Chapter 510: Chapter 374: Top-Tier Rule Refining Technique, Departure, Trouble Brewing on the Surface!

Superficial without depth?

Hearing this term, Su Mu’s eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately asked, "Thunder God, what rule is this ’Natural Secret Technique’ suitable for refining?"

"Suitable?" Thunder God gave a cold snort, "This secret technique is not suitable for refining any rule, at best, it can only refine."

Noticing the interested look in Su Mu’s eyes, Thunder God continued.

"The secret technique suitable for a rule can greatly amplify the power of the rule. You, kid, are best at the Rule of Fire, and in terms of the Rule of Fire, the ’Vermilion Fire Secret Technique’ is top-notch, if not the very top.

Even when refining the semi-Origin Rule of Fire, the power of the ’Vermilion Fire Secret Technique’ can be at least thirty percent higher than this damned secret technique, and this is just in the early stages. As you progress to the later stages, the gaps between secret techniques become more apparent."

"The only advantage of this broken thing is that it doesn’t pick rules; it can refine any rule’s power, and that’s all. Moreover, it’s incomplete, and it’s quite difficult to begin cultivating it."

After Thunder God finished speaking, he said no more.

Su Mu had a smile on his face, Thunder God was the kind of person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart, straightforward and not one to resort to deceit, directly laying out the strengths and weaknesses of the ’Natural Secret Technique’.

Not picky about rules and able to refine any rule’s power!

Su Mu’s gaze was burning.

One man’s poison is another man’s honey!

According to Thunder God, Rule Refining Techniques are not universal. Each rule requires a suitable rule refining technique, which might in some way limit a martial artist from cultivating multiple rule powers simultaneously.

Because cultivating multiple rule powers not only poses the risk of rule conflict but also requires exponentially more time and energy, besides needing to find corresponding suitable rule refining techniques.

Existence itself is reasonable.

As powerful as Thunder God, he only specializes in a single rule of thunder. These limitations have led to the fact that all cultivators, including martial artists and Fierce Beasts, usually only specialize in one or at most two rule powers.

However, all of these do not apply to Su Mu!

The Martial Arts Gate allows Su Mu to cultivate different rule powers without conflicts.

And after entering the Martial God State and the Martial God Compass is applied, cultivating multiple rule powers not only fails to create conflicts, but Su Mu can switch between them freely, and the Martial God State provides a powerful amplification to rule powers.

In Su Mu’s martial arts, in terms of rule powers, whether it’s the Martial Arts Gate or the Martial God State above it, and the Martial God Compass, they are all-inclusive. Cultivating more rules will only make Su Mu stronger.

It can be said that when the first Immortal Cell was born in Su Mu’s body, his path in martial arts had already diverged from the traditional path of this world’s martial artists.

When Su Mu achieved the status of a Grandmaster and condensed the Martial Arts Gate, his martial arts had already transcended the paths of this era, entering the broad road of this world’s Martial Dao Civilization.

Su Mu’s eyes shimmered slightly, but there was one thing Thunder God got wrong. His strongest aspect isn’t actually the Rule of Fire. Although Su Mu himself was previously mistaken, thinking it was because his first Martial Arts Gate was the Fire Gate.

But once Thunder God explained what the Power of Origin Rules meant, Su Mu realized that his strongest true rule was not the Rule of Fire, but the Rule of Force.

Looking back at his journey.

The Talent Fruit awakened his Power Talent, and Su Mu chose the sword as his weapon.

Later, at the Three Cities Training Camp, he encountered the Tower of Power, received the inheritance of the purple shadow, and obtained power techniques and the Secret of Power.

In the Giant’s Blood Cave, he consumed the Giant’s Blood and obtained the Supreme Body Tempering Technique, ’Fixed Star Body Refining Technique,’ closely linking his flesh and power.

Then he returned to the Tower of Power, where the first Immortal Cell was born, and he mastered Immortal Power, further evolving his flesh and power.

All along his path, Sword Dao and strength have run through Su Mu’s martial arts.

Today, the first Origin Rule within him is indeed the Rule of Force.

"I had never heard of Rule Refining Techniques before; ordinary ones are already extremely rare, and a refining technique for the Rule of Force must be even harder to find."

"This ’Natural Secret Technique,’ which does not pick rules, is the world’s top Rule Refining Technique for me!"

With this in mind, Su Mu quickly made his choice.

"Thunder God, I choose the ’Natural Secret Technique’."

"Are you sure?"

Thunder God’s draconic eyes showed deep confusion; he couldn’t understand why Su Mu would choose the worst, filler Rule Refining Technique.

"I am sure."

With that, Su Mu reached to touch the white light cluster, which trembled and turned into a stream of light shooting into his forehead, followed by a vast amount of information and a rush of understanding into his mind.

"Hmm? This is Thunder God’s comprehension of the ’Natural Secret Technique’ from back then!"

"With these insights, I can get into the secret technique much easier, saving a lot of time!"

Su Mu’s heart was overjoyed, and after a simple digestion, he felt a vague sign of being about to get into the ’Natural Secret Technique’.

Opening his eyes, Su Mu cupped his hands in gratitude.

"Thank you, Thunder God."

Thunder God snorted lightly, "You, kid, to have cultivated to this state in this era, although nowhere near my level, show some potential. Now that our agreement is fulfilled, off with you."

"Alright!" Su Mu nodded in response, then shifted the topic, "But before that, there’s one more battle!"

"Then let’s do it; let this grandmaster teach you a lesson again."

Thunder God snorted lightly, his eyes showing a bit of favor. The more he looked at this kid, the more pleasing Su Mu became to his eyes.

Boom!

