High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 115 - 108: Two Su Mus? It Must Be Just a Coincidence!

Chapter 115: Chapter 108: Two Su Mus? It Must Be Just a Coincidence!

Passing through the mountains, the view suddenly opened up, and a flat basin appeared not far away. Along the way, Su Mu could notice the footprints left by a giant cat, guessing that this creature came from the northern Fierce Beast Mountain Range.

After all, it’s not actually that far from here to the north.

Su Mu quickly caught a whiff of blood; there were dried bloodstains on the ground, and a severed arm lay silently. He crouched to examine it closely, noting that the bite marks on the severed end resembled that of a dog’s teeth.

"Rest in peace."

Having survived a battlefield, Su Mu felt little turmoil facing such scenes. After a silent prayer, he continued forward.

Not far ahead were overgrown weeds, abandoned buildings covered with vines of various kinds, exuding an apocalyptic sense of decay. The most striking feature of the institute was a giant hemispherical building in the center, with a diameter exceeding a hundred meters.

"Let’s go in and have a look."

Su Mu strode in. Inside the hemispherical structure were various plants he couldn’t name, growing wild after being abandoned.

"This is a greenhouse that was likely used for cultivating spirit plants."

Su Mu began searching through the greenhouse and soon found the remains of a corpse in one place, with only a portion of leg bone left. The nearby plants, similar to sorghum, were bent over in an area, forming the outline of a fierce beast.

"It’s quite large. Excluding the tail, the body is around four to five meters long, with a shoulder height of about two meters, larger than the Siberian tiger of my previous life by a whole circle."

In his mind, Su Mu conjured an image of an oversized Siberian tiger, the largest fierce beast he had seen since arriving in this world.

"It’s likely the information was incorrect. This is more likely a Fifth Level Fierce Beast than a Fourth Level one!"

The giant cat had left many footprints here, and Su Mu was trying to identify the freshest ones.

Thud!

A crashing sound echoed.

Su Mu didn’t need to search much; the creature itself revealed its location.

"Just in time."

Su Mu briskly crossed the greenhouse towards the back of the institute, where a square three-story building appeared before him, with a rusty sign at the entrance: "Spirit Plant Experiment Floor One."

In a flash, Su Mu felt a presence within the building monitoring him.

He focused his gaze.

Beneath the shadow, a monstrous figure emerged, its blood-red eyes as large as a human fist.

The shadow licked its claws and teeth towards Su Mu with a taunting gaze, then flashed back into the shadow.

"Hmm."

Su Mu couldn’t help but let out a soft sound of surprise. It was the first time he’d encountered such an intelligent fierce beast, prompting caution.

But since the creature had revealed itself, Su Mu saw no reason to let it go. He was here to rescue Professor Yuan, which meant taking down this creature.

Su Mu looked around, confirming no other fierce beasts were nearby, and strode confidently into the experimental building.

The experimental building was dim, and the air was murky and humid. Staying here would undoubtedly make an ordinary person feel unwell, but the strong body of a martial artist meant these conditions didn’t bother Su Mu.

Shortly after entering the building, footsteps sounded behind him—slow and imposing.

The footsteps ahead began to close in too, trapping him in the middle.

Su Mu found himself in a corridor area, lab rooms with alloy walls surrounding him, blocked at both ends—making maneuvering difficult in the narrow corridor.

"The wolf pretends to slumber to lure the prey, what a cunning fierce beast, it even employs psychological attacks!"

"The Martial Arts Association team before might have been ambushed this way, wiped out."

Understanding his situation, Su Mu felt a pang of doubt. Since mastering sword momentum, his sense for killing intent had sharpened, yet he hadn’t spotted the second giant cat until now.

Waiting to be trapped wasn’t Su Mu’s style; he decided to take the initiative. Since the cat ahead wanted to lure him in, he’d see how many strikes this creature could withstand.

Su Mu employed the Extreme Shadow Body Technique, stepping forward.

At the corridor’s end, the black cat had been waiting, amusement gleaming in its eyes. It judged Su Mu to be a Fourth Level Martial Artist, and in such a situation, any normal Fourth Level Martial Artist would face certain death.

But Su Mu wasn’t an ordinary Fourth Level Martial Artist; seasoned hunters often appear as prey themselves.

Su Mu’s solution was brutally straightforward—without a word, he drew his saber. By slaying both cats, he could naturally break the stalemate.

A dense buzzing accompanied the savage saber’s edge as it eagerly escaped the scabbard. Simultaneously, Su Mu ignited the Condensed Blood within his heart.

Psst.

The Condensed Blood transformed into pure Qi and blood, surging within Su Mu.

As the fierce Qi and thick Qi blood waves emanated from Su Mu, the calm on the black cat’s face gave way to terror. It let out an urgent howl, a response echoing from behind.

The cry seemed to call for help!

The cat behind no longer approached leisurely; it now charged fiercely, aiming to attack from both sides.

But it was too late.

Su Mu merged everything apart from the Secret of Power Removal into his Red Sun Saber and slashed towards the colossal figure before him.

Surging Waves Saber Technique, First Form: Riding the Wind!

The black cat’s expression was a mix of terror and despair, turning to flee, but the strike was inescapable, the sword momentum already locking onto its deathly destination—

The corridor became its own prison trap.

In the next instant, blood showered down.

The bloodline at the black cat’s neck widened suddenly; its face filled with panic and unwillingness. Not even a final wail escaped it.

The black cat’s world spun, its large head thudding heavily to the ground, witnessing its own headless body collapsing.

