High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 542 - 388: Shadow of Martial Arts, Birth of the Fire Shadow, an Unexpected Delight!

At this moment, a sudden realization struck him, the flash of insight often fleeting. Su Mu no longer hesitated, for superpowers were meant to be used.

With a thought, time energy spread out, forming a Time Stopwatch in the golden light.

Basic Time Flow Speed activated.

[Target: Self]

[Range: One meter]

[Time: Slow down]

[Flow Speed: Thirty-six times]

[Duration: Four hours]

Su Mu glanced around, clarity dawning in his mind.

In the past, he would choose the optimal solution, which meant not forcing the extreme time flow speed to get a duration, the maximum value of the time flow speed.

But now he didn’t need to, and there were still nearly three hours left for the train journey to South China Martial Arts University.

"The time flow speed doubled, increasing from the original 18 times to 36 times."

"But the duration reduced from thirty-five hours to four hours, yet it’s over four days worth of time."

"And indeed, this world is far more vast and expansive than the previous life."

Thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, Su Mu took a deep breath to clear away distractions, then divided his mind into three parts, continuing to comprehend the Martial Saint Illusion.

At the same time, in the Sea of Consciousness, the Crystal Human Form opened its eyes, the ’Nameless Meditation Technique’ and ’Crystal Visualization Technique’ activated, Su Mu entered the cultivation of the Crystal Human Form.

Then, spiritual power burst forth, a silver phantom coalesced behind Su Mu, and the Third Form of the Great Wilderness Four Forms, Desolate Thought, was triggered.

Su Mu was fully immersed in the cultivation state.

...

An Wu and An Liu left not long ago.

In the mountains, a figure in gray showed a trace of disdain and pride on his face, right under the noses of strong individuals in one of the Five Major War Zones of Huaxia’s Dark Department, those two couldn’t detect his whereabouts.

This level of strength was far inferior to that of Master Su Mu.

A figure appeared in the mind of the Phantom Demon, immediately dispelling the disdain on his face, replaced by boundless fanaticism.

Saint Slayer!

Even at this moment, Phantom Demon’s heart was still immensely excited.

The train continued to travel under the dawn.

A gray shadow flickered and vanished into the mountains.

In Tianmu Mountain Town, a tall, thin, blond man wearing glasses was puzzled. According to the plan, he should have left after launching that thing to attack the train.

Yet the master had him wait here. As a gust of wind blew, the man respectfully spoke up.

"Master, you’ve arrived..."

Before the blond man could finish his sentence, his whole body convulsed, and he reached up to twist his own neck.

The Phantom Demon didn’t linger, his form flickering and disappearing into the dense forest.

"The first one..."

...

"Dear passengers, good day."

"Welcome aboard G781956. This train travels from Yangcheng Station to Taicang Station... The next station is the terminal for this train."

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, a speck of phosphorescence appeared in the void, like a firefly.

Firefly specks appeared one after the other, quickly gathering, gradually condensing into the outline of a human form.

The next moment.

The Crystal Human Form observed the flesh, Su Mu’s eyes flickered with silver radiance, and after completing the construction of the Crystal Human Form, Su Mu’s control over his own flesh was astounding.

Before long, the firefly humanoid in the void took on a clear outline, with a form and face identical to Su Mu, but appearing semi-transparent as if constructed from some crystalline substance.

As spiritual power continuously infused into it, the humanoid became increasingly substantial, and a crimson ’Martial Saint Illusion’ fused with Su Mu’s own Rule of Fire was born.

This condensed illusion had deep eyes but showed no expression, incredibly cold, exuding an aura of danger that warned strangers to stay away.

"The Martial Saint Illusion has formed... The difficulty of cultivating this Secret Technique is far less than the ’Crystal Visualization Technique’. "

Su Mu’s eyes flashed, raising a hand.

Beside him, another silver phantom formed by Desolate Thought pounced on the crimson figure like an evil ghost. The crimson figure reacted instinctively to fight but was held back by Su Mu, freezing in place.

After the silver phantom merged with the red humanoid, a bit of life appeared in the cold eyes of the humanoid.

Immediately, another perspective appeared in Su Mu’s Sea of Consciousness, where he could see the image of his true self.

Su Mu showed a delighted expression.

At this moment, the crimson humanoid no longer resembled a cold ’illusion’, a trace of expression appeared on its face.

Su Mu smiled and extended his hand, the corner of the crimson humanoid’s mouth subtly lifted, forcing an awkward smile before extending its hand as well, the two shook hands.

"Interesting... As expected, Desolate Thought can merge with the illusion."

Su Mu’s eyes gleamed with surprise. Desolate Thought and this Martial Saint Secret Technique were highly compatible, far exceeding Su Mu’s expectations.

"The Overlord Blade Martial Saint spent over a year on this step of imbuing it with spirituality."

Imbuing it with spirituality requires cultivating the Secret Technique to a certain level and is not something a beginner can achieve.

"According to the Secret Technique itself, imbuing it with spirituality isn’t true spiritual imbuement, but rather a clever method of preserving a thought of the true self within the illusion, allowing temporary control. Once the true self’s thought is exhausted, the illusion can only battle instinctively."

"Simultaneously, preserving the thought consumes considerable spiritual power."

"However, merging with Desolate Thought compensates for this flaw. As long as I, Su Mu, wish, I can take control of the illusion at any time, making it not just an illusion but a true External Incarnation."

Su Mu took over the crimson illusion.

"The only shortcoming is... After merging with Desolate Thought, the clone’s power only amounts to about ten percent of my normal state, and it can only carry one Power of Rules, unable to use the Martial God State."

"But there’s still room for improvement."

The Secret Technique holds the Overlord Blade Martial Saint’s theory that the ultimate potential of the illusion forged by this Secret Technique is one-tenth of the original body’s, and this limit is merely Su Mu’s starting point.