Chapter 94, The Best Martial Art
Every person who had sent me a martial art was a well-known name in the Gallery.
I was already familiar with Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension, since we'd been involved with each other ever since I first started using the Gallery.
The second person who sent me a martial art, Life-and-Death-Realm-Is-Nothing, was a user who roleplayed as a water deer that had reached the Life-and-Death Realm.
Since he claimed to have reached the supreme realm among martial artists, he'd been challenged and called out countless times within the Gallery.
And yet he was still perfectly active.
I had no idea whether he truly was at the Life-and-Death Realm as he claimed, but at the very least, it had been confirmed that, like Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension, he was above the Profound Realm.
Finally, Heavenly-Demon-White-Horse was famous for all kinds of reasons.
If I had to list her characteristics, they would probably be Heavenly Demon, Profound Realm, beautiful woman, and Westerner.
She was also a highly recognizable named user.
Those three people had sent martial arts to me.
With the excitement of opening packages, I examined them one by one.
The first one I looked at was the martial art created by Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension, the person among the three I felt the greatest sense of familiarity with.
It was a sword art.
Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension was also the person who had created the martial art I had been using until now.
The martial art he had made was so satisfying that it was hard to believe it didn't require internal energy.
Naturally, my expectations were high.
And the martial art Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension had created this time was more than enough to meet those expectations.
I carefully read his post, savoring each sentence.
[The martial art I created for Gallery Master this time is different from the previous one, which contained the principle of subduing greater force with lesser force.
This one contains the principle of domination, crushing everything beneath overwhelming supremacy.
Here, crushing something does not simply mean overpowering it with brute strength, so it can be said to possess considerable difficulty.
However, Gallery Master's comprehension and talent surpass even mine, so I have no concerns.
From this point onward, I shall leave the mnemonic formula.
......]
If the martial art he had given me last time was a method for the weak to resist the strong, then this one was a method for the strong to defeat the strong.
Rather than being strong against the strong and weak against the weak, it was strong against everyone.
Perhaps because of that, just as he said, the difficulty was considerable.
Until now, I had been able to learn most sword techniques in one sitting.
But this one made me feel like I needed to chew over it several more times.
Baaang!
I swung the sword according to his martial art.
A thunderous sound followed the blade.
Rather than slicing through the air, it sounded as though the sword had exploded and ripped the air apart.
After swinging it several times, I started getting the feel for it.
If I had to give it an overall score, it was a perfect ten out of ten.
If I rated only its power, it was a seven.
Its potential was an eight.
For reference, compared to the martial art I had just learned, I would probably give the one I'd used until now around a two.
That didn't mean the old martial art was bad.
This new one was simply overwhelmingly better.
“And I still have two more.”
With the heart of a child opening presents on Christmas, I checked the next martial art.
This one was from Life-and-Death-Realm-Is-Nothing.
His was also extremely satisfying.
Its power was around seven out of ten, while its potential was around eight and a half.
That didn't mean it was outright better than Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension's martial art.
The two simply had different directions.
Both were so outstanding and so evenly matched that which one was better would depend entirely on the user's preferences.
Smiling broadly at the excellent martial arts, I finally checked the last one.
The martial art created by Heavenly-Demon-White-Horse had a very different characteristic from the others.
[This Sovereign has personally created a martial art for ordinary mortals who possess no internal energy]
[Author: Heavenly-Demon-White-Horse]
[Before reciting the mnemonic formula, this Sovereign shall first inform you of the necessary preparations.
Fundamentally, this is a martial art for ordinary mortals, but it still requires a few things.
First, to use this Sovereign's martial art, you must be capable of controlling flames exceeding 3,000 degrees Celsius that do not harm yourself, and your physical abilities must surpass those of a first-rate martial artist.
If you meet those conditions, there should be no major obstacle to using this Sovereign's martial art.
Now, this Sovereign shall explain the mnemonic formula, characteristics, and precautions of the martial art.]
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└Martial art for ordinary people, must control 3,000-degree flames that don't harm you and have physical abilities comparable to a first-rate martial artist despite having no internal energy.
└Um... is this... really right...?
└Anyone can tell this martial art was made specifically for Gallery Master lololol
└It was not. (Author)
└Our Heavenly Demon says it wasn't~
└Oh wow, then I guess it really wasn't~
└Still, the level of this is insane ㄷㄷ Is this how good you have to be to reach the Profound Realm?
└Ahem. (Author)
Unlike the martial arts created by Life-and-Death-Realm-Is-Nothing and Near-the-Peak-of-Ascension, this one was designed to harmonize with my Mysteries.
It wasn't a sword that stood complete on its own.
