High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 81: Taking Them Down One by One, Clearing the Stage with Force

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Taking Them Down One by One, Clearing the Stage with Force
Although his body technique is his weakness, his attack is his strength. His teacher also mentioned the astonishing destructiveness of sharp momentum like Sword Momentum and Blade Momentum.
Using the Blade Momentum should be able to destroy the puppet!
Understanding this point, Su Mu’s eyes lit up, and he stepped boldly into the passage.
...
"Su Mu from Shenjiang City, thirty-three years old, fourth level high stage, power talent?"
"Shi Hao, what do you think?"
Shi Hao shook his head. He himself possessed power talent, and this first round was somewhat challenging for power-talented martial artists like him who are not skilled in speed.
These puppets were entirely made of Secret Iron Essence. Even a Sixth Level Martial Artist would find it challenging to dismantle them forcefully—practically an iron hunk made for endurance.
Back when Shi Hao participated in the assessment, youthful arrogance led him to go head-to-head with these iron hunks, resulting in a significant loss; his blade chipped, nearly breaking on the spot.
As a result, he failed the first time, ending up bruised by the iron hunks.
It was a regret for Shi Hao, one that Xu Zhi often brought up. Even when Shi Hao defeated Xu Zhi in subsequent contests, it couldn’t change this fact.
"I thought so, this guy is only fourth level high stage, not even as good as you were back then."
"What do you mean by that?" Shi Hao raised an eyebrow, knowing Xu Zhi was teasing.
"Haha, why are you so anxious? I’m praising you. Let’s see how this guy performs first."
The three had a wager, and Huangfu Xue was also intrigued, glancing at the monitor showing Su Mu.
Before long, Xu Zhi burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Shi Hao, this guy is just like you were back in the day. He’s using a blade too and has the same idea as you did, trying to compete head-on with those iron hunks!"
"No, he’s even bolder than you, waiting for the iron hunks to attack him."
...
Su Mu arrived at the spacious platform, encountering a scene identical to his future sight.
[1. Hold out for three minutes, passing if hit no more than five times]
[2. Pass by breaking through the metal puppet’s attack and entering the passage]
[5]
[4]
[3]
The countdown began.
Su Mu stood unmoving, waiting for the puppets to attack. With a step backward, using the Extreme Shadow Body Technique, he widened the distance to dodge the attack.
"Once you approach the center of the field, two additional puppets will strike."
"Don’t rush; find the inscription core first!"
Su Mu began to maneuver.
Boom.
A puppet’s punch left a crater on the reinforced alloy ground, and Su Mu carefully observed the inscription pathways, finally identifying the inscription core’s position.
"Found it... it’s at the back of the neck!"
Though Su Mu didn’t know inscriptions, he had participated in the forging of the Red Sun Saber and read over a dozen forging books. His teacher sometimes instructed his Little Junior Sister on inscriptions as well.
This exposure gave him some understanding of inscriptions, which now proved highly useful!
Su Mu drew his blade.
Ching!
Sparks flew as the Red Sun Saber was unsheathed.
Ssssst.
Su Mu lightly bit the tip of his tongue, instantly igniting the Condensed Blood in his heart, then poured his entire Qi and blood into the blade, briefly illuminating the inscription, while his entire Sword Momentum infused into it as well.
The Red Sun Saber emitted a faint hum, its blade flaring.
The next moment, the Extreme Shadow Body Technique was executed.
He advanced instead of retreating!
The first form of the Surging Waves Saber Technique: Riding the Wind was unleashed, forged through hundreds of thousands of practices, allowing Su Mu to flawlessly execute it at this moment.
The Sword Nurturing Technique, Surging Waves Saber Technique, Sword Momentum, Condensed Blood, Power Talent, and the four-and-a-half-fold boost in Qi and blood from the Red Sun Saber—all were merged into a single slash by Su Mu.
Su Mu leaped, his blade aimed at the puppet’s nape.
In the monitor room, Xu Zhi burst out laughing, "Haha, does he think he can chop off this iron hunk’s head or what?"
"Aren’t you afraid the blade might shatter?"
The next second, the laughter abruptly ceased, leaving the monitor room in dead silence.
The three people in the monitor room stood solemnly, as if witnessing an unbelievable scene, all displaying expressions of disbelief.
"This... how is this possible?" Xu Zhi exclaimed in shock.
At that moment, the monitor displayed the scene.
During the assessment, Su Mu’s slash appeared plain on the monitor as it fell on the metallic puppet’s neck.
Zzzz.
Sparks scattered amidst the harsh sound of metal scraping.
The scarlet glow of the long saber’s edge carved through the Secret Iron Realm-crafted puppet’s body, deeply cleaving into its neck, accompanied by a series of explosive sounds.
The puppet’s red eyes dimmed instantly; though its massive head wasn’t entirely severed, more than halfway deep, it hung down powerlessly.
Simultaneously, the inscriptions on the puppet flickered briefly before turning completely dark.
"Succeeded, the nape was indeed the location of the inscription core!"
"This thing is really hard, I don’t know what it’s made of."
