High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 106 - 102: The Birth of the Chief, Pawprints on the Stone

Chapter 106: Chapter 102: The Birth of the Chief, Pawprints on the Stone

In an instant, the entire world fell silent.

In the Land of Yellow Sands, only one sound remained.

Hu.

Su Mu’s chest heaved violently, his breathing rapid but strong, as if playing a triumphant melody.

A few seconds later, the heavy breathing startled everyone awake.

Gradually, new emotions emerged on the faces of the stunned crowd, a mix of shock and disbelief. Many widened their eyes, as if witnessing something impossible.

"In the end, Tantai Yan lost... Su Mu won?"

"How is this possible? This can’t be, Tantai Yan actually lost?"

"Su Mu actually defeated Tantai Yan with Spiritual Talent, this is too incredible!"

"How exactly did he do it?"

Many exclaimed in disbelief, excitedly voicing the question on everyone’s mind, but no one could answer. For a moment, the scene was in complete uproar.

"So, Su Mu really won?"

Shi Hao, Xu Zhi, and Huangfu Xue exchanged glances, each couldn’t hide the shock on their faces. As chief examiners, they couldn’t remain calm; what they never expected had happened!

"How is this possible, Tantai Yan actually lost?!"

Huangfu Xue murmured, her tone filled with incredulity.

In their minds, Tantai Yan was the only candidate for this year’s chief. During their bet, that was the shared assumption, so the wager was about who came second.

But Su Mu’s unreasonable blade shattered everything predetermined.

Standing proudly in the arena, he was this year’s chief, a true chief born from surviving the trials of monsters!

...

Su Mu was still breathing heavily in the arena.

Once Huangfu Xue snapped out of her shock, she flashed over to Tantai Yan’s side, quickly checked her condition, and sighed in relief. She picked up Tantai Yan, giving Su Mu a deep look before leaving.

Su Mu’s gaze fell on the unconscious Tantai Yan in Huangfu Xue’s arms, showing a hint of apology.

"Huangfu Xue, you take Tantai Yan away from here first. Leave this place to me and Xu Zhi."

"In the heat of combat, injuries are inevitable, especially between martial artists. Su Mu, you did well. To be honest, I never thought you could defeat Tantai Yan."

"But that’s the nature of battle. As long as it’s not over, as long as you don’t give up, everything is still unknown; victory or defeat could go either way."

"I declare, in this battle, Su Mu is victorious!"

As Shi Hao announced the victory, everything settled. Not only did the two decide their battle, but this year’s competition for chief also concluded.

Tantai Yan’s defeat meant Su Mu was undoubtedly the chief of the Three Cities Joint Training Camp!

"Su Mu, you’re so strong, you’re the undisputed chief!"

Ling Xiaoyu, the younger sister of the Ling siblings, exclaimed excitedly, sparking a chorus from the crowd.

"Chief Su, Chief Su!"

"One-Slash Asura!"

Almost everyone chanted, the cheers like a tidal wave, surging one after another. The atmosphere on the scene was completely ignited, reaching an unprecedented fervor.

At this moment, everyone was exceptionally excited because the seemingly impossible miracle unfolded before their eyes. Previously, Tantai Yan was a colossal mountain looming over everyone.

They seemed to belong to different worlds, with Tantai Yan out of reach.

Now, Su Mu from Shenjiang City achieved a reversal. He shattered the myth of a Spiritual Talent with three slashes. Perhaps they would witness the rise of a legendary figure and bear witness to history.

How could this not make people excited and ecstatic!

...

Tantai Yan only woke the next day, but the ranking battle ended soon after.

Remaining competitors You Ming and Ming Jie voluntarily conceded.

"Now I, Shi Hao, as the person in charge of this year’s Three Cities Joint Training Camp, will announce the rankings of this camp."

"Firstly, Su Mu won all four battles, defeated Tantai Yan, earning a total of eighty points, making him the undisputed chief of this year’s Three Cities Joint Training Camp."

"Su Mu, congratulations!"

"Now, on behalf of the three cities of Gaoshan, Qianhai, and Shenjiang, I bestow upon you the chief medal of the Three Cities Joint Training Camp. Congratulations on becoming this year’s chief."

"The chief medal is equivalent in rank to the Grandmaster Martial Artist medal, both being gold seven-pointed stars, and are awarded by the South China Governor’s Martial Arts Association Headquarters."

"As a special feature of the chief medal of the Three Cities Joint Training Camp, it bears the signatures of nine Grandmasters from the three cities."

Equivalent to a Grandmaster medal, with the joint signatures of nine Grandmasters from the three cities!

Everyone present couldn’t help but show envy; this was a great honor, even rarer than a true Grandmaster-level martial artist’s medal!

Xu Zhi personally awarded a golden seven-pointed medal, and Su Mu took a deep breath, receiving it with both hands.

"Inside this Space Ring is your chief reward, including thirty pounds of Spirit Marrow, ten bottles of Sixth Level Elixirs, one custom Grandmaster-level weapon, one Grandmaster Martial Arts, ten days of Grandmaster guidance, and a chance to visit the Grandmaster Tower at the South China Governor’s Mansion for enlightenment."

