Chapter 29 - It's a Showdown! I Won’t Pretend Anymore!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

As Su Mo was about to remove his hand, he noticed a change in the Seven-colored Stone Tablet. The force that had just scanned Su Mo’s hand appeared again.

The force made a quick scan this time. It happened gradually, and even Su Mo could feel the force in motion. Only this time, the force seemed to be trembling, as if it was afraid of something.

The stone table finally completed scanning Su Mo’s talent. The stone tablet then began to absorb Su Mo’s mana into itself.

Su Mo instinctively wanted to resist, but the stone tablet stopped after only absorbing a sliver of Su Mo’s Mana. As his mana merged with the stone tablet, it began to change colors.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet appeared simultaneously.

“Master, you have the talent of an immortal!” Lin Ping was shocked. He did not expect his master to be such a genius.

“No, it’s still changing, Master. You’re not just an immortal,” Lin Ping was so shocked that he became speechless after saying this.

Lin Ping reacted that way because the color on the stone tablet was currently fusing.

‘If it eventually fuses into white, wouldn’t that mean that Master is the best cultivator of all time?’

Just as Lin Ping had expected, the lights on the stone tablet gradually fused, slowly turning white. It was a gentle light, yet it was tens of thousands of feet tall.

Su Mo was stunned as he looked at the white pillar of light.

“Is my talent that high?” Su Mo muttered in disbelief.

In the system’s introduction of the stone tablet, since the formation of the Cloud Hong Continent, only one such talent has ever appeared—the Heavenly Emperor.

“Am I the second coming of the Heavenly Emperor? I’ll lay my cards on the table and stop pretending. I can become an emperor in the future! Although having a talent like this doesn’t necessarily mean that my cultivation will reach great heights in the future.”

Su Mo was full of confidence now because apart from his extraordinary talent, he also possessed a logic-defying being, which was the system.

“If I fail in making my clan the number one clan in the world, then I’ve wasted my extraordinary talent,” Su Mo said in a low voice.

“Master, you’re simply too amazing!” Lin Ping didn’t know how else to describe his master.

“All right, Lin Ping, you can go back to cultivating now. There’s nothing more for you to do here. Just focus on your cultivation. We’ll do something fun again in a few days!” Su Mo said with a smile.

“Yes, Master.” Lin Ping left, seeing that there was nothing more for him to do.

Su Mo’s figure gradually distorted and disappeared.

Meanwhile, all the cultivators in Cloud Hong Continent seemed to have sensed something strange. It seemed like an extraordinary figure was about to be born.

After Su Mo ascended into the Golden Core Realm, he understood his mantra even more. Moreover, he felt like he was about to awaken something within him.

When Su Mo tried to comprehend that feeling of awakening, he failed. But he didn’t force it and carried on as planned.

Su Mo then appeared at the herb garden and saw Zhou Ping directing the other three to work.

“Clan Master Su!” Zhou Ping immediately bowed when he saw Su Mo.

“How’s the harvest going?” Su Mo asked.

“The first and second rank spirit herbs are nearly mature. It was all thanks to Clan Master Su’s cultivation a few days ago. Otherwise, it would’ve taken at least a month according to the spiritual Qi levels of our village,” Zhou Ping truthfully answered while flattering Su Mo.

“That’s good to hear. Call the other three over,” Su Mo said.

Zhou Ping immediately went to the herb garden to call on the busy workers.

When they arrived before Su Mo, he waved his hand and removed the restrictive spell he had placed on them.

After Su Mo came out of seclusion, the loyalty of the eight people who were forced to stay in the village had gone past level seventy. Zhou Ping’s loyalty had even reached level eighty.

This made Su Mo wonder if these people were masochists.

“All right, the restriction has been lifted. Whether you leave or not is entirely up to you. However, the Crimson Heart Clan will not accept people who have left but changed their mind,” Su Mo said with a smile as he looked at them.

“T-Thank you, Clan Master Su. We have already thought it through and decided not to leave Crimson Heart Village. We want to become official members of the Crimson Hearts!” Zhou Ping immediately replied.

“Oh? Why?” Su Mo asked, despite knowing the answer.

Through his conversation with Lin Ping, Su Mo realized how big a commotion he had caused when he ascended into the Golden Core Realm.

“It was because of your abilities, Clan Master Su. You’ve achieved so much in such a short amount of time, plus the cultivation environment is amazing here. We’re simply reluctant to leave,” Zhou Ping replied.

“Well, that’s good to hear. You guys carry on working. When the spirit herbs are mature, you will be in charge of keeping a batch of them for us to keep, Zhou Ping. We will sell the rest and buy some more seeds later on,” Su Mo instructed.

“Understood, Clan Master Su. You can count on me,” Zhou Ping immediately agreed.

Now that Zhou Ping had witnessed all of Su Mo’s capabilities, it could be said that he had become entirely devoted to the Crimson Heart Clan. He believed that he would see more wondrous things from Su Mo.

Zhou Ping intended to make a name for himself with Su Mo and become a respected expert cultivator.

After Su Mo settled his matters with Zhou Ping, he disappeared again.

“Clan Master Su’s cultivation is becoming more and more unpredictable,” Zhou Ping sighed.

“Shi Heshuo!” Su Mo yelled as he arrived at the demonic beast pen. But Shi Heshuo was nowhere to be seen. So he shouted even louder.

On the other side, Shi Heshuo heard Su Mo’s voice and hurriedly rode the bull over.

When Su Mo saw Shi Heshuo coming over, he immediately asked, “What are you doing?”

“I was communicating with the demonic beasts, so I didn’t notice you coming over,” Shi Heshuo said as he scratched the back of his head in a silly manner.

“You’re communicating with the demonic beasts?” Su Mo asked in puzzlement.

‘Why do I feel that everyone has changed?’

“Yes, Clan Master Su. After being covered by the gold dust that day, I realized that I had gained the ability to communicate with the demonic beasts. I began to understand what they were saying,” Shi Heshuo replied.

“Oh? is that so? It seems that you have awakened a special talent.”

Su Mo had a curious look on his face. He did not expect the Golden Dragon Fate to have such effects.

“Where are the others? Why aren’t they here?” Su Mo asked curiously.

“Oh, after realizing I had gained this talent, I felt that I could complete the work here on my own, so I told them to go and cultivate,” Shi Heshuo hurriedly replied.

“You’re very competent. But I need you to call the others over,” Su Mo said.

Shi Heshuo hurriedly accepted the order.

After a while, the four of them came before Su Mo. He proceeded to remove their restrictions, gaining a good impression from them. Then, he brought Shi Heshuo to the grand library.

“Leave the work for the other three. You’ll be studying the Beastmaster’s Handbook here for the time being,” Su Mo said to Shi Heshuo, who was behind him.

“Do you really think I can do this, Clan Master Su?” Shi Heshuo asked as he was unsure.

“Of course, you can. You have a special talent, so of course, we have to nurture your talent,” Su Mi replied.

“T-Thank you, Clan Master Su!” Shi Heshuo said as he knelt on the ground to express his gratitude.

At the same time, the system’s voice echoed.

Ding!

“Congratulations, Master! You have obtained a second subordinate with a loyalty level of one hundred!”

Obtained [Intermediate Alchemy Skill]

Obtained [Expert Alchemy Skill] (Can be bestowed upon subordinates and disciples)

Obtained [Intermediate Formation Skill]

‘Looks like I’ll have to influence them myself after their loyalty has reached level eighty,’ Su Mo thought to himself.

“Stand up! I have high expectations of you, Shi Heshuo.”

After saying this, Su Mo disappeared from the grand library..