High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 87: Grandmasters Gather in Gaoshan City, Terrifying 2x Explosion!
"Can anyone tell me, what exactly did Su Mu do to make the Tower of Power disappear?" Someone asked, deeply shocked, voicing a question many wanted to ask.
But no one could answer.
"What do we do now?"
The speaker was one of the nineteen unlucky ones whose enlightenment was forcibly interrupted.
"And what about us!" This time it was those who hadn’t had the chance to enter the Tower of Power who spoke up. Now that it’s gone, who can they turn to for justice?
Immediately, all eyes fell on Shi Hao and Xu Zhi, the two chief examiners.
Feeling everyone’s gaze, Shi Hao took a few deep breaths.
"There are some unforeseen circumstances with the Tower of Power..."
"The remaining people can choose to enter the two Ancient Towers of Spirit and Speed, and those interrupted due to the unforeseen events can also choose again."
Shi Hao tried his best to keep his tone calm.
Ah?!
The remaining trainees were on the verge of tears, was this even a choice?
They had no choice either.
The difficulty of the Tower of Speed was said to be incredibly high, those who had emerged from there said so, and not even speed talents like Cui Jian and You Ming got very far.
As for the Spiritual Tower, unless someone was a fool, no one would choose it.
"Xu Zhi, I’ll leave this to you, I need to report the destruction of the Tower of Power to the city." Shi Hao lowered his voice.
"Alright, you should go quickly." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
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That day, two presidents of the Gaoshan City Martial Arts Association Headquarters, the Corps leader, and others came to the three ruined towers, where Shi Hao and Xu Zhi were giving a detailed report of the situation.
Their tone was exceedingly respectful, as those present were all Grandmasters.
"You say that Shenjiang City’s Su Mu triggered a purple beam of light from the ruined Tower of Power? And then it just completely collapsed?"
Cold sweat poured down Shi Hao’s forehead, and he nodded in response.
"Yes, that’s correct."
The Grandmasters exchanged glances, each showing surprise and doubt, as this was impossible by conventional standards.
"You said earlier that this person is Wang Shuheng’s disciple?"
"Yes."
"Alright, we understand. The collapse of the Ancient Tower was expected, though it happened sooner than anticipated. However, it’s a blessing that it could exert its last remaining heat in the end."
"The Joint Training Camp will continue as it should, and the Tower of Power was an opportunity for Su Mu, no need to inquire further, lest other cities laugh at our Gaoshan City."
"Pay more attention to Tantai Yan afterward, and also to this Su Mu."
After the inquiry ended, Shi Hao and Xu Zhi realized their backs were drenched in cold sweat. Su Mu’s actions had directly alarmed the three Grandmasters of Gaoshan City.
Shi Hao, trying to protect Su Mu, brought up Wang Shuheng in his statements.
However, both were puzzled by the Grandmasters’ attitude, as their questions were more focused on Tantai Yan.
Su Mu had made the Tower of Power disappear and already mastered Sword Momentum, yet the Grandmasters’ attention was more on Tantai Yan.
Was it just because of her Spiritual Talent?
After Shi Hao and Xu Zhi left, the three Grandmasters of Gaoshan City looked at the distant Tower of Power, and one couldn’t help but curse softly, followed by another.
"Wang Shuheng’s disciple mastering Sword Momentum at the Fourth Level is indeed impressive, but age is catching up, limiting potential. Even with this opportunity, reaching Grandmaster might be the peak, perhaps even hard to become one."
None refuted; the other two Grandmasters shared the same thought.
"Huangfu Xue came for Tantai Yan. I heard someone at the Shenjiang City Martial Arts Association Headquarters triggered the Martial Saint’s Will left by Li Lang."
"Reaching the fourth phantom and triggering the Martial Saint’s Will should indeed be this Tantai Yan."
"Yes, it should be this little girl, perhaps she could be a trump card for our three cities this time."
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Su Mu awoke the next day, and even then, after waking up, he rubbed his temples, his head still throbbing faintly.
"The backlash from continuously using Future Sight is severe indeed."
"But it was all worth it!"
Thinking of having acquired the complete Secret of Power, Su Mu’s mood improved greatly.
The training continued, and by noon, Shi Hao, Xu Zhi, and Huangfu Xue finally appeared.
"Yesterday’s second round of assessments encountered a minor accident, but this won’t affect the training. Now, I will commend those who excelled in yesterday’s assessment and announce the following rewards."
"First, for the most exceptional performance... Su Mu, a reward of one hundred thousand training points."
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expression turned peculiar. Su Mu indeed performed exceptionally yesterday, and not just in terms of actual results—his contribution to the collapse of the Tower of Power was notable, impressive, leaving a deep impression on everyone present.
While Shi Hao announced the commendations, Huangfu Xue examined Su Mu in the crowd with surprise. To be honest, when Shi Hao and Xu Zhi mentioned this incident to her yesterday, she thought they were jointly trying to trick her, play a joke on her.
Instead, when she arrived at the scene, she was completely stunned, especially after all those usually scattered Grandmasters of Gaoshan City had gathered almost completely.
