High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 280 - 240: Flame Enchantment, Body Forging with the Power of Heaven and Earth
A setting sun slowly sinks below the horizon, beneath the fiery clouds in the sky.
The Fierce Beasts continuously charge towards the Great Sun like moths to a flame. Finally, the setting sun completely descends, yet the fortress remains as bright as day because the Great Sun outside the fortress still shines brilliantly!
The tall figure, transforming into flames, has eyes that grow increasingly bright, along with a breath that becomes more scorching.
His mouth opens slightly.
The surrounding air is instantly swallowed into his lungs, then transformed into a scorching hot breath. As the breath circulates, the world in Su Mu’s eyes changes, and the Power of Heaven and Earth that his eyes can witness becomes increasingly clear.
In a trance, he can see clusters of wandering flames within the world.
Once again, a slash is executed, and at this moment, his breath resonates. The Red Flame Saber in his hand slices through the sky, drawing the wandering flames from the surrounding air to him, one after another.
Then, the Power of Heaven and Earth is completely invoked, and a Great Sun ascends in the air, descending in the night.
Sizzle—
The squad within the fortress watches with complete numbness, their bodies no longer under control of their minds, occasionally drawing in cold breaths.
A few of them watch Su Mu as he slays from night until dawn, from dawn to noon, and then once more into deep night as the stars and moon revolve.
From the surge of the Beast Tide, he has slain until it has become sparse.
Hmm?!
At this point, Su Mu finally notices that the number of Fierce Beasts surrounding him has suddenly diminished significantly, even though it is already nighttime, which should be the most active period for the Fierce Beasts.
"It should be about time..."
Looking down, Su Mu is somewhat surprised to find that the Grandmaster-level Red Flame Saber’s blade no longer gleams sharply; it seems somewhat blunted. The sheer number of Fierce Beasts in the Beast Tide is overwhelming.
After a whole day, executing Flaming Sun Slash repeatedly, even a powerful Grandmaster-level weapon has become dull...
Su Mu slightly raises his head, seeing before him a landscape strewn with bones, piled up into mountains, with viscous blood forming rivers, even submerging his calves.
The scene before him is like a human purgatory.
In his peripheral view, Su Mu sees the Foodie, protected by the Golden Essence Armor, already asleep. The little creature hatched less than a month ago, and such high-intensity combat is far too challenging.
However, in its current state, the Foodie is absorbing a small portion of the fire attribute Power of Heaven and Earth drawn by Su Mu; it radiates a stronger aura than before.
The Foodie’s strength is rapidly advancing.
Returning to his own thoughts, Su Mu is still exploring Fire Breathing, only able to maintain it for a few minutes each time.
But Fire Breathing has brought Su Mu immense joy.
Throughout the day, he discovers that in the Fire Breathing state, even without executing Flaming Sun Slash, any casual strike will carry the searing heat of flames.
It is as if enchanted, under Fire Breathing any strike has almost double the power compared to ordinary breathing!
Furthermore, in the Fire Breathing state, Su Mu finds that his control over the fire attribute Power of Heaven and Earth has greatly improved.
During his exploration of Fire Breathing, there’s another surprise.
When invoking the Power of Heaven and Earth into his body, Su Mu feels as if he’s returned to the Giant’s Cave, undergoing the burning process with the fire attribute Power of Heaven and Earth, simultaneously refining his flesh, with excellent results.
Long-awaited, under the burning exercise and stimulation of the Power of Heaven and Earth, Su Mu feels his somewhat stagnant body crave energy once more, endlessly gobbling up the blood essence within, transforming it into nourishment for strengthening.
And so, the Fixed Star Body Refinement technique begins its path of transformation again, with his flesh incessantly consuming energy, entering a stage of accumulation, waiting for the day to once again unlock the transformation of his flesh.
Despite having a continuous influx of the Power of Destiny for recovery, by the end of the day, the blood essence accumulated in his body is almost exhausted.
Hu!
As Su Mu exhales lightly.
After relaxing his tense spirit, even with his incredibly strong flesh and support from the Power of Destiny, he feels both mentally and physically fatigued.
But he also knows that after repeatedly surpassing limits, it is often the best time for cultivation; seizing this time, his strength will surely improve.
