High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 89: The Ranking Struggle and Astonishing Qi Blood Purity
The next day, 195 more drops of Condensed Blood accumulated, and the Condensed Blood in the heart of Su Mu’s chest gradually filled up, reaching five hundred drops.
"One day is too short, we’ll have to reactivate the room again."
"I’ve somewhat adapted to double gravity... It’s time to try triple gravity."
Su Mu took out the token again and activated the Gravity Cultivation Room. He glanced at the change in Points on the token, and this time, the Points didn’t decrease, nor did they increase.
As triple gravity was activated, Su Mu, who had adapted to double gravity, once again felt the pressure. This feeling was great, as the pressure could better assist cultivation.
"Not bad, not bad."
Su Mu was quite satisfied with this. About an hour after adapting, he took a few deep breaths and started to practice the Blood Control Secret Technique to cultivate Condensed Blood.
...
"It’s started again, Room 20 of the Gravity Cultivation Room has been renewed."
"Who on earth is in Room 20? They’ve been in there for two whole days now, treating it like their dormitory?"
"Do you think it could be Su Mu in there?"
Someone said doubtfully, and quite a few people’s expressions changed instantly, recalling Su Mu’s previous glorious deeds.
"In the first round of assessment, he destroyed three puppets. In the second round, the Tower of Power he stayed at collapsed. Could it be that this time he wants to destroy the Gravity Cultivation Room too?" someone murmured.
Many people waiting outside the Cultivation Room had strange expressions, yet their first reaction was to believe that this possibility was quite high.
After all, Su Mu was that Rule Breaker.
"Now, Cui Jian and You Ming are searching the whole world for him, trying to snatch his Points. If it really is him, then this would actually be a wise move."
"Do you think he is trying to avoid being challenged by Cui Jian and You Ming, and that’s why he’s hiding in the Gravity Cultivation Room?"
"It’s possible, because if you think about it, Su Mu has the strength to destroy puppets, but he’s still just a Fourth Level Martial Artist. Besides, his Power Talent isn’t like Tantai Yan’s exceptional Spiritual Talent. Cui Jian and You Ming have become faster after coming out of the Tower of Speed. Other than Tantai Yan, no one else is really a match for them, right? Even if they just pester them, they can exhaust others, right?"
"Makes sense, You Ming went to challenge Xing Fang again yesterday. Although he won before, I think it was a narrow victory, not a significant advantage at least."
"But this time, Xing Fang came out from the Tower of Power, and You Ming from the Tower of Speed. In their bout, You Ming beat Xing Fang quite easily. To put it bluntly, Xing Fang found it hard to even touch You Ming."
"Yes, Speed Talent indeed has a bigger advantage over Power Talent at the same level."
"However, staying in the Gravity Cultivation Room for so long, such an extravagant method could only be pulled off by Su Mu and Tantai Yan, right? But Tantai Yan doesn’t need to do this, so it’s likely Su Mu in Room 20."
"Could he be trying to quickly spend all his Points to prevent others from targeting him?"
Everyone discussed it continuously, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt their guesses made sense.
...
They weren’t wrong.
These days, Cui Jian and You Ming had been looking for traces of Su Mu. In their eyes, Su Mu was a big fat sheep carrying a fortune.
They had gone to Dormitory 100 to issue a challenge, but Su Mu wasn’t there.
Because there’s a rule at the Training Camp that if you’re in the dormitory, you can’t refuse challenges three times in a row.
"Where could Su Mu be hiding?" Cui Jian was starting to get anxious.
In yesterday’s battle where You Ming defeated Xing Fang, he felt the pressure. Although he had gone further in the Tower of Speed, You Ming’s progress in speed was also significant, and right now, he wasn’t confident of defeating You Ming.
Moreover, after defeating Xing Fang, You Ming gained some Points and went to the Combat Simulation Room and the Reaction Simulation Room today to enhance his strength.
But Cui Jian had his pride. Apart from Tantai Yan, he hadn’t met an adversary before, and he didn’t want to go looking for people he had defeated easily.
With no sign of Su Mu, Cui Jian’s goal was to break records in the Cultivation Room to gain a substantial amount of Training Points.
So now, not only was Cui Jian anxious, but You Ming was also anxious, because if someone found and defeated Su Mu first and obtained a large amount of Points from him,
the victor could easily convert the Points into an enhancement of strength. Both of them had found that in the Cultivation Hall of the Training Camp, among the four special cultivation rooms,
besides the Spirit Cultivation Room which they couldn’t use, the Gravity Cultivation Room leaned more towards conventional cultivation, and the Combat Simulation Room and Reaction Simulation Room greatly enhanced people with Speed Talent, much more than those with Power Talent.
Without the assurance of defeating each other, Cui Jian and You Ming’s relationship had become somewhat subtle. Both saw Su Mu as the key to determining their victory.
They were secretly competing with each other, seeing who could find Su Mu first and defeat him to obtain Points, then possibly challenge Tantai Yan again after enhancing their strength with Su Mu’s Points.
Their rivalry was evident to many; a lot of people were eagerly anticipating the outcome, hoping to see them decide the victor, which made Su Mu the hot topic once again.
So now, not only Cui Jian and You Ming wanted to find Su Mu, but others were also curious about Su Mu’s whereabouts.
...
While others didn’t know Su Mu’s whereabouts, Shi Hao, Xu Zhi, and Huangfu Xue, the three main examiners, were crystal clear, as they could locate Su Mu’s position directly through the token.
"Su Mu is very smart, avoiding the sharp edges for now," Huangfu Xue said with a smile.
