High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 423 - 332: Giant Heritage Grounds, the Shattered Martial Saint Tower, and the Last Opportunity to Ascend (Part 2)

Hearing the answer, Yue Jun nodded, "That’s right, it’s the place of the Giant soul inheritance. Perhaps this and the weapon relics are the true core of the Giant inheritance."

"Someone once speculated that the place of the Giant soul inheritance might be within the Giant Beast Cave of South Mountain City. It was precisely this insight that the Human Great Sage discovered back then, which led to the decision to seal that Giant Beast Cave for some reason."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu’s heart suddenly tensed. According to Marshal Yue, he might be the first person in this world to step into the place of the Giant soul inheritance.

But this is obviously not right...

Because before he set foot in there, the Ninth Level Silver Steps were already piled high with bones, some of which appeared to be Giant’s.

But there were also some that didn’t resemble Giants or Fierce Beasts, but rather human remains.

Though few, they certainly existed.

If no one had ever found the place of the Giant soul inheritance, then where did the bones he saw come from?

However, right now, Yue Shuai has no reason to lie to him.

At the same time, Su Mu had another doubt in his heart upon hearing this.

The place of soul inheritance is very important; Su Mu understands this deeply. Powerful spiritual power indeed enhances strength significantly, but why is it a weapon as an external object, rather than Martial Arts, Qi and Blood, or Root Bone?

"Marshal Yue, why would the weapon, this external object, be the core?"

"The reason is simple."

"Simple?"

"Because humans cannot cultivate Giant Martial Arts, and the Martial Saint Tower was born within it..."

...

Humans cannot cultivate Giant Martial Arts?!

As expected, Su Mu had this suspicion from the start, and now it’s finally confirmed.

And the Martial Saint Tower was born within it?!

Su Mu suddenly breathed rapidly; indeed, those involved are often lost while observers see clearly. He had actually forgotten about the existence of the Martial Saint Tower.

"There’s actually a rumor about the Martial Saint Tower, and it’s also why I took such a roundabout way to mention the Human Great Sage to you."

"Marshal Yue, please tell!"

Yue Jun didn’t answer directly. His eyes flashed with silver radiance, and a solid spiritual power instantly spread, enveloping the two of them.

Seeing this, Su Mu felt somewhat excited. If even Yue Jun is this cautious, what he is about to say must be a secret most people in this world will never be privy to, possibly even touching upon the truth of this world.

"What I’m about to say, Su Mu, you absolutely must not leak a word outside."

"I understand, Marshal Yue."

"The Human Great Sage was the first to ascend to Martial Saint since the birth of Martial Dao Civilization, and it was this great figure who explored the path to ascending to the Saint Realm..."

"You might already know this; many Great Grandmasters also know, but what many don’t know is that after the Great Sage ascended to Martial Saint, he once said this."

"There are thirty-three Martial Saint Towers."

There are thirty-three Martial Saint Towers, only thirty-three?!

Doesn’t that mean there are only thirty-three Martial Saints in this world?

This number is far fewer than Su Mu had anticipated; he had thought there would be at least fifty.

But quickly, Su Mu realized something was wrong.

The War Zone once had Uncle Hong tell him a new Martial Saint Tower would soon emerge in the Southern War Zone. So, this means there are not yet thirty-three Martial Saints in this world.

"And so far, thirty-one are known to the world."

"Marshal Yue, do you mean this will be one of the last two Martial Saint Towers?"

Yue Jun’s expression turned solemn as he shook his head, "No, perhaps there’s only one left. This might very well be the last Martial Saint Tower..."

"Why the last one?" Su Mu asked, puzzled.

"Because fragments of the Martial Saint Tower were once found in the Giant Beast Cave of South Mountain City, and in considerable numbers... so there’s a hypothesis."

"A Martial Saint Tower broke apart?!" Su Mu slowly opened his mouth.

"Yes, we don’t know the reason for the shattering, but it’s highly possible, so this might be the last opportunity for sainthood in the short term, and also the last chance for the Military Department..."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu took a deep breath, quickly digesting these shocking revelations.

The last opportunity for sainthood?

