High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 250 - 213: The Dragon Soars Through the Nine Heavens—Dragon Ascension!

Chapter 250: Chapter 213: The Dragon Soars Through the Nine Heavens—Dragon Ascension!

Walking out of the Taoist temple, Sikong Zhi couldn’t help but take a deep breath. The Governor of South China looked at the two letters in his hand, his face full of ecstasy; he had indeed guessed correctly.

Uncle Li really had the intention of taking on a disciple.

In earlier years, Uncle Li had taken on a disciple who unfortunately passed away young. Since then, he hadn’t taken another disciple. This girl was merely an abandoned infant picked up by Uncle Li during his travels and wasn’t considered a disciple under his tutelage.

"Dragon Ascension, disciple of the Martial Saint, truly a double blessing!"

"I really envy this kid."

...

Amidst the cheers, Su Mu emerged from the lounge. As he walked, many contestants glanced at him with surprise and doubt.

In just this short time, they felt that Su Mu’s entire temperament had changed, becoming more profound, with eyes that were more resolute, as if nothing in the world could shake him.

"In the third round, contestants ranked in the last thirty can choose anyone from the top twenty to challenge. If successful, their rankings will be swapped; if failed, they will be eliminated."

After the female host announced the rules, many were eager to try. After the second-round battles, everyone pretty much understood each other’s strengths, and the bottom ten in the ranking became the main targets for challenges.

"I want to challenge the twentieth place!" Wei Shanshan was the first to initiate a challenge.

Spear Momentum clashed with Sword Momentum, and the outcome was swiftly decided.

In the first match, Wei Shanshan won, successfully making it into the top twenty.

On the stage, competitors rotated, and those who realized they had no hope of reaching the top twenty began to challenge Sikong Ba and Gu Ming, indulging in one last attempt.

However, even so, no one dared to challenge Su Mu.

Because everyone knew that challenging Su Mu wasn’t for enjoyment, but purely to court abuse.

Soon, the third round concluded, and the top twenty participants from Guangshen Province entering the national elimination competition were determined.

"I announce that the final ranking match officially begins!"

With the infusion of Qi and Blood and Spiritual Power, Zhong Guoping’s voice thundered like bursts of thunder, marking the start of the final ranking match.

At the edge of the stage, Su Mu sat with eyes closed, resting like a mountain indifferent to the world, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and all opponents encountered voluntarily conceded defeat.

"I concede."

"I concede too."

...

One by one, opponents consecutively conceded, and Su Mu directly ascended to the first place in the Guangshen Province selection without anyone able to challenge him, while the remaining contestants were divided into two tiers.

Sikong Ba and Gu Ming competed for second place, with the loser becoming third.

The remaining participants fought for fourth and fifth places.

Finally, as the last match concluded, Su Mu slowly opened his eyes and glanced towards the audience, where Miaomiao and Xiaoyue were waving their hands vigorously.

This scene was beautiful, and Su Mu couldn’t help but take a few more glances, then slightly smiled and turned around, murmuring to himself.

"Time is running out..."

The sound of celebratory cannons resounded, confetti filled the sky, and a colorful rain fell from the horizon.

On stage, all the Grandmasters stood up, and Zhong Guoping clapped his hands vigorously, eliciting a fervent round of applause from the entire audience.

"Now, I, Zhong Guoping, as the President of the Guangshen Province Martial Arts Association, will announce the rankings of this Guangshen Province Blue Star Alliance selection competition!"

"Su Mu, undefeated in all three rounds, is undoubtedly the first in this year’s Guangshen Province selection competition!"

"Su Mu, congratulations!"

"Now..."

At this moment, the sound of propellers echoed, and two teams of armed helicopters approached in a triangle formation, hovering above the stadium.

On those armed helicopters were bright red Huaxia flags.

Following that, a long sound of a car horn was heard from outside the Yangcheng City Central Stadium.

"Horn------"

The sound was uniform and thunderous.

"Horn------"

The second horn resounded.

"What is going on? Who is honking the horn?"

"What’s happening?"

"Is there someone audacious enough to cause trouble during the selection competition?!"

For a moment, the audience frowned, and upon hearing this long horn sound again, the Grandmasters on stage all stood up, as if they had thought of something.

In the audience, Xiaoyue asked in confusion.

"Mom, is it Grandpa Li arriving?"

The "Grandpa Li" Xiaoyue referred to was naturally Li Yue. Because previously in East Village, Li Yue, president of Shenjiang City Martial Arts Association, had honked five times to congratulate Su Mu!

Miaomiao’s face showed uncertainty. She looked at the armed helicopters circling above the stadium and the far more deafening horns than when President Li Yue congratulated, sensing this time’s momentum was even grander, unlike the commotion made by President Li Yue.

