High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 398 - 318: God Walking Among Humans, the Elite Blood Eagle Team

Buzz-------

Suddenly, a golden pillar of light reaching from the heavens to the earth descended once again.

"Is that the golden pillar of light..."

"It’s unbelievable, did Su Mu really manage to make it happen?!"

Waiting on the outskirts of the Land of Yellow Sands, the three Martial Arts Grandmasters from Gaoshan City were completely dumbfounded, feeling a burning sensation on their faces. Not long ago, they unanimously agreed that Su Mu, let alone activating the Tower of Power, would have trouble staying in there for half an hour.

But now...

The space trembled with the appearance of the golden pillar, as if it couldn’t withstand the mighty power contained within it.

"Do you feel like the golden pillar Su Mu activated this time is even more powerful? Could it be that the Tower of Power was waiting for Su Mu’s arrival?"

One of the three muttered to himself, but the other two were too dazed to hear him.

Finally, someone snapped back to reality.

"Chairman Ling, should we report this to the Provincial Martial Arts Association and the War Zone?"

"Report it, the Provincial Martial Arts Association is very interested in the Tower of Power..."

Before the words were finished, the three were once again in a daze, as that golden pillar of light disappeared in an instant.

"What’s going on?"

"Could it have just been a coincidence?"

The three looked at each other, hesitating for a moment.

Time passed by second by second.

As a hint of dawn appeared in the sky, someone asked.

"Chairman Ling, how long has it been?"

"About... five hours." Ling Heyuan’s voice trembled slightly.

Boom!

At that moment, all three had their eyelids twitching wildly, suddenly feeling a terrifying force erupting from the direction of the Tower of Power, with strong astral winds whipping up a sandstorm tens of meters high sweeping towards them.

Even at such a distance, it caused such a scene, making the three’s faces twitch. Someone couldn’t help but hesitantly spoke.

"Could this commotion have been caused by Su Mu?"

The other two remained silent, as inside, only Su Mu was left. If not him, then who?

Finally.

The first winter sunlight broke through the mist, gently shining on the earth, as a figure walked unhurriedly from the depths of the sands.

At this moment, Ling Heyuan couldn’t help but rub his eyes.

Uncertain if it was an illusion, when Su Mu appeared, it seemed as if he was emitting a divine glow, but it wasn’t like sunlight, and as Su Mu approached...

Ling Heyuan gulped heavily, swallowing a big mouthful of saliva.

In front of Su Mu, he couldn’t help but feel the urge to bow in reverence.

For a moment, a storm raged in Ling Heyuan’s heart.

What on earth happened that night?

Although he couldn’t feel the terrifying pressure of Qi and Blood from Su Mu now, he did feel an unprecedented strange pressure.

It was as if...

What appeared before him was not a human, but a god walking the human world.

The aura emanating from Su Mu had undergone such a radical change overnight, and from the corner of his eye, Ling Heyuan noticed his two old friends were also gulping quietly.

This all proved that it wasn’t Ling Heyuan’s illusion.

"Grandmasters, thank you for waiting."

A calm sentence dropped.

The three Grandmasters of Gaoshan City instinctively took a step back, their faces showing indescribable fear...

...

Buzz------

The device on his wrist trembled, and after handling his matters, Hong Lie first went to the cafeteria.

Then he arrived outside a luxurious mansion with a large garden and swimming pool.

Before Hong Lie could get close.

A lazy cry reverberated, and then a crimson streak shot out from the villa, the fierce wind causing Hong Lie’s hair and military uniform to dance wildly.

In the end, the crimson light transformed into a large crimson bird with magnificent red feathers, a tuft of ice-blue on its abdomen, a massive body, and a wingspan of nearly seven to eight meters, resembling a small fighter jet.

This magnificent creature was a majestic red bird, and before it, Hong Lie’s face broke into a smile.

"Foodie, this is your meal for today."

The next second, a bloody pile of Fierce Beast flesh was stacked like a small mountain, with the lowest being Sixth Level Fierce Beast Flesh, and more than thirty percent of it being Grandmaster Level Fierce Beast Flesh.

The Southern War Zone has never lacked Fierce Beast flesh, but Grandmaster Level Fierce Beast Flesh isn’t supplied for free and is mostly available in limited quantities.

However, Foodie devours two to three thousand pounds of Grandmaster Level flesh in one meal and needs to eat three times a day, consuming more than half a ton of Grandmaster Level flesh daily.

Even regular General Levels would be envious of Foodie’s extravagant treatment; ordinary General Levels do not receive such privileges.

Even Hong Lie himself doesn’t have this...

Yet, the leaders of the Southern War Zone didn’t even bat an eyelid at the indulgence given to Foodie, approving it directly.

This was naturally the war zone’s special privilege for Su Mu, at least initially...

