High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 310 - 261: Two Pairs of Similar Eyes in the World, the Final Battle of the Celestial Pride List
The seventh strange dream.
This strange dream was within Su Mu’s expectations. He wasn’t too surprised; instead, he felt it had come a little late.
Su Mu had many questions he intended to ask.
But...
When he saw the figure within the mist...
Su Mu’s pupils suddenly contracted, and his entire body trembled violently, standing frozen in place.
After successfully creating the Crystal Human Form in the entry to the Crystal Visualization Technique, the dream had undergone some changes, just as Su Mu had anticipated.
The mist covering the figure’s face had partially dissipated, revealing a pair of eyes for the first time.
Su Mu was all too familiar with these eyes.
With just one look, Su Mu recognized them, and he couldn’t have been mistaken...
Before him were Miaomiao’s eyes; the two pairs of eyes were identical.
"Miaomiao?" Su Mu couldn’t help but mumble in bewilderment.
"Miaomiao... who is that?"
The figure in the mist softly repeated, and the lively and beautiful eyes expressed a trace of confusion and curiosity, almost indistinguishable from Miaomiao.
But in the next moment, clarity returned to Su Mu’s eyes, and he gently shook his head.
"You’re not... Miaomiao."
Su Mu quickly noticed the difference. When Miaomiao felt confused and curious, her pupils would slightly shift to the upper right. It was a small gesture of Miaomiao’s, or perhaps a subconscious habit.
But the person in front of him didn’t have this trait. These two pairs of eyes just looked very similar, but they were actually different.
But could there really be such a similar pair of eyes in the world?
Could the features outside the eyes also be identical to Miaomiao’s?
Was it all just a coincidence?
Su Mu quickly recalled the colorful glow he once saw on Miaomiao, which suggested that Miaomiao also had a destiny exceeding that of ordinary people.
Thinking about family, Su Mu’s thoughts became jumbled in an instant.
Until the figure in the mist softly called him teacher several times, breaking Su Mu’s thoughts and bringing him back to awareness, "Who exactly are you?"
The figure was silent for a moment.
"Teacher, I cannot tell you now; it’s not the right time yet."
Su Mu frowned but quickly remembered the previous experience. He had a guess in his heart that if the other person spoke, his memories would be erased by that invisible power not long after.
"What should I do?"
"Become stronger."
"How strong is considered strong?"
"When you can fully see this dream one day, I will be able to tell you everything, teacher."
Afterward, Su Mu did not mention ’time is running out’ again, and the two conversed for a while.
At the end of the dream, the figure took a deep breath and tried to speak.
"Teacher, what you see with your own eyes may not always be true; only the road you truly walk on is real, so please persist on your path..."
The figure was still talking, but Su Mu couldn’t hear anything at this moment. The world before him began to blur, his head felt intense pain as if split by an axe, and the dream world shattered amidst violent tremors.
In the end, Su Mu saw the figure in the mist point upwards, but there was nothing above.
...
On the steps, Su Mu was gasping for air, abruptly opening his eyes.
"What you see with your own eyes may not always be true?"
"Only the road I truly walk on is real?"
Su Mu tried hard to recall what the misty figure pointed at above, but the space the figure directed was indeed empty, and Su Mu was sure that his memory had not been erased this time.
Su Mu imitated the figure’s action and pointed upwards.
Above him was a cloud of black mist, and beyond the steps was an empty throne.
Su Mu was utterly clueless, unable to fathom what the dream figure truly wanted to convey to him, but he could vaguely sense that the tone of the dream figure was more urgent this time.
Perhaps time really is running out...
After discovering the possible connection between the dream and Miaomiao, Su Mu became even more serious about the dream, and at the same time, his desire for strength grew.
Su Mu disliked the feeling of being in a fog, with his eyes veiled, unable to see the road ahead. This feeling was akin to being a pawn.
Only by continuously growing stronger could he gain the ability to see through the fog, to uncover everything hidden in the dream, and to truly leap off this chessboard manipulated at others’ will.
"The fate of Su Mu must be controlled by oneself!"
Hoo---
After taking a few deep breaths and regaining his thoughts, Su Mu was startled again. He noticed a warning indicating the impending disappearance of his superpower, which always appeared three days before it would vanish.
"It seems that this time I was unconscious for quite some time, probably over ten days..."
"After leaving the Giant Ruins, I’ll go home first, then head to Gaoshan City’s Tower of Power for a visit."
After clearing his thoughts, Su Mu hesitated no longer, got up and moved around a bit, and then stepped onto the steps of the sixth floor.
...
Deep inside Beast Cave No. 007, Seventh Floor.
A towering Great White Bear, nearly fifteen meters tall when standing, let out a helpless roar. That damn little rascal was here again.
But it was completely powerless against this little rascal.
The next second.
A wondrous cry resounded across the sky, and the massive flaming bird’s shadow covered the heavens, immediately followed by a rainbow light shooting across the sky.
Under the pressure of the giant bird, the White Bear’s body briefly froze, and it could only watch in dismay as most of the Large Ice Salmon it had just caught from the frozen river were plundered.
The bird, with its fiery glow and icy belly, snatched seven or eight large Ice Salmon, each weighing over a hundred pounds, spread its wings, let out a joyful cry, and swiftly left.
Once again, the banks of the icy river echoed with the Great White Bear’s furious roar, along with the frustrated pounding of its paws against the ground.
Feeling such power, all the Sixth Level Fierce Beasts around were silent and wary, avoiding it, with none daring to provoke the White Bear’s wrath.
Watching the arrogant silhouette disappearing in the sky, all the beasts’ eyes flickered with inexplicable admiration.
