The Martial God's Teachings (1)

"Since you're Son Goku's son, you must have met Master Roshi, right?" Karin asked Sun Chao in his thin, high-pitched voice.

But Son Gohan shook his head and answered, "I did, but after I was old enough to understand things, he was killed by evil aliens."

Kara pondered for a moment, then asked, "Then did Goku teach you anything before?"

"Father only taught me ways to train my body. He never taught me martial arts," Sun Chao answered truthfully.

"I see." Korin nodded slightly, then said, "Then I'll start by teaching you the most basic fighting techniques."

"Don't look down on these basics, either. No matter how strong a martial artist is, they all have to start by learning from the fundamentals."

Son Gohan listened without finding these most basic things annoying at all. On the contrary, he knew they were all things he had to learn.

Only by thoroughly solidifying the foundation could one truly build a higher tower, rather than becoming an empty castle in the air—flashy but without substance.

At first, Karin wondered whether this child would grow annoyed by his nagging. After all, a lack of patience was a common failing in children his age.

But the Son Gohan before him listened carefully, without the slightest impatience.

This made Karin find Sun Chao even more pleasing to the eye. He was very satisfied with his attitude, and so he began explaining even more basic understanding to him.

These things seemed simple, but they were martial arts experience summarized by Karin the Immortal, who had lived for eight hundred years.

One had to know that although Son Gohan was someone who had been reborn and transmigrated here, and knew how the entire plot developed, he still could not ignore the martial arts essence of the people in this world.

If he wanted his strength to improve sufficiently, then he had to absorb every bit of knowledge he could!

Soon, Karin was astonished to discover that Son Gohan's comprehension of martial arts was shocking. Things others needed time to digest and understand were nothing but simple to him.

Even with Karin's vast knowledge, he quickly found that he no longer had any basics left to teach this child.

What terrifying martial arts talent!

Karin praised him inwardly. This child might be the life-form with the most terrifying martial arts talent he had seen in his eight hundred years of life—perhaps even surpassing Son Goku!

Since the basic theory had already been taught, what came next was practical combat instruction.

Karin began explaining, "The most fundamental meaning of martial arts is to use 'technique' in combination with 'strength.' That allows you to unleash power far beyond your own."

"This... is the function of martial arts. As for whether you use it on the side of justice or the side of evil, that depends entirely on a single thought of your own."

"There are some things in martial arts that cannot be described with words, so I will only teach you what I can. As for the rest, you will have to comprehend it yourself."

Just as Karin was about to continue, a snore suddenly rang out at an utterly inappropriate time, cutting him off.

Karin naturally knew whose voice that was. Displeased, he turned his head to look to the side, at Yajirobe, who was hiding in the corner and sleeping soundly.

Shaking his head, Karin sighed, then turned back to Son Gohan and said, "Never mind him. Let's continue."

But in the next instant, Karin's figure suddenly blurred slightly. The hair on the right side of the latter's body instantly stood on end, but he had no time to react at all. His entire body was sent flying sideways.

Bang!

His body slammed into a pillar with a dull thud, then fell to the ground.

After coughing twice, Son Gohan stood up again and looked at Karin. Even though he had sensed the other party's attack just now, his body's reaction speed simply could not keep up.

"I didn't expect you to be able to sense my attack in advance. It seems your sixth sense is far stronger than an ordinary person's," Karin clicked his tongue in praise.

Son Gohan did not let down his guard. Instead, he suddenly threw a straight punch to the right side of his body.

At the very same time, Karin, who was still speaking, blurred slightly, but Son Gohan felt his fist touch something solid.

"Not bad, little fellow." Karin's figure happened to appear on Sun Chao's right side, one cat paw just pressing against the latter's fist.

Karin truly had not expected Son Gohan to grasp the meaning behind what he was doing so quickly, using his own reaction ability to respond in advance.

"Properly using your own superior conditions to target your opponent's weaknesses—that is the true essence of combat!"

"You must remember: martial arts are martial arts, and combat is combat."

Karin slowly walked back to his original position as he said, "If you are in combat, martial arts exist as a tool to serve combat."

"If it is not for combat, then martial arts are a tool for strengthening the body and maintaining health. After all, the predecessors who first researched martial arts did so for war, killing, and strengthening the body."

As he listened to Karin speak, Son Gohan raised his vigilance to the highest level. Karin was very clearly using actual combat to temper and teach him.

He was not only reminding him about the ability to react in advance, but also hinting at something deeper.

Suddenly, at that moment, Sun Chao remembered something.

It was Son Goku's "Ultra Instinct," which he had comprehended in the latest storyline of the real world.

The untranslated original was "Autonomous Ultra Instinct," meaning to raise the body's automatic reaction ability to the highest level.

This realm was also one that high-ranking gods such as Gods of Destruction and Angels could reach. Of course, the Supreme Kai, who were responsible for creation, were not included among them.

In other words, at the peak of this world, aside from existences like the Omni-King, the so-called "lord of laws," the highest combat powers had all comprehended Ultra Instinct.

This proved that this general direction was not wrong: trust one's own body, hand defense or attack completely over to the body, and then use the fastest speed to launch offense and defense.

Thinking of this, Son Gohan suddenly closed his eyes, and the entire world instantly sank into darkness.

Seeing Son Gohan close his eyes, surprise immediately appeared on Karin's face.

As the god of martial arts, he had naturally seen many fighting methods. This kind of closing one's eyes naturally existed as well—for example, blocking one's own vision could enhance one's auditory perception.

Or, for another example, it was used to avoid being misled by the opponent's movements, using the most direct sense to judge the enemy's position.

But...

The Sun Chao before him, according to what he had said, came from the future, but Karin could tell at a glance that this guy had no combat experience whatsoever.

And yet Karin kept sensing an extremely familiar scent on him, one he also craved very much. [As a cat.]

Since he could not judge, he would confirm it through action.

Karin vanished from where he stood again. The next instant, Son Gohan was sent flying backward by a blow, crashing into the pillar once more with a muffled groan.

Though his body ached, he had found a clue in his heart.