High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 311 - 262: Ye Wanqing’s Provocation, Cataclysm at the Ruins!
The Southern War Zone once again handed the matter of Su Mu to Hong Lie.
This time, unlike the last, Hong Lie suddenly felt the pressure, a hint of incredibility appearing on his face, yes, it was incredibility.
It was only a few months ago that he snatched Su Mu from Zhong Guoping, and up until recently, Zhong Guoping never gave him a good face upon meeting.
However, in the blink of an eye, Su Mu was no longer the newcomer in the war zone. The Huaxia Military Department directly gave two exceptions, rapidly promoting his military rank. Now Su Mu bears three golden stars and is named on the General Star List as a General Level.
Now, when Hong Lie sees Su Mu, he has to call him commander instead.
Hong Lie also realized that the reason the war zone entrusted this matter to him this time was likely because of his good relationship with Su Mu, otherwise, other commanders might have handled it personally.
Thinking of this, Hong Lie narrowed his eyes slightly. The last time the Lin Family made the war zone suffer a silent loss, such a thing must never happen again.
Everyone also understood that a battle between Ye Wanqing and Su Mu was inevitable. On the surface, they were competing for the top spot on the Celestial Pride List, but in reality, it was also a test from the Ye Family.
Therefore, after the battle between Ye Wanqing and Gu Chen, the Southern War Zone quickly announced to the public that Su Mu was on a secret mission for the war zone.
This news was quickly released through official war zone channels and various Huaxia media platforms.
The news quickly reached Ye Wanqing’s ears.
"Ye Wanqing, first of all, congratulations on defeating Gu Chen to become second on the Huaxia Celestial Pride List. Just recently, the Southern War Zone announced that General Level Su Mu is on a secret mission in Yun Province. What are your thoughts on this?"
Ye Wanqing had just arrived in South China when she was surrounded by a group of reporters. One reporter squeezed to the front, gasping heavily as he asked the question everyone wanted to ask.
"What true genius fears a battle? I, Ye Wanqing, will wait for him in South China for a month. After a month, I will return to the Ye Family to retreat and prepare to reach for grandmaster!"
What true genius fears a battle?!
Ye Wanqing’s tone was gentle, but her words were full of gunpowder. Even demons have their pride; if Su Mu ultimately refuses the battle, it is equivalent to admitting mediocrity, more heart-wrenching than losing!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves; the entire place was in an uproar. The flashlights kept going off as the reporters snapped photos of Ye Wanqing’s spirited demeanor.
Everyone could hear the arrogance and immense confidence in her gentle tone, as if the challenger was not her, Ye Wanqing, but Su Mu, who is now first on the Celestial Pride List.
Only a month given to Su Mu; after a month, Ye Wanqing will begin her push to grandmaster.
Such arrogance and confidence.
If those words came from someone else’s mouth, someone might have immediately refuted them, but they were from Ye Wanqing, who won seven battles in a row, crushing her opponents.
No one thought her arrogant at the moment; instead, they felt it was spirited. That’s how demons should be!
With Ye Wanqing’s provocative declaration, the focus of this battle exploded. Now, it’s just after the selection competition and before the national competition.
The final battle between Absolute Cold Spear Ye Wanqing and One-Slash Asura Su Mu triggered intense discussion among the Huaxia populace.
[Absolute Cold Spear Ye Wanqing is one battle away from topping the Celestial Pride List!]
[Can One-Slash Asura Su Mu still perform miracles this time, defending the top spot on the Celestial Pride List?]
[Top secret! A comprehensive analysis of Absolute Cold Spear Ye Wanqing and One-Slash Asura Su Mu’s strength, attached with their previous records, Su Mu’s record is surprisingly mysterious...]
For a while, hot posts flew all over various platforms and media.
...
The external clamor did not enter his ears.
After stepping onto the sixth step, Su Mu opened his eyes with some anticipation.
In the void before him, the sea of clouds roiled, revealing a nine-tiered staircase leading to the sky.
Su Mu was startled, then a strange expression appeared on his face.
He finally remembered why he felt a sense of familiarity upon entering the Giant Ruins and seeing the Silver Steps.
It was because of the Grandmaster Tower!
Each level of the Grandmaster Tower cleared rewards the trial taker, similar to the Silver Steps in the Giant Ruins.
Previously, Su Mu had some conjectures about the origins of the Grandmaster Tower. Now he was more certain that the Grandmaster Tower was likely closely related to the Giant Ruins.
As for the Tower of Power, Su Mu could not make a judgment because the purple shadow was too powerful and mysterious.
Thinking of the Grandmaster Tower reminded Su Mu of his own experience in challenging it. Just when he stepped onto the seventh floor, the Grandmaster Tower wanted to simulate the Secret of Power he mastered, eventually causing a mutation.
"Will it happen again this time..."
Su Mu was quite doubtful because he vaguely felt that things were different in the Giant Ruins after the descent of the purple shadow, as if it dreaded the purple shadow.
A flash of Spiritual Light, and a token appeared in Su Mu’s hand.
This was the extra token that President Zhong Guoping awarded Su Mu after the mutation in the Grandmaster Tower, granting him another entry.
Currently, as a First Level Sequenced Martial Artist, Su Mu and even his direct relatives within three generations all have the qualification to enter the Grandmaster Tower at any time. However, Su Mu had not gone again; there was no need to cause trouble.
"Let’s try it first."
"Since it’s a Spiritual Power trial, and the Crystal Human Form is now fully condensed, let’s pass with Spiritual Power this time."
