High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 193 - 173: Unstoppable Might—Ascending the Spring Water Building

Chapter 193: Chapter 173: Unstoppable Might—Ascending the Spring Water Building

"Have you all noticed a problem?"

"What problem?"

"The Huaxia National Martial Arts Association gave Su Mu the title of One-Slash Asura, but until now no one has forced him to draw his saber, not even Sikong River!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became breathless, and the atmosphere filled with a chorus of gasps.

During this time, Su Mu ascended to the eighth floor.

Sikong Ba’s eyes lit up. He had been tall and strong since childhood, and his peers called him Violent Bear, partly teasing his natural brute strength. But he didn’t expect this One-Slash Asura to be no weaker than him, perhaps even more robust.

"Sikong Family, Sikong Ba, Spear Momentum, please enlighten me!"

Being able to defeat Sikong River with a single punch already placed Su Mu’s strength above his. Sikong Ba respectfully asked for guidance.

"Shenjiang City, Su Mu."

As the words fell, Sikong Ba shook the spear in his hand, and an overbearing spear momentum emanated, then instantly converged on the spear shaft. He practiced the Sikong Family’s Overbearing Spear Technique, the Overlord Spear.

Minor Success Spear Momentum, his grasp of Martial Momentum was even stronger than that of Sikong River on the seventh floor!

If it were himself before entering the Secret Realm facing such a formidable opponent, he would surely be excited. But after stepping through seven floors, Su Mu gradually came to understand and master his own strength, with only Lin Peng in his eyes now.

Su Mu immediately took a deep breath, and the surrounding air was instantly swallowed into his abdomen. Sikong Ba’s pupils shrank, and for a moment, he saw a golden giant behind Su Mu.

"Martial Arts... Golden Body?!"

A golden-tinged fist fiercely punched out, covered by the Golden Essence Armor. In Sikong Ba’s eyes, it rapidly magnified.

The fist collided violently with the spear tip, and the instant they touched, sparks erupted, shattering the spear’s light in a flash.

Boom.

Sikong Ba’s expression changed drastically again, as the spear bent sharply over ninety degrees and suddenly conveyed an unimaginably terrifying force.

In an instant, Sikong Ba was forced to retreat continuously, his feet heavily stomping on the floor, producing several muffled sounds before he could stop retreating. At this moment, his hands were bleeding from the tiger’s mouths.

Meanwhile, Su Mu stood firm, unyielding on the field.

"Thank you for the match."

He spoke calmly, without any contempt, and upon hearing this, Sikong Ba showed respect, acknowledging his defeat sincerely. He immediately retracted his spear and stepped aside, speaking earnestly.

"You’re worthy of being on the Celestial Pride List; I, Sikong Ba, am far inferior to you. I wish you a prosperous martial journey!"

"Thank you."

Su Mu strode towards the ninth floor, still one floor away from the summit!

"This, this is incredible... even Brother Ba was defeated by his benefactor with one punch!" Sikong Xia was greatly shocked. Sikong Ba’s Overlord Spear was extremely overbearing, but her brother was often the one being overpowered.

"This Su Mu... what terrifying strength!" Sikong River’s expression was also utterly shocked.

On the seventh floor, Tantai Yan’s eyes were filled with admiration, yet not much surprise. She was very confident in Su Mu’s strength, perhaps only Lin Peng could provide a bit of pressure on Su Mu.

"Such speed, Su Mu has already defeated Sikong Ba?"

"Next, he’s going to step on the ninth floor. This is a true Celestial Pride. I’m really looking forward to his fight with Lin Peng!"

"But the ninth floor is Huangfu Family’s Huangfu Feng. Even Lin Peng must exert some effort to defeat him; his strength is formidable." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

For a moment, many people in the crowd began to support Su Mu, at least in their view, as they started anticipating the battle between the two Celestial Prides.

Huangfu Feng’s figure was long and straight, and when he saw Su Mu step onto the ninth floor, he felt as if he was being watched by a prehistoric Fierce Beast.

Su Mu’s deep-set eyes were unwavering, exuding supreme confidence, with an understated invincible aura.

"Huangfu... Tian!"

Even though he had never felt this aura from Lin Peng, he had sensed it from his elder brother Huangfu Tian. Although the two of them had markedly different temperaments, they both had an invincible aura.

"Such a One-Slash Asura, everyone underestimated Su Mu!"

"Even Seventh Sister underestimated her friend; I probably can’t look after Su Mu."

Huangfu Feng mused silently, and before he acted, Huangfu Xue had specially asked him to pay attention to Su Mu at the Martial Arts Exchange and intervene if necessary.

But now it seems that Seventh Sister Huangfu Xue’s request was unnecessary. Huangfu Feng felt he would not be a match for Su Mu.

As thoughts raced through his mind, his focus returned.

"Su Mu, Seventh Sister has mentioned you to me more than once, and she did not misjudge."

"She said you were a Sword Dao genius. She rarely praises someone like that."

Seventh Sister, Huangfu Family, Su Mu instantly understood that he was talking about Huangfu Xue.

"I look forward to your coming battle with Lin Peng, but I won’t let you just pass here. Come, let’s exchange a move." Huangfu Feng’s hand flashed with Spiritual Light, holding a simple long saber.

Huangfu Feng actually wanted to witness Su Mu’s Sword Momentum, but Su Mu showed no intention of drawing his saber. Seeing this, a trace of anger flashed across Huangfu Feng’s heart due to his pride as a Huangfu Family genius.

But soon, when he felt the air around him instantly solidify and a suffocating sensation approached, this anger disappeared, replaced by excitement.

Huangfu Feng’s Sword Momentum was unique: three parts sharpness, seven parts heaviness, lacking any overt sharpness, but rather steady as a mountain.

The ancient sword in his hand also carried a dangerous aura.

