High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 186 - 169: The Red Sun Saber Is Forged, Geniuses Gather

Chapter 186: Chapter 169: The Red Sun Saber Is Forged, Geniuses Gather

"What? Lin Peng is challenging Su Mu? Is Su Mu now worth Lin Peng’s action?"

"How is this possible?!"

After learning the news, a member of the Guangshen Province Martial Arts Association turned pale. Lin Peng was one of the leading figures of the new generation in the Lin Family, a genius among geniuses.

At this moment, a knock on the door resounded, startling the person inside who let out a cry of shock.

The person outside pushed the door open and saw a flustered figure.

"Director Lu, are you okay?"

"I’m fine, do you need something?"

"This is the logistics summary for this month, please have a look, Director Lu."

After the Martial Arts Association member left, Director Lu’s face once again showed panic. Su Mu’s rise was simply too startling. Just half a year ago, he was nothing more than a minor figure attending the qualification assessment for the Three Cities Training.

In these six months, Director Lu had planned several times to act, but kept abandoning the idea. The reason was simple; it was hard for him to confront the storm-raising Su Mu. It was too complex, and Director Lu didn’t want to blow things up, nor get himself involved.

However, at this point, Director Lu suddenly awoke to the fact that he might have missed his chance to act because Su Mu had completely risen.

Su Mu was no longer that obscure little character who could be easily manipulated.

Currently, Su Mu had even attracted Lin Peng to act. And Director Lu’s greatest reliance couldn’t even raise its head in front of Lin Peng.

After remorse, Director Lu instead felt a bit fortunate that he didn’t act directly against Su Mu.

Su Mu was not yet aware of Director Lu’s existence.

"There will always be opportunities in the future."

"Even if I can’t deal with you, Su Mu... there are still other ways to handle those around you!"

...

"Tantai Yan, can you tell me about Spiritual Power?"

As the flames danced happily, Su Mu turned the roast in his hand and asked Tantai Yan for guidance.

Spiritual Power?

Regarding Su Mu’s inquiry on this matter, Tantai Yan was not overly puzzled. Although she didn’t understand why Su Mu had not yet broken through to the sixth level, he must have his plans. Everyone has their secrets, and Tantai Yan sensibly decided not to ask.

She only knew that if Su Mu wished to advance to the sixth level, it would certainly be easy for him, and he could even break through on the spot.

"Actually, everyone has Spiritual Power from the moment they are born, as long as they have their own thoughts and can think independently."

"Everyone has it?"

"That’s right, but the vast majority of people have not mastered the key to unlocking the power of Spiritual Power. The strength of those with Spiritual Talent lies in their early mastery of the mental key."

"Spiritual Power comes from one’s thinking ability, from the soul... residing in the ’Sea of Consciousness,’ which is usually located in the forehead, that is, deep in the brain."

"The Sea of Consciousness is like a galaxy... and a martial artist’s Spiritual Power is like particles of sand within it. Some people naturally have many grains of sand in their Sea of Consciousness; these are the people born with Spiritual Talent, whose talent is above average."

"But many people’s Sea of Consciousness is void, or only has a few sparse grains of sand, so they need to gather them themselves, which is what normal martial artists need to do after advancing to the sixth level."

"Cultivating Qi and Blood has Qi Blood Cultivation Technique and Breathing Technique, and Spiritual Power cultivation also has its special cultivation techniques, generally referred to as Observation Technique..."

Observation Technique?!

At the mention of this term, a glint flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, and he immediately thought of the Nameless Meditation Technique taught by his little junior sister. His ability to comprehend techniques in a short time was crucially aided by the Nameless Meditation Technique.

"How should I put it... it’s like you need to constantly imagine something and then materialize it in your Sea of Consciousness. The more complex the object you visualize, the higher the difficulty of cultivation, but conversely, if you succeed in visualizing, the cultivation effect will definitely be better..."

Tantai Yan continued explaining, and Su Mu was once again startled in his heart, feeling a sense of doubt.

The teacher once mentioned that his spirit was robust beyond ordinary levels but strangely failed to unlock Spiritual Talent. According to Tantai Yan, the Nameless Meditation Technique from the little junior sister should be a type of Spiritual Cultivation Technique.

