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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Saint |
| Alias(es) | Martial Saint; Saint title |
| Occupation/Role | Honorific for elite martial artists and a formal standing within martial organizations |
| First Appearance | Sword Saint Gu Lingkong publicly recognizes Su Yuan and promises him a future Enforcement Division captaincy 244 |
Xia Nation Martial Saints
Martial Saints are publicly identified by unique codenames—such as Sword Saint, Gun Saint, Light Saint, and Thunder Saint—and their known number of Perfection Laws and Willpower Aura are recorded in high-level dossiers 407.
| Recognition route | Details |
|---|---|
| Combat Tournament | The winner may receive or choose a Martial Saint title from the Sword Saint; the title is entered into the Martial Saint Register 369. |
| Martial Saint Register | Its protection is said to ensure that its champion becomes a Martial Saint within three to twenty years 369. |
| Sword Saint’s evaluation | Martial Saint titles may also be obtained later by passing Gu Lingkong’s evaluation 369. |
| Martial Saint Rankings | The rankings are established through the Martial Saint Exchange Meeting, held once every fifteen years 430. |
Perfection Laws and Willpower
Perfection Laws are a major measure of a Martial Saint’s standing. Public dossiers list only the number of Perfection Laws, not Laws at lower levels of comprehension 407.
- A Martial Saint may fuse Perfection Laws into a Shattering Will or Annihilation Will; these are recorded as Willpower Auras 407.
- A person can bear only one type of Willpower Aura at a time. Benevolent use can raise a lower-realm martial artist’s Blood Qi to their current limit, while malicious use can destroy the target outright 341.
- Willpower Perfection is stated to be the key requirement for reaching the Tenth Realm 341.
Known Martial Saints
| Codename | Identity / Affiliation | Recorded standing |
|---|---|---|
| Sword Saint | Gu Lingkong; President of the Capital Province Martial Arts Association | Eight Perfection Laws; Shattering Will 407 |
| Gun Saint | Qin Chengyan; Head of the Qin Family | Nine Perfection Laws; Annihilation Will 407 |
| Light Saint | Zhao Feiguang | Later revealed to be capable of temporarily reaching the Tenth Realm 490 |
| Thunder Saint | Ye Yulei; Head of Violet Thunder Martial Academy | Five Perfection Laws; Annihilation Will 407 |
| Star Saint | Head of Ningxiang Martial Academy | Nine Perfection Laws; Annihilation Will; his real name and origins are not publicly known 407 |
| Ink Saint | Su Mo | An independent martial artist unaffiliated with any faction; nearly two centuries old 443 |
| Source Saint | Su Yuan | Defeated Thunder Saint, later became the new number one on the Martial Saint Rankings 425 494 |
| Cold Saint | Qin Xuexin | Entered the Martial Saint Rankings’ top ten during the Exchange Meeting 487 |
Martial Saint Exchange Meeting
The Martial Saint Exchange Meeting gathers Xia Nation’s Martial Saints to determine the Martial Saint Rankings. It has no material rewards; its purpose is honor and status, and spectators require at least Early Ninth-Realm cultivation 430.
| Stage | Format |
|---|---|
| First and Second Rounds | Randomly paired one-on-one battles. A strong Saint eliminated early may later challenge a top-ten finisher for their ranking 481. |
| Third Round | Thirteen remaining Saints race to reach and shatter ten barriers; the slowest three are eliminated 481. |
| Points Battle | The final ten Saints challenge one another in reverse ranking order. Each victory awards one point 481. |
During the documented Exchange Meeting, Thunder Saint was eliminated in the third round alongside Radiance Saint Liu Yao and Radiance Saint Ren Wuming 487. Source Saint ultimately defeated Light Saint and was named the new number one on the Martial Saint Rankings 494.
Saint-Level Figures Beyond Xia Nation
In the Ninth Star Domain, the titles Immortal Saint, Imperial Saint, and Venerable Saint belong to three figures whose power exceeds the ordinary scope of World Realm Peak experts 680 750.
| Title | Holder | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Immortal Saint | Chen Xianzhou | Holy Lord of the Divine Abyss Sacred Land 680 |
| Imperial Saint | Flame Luo Star Alliance Leader | One of the Ninth Star Domain’s three highest-level figures 680 |
| Venerable Saint | Master of Sky-Shattering Hall | One of the Ninth Star Domain’s three highest-level figures 680 |
These three are excluded from the World Ranking because their realms and combat strength surpass the World Realm Peak category 750.