Martial Saint

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Power Progression

Rank and Standing

Martial Saint is the title of a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist, the highest rank in the standard martial hierarchy. The rank directly below it is Eighth-Rank Great Grandmaster. Every cultivation realm is divided into early, middle, late, and peak stages. 1

For tens of thousands of years, incomplete laws of heaven and earth prevented Martial Saints from advancing into the Martial Emperor realm. As a result, peak Martial Saints were regarded as the strongest beings on the Heavenly Martial Continent. 16 181

Great Yu considered Martial Saints strategic pillars against demon invasions. At the time of Evergreen Saint Venerable's emergence, only nine Ninth-Rank Martial Saints were openly loyal to the dynasty. 5

Realm Characteristics

Saintly Might

A Martial Saint's aura resonates with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and can produce a distinctive spiritual-energy vortex. Its pressure can overwhelm far weaker martial artists and terrify demons into submission. 1 4

• A Martial Saint's holy pressure can suppress the auras of lower-ranked experts without direct combat. 13
• At the realm's higher stages, precise control of Spiritual Power allows attacks to strike demons while avoiding nearby human soldiers. 3
• Martial Saints can possess lifespans of several thousand years; peak Martial Saints are stated to live for up to roughly nine thousand years. 4 232

Void Traversal

Tearing through space and traveling through Spatial Rifts is a method exclusive to Ninth-Rank Martial Saints. 5 259

• Martial Saints can open a rift and cross great distances through the void. 5
• This ability allows rapid movement between battlefields, capitals, and distant territories. 8 259

Understanding of Laws

Martial Saints can perceive and borrow the laws of heaven and earth to strengthen themselves, but they do not possess those laws as their own power. 156

• A complete understanding of the laws of heaven and earth is required for a peak Martial Saint to advance further. 181
• Incomplete world laws once made a natural breakthrough to Martial Emperor effectively impossible. 16 181
• A Martial Emperor differs fundamentally by merging laws into their body and wielding them directly. 156

Limitations

• Even peak Martial Saints are vastly inferior to Martial Emperors; an ordinary early Martial Emperor can defeat ten peak Martial Saints. 156
• Emperor-tier formations can launch attacks comparable to a peak Martial Saint's full-force strike, which weaker or injured Martial Saints struggle to withstand. 147
• Powerful Emperor Weapons and Emperor Armor can greatly exceed what the Martial Saint realm can normally counter. 145

Historical Standing

At the beginning of the story, Martial Saints stood at the apex of the Heavenly Martial Continent. Their inability to surpass the realm was not due to a lack of talent or resources, but to the world's incomplete laws. 1 16

Lin Changqing's emergence as a peak Martial Saint at the age of twenty drew attention because it suggested that he might be the person capable of breaking the long-standing barrier. He later became the first Martial Emperor in tens of thousands of years, ending the era in which Martial Saints were the continent's highest known combatants. 16 155 156

After the laws of heaven and earth were restored, Martial Saint breakthroughs became more attainable, and multiple new Ninth-Rank experts emerged within Great Yu. 243 258 265

Notable Practitioners