High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 127 - 118: Astonishing Comprehension, Li Yue’s Numbness

Chapter 127: Chapter 118: Astonishing Comprehension, Li Yue’s Numbness

Li Yue suddenly realized something.

The reason Spiritual Talents are so powerful is because only Peak Sixth Level Martial Artists can touch upon them. Spiritual power and sword momentum, to some extent, are the same, both belonging to the Grandmaster level of power.

But Su Mu had already mastered them at the Fifth Level Realm, and even attained Minor Success Blade Momentum. For others, this was undoubtedly a dimensional strike, and he instinctively thought that Su Mu defeated Tantai Yan by relying on the Minor Success Blade Momentum.

"Su Mu, you are indeed a Sword Dao genius," Li Yue couldn’t help but praise, "Given time, you might be able to cultivate your blade momentum to Perfection, and even step into the Sword Intent Realm."

At this moment, Li Yue, the grandmaster, was somewhat excited. He had only managed to master Minor Success Blade Momentum after years of painstaking cultivation following his promotion to grandmaster.

Huangfu Tian did not use swords; among the people with such Sword Dao talent as Su Mu, Li Yue had only encountered Duan Lang.

Who was Duan Lang? He was someone capable of contending with Li Lang for the title of Martial Saint.

At this moment, Li Yue held great expectations for Su Mu.

"When the blade momentum reaches thirty percent, it is Minor Success. At this stage, a martial artist can begin to initially control the blade momentum, making it more solid. You can understand it as converting a plane into a line."

"Sixty percent is Great Success. At this stage, the blade momentum becomes further solidified, and Martial Arts Will begins to manifest externally. I once had the fortune of experiencing Sword Dao Grandmaster Duan Lang’s blade momentum; it was like a monstrous wave. When submerged within it, even movements and qi and blood would become sluggish."

"Ninety percent is the Peak. At this stage, the person becomes the sword. Every movement and any part of the body can transform into a blade, even emitting blade rays."

"At one hundred percent, it’s Perfection, already touching upon the embryonic form of sword intent."

...

The Sword Intent Realm!

Su Mu longed in his heart, his face filled with yearning.

"The sword is a weapon of killing and conquest. Theoretical things are merely empty words. Su Mu, come with me."

They passed through the martial arts hall, followed the secluded stone path in the back mountain, and soon the sound of water reached their ears. Before long, a waterfall appeared before Su Mu’s eyes, with a pond beneath it.

"Water is soft, but the blade momentum is sharp. Water is the most restraining force against the sharp momentum of the blade."

"But everything in the world is mutually reinforcing and counteracting. We can use water to temper the blade momentum."

"The pool under this waterfall bears special gravitational inscriptions. Now take off your shirt and go in, I will activate it for you."

"Alright."

Su Mu’s eyes lit up. He had never thought there could be such a method of cultivation in the world. Without hesitation, he took off his shirt, took a deep breath, and leaped into the pond.

The pond was not shallow, at least three or four meters deep. On the shore, Li Yue promptly activated the gravitational inscriptions.

Buzz.

Instantly, within the pond, every inch of Su Mu’s skin, every piece of his flesh felt the pressure.

"Now it’s double gravity. The gravitational effect underwater will be stronger than on the shore. I’ll give you time to adjust. Now you can start practicing the sword technique."

Underwater, Su Mu began to wield his sword. Instantly, he felt immense resistance. Originally flowing water suddenly transformed between softness and hardness as he swung his sword.

"Su Mu, let your Minor Success Blade Momentum be released without reservation, and try to solidify it as much as possible, controlling your blade momentum underwater."

"Only in this way can you temper your blade momentum."

Underwater, Su Mu nodded, his eyes full of determination. He released his blade momentum without reservation and solidified it on the sword.

The blade emitted a blade ray, cutting the flowing water, but it was quickly filled by the water again.

One stroke after another, Su Mu performed the Surging Waves Saber Technique.

On the shore, Li Yue watched Su Mu’s sword technique, somewhat puzzled. This sword technique didn’t look too sophisticated. Did Su Mu defeat Tantai Yan with just this sword technique?

"Su Mu, this kid is truly a genius!"

"Su Mu hasn’t mastered the Inner Breathing Technique yet. I guess he can last an hour today at most," Li Yue thought. On his first day underwater, he managed to last forty minutes at most, and only ten minutes initially.

He held great expectations for Su Mu.

When fully submerged, a person cannot carry out external breathing, and that’s when the Inner Breathing Technique is required. Underwater, one can not only temper the blade momentum but also the breathing technique.

To master the Inner Breathing Technique requires a high degree of control over qi and blood, as well as not low requirements on organs and breathing technique. The stronger the organs, the easier the Inner Breathing Technique, and it also requires a bit of skill.

So, leveraging gravitational training in water achieves multiple benefits at once.

A martial artist’s breath is long, and Su Mu’s five viscera, after the hammering of Condensed Blood, had longer breath than martial artists of the same level. This is something Su Mu had not noticed yet.