No wonder Uncle Hong once mentioned it was unclear why the Military Department seemed so anxious recently, perhaps that was the reason.

However, he still had doubts as to why this would be the Military Department’s last chance.

Noticing Su Mu’s expression, Yue Jun asked another question.

"Su Mu, let me ask you one more question: do you know which forces the current seven Martial Saints of Huaxia come from?"

Without needing to think, Su Mu replied; he had investigated the Martial Saints quite a bit before.

"Two from top Martial Arts Families, namely the Imperial Capital Ye Family and the Hu Du Gu Family."

"One from the Northwest Desert, the Overlord Blade Martial Saint."

"One from South China, Peach Blossom Mountain’s Qingfeng Martial Saint."

"One should be from the Southwest Sichuan Sword Pavilion..."

"Of the remaining two, one should be from the Huaxia National Martial Arts Association, and I guess the last is from the Central Plains?"

"Yes, you’re quite right."

Yue Jun nodded and then continued, "But do you know how many of the original seven Martial Saint Towers our Huaxia Military Department owned?"

Su Mu shook his head.

"Seven, all seven belonged to the Military Department."

Saying this, a brilliant light burst forth from Yue Jun’s eyes, but it quickly dimmed again, and a rather complicated expression appeared on his face.

"Why did it turn out like this then?" Su Mu asked.

"The reason is quite simple: Fierce Beasts invaded, humanity was on the brink of extinction. With civilization at risk of vanishing and our race facing annihilation, everyone was united..."

"Initially, the founders of the forces you mentioned were the first followers of the Human Great Sage and were also pioneers of our Huaxia Military Department."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu immediately had a suspicion in his heart, and he understood why Marshal Yue asked about the forces of the seven Martial Saints rather than who exactly they were.

Could it be...

"In wartime, there is unity; there is no distinction between ’us’ and ’them’. Those with virtue possess the Martial Saint Towers, and at that time, for us Martial Artists, might was the truth, strength itself was virtue, was everything... and there were no political factions; everyone was focused on saving the country, saving humanity!"

"Whenever a Martial Saint fell in battle, the Military Department would re-select a powerful individual to succeed them. That’s how it was initially."

"But after peace came, everything changed; the Military Department realized the landscape had already quietly transformed, though perhaps they had already noticed, but still..."

"In short, the Martial Saint Towers became the inheritance of these Martial Saint forces."

"The only possible exception would be Peach Blossom Mountain..."

Indeed!

Su Mu’s deep eyes flickered. In fact, upon hearing from Uncle Hong that the Military Department had no Martial Saints, he had numerous doubts.

Just now, he had speculated a certain understanding.

Using two terms from the history books of his previous life on Nanxing could explain this process.

Public realm, family realm.

The Martial Saint Towers also went through the transformation from a ’public realm’ to a ’family realm’, the ultimate power of this world becoming an inheritance passed down by these forces for generations.

Strength is everything in the High Martial World!

Even if the original Martial Saints had the high awareness to return this transcendent power, their descendants would absolutely refuse, unwilling to give it up.

Having tasted the peak’s allure, no one would willingly hand it over; trying to force it with might is unrealistic.

This world’s Martial Saints have such self-confidence because everything stems from the power at the Martial Arts Peak!

Marshal Yue actually left one sentence unsaid: even if the Military Department had the will, they lacked the means to reclaim it at that time.

As he said, the landscape had already been set; Huaxia’s grand trend was no longer within the Military Department’s control.

After finishing these words, Yue Jun was silent for a moment, as if he felt the topic was too heavy and he shouldn’t have placed such pressure on the young man beside him. Forcing a smile, he said.

"But you don’t need to think too much; those who become Martial Saints are people with great vision and great ambition. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gained the Martial Saint Tower’s approval..."

"The Five Major War Zones each have their responsibilities, and the Martial Saints have theirs too; things aren’t as bleak as they seem."

"After all, we were all born on Huaxia Land, grew up here; this is everyone’s homeland; we are all Huaxia People."

"No matter when, this will never change. I firmly believe this."

Between heaven and earth, the snow fell heavier. The two continued to talk, gazing into the distant Beast Cave.

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