Martial Arts, Part Two

Wei He closed the comms, feeling somewhat wistful.

He suddenly understood why Eldest Senior Sister had once been chased everywhere by Illumination-level opponents.

If there were enough Illuminations, they could instant-cast one spiritual technique after another. No matter how great your strength was, you would not be able to bring it into play at all.

The state of the battlefield would be completely dragged into the realm of psychic energy confrontation.

Illuminations already possessed formidable psychic energy. Amplified by their colonies, it became even more exaggerated. A single spiritual technique was at least twice as powerful as it had been without a colony, perhaps even more.

Wei He left the training grounds with his doubts and returned to the Security Department. He now held the position of Deputy Minister in the Certification Department.

This position normally had little to do. Only when important wanted criminals appeared, when information and materials needed to be organized at fixed intervals, or when departmental deployments had to be arranged did he have work to do.

For the entire morning, Wei He pondered what significance his previous realm of martial arts techniques truly had.

He was also thinking.

Since Illuminations relied on spiritual techniques to crush those of the same level, then what about the polluted beasts?

What did Star Abyss's polluted beasts rely on to contend against spiritual techniques?

With a change of thought, Wei He understood.

Star Abyss clearly relied on sheer numbers. Their powerful contamination and regenerative abilities made them exceptionally hard to kill.

After work at noon, Wei He continued pondering this question all the way home.

"What is it? You look like you've been thinking about something the whole time." Bilian set down the vegetables in her hands and looked at Wei He in puzzlement.

The two sat down together,