35: Chapter 35 True Strength

Time flew like a white horse passing a crevice; in the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed since the end of the martial exam.

In the manor's basement, the cultivation room.

"Rumble—"

Dull thunder echoed within the enclosed space, and the air was filled with a suffocating smell of blood and scorched matter.

Su Yu was shirtless, his muscles taut like iron, and a strange, dark red halo flowed across the surface of his skin. With every breath he took, the surrounding air seemed to be dyed crimson, and a tyrannical, bloodthirsty aura erupted from his body.

"Blood Fiend Transformation"!

This first-grade Peak secret technique, which exchanged extreme bursts of power at the cost of burning life force, was poison to ordinary people, but for Su Yu, who possessed the Chaos Body, it was like a fish in water.

"Give me... condense!"

Su Yu let out a low shout, and the Chaos vortex within his body spun crazily, forcibly compressing and subduing that violent blood fiend energy.

At the same time, the combat blade in his hand slashed out fiercely.

Zzz!

On the blade's edge, three-colored small flames intertwined with three-colored electric arcs.

"Three-Fire Thunder Blade"—Entry level!

Although it was only at the entry level, that destructive power had already left deep scorch marks on the alloy walls.

"Hoo..."

Su Yu put away his blade and stood still, the red light in his eyes gradually fading.

He glanced at the time, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"One month, two Martial Skills at the entry level. This speed shouldn't be considered slow, right?"

...

Meanwhile, on the second-floor balcony.

Su Wu, who had been in a state of "AFK leveling," was lying comfortably on a rocking chair, holding a glass of iced happy water.

Just as Su Yu finished his practice, that beautiful, heavenly sound rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that offspring Su Yu has extraordinary talent and has successfully cultivated the "Three-Fire Thunder Blade" to the entry level...]

[fathers glory system judgment: Triggered a hundredfold insight critical hit!]

[Congratulations to the host! "Three-Fire Thunder Blade" has automatically evolved to—Perfection!]

[Host has successfully mastered the power of the Three Fires (Blazing Fire, Soul Fire, Fiend Fire) and the Three Thunders (Yang Thunder, Yin Thunder, Water Thunder)!]

And as early as ten days ago, Su Wu's "Blood Fiend Transformation" had automatically evolved to the Perfection stage!

Boom!

An indescribably terrifying aura erupted from Su Wu's body, but it was tightly locked within three feet of his body by his Micro-Control level of control.

With a thought, he pulled up the System panel:

[Host: Su Wu]

[Bound offspring: Su Yu]

[Offspring Realm: Grandmaster Realm Middle Stage]

[Host Realm: Martial Saint Realm Middle Stage]

[Cultivation Technique: "Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Art" (Perfection / Three Attributes)]

[Martial Skills: "Three-Fire Thunder Blade" (Perfection), "Blood Fiend Transformation" (Perfection), "Wild Bull Fist" (Perfection / Fist Intent generated), "Void-Breaking Blade" (Perfection / Saber Intent generated), "Leaf-Treading Footwork" (Perfection)]

[Combat Skills: Micro-Control level]

...

"Martial Saint Middle Stage..."

Su Wu clenched his fists, feeling the power within his body that seemed capable of crushing stars.

At the Martial Saint Realm, the gap between every small step was like the difference between heaven and earth.

And now, Su Wu, bearing the Supreme Chaos Body, wielding Perfection-level Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, plus this Martial Saint Middle Stage cultivation...

It might not be impossible to fight a Martial Saint Peak!

Su Wu slowly stood up, his gaze becoming deep and playful.

"And... it seems a little mouse has been watching this place for a long time."

...

Outside Cloud Peak Manor, behind a dark cloud ten thousand meters high.

A graceful figure, almost blending into the night, was floating in the Void Realm. She wore a black nano-stealth suit, and her whole person seemed like a shadow without substance.

Li Family dark guard leader—Phantom.

Martial Saint Realm Peak!

She was the sharpest blade in the hands of the family head Li Yuan, and also the Li Family's most secret trump card.

This time, coming to Earth, her mission was only one: to find out Su Wu's background and confirm whether there was support from a hidden force behind him. If there was, she would wait; if there was not...

Kill without mercy!

"Strange..."

Phantom stared fixedly at the manor below through her high-tech tactical goggles.

"According to the intelligence, this Su Wu only just broke through to Martial Saint a month ago. But why, just a moment ago, did I feel a palpitation-inducing fluctuation from him?"

As a Martial Saint Peak, her intuition had never been wrong.

The aura that erupted from Su Wu in that instant, although fleeting, had a level of oppression that even made her think of the family head, Li Yuan!

"Could it be that he hid his cultivation? Or is it that... he has some kind of powerful ancient martial Divine Artifact?"

Phantom was suspicious.

She decided to get closer. Relying on her pride-and-joy dark attribute Origin Qi, even a Martial Saint of the same rank would find it hard to detect her tracks.

However.

Just as she moved her body, preparing to sneak into the inner circle of the manor.

Su Wu on the balcony suddenly raised his head.

Across a thousand meters of the Void Realm, across layers of night curtain.

Those eyes flashing with purple-gold light accurately locked onto the dark cloud where Phantom was hiding, and the corner of his mouth curled into a mocking sneer.

"Have you seen enough?"

A clear voice, not transmitted through the air, but exploding directly in Phantom's mind!

"What?!"

Phantom's hair stood on end, and her heart shrank violently.

She had been discovered?!

And it was direct Divine Thought transmission! This meant that the opponent's Mental Energy strength was not at all weaker than her, a Martial Saint Peak!