Because that Great White Bear wasn’t just any ordinary beast; it was the absolute overlord of the Seventh Floor Beast Cave, a Grandmaster Level Fierce Beast, and not just an Initial Stage Grandmaster, but a Middle Stage Grandmaster.
Even in the deepest layers, such an entity could be an overlord, and anyone daring to repeatedly snatch food from it would naturally be an outsider.
Newborn calves do not fear tigers.
The foodie, after grabbing the Large Ice Salmon, first flew to the Cave of Weightlessness, circled around a few times, then somewhat disappointedly landed atop a cliff.
The meat of the Large Ice Salmon was incredibly tender, filled with rich cold energy, perfectly suited for the foodie, who loved the fish that only thrived a thousand meters under the frozen river after tasting it once.
Before enjoying the Large Ice Salmon, the foodie spat out a Space Ring from its mouth, then stored the largest of the Salmon in it. Every time it snatched a Large Ice Salmon, the foodie would leave the largest one for the master.
Now, nineteen Large Ice Salmon were lying quietly inside the Space Ring, but the foodie had not yet seen that figure return from the depths of the Beast Cave.
...
Frost formed under Ye Wanqing’s feet, the long spear in her hand exuding a bone-chilling cold, with the spearhead gleaming with a bloody light.
In Hu Du, Gu Chen, the top student at the second Saint Martial University for four years and a member of a top Martial Arts Family, the Gu Family, had his pupils flicker. After several seconds of silence, he hoarsely spoke:
"I am not as skilled... I lost."
As soon as the words fell, cheers erupted from the crowd, and everyone shouted in unison.
"Absolute Cold Spear, Ye Wanqing!"
Originally ranked first on the Celestial Pride List, Gu Chen had planned to challenge Su Mu after coming out from seclusion, but now he left the arena in desolation amidst the cheers.
This battle made Gu Chen realize reality.
In the eyes of top Martial Arts Families and major forces, the Celestial Pride List was insignificant.
What did being first on the Celestial Pride List prove?
Gu Chen did not believe his talent was inferior to Ye Wanqing; before, he was first on the Celestial Pride List, his talent even surpassing Ye Wanqing!
The real gap between the two lay in the Martial Arts they mastered and the Rule Breathing Technique. Although Gu Chen also came from a top Martial Arts Family and had opportunities for instruction from ancestors, his pride made him forgo these opportunities, wanting to rely on himself, just like Huangfu Tian!
Huangfu Tian was the target Gu Chen aimed to catch up with on his Martial Arts path.
However, the harsh reality lay before him, drenching Gu Chen with a bucket of cold water.
Unless someone was a peerless demon like Huangfu Tian, any genius facing a Martial Saint Disciple would end up crushed.
After Gu Chen left the Martial Arts Arena in desolation, a voice from the audience called out.
"One-Slash Asura, Su Mu!"
Instantly, many others joined in the calls, some supporters, but many more just following the crowd.
Ye Wanqing twirled her spear into a flourish before retracting it, then looked southward.
"Only one remains..."
Ye Wanqing’s chest heaved slightly; the battle just now had not been as easy as it appeared. Gu Chen was formidable, deserving to be the original demon ranked first on the Celestial Pride List.
But Ye Wanqing ultimately defeated Gu Chen, and now a powerful confidence shone on her face, exuding an invincible presence even more brazenly.
In her view, this battle was actually the final one, as she had investigated that guy remaining, and Ye Wanqing believed Su Mu was far inferior to Gu Chen, not even necessarily capable of being in the top three of the Celestial Pride List.
In Ye Wanqing’s heart, after defeating Gu Chen, she was already at the top of the Celestial Pride List. What remained was just going through the motions.
Many shared the same thought, and people in the arena had already started congratulating Ye Wanqing in advance.
"I think this Ye Wanqing is bound to be the first on the Celestial Pride List."
"Exactly, I agree with you. This One-Slash Asura Su Mu has never faced demons ranked at the top of the Celestial Pride List, not even the top thirty. I still don’t understand why Huaxia National Martial Arts Association initially listed him as the first on the Celestial Pride List!"
"Yeah, yeah, before the selection competition, I had never even heard of this guy."
"I think Su Mu does have strength; the Celestial Pride List’s first spot isn’t given away lightly. Have you all forgotten the commendation message from over ten days ago? How could Su Mu join the Southern War Zone’s General Stars without strength?"
Some questioned, but their voices were quickly drowned out by those supporting Ye Wanqing.
Bai Ji, having watched the entire battle, felt his confidence in Su Mu completely shaken, leaving only a sliver of hope.
"Indeed, this is the heritage of a top Martial Arts Family with a Martial Saint to oversee it!"
Before this battle, Gu Chen, the former first on the Celestial Pride List, was almost evenly matched with Ye Wanqing in support since Gu Chen had dominated the Celestial Pride List for over a year. If not for Su Mu’s sudden rise, Gu Chen would still have held the first spot until recently.
But who would have thought that such a powerful Gu Chen couldn’t withstand twenty rounds against Ye Wanqing?
Su Mu’s feat of breaking a hundred in one battle seemed impressive then, but now many have thoroughly analyzed that battle and are not optimistic about Su Mu anymore.
"Have everyone prepare, tonight... no, we head immediately to Guangshen Province. Let others from the sub-stations handle the interview for this battle."
"Sister Bai, you mean we’re giving up the interview for this battle?!"
Someone spoke in disbelief immediately, as the contest for the first on the Celestial Pride List had drawn a large crowd, even catching the attention of major forces, yet Sister Bai was going to abandon it?
Bai Ji had her own plan. Before the final battle, she wanted to conduct an exclusive interview with Su Mu, sensing there was immense traffic potential to be tapped.
The key was how to find Su Mu in advance.
