The golden light rippled and spread, and Su Tu felt an inexplicable connection with the Celestial Pride List.

It was a feeling indescribable by words.

Looking at the undulating Celestial Pride List, Su Tu couldn't help but speak softly.

"No wonder everyone knows about Mu Wuyang's record, turns out the Celestial Pride List engraves it."

No wonder Zhao Budian said the Celestial Pride List is similar to the Galaxy Martial Competition.

Damn, they even came up with an achievement system.

However, Su Tu didn't pay much attention to this, it's just a name known across the heavens, just an achievement, it's not like there could really be some secret treasure like in a game after collecting them.

After taking a brief look, he withdrew his gaze.

He focused on the Emperor Bone, the nine dragons coiled around, the angry dragons roared, and after the Emperor Bone reached perfection, Su Tu could feel how absurdly powerful his Martial Bone was.

The previous battle with Wen Zhong, taking away the opponent's boost, was shocking enough, but after the Nine Transformations of the Emperor Bone, its displayed ability was enough to make Su Tu feel somewhat amazed.

"It truly is a bit monstrous."

Watching the nine dragons coil, Su Tu murmured to himself.

The Daluo Bone couldn't be used easily; in the foreseeable future, the Emperor Bone would be Su Tu's only reliance. The stronger the Emperor Bone, the greater the benefit to Su Tu.

Feeling the power in his arms, Su Tu finally understood why the Emperor Bone was called a Forbidden Bone Appearance.

"The Martial Bone has already undergone Nine Transformations, and next I must fully refine the blood."

After the Nine Bone Transformations, the martial artist no longer needs to flush the Martial Bone with vital blood but instead uses the bone appearance power to nurture their own blood by controlling Qi to refine all their blood. Once refinement reaches perfection, one can break through the realm.

Previously, when vital blood flushed through the bone appearance, the martial artist's blood had already been mostly refined. Now, the task is to use Qi to integrate the bone appearance into the vital blood, enhancing the martial artist's strength and vitality.

More importantly, this step lays the foundation for the Third Realm.

However, Su Tu had already spent enough time cultivating today, and the sparring with Li Binghu within the Inner Realm had exhausted his mental strength; it was a different kind of training.

Even though he was fighting in the Inner Realm, his body was activating the Immortal Burial on its own.

This was a magical scene Su Tu had never encountered before.

"Extreme Innate Strength... Li Binghu..."

Su Tu murmured that name; the opponent was a figure half-kneeling on either side of the Dao, possessing unimaginable physical strength.

He and Su Tu were both in the Second Realm, but the power he displayed exceeded everything Su Tu had previously known about martial artists.

In Su Tu's case, when he initiated the Sacrificial Dao and unleashed Fiftyfold Strength, his power could instantly crush a martial artist of the same realm to pulp. Even a slightly weaker Falling Leaves expert could take severe damage if caught off guard.

Yet Li Binghu not only could contend with Su Tu in that state, but more terrifyingly, he managed to smash the Golden Hammer to pieces, and his final outburst of momentum and power made the entire void tremble.

Su Tu was certain that, at that moment, Li Binghu's strength could undoubtedly crush his own when activated with First Level of Sacrificial Dao and Fiftyfold Strength.

To be honest, the fight with Li Binghu only lasted a few moments, but it was already the most pressurizing battle Su Tu had ever experienced.

And the reward...

[You cultivated the Immortal Burial for 120 minutes, Combat Body Proficiency +600]

[Combat Body (Initial Tier): 7709/10000]

[You endured a direct hit from Extreme Innate Strength, Combat Body Proficiency +100]

[Combat Body (Initial Tier): 7809/10000]

A hundred proficiency points might not seem high, but don't forget, that was just from one clash with Li Binghu!

If Su Tu could engage in further duels with him afterward, hundreds, thousands, or even more moves, the proficiency gained would undoubtedly reach an astonishing amount.

