Martial Arts

The Martial Arts of the Mecha World.

## Overview

"What… What is this realm?!!" His voice was slightly hoarse, but what surprised him was that his throat was really injured, it was not all just an illusion. It was hurting and it felt as if something actually did pierce through, just that it seemed much better than the scene he just witnessed.

"In the killing of martial arts, there is a supreme skill known as the Mirror Realm. When you're able to do so, it means that you've managed to achieve a new generation of master and you'd be able to set up your own sect and move on to bigger things," Rainy explained calmly while holding on to her staff.

"As for your current realm, the Water Mirror Level, you are able to respond to all attacks by your natural instinct, then your body automatically generates the best reflex accordingly at the fastest speed. So this is how Water Mirror works, it's not afraid of hidden attacks or illusions, it fights reality with reality and is also one of the combat realms. It is also a higher realm than most ordinary Master-Leveled Oneness Realms.

"How is the Oneness Realm differentiated then?" Garen asked with his husky voice. "Oneness, the name implies it all already, when all paths lead to one and it reaches a certain level, a particular pattern can be seen. Applying that with martial arts, you become your own target, just mix yourself together with your skills and you'd be able to build your own realm of martial arts skills.

This is the Furnace level, which is also the foundation of the Master Level. Once you've reached this level, you're then qualified to enter the Mirror Level," Rainy explained with a smile. "At your age, you'd really be one of a kind if you were to enter the Mirror Level, a prodigy among other geniuses, you'd be scarier than Carthage. If it wasn't for his born talent, you might just stand a chance competing against him."

Garen was still trying to recall the feeling when his throat was pierced just now, the pain he sensed was not just a misconception. "Senior Sister, I'd like to ask how is it in the Mirror Realm then?"

Rainy laughed and with a wave of her hand, the both of them instantly left the white space and reappeared in the same hallway as earlier. The hallway was empty, only a lady in white was still waiting at the same spot.

"There's Water Mirror in the Mirror Realm, and that is if you practice your instincts at your current level until you reach the peak of perfection. It is then followed by the Silver Mirror, which is the battle between the elite powerhouses. Do you believe that the Qi's Dynamic crossfire between one another is extremely intense, especially among the martial arts Master-Leveled powerhouses? I actually didn't do anything just now, all I did was release my realm and allow you to perceive it. If I delayed just even a bit, you might've really died from the vital blow on your throat." Rainy explained gently.

"You did nothing?!" Garen was shocked, "So everything just now was just my hallucination? Or was my natural instinct misled?!"

"That's the Qi's Dynamic crossfire, low-leveled fighters shouldn't even be able to experience this kind of feelings. You actually do have Qi's Dynamic, you just don't use its technique, which is why your skills are all suppressed by machines and all sorts of fancy technology. You can only use it in close combat fights and not under complex circumstances. Am I right?" Rainy grinned again.

"Exactly," Garen nodded solemnly. Ever since he came to this world, Senior Sister was right about Martial Arts Realm not being suited other than close combat fights. It was certainly not enough for him to stand against high-powered high-tech weapons.

"That is the reason," Rainy nodded. "The Mirror Realm is extremely deep. Seeing that you don't have a mentor, you can only explore around yourself. So being suppressed by the advanced technology is actually really normal, but the power of the Water Mirror is that it can be used in all aspects. Against high-tech weapons, you don't even need to be close to land, you just need to train all your tricks as a natural instinct of your body. You need to add your own instincts to your body so it becomes part of your conditioned reflex. This requires Mind Core, something significant you can only acquire when you've reached the resonance stage."

"So what do you mean, sister?" Garen seemed to understand only a little bit of it.

"If you didn't achieve the level of Resonance, no Resonance Level Energy Machinist would train your instinct. Hence, you would never be able to utilize your Water Mirror towards this generation's enemy. Afterall, close combat is an old art. Everything would evolve alongside as technology advances. Ultimately, martial arts is a technique that is developed during the cold weapon era and we are currently in the era of universal battles with weaponry and between these two eras, how many eras have passed? If martial arts itself doesn't change along with the era and adapt to the environment, it will never escape from the fate of being eliminated from the world," Rainy said emotionally.

"Are you saying that my techniques are ancient?" Garen was speechless. "You can say so. I don't know where you've learned these techniques, but they are indeed very ancient. I'm amazed you can reach such a level," a book suddenly appeared in Rainy's hand. It had black leather and she threw it towards Garen.

Garen caught it gently and opened it. Inside the book were drawings of human figures of different layers of body training. In addition to that, the drawings were in a series. Garen flipped to the last page of the book and saw a word written on the drawing - Reflective Mastery.