But clearly, he hadn’t mastered Spiritual Power, which seemed contradictory.

"Is it possible that one could train in Spiritual Cultivation Techniques without having mastered Spiritual Power?"

Tantai Yan immediately shook her head.

"Impossible. Without mastering Spiritual Power, it’s almost impossible to practice Spiritual Cultivation Techniques, as visualization requires immense Spiritual Power consumption unless the person has an astonishing amount of sand in their Sea of Consciousness..."

"But that’s not right either; if the sand quantity is astonishing, they would inevitably unlock Spiritual Talent."

Upon hearing this, an odd expression appeared on Su Mu’s face. Back then, he didn’t pay much attention, but recalling it now, after Teacher Wang Shuheng concluded this, his reaction was even greater than Tantai Yan’s current one.

Yet there was this contradictory existence, that being Su Mu himself.

"Spiritual Power comes from the soul; perhaps because I’m a transmigrator... the fusion of two souls led to an innately exceptional spirit?"

As he pondered, Su Mu sprinkled some salt, took a bite of meat, and snapped back to his senses, frowning slightly.

"It’s salty."

"Ah?! That’s great, Su Mu... has your sense of taste returned?"

Su Mu was stunned. His sense of taste had long since returned, as it was the cost of the second Future Simulation, and it had been over a month by now.

"I thought you were faking it all along." Tantai Yan had noticed Su Mu’s problem with taste a long time ago.

Once, while grilling meat, perhaps Su Mu hadn’t sprinkled the salt evenly. The first few bites Tantai Yan ate had just the right amount of salt, but later, it was either tasteless or way too salty.

Yet, she noticed Su Mu eating with ’great relish.’

"When did you find out?" Su Mu was a bit surprised that this little girl, Tantai Yan, had even noticed this.

"Maybe twenty-five or twenty-six days ago... I can’t quite remember."

Su Mu was somewhat astonished. Tantai Yan had noticed this within just a few days after he lost his sense of taste. Listening to how Tantai Yan recounted her discovery, Su Mu suddenly understood.

"Well, you should try a few more bites this time; you can say if it’s not good anytime you like."

"Tasty, very tasty... Su Mu, your roast is delicious, really!"

The sentence sounded a bit odd, but Su Mu didn’t mind it; he understood what the little girl meant.

Su Mu placed great significance on the third refinement, planning to end it with Condensed Blood after experiencing transformations through the Fixed Star Body Refinement and several significant blood exchanges.

Now the layer of light golden color in the Condensed Blood no longer remains merely on the surface; a trace of light gold has truly begun to infuse into the blood itself.

Hiss.

Su Mu ignited twenty to thirty drops of Condensed Blood and carefully experienced them.

"The current purity of the Condensed Blood is at least three times higher than before!"

Reaching this conclusion, Su Mu himself was startled. By this estimation, the improvement during this period far exceeded his expectations.

Two days later.

The third refinement of the Six Viscera was completed. Amidst the resounding of bones and muscles, Tantai Yan was astonished to discover that the Martial Arts Golden Body Phenomenon behind Su Mu had grown larger, almost twice the size it was when she first saw it.

Five days later.

Su Mu refined and reshaped 220 meridians within his body, each one widened to several times its original size, also becoming extremely resilient and highly elastic.

Eight days later.

The flesh and blood of Su Mu’s entire body squirmed continuously. As they contracted and relaxed, the density of his flesh and blood increased significantly, becoming more robust and powerful. Every inch of flesh and blood possessed terrifying strength beyond imagination.

Whoosh!

Su Mu’s breath was long and deep, and he exhaled a breath that spanned over ten meters.

"Even faster than the expected time by two days."

"The remaining Giant’s Blood is not enough for the second flesh transformation with the Fixed Star Body Refinement Technique!"

However, Su Mu was not disappointed; instead, he was exceptionally pleased. The more energy required for transformation, the more astonishing the potential of the Fixed Star Body Refinement Technique, which is undoubtedly a good thing!

"Huh, this seems like some kind of inscription, so complicated... Su Mu, come take a look." As Tantai Yan was scooping the Giant’s Blood, she exclaimed in surprise.

