High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 184 - 167: Invented Secret Technique, Lin Peng’s Challenge

Chapter 184: Chapter 167: Invented Secret Technique, Lin Peng’s Challenge

Thirty simulations, thirty times the cost, left Su Mu covered in wounds. During a single month, he completely lost his sight, smell, and taste, along with many other sacrifices.

But he succeeded!

The fire within Su Mu’s heart burned fiercely, a breath of relief finally released.

The first simulation made him abandon the thought of soaking in a bath; his flesh was too far from reaching that step.

After the second simulation, the faint resistance of the Golden Essence Qi gave him hope of subduing the Giant’s Blood, providing him with a rough idea:

The Fixed Star Body Refining Technique works on the outside, while the Golden Essence Qi protects the inside.

However, at first, Su Mu was utterly confused about how to proceed, like crossing a river by feeling the stones.

Back at the Three Cities Training Camp, Su Mu had wild notions. He had just come out of the Tower of Power, mastering the Secret of Power, and his concern was the lack of flesh strength, preventing him from fully unleashing the Secret of Power.

Initially, he tried to integrate the Qi Blood Emission into his body to protect his organs, meridians, and flesh, but he eventually gave up because he found the human body too intricate, and his control over Qi and Blood made this complex process almost impossible.

Even if he managed to complete it by chance, he would need to reconstruct it the next time.

He couldn’t spend months or even longer to first build a layer of Qi and Blood membrane inside his body each time before unleashing the Secret of Power; it was impractical.

Now Su Mu could achieve all of this, thanks to sweat, effort, and a bit of luck.

Initially, it was Nanu who inspired him.

Nanu’s display of the Armor of Qi Blood was memorable for Su Mu, giving him the idea to combine the Golden Essence Qi to mimic and condense a Blood Armor.

To resist the rampant Giant’s Blood, Su Mu attempted to store the Golden Essence Qi in different parts of his body to ensure instant and effective resistance.

However, it was precisely this process that led Su Mu to discover that Golden Essence Qi possessed excellent memory and malleability; as long as he constructed an armor compatible with his organs, meridians, and flesh once.

Subsequently, every time he activated it, as long as Su Mu thought about it, the Golden Essence Qi would reconstitute the identical Blood Armor due to its memory.

Upon completing the armor construction, there was another challenge: Su Mu needed to integrate it within his body, achieving complete fusion with his organs, meridians, and flesh, a process in which he failed numerous times, spending over three months.

At the same time, mobilizing and consuming the Golden Essence Qi was extremely taxing on his Qi and Blood. Without the Third-Turned Refining Technique, Nameless Breathing Technique, and Condensed Blood laying a solid foundation for his abundant Qi and Blood, Su Mu could not have easily utilized it.

During this process, Nanu, the Armor of Qi Blood, Blood Spear, Future Simulation, Secret of Power, Third-Turned Refining Technique, and Nameless Breathing Technique were all indispensable.

"Inspired by the Armor of Qi Blood from the alien race, derived from the Golden Essence Qi, let’s name this secret technique the Golden Essence Armor."

Facing a predicament, Su Mu integrated his martial arts to ultimately create the extraordinary Golden Essence Armor, his first self-created secret technique that only he could execute!

With the empowerment of the Golden Essence Armor, he transcended three Great Realms with the flesh of a Fifth Level Martial Artist, completely subjugating the Giant’s Blood of the Grandmaster Realm!

He accomplished a feat that even human Grandmaster Realms might not achieve, as it’s known that there is a vast gap between relic giants and human martial artists, even if they are both at the Grandmaster Realm.

The beginning is always the hardest, but after Su Mu took the first step, the subsequent steps were simple, as he once said — to drink every last drop of the Blood Pool.

"Su Mu... let me help you."

Tantai Yan was both heartbroken and utterly in awe of Su Mu. He indeed provided reassurance; she scooped up some blood and poured some out, unwilling to let Su Mu push himself too hard.

She suspected that Su Mu blinded himself and injured his arm to practice a bizarre secret technique related to devouring weapons.

"Su Mu... when we get out, come with me to the Tantai Family; you did all this for... anyway, I will do everything I can to heal you."

Su Mu shook his head with a smile.

"It’s alright, this is only temporary."

Tantai Yan felt even more pained, assuming Su Mu was trying to comfort her, and clenched her fist, making up her mind.

Su Mu couldn’t see Tantai Yan’s expression; his mind remained undisturbed. Even though he succeeded once, he dared not be complacent for this was Giant’s Blood, a slight misstep could lead to eternal doom.

With a thought, the Golden Essence Armor reassembled. Su Mu once again operated the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique to its limits, his body radiating a metallic sheen.

Su Mu accepted the vessel Tantai Yan handed over, tilting his head to drink. He noticed the blood in the vessel had decreased and understood Tantai Yan’s intentions.

Another fierce golden beast was subdued by Su Mu, transforming into nutrients for his growth. Every inch of his flesh, every cell, greedily absorbed the blood, constantly drawing power to transform his flesh.

Every moment, every second, Su Mu could feel himself becoming stronger than the previous one.

This continual feeling of growth quickly intoxicated him, making him forget his battered body as he immersed himself fully in cultivation.

Directly ingesting the Giant’s Blood proved far more efficient than before.

Three days later, Su Mu trembled, entering a mysterious state. His body shimmered with golden light as viscous, black unknown substances were continuously expelled through his skin.

This process had occurred during his Secondary Bone Tempering. Though it wasn’t a third Bone Tempering, the effects were even more significant, allowing Su Mu’s flesh to finally accumulate enough strength to complete its initial transformation.