As one slash struck out, Su Mu suddenly felt his body become heavy, like a mountain pressing on his shoulders.

"This person is very strong. If it were my past self before entering the Secret Realm, it would be very difficult to overcome this obstacle."

"But... I am no longer the Su Mu of old."

With thirty simulations, vision, taste, and smell successively faded away, he experienced death, tasted despair, but he didn’t fall. Months of training made him stronger, both in will and flesh, a complete transformation.

Huangfu Feng couldn’t stop him at this moment.

Su Mu’s expression was calm, his body shimmering with golden light, the Golden Essence Armor covering his right arm. As the first layer of the Secret of Power activated, he faced the astonishing slash without hesitation and punched with his right hand.

A pool of Giant’s Blood had allowed Su Mu to complete the first transformation of the Fixed Star Body Refinement. Now, his six viscera, meridians, and flesh had gone through the Third-Turned Refining Technique three times.

This was a level far beyond what the genius who created the "Third-Turned Refining Technique" could achieve. Su Mu surpassed this founder, cultivating this technique to its utmost!

Freed from the shackles of the flesh, the fierce beast that was the Secret of Power awoke, and at this moment, it could initially exert its true might in Su Mu’s hand.

One force subdues ten techniques.

No matter if your sword momentum is like a mountain, I shall shatter it with one punch.

Boom!

Brute force shattered great mountains and broke through sharp edges, causing Huangfu Feng’s pupils to shrink violently. He could feel that Su Mu hadn’t used any fist techniques, as his punches had no style.

This punch contained pure and unmatched power, along with an overwhelmingly unreasonable force of Qi and Blood.

Yet precisely because of this, this punch was unbeatable.

The terrifying power, the formidable flesh, and such a savage combat style made him think of a terrifying race long extinct.

The fierce wind roared like a dragon.

"I lost." Huangfu Feng sheathed his saber, but instead of any disappointment, there was ecstatic joy and anticipation on his face.

"Thank you for letting me win."

At this moment, a gunshot echoed above them, and a powerful and overwhelming spear momentum spread out, as Lin Peng officially challenged Su Mu.

Once a Celestial Pride, the Crimson Flame Spear Lin Peng.

The newly ascended Celestial Pride, One-Slash Asura Su Mu.

Their Celestial Pride battle was about to begin!

....

Hiss!

Upon seeing Huangfu Feng of the Ninth Floor fall under Su Mu’s punch, everyone could no longer control their expressions, showing disbelief and shock.

"Even Huangfu Feng couldn’t force Su Mu to draw his saber."

"Su Mu’s strength is terrifying; is his strongest really the saber?" Someone couldn’t help but mutter.

At this moment, the conversation between Tantai Yan and Su Mu from earlier echoed in the ears of those on the Seventh Floor.

"Su Mu, go for it... defeat Lin Peng."

"I will."

For a moment, Sikong River, Sikong Xia, and others gulped down big gulps of water, realizing that the jest between the two seemed to be actually happening.

Then a loud, resounding gunshot echoed throughout the Spring Water Building, reverberating across the sky, as a powerful and overwhelming spear momentum enveloped the entire area, causing everyone to feel the surrounding temperature rise.

Everyone knew this was Lin Peng’s spear momentum. Having defeated many geniuses and accumulated momentum for days, Lin Peng’s aura had reached an astounding level.

Under the spear momentum, many felt an indistinct suffocating sensation, their breathing slightly constricted.

"The Crimson Flame Spear Lin Peng’s reputation is well-deserved; his aura has reached its peak. Su Mu is in trouble now."

"That’s right, Su Mu’s strength is indeed quite powerful, but since his opponents during the climb fell in just one punch, his momentum hasn’t increased much. Su Mu is now at a disadvantage."

"It’s hard to say; the outcome depends on who wins. If Lin Peng wins, we might witness a Celestial Pride stepping onto the Path of the Grandmaster with our own eyes!"

Lin Peng’s spear momentum instantly electrified the whole scene, with everyone discussing at once. Simultaneously, those who had just finished reporting the situation to the War Zone returned, sensing this incredibly soaring spear momentum, and their expressions changed dramatically.

"Is Su Mu about to reach the top?!"

Everything had completely exceeded their expectations, and they hadn’t anticipated Su Mu’s speed in breaking through nine floors.

Nobody expected that in the time taken to report, Su Mu was already about to reach the top.

"Damn, still one step too late. It’s too late now, the battle is about to start!"

Immediately, one person from the War Zone couldn’t care about anything and reported on the spot.

"What? So soon, is Su Mu already reaching the top? And now about to fight Lin Peng?"

"You guys keep an eye on it, I’m on my way!"

The loud voice of Hong Lie came from the other end of the phone, but no one paid attention to it now; all eyes were focused intently on the top floor of the Spring Water Building.

Senior members of the Lin Family, Guardians from other Martial Arts Families, and powerful forces quietly arrived. A Lin Family elder hidden in the shadows nodded slightly upon sensing the spear momentum.

"This Su Mu has quite some strength, worthy as an excellent stepping stone for Peng’er!"

"Peng’er has the appearance of a Great Grandmaster, even a Martial Saint!"

"Daring to offend my Lin Family, Peng’er will show him next what a true Celestial Pride is."

"Such astonishing spear momentum, as long as Lin Peng can step into the Grandmaster Realm, relying on this spear momentum, his combat power might directly rival a Second Forging Grandmaster!" A Grandmaster from the Tantai Family exclaimed, looking solemn.

At the Lin Family entrance, two individuals were rushing towards the Spring Water Lake direction.

"Hiss, such powerful spear momentum, could it be reaching nearly fifty percent?!"

"Uncle Li, let’s hurry."

A woman carrying a long saber in her arms looked anxious.