Chapter 331: Overwhelmed by Shame

Huh?

Qingfeng gave Su Mo a strange look, thinking, ’You’re a Saint-level Array Master yourself. Don’t you know how strong that is?’

’Could it be that Su Mo doesn’t understand the realms of the Array Dao?’

Qingfeng said seriously, "Not just strong. Extremely strong. It’s practically the most powerful rank for an Array Master in our Cangxuan Realm."

"What did you say? A Saint-level Array Master is the strongest kind of Array Master?"

Su Mo exclaimed in surprise.

’Doesn’t this mean my Array Dao Cultivation accidentally maxed out?’

’But I’ve only cultivated the True Dragon Supreme Array Manual to the 3rd Floor.’

"Precisely!"

Qingfeng said with absolute certainty.

The Saint-level Array Master is a legendary realm. It is the state that all Array Masters dream of, the realm they pursue for their entire lives.

Qingfeng asked curiously, "Elder Su, you must have started your Cultivation of the Array Dao when you were just a child, right?"

"Does that even need to be asked?"

Dragon Sword said with a smile, "With Elder Su’s mastery as a Saint-level Array Master, he must have started learning the Array Dao as a child."

"I think he started in the womb."

Lan Xuan added, "Elder Su’s mother must have given him prenatal instruction in the Array Dao while she was pregnant with him. That’s the only way his talent for the Array Dao could be this strong."

Hearing this, the crowd all nodded in agreement with Lan Xuan’s theory.

It was the only explanation for how Su Mo could have cultivated the Array Dao to the Saint Level in under twenty years.

It was a terrifying talent, the likes of which had never been seen before and would never be seen again.

However, Su Mo shook his head. "My apologies, but I only started learning a few months ago."

"What? You only started learning a few months ago?"

Qingfeng stared blankly at Su Mo, disbelief written all over his face.

Dragon Sword, Lan Xuan, and the others had the same reaction.

The Array Dao was known to be incredibly complex and profound, countless times more difficult to practice than the Martial Dao. Even a mighty Martial Saint might not necessarily be able to learn it.

Yet Su Mo had become a Saint-level Array Master in just a few months.

It was simply too incredible to believe.

Su Mo nodded. "To be precise, it was three months ago."

’That was right after my soul transmigrated to the Cangxuan Realm and I awakened the Nine Dragon Invincible Technique, which contained the True Dragon Supreme Array Manual for me to learn.’

’All in all, it had only been three months.’

’Three months ago, he wasn’t even a person of this world. He was just a homebody on Blue Star.’

"Three months..."

Qingfeng stared at Su Mo, utterly astounded.

’This is just monstrous.’

Qingfeng asked uncertainly, "Elder Su, are you sure you’re not joking with me?"

"I’m not joking!"

Su Mo said honestly, "I started learning the Array Dao three months ago, but the total time I’ve spent on it is probably only about two hours."

"Ah...!"

Qingfeng let out a choked cry of shock.

’He only studied for two hours...’

’That’s just too ridiculous!’

Huang Xu mused, "I can testify to that. Elder Su has indeed spent very little time studying arrays these past three months. When he was setting up the Array just now, he even asked to borrow an Array Book from me."

THUD, THUD, THUD!

Qingfeng’s whole body trembled as he stumbled back several steps, nearly fainting on the spot.

’What the hell...?’

’He studied for seventy or eighty years just to become a Tier Seven Array Master, yet this guy reached the Saint Level in two hours. He’s in a completely different league.’

’The shame is enough to kill me.’

’Compared to Su Mo’s talent in the Array Dao, I’m worse than an animal. I’m not even worthy of being compared to the tip of a single one of his hairs.’

"Are you alright?"

Su Mo quickly steadied Qingfeng, just in time to prevent him from collapsing.

"I’m fine. I... I’m just reeling from the shock,"

Qingfeng said, forcing himself to stand straight.

Su Mo sighed. "Ah, Fellow Daoist Qingfeng, what am I supposed to do now?"

"What do you mean?"