However, in the face of such treatment that even Generals envy,

Foodie seemed to lack interest, merely glancing at the rations Hong Lie brought, then constantly chirping.

"Soon, soon, Su Mu will be back soon. Why are you acting like a little grumbler?"

Hong Lie couldn’t help but shake his head and jokingly scold, as Su Mu had entrusted Foodie to him before leaving the war zone. For this period, he and Mu Feng were responsible for feeding Foodie, but he felt more like a mere provider of food.

However, daily feeding and walking Foodie had become one of Hong Lie’s great pleasures these days.

The Southern War Zone, as one of Huaxia’s Five Major War Zones, is a critical military area where nothing is allowed to fly through the airspace lightly, not even a bird.

Yet despite this, the leaders of the Southern War Zone still allocated a large area where Hong Lie could take Foodie to stretch and exercise daily.

After hearing the news that the owner was coming back, Foodie seemed more satisfied and even gave Hong Lie a somewhat human-like pat on the shoulder with its wings. Instinctively, Hong Lie circulated his Qi and Blood internally.

He did so to avoid being swatted away by Foodie. Who knows where Su Mu found another monster like this? Although Foodie is a Fierce Beast, its flesh is already sturdier than that of human martial artists at the same level.

But this fellow’s flesh is far tougher than those of the same level; in this aspect, it is just like its master, Su Mu, molded from the same cast.

Back when Su Mu mentioned to him that this fellow was just a Fifth Level Fierce Beast, Hong Lie was dumbfounded.

Because he, a dignified human Martial Arts Grandmaster, was nearly swarmed by the sheer flesh of a Fifth Level Fierce Beast. Luckily, no one else saw that, or he would have been thoroughly embarrassed.

Hong Lie squinted slightly, reached out, and patted Foodie’s slick feathers.

Foodie’s intelligence is shockingly high. The Southern War Zone guards the Giant Beast Caves and is deeply knowledgeable about Fierce Beasts, with a dedicated department for studying them.

Among them is a department for taming Fierce Beasts.

In short, many in the Southern War Zone raise some Fierce Beasts as companions. There are even several secret structured Fierce Beast units, the elite of the war zone’s elite.

The breeding cost of these Fierce Beast units is extremely high.

Not to mention other things, just the Fierce Beasts in the units are each carefully selected by successive generations of beast experts, raised by war zone soldiers from a young age, taking years, even decades, to fully tame to a certain human-like intelligence level.

Besides, they can only understand corresponding commands. Any deeper connection can only be made by the person who raised them; it won’t work with others.

Because even though Spiritual Power can cross species for communication, there must be intelligence that understands these spiritual fluctuations, which most Fierce Beasts below Grandmaster Level cannot attain.

Low Tier Fierce Beasts mostly act on instinct and only awaken intelligence after reaching Grandmaster Level.

Once a Fierce Beast reaches Grandmaster Level, though...

How many can be completely tamed? Fierce Beasts inherently have two traits: rebellion and martial prowess. Truly taming a Grandmaster Level Fierce Beast requires at least General Level, or even higher power.

Anyway, the Foodie brought back by Su Mu is different. With only Fifth Level, it possesses a high degree of intelligence, is very amicable, and shows no hostility to anyone, very affable.

This is quite similar to its owner, Su Mu.

Foodie seems innately capable of mastering Spiritual Power and can easily communicate with others using it. The earlier complaints were also conveyed through Spiritual Power.

In no time, the heap of meat on the ground had disappeared into Foodie’s belly.

"Let’s go for a walk."

Foodie nodded and walked down the street with a swagger instead of spreading its wings to fly.

Before leaving, Su Mu had said not to cause trouble during this time, not to release the aura of a King Beast, and to listen to this old man in front of them, who had said that flying wasn’t allowed in this area.

"Old Hong, taking Foodie for a walk?"

"Hmm."

At this moment, a team of energetic soldiers ran past with weights. A General Level officer broke from the group to greet him, and together with his men, looked intently at Foodie beside Hong Lie.

Kui Hunt, a Two-Star General in the Southern War Zone, an instructor of the Blood Eagle unit, one of the elite Fierce Beast units of the Southern War Zone.

From the first sight of Foodie, he knew this creature was extraordinary and was itching to train with it.

However, since Su Mu General Star hasn’t returned, making a request wouldn’t be appropriate as the Beast Tamer best harnesses a Fierce Beast’s true potential.

After a brief exchange, they quickly parted ways.

"Stay sharp, everyone. Leader Zhou mentioned that once Su Mu General Star returns, there’ll be an invitation for drills. Both being flying-type Fierce Beasts, is it the Blood Eagle unit’s Blood Eagles or Su Mu General Star’s beast that’s more formidable?"

"Are you confident?"

"Instructor, in terms of strength, we certainly can’t compete with Su Mu General Star, but in beast training..."

"When have we, the Blood Eagle unit, ever been afraid?"