High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 341 - 283: The Path of the Grandmaster—Absorbing the Strengths of a Hundred Schools, Approaching Perfection Without Limit

Chapter 341: Chapter 283: The Path of the Grandmaster—Absorbing the Strengths of a Hundred Schools, Approaching Perfection Without Limit

"This Su Mu is terrifying... Even Ye Wanqing might not be able to easily win against Su Mu, right?"

Xiao Changhe silently withdrew his gaze, pondering to himself, then gave a wry smile.

He was already busy with his own matters, yet he still found time to consider the final battle between Su Mu and Ye Wanqing. Next, he would face the third round of the ranking battle.

"Besides these two, there are only three others left in the top ten of the Celestial Pride List, and this is under the sudden hosting of this exchange meeting, with many of the major forces yet to arrive."

"From now on, I must give it my all, and I can’t hide the move my teacher taught me any longer!"

"I don’t seek accomplishments, just to maintain a position in the top ten is enough."

Xiao Changhe’s expression turned serious. He knew it would be extremely difficult to maintain a top ten ranking this time.

He hailed from the Imperial Capital Saint Martial University, where his teacher was the vice-principal of the Swordsmanship Academy. His teacher had taught him a lethal move, which he originally planned to use to attempt challenging Ye Wanqing.

Thinking about it now, he realized he had overestimated himself and underestimated his opponents at the exchange meeting. The geniuses on the Celestial Pride List were merely the tip of the iceberg of Huaxia’s talents.

If it weren’t for the battle between Su Mu and Ye Wanqing, which prompted the Southern War Zone and Huaxia National Martial Arts Association to intervene and offer Celestial Cloud Mountain and the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool as rewards.

Normally, these top-tier forces’ descendants wouldn’t bother vying for the so-called Celestial Pride List.

That’s what Xiao Changhe thought, realizing that with his current strength and status, he was far from understanding the high-level power struggles behind this exchange meeting.

On the surface, it was an exchange meeting, but in reality, it involved a contest of destiny and the Path of the Grandmaster.

Xiao Changhe ceased thinking about other matters, took an elixir, and closed his eyes to rest, waiting for his next battle.

... 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"This exchange meeting was hurriedly organized, and there aren’t many opponents present. The Sword Pavilion has sent Ximen Gu, ranked twenty-first on the Grandmaster List."

"The Ye Family is led by Ye Wuhen, ranked nineteenth on the Grandmaster List. However, these two are already Grandmasters and won’t participate in the ranking battle—the latter half of the event is their time to shine."

"The Imperial Capital Ye Family lives up to its reputation. Besides Ye Wanqing, Ye Qingyu also has a bye qualification, and Ye Wufeng, who doesn’t have a bye, has mastered the Rule Breathing Technique, so Ye Qingyu must have as well."

"It’s rather peculiar that the Martial Arts Association, as one of the organizers, hasn’t sent anyone particularly strong."

In the Overlord Blade Saint Martial Hall’s area, Sima Lin analyzed with a look of confusion, but his expression remained calm throughout, his tone steady.

"It’s just as well; if it were only Ye Wanqing, this exchange meeting would be too dull for you all."

"This time, Ye Wanqing, Ye Qingyu, Ye Wufeng, and Su Mu all make excellent sharpening stones."

"Defeating them will greatly benefit your future rise to Grandmaster; also, winning the first place on the Celestial Pride List this time will bring considerable perks."

Upon hearing this, a tall and sturdy man in the Overlord Blade Saint Martial Hall had a gleam in his eyes. Gu Xing’s gaze flickered between the Ye Family members and Su Mu, and finally, he discreetly sized up Dao Jiu beside him with peripheral vision.

Gu Xing had always been somewhat unconvinced about Dao Jiu. He couldn’t understand why the Martial Saint had chosen Dao Jiu over him, Gu Xing. This time, Dao Jiu would step into the ring to compete for the first place on the Celestial Pride List.

He would finally have the chance to compete on the same stage as Dao Jiu, to prove to the Overlord Blade Martial Saint that he, Gu Xing, was not inferior to Dao Jiu.

"If I can defeat Dao Jiu this time, maybe I can become a disciple of the Martial Saint too!"

"As long as I can become a Martial Saint disciple..."

Thinking of this, Gu Xing felt a surge of excitement.

Dao Jiu detected the intense gaze from beside him, yet remained silent, meticulously polishing his long saber.

...

Mingling within the crowd, standing on tiptoe and tossing her two braids, the girl squeezed to a spot near the Southern War Zone after some effort, blinking her big, bright eyes as she closely observed the tall and handsome figure.

The sound of silver bells approached, and Su Mu glanced over with slight surprise, noting the cute girl staring straight at him, shrouded in a faint yet palpable Spiritual Power, which obscured Su Mu’s probe.

