"Hmm, it seems that you, who are worthy of being my father's senior brother and Master Tiandao, are no ordinary people. You have such strength, yet you are still unknown."
Skadi sat opposite the old monk, her expression calm and her eyes closed as serene as a Buddha statue as she observed the meditating monk. His strength could be said to be comparable to a master of the electric current level.
To have reached this level solely through martial arts training demonstrates the formidable strength of this old monk.
"When I have great power, there is nothing left for me to fight for."
The old monk chuckled and said that Tiandao had been practicing martial arts here for many years and had corresponded with Lan Daotianwu.
He knew a certain amount about the girl in front of him. He was actually quite curious about the woman that his misogynistic junior brother could praise.
But now that he's seen Skadi in person, what are his impressions of her?
Although the other person kept their eyes closed from the moment they entered, he still felt as if they were 'watching' him. Yet, when facing this young girl, he exuded a sense of peace and majesty, like that of a Buddha statue.
Tranquility, peace, wisdom, and that very appealing sense of perfection.
This shouldn't be the aura of a human; it's more like the aura of a deity or Buddha, the kind of aura that can only be found in Buddha statues and deity statues.
Thinking through the information about the woman before him, and recalling the memories he had gleaned from his disciple Tiandao and junior brother Lan Daotianwu, the old monk asked with a hint of curiosity:
"Female benefactor, what brings you here?"
"Is it possible for me to find a way to read the martial arts texts here and exchange martial arts knowledge with the monks?"
Skadi, with her eyes closed, revealed the purpose of her visit: she no longer needed to continue her solitary ascetic training, as the ultimate realm could not be increased through arduous cultivation alone.
The girl can now concentrate her power to the finest degree of the silver needles, but the level of mental martial arts practice does not satisfy Skadi.
Skadi's inability to quickly master the craft, stemming from a lack of communication and a closed-door approach, hindered her progress.
Besides, a month later, 99% of the martial arts community will come to Mount Song to discuss and exchange techniques. Skadi doesn't plan to participate but wants to observe.
She relayed all these requests to the elderly monk in front of her.
The old monk didn't ponder for more than a few seconds before agreeing to Skadi's request.
Although he already knew that Skadi and Oga, the children of his junior apprentice, had rebelled, he no longer cared about worldly affairs.
He readily agreed to Skadi's request.
In the days that followed, Skadi constantly practiced the Dharma Sutra in reverse and observed the warrior monks fighting here.
Using the profound principles of magnetic field rotation, and receiving the brainwaves emitted during their battles, they deduced the martial arts principles that the opponents had painstakingly developed over decades.
Just like a meal, the martial monks of Mount Song are Skadi's snacks.
The Shaolin Temple on Mount Song ignored the sudden appearance of this woman observing them, as instructed by the temple's monks.
Of course, it's not something you can simply ignore; even Skadi with her eyes closed possesses an incredibly stunning and serene beauty.
At least the young monks here can't calm their minds in front of Skadi, and they are always scolded by their masters for their lack of concentration.
During the day, I would observe these bald monks practicing martial arts and exchanging skills. At night, I would meditate alone to reflect and digest the wisdom and experience of these martial monks.
After no one could get Skadi to come and observe, she went to the back mountain to practice boxing alone.
............
A month later, the martial arts tournament held in Songshan began.
Nearly three thousand people, including all the most famous martial arts masters and high-ranking officials in the martial arts world, including those from Bailin Temple, came to Shaolin Temple on Mount Song to test their skills and compete in martial arts.
At this moment, the Shaolin Temple on Mount Song, which originally had a small number of people, was now packed with people as if it were a festival, except that most of them were big, muscular men.
Most of them were even dressed like ancient swordsmen, with many having long braids and wearing simple clothes, looking quite like reclusive masters.
"Quite a few interesting people have come."
Two bodyguards stood behind her. Skadi, who was standing at the very edge of the crowd, kept her presence to a minimum. She closed her eyes and looked at the sea of people in front of her from a fluctuating perspective, with a slight smile on her lips.
There were many powerful individuals among them, and Skadi even saw some familiar faces.
