High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 228 - 196: Breaking Out of the Shell, Tier 5 Sidekick

Chapter 228: Chapter 196: Breaking Out of the Shell, Tier 5 Sidekick

"It’s not a Blood Flood Dragon’s egg after all."

The moment the mysterious scarlet bird flapped its wings, a crack appeared, and a tender pink beak pecked through the eggshell. A chick with red fluff and a hint of icy blue on its belly emerged.

The chick had two small tufts of ear feathers resembling flames, with their tips containing a hint of icy blue. Upon breaking out of the shell, the first thing it did was glance at Su Mu with eyes full of affection.

Then it, unfazed, began pecking at the eggshell with its beak.

Crunch, crunch.

Su Mu carefully observed the little creature before him. Honestly, its body wasn’t as big as he imagined, less than fifty centimeters tall, but its frame was large, with a wingspan of about 1.2 meters.

Currently, the chick’s feathers hadn’t grown, and its wings weren’t fully developed, making it look like a little meatball. If not for the strong Qi and Blood fluctuations it emitted, Su Mu would think it looked like a larger ground chicken.

The chick didn’t seem big, but it ate quickly, soon devouring its entire eggshell before letting out its first cry.

Chirp! Chirp!

The next second, the chick spread its wings and scurried towards the Fire Flood Dragon’s corpse with somewhat comical movements.

Su Mu was startled; the more he looked at it, the more it resembled a ground chicken.

"A ground chicken that is born nearly at Tier Five...?"

This Qi and Blood was far purer than that of an ordinary fierce beast, probably not weaker than a regular Tier Five fierce beast.

The ground chicken reached the Fire Flood Dragon’s corpse and immediately opened its beak to bite. The seemingly blunt beak was extremely sharp, tearing open the dragon’s flesh, biting off a piece, and then devouring it with a head-down munch.

For a moment, a word popped into Su Mu’s mind.

Foodie.

Since its birth, the ground chicken had been eating non-stop.

Su Mu approached it, extending his hand. The foodie continued devouring the dragon flesh, showing no defense against Su Mu’s outstretched hand. Soon, Su Mu grabbed it by a pair of wings and lifted it.

This little creature didn’t look large, but it already weighed about a hundred pounds, with flesh and bone density that was high. With its courage to eat dragon meat just after being born, it clearly wasn’t an ordinary fierce beast.

The foodie, suspended in Su Mu’s hand, showed no panic, stretching its neck to bite off another piece of dragon meat.

"You’re not afraid of strangers at all, aren’t you afraid I’ll cook you?"

Chirp, chirp, chirp!

The foodie let out a few cries of protest, expressing its desire for food.

Seeing the foodie’s lack of hostility towards him, Su Mu let it continue eating. He then took out his phone, intending to search for the foodie’s origins through the Armory system.

"No signal in the Beast Cave, looks like I’ll have to wait until I leave to search."

"Born with Spiritual Power and nearing Tier Five in Qi and Blood, it definitely isn’t an ordinary fierce beast."

Su Mu speculated that this foodie’s parents were enemies of the Fire Flood Dragon, which is why the dragon stole it, probably intending to feast on the little creature after it hatched.

But the Fire Flood Dragon didn’t expect to encounter a monster on the second floor. Before it could dine, it became Su Mu’s meal.

While the foodie was devouring the meal, Su Mu didn’t waste any time. He casually took out a Tier Five Weapon and began absorbing it. The moment he started, he felt how easy it was; the Essence Blood Secret Technique’s condensed blood was far stronger than Condensed Blood.

"With Essence Blood, extracting a strand of Golden Essence Qi can take half the time."

...

Ji Xiaoyan and Ling Xue quickly left the Beast Cave after departing from the Flood Dragon Cave. They couldn’t resist secretly inquiring about Su Mu when they arrived at the Hunter Association.

The two expected someone as powerful as Su Mu to be a famous hunter, but their inquiry only revealed that Su Mu’s hunter code name was Red Flame Saber, and even that was discovered after much effort.

"I never realized the master was so low-key; I really want to know the master’s true identity!"

But they didn’t probe further. They understood that Su Mu’s low profile meant he disliked trouble.