"But constantly hiding won’t solve the problem. Right now, everyone’s strength in the Training Camp is improving, but the situation is already quite clear; the top spot is almost certainly Tantai Yan’s."
"Then Cui Jian and You Ming are the second tier, and the runner-up position will likely be one of them, as Speed Talent has a bigger advantage."
"That might be the case, Xu Zhi. Don’t forget that in the end, I was the runner-up." Shi Hao spoke up at this moment.
The three had all attended the same training camp, and initially, Huangfu Xue was like the current Tantai Yan, crushing everyone and securing the top position.
However, the runner-up position had an upset; Shi Hao defeated Xu Zhi in the final ranking battle, although he had always lost to Xu Zhi in their previous encounters.
Xu Zhi was silent for a moment after hearing this, "The situation was different; back then, we were at least of the same level, but the gap in realm is still immense."
"That might be the case." This time, Huangfu Xue chuckled, "Didn’t I give him ten pounds of Spirit Marrow? Perhaps this time, Su Mu is hiding in the Gravity Cultivation Room constantly refining Spirit Marrow, which is why I say he’s clever."
Upon hearing this, both Shi Hao and Xu Zhi looked shocked. Did Huangfu Xue think of this back then?
"Don’t look at me like that; I wasn’t thinking that far ahead, nor am I so calculating. Back then, I just wanted to know how Su Mu managed it."
Instantly, Shi Hao and Xu Zhi both secretly sighed in relief, as they had started doubting themselves just now, because in their understanding, Huangfu Xue was not so deeply calculative.
"If Su Mu advances to Fifth Level Martial Artist, with his Sword Momentum, plus the unknown legacy of the Tower of Power, he might truly contend for the runner-up position, but he must hurry."
"As you all know, although the Cultivation Room isn’t built for Speed Talent individuals, it cannot be denied that they benefit even more from it than Power Talent individuals." Xu Zhi analyzed again, and as he spoke, he looked at Shi Hao with some confusion.
It was for this reason that Xu Zhi still found it unbelievable that Shi Hao was able to surpass him back then.
"The last wager was won by Shi Hao, right?"
"Haha, I was pretty lucky." Shi Hao revealed a big white smile.
"Shall we bet again? This time, the rewards won’t go to the winner among us three, but to the one who wins the runner-up position." Huangfu Xue suggested, thinking it would be interesting this way.
Upon hearing this, Shi Hao and Xu Zhi became interested as well.
"That’s a good proposal."
"Alright, let’s bet again then."
"I’ll go first; I bet the runner-up will be Su Mu." Huangfu Xue was the first to place a bet.
Shi Hao and Xu Zhi exchanged glances, both somewhat astonished. Although Shi Hao himself had Power Talent, he also acknowledged Xu Zhi’s words that perhaps Su Mu’s time might be too tight.
"I bet on Cui Jian." Xu Zhi spoke second.
"Alright, then I’ll bet on You Ming, though I have no choice; I’d like to add others, anyone other than the three of us who wins the runner-up position will also count as mine, how about that?"
Huangfu Xue and Xu Zhi glanced at Shi Hao in surprise; this guy looked straightforward but was quite shrewd.
"Suit yourself."
...
Amidst the disturbances not reaching his ears, Su Mu focused entirely on operating the Blood Control Secret Technique within the Gravity Cultivation Room, and the Condensed Blood continued to fill his body.
At a certain moment, he exhaled softly and opened his eyes, revealing a hint of anticipation.
"Six hundred and thirty-two drops of Condensed Blood, it’s time to start refining my lungs."
"Let’s do this!"
Half a minute later, Su Mu spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but his eyes lit up, having discovered something. As he adapted to the multiple gravity effect,
he found it surprisingly easier to use Condensed Blood to refine his lungs this time, although it was still quite intense.
"The Gravity Cultivation Room indeed has such benefits, what a pleasant surprise!"
"Keep going, keep going."
As time passed second by second, multiple blood points in his lungs connected to form a blood line, which then bloomed into the first blood flower. Afterward, the blood flowers bloomed one after another, covering the entire lungs.
In an instant.
Su Mu’s breathing became rapid, and when a breath entered his lungs, it became extremely hot. His internal Qi and Blood began to roar, the long-silenced energy starting to stir restlessly, and the Qi and Blood began to grow!
Before long, Su Mu opened his eyes again, beaming with joy. After completing the refinement of his lungs, his Breathing Technique’s efficiency increased by at least more than half.
What further delighted Su Mu was the reappearance of a mutation this time.
"Back when I finished refining my heart with Condensed Blood, my Qi Blood Condensation increased, and this time is no exception!"
Indeed, after Su Mu refined his lungs, he again noticed an improvement in his internal Qi Blood Condensation.
Qi Blood Condensation essentially is the Qi Blood Purity!
Su Mu immediately swallowed a few elixirs to accelerate the process of increasing this Qi Blood Condensation, as for the Spirit Marrow, it needed to be used wisely—he intended to continue cultivating the Condensed Blood.
Soon, Su Mu sensed that his internal Qi and Blood had completed the condensation, and he began trying to perform Qi Blood Emission without using Condensed Blood.
This time, there was no stagnation, it was almost natural, and under Su Mu’s control, a thin membrane of Qi and Blood circulated throughout his body.
"I have just completed the refinement of my heart and lungs, and my Qi Blood Purity has already exceeded 1!"
"If I were to complete the refinement of all Five Viscera with Condensed Blood, what level would the Qi Blood Purity reach?!"