This was an essential step in the cultivation of the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique: a Martial Arts Golden Body Phenomenon slowly formed behind him.

Tantai Yan was astonished to find this Martial Arts Golden Body more solid and clearer than before, no longer as illusory, and it had grown significantly larger.

What astonished her even more was Su Mu undergoing Acquired Bone Tempering!

"Expelling impurities? Su Mu... is he undergoing Bone Tempering?"

During the transformation, Su Mu’s muscles slowly wriggled, becoming fuller, the muscle density became tighter, and his whole person grew a few inches taller, making his stature more robust and imposing.

Rip.

The clothing on Su Mu’s body was instantly torn apart by his muscles, revealing an almost perfect musculature with distinct lines.

The sudden mutation startled Tantai Yan, who was momentarily frightened, then quickly covered her mouth, knowing very well that Su Mu was in a critical phase and must not be disturbed.

After a long while, Su Mu let out a long breath, and upon awakening from the transformation, he moved his body and immediately felt incredibly light. Inside him, it was as if a peerless Fierce Beast was dormant.

He tried to throw a punch, and a gust of wind instantly formed out of thin air in the cave, blasting onto the cavern stone more than ten meters away.

Su Mu’s eyes lit up sharply; he felt that his flesh was completely different. He immediately tried to activate the first layer of the Secret of Power, and the unrefined meridians and flesh had no significant sensation. Previously, there should have been noticeable stabbing pain.

"The strength of my flesh has at least doubled... As expected of the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique!"

Su Mu was overjoyed in his heart, knowing the days when he could freely use the Secret of Power were not far off!

After moving his body a bit, Su Mu also felt incredibly refreshed all over, and the sound of steady breathing reached his ears; little Tantai Yan was probably exhausted and was soundly asleep.

"The initial transformation of the flesh is complete. Next, I can start refining the meridians and flesh."

"Using Giant’s Blood for refining, it’s truly exciting!"

Su Mu took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and scooped up the Giant’s Blood to pour into his body.

Three days later, a surge of violent Qi and Blood erupted from Su Mu’s body, followed by a continuous rise of his aura; Tantai Yan showed a joyful expression, knowing that Su Mu was about to make a breakthrough!

At this moment, Su Mu himself was quite surprised.

The domineering nature of the Giant’s Blood, within three days, allowed him to complete the refining and remolding of 220 meridians in his body, and now he was about to advance to the Fifth Level High Stage Realm!

On the tenth day, Tantai Yan showed a look of shock as a strong aura spread throughout the cave, and Su Mu broke through once again.

"This time it’s the refining and remolding of all the flesh... Su Mu is about to advance to the Fifth Level Peak."

"Su Mu’s Sword Momentum and Qi and Blood are terrifying... The Sixth Level will pose no bottleneck for him."

...

"Any news on Su Mu?"

"Young Master Lin Peng, still haven’t found any news about Su Mu."

"Hmph, what One-Slash Asura, just a rat in the gutter. Let’s see if you can hide for a lifetime?"

"Young Master Lin Peng, that Lin Ying returned to the family."

"Let him come see me."

Shortly after, Lin Ying arrived and spoke respectfully, "Cousin."

Even though they were both from the Lin Family, Lin Peng was one of the leaders of the new generation in the Lin Family, a former Celestial Pride on the Celestial Pride List, while he, Lin Ying, was merely part of an unassuming branch in the main lineage. Lin Peng’s status in the Lin Family was far beyond what Lin Ying could compare to.

"I ask you, what is Su Mu’s strength like?"

"Very strong."

"How strong?"

"His greatest strength lies in his Sword Momentum, with one slash that can cut down a Sixth Level Martial Artist... It can even touch a Grandmaster Realm strike." Lin Ying lowered his head to conceal the admiration on his face for Su Mu.

Lin Peng looked down at Lin Ying with disdain, sneering lightly, "Short-sighted, you may leave now."

"Touching a Grandmaster Realm strike, who on the Celestial Pride List can’t do that?"

"I haven’t made a move in a long time and have been underestimated."

"Everything I’ve lost, I, Lin Peng, will personally take back. Su Mu, you’d better hide in the shadows your whole life, or I’ll show you the gap between a Celestial Pride and a Mediocre person."

After leaving Lin Peng’s residence, Lin Ying snorted coldly. Su Mu’s slash was not just touching a Grandmaster Realm strike, but had fully entered it.

Even if Su Mu was not yet a match for Lin Peng now, it was merely because there was a gap of one Great Realm between them. Su Mu was only a Fifth Level Martial Artist, whereas Lin Peng was already a Sixth Level Martial Artist, just one step away from the Grandmaster Realm.

If both were at the Sixth Level, even if Su Mu had just entered the Sixth Level, Lin Ying believed Lin Peng wouldn’t be a match for Su Mu!

"One-Slash Asura, this title is very fitting for Su Mu!"

Thinking about Su Mu’s previous domineering and stunning slash, Lin Ying felt a strong expectation in his heart; he knew Lin Peng’s character well, and Lin Peng had indeed set his sights on Su Mu.

Unintentionally, Su Mu had taken Lin Peng’s ranking on the Celestial Pride List, and there was bound to be a battle between the two!

...

As expected by Lin Ying, Lin Peng had set his sights on Su Mu.

On this day, news spread from the Lin Family, one of the Martial Arts Families in Guangshen Province, that the former Celestial Pride Lin Peng forcefully challenged the newly risen Celestial Pride Su Mu, setting the time within a month, before the Blue Star Selection Tournament, with the location to be chosen by Su Mu.

If someone dared not accept the invitation, Lin Peng would take his place and return to the Celestial Pride List.