It was a man with two people following behind him, just like Skadi. He had a blue arrow-shaped mark on his forehead, and his neat buzz cut made him look very tough. His well-tailored suit and trench coat further accentuated his calm and dignified demeanor.
He was holding a Japanese samurai sword. Perhaps it was because of his calm and dignified demeanor that no one dared to come within five meters of him, except for the two bald men, one tall and one short, fat and thin, behind him.
Besides, the two middle-aged men behind the other party, who seemed to be his attendants, also had extremely ugly faces.
A tall but thin middle-aged man with crescent-shaped lines on his forehead and a face covered in eerie wrinkles and scars on the left side of his face.
The middle-aged man was rather short but appeared rather overweight. His forehead bore eclipse-like lines, and the lower half of his face was covered with dense, wrinkled scars, making it impossible to even see his mouth.
Skadi's acquaintance, Hell Origin Sea, is backed by Skadi's nominal masters, Eclipse and Lunar Desolation.
After several years apart, the other person's demeanor had undergone a complete transformation from Skadi's memory of him.
Hell used to be like a pretty boy in Skadi's eyes, but now it's like a sharp sword, exuding a sharp and majestic aura.
Like the perception of a strong magnetic field, even though Skadi's existence had fallen to the level of a small pebble, Hell still had some kind of intuition and looked in the direction of that strange, ethereal gaze.
"------!"
He immediately locked onto Skadi, whose eyes were closed. A hint of surprise and nostalgia flashed in Hell's usually calm and wise eyes, as if he hadn't expected to run into an acquaintance here.
Silently, the two greeted their followers behind them and left alone.
Facing the massive crowds at the martial arts tournament, Skadi and Hell stood in the shade of an old tree.
Hell remained silent, or perhaps he didn't know how to begin a conversation, given the many earth-shattering changes that had occurred around him and within himself.
"It seems... you haven't changed your destiny."
Skadi, with her eyes closed, spoke first. Sensing the now-revealed Hellfire Sea, the girl knew that even if she had notified the other party in advance, it probably still wouldn't have changed her fate.
"Oh, did you already know the outcome?" Holding his treasured sword and with his arms crossed, Hell Yuanhai was no longer the naive man he once was. A trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes because of Skadi's words.
Yes, I didn't change my fate.
Even though Skadi, a girl he had a good relationship with in Japan, had warned him, his father and older brother all died tragically in order to cover his escape.
He was the only one who survived. To avenge his father and his elder brother's ideals, he desperately cultivated his strength in Hell.
Hell felt no aversion or hatred towards Skadi, but he also didn't know how to interact with her or what kind of relationship they should have.
If it weren't for the other party's reminder, his father and elder brother would probably have died long ago, and he wouldn't have been able to escape for a period of time under Lan Daotianwu's pursuit.
Koskadi is the daughter of his enemy, and even though they are on bad terms, there is always a distance between them when they talk.
Having studied the Imperial Scripture of Shocking the World and possessing knowledge of destiny, he believed that Skadi was superior to him in this area, so he had a feeling that Skadi might already know the outcome.
“That’s right.” Skadi made no attempt to hide anything, directly admitting that she already knew the outcome. She said with a hint of regret, “My understanding of fate surpasses that of my father. I had anticipated that he would take action against you. I told you in advance only because I wanted to know if fate could be changed.”
When Skadi notified Hellfire that his family was in danger, she also sent a request to her older brother, Oga, to interfere with Lando Tenbu's schedule.
This was also an attempt to buy some time for Hell, to see if fate could change after deviating so much, but it still failed.
"......"
Upon hearing this, Hell was somewhat speechless. He didn't mind that Skadi had informed him of the crisis with a specific purpose.
Wise as he was, he knew that there are no benefits in the world without a reason.
Even if Skadi told him those things with a purpose, Hell would only feel grateful.
"You seem to have... progressed quite far in terms of legendary power."
Hell stopped talking about his family and himself, and instead looked at the girl beside him with a probing gaze, who had kept her eyes closed the whole time.
Compared to before, this woman is still unfathomable in his eyes, but now when she closes her eyes, she exudes a sense of peace and holiness that only a deity would possess.
