Huajin

Biodata

Overview

Huajin is attained by fully comprehending the transformations of force and extending that control through the entire body. A Huajin martial artist can make precise responses to the slightest contact, achieving a state described as one in which “not even a feather can be added, nor a fly land upon one.” 77 109

Although Mingjin, Anjin, and Huajin all involve the accumulation of Internal Force, Huajin is their final realm. Its practitioners can deploy Mingjin and Anjin freely, with Internal Force following their movements without obvious weakness. 109

Requirements and Characteristics

Comprehension of Force

A martial artist must understand the changes and transformations of force before entering Huajin. This threshold depends on talent, opportunity, and insight; even gifted martial artists may require years, while some never achieve it. 109

• Force must be controlled with extreme precision throughout the body. 77
• Simply comprehending the transformations of force produces a Half-Step Huajin martial artist; true Huajin requires force to circulate throughout the entire body. 79
• Refined techniques alone become less decisive at this level; combat increasingly depends on speed and power. 99
• Huajin grants active responsiveness to minor physical contact, distinct from Zhang Su's passive keen perception. 109

Combat Capability

Huajin practitioners can release Internal Force at will through ordinary movement, making every gesture potentially dangerous. 109

• Their explosive power is fundamentally an eruption of Anjin. 99
• Their senses are substantially heightened upon breakthrough. 109
• A discerning martial artist can generally recognize a Huajin practitioner at a glance, unlike Mingjin or Anjin practitioners whose cultivation may remain unclear until they act. 111
• Huajin experts are treated as major assets in sect conflicts and are listed on the Huajin Bounty Board. 103 104

Limitations

Huajin does not equal Baodan or Danjin. The gap between Huajin and Danjin is regarded as exceptionally vast, despite the realms being adjacent. 118 119

• Huajin fighters can be defeated by opponents with extraordinary techniques, Internal Force, or intent; Zhang Su killed multiple Huajin experts while still at Anjin. 100 103 105
• A Huajin martial artist's physical constitution may still be inferior to that of a more established Huajin opponent or a higher realm practitioner. 99
• Baodan martial artists wield Danjin, which is described as an entirely higher level of power than Huajin. 113

Zhang Su's Advancement

Notable Practitioners

Notable Feats Involving Huajin

• Wei Yunzhou comprehended the transformations of force and became a Half-Step Huajin martial artist, but lacked the further whole-body control needed to enter true Huajin. 79
• Huajin experts from the Guiyuan Sect could not understand how Mingjin-stage Zhang Su blocked Ghost Face's hidden weapons before killing the peak-Anjin martial artist. 87
• Zhang Su, while Anjin, killed Sikong Shuang and He Feng, both top-tier Huajin experts. 100
• Zhang Su subsequently annihilated an eight-person ambush composed of Huajin Bounty Board experts, including Lin Huan. 103
• Zhang Su later killed Dugu Jian, the final surviving member of the Huajin Bounty Board, while still at Anjin. 104 105
• Zhang Su later reached Huajin himself and used his four-in-one Yin-Yang Combined Force to demonstrate the realm's distinctive aura and control. 109 111
• While still at Huajin, Zhang Su killed Ouyang Yin, a peak-Danjin Baodan expert—an achievement considered unprecedented by the Guiyuan Sect. 116 117 119