More importantly, after that battle, Su Tu roughly figured out how to proceed on that path.

"Defeating you is the only way to take a step forward..."

Su Tu lifted his eyes, seemingly seeing the boundless Dao and those terrifying figures emitting an aura on both sides.

If it was truly as Su Tu thought, defeating one opponent to move forward, then this path would indeed be fraught with enemies every step of the way.

But similarly, this path posed immense benefits for Su Tu—with just the first opponent, Li Binghu, he could gain such tremendous improvement.

Therefore, the beings encountered later would likely bring even more surprises for him.

Thinking of this, Su Tu couldn't help but slightly curl his lips.

In the eyes of the world, navigating hardships and overcoming formidable foes is nothing more than... proficiency points for Su Tu!!

Since ancient times, reaching the summit has been arduous, but I turn these countless hardships into a feast!!!

Li Binghu's name was etched in Su Tu's memory, and he planned to lookup information about this individual, as his appearance in the Inner Realm of the Immortal Burial marked him as extraordinary.

Su Tu went to the changing room to switch into clean clothes, intending to search for information on Li Binghu with his terminal.

However, upon opening the terminal, he saw several contacts had sent him messages.

Mainly Zhao Budian, Feng, and Mu Wuyang, all congratulating Su Tu for breaking the record.

Feng and Zhao Budian's messages were straightforward, using Su Tu breaking the record as an excuse to bug him for a meal. Su Tu casually replied with an emoji and exited the chat.

But Mu Wuyang's message, Su Tu took a closer look at.

Every Day Wakes Up to Embrace the Sun: "Congratulations, congratulations, you've broken my record, now it's not me being bothered anymore!"

Su Tu was slightly taken aback reading Mu Wuyang's message; this guy seems to be hinting at something, no wonder there was no reaction when Su Tu said he was going to break the record, there seems to be some hidden meaning here.

I Just Woke Up: "There's something fishy about what you said..."

Every Day Wakes Up to Embrace the Sun: "It's not really fishy. You should have seen it. Your record-breaking event will be engraved by the Celestial Pride List."

I Just Woke Up: "I saw it."

Every Day Wakes Up to Embrace the Sun: "The Celestial Pride List has a hidden mechanism. When a martial artist on the list sets a recognized record, the list will engrave it and announce to all the Celestial Pride."

"It seems like an achievement without any practical use, but actually, these engravings are the keys to the Martial God's secret treasures."

Seeing this, Su Tu's interest was immediately piqued.

What kind of existence is the Martial God, the supreme and magnificent figure who established the very foundation of the Martial Arts Dao? Even the slightest remnant left by such an entity is a great opportunity.

Not to mention a secret treasure that bears the name of a Martial God.

Inside, it must contain unimaginable heavenly materials and earthly treasures, supreme divine objects, peerless techniques, supreme divine techniques!!

Even someone as indifferent as Su Tu was drawn to Mu Wuyang's words.

Mu Wuyang continued to send messages to Su Tu.

"Some seniors from the Celestial Pride List have already obtained many inscriptions, but they are missing exactly three inscriptions now.

The method to accomplish these three inscriptions is unknown, and the only information available is that these three inscriptions can only be obtained in the Peeping Branch and Falling Leaves realms. Once surpassed, there's no turning back to get them again."

"And the Nine Bone Transformations inscription counts as a qualification. Obtaining this inscription proves you qualify to strive for the remaining three inscriptions,

Those seniors were hoping I would find those three inscriptions, but now that the record has switched to you, I expect that before long, they'll reach out to you."

Mu Wuyang sent a long message in one breath.

"It wasn't that I deliberately didn't tell you before; this matter of inscriptions is somewhat of a small secret and can only be known by those who have obtained an inscription."

There wasn't the slightest doubt in Su Tu's mind regarding Mu Wuyang's words.

If not for such restrictions, Mu Wuyang, knowing Su Tu might break his record, would likely have spoken about it already.

