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Martial Artist
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Entity Info
Original Name:武䭾 (wǔ tuó)Gender:NeutralKind:ConceptScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:487Chapters:259
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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Martial Artist |
| Alias(es) | 武䭾 |
| Species/Race | Human |
| Affiliation | Varies; may be independent, belong to sects or the Hundred Schools of Thought, serve official forces, or work within assassin organizations 1 626 |
| Occupation/Role | Practitioner of martial arts; may act as a guard, sect disciple, assassin, soldier, official agent, or blade-for-hire 1 9 196 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Rank (Peak) → Minor Grandmaster (Early Stage) | 1 | A 300-Martial-Arts-Point upgrade raises a First Rank martial artist into the Minor Grandmaster realm. |
| Minor Grandmaster (Middle Stage) → Grandmaster (Early Stage) | 28, 29 | Advancing to Grandmaster requires 2,800 Martial Arts Points in the documented system-assisted method. |
| Grandmaster (Early Stage) → Grandmaster (Peak) | 49 | Reaching Grandmaster Peak costs 18,000 Martial Arts Points. |
| Great Grandmaster (Late Stage) | 142 | A Late Great Grandmaster is treated as an exceptionally rare expert among ordinary martial artists. |
| Great Grandmaster (Peak) | 172 | The peak is reached after a 300,000-Martial-Arts-Point investment. |
| Half-step Immortal of the Land (Initial Stage) | 172 | A further 500,000 Martial Arts Points produces a breakthrough beyond Great Grandmaster. |
| Land Immortal (Late Stage) | 401 | Advancing to the Late Land Immortal realm costs 50 million Martial Arts Points. |
| Martial Arts Heavenly Human | 584 | Breaking beyond the Land Immortal realm requires 300 million Martial Arts Points and creates an aura detectable across Xianyang. |
Cultivation
Realm hierarchy
The documented martial path rises from lower-ranked martial artists through Minor Grandmaster, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Half-step Immortal of the Land, Land Immortal, and Martial Arts Heavenly Human. Ninth Rank is described as the weakest end of the path, while Martial Arts Heavenly Humans stand among the world's strongest figures 149 584.
| Cultivation principle | Details |
|---|---|
| True qi | Internal energy is a central source of combat power; exceptional true qi can allow a lower-realm fighter to unleash attacks stronger than their cultivation alone suggests 38. |
| Essence, energy, and spirit | Advancement toward the Immortal of the Land realm requires all three to reach a sufficient peak; “essence” includes vitality, blood energy, and the physical body 149. |
| Technique mastery | Martial arts progress through Entry, Minor Completion, Major Completion, and Grand Completion; higher stages become increasingly difficult to attain through ordinary training 5. |
| Physical refinement | Body-hardening arts can make the body resistant to blades and weapons, while stronger refinement greatly increases vitality and raw striking power 49 552. |
| Mental cultivation | Spirit- and mental-type arts can enable difficult-to-detect surprise attacks or manipulate objects such as incoming arrows 74 84. |
Combat Disciplines
| Discipline | Documented applications |
|---|---|
| Weapon techniques | Sabers, swords, halberds, spears, and other weapons are common; mastery and weapon quality can determine a fight between similarly ranked experts 4 145 220. |
| Lightness skills | Qinggong improves evasion, pursuit, and explosive movement. A Grand Completion movement technique can decide exchanges against dense weapon attacks 5. |
| Saber qi and sword qi | Advanced martial artists project qi through their weapons, allowing attacks to break opposing qi or strike beyond normal reach 38. |
| Assassination arts | Assassins may defeat stronger opponents through concealment, timing, poison, and specialized killing methods rather than direct confrontation 117 317. |
| Formations | Organized martial artists can combine their techniques into formations, such as the Mandarin Duck Formation used by Chang family disciples 84. |
Place in the Martial World
- Independent martial artists often lack the backing, reputation, and opportunities available to disciples of the Hundred Schools of Thought or major sects 626.
- Martial artists obey strength; top experts can recruit, intimidate, or compel other martial artists through overwhelming personal power 650.
- Reputation carries major weight. Bai Xiaosheng's Weapon Rankings are influential enough that placement marks a combatant as a prominent figure of their generation 125.
- Experts can be hired. Wealthy clients and official organizations employ martial artists to resolve dangerous problems, conduct assassinations, pursue fugitives, or provide protection 1 9 196.
- Military force remains a threat, but powerful martial artists can break cavalry formations, kill protected targets, or resist large groups when their cultivation is sufficiently high 90 157.
- Martial Arts Heavenly Humans are treated as ancestor-level figures. Their clashes can create shockwaves dangerous enough to threaten entire riverbanks and require several top experts to contain 598.
Notable Martial Artists
- Su Chen — A professional blade-for-hire known as the God of Slaughter; his system-assisted cultivation carries him from First Rank to Martial Arts Heavenly Human 1 584.
- Master Xun — Confucian elder and Martial Arts Heavenly Human whose presence deters military action against Little Sage Village 522 525.
- Ren Woxing — A powerful martial artist whose Star Absorbing Great Method poses a serious threat even to Grandmaster-level opponents 67.
- Yan Shisan — The Sword Demon, regarded as one of Great Ming's foremost swordsmen and driven to test himself against elite opponents 180 244.
- Lü Fengxian — The fifth-ranked Silver Halberd Marquis on Bai Xiaosheng's Weapon Rankings; he tempered three fingers until they became harder than metal 145 146.
- Hamza — A Papal State prodigy who reaches the Great Grandmaster realm at thirty years old 342.