High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 389 - 312: Shattering the Black Smoke’s Hypothesis, Return to Gaoshan (Part 2)

Chapter 389: Chapter 312: Shattering the Black Smoke’s Hypothesis, Return to Gaoshan (Part 2)

"Bastard, why didn’t you mention such an important matter earlier?"

"I’m coming over, right now..."

After hanging up the phone, the woman beside him looked incredulous. It was the first time she’d seen her man so anxious, from the faint conversation she overheard on the phone.

Going to personally receive someone at this late hour?

She was just about to ask, but Ling Heyuan had already hurriedly left.

The woman remained stunned on the bed, wondering who could make her man react this way.

"Could it be a big shot from the Provincial Martial Arts Association?"

"Those vice presidents, or even Chairman Zhong Guoping?"

...

On the way to the airport, the driver occasionally glanced at the rearview mirror.

"Chairman, it wouldn’t matter if we were a bit late, would it? After all, Su Mu is just a Sixth Level Martial Artist. For you, a Martial Arts Grandmaster, to personally greet him is already giving him a lot of face."

In the back seat, Ling Heyuan snorted coldly.

"What do you know? Although Su Mu hasn’t embarked on the Path of the Grandmaster, he is extraordinarily gifted. Not only has he ascended the Dragon, but he has also entered the General Star rank. Despite the unexpected incidents at the recent Martial Arts Exchange, he outshone the Martial Saint disciple."

"This young man possesses such talent that his future is limitless, destined to be a significant figure in the future Southern War Zone."

"He is worth my personal reception."

"You have great foresight, Chairman." The driver nodded in agreement, though inwardly he was unconvinced; he still didn’t think the Chairman should personally greet him.

It’s just a Sixth Level Martial Artist, no matter how strong, he’s still no Grandmaster!

The roar of airplanes streaked across the night sky.

Before disembarking, the middle-aged woman finally thought to ask,

"By the way, young man, what’s your name?"

"Su Mu."

"Su Mu?" The middle-aged woman murmured, feeling as if the name was quite familiar, yet she couldn’t recall where she’d heard it before.

"Later, my son will come to pick me up with his car. I said it wasn’t necessary, but he insisted on coming. Really, if it’s on the way, I can have my son give you a ride."

"Thank you, but there’s no need."

The two walked out of the terminal, and the middle-aged woman saw a line of black luxury cars and a group of people wearing black suits outside the airport.

"Young man, it seems we’re in luck. Looks like there’s some big shot coming to Gaoshan City, looking at all this pomp, that person must be remarkable."

The middle-aged woman sounded somewhat envious when a figure quickly approached.

"Mom, I’m here to pick you up."

"Come, let me introduce you. This is my son, Zhang Dajun." The middle-aged woman proudly introduced, "This man is also a soldier, and we took the same flight. What’s his name again, seems to be called Su Mu."

"Dajun, hello." Su Mu greeted with a smile.

"Dajun, I’m curious, do you know who’s being picked up here?"

The middle-aged woman awaited her son Dajun’s answer.

In the next instant, however.

When Su Mu’s name suddenly came out of his mother’s mouth,

Su Mu?!

Isn’t this...

Zhang Dajun’s whole body trembled, his pupils shrank to pinpoints, and his eyelids twitched wildly. He suddenly turned to look at the tall man beside his mother.

The man’s features were handsome and resolute, his deep eyes like the starry sky, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Dajun, what’s wrong? Are you sick? You look..."

Zhang Dajun was visibly sweating on his forehead and immediately took a deep breath, stepping forward to stand straight and salute Su Mu.

"Leader Su... Hello!"

What?!

The middle-aged woman was stunned by this scene. Her son had only been promoted to colonel at the beginning of the previous year, and for him to address someone as leader...

Wouldn’t that mean he was a general?

But could there be such a young general in this world?

For a moment, the middle-aged woman’s mind went blank, murmuring,

"Dajun, did you...mistake the person?"

"Mom, how could I mistake someone!" Zhang Dajun quickly pulled his mother aside, looking at Su Mu with eyes filled with respect and admiration.

And just at this moment, a group of people in black suits approached quickly.

At the front, a man moved with a powerful stride, carrying the authority of a superior with every gesture, "Su Mu General Star, I am Ling Heyuan, the Martial Arts Association President of Gaoshan City, let’s go."