"Did you say the Crescent Ice Lake has doubled in size? Is the Fire Flood Dragon really that terrifying?"

"Absolutely, I saw it with my own eyes. That was definitely no juvenile Fire Flood Dragon."

"Yes, a Fire Flood Dragon that can stir such Power of Heaven and Earth must have long since advanced to Grandmaster status."

"Good thing the Fire Flood Dragon has left the second floor; even if the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up. I’m definitely not going down to the third floor."

Listening to everyone’s discussions, Ji Xiaoyan wanted to speak up and say that the Fire Flood Dragon was already dead and that they had witnessed Su Mu slay it in one blow. The shocking strike that expanded Crescent Ice Lake wasn’t the dragon’s doing.

It was all Su Mu’s doing, but she remembered what Su Mu had said before he left and suppressed her impulse as she clenched her fist tightly.

This made Ling Xue, standing beside her, secretly sigh in relief and feel amazed. Just now, she was worried that Xiaoyan would reveal Su Mu’s actions; she hadn’t expected her to hold back.

"What look is that?"

"I thought you wouldn’t be able to resist."

"Hmph, I haven’t forgotten what master said!" Mentioning Su Mu, Ji Xiaoyan’s face was full of admiration and pride.

...

As the selection contest approached, many people’s anxieties began to ease. They had been paying close attention to the entry of the selection contest’s participants. More accurately, all the geniuses in Guangshen Province were focused on one person.

His name was Su Mu.

"There’s been no sign from One-Slash Asura Su Mu; I reckon he likely won’t participate in this selection contest."

"I suspected as much. Lin Peng couldn’t withstand a single slash from him. That day, even the Lin Family’s Grandmaster was cut down by Su Mu’s single strike on his right palm. If such a Celestial Pride were to join the selection contest, it would be too much."

"That’s right, Su Mu might be skipping the selection contest entirely and competing in the South China United Province’s elimination contest instead."

"This Guangshen Province selection contest? I’m betting on Sikong Ba, Lin Feng from the Lin family, the Provincial Martial Arts Association, and the South China Martial Arts University have a few other talents. The Spiritual Talent from the Tantai Family has returned to the Tantai Family and won’t participate in this selection contest in Guangshen Province."

"Even so, the Lin Family is indeed a Martial Arts Family in Guangshen Province. Their foundation is truly deep. Not only do they have more than five Grandmasters, but they also have at least one Great Grandmaster ancestor alive!"

After the Lin Family’s martial arts exchange meeting, their reputation didn’t decline; in fact, it skyrocketed thanks to the presence of the Lin Family Ancestor, a Great Grandmaster. As long as the ancestor lived, no one dared underestimate the Lin Family.

The Lin Family Ancestor’s appearance was a prime display of Great Grandmaster poise, further boosting the family’s prestige.

Amid the heated discussions, there was only one unanimous consensus among everyone.

If Su Mu truly participated in the selection contest, the championship would have no suspense.

South China Martial Arts University’s premier, Gu Ming, noticed the forum discussions, especially the absurd claims that Su Mu, as a Fifth Level Martial Artist, could reverse slash a Lin Family Grandmaster’s palm. He couldn’t help but snort coldly.

"The rumors are getting more and more outrageous, truly laughable. How could a Grandmaster be shaken by a Fifth Level Martial Artist?"

Gu Ming naturally received an invitation to the Lin Family’s martial arts exchange but was in secluded cultivation, practicing Grandmaster Martial Arts then. He didn’t believe the rumors about Su Mu, dismissing them as fabrications.

"Su Mu’s strength, being able to slay Lin Peng, is indeed impressive, fitting for someone of Celestial Pride List stature. But now that I’ve mastered the Five Flames Sword, I’m not necessarily weaker than Lin Peng."

"And I, Gu Ming, am no Lin Peng. I won’t be careless. Even if Su Mu can defeat me, he must endure a fierce battle!"

...

"Will you come with me?"

Chirp, chirp.

The foodie, with its round, full belly, responded without hesitation, flapping its wings to follow the towering figure like a little sidekick.

The broad figure’s lips curled into a slight smile.

"Good, then let’s set off."

"There’s not much time; we’re heading to the Third Floor."