Mental Secret Technique

"Thunder-Slaying Three Blades! I never thought someone had actually mastered this Martial Skill!"

"Thunder-Slaying Three Blades!? Is that for real? It's among the ten most difficult Tier 3 Martial Skills!"

"My brother cultivated this Martial Skill before. After three years, he hadn't even entered the door!"

"That's right. I've seen this Martial Skill too—it felt almost like a heavenly book!"

"No wonder he's so strong! Being able to master a Martial Skill like this means his talent is already extraordinary! I never expected Jiang He Martial Hall to have someone like him!"

"..."

Barrage comments kept flooding in, and there were formidable Martial Artists among the online spectators as well.

Naturally, they knew just how impressive Lin Mu's move was.

To cultivate Thunder-Slaying Three Blades to such a level at his age was absolutely not something an ordinary person could achieve.

Quite a few people sitting before their Virtual Screens underwent obvious changes in expression.

Especially those from Wen Yue Martial Hall.

They simply could not believe that after making so many preparations, they had ultimately lost to a martial hall they had never even heard of.

"What an impressive kid. He actually cultivated Thunder-Slaying Three Blades!" The master of Wen Yue Martial Hall let out a soft breath, his face carrying a hint of helplessness.

He knew very well that even if their martial hall had more time, they still would not be able to nurture someone like this.

Jiang He Martial Hall had clearly struck it lucky this time!

The people at Augu Martial Hall looked utterly miserable.

They had thought they could replace Jiang He Martial Hall and secure investment from the capital.

Yet Jiang He Martial Hall had directly unleashed its ultimate move, beating them until they were battered beyond recognition.

Li Guangzhu felt his face burning too.

Earlier, he had flaunted his superiority before Min Tie. Only now did he realize that the clown had been himself.

Min Tie and Lei He stood amid the crowd, excitement filling their eyes.

They had not expected Lin Mu to give them such an enormous surprise either.

Earlier, I thought it would already be good if Lin Mu could get a ranking. I never expected him to take first place!

With this title, Jiang He Martial Hall's business will surely be booming over the next three years!

Min Tie thought to himself.

Lei He's thoughts were much the same.

Moreover, they knew that the levels of the various martial halls were more or less alike.

Whether they could break out depended entirely on their fame.

For their martial hall, this was a stroke of fortune.

Elsewhere, inside an office, a Middle-aged Man watched everything on the Virtual Screen.

A faint smile touched his lips. "I never expected him to grow to this extent in such a short time!"

Thoughts flickered in his eyes, as though he had made some kind of decision.

"With his abilities, he should be qualified enough to meet that person!"

Lin Mu had no idea what was happening outside. He let out a light breath, his face showing a trace of relief.

It was finally over!

A Third-Stage Cultivation Method was not easy to earn!

With a thought, he exited the virtual space.

As he walked out of the room, countless gazes fell upon him.

"Shepherd God!"

"Shepherd God!"

"Shepherd God!"

"..."

Shouts rang out one after another.

Some fans were utterly frenzied, their gazes toward him brimming with reverence.

If Lin Mu's previous performance had been worth a hundred points in their hearts—

Then now, it was worth at least a thousand.

He had crushed everyone throughout the entire competition, and in the final match, he had even displayed a Martial Skill like Thunder-Slaying Three Blades.

This level of strength was simply terrifying.

Lin Mu was somewhat at a loss. It was his first time encountering such a scene.

Min Tie and Lei He naturally noticed this and hurriedly led Lin Mu toward a nearby vehicle, escorting him inside.

Seated in the car, Lei He wore an excited expression.

"You really did it!"

Lin Mu's expression remained calm. "They were too weak."

Lei He did not refute him. After all, this had merely been a contest between martial halls; truly top-notch geniuses would never participate.

To someone like Lin Mu, it indeed was not worth much.

After quite a while, Min Tie collected the rewards, exchanged a few words with the organizers, and only then got into the car.

The vehicle started up and soon left the area.

"This is the one million prize money from the competition." Min Tie placed a card before Lin Mu.

"Mhm." Lin Mu nodded and accepted the card.

"And this—a Third-Stage Cultivation Method Exchange Voucher, along with a Mental Secret Technique!" Min Tie took out two items and placed them before Lin Mu.

Lin Mu's expression shifted slightly.

"Didn't we agree on one Third-Stage Cultivation Method?"

"Your performance earned you all of this! And from now on, you are the Chief VIP of our martial hall. You'll receive the highest treatment in our martial hall, along with a monthly allowance of ten thousand!"

Min Tie added.

Lin Mu's expression shifted again.

He had not expected Min Tie to be so generous.

"And this—ten B-grade Supply Medicine Exchange Vouchers. This is the limit of what I can provide right now!" Min Tie tapped away on his phone.

Ten electronic Exchange Vouchers appeared under Lin Mu's name. With just a few simple steps, he could exchange them for medicine.

He felt somewhat moved.

He knew very well that although the martial hall Min Tie ran had decent profits, it was still a small martial hall and required capital investment.

The fact that Min Tie could give him so many rewards was enough to show his sincerity.

After all, it was a Mental Secret Technique!

He had never even heard of one before.

According to the information he had received earlier, Mental Power had a great deal to do with whether one could become a Fifth-stage Martial Artist.

That alone showed how precious it was.

Lei He, seated beside them, was also somewhat moved.

He had indeed expected Min Tie to increase the rewards.

But he had never expected them to be raised to such an extent.

"This is too valuable!"

Lin Mu said.

"You deserve it! You may not know this, but if you hadn't appeared, our martial hall wouldn't have lasted much longer!"

"Over the years, martial halls large and small have kept appearing, snatching away many prospective students!"

"On top of that, we haven't produced any achievements in recent years, and the capital behind us has constantly been considering whether to continue investing!"

"Your appearance broke this deadlock. With today's results, not only can our martial hall rise from the dead, but perhaps we may even gain some renown in Li City in the future!"

Min Tie explained.

Lin Mu shrugged. He did not know much about such matters.

Nor had he expected himself to bring Min Tie such enormous help.

Still, he knew that every line of work had its own hardships.

To live well in this world, one either needed absolute strength or absolute resources.

Lin Mu could clearly only become the former.

The vehicle continued onward, and before long, it arrived at the martial hall. After getting out, Lin Mu rested briefly before entering the Cultivation Room.

He knew very well that in this era, only the strong could live well.

His current strength was considered decent among his peers.

But it was only decent.

This world was vast, and Li City was merely a small city.

Its resources were not particularly abundant either.

There were at least several thousand cities like Li City across the country.

On a global scale, there were even more—tens of thousands.

And among so many cities, there would naturally be many geniuses.

If he were truly compared with geniuses across the globe, he might not even make it onto the rankings.