The girl’s eyes were filled with curiosity. Sensing no hostility from her, Su Mu returned her a smile before withdrawing his gaze.

"She’s likely a descendant of some major power. That Spiritual Power might have been left by a Great Grandmaster?"

Su Mu recalled encountering the alien Yuri in the Beast Cave’s depths, that individual carried countless treasures, practically earning the title of Duobao Maiden.

The world is vast and full of wonders, Su Mu speculated that the girl amidst the crowd likely possessed an item that shielded against Spiritual Power probes.

Having a treasure that can activate Martial Saint’s Blood and traverse the interdimensional space, possessing an object shielding against Spiritual Power isn’t surprising either.

Moreover, no ordinary person could have reached the Celestial Cloud Peak today; everyone there had significant backgrounds.

Subsequently, Su Mu slowly closed his eyes, dividing his mind into three thoughts.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Celestial Clouds Phenomenon Map gradually dimmed and blurred, while the transparent sheen in the crystal human form’s forehead continuously expanded, purifying while enhancing Su Mu’s Spiritual Power.

After observing the hundreds of battles fought by the Celestial Prides, Su Mu imprinted various Sword Techniques and Fist Techniques into his Sea of Consciousness, conducting real-time simulations, then greedily absorbed, assimilated, and comprehended them.

Amidst this process, the fist shadow tearing through the heavens was prompted, gradually transforming into nourishment for Su Mu’s Fist Technique expertise.

Currently, although Su Mu can effortlessly crush Grandmasters, the competitors in the arena barely match his attention, yet he remains without the slightest contempt, observing each battle with focus.

A true master always harbors the heart of a learner.

Su Mu witnessed various forces’ Sword Techniques and Fist Techniques, as well as diverse Martial Arts and Martial Arts Paths.

Since confirming with that purple phantom the existence of a path beyond the Martial Saint, Su Mu’s ambition has been growing wildly; his ambition is immense.

Su Mu intends to assimilate the strengths of hundreds and integrate them entirely into his upcoming path of the Grandmaster.

This will be an unprecedented, infinitely perfect path of the Grandmaster!

Thus, Su Mu continuously exploits the crystal human form’s mysteries, attempting to reconstruct and imprint the martial paths of all present into his Sea of Consciousness. One pure Martial Arts Fragment after another was imprinted.

This process not only enhanced Su Mu’s application and control over the crystal human form but also subtly reinforced his already robust foundation in Martial Arts, pushing it towards perfection.

Every minute, every second that passed, Su Mu’s Spiritual Power, Sword Technique, Fist Technique, and even Martial Arts Will rapidly surged, yet at present, even Leader Zhao Dong, who was close by, was utterly oblivious.

Besides Su Mu himself, only one other person on the scene noticed.

Not far away, Bai Ji was specifically having someone film Su Mu’s vicinity while live broadcasting the Celestial Cloud Mountain ranking battle, so as not to miss the headline exclusive news Su Mu might reveal.

Meanwhile, Bai Ji herself occasionally glanced over, her eyes filled with immense shock each time.

Because her eyelids kept twitching, the ominous premonition of a major event impending grew stronger.

Though it seemed like afternoon now, with one or two hours before sunset, today would see the strongest emerge from over two hundred individuals.

The strongest would face off against Su Mu and Ye Wanqing tomorrow morning, a battle that serves as the climax and kickoff for the subsequent exchange meeting, as planned for this South China Martial Arts exchange meeting.

Thus, Su Mu is not scheduled for a battle today. Nonetheless, Bai Ji could not overlook Su Mu’s presence for even a second.

Bai Ji lifted her head slightly; the world in her eyes differed entirely from everyone else’s.

Atop Celestial Cloud Peak, beneath the heavens, the dense black mist was like claws, a huge dragon’s shadow blotted out the sky, almost engulfing the entire Martial Arts Plaza and continuing to spread outward.

This sinister and terrifying black mist splattered like thick ink over the sky, blocking the sunlight regardless of the changing winds and clouds.

It seemed to have an overwhelming urge to sweep across the universe, engulfing all directions.

And all of this originated from one person, Su Mu!

Ever since Bai Ji was born, she had only ever briefly glimpsed phenomena through her special abilities, never this long or clearly seeing such a terrifying spectacle.

Also, she was shocked to find that, under the shroud of this black mist, her special abilities failed against everyone except Su Mu.

The ominous phenomenon growing visibly before her constantly reminded Bai Ji that Su Mu was still growing stronger, alarmingly fast.

Because...

The phenomenon before her had already more than doubled since Su Mu first appeared at the mountaintop plaza.

"Such a rapid doubling of strength in such a short time?"

"Is this guy really still human?"

"He’s still getting stronger?!"

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