High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 53: Saint Martial University, Cultivation Feels Awesome!

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Saint Martial University, Cultivation Feels Awesome!
Martial Arts Association meeting room.
After a month without seeing Su Mu, Wang Heng felt that something about Su Mu was different, as if his essence, spirit, and energy had reached a new level.
"It seems his skills have improved recently!"
Such a change in just a month left Wang Heng slightly surprised.
"Su Mu, you’re a mentor at Shenjiang Martial Arts University. Have you noticed that there are especially many people signing up to be mentors this year?"
Su Mu nodded. Wang Heng definitely didn’t come to chit-chat, and it seemed that this wasn’t merely due to the battlefield but perhaps also connected to the Talent Training Camp?
"I won’t beat around the bush. The domestic regional selection for the Alliance competition is approaching, but the number of spots for the selection is limited, with only a hundred spots in Guangshen Province."
This was only the regional selection, and a single province would get only a hundred spots...
Su Mu was shocked; he had underestimated the intensity of the Alliance competition.
"The selection spots will come from the top performers of secret training camps across the cities of Guangshen Province. But in certain regions, for example, places like Kyoto and Hu Du where top martial arts universities are concentrated, the competition is extremely fierce. Talents coming from smaller places might only be considered mediocre there."
"So, some people choose to find another way and aim for smaller cities, increasing their chances of securing a spot."
"And the Martial Arts Association, martial arts universities, martial arts halls, and martial arts families in small cities would all be very willing to accept these aspiring talents," Wang Heng said, pausing for a moment.
Su Mu instantly realized what it meant.
"Shenjiang City is just a small city controlling six small bases and only has Shenjiang Martial Arts University, which isn’t considered a good martial arts university. Under normal circumstances, there would be a hundred training camp spots here, and generally, a Fifth Level Martial Artist or an outstanding Fourth Level Martial Artist could easily enter the secret training camp."
"In the past, it was usually some geniuses from the bottom ranks of top martial arts universities coming over, and even then only a few."
"But this year’s situation has changed."
"It’s said that Qianhai City and Gaoshan City each have a Celestial Pride from Saint Martial University, plus several geniuses from top martial arts universities. Shenjiang City hasn’t heard anything about a Celestial Pride from Saint Martial University yet, but many geniuses from top martial arts universities have also arrived."
"It’s worth mentioning that these Celestial Pride and geniuses can choose not to participate in the training camp activities, yet they will still occupy spots in the training camp. Normally, only those who enter the training camp can qualify for the selection."
Celestial Pride from Saint Martial University?!
There are only seven Saint Martial Universities in Huaxia. These are named Saint Martial Universities because they have produced a Martial Saint or were established by one and represent the pinnacle among all martial arts universities in Huaxia, with two located in Kyoto, two in Hu Du, one in the Northwest Desert United Province, one in the Central Plains United Province, and one jointly in Guangshen and Zhejiang Province.
Ordinary students from various regions dream of entering one of the seven Saint Martial Universities, often needing to be top of their city or even within the top ten of their province.
"Why is this?"
Wang Heng shook his head. "In short, due to this special situation, the number of spots in the city’s training camp this year has been delayed by a month and a half, which means you probably have about two months now."
"The assessment content for this year will change; it may no longer be hunting Fierce Beasts, perhaps involving the Demon Sect. Personally, I guess the assessment might involve the pursuit of Demon Cultists."
Pursuing Demon Cultists?
...
Demon Cultists in the High Martial World?
Su Mu was very concerned about this, and after returning, he used the Martial Arts Association’s database to search for information. As he probed, his brows furrowed.
Self-immolation, explosions, cannibalism...
These sects have been eradicated by the Huaxia government. To Su Mu, these cultists were in some ways more terrifying than the Alien Race. The battlefield was war between two races, just a fight for survival.
But these cultists were outright a group of antisocial maniacs.
With Su Mu’s clearance, the information he could access was limited. Some Demon Sects only displayed a name without details, but from their extreme actions, one could glimpse their dangerous nature.
"If the assessment involves confronting these people, there mustn’t be a shred of mercy!"
"And then quickly enhance my abilities."
A spark of Spiritual Light flashed in Su Mu’s hand, and a pile of pills appeared before him. He poured out a Fourth Level Blood Essence Pill and swallowed it.
[You have consumed a Fourth Level Blood Essence Pill.]
[Half the Effort, Double the Effect judged as 2.5 times!]
[You received 2.5 times the efficacy of the Blood Essence Pill.]
After a tingling sensation, the medicinal power dissolved within Su Mu increased inexplicably by two and a half times, quickly transforming into a pure force of Qi and Blood, becoming strong nourishment for Su Mu.
When Su Mu first discovered that consuming elixirs could also yield only half the effort for double the effect, he was taken aback. It was at that moment he truly understood the fearsome power of this superpower.
Thus, now Su Mu completely need not worry about wasting the elixirs. He would use them as much as he had; using less in this period would be wasteful.
With full concentration, his Qi and Blood gathered into solid double-helix bloodlines, rotating and intertwining to form a stable structure bridge, steadily leading to the spleen.
Time flew by like a flash, and in no time, ten days had passed.
Under the madness of Su Mu’s elixir expenditure and the effect of his superpower of half the effort for double the effect, the construction of the third bridge was completed. Su Mu took a few deep breaths and entered meditation.
[You have gained three times the insight and experience of the Nameless Meditation Technique.]
After a dozen minutes, as Su Mu slightly recovered some of his spirit, he began attacking the spleen.
[You control the Qi and Blood Bridge to resonate with the spleen.]
[Half the Effort, Double the Effect judged as 3 times!]
[You have gained three times the insight and experience from the spleen’s resonance.]
[You have gained 3.5 times the insight and experience from the spleen’s resonance.]
...
Amid continuous triggering of the superpower for half the effort, double the effect within minutes, a tingling sensation swept through Su Mu’s mind, and suddenly his whole body shivered, marking the successful connection of the third bridge.
The Qi and Blood within Su Mu surged, beginning to grow!
[You completed the Qi Blood Bridge construction.]
[Half the Effort, Double the Effect judged as 2 times!]
[You have gained two times the insight and experience of Qi Blood Bridge construction.]
...
[You initiated Qi and Blood growth.]
[Half the Effort, Double the Effect judged as 3 times!]
[You have gained three times the effect of Qi and Blood growth.]
Without spending too much time to stabilize the Qi and Blood, it quickly stabilized after the superpower activation.
Amazing!
Su Mu exhaled deeply, his eyes were bloodshot from prolonged sleep deprivation, but he felt invigorated with satisfaction.
He had never found cultivation to be such a marvelous thing before.
"The heart, lungs, and spleen are completed. Next is the liver, and lastly, the kidneys."
The spleen is the root of the acquired, and with the successful connection of the Qi and Blood Bridge to the spleen, Su Mu’s ability to absorb and digest items like food and elixirs improved, creating synergy with his superpower of half the effort for double the effect.
With these combined with the constant triggering of bridge construction insights and experiences, Su Mu found the construction of the fourth Qi and Blood Bridge to be smoother and faster than ever before.
"As long as there’s enough elixir, maybe it would only take a week to connect the liver."
"No, this time it won’t take a week!"
"Cultivation, amazing!"