Chapter 608: Chapter 419: Backup Plan, Protective Talisman and Blade
The High Martial World has too many things that cannot be explained by the science of a past life, including the warriors’ premonition of impending crises.
The stronger the warrior, the more accurate their premonition of crises.
Su Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly. At this moment, in the Divine Pill Mud Palace between his brows, the twelve Immortal Cells in his five viscera and six viscera, and even the Undying Cell on his right arm, all trembled violently, as if they were about to burst forth.
His golden qi and blood surged within, stirring up monstrous waves.
Bang!
While Su Mu was lost in thought, a terrifying aura of qi and blood burst out from his body, instantly covering the entire street before quickly spreading out.
At that moment, everyone on the street experienced an incredibly intense feeling of suffocation.
A moment later, Su Mu snapped back to reality, suppressing the qi and blood within, but the situation didn’t calm down; instead, it intensified, and the Diamond Human Form in his Sea of Consciousness was no different!
"Why?"
"There shouldn’t have been any mistakes..."
"What exactly happened?"
Su Mu repeatedly recalled everything since entering the Great Desert, only to find nothing out of the ordinary.
"This time, there was absolutely no chance of leaving a trace when killing, and when Sima Jingshu died, I was far away at the Ye Family. They couldn’t possibly have evidence of me killing. Something must have happened that I don’t know about?"
"I’ve looked through Sima Jingshu’s memories... This woman was never that important to that person, otherwise, the Overlord Blade wouldn’t have compromised the first time I killed the Sima family members."
"But this time, with me at the forefront of the war zone hosting the Ye Family banquet, the war zone and even the Huaxia Military Department will inevitably step in to protect me. So why would he still act against me?"
Buzz!
In an instant, the Diamond Human Form in the Sea of Consciousness was fully activated, and the diamond brilliance rippled across Su Mu’s body as he entered the Martial God State.
In the Martial God State, Su Mu’s Spiritual Power and cognitive abilities skyrocketed several times, tens of times, to a terrifying level, yet he still couldn’t figure out the bewildering puzzle.
He had prepared for this matter for a long time, having run countless simulations before. Su Mu was confident that everything was under control, at least a near certainty.
But now...
It seemed to be an overall defeat.
A moment later, Su Mu exited the Martial God State. He trusted his premonitions very much, and that person was likely going to take action against him, probably in person this time.
Everything has become inevitable...
Su Mu took a deep breath, "Had this happened a little earlier, I may have had no retreat, but now things aren’t that bad."
"There must be a battle between him and me..."
"It’s just happening a little sooner!"
Su Mu no longer pondered the mistake, as it was meaningless. Everything had happened, and there were things he must do now.
Once again, Su Mu took out a token that could communicate between two realms, and there was still no response from Yuri.
"It seems there really is trouble on Yuri’s side... Better return to the war zone first."
Immediately, Su Mu took out a satellite phone.
"I need a jet back to the war zone, the sooner, the better."
"Yes, sir."
...
The sky resounded with a rapid roar as the jet landed.
"Dad, you’re back!"
"Yes, back." His daughter Xiaoyue jumped off the foodie’s back and threw herself into his arms. Su Mu reached out and picked up Xiaoyue, when a furry big head nudged over.
Su Mu smiled. After a short time apart, the foodie had grown even larger, now spanning more than ten meters across and almost rivaling the size of the nearby jet.
Su Mu patted the foodie’s head, feeling that the foodie was about to break through to Tier Six.
"The foodie’s advancement in strength is still a bit slow... It’s about time to help enhance the foodie’s power."
In the special ward.
Su Mu gently took Miaomiao’s hand, holding it as he cautiously maneuvered his Spiritual Power into Miaomiao’s Sea of Consciousness between her brows.
Within the Sea of Consciousness was still the Spiritual Cocoon. Su Mu attempted to call out to the Dream Shadow, but there was no response.
