High Martial Arts: Starting with a Martial Saint Peak Cultivation

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

Fifty miles outside Luodu City, a colossal statue, as majestic as a mountain, has appeared on that previously inconspicuous plain.

Standing a hundred feet tall, entirely dark gold, holding a long spear, carrying four swords on his back, with a solemn and dignified expression.

Morning mist swirled around the waist of the statue, while the golden rays of the rising sun shone down from its shoulders.

From afar, it looks like a true god descending to earth!

The statue was first discovered by a caravan that set out early in the morning.

Several trucks were driving slowly on the highway.

The driver looked up at the distant horizon, then froze as if he had been frozen in place.

"What...what is that?"

The passenger in the front seat followed his gaze and his mouth gaped open enough to fit a fist.

On the horizon.

A towering statue, hundreds of feet tall, stood majestically, gleaming with a dark golden light in the morning sun.

"My God..." The voice of the companion beside him was trembling.

"That's a statue? When was it built? There was nothing here when I passed by yesterday!"

The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire city of Luodu.

When the patrol and military command received the first report of the case, they initially thought it was a prank.

It wasn't until the second, third, and fourth reports came in succession that they realized something was wrong.

When the martial arts officers from the patrol and martial arts bureau arrived at the scene.

The area was already surrounded by civilians and martial artists who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

Everyone was looking up at the statue.

His eyes were filled with shock!

"This statue... how come it looks so much like God Chen?" A young martial artist looked up, his voice trembling.

The middle-aged man next to him examined it carefully.

His pupils contracted sharply.

"It's not just a resemblance; this is Chen Shenzun himself!"

"Look at that face, that armor, that spear, and those four swords on his back—aren't they the Four God-Slaying Swords of God-Slaying Venerable Chen?"

"A hundred-foot-tall statue erected overnight? That's impossible!"

A martial artist from the construction industry shook his head repeatedly.

"Even if a Martial Saint were to make a move, it would be impossible to build such a large-scale statue in one night."

"Moreover, the material of this statue is not stone or metal at all; I've never seen this kind of material before..."

"Do we even need to guess?"

An elderly man with gray hair sighed.

"Besides Chen Shenzun himself, who else could have done such a thing? This must be Chen Shenzun's doing!"

More and more people gathered.

The dense crowd stretched for miles from the foot of the statue.

The communication ring kept flashing, and the statue of the hundred-foot-tall deity was all over WeChat Moments, short video platforms, and major social media.

Photos and videos from all angles are everywhere.

Some ordinary people rode their bikes for two hours from Los Angeles just to take a selfie at the foot of the statue.

Several daring tourists even tried to reach out and touch the instep of the statue.

The fingertips just touched the surface of the statue.

A warm sensation came from my fingertips, and a faint, pale golden ripple appeared on the surface of the statue.

"The statue...is alive?" The tourist was so frightened that he fell to the ground, and the crowd erupted in uproar.

Just then.

Several figures sped towards the Dragon Martial Division headquarters.

Leading the group was Zhou Qing, followed by several high-ranking officials from the Dragon Martial Division.

As soon as they landed.

The crowd automatically made way for them.

Zhou Qing looked up at the hundred-foot-tall statue, his gaze sweeping from the statue's face to the spear in his hand, and then to the four longswords behind it.

After a moment of silence, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"No need to guess, it must be Director Chen's doing." His tone carried a sense of helplessness, as if he were used to it.

Qin Yu also looked up at the statue and couldn't help but exclaim, "The lord has come up with another new trick. A hundred-foot statue was erected overnight. What a grand gesture!"

"But what's the meaning of this statue standing here? Is it to guard Luodu?"

Lin Wei smiled.

"Let's not try to guess what Chief Chen is thinking; he must have his reasons for doing this."

"And this statue..." a high-ranking member of the Dragon Martial Division asked cautiously, "Should we send someone to guard it? What if some people touch it inappropriately..."

Zhou Qing waved his hand to interrupt him: "No need."

"The statue erected by Chief Chen is definitely not an ordinary statue."

"You saw the tourist who was frightened just now. There were energy fluctuations on the surface of the statue; it's not an inanimate object."

He turned and glanced at the crowd of onlookers.

"Everyone, disperse. There's no need to send anyone to guard the area or put up any police tape."

"Since Chief Chen placed this statue here without specifically informing me, it must be because he wants it to watch over Luodu."

"Let's not overdo it."

The judgment of the Dragon Martial Division's higher-ups spread quickly.

When the onlookers learned that the statue was indeed erected by Chen Shenzun himself, they were shocked but also felt it was only natural.

Except for Chen Shenzun.

Who else can erect a hundred-foot-tall statue overnight?

As for the specific function of this statue, God Chen didn't say, and they dared not speculate.

Anyway, Chen Shenzun must have his reasons for doing things.

