High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 530 - 383: Desolate Thought’s Phantom, Those Who Treat Others as Swine Shall Die! (2)

As for the Illusion Realm, Su Mu originally thought it would be very difficult, but after the complete transformation of the six Immortal Cells in his Six Viscera, which triggered a qualitative change, the transformation of the Crystal Human Form in Su Mu’s Sea of Consciousness advanced by leaps and bounds to seventy percent!

So Su Mu tried to find a most basic Illusion Martial Arts, and after comprehending it, he found that the Illusion Realm was not so difficult, and it was somewhat similar to the Nameless Meditation Technique and the Crystal Visualization Technique.

"Whether it’s the ’Nameless Meditation Technique’ given to me by my Little Junior Sister, or the ’Crystal Visualization Technique’ from the Dream Shadow, both are actually more difficult than the Illusion Realm."

"In a sense, one constructs a Meditation World, and the other visualizes the human body, the most exquisite instrument in the world, both are far above the ordinary Illusion Realm in difficulty."

By drawing analogies, suddenly enlightened, Su Mu found that he had already mastered how to construct an Illusion Realm.

At the same time, Su Mu obtained part of the legacy of the Forbidden Giant, and the Forbidden Giant, who could construct the Ninth Level Silver Steps, was originally an Illusion Master.

As the successor, how could Su Mu be inferior in his grasp of the Illusion Realm?

His mind raced.

Zheng Qi’s silence also made Su Mu certain that the mastermind was indeed Sima Jingshu, and before launching the Desolate Thought, Su Mu asked one last question.

"To poison a Martial Saint, it must be quite expensive, right?"

Su Mu casually placed the small bottle in his hand on the table.

Zheng Qi nodded, "Just one drop is worth billions of Upper Grade Spirit Stones, there are about five or six drops in here."

"That is quite a grand gesture."

Upon hearing the exorbitant price of the ’Wound of the Sage’, Su Mu not only was not angry, but instead showed a smile.

Sima Jingshu truly valued him highly, using something potent enough to poison a Martial Saint to poison him, yet now that it was in his hands, he had at least gained a small profit of over ten billion Upper Grade Spirit Stones.

At this moment, Zheng Qi raised her head, "Chief, I know very little, and there is almost nothing I care about in this world anymore, please kill me."

"Alright, free your mind."

Though puzzled, Zheng Qi complied.

Silver radiance flickered in Su Mu’s eyes. In the inherited memories of the Great Wilderness Four Forms, in the early stages when the Forbidden Giant cast Desolate Thought, the target of the spell would often suffer the impact of Desolate Thought, causing them to die midway through the spell or become mentally impaired.

This was also why Su Mu hadn’t directly used Desolate Thought on Zheng Qi; another reason was that Zheng Qi had just shown some regret in her heart.

In the next instant.

The irregularly pulsating silver phantom beside Su Mu suddenly pounced on Zheng Qi, causing her entire body to convulse.

Soon, Zheng Qi’s memories began to unfold like a movie before Su Mu’s eyes.

"Another poor child, from today on, you are a member of Wuliu Orphanage."

An elderly woman found a note in a swaddle, on which was scribbled a crooked character, Qi.

"Qi? It seems this was left for you by your parents, so you shall take my surname, and from now on, Zheng Qi will be your name."

With a switch in the memory scene, Zheng Qi reached school age, and always trailing behind her was a little tag-along, a little boy named Zheng Lu, who was three years younger than Zheng Qi and was called Xiaolu.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several years passed. People from the Long Province War Zone came to town to promote joining the army, and upon hearing about the generous benefits from the military, Zheng Qi finally decided to enlist.

"Sister Qiqi, you must be careful!"

During her service, Zheng Qi lost one of the few close relatives in this world; while Granny Zheng from the orphanage went back home to visit her grandson, a flash flood hit the Minshan River West Section, leading to the unfortunate death of Granny Zheng and her family of four.

Zheng Qi hurried back to Wuli Village to mourn for Granny Zheng for several months. After Granny Zheng’s death, Wuliu Orphanage closed its doors years later, and all the orphans were sent away, with only Zheng Lu choosing to stay in town. Thereafter began Zheng Qi’s prolonged military career.

"Long Province? Minshan River West Section, Wuli Village..."

Seeing this, Su Mu’s Sea of Consciousness quivered slightly, and he slowly uttered a name, "Li Liangshu..."

At this moment, Su Mu suddenly realized.

Zheng Qi and Li Liangshu were alike...

Both were victims whose lives were altered by the crimes of Sima Xie and his son, and whose close relatives were killed by this father and son duo.

Back then, the second report in the old newspaper handed over by Qingfeng Martial Saint to South China Governor Sikong Zhi was related to the case of the family of four in Long Province, Wuli Village.

Su Mu clenched his fist, his Sea of Consciousness boiling with immense wrath.

At this moment, he suspected...

The wicked Sima Jingshu must have known the truth about Zheng Qi’s background, perhaps even knew about Li Liangshu, which is why she specifically chose Zheng Qi for this task, to fully mock both Su Mu and Zheng Qi.

This kind of condescending behavior, treating others like pigs and dogs, wantonly manipulating and trampling on others’ fates, made Su Mu’s intent to kill climb to its peak.

Suppressing his murderous intent, Su Mu continued to watch, and the memory scene switched again.

"One day, Zheng Qi received an anonymous email, which contained a video of the kidnapped Zheng Lu, with only a phone number left in the email."

Zheng Qi dialed the number and heard a woman’s voice; it was pleasant yet spoke words very coldly.

"If you want him to live, help me with one thing."

"I need to confirm Xiaolu’s safety; I want to see him."

Zheng Qi soon saw Xiaolu in the video, but it was quickly cut, leaving no trace for pursuit.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Help me kill Su Mu. Don’t worry, you don’t have to do it yourself. I will send you something in a few days. I advise you not to try any tricks. I have many eyes on you in the War Zone other than yourself, they will all be watching you."