High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 231 - 199: Celestial Pride List Shifts, the 10-Foot Forbidden Zone!

Chapter 231: Chapter 199: Celestial Pride List Shifts, the 10-Foot Forbidden Zone!

Ninth Place: Absolute Cold Spear, Ye Wanqing

Thirty-third Place: One-Slash Asura, Su Mu

Ninety-eighth Place: Spiritual Secret Prison, Tantai Yan

Ninety-ninth Place: Five Flames Sword, Gu Ming

One Hundredth Place: Overlord Spear, Sikong Ba

...

Every time the rankings change, it attracts huge attention, even internationally, and this time is clearly no exception, especially since this time it’s a special change.

"Wow, what did Ye Wanqing of the Ye Family do? Leapt from twenty-ninth to the top ten!"

"In my opinion, this One-Slash Asura Su Mu is even more astonishing. Last time he was just the hundredth at the bottom, right? It seems the rumors of him reverse slashing a Grandmaster’s strike at the Lin Family’s martial arts exchange are not baseless, at least he injured the Grandmaster?"

"It’s said that Su Mu was just a Fifth Level at that time? I still don’t believe a Fifth Level Martial Artist could reverse slash a Grandmaster’s strike. I think the Martial Arts Association also considered this; otherwise, he wouldn’t only be ranked thirty-third."

"That’s right, I think more likely the Lin Family Ancestor stepped in. It’s said the ancestor invited Su Mu for tea and discussion, which is the same treatment Huangfu Tian received back then. The Martial Arts Association likely took this into account."

"Huangfu Tian, that guy is a monster, and now the Ye Family has produced another top ten monster, incredible."

"Keep looking down the list; Guangshen Province has gained two more people on the rankings this time. Sikong Ba, that’s a branch of the Sikong Family, but who is this Gu Ming?"

"Seems like he’s from the South China Martial Arts University, I’ve never heard of him before. I checked his information, and apparently, he didn’t even make it to Saint Martial University in the martial exams."

...

The selection tournament, at this stage, will be broadcast worldwide.

Fifty-three cities in Guangshen Province conduct eliminations to select the final two hundred geniuses to compete on the same stage.

Among them are many disciples from war zones, the Martial Arts Association, Martial Arts Families, and major martial arts halls, while ordinary Martial Artists who can fight their way through often have only one representing a city, and some cities have none at all.

Currently, Su Mu belongs to the Southern War Zone, so from Shenjiang, Gaoshan, and Qianhai, only the Speed Talent, Cui Jian, remains. As for Xing Fang, he comes from an Ancient Martial Arts Hall.

Their confidence had been severely shattered during the preliminaries. If it weren’t for seeing Su Mu slay Lin Peng, slash down the Martial Arts Golden Body with one strike, and slash a Grandmaster’s strike, both disheartened individuals might have withdrawn.

Their thought was to witness Su Mu’s elegance once more, knowing it might be their last chance to stand on the same stage with him.

They could barely see Su Mu’s silhouette now; they were not from the same world.

In the vast world, there has never been a shortage of geniuses, but being a genius is merely the minimum requirement to enter the selection tournament. How many Martial Artists called geniuses from a young age end up as stepping stones?

The selection tournament will take place at the Yangcheng City Central Stadium, divided into two stages: a comprehensive test that will be globally visible and supervised by the Blue Star Alliance.

The second is the ranking competition.

A day before the competition starts, Su Mu left South Mountain City and made a phone call to his family.

"Dad, Dad, this little guy is so cute, what is it?" Daughter Xiaoyue asked with her eyes sparkling.

The foodie finds everything fascinating. At the moment, hearing the voice, it leaned close, pushing its round face into the camera.

Su Mu helplessly reached out to push the foodie’s face a little farther away.

"This little guy is called Foodie, a Fierce Beast cub, I suppose."

"Haha, Foodie, it must eat a lot!" Xiaoyue’s eyes smiled like crescent moons.

In this regard, daughter Xiaoyue inherited this from Miaomiao. When Miaomiao laughs, her eyes also look like crescent moons. Su Mu never tires of this sight as Miaomiao laughs, listening to the father-daughter conversation.

Then they saw the foodie, after being pushed away several times, find another way to climb onto Su Mu’s head, lying there with eyes eagerly looking at the camera, which made the mother and daughter burst into laughter.

"Dad, do your best, tomorrow is the selection tournament, right?" Daughter Xiaoyue said with a hand covering her mouth, wearing an expression of hesitation.

"Su Mu, do your best!"

"Okay, I will do my best," Su Mu nodded.

After the call with his wife and daughter, Su Mu then called his mentor. He was going to participate in the competition tomorrow, and Su Mu was worried about Foodie. It liked to set things on fire and wasn’t shy by nature, so once it got out, it might never return.

...

The long night passed in silence as Su Mu spent it cultivating Blade Qi and training.

At dawn, a knock came at the door.

Su Mu opened the door, and a figure threw itself into his arms.