However, from that day on, this celestial statue became a new landmark of Luodu City.

Every day, many people come here specifically to take selfies, and some even travel from other states to make a "pilgrimage".

at the same time.

In the grand hall of Luodu Martial Arts University, Chen Yuan's clone was sitting on the stage, with the Creation Cauldron and a pile of alchemy materials in front of him.

The auditorium was originally used for the opening ceremony and could accommodate several thousand people.

But today.

The auditorium was packed to capacity.

Needless to say, the seats were packed, and even the corridors, passageways, and windowsills were filled with people.

Those who arrived late couldn't squeeze in, so they stood in the square outside the auditorium and looked through the windows.

These people include not only students from Luoyang Martial Arts University.

There are also alchemists, weapon forgers, and formation masters enshrined in the Dragon Martial Division.

A group of elderly men with gray hair sat in the first row.

Holding his notebook, he looked even more serious than the students.

Even a few professors from other majors snuck in, shamelessly squeezing in with the students.

Master Chen personally conducted the course.

This is an opportunity that, if missed, will never come again in this lifetime.

Chen Yuan's clone didn't waste any words after realizing the time was up.

Get straight to the point.

We'll start with the most basic concepts of the interaction and mutual restraint of medicinal properties, occasionally pausing to demonstrate them.

The Creation Cauldron in his hands was like an obedient toy.

The flames changed at will, and the medicinal herbs were precisely added to the cauldron. A batch of pills could often be made in only one-tenth the time of others, and the quality was always top-notch.

He switched to the topic of forging equipment halfway through his speech.

The spiritual energy condensed into a hammer, and the Crimson Flame Divine Iron continuously deformed under the hammer, transforming into a chilling longsword in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Then they talked about formations.

He casually drew dozens of array patterns in the air, and those patterns intertwined and entangled automatically like living things.

The array masters in the audience were completely mesmerized.

Everyone in the audience listened with rapt attention.

A student majoring in alchemy muttered to himself while taking notes, "So you can control the heat like this when condensing pills? The textbook never mentioned this..."

The Saint-level alchemist from the Dragon Martial Division remained silent for a long time before suddenly sighing, "I've refined pills my whole life, and only today do I realize that everything I've refined is garbage."

Students from other majors who came to audit the class originally knew nothing; they were only there because of Chen Shenzun's prestigious reputation.

But as they listened, they realized that they actually understood it.

It's not that they are exceptionally gifted.

Rather, it was Chen Yuan's clone who explained it too clearly!

Explain the most complex principles in the simplest terms, so that even a layman can understand about 70-80% of them!

A whole day.

Apart from the sounds of lectures and the roar of flames, the auditorium was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

As dusk fell, when Chen Yuan's clone announced the end of class, thunderous applause erupted throughout the room.

The students stood up and applauded until their hands turned red.

The worshippers also stood up and applauded, their eyes filled with gratitude and reverence.

......

Time passed slowly in these peaceful and fulfilling days, and half a month flew by.

this day.

The Great Xia Kingdom has gained two more Martial Saints.

Two enormous vortexes of spiritual energy appeared in succession above the headquarters of the Dragon Martial Division, within an incense stick's time interval.

The two martial saints' auras erupted one after another, shaking the entire city of Luodu!

The news spread quickly.

Zhou Qing bestowed the two Saint-Breaking Pills upon his two trusted confidants, Lin Xiao and Liu Yu.

Lin Xiao and Liu Yu are both veteran powerhouses who have been stuck at the peak of Martial Venerable for many years. They have made outstanding achievements and are extremely loyal.

Immediately after their breakthroughs, the two were appointed as the fifteenth and sixteenth honorary elders of the Dragon Martial Division of the Great Xia Kingdom.

As soon as the news came out.

The entire Great Xia Kingdom was shaken once again.

In less than a month, the Great Xia Kingdom gained three Martial Saints, all thanks to Chen Yuan's efforts!

Those powerful individuals who had been stuck at the peak of Martial Venerable for many years without being selected could only sigh inwardly.

However, the tremor did not last long.

Because right after that... something even more shocking happened.

It was noon that day, and the sun was shining brightly.

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on the enlightenment futon on the ninth floor of the cultivation tower, his eyes closed.

The medicinal power of the star core essence within his body had been completely absorbed, and the Golden Origin Pearl at his waist emitted a dazzling light.

The golden patterns on the meditation cushion beneath him lit up completely.

The last lingering aftertaste of the Enlightenment Tea slowly seeped into the depths of my soul.

Suddenly, the golden light spots surrounding him surged into his body, like countless golden streams flowing into the sea.

The chains of laws that originally required him to concentrate and comprehend were completely understood by him, one after another.

Sharp, cutting, solid, indestructible, supremely strong and masculine...

The moment he deciphered the last chain of laws.

All the points of light within his body coalesced into a complete golden chain of laws!

