Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

"Sizzle"

The blade flashed like lightning, instantly slicing through the void.

This cuts Xiang Bei's attack directly in half.

The water python that had been stirring the water flow disintegrated instantly, as if it had been cut in two.

Xiang Bei himself was also struck in the abdomen armor by Thor's blade, and he was sent flying backward.

"boom!"

Xiang Bei crashed into the metal wall behind him, making a thunderous noise.

"Cough cough, we lost!"

As Xiang Bei got up from the ground, he could see a small scratch on the SSS-grade battle halberd in his hand.

There is no doubt that this was left behind when Thor split himself apart during his attack.

If Thor hadn't held back, Xiang Bei would have been instantly killed by Thor's strike.

Thor never used more power than Xiang Bei.

They easily crushed me simply by relying on their skills and understanding of artistic conception.

"This is the gap between me and the top experts!"

Xiang Bei was amazed at the gap between himself and Thor.

But I wasn't discouraged.

He knew very well what kind of being Thor was.

This person will one day become the ruler of the universe, a being who is expected to reach the level of a true god.

How many living beings existed in the entire primordial universe!

There are too many to count!

But how many lords of the universe are there?

The entire primitive universe's human race, hailed as one of the six supreme races, has only fewer than twenty universe lords.

Even in the later stages, when humanity dominated the entire primordial universe and entered a period of explosive potential growth, the number of cosmic rulers was still finite.

Thor being one of them speaks volumes about his talent and potential.

"Haha, Xiang Bei, you really didn't disappoint me!" Thor laughed with delight. He seemed quite happy.

"Now, you have a basic understanding of the mysteries of artistic conception. Your halberd technique has officially entered the realm of artistic conception." Thor said happily, his expression as if he were looking at a work of art he had completed.

"Level of artistic conception?"

Xiang Bei frowned slightly. Is this the level of artistic conception? He always felt that the artistic conception he had mastered now was still quite different from the water artistic conception he had entered when he fought the Sharktooth Dragon at the bottom of the lake.

Moreover, he has only grasped the meaning of water's flow, and is still far from truly understanding the essence of water.

Without hesitation, Xiang Bei voiced his doubts.

Thor just laughed it off.

"Xiang Bei, the complete concept of water is so vast. It is already difficult for a martial artist to comprehend even a small part of it. To integrate the entire concept of water into oneself is not something that can be done overnight. Not to mention you, even I or Hong have not been able to comprehend the complete concept."

The realm of artistic conception is like a high mountain shrouded in mist. Although there are countless paths leading to the summit of this mountain, they are all shrouded in mist. The artistic conception that a martial artist comprehends is like finding one of these thousands of paths in the thick fog.

Therefore, when you find a path, it means you have stepped onto the threshold of the mountain of artistic conception. However, there is still a lot of fog outside this path. There are indeed other paths leading to the summit in this thick fog, but human energy and vision are ultimately limited. Trying to find multiple paths and climb multiple paths in the thick fog will only be counterproductive and not wise.

Therefore, when you find a path, what you need to do is go further and climb higher. All the paths lead to the same destination, and the same is true for the path of enlightenment. Every road in this great mountain leads to the summit of this mountain.

When you climb to the top of the mountain and look down, you will find that the road that was not clear before will be clearly visible in front of you.

The meaning of flowing water that you have grasped is also like this; it is one aspect of the complete conception of water. When you climb to the summit along the path of flowing water, other paths will become clearer and more readily understood.

Thor's explanation made Xiang Bei nod in deep agreement.

Thor's analogy is correct. It's not just that the path of artistic conception is a mountain; above artistic conception, there is an even more majestic mountain called the realm.

Above the realms, there are even more mysterious and boundless sacred mountains, the laws themselves, waiting for people to climb.

Xiang Bei has only just come into contact with a little bit of the power of artistic conception. He is not even a grain of sand in the trillions of stars. How dare he aim too high?

After his doubts were dispelled, Xiang Bei suddenly understood.

"Xiang Bei, you are the most talented genius I have ever seen," Thor said softly.

"I've taught you everything I could before you broke through to the planetary level. The rest is up to you to figure out." Thor's voice was cheerful, but there was still a complex tone in it.

He was telling the truth. In the many years since he founded the Thunder Martial Arts School, he has seen countless geniuses, especially in the elite training camp, which is said to have gathered the world's top young geniuses.

However, there is only one person with such extraordinary talent as Xiang Bei.

Thor originally thought that even if Xiang Bei was exceptionally talented, it would take him at least one or two years of accumulation to comprehend the essence of the art.

Unexpectedly, in just two short months, Xiang Bei had already grasped the essence of water, far exceeding his expectations.

Xiang Bei learned the knowledge he taught very quickly, and even his practical experience was quite rich. Now he has taught everything he can to those below the planetary level.

Whether Xiang Bei can break through to the planetary level next depends on his own accumulation of experience.

However, Thor believed that a planetary-level being could not possibly stop Xiang Bei's advance.

Xiang Bei's physical attributes have now reached the level of a mid-level war god, with a punching power of 14.5 kilograms and a speed of 600 m/s.

In addition, there is a 5.5x increase in physical strength, as well as perfect-level agility and artistic conception-level halberd techniques.

Xiang Bei's claim that he is an invincible war god is not an exaggeration at all.

"What do you plan to do next? Stay at the Thunder Martial Arts Academy or return to Xia Country? I respect your choice," Thor asked Xiang Bei, his tone slightly more serious.

"Master, I want to return to Xia Kingdom." After a brief moment of hesitation, Xiang Bei immediately made his choice.

It's been several months since I left Kyoto base city, and it's time to go back and visit.

He had previously promised his mother that he would return in a few months.

Although he has occasionally had video calls with his family over the past few months.

Xiang Bei's mother never said she missed him, but he knew she was always worried about him.

Moreover, there's no point in him staying in the elite training camp now. Since Xiang Bei became a War God-level expert, the effectiveness of many training devices in the elite training camp for him has been greatly reduced.

For example, those simulated gravity chambers only had three times the gravity, so Xiang Bei's current physical condition didn't really make much of a difference.

Since staying here won't yield much benefit, it's time to return home in glory!