The sword momentum pierced through the black cat’s body, not dissipating, illuminating the alloy walls with its glow.

"Is it dead already?"

Su Mu was stunned for a moment. He had high expectations for the black cat, so he went all out at the first strike. He thought it would be a fierce battle and his blood began to boil, but he didn’t expect that the big cat couldn’t even withstand a single strike.

"Indeed, in the face of true power, all conspiracies and tricks seem pale."

"Strength is everything!"

Previously, this would certainly have been a fierce battle, but after the Training Camp, Su Mu was no longer the same. At this moment, he couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.

"Far inferior to Tantai Yan."

"Let’s finish this quickly next!"

Su Mu turned and took a step. With another slash, the experimental building quickly returned to calm. Just as Su Mu was about to leave, he paused.

From the severed cat head, a faint wave of qi and blood emerged. Su Mu immediately split open the skull and soon picked out a baby fist-sized, ruby-like object with the tip of his saber.

"Great item, it contains pure qi and blood power."

Su Mu attempted to absorb it and was instantly surprised. He found that the qi and blood power in this red stone could be directly absorbed into the body, but the downside was that the qi and blood were somewhat violent and needed some digestion.

"This thing can be used for cultivation and its effectiveness is no worse than Spirit Marrow, maybe even better!"

"There should be one in the other one too, right?"

"Strange, this one doesn’t have it?"

After splitting open the other black cat’s skull but not finding a second red stone, Su Mu contemplated for a moment and stored both black cat corpses in the Space Ring.

...

"Is it over so quickly?"

"What a terrifying Fierce Beast!"

In the underground laboratory, Yuan Cheng was shocked when he realized that the commotion above had ended in less than a minute. Just as Yuan Cheng was feeling guilty and desperate,

Thud.

A familiar thumping sound resonated from above again.

However, this time there was a difference. After the thumping, there was a calm voice, "Professor Yuan, are you in there? Please respond if you hear this."

Caught off guard by this shout, Yuan Cheng’s face showed wild joy.

"I’m here, I’m in the underground laboratory."

"How are things outside?"

"Everything’s fine, Professor. Come on out, I’ll take you out."

In an instant, the rescued Yuan Cheng was filled with joy. Solving the battle and nearly instantaneously killing two terrifying Fifth Level Fierce Beasts in such a short time must mean that Su Mu was a Sixth Level Martial Artist, perhaps even an outstanding one within the Sixth Level.

"A small place like Linjiang shouldn’t have such a strong presence. It must be someone sent from Shenjiang City."

But Yuan Cheng soon awkwardly realized that getting out of the underground laboratory required a key. Over the past few days, in his search for more experimental data, he had thoroughly searched this underground lab and the key was certainly not here.

Yuan Cheng relayed his predicament and suggested to Su Mu to search elsewhere in the building for the key.

"Professor, please step back a bit and stay away from the entrance."

Yuan Cheng complied, retreating a few steps, but frowned. The alloy gate of the underground laboratory was very sturdy, and he feared that even a Sixth Level Martial Artist would have difficulty breaking it open.

Just as he was about to speak up with a reminder,

Zip!

After a sound, Yuan Cheng trembled all over, sensing a terrifying sharpness. Then, dumbfounded, he saw a crack appear in the thick door, with a sliver of light shining through.

"This sharpness, it’s sword momentum; the person outside is indeed a Sixth Level Martial Artist, and a genius within that level!" Yuan Cheng shuddered internally, convinced he didn’t have enough reputation to warrant assistance from a Grandmaster Martial Artist.

Soon after, three more sharp sounds followed, and the alloy door was directly cut open. A sizable slab of alloy, as thick as a large hand, fell to the ground with a crash.

"Done."

Above, Su Mu sheathed his saber. Searching for the key would have been troublesome; it was easier to use the saber directly. This door wasn’t that sturdy, certainly much easier to cut than Tantai Yan’s Silver Greatsword.

Once Yuan Cheng was back in daylight, he was extremely excited. His surprise grew upon seeing Su Mu; Su Mu was so young. When had Shenjiang City produced such a talented martial artist?!

"Thank you for rescuing me; I’m Yuan Cheng. May I know your name?" Yuan Cheng’s grateful tone was mixed with astonishment.

"Professor Yuan, my name is Su Mu."

"You’re Su Mu?!"

Yuan Cheng was dumbfounded, his eyes widened as he carefully examined the person in front of him. He recalled that the director had recently accepted a student named Su Mu.

But the director mentioned that Su Mu was only a Fourth Level Martial Artist and that his personal record was quite unremarkable. To be honest, Yuan Cheng didn’t think highly of that Su Mu.

Yet, in front of him stood a genius martial artist capable of instantly killing two Fifth Level Fierce Beasts.

Could they be the same person?

Is this possible?

Yuan Cheng immediately dismissed the ridiculous notion of it being the same person, believing it was just a coincidence that he had met someone with the same name. The person in front of him couldn’t possibly be that Su Mu.

Besides, considering the time, that Su Mu should still be at the Training Camp now.

"Yes, I am Su Mu. Professor Yuan, let’s leave first." Su Mu assumed his teacher had mentioned him to Professor Yuan casually, so he wasn’t too surprised.

Outside the experimental building, the afternoon sun was bright. After taking a few deep breaths, Yuan Cheng noticed a Space Ring on Su Mu’s hand, which was surprisingly shaped like a small hammer. Suddenly, his pupils contracted, and his whole body quivered.

"Wait, are you really Su Mu?"