The chain extended from his dantian to his brow.

It runs through the entire body!

Each rune on the chains exuded a chillingly sharp aura.

The Law of Gold: Completely Understand!

The bottleneck that had been blocking him for so long shattered at this moment.

"boom!!!"

An indescribable terrifying aura erupted from Chen Yuan's body.

It wasn't the oppressive aura of a peak Martial God.

Rather, it is a power that completely transcends that level!

The aura spread wildly in all directions from Longyuan Mountain, instantly covering the entire Sizhou!

Then it's the entire Great Xia Kingdom, the entire Central Continent, and the entire Blue Star!

The air seemed to freeze wherever it passed!

On the streets of Luodu City, pedestrians stopped in their tracks.

It wasn't that they wanted to stop, but their legs wouldn't obey them.

Although that aura was not aggressive at all, the overwhelming sense of power emanating from the level of life itself instilled awe in every low-level martial artist and ordinary person from the depths of their soul.

"What... what kind of aura is this?" A martial artist at the Martial King realm asked, his voice trembling.

"Even more terrifying than when Chen Shenzun broke through last time!"

"Above the peak of Martial God? That's... a true god?!" Another peak Martial Venerable expert's eyes widened, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily.

Followed by.

Strange phenomena have begun!

Above the blue planet.

Regardless of the weather, a golden crack now appeared in the sky, stretching across half the horizon.

Countless golden chains of law surged from the gap, each millions of feet long, stretching from one end of the sky to the other!

The chains were engraved with extremely mysterious runes, radiating a dazzling golden light that was impossible to look directly at.

The chains were slowly rotating in the air.

It formed a huge golden vortex that covered the entire blue planet.

At the center of the vortex.

A giant longsword formed from the pure essence of gold slowly descended.

The sword tip is pointing downwards.

The light emanating from the sword was enough to blind even a low-level martial artist!

Outside the golden vortex.

The entire sky was dyed a deep purple, with countless stars twinkling against the purple backdrop.

Look closely.

Those stars are not real celestial bodies, but points of light formed by the condensation of the power of laws!

The light spot slowly rotated around the vortex.

Like countless golden shooting stars drawing brilliant trails across the night sky.

This phenomenon was truly spectacular.

It doesn't just cover a city, or a province, but the entire blue planet!

From the icy wastelands of the far north to the endless seas of the far south, from the western coast of the Kingdom of Amelia to the eastern border of the Western European Union...

All living beings on the entire blue planet, no matter where they are.

If you just look up, you can see the golden vortex that covers the entire sky and the giant sword above you!

Ordinary people across the planet were the first to be alarmed.

A farmer from India put down his hoe, looked up, and gasped, "A god...a god has descended?"

A noblewoman from the Western European Union rushed out of the villa.

Looking at the terrifying vortex overhead, the coffee cup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered: "The end of the world? Is this the end of the world?!"

Pedestrians on the streets of America raised their communication rings to take pictures, and hundreds of millions of viewers flooded into major live streaming platforms at the same time, almost causing the servers to crash.

In every corner of the South Continent Alliance, the Wasteland Alliance, the South Seas Alliance, the Black Continent Alliance, people knelt down and prayed to the sky, believing that a god had descended to earth.

It wasn't until someone shouted, "This aura seems to be coming from the direction of the Great Xia Kingdom," that things changed.

Everyone gradually came to their senses.

This is hardly the descent of a god; it's clearly the most powerful being from the Great Xia Kingdom causing trouble again!

The commotion during the last breakthrough to the peak of the Martial God realm was already terrifying enough.

This time it's even more outrageous.

It completely covered the entire blue planet!

The reactions of martial artists from various countries were far more shocking than those of ordinary people. The stronger the person, the more clearly they could feel the terror of this aura.

Ordinary martial artists only felt awe.

Martial Venerable warriors felt as insignificant as ants, while Martial Saint powerhouses understood even more clearly what the True God Realm meant.

That was a realm that even Di Wudao, the strongest being in the Ruins of Myriad Realms, had never reached!

And Chen Yuan actually broke through!

In the Kingdom of America, Smith stood on the roof of the Starshine Palace headquarters, gripping the railing tightly with both hands.

He took a deep breath, his voice filled with emotion: "True God Realm..."

He turned to look at McAllen beside him.

"Alliance Leader Chen has once again left us far behind."

"I used to be able to see his back as he walked forward, but now I can hardly even see his back anymore."

McAllen was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that we're about to lose sight of it, it's that we've been unable to see it for a long time."

"We're not even in the same dimension as him; he's already a god."

Nanyang Alliance.

Chachai hovered above the defensive city wall, feeling the terrifying aura that made his soul tremble.

"It's so powerful that it leaves no room for even the thought of resistance."