"Not good!!"

As a top assassin, Phantom's reaction was extremely fast.

Without any hesitation, her whole body instantly turned into countless black bat phantoms, fleeing crazily toward the wilderness outside Canglan Base.

"Since you've come, why be in such a hurry to leave?"

Su Wu's voice remained unhurried, as if whispering in her ear.

Next moment.

Boom!

A purple-gold stream of light shot up into the sky, its speed reaching the extreme, actually a fraction faster than Phantom's escape technique!

...

Outside Canglan Base, three hundred kilometers away, barren mountains.

Two figures, one chasing and one fleeing, instantly crossed a distance of hundreds of miles.

"Damn it! How is his speed so fast?!"

Phantom looked back, her heart filled with horror.

She specialized in shadow movement techniques, known for speed and trickery.

But the man behind her was like a maggot on a tarsal bone; no matter how she changed direction or accelerated, she could never shake him off!

"Since I can't run, then—"

She suddenly stopped her figure, hovering in mid-air, her hands forming seals.

Hum!

The light within a ten-mile radius was instantly swallowed, and the entire space fell into absolute darkness.

In this darkness, Phantom's aura completely disappeared, as if she were the master of this night.

"Petty tricks."

Su Wu's figure stopped at the edge of the Domain.

He had no panic at all, reaching back and grabbing from the Void Realm.

An ordinary alloy long blade appeared in his hand.

Although the blade was ordinary iron, the moment Su Wu held it, it became no longer ordinary.

"Just happened to comprehend a new Move, let me use you to test the blade."

Su Wu took a deep breath, the "Eight Desolations and Six Harmonies Art" within his body spun crazily, and the Profound Truth of the Perfection-level "Three-Fire Thunder Blade" erupted fully!

Zzzzz—

Seeing that ordinary alloy long blade, three distinct flames instantly ignited on it:

Crimson blazing fire, burning the Physical Body; dark blue Soul fire, scorching the Soul; black fiend fire, inducing Heart Demons!

At the same time, three kinds of thunder coiled upon it:

Golden Yang Thunder, fierce and unparalleled; purple Yin Thunder, bizarre and unpredictable; white water thunder, exploding everything!

Three fires and three thunders, six kinds of extreme energy perfectly fused on the blade edge, the ripples emitted causing dense cracks to appear in the surrounding space.

Su Wu let out a low chant, holding the blade with both hands, and slashed lightly toward that endless darkness.

Sss—!!

A six-colored Saber Qi, a thousand meters long, carrying heaven-destroying and earth-shattering power, traversed the night sky!

This slash seemed to tear the entire night sky into two halves!

The "Eternal Night Domain" that originally covered the world, in front of this six-colored Saber Qi, was as fragile as a piece of black rag, instantly torn, burned, and purified!

"Ah!!!"

In the darkness, a scream of extreme terror came from Phantom.

She only felt a flash of light before her eyes, followed by an indescribable terrifying power rushing towards her.

Seeing this, Phantom no longer cared about hiding her strength, and her Martial Saint Peak cultivation erupted without reservation.

Countless black energies condensed in front of her, forming thick black shields, and even summoning small black hole vortices, attempting to swallow this terrifying Saber Qi.

However, everything was in vain.

Rumble—!!!

The moment the Saber Qi collided with the shields, it erupted with dazzling light.

The deafening roar resounded for a hundred miles, and the powerful shockwave directly leveled three of the mountains below, countless giant rocks turning into powder.

Crack! Crack!

That seemingly indestructible black shield, under the strangling of the six-colored Saber Qi, only lasted less than a second before shattering inch by inch like glass.

"How is this possible!!"

The power contained in this six-colored Saber Qi was too pure, too domineering! This was simply a Move born for destruction!

Seeing the Saber Qi about to reach her, a flash of determination crossed Phantom's eyes.

Bang!

She slammed her palm onto her own chest, spitting out a large mouthful of Origin blood essence.

In that instant, her body actually exploded directly, turning into thousands of black blood bats, fleeing crazily in all directions.

Boom—!

The six-colored Saber Qi slashed through, and at least more than half of the blood bats were vaporized on the spot, not even leaving a residue.

But in the end, a few of the most core blood shadows, taking advantage of the explosion's cover, barely escaped into the Void Realm and disappeared.

The smoke and dust dissipated.

Su Wu held the long blade, quietly hovering in mid-air; at this moment, the blade body had melted halfway because it could not withstand the power.

He looked at the fleeing blood shadows, but did not go to chase.

Because he knew that the opponent had used this self-destructing Foundation secret technique to escape, even if she survived and went back, she would be a half-crippled person, her cultivation would at least drop to the Martial Saint Early Stage, or even be unable to advance an inch for the rest of her life.

"Ran away quite fast."

Su Wu threw away the half-melted long blade in his hand, clapped his hands, and his expression was indifferent.

"Martial Saint Peak..."

"Although the Wang Family has some power in Jiangnan, their Foundation is too shallow. It seems, it is indeed the Mars Li Family."

"Beat the old one, and a more ancient one comes. Li Family, you really are like a lingering ghost."

Although being targeted by a Dominator-level powerhouse was a trouble, Su Wu felt no fear in his heart.

Through the verification of that slash just now, he had a clear understanding of his current combat power.

Under the blessing of the Perfection-level Martial Skills and the Supreme Chaos Body, his attack power had already overflowed the scope of the Martial Saint, touching the threshold of that so-called "Dominator."