"This is for you. You should be able to master this within a month. This is for us pure martial adept to keep up with the generation. Countless seniors have put in all their effort to create this precious inheritance. Bear in mind that you can only master one of them and choose it as your main ability. Once you've fused it within your instinct, you can then release the true potential of the instinct you've chosen with your Water Mirror," Rainy said softly.

"How many more grades are there above the Water Mirror? Please enlighten me, sister," as Garen flipped the book, he had finally put away the attitude that he, a transmigrator who possessed knowledge of multiple worlds, was above everyone and wanted to learn from sister with all of his sincerity.

There was no doubt that she had surpassed him at what he was best at. Every world had its own rules, brilliant and beautiful. This world's peak was so high that it had reached a realm that Garen had never heard of before. He finally put away his attitude and was willing to learn from others. This was the skill that he should have had a long time ago, the skill of respecting knowledge.

It was only then a glimpse of satisfaction could be seen in Rainy's gaze. She had lived for at least a millennium and it was impossible for her to not see the faint arrogance in his attitude. Within the world of martial arts, arrogance is a lethal weak point before one reached the top. One would miss out a lot of opportunities for growth because of arrogance and there were many such examples. Garen would never become too strong if he couldn't break this obstacle.

It was only then Garen finally changed his attitude. Ultimately, he was still just a normal youngster from Earth. Perhaps it was his experience, accumulated knowledge, the increment in strength which made him more powerful, yet it was also what shaped his extreme self-esteem which had turned into a burden. It was a demon inside him that he had never realized.

Garen had finally thrown away his arrogance and requested his senior sister to teach him with the utmost sincerity.

### The Board

"The Water Mirror represents the peak of instinct and the Silver Mirror represents the peak of Qi's Dynamic. The Board, which is above the Mirror is the highest height a strength can ever reach," memories seemed to have flashed passed in her eyes.

"The Board?" Garen muttered as he repeated what she said.

"The Silver Mirror represents one's accumulated strength. After accumulating for a certain amount of time, one's body would naturally harness the power of gravity, where each of his movement would induce the electromagnetic fields around him, naturally forming the Qi's Dynamic. Hence, he alone could manipulate the power of the universe which is an astonishing feat. This is where one starts to evolve into a higher being. You can safely assume that once you've entered that realm, your limbs would grow back when it's amputated, your organs would gain its health back, greatly extending your lifespan. Teeth will grow once more and these are extremely common to them. Your lifespan will extend to a thousand years when you reach that level," Rainy said proudly.

"A thousand years!" Garen gasped. This wasn't the result of any genetic modification but a natural evolution from mastering the martial arts. This meant that any human could reach such height regardless of their genes. This also meant that any commoner could walk on the path to the peak of strength!

The woman in white shirt nodded her head.

"I am in the realm after the Silver Mirror. I, Senior sister Rainy, have spent six hundred years to go from the Water Mirror to the Silver Mirror and I am considered a genius among the geniuses. It's best for you to not be arrogant."

"It's fine," Rainy waved her hand. "It's best for you to know how weak you are. The realm of Board which comes after is the beginning of Non-Falling Level becoming the Perpetual Motioners. One has to enter the Board Level in order to become a Perpetual Motioner. It's best for you to listen to these and know the difference in skill between these monsters and you."

Garen nodded and behaved like a junior.

"The Board represents success and ultimatum. It is called the Board as it derives from the word chessboard. Perpetual Motioners are called so because they are always breathing and moving. It means they have a long lifespan and would never wither," Rainy's gaze was filled with aspirations. "They, who were once chess pieces had jumped out of the board and the grasp of the chess players and created their own universe. To the Perpetual Motioners, everyone below them are like the chess pieces on the chessboard. No matter how much the chess piece struggles, they will always be on the Board and not injure the chess players. This is the difference between their strengths. If one doesn't understand the Board, then he shall never understand how wide the difference is."

"If that's the case, how strong are the people at those levels?" Garen was a little aspired as the realm sounded like the mythical realm.

"How strong are they? Only those in the same boat would understand. The worm which only lives during summer will never see winter in their life. How will they understand how cold winter is? How will they understand the changes among the four seasons?" Rainy sighed.

"The board represents us, the Finite people and the other races. It is the highest realm for all of us. The Perpetual Motioners are the most valuable strategic class weapons in the universe. They have attributes of an immortal and their lifespan was extremely long. It is common for them to obliterate a planet on their own. People of this caliber are often conquerors of planets or Grand Marshall of a Military Planet. All of them have their own duties and they're extremely frightening. One of them alone could oppress an entire normal planet.

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