Qingfeng asked, confused.

Su Mo said, "It’s nothing, really. I’m just a bit troubled now that I’ve become a Saint-level Array Master."

THUD, THUD, THUD!

Qingfeng’s spirit took another heavy blow. He was utterly crushed. Staggering back, he said, "Elder Su, you..."

PTOO!

A mouthful of crimson blood sprayed from Qingfeng’s mouth.

’This is too damn humiliating!’

’A realm I could never hope to reach in my entire life, and Su Mo is actually *troubled* by it? Is he even trying to let others live?’

"Ah, why are you spitting up blood?"

Su Mo asked with concern.

Qingfeng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Elder Su, can you please stop humblebragging? If you keep it up, I’m going to cough up blood until I die right here in front of you."

"Humblebragging? I’m not!"

Su Mo denied it.

Qingfeng said with a pained expression, "You became a Saint-level Array Master—something others can’t achieve in a lifetime—in just two hours. If that’s not humblebragging, what is?"

"Is that why you coughed up blood?"

Su Mo explained awkwardly, "I’m just worried about whether I should even keep studying arrays, because there are still so many I haven’t learned yet."

"There are still more arrays to learn?"

Qingfeng cried out in alarm.

Su Mo nodded gravely.

’Every time I advance by a major realm, the Nine Dragon Celestial Pillar produces new Long Yuan, and this Long Yuan forms the next level of the Nine Dragon Invincible Technique.’

’But right now, I’m only in the Martial Master Realm. In the future, I still have to break through to Grand Martial Artist, Martial Monarch...’

’This means the Nine Dragon Invincible Technique still has a 4th Floor, a 5th Floor, and maybe even a sixth and seventh floor...’

"Divine Level!"

Qingfeng said, taking a deep breath.

Divine Level?

Su Mo asked in surprise, "You mean to say that above Saint-level Array Master, there’s a Divine-level Array Master?"

"Yes!"

Qingfeng nodded. "However, those are matters of legend, hidden in the mists of history. I don’t know the specific classifications. Only you, Elder Su, can personally unveil the mysteries of the Divine Level."

"As long as it exists, that’s great!"

Su Mo said excitedly.

’I thought my Array Dao had already maxed out. I never expected there would be higher levels. This is perfect.’

’This way, I can continue to cultivate the Array Dao in the future.’

Su Mo said, "Alright, let’s put this aside for now. Come home with me, and I’ll give you all a proper welcome."

"Well..."

Qingfeng hesitated. "Elder Su, perhaps... we should be on our way?"

"Leave?"

Su Mo looked at Qingfeng in surprise. "But why?"

Qingfeng said awkwardly, "Trash like me isn’t worthy of staying with you, Elder Su. If I do, my Dao heart will shatter, and I’ll end up coughing up blood until I die."

"But..."

Su Mo wanted to convince them to stay.

Dragon Sword stepped forward. "Elder Su, we appreciate your kindness, but we must leave. If we continue to stay with you, we’ll spend the rest of our lives living in your shadow."

"Indeed!"

Lan Xuan lamented, "To witness a Demon Level Saint-level Array Master like you, Elder Su, is an honor that would take us several lifetimes to earn. But that honor would become an immense pressure that we could never withstand. We’d be crushed by it."

"Alright. Since you insist on leaving, I won’t try to keep you."

「Outside Qingyang City.」

Lan Xuan gazed at Qingyang City from a distance. "I never want to set foot in Qingyang City again for the rest of my life. That place is just too terrifying."

"It’s Elder Su who’s terrifying,"

Dragon Sword corrected.

Qingfeng agreed. "Being around a peerless figure like Elder Su would make even a Demon Level genius want to find a hole to crawl into and hide. The shame would be unbearable."

"That’s for sure!"

Dragon Sword grumbled, "I have no idea what those idiots from the Nian Family, the Hu Family, the Golden Sun Sect, and the Haoyue Sect were thinking. Offending a powerhouse like that, and then coming to him for revenge? Did they get their heads caught in a door?"