot search lists on all platforms, but Zhou Leng’s news couldn’t even make the top ten, sometimes even the top fifty.

Over 90% of platforms had limited dissemination of Zhou Leng-related content.

This led to a situation where, at first glance, there seemed to be far more foreigners than Dragon Country people supporting Zhou Leng online.

Instead, some continued to make disgusting comments, which were frequently pushed.

Many netizens were outraged and began reporting major platforms, as well as on media related to the Demon City Army and Martial Guard Department.

Soon, multiple martial media made statements.

They will not allow a hero to shed blood and tears.

As soon as the martial media released the news, major platforms finally couldn’t withstand the pressure and started to lift the restrictions.

Thus, on that night, a spectacular scene appeared on major platforms.

In the top ten trending searches on each platform, nearly half were related to Zhou Leng.

Unlike the previous slanderous trending searches, these were truth-focused trending searches.

In Xiong City, a solemn place.

In the meeting room, both sides sat on either side of the meeting table.

"The incident with Zhou Leng must be handled cautiously. We cannot open any exceptions just because his identity is special; we must strictly follow the law."

A person in camouflage spoke, "If we strictly follow the law, the accuser would already be sentenced by now."

"This precedent cannot be set! Once it’s set, it will have boundless repercussions. No one should have special privileges. We cannot judge those who dare to stand up and expose injustices more harshly just because of Zhou Leng’s identity. If whistleblowers were to be sentenced, who would dare maintain justice in the future?"

"Alright, Inspector Yang, I’ve noted down your words. I will report this to the higher-ups in the Demon City Army."

"You may consider personal ties and emotions, but we, as law enforcement staff, must uphold the law! I agree to clear Zhou Leng’s name, but I firmly disagree with taking action against any individuals. We are all transparent and can withstand the scrutiny of the people!"

Suddenly, many people on the scene had their demonized watches light up.

Many checked their messages, their faces turning grim.

"Meeting suspended, Shuizhou Demon City might be facing a crisis of collapse." Several people in camouflage clothes suddenly stood up, contacting their superiors and awaiting news.

Ten minutes later, the personnel in camouflage clothing received phone calls one after another.

After listening to the content on the other end of the phone, they silently looked at the righteous figures across from them.

One of the camouflage personnel slowly said, "I’ll give you all one last chance, hoping you will impartially enforce the law."

"I’ve said before, this precedent cannot be set! We must uphold the justice of the law!"

"In that case, there’s nothing else we can do..." After the person said this, he made a phone call and slowly said in public, "Please report to the Demigods of the Steel Dwarves, the Tree-man Race, the Giant Race, and the Dragon Race that Inspector Yang does not agree to handle the related personnel seriously and intends to continue sheltering the criminals."

Inspector Yang and everyone on one side were left dumbfounded.

What four races? What demigods?

"Look at the official accounts of the four races," said one of the camouflage-clad men.

Inspector Yang and others hurriedly went online to search for the official accounts of the four races.

"The Giant Royal Court has passed a resolution appointing the Frost Giant Duke Zhou Leng for his outstanding performance as the ambassador between the Giant and Blue Star Worlds."

"The Steel Dwarf Council resolved to appoint Steel Dwarf Duke Zhou Leng as the ambassador in both the Steel Dwarf and Blue Star Worlds."

"The Tree-man Mother Tree announced the appointment of ’Ancient Tree-man’ Zhou Leng as the ambassador between the Tree-man and Blue Star Worlds."

"The Dragon Council passed a resolution appointing Zhou Leng as the ambassador between the Dragon and Blue Star Worlds and conferred the title of ’Divine Dragon King,’ with the fiefdom ’Ham District,’ including the Shuizhou Dragon Base."

Inspector Yang and others desperately searched, investigated, and inquired, but all the answers were identical. They were indeed the official accounts of the four races.

"Look at the videos, something big has happened..."

Someone hurriedly projected a large screen display.

Outside the Shuizhou Demon City base of the Human Race, a violent wind surged, and black tornadoes rapidly formed, striking the sky.

Four small-sized teams stood as if they were a massive army outside Shuizhou Demon City.

Each team had at least three demigods, twenty grandmasters, and over a hundred innate warriors.

Among them, the Dragon team had a total of ten Demigod Giant Dragons, each over fifty meters long, exuding a terrifying aura.

Any team had the power to destroy an intermediate nation.

On the city walls of Shuizhou Demon City base, a large number of people lay unconscious.

Including the innate warriors.