Just woke up: "Alright, I got it, sounds interesting, thanks, Old Mu."

Morning hug to the sun: "No worries, nothing much to thank for, those seniors are nice people, they just love pushing you to make progress, they're all good-natured."

The seniors Mu Wuyang mentioned probably weren't ordinary people; having obtained all the inscriptions above Falling Leaves already speaks for their strength.

They needed to acquire those three inscriptions, and he himself was quite interested in the Martial God secret treasure.

It seemed to be a win-win.

Thus, Su Tu became somewhat interested in those 'seniors'.

After chatting a bit more with Mu Wuyang, Su Tu suddenly thought that, considering the other party came from the Qiankun Sacred Land, there would naturally be many collections within the Dao lineage. Since he also needed to investigate Li Binghu's identity, why not ask directly.

Just woke up: "By the way, Old Mu, let me ask you about someone. Have you heard of Li Binghu? A martial artist with formidable physical strength, probably not from this era."

Mu Wuyang almost immediately replied.

Morning hug to the sun: "Li Binghu? Never heard of him, but I can find someone to help you check it out. His defining characteristic is immense strength, right? How strong are we talking?"

Upon seeing this message, Su Tu pondered for a moment and replied.

"He might be referred to as having extreme innate strength...."

After Su Tu sent this message, Mu Wuyang did not reply for a long time.

Su Tu didn't wait for him. After changing clothes, he checked up on his terminal. There was no information or posts available for 'Li Binghu' or 'extreme innate strength.'

He also sent a message to Teacher Wei Yang, who studied ancient skills and would likely have some historical knowledge. Something might come up related.

Unfortunately, Wei Yang also didn't know about this Li Binghu.

"It shouldn't be, could Li Binghu be a figment of the Inner Realm..."

Su Tu mused, rubbing his chin...

....

Wei Yang sat in the research department, having left the Ancestor Star for research since sending a technique to Su Tu. Madam She was keeping an eye on the earlier Three Deceits Cult attack on Su Tu.

As he read Su Tu's message, he felt his face flush; his last surviving protégé had finally asked him a question, only to inquire about a historical martial artist.

And he couldn't provide an answer.

This was a huge loss of face!!

The more Wei Yang thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He opened the terminal and began frantically reaching out to his old friends.

"Hey, Old Zhang, do you know a historical figure named Li Binghu?"

"What?? Never heard of him. Ugh, not knowing this, how can you even be a professor? You don't know about a martial artist with extreme innate strength??"

"Okay, okay, I'm waiting for you. I swear, your whole academic alliance is pathetic; they probably can't even find it!"

A voice on the other end of the terminal immediately responded eagerly.

"Old Yang, stop talking nonsense, there's no historical figure our academic alliance doesn't know. You just wait!!"

Then, the call was angrily hung up.

Looking at the disconnected call, Wei Yang wasn't annoyed but rather cheerfully sent a message to Su Tu.

"Little Tu, the teacher has mobilized the entire history academic alliance. If such a person truly existed, we'll definitely find out."

Su Tu's message quickly came back.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Seeing those four words, Wei Yang contentedly continued his research.

Several ancient skill relics had recently been unearthed, all from newly developed relic stars, carrying traces of some brown liquid.

"This liquid resembles the blood of those things; we should sample it for analysis."

"If it is indeed that thing, we must quickly notify higher-ups and evacuate everyone from that relic star..."

"But it shouldn't be; that battle back then should have suppressed them all...."

"I might be overthinking, it should be....."

Wei Yang murmured under his breath.

...

"Teacher Wei Yang is indeed reliable."

Su Tu commented with some emotion, saying they were in decline, yet once he acted, he mobilized the entire history academic alliance. If this doesn't uncover anything, there are only two possibilities.

First, Li Binghu is a fictional character; the second is...

"Some supreme figure has erased this person from the annals of history...."

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