Time passed, and Li Yue on the shore was shocked. At this point, ten minutes had already passed. At this time during his initial attempt, he had already been flushed red, showing pain.

Surprisingly, Su Mu displayed little pain, as if it were nothing, indicating Su Mu’s limit far exceeded this.

"Strange, why does this kid’s breath last so long? Could it be he has already mastered the Inner Breathing Technique?"

"That’s odd, I asked Elder Wang, and he hasn’t taught much about martial arts."

Time reached fifteen minutes, Su Mu’s face was slightly flushed, but he didn’t stop wielding his saber.

At twenty minutes, Su Mu frowned slightly.

Only after half an hour did Su Mu leap out of the water, his face flushed crimson, veins bulging at his neck, gasping for air, while Li Yue looked on in shock.

All signs indicated that this kid didn’t know the Inner Breathing Technique; otherwise, he wouldn’t be like this. It was obvious he had been holding his breath to persist until now. He had seen too many people in the same state, and he wouldn’t be mistaken.

But precisely because of this, Li Yue was greatly amazed. On his first attempt, this kid persisted three times longer than he did. The difficulty increases more than threefold the further it goes because it becomes exponentially harder to persevere the longer it takes.

This meant that Su Mu’s internal organs were incredibly strong, and his mastery of the Breathing Technique was remarkable. These factors led to his astonishingly long endurance, far surpassing martial artists of the same level, reaching several times the terror of the same level martial artist!

"Su Mu, how do you feel now?"

"Uncle Li, I feel like I’m out of breath, and I can’t breathe underwater." Su Mu continued gasping heavily.

Hearing this, Li Yue couldn’t help but take a sharp breath, this kid was simply a monster, but as a Grandmaster, he couldn’t lose composure.

"To be able to persist for half an hour on the first dive... your foundation is solid."

Su Mu noticed Uncle Li’s expression was somewhat stiff, and his heart tightened, thinking that his persistence hadn’t met Uncle Li’s expectations.

"My aptitude is too poor; I can only compensate by doubling my cultivation!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Su Mu dived back into the water.

The second time, Su Mu persisted three more minutes, reaching thirty-three minutes.

The third time, thirty-five minutes.

The fourth time, he was nearing the forty-minute threshold, already very close to the limit Li Yue reached after initially mastering the Inner Breathing Technique.

Watching Su Mu break through limits again and again, Li Yue couldn’t help but take a sharp breath of the mountain’s cool air, as if he had returned to years ago when he had just ascended to Grandmaster and was still in high spirits.

Yet he encountered Huangfu Tian, mercilessly crushed by him, and now he felt the same way once more.

But this time, it wasn’t Huangfu Tian; it was Su Mu.

"He hasn’t even mastered the Inner Breathing Technique but is already nearing forty minutes. Elder Wang has truly taken in a monster!"

"It’s no wonder he’s someone who can trigger the Martial Saint’s Will; Su Mu is definitely a late-blooming genius!"

In the water, Su Mu didn’t know he was making Li Yue, the Grandmaster, recall the days of being crushed by Huangfu Tian. He was gritting his teeth, constantly persevering.

At a certain moment, he frowned deeply, realizing a severe problem.

The longer he stayed underwater, the better the cultivation effect in hindsight, with the last few minutes being almost several times the effect of the earlier time.

Having to surface for air every now and then was a huge waste of time, severely hindering his cultivation. What he lacked most right now was time!

Holding his breath alone had its limits, so how could he stay underwater longer and undergo more efficient cultivation?

He thought of fish, creatures that could breathe underwater.

Ordinary people naturally couldn’t breathe underwater, but as a martial artist, couldn’t he also maintain breath underwater? 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Su Mu believed it was feasible, immediately entering a state of introspection, seeing his second reconstructed Qi Blood Bridge rapidly transporting Qi and blood throughout his body, on the verge of reaching its limit.

But in contrast, apart from his heart, his other organs hadn’t reached their limits; there was room for improvement.

In his state of introspection, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"If the pressure could be transferred to the other four organs, allowing for a more gradual breath to share the burden, perhaps I could last longer."

"This requires starting from... the Breathing Technique; it needs a change in the breathing route."

"It should be feasible."

Soon, Su Mu leapt out of the water and fell into deep thought, while Li Yue watched silently, not expecting Su Mu to have a sudden insight in such a short time. However, letting him ponder a bit more might yield better outcomes when guided later.

Half an hour later, Su Mu opened his eyes, leapt into the water once more with anticipation.

Time quickly approached the forty-minute mark, and Li Yue’s expression became a bit unsettled.

Soon, another twenty minutes passed; the time reached one hour, and Li Yue saw a smile on Su Mu’s face—Su Mu was actually smiling!

At this moment, Li Yue by the shore finally couldn’t hide his astonishment and numbness.

The familiar feeling returned; everything came back.

"Such terrifying perception, this kid might actually comprehend the Inner Breathing Technique on his own."