"Alright."

Su Mu nodded slightly, waved at the mother and son, and left the airport.

It wasn’t until the figure disappeared completely that Zhang Dajun reluctantly retracted his gaze. Then, a bewildered voice sounded from behind him, "Dajun, who was that just now, and who is Chairman Ling?"

"Chairman Ling is the President of the Martial Arts Association in Gaoshan City."

"The full president?"

"Of course."

Upon hearing her son’s response, the middle-aged woman was shocked. Such a big shot not sleeping at this late hour just to receive a young man?

What kind of status must the person being received have?

"And what identity does this Su Mu have?"

"Mom, he’s the one I’ve been telling you about all this time."

"You’ve mentioned...wait, you mean the General Star who single-handedly quelled the Beast Tide?"

"Exactly, it’s him. Mom, you’re really lucky. For someone like Leader Su, usually, there’s a private jet directly to his destination. Tell me, how did you meet him?"

...

"Chairman Ling, you mentioned that there was an anomaly with the Tower of Power not long ago?"

"Yes, that’s correct, to be precise, it was a month and a half ago."

In the car, Su Mu inquired about the Tower of Power, and Ling Heyuan provided the details.

Upon hearing the response, Su Mu realized the timing matched; the anomaly at the Tower of Power occurred when he ventured deep into the Beast Cave, entering the Giant Ruins.

After asking what he wanted, Su Mu stopped speaking and closed his eyes to relax.

The car fell into a deathly silence, with Ling Heyuan sitting next to him.

The driver was incredulous, seeing through the rearview mirror that Chairman Ling seemed uneasy, as if he wasn’t answering questions,

Instead, it resembled a subordinate reporting to a superior. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The vehicle traversed mountains and finally entered the military zone.

Upon disembarking, Ling Heyuan turned around, taking deep breaths filled with shock, earlier he was more than just uneasy, as the cold sweat soaked him, again and again, even in the winter night.

When they were communicating it wasn’t so bad.

Once Su Mu closed his eyes to rest, an invisible pressure emanated from him, something seemingly normal people couldn’t feel, but Ling Heyuan sensed it.

The sensation was like surging waves, with himself a lone boat in the giant waves, always on the brink of being capsized.

Thus, even as a Martial Arts Grandmaster, Ling Heyuan dared not breathe too loudly in the car.

"Unbelievable, Su Mu’s strength is terrifying, likely surpassing mine..."

"The incident on Celestial Cloud Mountain might not have been an accident. Su Mu truly possesses power rivaling a Martial Arts Grandmaster!"

At that moment, a seemingly outrageous notion struck the head of the Gaoshan City Martial Arts Association, Ling Heyuan.

"Not yet a Grandmaster but already has the power of one...looks like my decision to personally receive him was absolutely right!"

Yet...

He doesn’t know that the guess, as far-fetched as it seems to him, still falls far short.

He’s merely a frog at the bottom of a well, gazing at the moon above the sky, glimpsing only the tip of the iceberg of Su Mu’s strength.

"Su Mu General Star, up ahead is the Tower of Power, it’s just after the recent anomaly, an intense pressure has been lingering, increasing day by day."

"All the facilities in this area have been relocated, and it’s now designated as a restricted area."

"Addressing this requires the consent of all three of us, so I’m here tonight to lead the way for you."

"Previously, a Great Grandmaster from the Provincial Martial Arts Association, as well as another General Star from the Southern War Zone, arrived yet couldn’t uncover anything, even those Great Grandmasters couldn’t approach within a hundred meters of the Tower of Power, an intense force circling it prevents anyone from entering."

"Originally, the Martial Arts Association and the War Zone wanted to send stronger people, but the recent South China Exchange event delayed it..."

Ling Heyuan warned seriously, trembling even from a distance away.

Listening, Su Mu remained calm, with his eyes sparking with insight, within his Sea of Consciousness, the Crystal Human Form opening its eyes, perceiving an immense force ahead.

Even more reactive and intense than the Crystal Human Form was the fist shadow within the Sea of Consciousness, tearing through the sky.

Now...

Even Su Mu’s Secret of Power began to circulate uncontrollably, a faint golden light flowing through his flesh.

"Thank you, Chairman Ling, for leading the way..."

"Now, I’d like to go take a look alone."