In the next instant, they fiercely clashed again.

A dozen seconds later, scalding hot blood rained down from the sky, turning into a shower of golden blood, intertwined with another stream of incompatible golden blood.

Golden waves surged in the Great River.

"Good kid, is this your limit?"

In Thunder God’s draconic eyes shimmered with sharp light. Previously, Su Mu was like a fly in his eyes, not weak but not a threat, just unkillable.

But this time, he was injured, which indicated that Su Mu could pose a threat to him.

"Even though right now I can’t use my full power, to be able to threaten me... this kid’s strength is no less than that of an ordinary Fierce Beast that has just stepped into the Half-Step Saint Realm."

Thunder God’s heart was shocked. He had guessed before that Su Mu’s outrageous state could only last six or seven seconds, but this time it was almost twenty seconds. Although this had something to do with Su Mu honing his skills in battle, Thunder God had undeniably underestimated Su Mu.

And, he couldn’t see through the golden light flowing around Su Mu; he wasn’t sure if it was a misconception, but he could faintly sense the aura of a Power of Origin Rule from it.

"This time is almost the limit."

Bleeding from his seven orifices, Su Mu, who had turned into a golden blood figure, chuckled lightly and gave one last bow.

"The junior will stay on this level for a few more days, and once I digest the comprehension, I’ll leave."

"Farewell, Thunder God senior."

Watching Su Mu turn into a green hurricane and disappear, Thunder God couldn’t help but feel a bit empty, thinking that no one would dare provoke him anymore.

"Quite an interesting human boy... Farewell?"

"The next meeting shouldn’t be too far off."

A hint of gravity flashed across Thunder God’s face, quickly disappearing into the depths of the Great River.

...

Amidst the dense forest, the time stopwatch reappears.

[Target: Self]

[Range: One meter]

[Time: Slowed]

[Flow Speed: Eighteen times]

[Duration: Thirty-five hours]

The time stopwatch began to tick, activating the eighteen-fold flow speed.

While repairing his injuries, Su Mu began to comprehend the newly acquired "Natural Secret Technique," as his spiritual power touched the white light cluster in the sea of consciousness.

Enlightenment poured forth like a spring.

...

In the Northwest Desert, an oasis amidst the vast yellow sands.

Crash!

The sound of breaking porcelain shattered the tranquility of this Jiangnan courtyard.

"Bastard, why haven’t they acted yet?"

"Madam, they say the number one target is currently within the Southern War Zone, difficult to act against, and if they strike other targets first, it will surely alert the number one target, so..."

The maid’s trembling voice was abruptly cut off by a sharp cry.

"Ah! So?!"

"I’ve given them how many spirit stones, useless, all useless..."

The woman’s curses and the sound of things being thrown continued without pause.

After these disturbances subsided.

Sima Jingshu’s exquisite face revealed a trace of severity, "Su Mu, you can hide in the war zone for a while, but I don’t believe you can hide there forever. There will come a day when you have to leave the war zone!"

"Inform them to act immediately..."

"Isn’t that bitch beside Su Mu close to dying? Just kill her first, I want him to truly taste the pain of losing a loved one."

...

In the Beast Cave, under the bright moonlight.

Enlightenment lingered in his mind, and a smile emerged on Su Mu’s face. With Thunder God’s insights and the aid of the eighteen-fold time flow speed, he was on the verge of mastering the "Natural Secret Technique."

But in the next moment.

Su Mu’s heart inexplicably trembled, and then his eyelids began to twitch wildly.

"What has happened?"

In introspection, the crystal human form in the sea of consciousness showed no signs of danger, nor did the peak blade momentum react.

But the sudden heart tremor filled Su Mu with deep unease.

Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Su Mu abruptly opened his eyes, forcibly stopping his comprehension to exit the cultivation state. At this moment, his body was trembling slightly, fingertips stinging, his heart and lungs seemed to be gripped in a tight hold, feeling suffocated.

"Something’s wrong, something must have happened, but what..."

Su Mu muttered with a heavy expression.

In the next instant.

A violent hurricane roared, ancient trees within a hundred meters snapped in an instant, and the fierce beasts in the dense forest fell silent in fear.

Where the Great River resides.

A trace of ferocity suddenly flashed in Thunder God’s eyes as he felt the eerie boy’s presence approaching rapidly once more.

"Breaking the agreement so quickly, courting death, humans are indeed hypocritical and untrustworthy!"

Waves surged skyward from the Great River.

A bolt of lightning connected heaven and earth.

"Apologies, Thunder God senior, I need to borrow a path!"

Whoo!

Transformed into a wild wind, Su Mu took a deep breath, golden majesty flashing in his eyes, instantly entering the Martial God state, fully activating the Secret of Power.

Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist!

With a golden punch, he shattered the lightning, and without pausing, Su Mu shot into the Cave of Weightlessness carried by the green hurricane.

"Good boy, he wasn’t at his limit before, my senses weren’t wrong... That golden force is indeed a power of origin rule!"

"Eerie boy, bizarre origin rule..."

Strange glinting in Thunder God’s dragon-like eyes, after a sigh of relief, he felt puzzled, sensing urgency in Su Mu’s tone.

In Thunder God’s eyes, this eerie boy Su Mu was always incredibly calm, even during their first encounter, even when at the end of his rope.

This was the first time Thunder God saw Su Mu in a frenzy.

"This boy said he would stay a few more days to absorb insights but left suddenly, likely someone provoked this eerie boy..."

"The surface seems destined for unrest; someone is about to have a very bad day."

Feeling Su Mu’s presence vanish completely from this layer, Thunder God’s tone revealed a hint of schadenfreude.