Su Mu felt a sting in his palm, and blood flowed out. He glanced at the Red Sun Saber, whose blade was still smooth as a mirror, without any sign of damage.
"As expected of a weapon crafted meticulously by the teacher, it’s truly extraordinary."
The initial success boosted Su Mu’s confidence greatly.
He then repeated the process.
"Second Form of Surging Waves Technique: Breaking Waves!"
"Third Form of Surging Waves: Overturning River!"
After Su Mu executed three consecutive slashes, his momentum reached its peak and suddenly broke, causing him to groan and feel his Qi and blood surge violently, with dizziness flooding his mind.
He took heavy breaths to suppress his urge to vomit blood, and only after a few deep breaths did he recover.
This was the first time he had fully executed the three slashes completely.
"The side effects of the Surging Waves Saber Technique are not minor... It takes me about three to five seconds to recover, which could be fatal in battle."
Su Mu’s heart tightened, and two more mechanical puppets, sparking all over and immobilized, appeared beside him.
He glanced at the inscriptions on the puppets with interest.
Since he couldn’t understand them at all, he awkwardly withdrew his gaze, sheathed the saber, and walked toward the passage indicating successful clearance.
...
On the platform, many people’s eyes were fixed on the fifth door where Su Mu had previously entered, all expecting the red light to turn on.
"I guess it will light up in no more than a minute."
"Considering Su Mu is a Talented Martial Artist, I’ll add ten seconds and bet on one minute and ten seconds."
Someone was counting the seconds, and at the fifty-eighth second, the door finally lit up.
Everyone looked up and froze in place.
Because it wasn’t the expected red light that lit up, but a green light indicating a pass.
"Ah, did Su Mu really pass?"
"That’s impossible. Even Ming Jie from the fifth dorm failed and was down in over two minutes. How did Su Mu succeed?"
"And in less than a minute!"
"To be precise, it was fifty-eight seconds, just slightly slower than Tantai Yan, right?"
"Could there be a problem with the examination mechanism?"
Instantly, everyone on the platform became doubtful, finding it unimaginable that someone considered a disgrace among Talented Martial Artists could pass the examination. It was unbelievable.
"I’m next, I’ll go take a look!"
After the initial orderly queue based on numbers, the queue got chaotic, and many people who wanted to see Su Mu’s examination stayed back on purpose.
"Sure, go and take a look."
The 198th examinee stepped into the door, carrying strong doubts, and arrived at the platform, where he saw three large mechanical puppets sparking on the ground, with one still twitching.
"Sure enough, it was purely a malfunction of the examination mechanism."
"How could Su Mu, a disgrace among Talented Martial Artists, possibly pass, and in such a short time?"
The person let out a long breath and quickly headed toward the passage, intending to the examination mechanism’s malfunction and expose the truth about Su Mu’s examination.
On the platform with the five doors, everyone was waiting anxiously, and sure enough, just over thirty seconds later, the green light of the fifth door lit up again.
In an instant, everyone suddenly comprehended, and many, like the 198th examinee, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looks like there really was a problem with the examination!"
"I said so, even Ming Jie from Qianhai City couldn’t pass. How could Su Mu possibly pass? His luck is really something!"
...
At this moment, in the monitoring room, the three chief examiners snapped back to reality, exchanging glances with shock still evident on their faces.
"Really, Shi Hao, Huangfu Xue, am I seeing this right? This kid managed to destroy three iron heaps?"
"Wait a second, something’s off. As chief examiners, we just watched this kid destroy the examination tools, and all at once, three of them?"
"Damn, did you ever think a kid could destroy Secret Iron Puppets with a structure strength close to the sixth level?" Shi Hao blurted out in exasperation.
Immediately, the three of them went silent.
"Now’s not the time to consider this. We must immediately terminate the examination at the fifth door!" Huangfu Xue finally spoke.
"You’re right!"
Just as the examinee was about to expose Su Mu’s ’examination truth,’ Shi Hao’s voice echoed.
"Everyone, attention, the examination mechanism at the fifth door encountered a special malfunction, and the examination at the fifth door is suspended."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people first understood then looked at Su Mu with a playful expression, only to have their expressions freeze the next second.
Because Shi Hao hadn’t finished speaking.
"The clearance result of the 100th examinee is valid, while the clearance result of the 198th examinee is invalid. Sergeant Zhang, quickly arrange for him to retake the examination."
Ah?!!!
The 198th examinee stood frozen, "How is this possible? I clearly saw with my own eyes that the puppets inside were broken. This can’t be, I protest!"
"Corporal Lou, bring the 100th examinee to the monitoring room immediately. I want to see him now, immediately."
Corporal Lou was quite surprised, sensing Captain Shi Hao’s urgency. The captain was known for his calm and steady demeanor, and it was the first time he had seen Shi Hao so agitated.
Even Tantai Yan’s successful pass hadn’t caused such a reaction from the captain. Yet now, the captain specifically wanted to see this guy immediately.
What exactly did this person do just now?
"Please come with me."
"Alright."