High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 388 - 312: Shattering the Black Smoke’s Hypothesis, Return to Gaoshan

Chapter 388: Chapter 312: Shattering the Black Smoke’s Hypothesis, Return to Gaoshan

The final historical evaluation of himself in the Book of Destiny had also changed, from originally a Quasi-Seven-Star to now a Seven-Star, but the last line was still unreadable, obscured by the book’s own shimmering light.

"Seven-Star... what else is being covered by the Book of Destiny?"

Just like last time, after flipping to the last page, the Book of Destiny began to reverse, then closed, not allowing Su Mu to linger for too long. The sudden sense of weightlessness pulled Su Mu back to reality.

Inside the Cultivation Room, Su Mu was prepared this time. As soon as his consciousness returned, he once again felt the inhuman pain in his head.

He made no sound.

Su Mu just took a few deep breaths and endured it.

Meanwhile, the black smoke in his Sea of Consciousness, like some jumping clown, tried to take advantage of Su Mu’s moment of weakness to counterattack. Su Mu simply frowned and suppressed it effortlessly.

However, the black smoke grew stronger again momentarily...

Like a bone-attached maggot.

Su Mu knew very well that the wisps of black smoke were like a time bomb, but for the time being, there was no good way to deal with them.

He could sense that the black smoke was quite afraid of the shadow of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, but the shadow was now on the verge of dissipating. After all, the purple phantom only demonstrated it once, just giving a hint, rather than tirelessly showcasing it hundreds or thousands of times.

"Fist shadow?"

Su Mu mumbled, and then his eyes lit up. Ever since descending Celestial Cloud Mountain, he hadn’t rested or slept and only relaxed a little not long ago. During this time, he barely had time for anything else.

Now that the turmoil had calmed, he quickly came up with a solution. Perhaps there was a place that could resolve the black smoke.

Tower of Power!

The purple phantom had once said in the Giant Ruins, "Little one, you can revisit the Land of the Ruined Tower once you’ve grown stronger. There, I’ve left a trace of my consciousness."

Perhaps he could use the power of the purple phantom to completely crush the black smoke in his Sea of Consciousness.

"After getting stronger, huh?"

Su Mu was actually unsure. As his strength grew, he felt increasingly small compared to that purple phantom, like an ephemeral creature gazing at a bright moon.

That was an existence above a Martial Saint!

He still clearly remembered that back then, the purple phantom mentioned ’Tier Six Apprentice.’

The Sixth Level Martial Artist was just an apprentice. Perhaps even the Ninth Level Martial Saint, those standing at the peak of martial arts in this world, would only be a Tier Nine Apprentice before such an existence...

His current power wouldn’t even catch the purple phantom’s eye, but he had to give it a try.

"I should make a trip."

"But since the Ruined Tower is within the military zone, I need to inform Uncle Hong first..."

He quickly booked a flight to Gaoshan City. On the way to the airport, Su Mu logged into the Huaxia Martial Arts Library to search for information about the black smoke, and also searched on the Martial Artist’s Heart forum, but found nothing.

...

In the departure lounge, an old woman sitting opposite Su Mu kept glancing at him.

"Young man, you must be a soldier, right?"

Su Mu nodded slightly.

The old woman beamed and came over, "I could tell from your demeanor that you’re undoubtedly a soldier. My son is also a soldier in Gaoshan City, and you two have a similar aura."

However, the old woman hesitated for a moment, noticing that Su Mu’s skin was too fair, unlike someone who trains regularly.

Although he was much more handsome than her son, in her mind, her son was undoubtedly more impressive, since Su Mu seemed quite relaxed.

"Being a soldier is great."

"Indeed, but it’s just that soldiers hardly have any leave. The days they can visit family are so few you can count them on your fingers. Especially since my son is an officer, he’s even busier."

"That’s why I have to visit him in Gaoshan City. But, my son’s airfares can be reimbursed, and sometimes he even gets a private plane to come home, which happened once a couple of years ago..."

Su Mu smiled and nodded, quietly listening.

As it happened, their tickets were adjacent, and the old woman continued to talk non-stop about her son throughout the journey.

... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Gaoshan City.

Under the night, the lights of myriad homes twinkled like stars, peace prevailing.

In the city center, inside a standalone luxury villa.

The phone on the cabinet vibrated; this wasn’t the first time it vibrated.

"Who is it, calling incessantly in the middle of the night?"

A woman in the bedroom complained.

"Let me check."

The man on the bed frowned, annoyed. He sat up and reached for the phone.

"President, you finally answered..."

The voice on the other end was anxious, the man immediately chided, "How many times have I taught you to stay calm in the face of things, why don’t you ever listen..."

"Now what do you want to say, what’s so urgent that you have to inform me about it at this hour?"

His tone was slightly deep, expressing displeasure and also because he was with his family. Otherwise, as the president of the Gaoshan City Martial Arts Association, being urgently awakened by a subordinate’s call in the dead of night would have been unacceptable.

How could he maintain his presidential dignity?

The voice trembled, a gulp was heard, clearly sensing the president’s displeasure too.

"President, we need to pick up someone now."

"Pick up someone?"

"That’s right. Just recently, a message came directly from the South China War Zone. Su Mu General Star is expected to arrive in Gaoshan City in just an hour, now there’s less than half an hour left..."

As soon as the words were spoken, Ling Heyuan, who was by the bed, momentarily froze. Coming to his senses, his pupils contracted, and he suddenly stood up from the bed, startling the woman beside him into a scream.