High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 201 - 178: Beast Cave, Xiaoyue’s Talent Awakens

Chapter 201: Chapter 178: Beast Cave, Xiaoyue’s Talent Awakens

Under the noonday sun, Tantai Yan and Zhao Meng waved their hands, Zhao Meng and Uncle Li were also waiting for Su Mu at the Lin family’s entrance, Su Mu smiled knowingly and strode forward.

"Su Mu, Su Mu!"

"Senior brother, over here, over here."

"This is the Tantai family’s token, Su Mu, here is one for you... Are you going to participate in the selection competition?" Tantai Yan handed over a silver Tantai family token, her tone carrying a hint of expectation.

This was the third Martial Arts Family token Su Mu had received; that day Sikong Xia had also given Su Mu one, the earliest being the one given by Huangfu Xue at the training camp.

Selection competition?

Hearing Tantai Yan’s words, the elder from the Tantai family and Li Yue had a somewhat strange expression. In their view, the selection competition had already ended, the Lin family’s martial arts exchange was just a stronger version of the selection competition.

Su Mu ascended the Spring Water Building and then cut down Lin Peng, even achieving great success with his sword momentum, slicing down a grandmaster with one strike; such strength going to the selection competition would be a power-level crushing.

Selection competition?

Lin Langtian, this name surfaced in his mind.

Su Mu still remembered his promise to Huangfu Xue to give Lin Langtian a thrashing. Since it seemed he hadn’t encountered him this time, he couldn’t miss this selection competition.

He nodded immediately.

"I will participate."

"Then, then we’ll meet at the selection competition... I have to go back to the Tantai family first." Speaking the latter part, Tantai Yan’s little face showed some disappointment.

"Alright, see you at the selection competition."

"Su Mu, the Tantai family always welcomes you." The elder from the Tantai family said with a cheerful smile before the two left quickly, anyone could see the reluctance on Tantai Yan’s face.

"Su Mu, if you want to participate in the selection competition, you need to contact the Southern War Zone, because there are certain restrictions for participating." At this moment, Li Yue reminded him.

"I remember in previous years you had to go to the Beast Cave to kill a hundred or more Fifth Level Fierce Beasts, and at least one Sixth Level Fierce Beast, and then stay in the Beast Cave for at least a week, so you should plan early."

"Alright."

The Beast Cave is different from the Alien Race Battlefield, the Beast Cave is a dangerous place born on Blue Star itself, far more perilous than the Alien Race Battlefield, because the Alien Race Battlefield is just small independent spaces formed by spatial passages.

Initially, the internal spaces of these small spaces were extremely unstable, the main forces of the alien race could hardly set foot in large numbers, let alone powerful beings, and since the battle was fought in small spaces outside of Blue Star, the damage caused was naturally less.

But the Beast Cave is different, with the revival of spiritual qi and the descent of Fierce Beasts, the Beast Cave could erupt with large-scale beast tides at any moment, endless fierce beasts constantly emerging from the bottomless Beast Cave, once pushing humanity to the brink of extinction.

The Beast Cave is the greatest threat to humanity on Blue Star, the main battleground for high-tier martial artists, these two points have never changed.

If not for the birth of the Human Great Sage, human civilization might have already been wiped out beneath the Beast Cave.

...

"I have to return to the city first, the matters of the Lin family martial arts exchange should also be spread by now, your name as One-Slash Asura is likely to become household knowledge in Shenjiang City and even Guangshen Province, I have to go back and get busy for a while." Thinking of this, Li Yue was a little troubled.

"Uncle Li, I plan to go home first."

"Alright, then we part ways here."

Li Yue boarded the plane first and left, Su Mu used his newly purchased phone to make a video call to his family.

A litter of puppies appeared on the screen, Xiaoyue was teasing the puppies, their tails wagging vigorously, extremely lively, it was in the old man’s courtyard.

Soon the camera flipped.

"Miaomiao."

"Su Mu!"

The two called each other, with a lot to say in their hearts, but after a few seconds of looking at each other affectionately, words became unimportant, everything was understood without saying.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Meng nodded quietly. She had realized a long time ago that she did have some affection for her senior brother, but then she found out that this affection was not that kind of affection, but a familial affection.

"You’re cheating, clearly I’m the One-Slash Asura now."

"I am, I am."

