CHAPTER 83: CHAPTER 83: THE UNINTENTIONALLY INTRUDED LAYOUT

The Black Mist Man’s words were stuck in his throat.

The eyes concealed beneath the black mist emitted a faint glow, starkly contrasting with the boy’s clear gaze.

The atmosphere on the scene seemed a bit awkward as their gazes met.

"Can you... see me?"

The Black Mist Man felt his toes gripping the ground tightly at this moment.

Unexpectedly, Lao Zhou’s apprentice was such a prodigy, could it be that he’s already exploring the depths of his heart and spirit?

It shouldn’t be, right?

His heart and spirit level shouldn’t have reached the ability to explore the Other Shore alone. Without guidance, how could he traverse it?

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed across the Black Mist Man’s mind.

But...

Su Tu’s gaze instantly shifted away, his eyes unfocused, as if that moment of eye contact was just a coincidence.

"Fill the gap, going home, going home."

His eyes lowered, looking at the table, he picked up a bottle of supplement placed on top and drank it down.

Then he got up and walked out of the inner chamber.

Before leaving, he even swept away the dust at the doorway.

"Was it a coincidence?"

"Really, blame Lao Zhou for always boasting about his apprentice, how extraordinary he is, making me believe he could see through my cognitive barrier."

"Adding unnecessary worry."

"Damn old Zhou, you went to the meeting and left me here to watch your house, do you know what status I have!"

"I am Miao Fa Qing..." the Black Mist Man muttered curses, his voice becoming increasingly ethereal, finally his form dispersed like a shadow.

.....

In the corridor.

Su Tu walked towards the door with his backpack.

A slight upward curve on the corner of his mouth, his smile radiant like a boy next door, was irresistibly pleasing to the eye, clean and fresh.

"The backup teacher left?"

"This senior really has an interesting temperament."

Actually, Su Tu didn’t notice the Black Mist Man’s presence at first.

Only during previous visits to Zhou Wuliang’s inner chamber had he sensed a very faint wave of heart and spirit.

Today, he actually didn’t feel the presence of that heart and spirit wave; he was just curious whether the owner of that wave was still around now that the teacher was absent.

That’s why he staged that, the so-called eye contact was indeed just a coincidence.

However, at the moment Su Tu reopened his eyes, he intentionally crafted a look that seemed as if he saw something, regardless of where he looked.

And when the Black Mist Man was gazed upon, he instinctively spoke, making Su Tu aware of the presence of that heart and spirit wave.

Then, he vaguely heard a voice.

"Can you see me?"

Of course, what followed was Su Tu pretending not to know anything, curious about the other person’s existence, but considering their deliberate concealment, there was no need to expose it.

Ultimately, it’s a secret of the sect, there’s no need to see it too clearly.

Just satisfy a harmless curiosity and that’s it.

[Your cultivation of Grotto Heaven Qi Refining, Body Strengthening Proficiency +50]

[Strengthen Body (Middle Tier): 975/1000]

The system’s summary panel appeared before Su Tu, watching the panel nearing its limit.

Su Tu was in a great mood.

Until now, he hadn’t reached High Tier in any skill.

From what he understood, any skill that progresses to higher tiers undergoes immense improvement compared to before.

Take Strengthen Body as an example.

Although the Initial Tier of Strengthen Body gave Su Tu astonishing strength, he appeared rather frail in terms of physique.

Upon advancing to Middle Tier, Strengthen Body began to transform his muscles, making them grow and enhancing his talent in Martial Arts Dao to an astonishing level.

If Middle Tier is already like this, what would High Tier be like?

Su Tu began to anticipate the changes High Tier Strengthen Body would bring him.

"Master Tu! Carry me for some points!"

Just as Su Tu was about to walk out the door, the voice of Fat Zhuge came over.

Fat Zhuge’s round face carried a few traces of flattery, looking like an elder seeking assistance.

"Galaxy Martial Competition?"

"I haven’t played these past few days."

Su Tu instantly recognized what game Fat Zhuge was talking about.

Indeed, that virtual game was realistic, perfectly replicating a martial artist’s attributes and enabling matching fights within.

The game’s intention was for various martial artists to cross the Star River and engage in battles with martial artists from different planets, thus increasing real combat experience.

When the login device arrived, Su Tu was quite intrigued for a few days.

He initially believed the fighting within the game could increase skill proficiency.

But later, the in-game fighting provided no proficiency.

This greatly reduced his interest in the game, and after playing for several days, he set the game aside to gather dust.

"Come on, Master Tu, it’s my promotion match, really, carry me, and I won’t let you carry for nothing. There’s a prodigy in my team, a real prodigy, who will be coming to Ancestor Star soon."

"I’ll introduce you when they arrive."

"Wuwuwu, coach, I want to reach Gold!!" Fat Zhuge clutched Su Tu’s arm, crying hard.

Talking about how he’s been stuck at Silver for four or five years playing this game, and if he can ascend to Gold level ability in this lifetime, he’d consider it worthwhile.

Finally, after promising Su Tu a super meal supplement, he managed to get Su Tu to agree.

"Just let me know in advance when you’re ready to fight."

"Got it, Master Tu, by the way, your video is about to hit thirty million likes, you’re really famous now." Fat Zhuge said gleefully.

"What?" Su Tu was taken aback upon hearing this.

Didn’t Brother Tiger already find someone to deal with the video, why hasn’t it been taken down?

It shouldn’t be like this, Brother Tiger’s team, like his character, is decisive in action, and when they say delete the entire web, they’d delete it all. Has there been any obstacle?

At this time, inside the Public Security Bureau.

"What do you mean it can’t be deleted?"

Li Hu frowned.

"Our authority isn’t enough to delete this video."

"Someone above is protecting..." A team member pointed upward.

Upon hearing this, Li Hu’s expression subtly changed.

At this moment, he felt a chill run down his spine, could it be... everything was calculated by someone out there!!!

Ripples appeared in Su Tu’s eyes.

Indeed, he had inadvertently thwarted the so-called villain in the hero plan, yet... the Martial Arts Dao luck soared due to his actions.

From the outcome, he was the ultimate beneficiary, receiving luck’s blessing and gaining a good reputation. The Martial Arts Department began restraining martial artist privileges, and compared to other places, North Sea is currently the most peaceful city, with martial arts luck successfully soaring.

It seems everything is progressing positively, but... this vague feeling of falling into a chess game displeases Su Tu.

While Su Tu pondered.

"Hello, can you sign for me?"

A soft voice arose, and before him, a young girl in a Lolita dress looked at Su Tu somewhat embarrassed.

She seemed like a fan who had seen her idol, shy yet filled with joy.

"Everyone says you’re... you’re the hero of North Sea."

Su Tu looked at the girl, lightly smiling.

"Of course, but I don’t have a pen... let me think..."

"Ah, I know, let’s use your blood to write!" Su Tu said gently.

The next moment, he suddenly erupted, grabbing the girl’s head, fiercely smashing it toward the ground!!