According to the Bodhidharma Sutra, when battle marks appear on a person's body, it is the time when a strong person is about to become a god.
However, Hell has its own unique perspective: when battle runes appear on a berserker, it marks the beginning of Hell! Battle runes change with different periods or levels of enlightenment! Battle runes are a mark that only the chosen strong will appear!
Hell still remembered that when he was studying in Japan, this woman appeared behind him and... had an epiphany!
Several years have passed, and Hell has acquired the legendary power. It was thought that it could see through Skadi, but it is still as deep as the seabed before, as if it were untouchable.
"Hmm... there's no end to martial arts." Skadi didn't directly answer the question about exploring Hell, but simply said, "I suppose you've come here to refine your skills, haven't you?"
"Hey, after all, you told me back then that magnetic field power is a combination of science and metaphysics, and simply increasing power is just stacking building blocks."
Hell smiled, raised his hand to push up the gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, and remained noncommittal to Skadi's question.
When he was studying in Japan, he exchanged martial arts knowledge with Skadi, who also told him some of the subtle theories and mysteries of magnetic field rotation.
After his family members died in battle and his mother committed suicide, Hell was taught by two incompetent teachers, namely those two guys named Eclipse and Lunar Defiance.
Before his death, the God of War instructed the Sun and Moon Elders to properly guide Hell and forbid it from seeking revenge until it had achieved sufficient power.
He practiced diligently day and night in his grief, but despite his exceptional talent, his progress was slow. He was stuck in the realm of electric current propulsion but could not find the key to entering the magnetic field rotation.
In addition, the two elders, Sun and Moon, were terrible masters who constantly complained about and scolded him for being useless. In the end, they even abandoned him in hell and stopped teaching him anything.
After two years of solitary training, Hell has mastered all eighteen weapons and integrated martial arts techniques into his body, but... his strength has not improved in the slightest.
The hell of meditation brought back memories of Skadi's explanation of mind, technique, and body when he was studying in Japan—that is, the state of perfection, the flow of power, and the number of magnetic fields.
When asked which of the three is more important, Skadi's answer has always been Power Flow and Perfect Realm.
While a certain number of horses is important for building a foundation, without the first two factors to enhance power, one is merely a child wielding a machine gun.
Although Hell's power did not increase back then, it already possessed complete control over the realm and the flow of power, and its potential power exceeded 50,000 horsepower.
Until one day in Hell, he blamed himself for his lack of power and, in a frenzy of venting, reached a stage where the magnetic field was rotating through his boiling emotions.
Once the magnetic field rotation reaches 50,000 horsepower, Hell was not surprised to reach this level of power, because subconsciously he already knew his true strength.
[Mind] represents one's complete state of being, [Skill] represents the control of power, and [Body] is the foundation of one's magnetic field strength.
The most orthodox magnetic field powerhouse is the one who integrates the three systems of [Magnetic Field Rotation], [Power Flow], and [Perfect Realm]!
"...120,000 horses?"
Skadi turned her head and glanced at Hell, directly stating the limit of power the other party had cultivated at this moment, and that it was power that could be utilized to a degree of 90%. She thought for a moment and said, "If you can reach 300,000 horsepower, you can go and seek revenge on Lando Tianwu. Although he has a high number of horsepower, he has been proficient in organizational operation and celestial phenomena for many years, and does not know the definition of the complete realm."
"...Is your relationship with your father really that bad?"
Hell wasn't surprised to hear that Skadi had seen through his limits.
However, Skadi casually mentioned the level of power she had accumulated to take revenge, and also revealed an important piece of information that made Hell underestimate the conflict between Skadi and Lando Tenbu.
“My family is not like yours, where fathers are kind and sons are filial, and brothers are friendly and respectful. For Lan Daotianwu, his children are just tools to achieve his ideals. My two older brothers are just high-quality tools that he specially found and created by combining with suitable women through celestial phenomena and fortune telling.”
Skadi's words showed no affection or respect for Lando Tenbu; her indifferent tone made it sound as if she were referring to a stranger, a disliked stranger.
Not only that, Skadi looked up at the sky with a wave of energy, her consciousness penetrating through the atmosphere to see the cosmos, and said:
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