An irritable Black Dragon angrily roared in broken Dragon language, "Who dares frame our divine Dragon King! Let me tell you, the Dragon World will always be Zhou Leng’s home."

A Tree-man Demigod cursed, "Black insect, you’re full of crap; the Giant World is Zhou Leng’s eternal home."

The irritable Black Dragon surprisingly did not get angry, waving its claw as if waving away a fly, saying, "You giants are too petty. With just a mere Frost Giant Duke, you call it sending a beggar? How can you compare to the divine Dragon King?"

The Tree-man Demigod jumped with rage; if it weren’t for the other two demigods holding him back, and there weren’t so many dragons on the opposite side, a fight would have broken out.

The Tree-man Demigod and Steel Dwarves Demigod dared not argue, only whispering, "Zhou Leng has a home in our world too."

The video finished playing, and everyone was dumbfounded.

What’s going on? The Tree-man and Steel Dwarves belong to the Humanoid Alliance; finding Zhou Leng there still makes some sense.

What are the Giants and Dragons doing?

The two races were at each other’s throats, never formally allied with other worlds. Why are they fighting over Zhou Leng together?

Someone clicked on the comments.

The top-ranked hot comment was: "The three-year term has ended, the four-tribes old slaves, welcome the Dragon King’s return!"

A perfectly good video nearly had its atmosphere ruined by the hot comment, causing some internet-savvy youngsters present to lower their heads, nearly laughing out loud.

"The Demon Spirit World also released... an identity of ’Magic Tower Member’ was also added."

"Honorary member or Magic Tower member?"

"Magic Tower member, without the honorary word, see for yourselves."

Everyone present, including those in camo uniforms, fell silent. Have the Demon Spirit Masters gone mad?

Can this kind of identity be given so freely?

A Magic Tower member, in Dragon Country, would be equivalent to being part of the Supreme Court.

Within the Martial Mansion’s internal sequence, ranks among the top forty.

Now if Zhou Leng visits Xiongjing, Dragon Country must send equivalent personnel to receive him.

A level-one Foreign Affairs Department is not enough; it needs to be a direct superior.

If they show even slight courtesy, the vice chief must personally greet him; otherwise, it can easily be misinterpreted by the Demon Spirit World as a sign of disregard.

Director Yang lightly coughed and said, "The case of Representative Zhou being falsely accused had a severe impact, causing significant negative public opinion... I suggest handling it strictly and seriously."

Unexpectedly, those in camo uniforms slowly stood, looking at Director Yang with some regretful and sympathetic eyes.

This time, allowing the inspection department to handle it was actually giving them a chance to introspect, hoping they could correct themselves internally.

But clearly, the inspection department has lost that ability to self-correct.

Now, external forces have stepped in to correct, changing the nature of the issue.

"Let’s wait for orders from above."

Those in camo uniforms stepped out.

Director Yang slumped in his chair, his face ashen.

He knew his career in the Martial Mansion was over.

As the video and posters from the five tribes were released, it stirred a wave of public opinion on Blue Star far surpassing the conferring ceremony at the Hero Monument.

Netizens around the world, as if celebrating a New Year, frantically searched for related news.

Initially, most people took it as a rumor by self-media because this was even more sensational than a Hero Monument conferring.

But after finding the official accounts, seeing grandmasters and even demigods mentioning Zhou Leng, they finally believed.

An hour later, the inspection system, patrol system, Changda University, and Jichang City successively released green-background black-letter statements, stamped with a major seal.

Previously, major official media that had not reported on Zhou Leng all day long, silently reposted the new statements on their online accounts.

The new statement announced several important matters.

It was confirmed that the student from Changda University falsely accused him, with not a shred of evidence.

It was confirmed that Zhou Leng was wronged and cleared of any charges.

The people involved would surely be dealt with harshly.

Changda University suddenly stopped consulting higher levels and directly announced the expulsion of the false accuser.

On a Tianshi Video platform, a comment quickly received hundreds of thousands of likes, propelling it to the top.

"Better to lose to foreign allies than be slaves at home, allies are shocked, foreign affairs are paramount, prioritizing the Yang people, first-class Yang people second-grade... countless boomerangs have been spinning in the sky since the zombie dynasty for over a hundred years, now roaring towards us, striking... on our faces."

"It’s really... a farmhouse entertainment."

A large number of netizens, looking at the big media news, felt high yet couldn’t feel cheerful.

On the outskirts of Xiongjing.

A convoy of vehicles raced towards Zhao Palace.