High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 248 - 211: The Erased Dream, Cataclysm Approaches!

Chapter 248: Chapter 211: The Erased Dream, Cataclysm Approaches!

Scalp tingling.

In an instant, Su Mu only felt a chill down his back, as if he had touched upon some terrifying truth. This time, the feeling was stronger than ever before.

The memory of the dream, which he vividly remembered just a moment ago, seemed to have been forcibly erased by an invisible hand from his mind, and this time, he was clearly aware of it.

But this was just the first time he noticed it, not necessarily the first time it happened.

Perhaps it had happened many times before, perhaps that’s why he couldn’t remember the contents of his dreams previously.

Even the inability to control his own memory, casually erased by a mysterious force of unknown origin, made Su Mu feel a sense of creeps.

"Not much time left?"

Su Mu seemed to repeat this phrase, then closed his eyes to try and recall, but his mind was blank, with the memory of the dream completely missing.

What was the force that erased his memory? What was its source?

Was it man-made, or something else...

Could it be a Martial Saint?

As his thoughts rapidly circulated, countless conjectures appeared in Su Mu’s mind.

"Is it really possible for merely a Martial Saint to erase a person’s memory out of thin air?"

Su Mu’s breathing became rapid.

Why him in particular?

With chaotic thoughts, the information Su Mu could grasp was really too little, making it impossible for him to see any clues, so he forced himself to calm down immediately.

Once his thoughts were a bit calmer, Su Mu began to recall every strange dream.

Time and again.

Su Mu vaguely grasped something.

The critical juncture lay between the fourth and fifth times. The first few times, Su Mu could only remember what he did in the dream, completely unable to remember information about the other party, including dialogue.

But on the fifth time, Su Mu began to be able to remember the words of this student of his.

"Right, teacher, you seemed to mention the Observation Technique before? I think I found one, let it be a gift for you today."

And so he really obtained a piece of Incomplete Crystal containing the "Crystal Visualization Technique", which was now quietly lying in his mind.

Before the fifth time, Su Mu had consistently thought he was simply dreaming, that the student in the dream was just a product of his imagination, nonexistent and fictitious.

But after the fifth dream, Su Mu suddenly realized that none of this was false, and perhaps there really did exist such a person in the world.

So, why couldn’t he retain any memories of the other party from the previous occasions?

Su Mu fell into deep thought.

"Right, teacher, you seemed to mention the Observation Technique before? I think I found one, let it be a gift for you today."

"Not much time left?"

Repeating these two sentences over and over, Su Mu grasped something once more.

In any case, he had no memory of himself mentioning the Observation Technique; whether he mentioned it or not wasn’t actually important. What was important was that he had obtained the technique, which was clearly something the other party wanted to give him.

What was his student’s intention in giving him the Observation Technique?

What was the purpose of the Observation Technique?

The Observation Technique was a method for cultivating spiritual power; it was used to enhance spiritual power.

"So, is my student reminding me to quickly enhance my spiritual power?"

Su Mu’s eyes slightly brightened.

If this is true, then based on this point, the time period between the fourth and fifth occasions, which was also when he left the Giant’s Cave and departed from the Lin Family exchange convention, could be traced back.

During this period, his strength advanced by leaps and bounds, after which a certain amount of time settled in.

Tantai Yan mentioned that the Giant’s Blood contained the massive spiritual power of the giant during its lifetime, yet he wasn’t affected by the Giant’s spiritual power at all back then.

Initially, he thought it was due to his cultivation of the Fixed Star Body Refining Technique.

In light of this, it doesn’t seem entirely to be the case.

"While drinking the Giant’s Blood, I kept having a strange dream. I dreamt of myself transforming into a giant, wandering along the edges of a tragic battlefield..."

"That little girl Tantai Yan said that humans are actually born with spiritual power, which resides in the sea of consciousness. Perhaps the Giant’s spiritual power in the blood didn’t disappear but merged into my sea of consciousness instead?"

"So during this period of time, my spiritual power thickened further..."

"Dreams are related to the strength of spiritual power!"

Thus, this hypothesis can also deduce why this student of his wanted to give him the "Crystal Visualization Technique", and everything can be explained clearly.

Thinking of this, Su Mu continued to ponder. He had always had a bad habit of envisioning the worst possible scenarios when thinking about problems.

"Not much time left?"

Was the other party alerting him?

Is he about to face a great calamity himself...

Or could it be that this world is about to face a great catastrophe?

After pondering for a moment, while he couldn’t think of anything for the former, as for the latter, a catastrophe affecting the world?

He instantly thought of the giant pits on the earth, the Beast Caves!

This thing can indeed annihilate humanity.

"Could it be that a major Beast Tide is about to arrive?"

Considering this, Su Mu’s expression became exceptionally grave. Humanity’s greatest enemy to date remained the Beast Caves, which, a thousand years ago, had once pushed human civilization to the brink of extinction with the Beast Tide that poured out from them.

If not for a Human Great Sage’s sudden rise, the civilization of martial artists might have been destroyed.

Just because miracles happen once doesn’t mean they can happen a second time.

Deep thinking brings terror.

Su Mu’s heart sank, instantly feeling immense pressure if that really is the case...

In his mind, the scene from the Beast Tide outbreak in Linjiang Base, where Miaomiao was surrounded by Fierce Beasts, involuntarily surfaced. All of this might play out again, and it may be a hundred, thousand, or even ten thousand times more severe and dangerous.

This time, it would not only involve Miaomiao but also engulf everything and everyone dear to Su Mu, even those known and those unknown to him, all mankind!

Everything will be destroyed in the calamity, then annihilated.

The smiles of Miaomiao, Xiaoyue, his parents, Teacher Wang Shuheng, Little Junior Sister, Little One, and others flashed before Su Mu’s eyes, turning into cries of despair in the next second, losing their color and finally shattering into pieces.

"No, I won’t let this happen, absolutely not!"

Su Mu suddenly clenched his extended hand tightly.

In the face of such a catastrophe, if Su Mu wanted to protect his cherished family and friends, as he currently was, he was still too weak...

"My strength is not enough, far from enough."

"After the selection tournament, I need to close the Three Jiao Gate as soon as possible, gather the Three Flowers, and start cultivating the Crystal Visualization Technique after truly mastering spiritual power."

"The Southern War Zone guards the Beast Caves. As for Beast Caves, perhaps I can inquire about them from Uncle Hong later."

Having just achieved the feat of facing a hundred alone, the slight euphoria that just arose in Su Mu’s heart completely dissipated at this moment. A strong desire surfaced in his chest, craving strength more than ever.

Rather than waiting, rather than hoping for a miracle to descend, Su Mu was more realistic. He believed more in his own strength, for his own strength was more reliable.

Or perhaps, Su Mu wanted to become the next miracle!

He didn’t want to be the next Human Great Sage; he just wanted to protect everything he cherished!

The cheers of the crowd in the stadium occasionally reached the resting room, heated and passionate. In the darkness of the resting room, the resolve in Su Mu’s eyes became even more steadfast.

Sigh—

Su Mu let out a long breath, stopping his deep thoughts. There was too little information to grasp at present, so continuing to contemplate had no meaning.

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