"Tantai Yan, rewarded fifty thousand training points."
"Cui Jian, rewarded thirty thousand training points."
"You Ming, Ming Jie, Xing Fang, Zuo Hao, Lu Qing, Fu Ying... rewarded twenty thousand training points."
"In addition, due to yesterday’s unexpected situation, after a discussion among several of us, everyone will be awarded an additional ten thousand training points."
"The third round of assessment will be the final assessment, scheduled for one and a half months later. It will be conducted according to the rules of the preliminary competition, and the results of the three assessments will be considered as your final scores for this training session, determining the final training rankings."
"The top thirty ranked individuals will qualify for the Alliance preliminary competition, representing the three cities of Gaoshan, Shenjiang, and Qianhai in the Alliance preliminary."
"Next, all training facilities in the training camp, such as the gravity cultivation room, combat simulation room, reaction simulation room, will be fully open to you."
"The cafeteria will also supply unlimited Fifth Level Fierce Beast flesh, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Everything in the training camp requires the expenditure of points. You can also spend points to ask us proctors for guidance."
"Ways to earn points are all in this booklet for you to review."
"If you fail to earn more than five hundred training points within three days after your points run out, you will be eliminated immediately."
"Every ten days thereafter, we three proctors will conduct a practical combat course which you can choose to attend. I hope you will make full use of all the cultivation resources in the training camp to continuously improve yourselves. May your martial pursuits flourish!"
After Shi Hao finished speaking, many people were raring to go, especially Cui Jian, You Ming, and others, who didn’t hide their intentions, all gazing eagerly at Su Mu.
According to past situations, the most important aspect of the Three Cities Joint Training Camp is this third round of tests, the decisive factor for determining the final rankings.
The first two rounds of assessments aren’t really that important and are just one of the factors. Both plan to vie for the second position.
Feeling the slightly challenging stares from several people, Su Mu ignored them. He currently holds two hundred and twenty thousand training points, so what he lacks most is time.
"Let’s check out the gravity cultivation room first!"
Su Mu has always been interested in this existence that can accelerate cultivation efficiency, something Shenjiang Martial Arts University doesn’t have. He walked out of the fortress and headed towards the direction of the cultivation tower.
Seeing Su Mu, with his immense training points, walking into the Land of Yellow Sands, Cui Jian, You Ming, and others were intrigued.
"We can’t make the first move; we should let others test him first!"
None of them had seen Su Mu in action, so they were apprehensive and also afraid of doing others a favor unwittingly.
In the end, not a single Fifth Level Martial Artist dared to make a move against Su Mu, the Fourth Level Martial Artist.
Passing through the Land of Yellow Sands, before long, a gigantic stadium-like building appeared in front of him, where many cultivation rooms of the training camp were located.
The cultivation hall has only one floor, with an extremely spacious interior, and a large martial arts arena set up in the center for easy sparring at any time.
Additionally, there are also regular facilities for testing Qi and Blood, and punch power.
Su Mu’s eyes brightened, temporarily planning to test his Qi and Blood and punch power first.
"One hundred training points per test in the testing room; it’s not too expensive."
Entering, Su Mu was somewhat surprised. The training camp’s testing room is just as good as the one at the Shenjiang City Martial Arts Association Headquarters.
Qi Blood Value: 4098 kcal.
Qi Blood Purity: 0.968
"The Qi Blood Value and Qi Blood Purity haven’t changed much."
Su Mu immediately came to the punch power testing wall, where he loosened up his body a bit, tried out the power application techniques learned from the Tower of Power several times, and took a deep breath.
Punching like a swift wind, he fiercely struck the red wall, each punch creating a deep, dull sound on the entire wall.
First time: 11,252 KG
Second time: 11,360 KG
Third time: 11,479 KG
Average punch power: 11,363.67 KG
Seeing this set of punch power data, even Su Mu was momentarily stunned, for a moment doubting whether there was an error in the test.
"Without using any external force, the punch power directly exceeded ten thousand!"
"This is the true might of Power Talent. Previously, I was just using it crudely without truly unleashing its inherent power!"
Su Mu’s breathing became slightly rapid, as besides the Secret of Power, the power application techniques in the Tower of Power also benefited him greatly. The increase in punch power was astonishing.
He roughly estimated that there was an increase of over thirty percent, close to forty percent. If combined with sword techniques, the increase would be even more astonishing!
Right now, his direct punches had already reached or even surpassed the power he had when using Condensed Blood previously.
These two things can’t be compared because power techniques are permanent. As long as Su Mu wishes, each punch can achieve this, but Condensed Blood is consumable; once used up, it needs to be condensed again otherwise, it’s gone.
"Let’s try the first level of the Secret of Power again!"
At this moment, Su Mu harbored a strong anticipation, immediately operating the Secret of Power following a specific Qi and Blood route. Although it was his first time, under the guidance of the purple phantom, he found no sense of stagnation in his execution.
"Come, let me see the power of the Martial Saint Secret Technique."
Bam.
One punch fell, causing the entire testing room to seemingly tremble slightly.
A strikingly bright yellow number appeared subsequently.
First time: 22,504 KG!
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