Su Mu had an expectation and a strong premonition that there would be issues with this trial, and if he didn’t use Spiritual Power now to challenge, there might not be a chance in the future.
Memories of the Grandmaster Tower emerged in his mind, and Su Mu stepped forward. Suddenly, the first step shone brightly, and immediately the nine steps scattered as the scene shifted.
A gigantic Martial Arts Arena reappeared in front of him, with a figure guiding Su Mu forward.
After walking a few steps, a cluster of wandering fluorescent light in the void gathered and slowly condensed into a human figure, identical to Su Mu.
After forming, the figure didn’t say a word, its body shimmered with golden light.
The Fixed Star Body Refining Technique was directly activated, along with the Essence Blood Secret Technique. Su Mu was all too familiar with this, and with the release of Spiritual Power, Su Mu comprehended everything the figure did.
The next second, the figure moved.
Buzz!
Su Mu directly raised his right hand. The Crystal Human Form above the Sea of Consciousness instantly resonated and merged with his flesh. At the moment of viewing the flesh through the Crystal Human Form, a coolness circulated through his mind.
In an instant, spiritual power surged.
Su Mu suddenly clenched his right hand.
The Desolate Cage formed instantly, completely sealing the silhouette within.
Then, a silver radiance flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, and he softly uttered: Boom!
Suddenly, a powerful explosion of spiritual power formed a silver storm, directly annihilating the silhouette.
With the complete formation of the crystal human form, Su Mu still wasn’t sure how powerful his spiritual power had become; he only knew it was much stronger than before, more than double.
But for now, he had only mastered one Desolate Cage, and detonating it wasn’t really a secret technique. It was just that the spiritual power contained within was astonishing, causing the scene before him.
"It seems... not bad?"
Su Mu nodded to himself, a look of satisfaction on his face.
As Su Mu took another step forward, a second silhouette quickly appeared.
Under the silver giant hand, the silhouette stiffened as if it were a puppet with cut strings, becoming a doll in Su Mu’s grasp. A silver storm howled into existence, obliterating the second silhouette in an instant.
After destroying the second silhouette, Su Mu’s eyes brightened as he realized the usefulness of spiritual power.
"Continue, continue!"
Next came the third.
And the fourth.
The fifth and sixth silhouettes were instantly annihilated by the great hand of spiritual power, as Su Mu found his rhythm.
Regaining his senses, after Su Mu took another step forward,
The outline of a person with gold flowing faintly through their blood and flesh appeared, the rules of force circulating, and the silhouette attempting to activate the secret of power.
So, in the next moment.
Before Su Mu could make a move, the silhouette trembled violently and self-destructed.
"As expected... it still happened."
Su Mu couldn’t help but sigh lightly, showing regret, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
Subsequently, the world before him also shook violently, with constant cracking sounds, and this space was suddenly filled with countless spatial rifts.
Endless black mist dispersed.
And this time, that ancient and mournful melody did not resound.
Zzzzip!
An overwhelming sense of weightlessness struck, causing Su Mu to plummet downward, making him appear puzzled, as if something was amiss this time.
...
At the very center of the Beast Cave’s deepest part, in a Land of Ruins shrouded in dense white mist, there appeared a cataclysmic change, as if the earth had become too burdened to bear, constantly trembling.
Amidst the rolling white mist, cracking sounds resounded incessantly, and for a moment, this deepest space of the Beast Cave convulsed with violent tremors.
Subsequently, a terrifying spatial rift suddenly emerged from within the white mist.
From the rift, a figure with closed eyes, sitting cross-legged, fell out.
With the figure’s fall, blinding silver radiance flashed within the white mist; after the radiant silver light dissipated, looking down from high in the sky.
A terrifying sight appeared.
A gigantic crater suddenly appeared in the central area, and the Land of Ruins, just recently unveiled and shrouded in white mist, vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
Within the gigantic pit, a terrifying spiritual power emanated from the figure with closed eyes.
Upon sensing this spiritual power, the beasts, originally agitated by the changes in the Land of Ruins and wanting to approach, showed fear and fled in the opposite direction from the great pit.
Even the few grandmaster-level fierce beasts with overlord status appeared apprehensive, stopping in their tracks.
That day, a torrential rain fell in the deepest part of the Beast Cave.
...
Seventh floor of the Beast Cave.
On a cliff, a slumbering foodie suddenly sensed a powerful wave of spiritual power, originating from the deepest part of the cave.
The foodie’s eyes flashed with suspicion and amazement; it could feel the terrifying nature of this spiritual power.
Yet, in an instant, the foodie felt its blood stirring within its body, and its eyes filled with wild joy.
A shrill cry of excitement echoed throughout the seventh floor.
In the next second.
A crimson light streaked across the sky, rapidly descending toward the deepest part of the Beast Cave.
Originally, the Great White Bear wore a somber expression after sensing the appearance of the sudden spiritual power in the deepest part of the Beast Cave, but upon seeing the crimson light plummet toward the depths, it couldn’t help showing a trace of joy and admiration.
The spiritual power just now was so powerful that, even through multiple layers of the Beast Cave, it made the Great White Bear’s sea of consciousness tremble, yet that little rascal dared to actively provoke it.
Overall, the good news is...
That little rascal is finally leaving!
Now, it can finally enjoy the Large Ice Salmon in peace, and tranquility will return.
The Great White Bear was completely unaware.
The true great thing is yet to come.
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