However, finding Miaomiao’s spiritual power and aura more stable than before, Su Mu did not dwell on it, as there wasn’t much time for him to ponder further.
After concluding the investigation, Su Mu also carefully checked the twelve strands of Immortal Power within Miaomiao’s body. Under the nourishment of these twelve strands, Miaomiao’s body was growing stronger by the day.
At this point, her body’s strength was almost approaching a Grandmaster’s Body.
"Just a little more supplementation."
Silent night, passing quickly, at dawn the next day, Su Mu walked out of the ward. Before leaving, he personally put on the ’Soul Lotus’ necklace that Huangfu Xue had given to Miaomiao.
"Xiaoyue, Dad also brought you a gift back from the Imperial Capital this time."
"Dad, what gift?"
Xiaoyue’s eyes curved, her face full of expectation. Seeing his daughter’s smile caused Su Mu’s heart to tremble slightly; Xiaoyue’s smile was almost identical to Miaomiao’s.
Su Mu made a grabbing motion in the air, and a Purple Bamboo Leaf appeared in his hand.
"Xiaoyue, this is a protective talisman, you should wear it on you from now on."
"Thank you, Dad." Xiaoyue’s eyes sparkled, yet she hesitated to speak. Su Mu, noticing this, patted his daughter’s head, "Xiaoyue, do you have something you want to say?"
"Dad, Xiaoyue wants to give this protective talisman to Mom, she needs it more than Xiaoyue does..."
Seeing his daughter’s action, Su Mu’s heart trembled again. He gently took the Purple Bamboo Leaf from her hand and hung it around her neck, "Xiaoyue, be good, Dad brought another protective talisman for Mom. This one is for Xiaoyue."
Hearing this, Xiaoyue beamed with joy.
Su Mu patted his daughter’s head again, laughing, "Xiaoyue, Dad might have to go out again after a while. If something difficult happens when Dad isn’t around... Xiaoyue can crush this protective talisman, and Dad will know. The talisman will keep you safe."
"Dad... Have you encountered something?"
Su Mu smiled as he lifted his daughter, "Haha, Dad is the One-Slash Asura, what could happen?"
"Oh right, Dad has another gift for you, Xiaoyue, which you’re sure to like."
"Another gift?"
Xiaoyue looked forward with anticipation.
A flash of spiritual light appeared in Su Mu’s hand, and a long saber, dark as a black moon, appeared in his hand.
"Is this Cold Moon?!" Xiaoyue’s face lit up with surprise and delight.
"Dad heard from Xiaoyue’s grandmaster that Xiaoyue wants to become a One-Slash Female Asura. How can a One-Slash Female Asura be without a good saber? This saber is a gift for Xiaoyue from dad."
"Within this saber, there’s the blade qi and sword momentum left by dad. Before the blade qi is exhausted, it can easily slay an ordinary Grandmaster!"
Just the remaining blade qi and sword momentum is enough to slay a Grandmaster. If this were to spread, it would definitely be astonishing. Ordinary Tier Eight Grandmaster-level weapons, when in the hands of a Grandmaster, find it hard to contend with a Grandmaster.
But Su Mu spoke of it lightly, with full confidence in his heart.
The combination of peak blade momentum and blade qi infused with Golden Essence Qi is enough to easily slay an ordinary Martial Arts Grandmaster; this is a fact!
However, this time Su Mu gave Cold Moon to Xiaoyue with two additional intentions; within Cold Moon, he also left behind a spiritual will.
"Thank you, dad."
Xiaoyue accepted Cold Moon, her face full of joy.
"Xiaoyue, dad just came back and needs to go to the war zone to walk around, to see Uncle Hong and them. Go play first, Xiaoyue."
Once again, he ruffled his daughter’s hair, and with a beckon, Su Mu took the foodie away.
Early the next morning, a high-pitched cry echoed.
"The foodie is about to advance!"
Hong Lie’s face showed incredulity; he had always been taking care of the foodie, and upon hearing this cry, he immediately understood what had happened.