"Dad, surprised?" Daughter Xiaoyue looked up and asked.

"Surprised, very surprised."

Su Mu had actually guessed it already, and after gently ruffling his daughter’s hair, he picked her up. Outside the door stood Major General Hong Lie from the war zone, Miaomiao, teacher Wang Shuheng, Little Junior Sister Zhao Meng, and Little One.

"Kid, give it your best, I’m counting on you." Hong Lie smiled, reaching out to pat Su Mu’s shoulder, knowing that this event was actually just a formality for Su Mu.

"Hmm."

After speaking, Hong Lie didn’t stay long. He turned and left with large strides, leaving space for Su Mu’s friends and family.

"Dad, is that the Foodie? Can I hug it?"

The Foodie was sound asleep, completely trusting Su Mu. After Su Mu woke it up, he introduced it to everyone and gave it some reminders.

The Foodie was not shy around strangers. Upon seeing everyone, it was very curious, circling around and sniffing the air constantly.

"Not simple, this Fierce Beast cub was just born not long ago, yet its Qi and Blood seem to have already reached Tier Five?" Teacher Wang Shuheng spoke under the harsh sunlight.

"It looks a bit like a Flame Fire Sparrow, but it seems not quite..."

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised. Miaomiao was immediately panicked since Xiaoyue was patting the Foodie’s head, while Zhao Meng and Little One looked incredulous.

The martial arts cultivation of this seemingly harmless little creature was actually above the two of them!

"It’s fine, the Foodie listens to me well."

Su Mu reached out to grasp Miaomiao’s hand. The Foodie understood his words and listened to him obediently.

"Teacher, the Foodie hasn’t reached Tier Five yet; it’s just Tier Four."

Just Tier Four.

Su Mu spoke naturally. Among those present, aside from Su Mu, only Teacher Wang Shuheng’s cultivation was at the Fourth Level Martial Artist, but everyone knew that Su Mu meant no harm.

Soon, Zhao Meng and Little One, seeing Xiaoyue holding it with satisfaction, couldn’t help but come forward too. The Foodie, fluffy and chubby, was indeed very comforting to hold.

"Su Mu, the testing phase is conducted inside, and we can’t enter this part. We’ll see you at the stadium later; you should hurry now. Good luck!" Miaomiao spoke softly.

"Okay."

...

Su Mu himself was sunny and handsome, with an upright posture, and with a stature towering over others, he stood out in the crowd.

Plus, with his calm and determined expression, even if no one could recognize Su Mu along the way, he still drew a lot of attention.

"That person just now looked familiar; I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before?"

"I think you’re just love-struck."

The Yangcheng City Central Stadium, a massive public facility that can accommodate three to four hundred thousand people, is the designated venue for each Guangshen Province selection competition.

At this moment, the stadium was closed, and only participants could enter through the gates, with soldiers from the Southern War Zone maintaining order at the entrance.

Su Mu was closest to the South Gate. When he arrived, there was already a long queue at the entrance, but he didn’t see any familiar faces at the moment, so he went to the end of the line.

"Entering in groups of ten, the testing officially begins now, with ten people in each batch."

After a Martial Arts Association monitoring official spoke, they frowned and walked over briskly, "What’s going on over here, can’t you line up in order?"

The official immediately noticed the abnormal situation; the people in the front were squeezed together, and those in the back were also huddled up, leaving an empty space in the middle.

"This contestant, step forward."

The official gestured for Su Mu to move forward, and Su Mu nodded and complied.

"Everyone in the back, move forward, why are you standing so far back?"

Behind Su Mu was a female contestant, sweat constantly beading on her forehead. She swallowed hard while staring intently at Su Mu’s back, "Examiner, it’s not that I don’t want to move forward."

"Then why not?"

"As soon as I get close to him, I just feel inexplicably nervous. It was better just now, but now I’m getting more and more anxious..."

"Hmm?"

The monitoring official frowned, thinking to themselves that this contestant must have some issues. Turning around, the Martial Arts Association official suddenly found that the people in front of Su Mu were also unconsciously pushing forward.

It was as if something sharp was prodding them from behind, forcing them to move ahead.

This Sixth Level Peak monitoring official was puzzled. Then they glanced at Su Mu, and upon looking, their eyelids twitched violently.

No wonder those around Su Mu unconsciously distanced themselves, unwilling to come near within several meters of him.

This range seemed like a forbidden zone!

As the official stared at Su Mu for a few moments, they suddenly realized that this person’s presence emanated an invisible, imposing aura. Despite no Qi and Blood fluctuations being released, it formed an intangible field that suppressed those around, deterring them from getting close.

At that moment, the official was also within this invisible field. The hair on their arms subtly stood up, and they suddenly understood what the female contestant meant.

Feeling the official’s gaze, Su Mu glanced back.

In an instant, the official’s scalp went numb, and they swallowed hard, suddenly feeling like they were being watched by some primordial beast, instinctively stepping back.

"Monster, who is this person?!"

The monitoring official trembled all over, muttering in shock in their heart.