Chapter 359 - The Glory of the Iza Family (1/2)

The opinions of the royal family did not matter.

In the whole Country R, even the Prime Minister did not dare to say so. The only person who dared say that was the guardian of the royal family, Iza Kawatani, who spent his whole life protecting the royal family.

When it came to the godhood, the ancestor of the Iza Family was called the first god through the ages. It stood high above the ancestor of the Mikado, Amaterasu.

Considering the prestige and qualification, he had assisted two emperors of Country R, so he was called the guardian of the royal family of Country R.

Given the right and influence, he was the Great Patriarch of the royal elder group of Country R, a spiritual leader of all warriors in Country R. He was called Martial God, and his residence was called the Hall of Martial Gods.

Therefore, no one dared stop him about his granddaughter’s marriage. Even the emperor could not go against his will.

When he walked into the practice room, Xiao Bing immediately realized Iza Kawatani’s original intention of letting him in there.

When he looked around, he saw that the wall were full of sword marks. A picture of the sword fighting came to mind. Each stroke was not faster than he imagined, but each stroke represented a different level. Xiao Bing was frightened and excited.

Strictly speaking, since he broke through to Breaking The Void, Xiao Bing had not made much progress. The reason was that he could not find an enemy. At that time, Buddhism had not been established, and Mr. Buddha had not appeared. Xiao Bing felt that he was invincible in the world, so he was suddenly not crazy about martial arts.

It was very a simple principle. Take an obsessed chess player as an example. When he was inferior to others, he would continuously improve his skill in chess. But the day he discovers that no one could beat him, he would lose interest in playing chess.

The reason why a person becomes braver than ever after suffering many setbacks is that a mentally strong person would become competitive when frustrated. So, it is essential to have a well-matched opponent.

Xiao Bing had reached that stage. Wherever he went, he could not find a well-matched rival. Therefore, he made little progress after reaching the early stage of Breaking The Void.

Half a year ago, most of his strength was sealed. He had to practice from the beginning. During that period, he suffered many setbacks and faced many strong opponents. After going through life and death trials, he made significant progress in martial arts. After the seal was unlocked, he almost reached the middle stage of Breaking The Void. Later, he met Blood Wolf. He untied the knot in his mind because of Yezi’s words. His strength improved dramatically and reached the middle stage of Breaking The Void.

Future masters could easily reach the Qi-cultivation Stage and the Forging Bone Stage even without any martial arts skill. From Clear-strength Stage, they could reach Concealing Strength Stage over time as long as they were diligent and skilled. If they failed in their twenties, they would succeed in their thirties. If they failed in their thirties, they would succeed in their forties. However, without natural talent, it’s impossible to attain the Transforming Strength Stage.

A genius in martial arts would not find it difficult to reach the Transforming Strength Stage.

But it’s different in the Innate Realm. Most people could not reach it in their lifetime. In the Innate Realm, hard work, talent, and a chance to improve themselves are needed to attain the next level. It’s hard enough to get from one level to the next even after a long time of practice, let alone attaining Breaking The Void stage in the Innate Realm. Even the greatest genius might not get from the early stage of Breaking The Void to the middle stage although they practiced for decades.

But Xiao Bing did it in half a year. He obviously gained a lot within those six months.

Xiao Bing finally looked away, but he could not calm down. As everyone knew, the martial arts of Country R originated from the Cathay State. In the last game, he felt some uniqueness in the martial arts of Country R. He never expected that it could reach such a state, which was practically the legendary highest state.

Xiao Bing was excited. When it came to strength, he could feel that Iza Kawatani was above him. Iza Kawatani might have reached the Great Perfection Realm, the middle stage of the Breaking The Void, one step away from the peak, or he might have reached the Peak Realm of Breaking The Void. If Iza Kawatani had not reached the Peak Realm, Xiao Bing was confident in fighting him. After all, age was on his side. However, from the sword marks, he could see that Iza Kawatani was more perceptive than him in the realm of martial arts. Xiao Bing knew that he might not able to win in a fight with such a master.

Xiao Bing was not weak, but the opponent was too strong.

After all, he was the top martial artist in the country. Moreover, he didn’t show any sign of physical decline even though he was a hundred years old. That is scary indeed. For nearly a century, he kept up with practicing and studying martial arts. And even if he was more skilled than this old monster, Xiao Bing could not be compared with him because his martial arts was acquired over a long period. Besides, all those who could reach Breaking The Void was highly gifted.

Therefore, Xiao Bing was not his match at the ideological level. Xiao Bing could learn from him and transform according to what he was. Even from these sword marks, Xiao Bing had already benefited a lot.