Martial Immortal
National Arts: Gain a Year of Power Every Day!Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Nature and Requirements
- 3Paths to Martial Immortality
- 3.1Ancient Method
- 3.2Source Blood and Great Medicine
- 4Abilities & Skills
- 4.1God-Seeing Bodily Control
- 4.2Fist Intent and Mental Influence
- 4.3Martial Immortal Combat Methods
- 4.4Strategic Threat
- 5True Realm and Human Vessels
- 6Known Martial Immortals and Related Figures
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Martial Immortal |
| Original | 武仙 |
| Alias(es) | God-Seeing Indestructible (realm designation) 253 |
| Species/Race | Martial Immortal lifeform; a seventh-rank transformed lifeform 368 |
| Occupation/Role | Pinnacle of individual martial power; potential strategic deterrent in national conflict 264 366 |
| Status | Extremely rare; no universal danger-level classification is assigned to Martial Immortals 315 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 30 |
Nature and Requirements
A true Martial Immortal is achieved when physique, spirit, Internal Force, and Combat Method all reach the Martial Immortal level without an obvious weakness. This is described as the pinnacle of individual power from ancient times to the present. 264
| Component | Martial Immortal Standard |
|---|---|
| Physique | A complete life-level transformation, rather than conventional bone, tendon, organ, and marrow training alone. Veteran Martial Immortals may further alter their bodies through cellular and genetic control. 377 |
| Fist Intent | God-Seeing-level mental control, capable of observing minute bodily changes; God-Seeing Indestructible can manipulate those changes. 387 |
| Internal Force | Martial Immortal-grade force capable of supporting Divine Strength and high-level Combat Methods. 264 368 |
| Combat Method | A method suited to the user's own martial arts, body, and force application; merely copying an ancestor's art cannot reliably reproduce its level. 276 |
- Martial Immortals far exceed the modern Level Sixteen strategic classification and are treated as a forbidden domain beyond it. 315
- A Martial Person who perfects only one aspect may approach Martial Immortal standards in that area without becoming a complete Martial Immortal lifeform. 298 355
- The standard realm sequence identifies God-Seeing Indestructible as the Martial Immortal stage after Gang Strength. 253
Paths to Martial Immortality
Ancient Method
Ancient-method Martial Immortals could use Internal Force and microscopic control to refine flesh, bones, fascia, organs, and marrow. However, their physical base was limited by historical human physiology; an ancient God-Seeing Martial Immortal could possess a physique comparable only to a modern Tier Two practitioner who had broken their limit once. 128
- Their terrifying precision could release Tier Three or greater power from a weaker body. 128
- Against a modern Transformation Strength practitioner, an ancient-method God-Seeing Martial Immortal may lose because their body and neural responses cannot keep pace with modern physical development. 257
Source Blood and Great Medicine
The Present-World Pathfinding Faction considers the Source Blood Martial Immortal route the most promising modern path, while other methods have shown little prospect of completing the life-level transformation. 355
- Compatibility with Source Blood is a decisive factor; Yan Yuan was selected as a leading candidate because of exceptionally high compatibility. 258
- Martial Immortal Great Medicine can theoretically enable a breakthrough from Level Twelve onward, but the attempt is all-or-nothing. 315
- Acupoint training and body tempering performed before transformation can allow a successful candidate to enter Martial Immortal life with a body near the peak standard. 368
Abilities & Skills
God-Seeing Bodily Control
God-Seeing allows Mental Strength to observe minute changes within the body, while God-Seeing Indestructible allows direct manipulation of those changes. 387
- Enables refinement beyond ordinary Bone Forging, Tendon Refining, Organ Refining, and Marrow Cleansing. 377
- Supports cellular and genetic alteration of the body’s innate characteristics. 377
- Can develop physical functions far beyond ordinary Martial Persons, including extraordinary reaction speed and hand speed. 393
Fist Intent and Mental Influence
Fist Intent improves thought speed, bodily coordination, physical tempering, Internal Force precision, and Combat Method execution. 257
- Exceptionally powerful Martial Immortals can project mental influence across vast distances. 371
- True Man Zhang is known to connect the True Realm and present world through mental projection, transmitting messages directly into a recipient's heart when given their coordinates. 371
- Such cross-realm reflection is not an ability of an ordinary Martial Immortal. 371
Martial Immortal Combat Methods
A Martial Immortal Combat Method applies a practitioner’s own martial arts to combat with exceptional efficiency and coordination. It cannot be reliably inherited through imitation alone because physiques, Internal Force, and martial foundations differ between users. 276
- A Martial Immortal-level method can coordinate many distinct forces at once; Huo Yuanhong's shield technique was recognized for blending at least forty types of Internal Force. 276
- Martial Immortal Combat Methods created for Gang Strength generally require substantial alteration before they can properly suit Elixir Strength. 300
- Modern adaptations are often more practical than ancient inheritances because martial arts must match the constitutions of their era. 405
- In the modern Human Immortal classification, basic Martial Immortal threshold methods are categorized as spirit-level, while top-tier Martial Immortal methods are void-level. 419
Strategic Threat
A Martial Immortal can serve as a deterrent against overwhelmingly stronger conventional powers.
- Martial Immortals are capable of decapitation strikes in the modern age. 393
- The martial world views a Source Blood Martial Immortal as a potential “world-ending weapon” capable of threatening enemy leadership and discouraging invasion. 366
- During the conflict with the Foreigners, senior figures judged that failing to produce a Martial Immortal made eventual defeat overwhelmingly likely. 166
True Realm and Human Vessels
True Realm Martial Immortals possess immense strength but have difficulty directly affecting the present world. 382
- The ruins permit mental descent into another world, where cultivation time can be multiplied by one hundred while the physical body experiences only a little over two hours. 377
- This accumulated mental time allows Martial Immortals to cultivate skills for thousands of subjective years despite much shorter bodily lifespans. 385
- A newly entered Martial Immortal is said to have an approximate bodily lifespan of two centuries, though greater martial attainment can extend it. 385
- A human vessel is a body altered by a Martial Immortal. Such vessels are unstable and may collapse after releasing too much power, even within the True Realm. 382
Known Martial Immortals and Related Figures
- True Man Zhang — Martial Immortal known to project his mind between the True Realm and present world for direct communication. 371
- Jade Rakshasa — Human vessel of a Martial Immortal from two dynasties ago; her altered body is exceptionally powerful but unstable. 382 384
- Mad Martial Immortal — Modified the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Scripture into a method intended to train acupoints and pursue Materialized Fist Intent. 368
- Evil Martial Immortal — Reputed progenitor of superhuman speed; said to have demonstrated hand speed sufficient to catch bullets bare-handed. 393
- Yan Yuan — Leading modern candidate for becoming a Source Blood Martial Immortal due to his compatibility. 258