1012 Era 2 (1/2)
”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 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.