"You can always use your chief token to visit any City Martial Arts Association Headquarters in the Three Cities for custom and exchange of Grandmaster-level weapons and martial arts."

"Someone from the City Martial Arts Association Headquarters will contact you later for Grandmaster guidance, so keep an eye out."

"To gain enlightenment at the Grandmaster Tower, you need to go to the South China Governor’s Mansion, using the chief medal to verify your identity."

"Finally, I hope you continue to make progress and go further in the Blue Star Alliance Genius Competition, wishing you prosperity in martial arts!"

"Thank you."

After Su Mu, Shi Hao continued to read out.

"Tantai Yan fought four battles, winning three and losing one, with a total of forty points, coming in second place in this training camp..."

"Xing Fang, four battles, two wins and two losses, zero points in total, ranked third..."

...

"Hong Yi, ranked thirtieth, is rewarded with three million low-grade Spirit Stones, a bottle of Sixth Level Elixir, and a choice of either a custom Sixth Level weapon or a Sixth Level Martial Arts, along with a special training camp medal."

With the thirty people announced one by one, Shi Hao then quickened the pace, announcing the top hundred, marking the conclusion of the Three Cities Joint Training Camp.

"All of you who have come here to participate in the training camp are the future pillars of our Three Cities, wishing you a bright future and prosperity in martial arts!"

"Besides the thirty who gained preliminary competition qualification, others may leave now." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"The training camp will fully close in ten days, and within these ten days, all facilities like the Cultivation Hall and cafeteria will be fully open without consuming training points. You thirty may choose to stay or leave on your own."

Not long after, dozens of armored vehicles arrived in grandeur, most people not eligible to stay, the excitement dissipating.

"Su Mu, we’ll be following the preliminary competition closely, you must do your best, you’re the head of our batch!"

Before leaving, the Ling family siblings and the fat guy came up to say this.

"Sure, I’ll do my best!"

Having said that, the three waved goodbye and boarded the armored vehicle to leave.

Su Mu naturally chose not to leave; he quickly went to the Cultivation Hall, entering the familiar room number twenty.

"I have another batch of Spirit Marrow at hand, just right to continue reconstructing the Qi Blood Bridge in the Gravity Cultivation Room!"

...

Yuan Cheng, after leaving Shenjiang Martial Arts University, arrived at the Linjiang Base a few days ago.

In these days, he also investigated Su Mu’s background, but didn’t gain much; Su Mu’s resume was quite unremarkable, without any outstanding points.

During middle school, he was very ordinary, studying in the regular class of Jiuzhong Middle School at Linjiang Base, finally managing to barely get into Shenjiang Martial Arts University through hard work.

After graduating from Shenjiang Martial Arts University, he worked as a security guard at the school.

If he were just an ordinary person, Su Mu remaining at the Martial Arts University for work could be considered outstanding. But as the disciple of an old friend, these achievements seemed too ordinary and entirely unremarkable.

As time went on, it wasn’t until the Aliens Battlefield incident, which affected Guangshen Province, that Su Mu began to stand out.

The Aliens Battlefield matter was silenced by the South China Governor’s Mansion, and what Yuan Cheng could find out was that Su Mu was one of the only three survivors from the Alien Race Battlefield guarded by Shenjiang Martial Arts University.

This ultimately earned him a joint commendation from the Three Cities, and according to his old friend, Su Mu later passed the Three Cities Joint Training Camp assessment, but Yuan Cheng couldn’t find any information about this assessment either.

"Su Mu’s wife was recently promoted to director of the Base Center Library, which is most likely under the care of my old friend."

"This Su Mu is too ordinary, without any Spiritual Talent, so I don’t know what qualities the director saw in him?"

Yuan Cheng frowned, feeling somewhat disappointed with Su Mu after this investigation, unable to see any special capabilities in the man.

Of course, Yuan Cheng’s investigation of Su Mu was incidental, genuinely out of concern for his old friend, wanting to see Su Mu’s character and abilities.

The primary reason for Yuan Cheng coming to Linjiang was still those two bags of produce, yet after visiting all major produce markets of Linjiang Base, he found no news regarding delicious produce.

"I’ll stay a few more days then."

Yesterday, Yuan Cheng discovered that there used to be a Spirit Plant Research Institute at Linjiang Base, but it was abandoned ten years ago; today he intended to take a look around the abandoned institute area, hoping for some discoveries.

The bus left the base, heading for the outskirts, Yuan Cheng was awakened from a nap by a sudden brake.

A stir erupted inside the bus, Yuan Cheng looked closely and found it was a landslide with several big rocks blocking the road. Fortunately, there were some martial artists on the bus, who together moved the rocks aside.

After this small episode, Yuan Cheng’s gaze fell on the mountains outside the window. Linjiang Base had a Fierce Beast Mountain Range, and according to official base information, there are a few Second Level Fierce Beasts deep within the range.

However, while moving the rocks earlier, he noticed some dirt on one stone and thinking back now, felt they resembled tracks left by fierce beasts, though incomplete, thus he hadn’t recognized them immediately.

The size of those footprints indicated, assuming by size, it would be more than just a Second Level Fierce Beast.

Yuan Cheng immediately searched for recent Linjiang news but found no reports of fierce beasts attacking people.

"Maybe I saw it wrong."