22: Chapter 22 Martial Saint Realm

Canglan Base, Area A, Cloud Peak Manor.

Su Wu's figure appeared silently at the manor's entrance.

At this moment, Pan Hong, the City Lord who was usually busy with a thousand matters, was still waiting at the gate.

Seeing Su Wu return without a single drop of blood on him, Pan Hong's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally half-settled.

"Senior!" Pan Hong hurriedly went to meet him, "That Beast King of the Luoxia Mountains..."

"Resolved."

Su Wu's tone was flat. "Go and arrange the matters for the Martial Exam; don't let anything go wrong."

"Yes! Thank you, Senior!!"

Pan Hong was overjoyed. He bowed deeply to Su Wu and then tactfully withdrew.

Having dismissed Pan Hong, Su Wu did not return to the villa to rest but walked straight toward the back mountain.

At this time, the "Colosseum" on the back mountain was already a mess.

Over a dozen corpses of D-class Vicious Beasts lay scattered across the ground, and a thick smell of blood permeated the air. In the center of the pile of corpses, Su Yu was bare-chested, holding an Alloy Warblade and panting heavily.

He had added a few more new wounds to his body, but his eyes were terrifyingly bright.

"Dad, you're back."

Seeing his father, Su Yu casually flicked the blood off his blade and grinned.

The Evil Qi from killing his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood vanished without a trace the moment he smiled, turning him back into that sunny youth.

"Mm, not bad." Su Wu nodded, just about to give a few words of praise.

"Eh? Dad, what is that thing on your shoulder?"

Su Yu's gaze was suddenly drawn to the white, fluffy ball of fur on Su Wu's shoulder.

The thing looked like a cat yet also like a fox; it was lying there lazily with a cold, haughty expression that said "don't touch me."

Hearing the word "thing," Little White, who had been playing dead, instantly bristled its fur.

It suddenly stood upright, its two front paws on its hips, staring at Su Yu with large, round eyes as it roared in a milky yet extremely arrogant voice:

"How bold! You're the thing! Your whole family are things!"

"I am an Ancient Divine Beast! A spiritual creature born of Heaven and Earth! Given your disrespect toward this Venerable One, this Venerable One has decided to punish you by making you my little brother!"

Su Yu was stunned.

He blinked, looking at the palm-sized furball, then at his calm father.

"This thing... can talk? Has it become a spirit?"

Su Wu shrugged and reached out to flick Little White's forehead, making it stumble. "This is a little fellow I subdued in the Luoxia Mountains; its name is Little White. Don't be fooled by its small size; the 'Beast Tide Crisis' that had Pan Hong so scared he couldn't sleep was caused by this guy."

"What?!"

Su Yu's eyes widened, and he instantly became interested.

He squatted down, his line of sight level with Little White on Su Wu's shoulder, and teased with a playful look:

"Oh, so it's Lord Divine Beast! My apologies! Then I'll be counting on you to cover for me from now on. It shouldn't be a problem for me to walk tall in Canglan Base, right?"

Little White raised its chin proudly. Although it had lost Face just now from Su Wu's flick, it couldn't lose its Aura in front of its "little brother."

It wagged its large, fluffy tail and hummed, "Naturally! As long as you are obedient, this Venerable One will take you to live the high life in the future. Any female beast... cough, Vicious Beast, within a hundred miles will have to take a detour when they see this Venerable One!"

Looking at this little beast acting all powerful on borrowed authority, Su Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

But he would soon discover that the value of this "Divine Beast" was far higher than he imagined.

...

Over the next half month, life at Cloud Peak Manor became exceptionally "fulfilling."

Su Yu had originally thought that with an extra Divine Beast, the house would become a chaotic mess.

But he didn't expect that this Divine Beast named Little White would actually become the greatest cheat on his path of martial arts!

Although Little White had been subdued by Su Wu, the terrifying blood-qi within its body, comparable to the Martial Emperor Realm, was like a nuclear reactor leaking at every moment.

Because it was too young, it simply couldn't control this power, causing its blood-qi to surge frequently. It was so hot and unbearable that it could only suppress it by sleeping.

And Su Yu, as the owner of the Chaos Body, lacked high-purity blood-qi energy the most!