Outside the courtyard, the voices of the village’s naughty children could be heard, seemingly playing some kind of role-playing game. Seeing this on the screen, Su Mu was stunned, Miaomiao chuckled, her smile blooming like a hundred flowers.

The smile was infectious, Su Mu never tired of watching, Zhao Meng beside him was directly stunned, "Sister-in-law, so beautiful!"

"Su Mu, are you alright?"

"Yes, I’m quite alright."

"That’s Dad’s voice, Mom, I want to talk to Dad too!"

Miao Miao smiled and lowered the phone a bit, daughter Xiaoyue’s face squeezed into the frame, appearing a bit chubby, seeing his daughter, a look of paternal contentment appeared on Su Mu’s face, but before he could say anything, a loud voice came through.

"What? It’s my dear son-in-law Su Mu calling? Let me see."

The loud voice was the old man’s, and soon the whole family gathered around.

"Dad, I want to be the One-Slash Female Asura in the future."

Little Yue’s words instantly amused Zhao Meng, Su Mu’s little junior sister, Su Mu immediately pulled the camera back a bit, "Mom and Dad, Miaomiao, Xiaoyue, let me introduce you, this is my junior sister, Zhao Meng."

"Mom and Dad... ah, no, it’s Uncle and Auntie, and sister-in-law, Xiaoyue, hello, I’m Zhao Meng, Su Mu’s junior sister."

"I’m in my sophomore year, currently studying inscriptions with my teacher."

"Mengmeng, Su Mu has mentioned you, and also Little One, Su Mu has talked about you many times, saying that you’ve helped him a lot, you can call me Miaomiao, or Sister Miaomiao."

"Okay, Sister Miaomiao."

"Dad, Xiaoyue misses you, are you coming home?"

"Yes, Dad will be home soon."

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true."

"Mengmeng, you should come too, come visit us." Miaomiao extended the invitation.

"Yes, you’re Su Mu’s junior sister, that makes us family, if you have time, come visit often." The old man also extended the invitation warmly.

"Alright."

...

"The teacher said that due to the meteorite iron, the new Red Sun Saber is a bit heavy, weighing five hundred and four kilograms, which is exactly one thousand and eight jin. In terms of dimensions, it’s similar to before, with an overall length of one meter twenty-five, a blade length of ninety-seven, and a blade width of five point five centimeters..."

"Senior brother, after you went on your mission, the subsequent forging was completed by Uncle Li."

"Uncle Li?" Su Mu was taken aback, and he felt a bit moved in his heart. Uncle Li was the president of the Shenjiang City Martial Arts Association, a dignified president personally wielding the hammer, this favor stayed etched in Su Mu’s heart.

"That’s right, I can tell the teacher is very pleased with this saber, Uncle Li said the same. This new Red Sun Saber is of a grade very close to that of a grandmaster level, a weapon of half-step grandmaster level."

In the VIP lounge, Su Mu drew out the new Red Sun Saber, its blade as black as ink with a cold gleam faintly visible. Gently caressing the blade, memories of his first saber, Cold Moon, surfaced in his mind.

This made Su Mu grow fonder of it.

"Senior brother, don’t you think this saber resembles your first saber more closely?"

"Hmm, let’s just call it Cold Moon then."

Cold Moon, Red Sun, ultimately returning to Cold Moon once again, Su Mu felt a little sentimental.

On the plane, Su Mu fell into a deep sleep.

"Teacher, what is the name of this amazing slash?"

"Inverted Sea, want to learn it?"

"Yes!"

...

Su Mu once again had a continuation of his bizarre dream, teaching swordsmanship within the dream this time, imparting some basics of the Surging Waves Saber Technique and Nurturing Blade Technique.

Strangely enough, it was already his fourth time having this bizarre dream; yet he still couldn’t distinguish whether the person calling him teacher was male or female.

He couldn’t even determine their age, as a teacher, he knew nothing about his student at all.

At the same time, in the forging room of Shenjiang Martial Arts University, Wang Shuheng sneezed several times in a row, a puzzled expression on his face, "Who’s missing me again?"

"Could it be that kid Su Mu? He just called earlier saying he wanted to take Mengmeng back home for a few days."

"That kid is indeed amazing, having the guts to cut down a celestial pride of the Lin Family in their own territory with just one slash, being merely a Fifth Level Martial Artist yet daring to swing a saber at a grandmaster, even severing a palm of a grandmaster."

