Beneath the Fallen Leaf Reef Cluster, in an underground cavern.
"Brother Li, I never imagined you would already be preparing to cultivate the Martial Corrosion Realm just after breaking through to Peak Master. I truly pale in comparison."
Inside the cavern, He Ping regarded Lin Sheng with mixed feelings and admiration. Lin Sheng's aura was fully restrained, without the slightest trace of inferno power leaking out.
"I'm simply curious about the Martial Corrosion Realm. After all, it's a realm that truly touches upon the power of rules."
Lin Sheng smiled and nodded noncommittally.
"In that case, allow me to explain what Martial Corrosion actually is..."
He Ping nodded at that, his expression turning solemn. He walked slowly forward and stood at the center of the cavern's white jade cultivation ground. With a slight pinch of his fingertips, a faint wisp of rule energy escaped between them.
"First, Brother Li, you must understand that the Martial Corrosion Realm marks a fundamental transformation in Martial Way cultivation, from 'cultivating power' to 'cultivating rules.' It is the defining hallmark of transcending ordinary Fighters.
"In the preceding Master Realm, no matter how powerful your body or how domineering your origin astral force, you are ultimately only tempering your own strength and honing your flesh and meridians. At most, you reach the pinnacle of human capability. But in the Martial Corrosion Realm, you must draw upon the rules of heaven and earth, fuse their invisible, intangible power into yourself, and make it your own. That step could rightly be called defying heaven."
Lin Sheng nodded slightly. After breaking through to Peak Master, his divine soul's perception of the rules of heaven and earth had become clear. He could sense countless delicate threads of rules drifting through the air: the rules of wind, fire, and earth,