Chapter 6 The Heart of Martial Arts
What is a martial art?
Upon opening the door, Jing could immediately discern a sigh emanating from within.
Without hesitation, Jing Jing answered, "Courageous perseverance is martial arts, decisive killing is martial arts!"
The Wu deity smiled and said, "Yes and no!"
"Do you know that bravery, diligence, decisiveness, are the fundamentals of the martial arts? Although it may be a rudimentary understanding, it is still commendable. I heard that your special ability is related to light energy is that true?"
"Indeed, though right now I’m only at the first level..."
"Cough cough, my talent in math was somewhat lacking that day. I have seen some others who also practice abilities in the field of light, but their power surpass yours."
Wu Shen made a careless mistake when speaking about his abilities. He didn't specify whether he was referring to his psychic abilities or his martial prowess. In truth, his statement was rather vague.
For someone like Jing Jing, a little bit of appropriate punishment isn't a bad thing.
Wu Shen picked up the teacup to take a sip but unexpectedly, Jing Jing interrupted with a sudden remark, "My exam scores were decent. There were ten thousand students taking the college entrance exam."
"Puh." Wu Shen suddenly spurted out, he looked at Jing Jing, and asked seriously, "Are you joking?"
"Of course, I'm not joking!" Jing Jing didn't notice Wu Shen's tea spraying motion. He listened to Wu Shen questioning him, and was definitely going to tell the truth!"
Ten thousand people took the college entrance examination, and now they have the top scorer in the liberal arts.
Wu Shen's eyes lit up, he had truly caught the treasure!
You should know that there are 10,000 candidates for the Gaokao (National College Entrance Exam) for the Military Science major. This means that he has a very solid foundation, and all of this is achieved without having obtained a good level of special abilities. What does this indicate?
This implies that Jing Jing's ability is actually more than what is presently visible.
Even though his strength may not be sufficient, his physical abilities are already outstanding. In the future, with the improvement of his abilities in light magic, his strength will also improve remarkably!
Jing looked at Wu Shen and said, "Teacher? Teacher?"
Wu Shen finally came to his senses, coughed, and then said "Bravery, diligence, swift decision-making, keeping a vow even at the cost of a fortune, braving death, righteousness, and the highest level of forgetting oneself are all martial arts. I started practicing martial arts at the age of six, and now it has been more than forty years. Every moment I am contemplating the true meaning of martial arts, but I still don't know what true martial arts are. I am not yet proficient in martial arts, however I hope that one day I can understand and reach that profound realm."
"So, do you understand now?"
Jingjing listened with confusion, but after a while, he provided an answer, "Doesn't everyone have a different understanding of martial arts? And martial arts, as a realm, is actually pursued by everyone. No one knows when they will be able to reach this realm."
"Well done!" Wu Shen's eyes lit up, and he found Jing Jing much more pleasing to the eye.
"You are quite good, you have aptitude and also good physical ability. Would you like to become my disciple?"
"Oh? But Dean Chen Jianhui has already said that he wants to take me as his apprentice?"
"Fool, that is your master for your special ability! What I am speaking about is martial arts. Since you are unwilling to become my disciple, I also have no intention of forcing you."
Turning his head, Wu Shen glanced at Jing Jing, who then immediately lowered his head and said, "Master, please allow your disciple to bow to you!"
Wu Shen rubbed his beard. 'You are a teachable child, and luckily you are clever. Otherwise, I would not have accepted you as my disciple. Get up!'
Jing got up and looked at Wu Shen, and there seemed to be a flash of satisfaction in his eyes. Jing didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the old man's momentum had changed.
With a booming sound, as if a wave of air had risen beside him, an intangible pressure appeared.
And then, this pressure became greater and greater, ever-increasing!
Jing Jing felt the pressure and her heart thumped rapidly.
"Did you hear the beating of your heart?"
"I heard it," Jing responded with difficulty.
"The beating of the heart signifies not only that you are alive, but also your path of martial arts has not been severed. Let me tell you, there is a secret to my skills which is called the "Heart of Martial Arts", this is not a metaphysical concept, but rather your literal heart. Do tell me, what do you think is the engine of the human body?"
"The Heart."
"Not bad, so I want you to remember this feeling, just so you can experience your inner self. At the same time, the path of martial arts requires an unbeatable spirit!"
Bang, bang, bang.
The continuous throbbing made Jing Jing's discomfort even worse. However, he knew it was for his own good, so he endured it without uttering a single sound.
"This kid is impressive. Despite the immense pressure I've applied, he hasn't shown the slightest sign of wavering, even uttered a sound of protest."
Little did he know that Jing Jing had gone through numerous breakthroughs at the limits.
The so-called limitation breakthrough is to break one's own record in the physical limit of martial arts. Especially when one's own strength is not enough .Only then one rely on true strength, which must be used up to one hundred and twenty percent of the total power.
At this moment, Jing Jing lowered his head, and above Wu Shen gradually appeared a large hammer.
This hammer is the manifestation of Wu Shen after he became a martial arts master.
The so-called manifestation is the shape of the path that he walked.
He said that his martial arts journey was being invincible!
However, no one would know that his true martial path was wielding a hammer!
Continuously honing and refining oneself, this is what he refers to as the path of martial arts.
However, if you say he has an invincible heart, that would not be wrong. But the way he walks towards invincibility is by tempering himself and crushing others!
Therefore, the appearance of this hammer caused the air to ripple instantly. At this moment, not only Jing Jing but he was also bearing the pressure.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Three heavy blows hammered his willpower, followed by a constant beating upon his heart.
A person who practices martial arts must maintain a long-lasting engine in order to become formidable.
Therefore, he first solidified Jing's soul, and then proceeded to pound on his heart!
Therefore, when Jing Jing swung the sword three times, he felt a sudden reduction of impurities in his inner willpower sea. After that, his heart began to ache in a pulsing manner.
"Is this the martial arts grandmaster, a master comparable to a seventh-level psychic? Extraordinary!" Jing Jing exclaimed, and soon he fainted.
"Hu, hu." Wu Shen exhaled heavily, revealing his hammer. It also required energy to use, let alone to strike with.
"The process of foundation building has ended, what a pity. It seems that the path of martial arts ends at the level of Martial Arts Master..." Wu Shen sighed. "I wonder whether this young man's entry into the martial arts world is a good thing or a bad thing."
"Chen Jianhui wants to improve his ability to survive, but he is such a promising candidate! Why would I give up? In the future, he may not make great progress in supernatural abilities, but he could still make breakthroughs in martial arts!" Wu Shen smiled, picked up the teapot, and continued drinking water.
Leaving behind Jingling who had fainted and lost consciousness.