"What on earth did Su Mu do? How long has it been since the foodie advanced to Tier Five?"
"Su Mu is a big monster, and the foodie is a little monster. At Tier Five, its strength could already compete with a Grandmaster, only slightly inferior. Now that it’s advancing to Tier Six, I fear I’m no longer its match... no, I fear even ordinary one or two forged Grandmasters wouldn’t be a match for the foodie."
Invincible under ordinary Grandmasters, after coming to this conclusion, Hong Lie’s face was full of shock.
After a long sigh, he said, "I really am getting old. The future belongs to these young monsters... The best decision I’ve ever made in this life was bringing Su Mu back to the war zone!"
Thinking about this, Hong Lie’s face was full of comfort and happiness.
In the cultivation room, sensing the foodie’s current strength, Su Mu softly muttered, "Not enough, still too weak, needs further improvement."
...
In a small town in the Northwest Land.
"Welcome, master," Dao Yi said respectfully from inside the room.
Fire Shadow flickered, and its eyes became deep as Su Mu’s true will descended upon this avatar.
"Have you felt anything before?"
Dao Yi immediately trembled all over, then knelt on the ground, "Master, Dao Yi has no ulterior motives!"
Seeing this, Su Mu understood that Dao Yi was very smart.
"The matter has been exposed... that man is most likely going to make a move."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dao Yi trembled violently, filled with despair and a bit of relief. Not long ago, he naturally also felt a terrifying killing intent, originating from the depths of the Great Desert.
The Overlord Blade Martial Saint was indeed about to act.
Dao Yi was smart; he knew there must be a battle between his master and the Overlord Blade. He also believed that one day Su Mu would slay a saint, but there was not enough time left, nor was there time for his master Su Mu to grow.
Therefore, he had made some guesses about his own fate this time.
His master would likely kill him.
After all, the Overlord Blade Martial Saint was coming for his master Su Mu. Once the Overlord Blade Martial Saint acted, even if his master Su Mu was exceptionally talented, it might be difficult to escape death.
At this time, the master would inevitably do something, that is, leave no future troubles.
Because while his master might struggle to escape death, his master’s family and Dao Yi himself might survive, thus the master would certainly not trust him, and a dead person would be the best option.
Su Mu lowered his head, looking at Dao Yi kneeling on the ground, and spoke calmly, "Since I, Su Mu, said I would spare your life, naturally I won’t kill you."
Upon hearing this, Dao Yi’s body trembled, and he abruptly raised his head to look up.
"You also know that actually, it’s the correct thing for me to kill you now..."
"Therefore, I need you to do something for me. After it’s done, the grievances between you and me will be written off, and then I’ll return your freedom. At that time, I will personally help you remove the blade qi within your body."
Dao Yi did not speak, quietly listening.
Su Mu’s eyes flashed with silver radiance, and he reached into the void to take out a token.
"One year, I only need one year from you. This is my General Star Token. I want you to head to the Southern War Zone. I’ll arrange a residence outside the war zone for you... "
"This token allows you to enter and exit the war zone. Once you feel any abnormalities with the blade qi within you, take action to protect the one triggering the blade qi..."
Su Mu continued speaking calmly while Dao Yi trembled all over, his face showing disbelief and fervor.
One year?!
From this, he heard immense confidence.
Could it be...
That in just one short year, his master could touch the Saint Realm?!
"Yes, master!"
...
Deep in the mountains.
A sturdy man like an iron tower stood before a small mound, setting up a monument, with this inscription: "Wife of Wu Ba, Jingshu."
"Jingshu, I brought you back..."
"Rest assured, blood for blood. If someone is killed so easily, it would be too cheap for him."
"In a while, it will be time for the military comparison of the Five Major War Zones. I want to kill him in front of the Five Major War Zones, in front of his family..."
"Avenge you, Jingshu, and the child!"
Wu Ba clenched his fists, uttering each word forcefully, with a hint of black mist lingering on his face.