Su Mu walked over and fixed his gaze; amidst the Blood Pool, extremely complex inscriptions faintly emerged, and instantly a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"This is a Space Inscription; there should be a Space Transmission Array at the bottom of the Blood Pool!"

Su Mu immediately recognized that the bottom of the Blood Pool had Space Inscriptions. He was very familiar with Space Inscriptions, as in the Meditation World, he still had more than ten complete Space Runes.

Immediately, Su Mu closed his eyes and entered the Meditation World; after comparing both, Su Mu was even more certain that the bottom of the Blood Pool was a Space Transmission Array.

"This is... a Space Transmission Array?!"

Tantai Yan was delighted. The Giant’s Blood in the Blood Pool was running low, and once Su Mu consumed the remaining blood, the two of them could likely leave this cave through the Space Transmission Array.

What was previously only Su Mu’s guess now revealed a tangible hope for escape; how could Tantai Yan not be excited and thrilled!

One day later, the last drop of blood was consumed by Su Mu, and the Blood Pool dried up completely.

Su Mu found the focal point of the Transmission Array and placed a few Spirit Stones, immediately causing a momentary silver light to emanate from the bottom of the Blood Pool and the ground beneath them in the cavern.

"There’s no doubt about it; this is Spatial Energy, and the Transmission Array is intact and ready to be activated."

"Then let’s activate the Transmission Array quickly."

"Tantai Yan, I’ll send you out of the cavern first."

Su Mu’s eyes burned as he gazed at the complete Space Transmission Array at the bottom of the Blood Pool, resolute to not miss the delivered Space Inscription.

...

"Lin Peng has challenged Su Mu; this grand event cannot be missed!"

"Su Mu... it shouldn’t be the same person, right?"

Sikong River left the Sikong Family for Guangshen Province.

There were quite a few who shared Sikong River’s thoughts. For a moment, numerous new-generation talented martial artists from martial arts families and major forces sent invitation letters to the Lin Family, heading there.

Because the other side of this Celestial Pride battle, Su Mu, had yet to respond, nor had there been any news.

"How long has it been? This person named Su Mu still hasn’t appeared, could he be scared?"

"I heard that because of this duel challenge, not to mention our Guangshen Province, many talents from around Zhejiang Province and several nearby provinces have come. If Su Mu doesn’t dare to respond, it would be utterly disgraceful."

...

Buzz!

A clear and resounding saber sound echoed throughout the Forging Room. Suddenly, several long sabers hanging on the walls of the Forging Room hummed, as if saluting the birth of the Red Sun Saber.

"Good saber!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"This is definitely a half-step Grandmaster-level weapon... It’s even very close to Grandmaster-level!" Li Yue’s face showed shock; the saber sound when the Red Sun Saber was forged even stirred his Sword Momentum, which longed for the saber before him.

Wang Shuheng withdrew the Inscription Pen; his right hand trembled slightly, and his expression was complex for a moment, but he finally exhaled a sigh of relief.

Only he knew that this saber had the potential to become a Grandmaster-level weapon.

And Wang Shuheng could use this opportunity to once again challenge the Grandmaster-level Rune Master. Such an opportunity might be the only one in a lifetime for ordinary Rune Masters.

But at the final moment, Wang Shuheng gave up; he inscribed more inscriptions inside the blade, forsaking higher-level inscriptions to allow more Blade Qi to be contained.

With the great battle imminent, a Grandmaster-level weapon might not necessarily suit Su Mu; what mattered more was compatibility with the martial artist himself.

"Elder Wang, honestly, I envy Su Mu a bit; this saber seems to me to be no less than a Grandmaster-level weapon."

"I’m honored to have participated in the forging personally!"

Wang Shuheng was a little surprised; he could clearly hear a hint of doubt at the end of Li Yue’s first sentence, suggesting Li Yue had noticed something.

"Now it’s up to this boy Su Mu."

"How much time is left?"

"Three days."

"Elder Wang, do you think..."

"I’ve reminded this boy time and again that being too rigid leads to breakage, but nature is hard to change. Rest assured; as long as this boy gets the news, he will definitely show up..."