Thus, an extremely bizarre yet harmonious scene appeared.

Every afternoon, Su Yu stopped practicing with his blade and sat cross-legged in the courtyard.

Meanwhile, Little White would lie sprawled out on Su Yu's head or in his arms with a look of enjoyment.

Su Yu would circulate his Cultivation Technique, frantically drawing out the dissipated blood-qi power from Little White's body.

This blood-qi was pure to the extreme; there was no need to refine it at all. Upon entering his body, it instantly transformed into his own blood-qi!

Su Wu watched this "mutually beneficial" pair of human and beast from the side, his mouth twitching wildly.

Was this even Cultivation?

This was clearly two cheaters exploiting a bug together!

Little White was an infinite power bank, and Su Yu was a super fast-charging head.

With these two together, their leveling speed was simply illogical!

On the third day, Su Yu broke through to the Innate Realm Great Perfection.

On the seventh day, Su Yu touched the threshold of a Grandmaster.

On the twelfth day...

Boom!

A powerful and overbearing Aura erupted from within Su Yu's body!

The Grandmaster Realm!

An eighteen-year-old Grandmaster!

Su Yu opened his eyes, which were flashing with brilliant light.

He clenched his fists, feeling the power of controlling everything, so excited he almost fell from the sky.

"Dad! I've become a Grandmaster! I've really become a Grandmaster!"

Meanwhile, Little White lay on the ground looking exhausted, its tongue hanging out. "This Venerable One is exhausted... Is this kid a Taotie? He almost sucked this Venerable One dry..."

...

At the same time Su Yu broke through to Grandmaster.

Su Wu, who had been sitting on the second-floor terrace acting as a Protector, also heard that long-awaited heavenly voice in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that scion Su Yu has made consecutive Breakthroughs in a short period, promoting to the Early Stage of the Grandmaster Realm!]

[fathers glory system judgment: Scion has crossed a major Realm; Host receives feedback!]

[Host's Realm synchronizing... Congratulations to the Host! Promoted to—Early Stage of the Martial Saint Realm!]

Rumble—!!

At this moment, not just Cloud Peak Manor, but the sky over the entire Canglan Base City changed color.

The originally clear sky was suddenly filled with auspicious clouds, and purple Qi drifted from the east for three thousand miles!

A vast, majestic, and indescribable Aura centered on Su Wu instantly covered the entire city.

All the Martial Artists in the city, whether they were Cultivating or sleeping, discovered in horror that the blood-qi in their bodies was uncontrollably bowing toward the direction of Area A!

On the terrace.

Su Wu slowly opened his eyes.

Martial Saint Realm!

This was no longer just simple physical power, but the unity of spirit and heaven and earth.

Now, he was already able to slightly manipulate the heaven and earth essence.

The so-called heaven and earth essence is the spiritual energy that accompanied the birth of the Universe; it is often associated with various powers, being both powerful and mysterious.

The Cultivation of humanity first involves Cultivating blood-qi to reach Martial Emperor and obtain powerful Mental Energy, and finally, the spirit unites with heaven and earth—all for the purpose of manipulating the heaven and earth essence!

"This feeling..."

Su Wu took a deep breath. Even with his experience of two lifetimes, he couldn't help but feel his heart surge at this moment.

A Martial Saint!

This was truly standing at the Peak of this planet!

A Lifespan of five hundred years, an indestructible Physical Body, and one could even cross outer space with their Physical Body!

He looked down at his silly son, who was still excited about breaking through to Grandmaster, and a doting smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"An eighteen-year-old Grandmaster is indeed a Prodigy."

"But your old man... is a Martial Saint."

Su Wu restrained the widespread phenomena and turned back into an ordinary middle-aged man.

He leaped down from the second floor and landed lightly in front of Su Yu.

"Tomorrow is the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam."

Su Wu looked up at the stars in the night sky, his tone becoming deep and distant.

"Yu'er."

"Present." Su Yu's expression turned serious.

"Just do your best in this Martial Exam; your own safety is the priority," Su Wu said earnestly.

Setting aside Vicious Beasts, the most dangerous part of this Martial Arts College Entrance Exam should still be other humans.