Boom boom boom.

Amidst the sound of celebratory cannons, the stadium trembled, and a massive alloy door slowly rose. The majority of the audience witnessed an unforgettable scene.

One after another, brand-new black Hongqi sedans drove into the central stadium.

At the forefront of the convoy, a stretched Hongqi sedan with a national flag fluttering gently approached. As the camera zoomed in, everyone saw the red license plates on it.

When everyone saw the license plate number, there was a collective gasp.

"South A000001!"

South, it doesn’t represent any one province, it stands for the entire South China.

"An armed helicopter leading the way, the Governor of South China’s car—has the Governor of South China personally arrived?!"

Someone exclaimed, and in an instant, the people who were just complaining were left dumbfounded, understanding not a single thing of what was happening.

Beep-----

The motorcade moved forward like a dragon, each vehicle impeccably spaced. After the Governor’s car at the lead, two columns of vehicles drove into the stadium, lining up in front of the stage.

Following that, the armed helicopters in the sky descended slowly. Those observant quickly noticed that the armed helicopters faintly formed a pattern.

"Look... doesn’t that seem like a dragon?"

"Indeed, it really does look like a dragon, to me it seems like a soaring dragon."

The beeping continued.

"The sixth beep. The number of beeping sounds holds great significance... It is said that nine beeps is the ultimate, symbolizing the legendary Dragon Ascension."

In the audience, amidst the uproar, someone focused intently on the lined-up motorcade and soon noticed something, crying out in surprise.

"Don’t you all think this motorcade seems to form a word?"

"What word?"

"Ascend!"

"Ascend?! Wait a minute, if this side is ’Ascend’, and that side is ’Dragon’, doesn’t that make it ’Dragon Ascension’?!"

"Dragon Ascension? What have you been talking about since earlier, what is Dragon Ascension? I’m getting really anxious here."

"Don’t you know, Dragon Ascension means to reach the top of the national martial arts exam or top the three major ranks in Huaxia. Anyone who receives such an honor is a genius among geniuses."

"In ancient times, it would’ve been like a Martial Star descending from the heavens, the leader among martial artists..."

Dragon Ascension?

A Martial Star descending from the heavens!

Everyone’s pupils shrank sharply, the whole scene instantly quieted down, and they all began to count the number of beeps.

Beep-----

"The seventh beep!"

Beep-----

"The eighth beep!"

The entire place was silent, needle-drop quiet. Finally, the last beep resounded through the sky, nine beeps celebrating the Dragon Ascension!

"The ninth beep, the ninth beep has sounded, Dragon Ascension, it’s really Dragon Ascension, someone from our Guangshen Province has ascended!"

"Number one in the country, topping the three major ranks?!"

"Our Guangshen Province has produced such a great figure, who is this person?"

"Are you dumb? Who else could it be, it must be One-Slash Asura Su Mu, or would it be you?!"

"One-Slash Asura, Su Mu."

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, welcomed by Grandmasters like Hong Lie and Xiao Yun, Zhong Guoping, as the Provincial Martial Arts Association President, quickly stepped forward to open the door personally.

This scene was captured by photographers, and the Provincial Martial Arts Association President personally opening the door caused a stir in the whole place.

"Governor Sikong."

Stepping out from the Governor’s vehicle was a stern-faced, imposing man with a square face. He was tall, with black hair, and bright eyes that flashed with a brilliant gleam.

After getting out of the car, Sikong Zhi’s sharp tiger-like gaze swept across the venue, causing the eyes of all contestants meeting his gaze to flicker anxiously, fearing to make any contact.

Only one person was an exception.

This person’s gaze was calm, without the slightest hint of avoidance, meeting Sikong Zhi’s eyes squarely.

Their eyes met.

Without a need for words, even though Sikong Zhi hadn’t watched the selection videos, he instantly knew that this person must be One-Slash Asura, Su Mu!

"As expected, extraordinary."

Immediately, Sikong Zhi strode forward with a commanding presence, and in a voice as powerful as thunder, spoke from his mouth.

"Su Mu, congratulations on topping the Huaxia Celestial Pride List..."

"Now, let us offer cannon salutes for our South China prodigy’s Dragon Ascension!"

As Sikong Zhi clapped his hands.

The next second.

Boom boom boom-----

From the south, thunderous roars resounded, shaking the earth. This was the sound of cannons from the Southern War Zone, and amidst the cannon salutes, the armed helicopters, arranged in the shape of a giant dragon, soared into the sky.

For a moment, many people appeared in a daze, as if the armed helicopters soaring up were truly a flying dragon soaring above the nine heavens, and the cannon sounds were the earth-shattering dragon roars.

Two gigantic, bright red banners descended, fluttering in the wind.

On them were only two striking words.

Dragon Ascension!