The six Martial Saints behind him, whom Chen Yuan had once saved from the Heart-Stealing Demon, nodded in unison, their gazes towards the Great Xia Kingdom filled with awe and gratitude.

Black Continent Alliance, Desert Continent Alliance, Western European Alliance, India, Polar Bear Country...

Every martial arts master is doing the same thing.

He took out the Holy Venerable Token and sent a message to Zhou Qing.

"Chief Zhou! Has Alliance Leader Chen broken through to the legendary True God Realm?"

Zhou Qing stood on the top floor of the Dragon Martial Division headquarters, his robes fluttering in the wind from the swirling vortex in the sky.

He looked up at the golden vortex that covered the entire blue planet, his hand holding the Holy Lord's Token trembling slightly.

It wasn't fear, it was excitement!

Above the God of War is the realm of True God.

Chen Yuan did it!

When questioned by martial arts masters from various countries, his reply was simply: "Yes."

Then he leaped into the air.

Suspended at the highest point of the Dragon Martial Division headquarters, its gaze pierces through layers of space, looking towards the direction of Dragon Abyss Mountain.

His eyes held not only shock but also genuine joy.

......

Longyuan Mountain, the Holy Venerable's Residence.

As Chen Yuan broke through to the True God Realm.

The shadowy figure shuddered violently, its size expanding uncontrollably, breaking through from 900 meters to 1200 meters!

Mid-stage of the tenth rank!

The power of the void around him became even more intense, and faint golden law patterns appeared on the surface of his purple scales.

It suddenly opened its eyes, its small eyes filled with ecstatic joy.

"Haha, another breakthrough!"

It was so excited that it shot straight into the sky and did a somersault in the reflection of the golden swirling waters.

Chen Tianling's body also trembled violently, and a powerful aura erupted from within him.

The middle stage of the God of War!

As Chen Yi arrived at Chen Shi, all ten Holy Dragon Guards trembled simultaneously. Ten divine powers erupted at once!

All of them broke through from the peak of Martial Saint to the early stage of Martial God!

The combined aura of ten Martial Gods caused the entire Dragon Abyss Mountain to tremble slightly.

Chen Yuan did not deliberately conceal his aura when he broke through this time.

Chen Tianling and the others followed suit.

And so.

Twelve martial god-level pressures, accompanied by a true god-level aura, erupted simultaneously from Dragon Abyss Mountain, creating an extremely spectacular scene!

Above Luodu City.

Before the golden vortex had even dissipated, twelve more divine powers appeared.

One true god, twelve martial gods.

Unleash everything without restraint!

The entire city of Luodu was shrouded in this terrifying aura!

The tourists who were taking selfies in front of the celestial statue were so struck by this aura that their communication rings fell to the ground with a series of clatters.

"Twelve Martial Gods plus one True God! The Divine Realm combat power on the Dragon Abyss Mountain side has already broken into double digits!"

"This is outrageous... This is absolutely outrageous..."

On the ninth floor of the cultivation tower, Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

His physical body had already undergone a transformation the moment he broke through, his flesh and blood body completely transformed into the divine body unique to the True God Realm.

Pale golden patterns flowed across the surface of the skin.

Those patterns were not decorations, but a natural manifestation of the law of metal having been completely integrated into his flesh and blood!

The biggest difference between the divine body of a True God Realm cultivator and that of a Martial God Realm cultivator is that the Martial God Realm cultivator relies on divine power to maintain defense, while the divine body of a True God Realm cultivator is itself the strongest defensive treasure!

A full-force attack from a peak-level ordinary martial god couldn't even break through his skin.

His soul also underwent a qualitative change, becoming many times stronger than when he was in the Martial God Realm.

The divine sense spreads out and no longer needs to be deliberately released, but rather it is a natural sense of "domain".

He can clearly perceive every detail within a radius of tens of thousands of miles even with his eyes closed.

After breaking through to the True God Realm.

He can now manipulate the power of laws in combat, instead of relying solely on divine power.

Even a casual punch carries the sharp edge of the Law of Metal, making it many levels stronger than when he was at the peak of his Martial God status.

Whether it's the quality and quantity of divine power, or the strength of the divine soul and the defense of the physical body, everything has undergone a qualitative change!

Chen Yuan looked down at his hands, feeling the power within him that was several times stronger than before.

A slight smile of satisfaction appeared on his lips.

"The True God Realm is indeed different."

He stood up, stretched his neck, and made a series of cracking sounds.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the aura of a true god surrounding him slowly receded.

Not all convergences.

Instead, a tiny bit was left outside.

Just the right amount—enough to let others sense his breakthrough, but not too alarming.

The golden vortex in the sky began to slowly dissipate, and the giant golden sword transformed back into countless golden light spots that scattered into the void.

The purple sky faded, the stars disappeared, and the normal blue sky and white clouds returned.

The strange phenomena that covered the entire blue planet gradually subsided.