And just then, the satellite phone in his pocket vibrates.
"Su Mu, where are you now?" Zhen Yue’s tone is somewhat anxious.
Su Mu hesitates slightly, "Chief, I’m at a certain defense line, it’s quite tight here, I might need to stay a bit longer."
"No problem, I just wanted to confirm your safety; you can stay for a while longer and relieve other defense lines as well, everything here is normal..."
"There’s also another matter, the 996th Division in the southern direction is out of contact, their defense line probably has issues; try not to head that way..."
Su Mu is taken aback; he is currently on the defense line mentioned by Zhen Yue, where not only has the 996th Division lost contact, but they are nearly annihilated.
...
Squeak!
The phone call wakes the Foodie, who immediately conveys its desire to eat upon waking up.
Looking around, Su Mu sees that there are no more Fierce Beasts in the ruins, so he releases the Golden Essence Armor, allowing the Foodie to search for food on its own.
As the Foodie flaps its wings, Su Mu suddenly reaches out and grabs it, the Foodie hanging upside down in the air looks on with confused, round eyes.
"Go and find something emitting cold air to eat; those few over there look good."
Squeak.
The Foodie lets out a chirp of understanding, and Su Mu immediately lets go.
When Xiaoyue brought the Foodie that day, she had mentioned that Teacher Wang Shuheng discovered signs of imbalance in the Foodie’s internal powers. Previously, the Foodie constantly released its flame power to maintain balance.
But today, as Su Mu explores Fire Breathing, the Foodie naturally absorbs some fire attribute Power of Heaven and Earth, so Su Mu worries about a power imbalance within the Foodie and advises it.
Seeing the Foodie off searching for food, Su Mu also feels a hunger strike.
"Let’s eat something first."
...
Inside the fortress, the bodies of the deceased have already been handled and taken away by the squad members.
"Chief, I’m the squad’s deputy leader, Zhao Lin," a high ponytail, spirited female soldier speaks solemnly.
Squad members look on with respect, admiration, and a hint of seeing a monster; everyone executes a formal salute, uniformly, clearly indicating this is no ad-hoc team, but one that works with synergy.
Su Mu waves a hand, and with a flash of Spiritual Light, a huge figure suddenly appears within the fortress.
A Grandmaster-level wolf-shaped Fierce Beast is suddenly presented to the squad members.
Even though it is already a corpse, the faintly emanating aura causes several members’ expressions to subtly alter; some instinctively step back.
"Who can cook?"
"Make more."
"Yes, Chief!"
After speaking, Su Mu sits cross-legged on the spot. He doesn’t choose to take an Elixir since his whole body’s cells crave to devour energy, but Elixirs are too gentle and inefficient.
So he directly takes out a block of Spirit Marrow; with his robust flesh, comparable to Martial Saint’s Blood, he can directly consume Giant’s Blood, let alone this Spirit Marrow.
"This... wouldn’t be thinking of?" Deputy Leader Zhao Lin swallows. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
The next moment, with the squad members staring incredulously, Su Mu directly holds a jade container a meter square in size, tips his head back, and gulps down a large mouthful.
Gulp, gulp.
As Su Mu’s throat moves, Spirit Marrow continuously funnels in. Observers speculate this single gulp weighs about twenty pounds; after he lowers the container, everyone’s pupils contract, guessing from the Spirit Marrow’s lowered level, this gulp weighs far more than twenty pounds, likely fifty or more!
The squad members are once more terrified, each stunned; they’ve never witnessed such a coarse method of Spirit Marrow consumption.
Spirit Marrow, extracted from Spirit Stones, is natural but more often man-made. It is a high-concentration, pure Spiritual Liquid, a high-tier resource for Grandmaster-level Martial Artists to cultivate, hence its steep value.
To gulp down fifty pounds, even for a Grandmaster-level Fierce Beast with robust flesh, it could burst if careless.
Yet here Su Mu drinks it as if nothing, his demeanor calm as he enters cultivation, as if what he just drank wasn’t Spirit Marrow, but water.
"This, this hell really is a human? ... Simply as strong as a monster!" the squad’s chubby member can’t help but mutter softly.