"But this time, that kid was lucky, with the Southern War Zone, the Guangshen Province Martial Arts Association, and the Tantai, Huangfu, and Sikong families stepping in to protect him."

Wang Shuheng’s words may have been such, but his expression and tone were filled with pride, and he couldn’t help laughing alone in the forging room.

Over the years, Wang Shuheng had struggled, fully aware that his life had reached its end, breakthroughs in martial arts and inscriptions were hard to achieve, yet he witnessed his student’s rise to fame in South China, even Huaxia.

As a teacher, how could Wang Shuheng not be delighted!

After all, One-Slash Asura Su Mu, who was renowned in South China and even Huaxia now, was his disciple, and the saber that severed a grandmaster’s palm was also crafted by Wang Shuheng!

Now, who in the Guangshen Province doesn’t know Su Mu?

The news of the Lin Family Martial Arts Exchange Meeting spread out instantly, causing a huge sensation, once again boiling over the slightly calmed Shenjiang Martial Arts University within just a few days.

The media, unable to find Su Mu personally, naturally came sniffing around to the university or Linjiang Base.

The students in the school were already used to the reporters’ long guns and cannons, the dazzling flashes, as they had grown accustomed to it.

...

Su Mu and Zhao Meng hid their flight information, stealing a leisure time away from the bustling world for half a day.

"Dad."

Daughter Xiaoyue leapt into his arms, Su Mu smiled, picking her up, noticing she had grown a bit taller.

"Senior brother, your daughter is so cute." Zhao Meng couldn’t resist pinching Xiaoyue’s cheek, Xiaoyue looked at the person pinching her cheek and inexplicably felt a sense of closeness.

"Hello, Auntie Mengmeng."

Being called Auntie stunned Zhao Meng, Miaomiao laughed and said, "Xiaoyue, just call her Sister Mengmeng."

"Sister Mengmeng."

Then came the bustling of slaughtering chickens and ducks, returning home, Su Mu was in great spirits, personally wielding the spatula, steam rising from the large lotus leaf pot on the rural stove soon filled the courtyard with fragrance.

For some reason, daughter Xiaoyue was very close to Zhao Meng, in just half a day, their relationship grew particularly good, the two of them roamed the village, dispelling Su Mu’s initial worry that Zhao Meng might not adjust well in the countryside, particularly with daughter Xiaoyue by her side, there was no such concern at all.

That night, Zhao Meng slept on the lower bunk, Xiaoyue poked her head out from the upper bunk.

"Sister Mengmeng, I want to hear about you and my dad, how did you two meet?"

"Me and senior brother? The first time we met was at a meditation club event."

"What’s meditation?"

Seeing Xiaoyue’s curiosity, Zhao Meng eyed brightly, "Want to give it a try? The first time, senior brother entered meditation smoothly."

Xiaoyue’s eyes sparkled at this, she definitely wanted to become a One-Slash Female Asura, "Alright, Sister Mengmeng, let’s start quickly then."

In another room, Su Mu and Miaomiao were chatting too, he skipped the dangers of the stone cave, and briefly recounted some events of the past few months.

That night, Su Mu slept particularly deeply and with peace of mind.

However, the news of Su Mu’s return to the village could not be kept under wraps. The next morning, East Village was bustling, nearby villagers, media reporters, and people from towns, Linjiang Base, and the city all gathered.

In an instant, the Jiang family’s courtyard was crowded, Su Mu and Miaomiao couldn’t extricate themselves, while Xiaoyue and Zhao Meng slipped out with their fishing rods and buckets, smiling.

"Senior brother’s fame brings a lot of trouble too."

"Sister Mengmeng, I’m used to it."

Xiaoyue’s mature reply amused Zhao Meng, as they fished, during the waiting, Xiaoyue proposed to once again enter the Meditation World.

"Xiaoyue’s initial meditation was very smooth... It wasn’t much slower than senior brother’s, was it?"

"Before, the teacher mentioned senior brother’s innate spiritual peculiarity, but unfortunately, he couldn’t awaken the spiritual power talent."

Words had just fallen, a weak yet extremely pure invisible force began to spread.

Buzz.

Leaves and dust on the ground began to float, swirling around Xiaoyue forming a vortex, Zhao Meng was momentarily stunned before showing surprise.

"This is a spiritual power fluctuation, and it’s very pure."

"Not yet started cultivation, not yet a martial artist and already awakened a talent... This is innate spiritual power talent!"