“I haven’t read many books, so don’t try to fool me. ‘Within arm’s reach, one man is an enemy nation’ clearly means that if I stand here without moving, I alone can destroy an enemy country.”

“But I remember, the meaning of that phrase is more like: when two people are very close, even if one has a whole country behind him, it’s useless.”

“Nonsense.” Ethan Brooks held his sword level, the electromagnetic field generated by the surging thunder true energy erupted with a massive Ampere force, propelling the divine sword forged from superconductive Akagami steel in his hand. At twenty times the speed of sound, it tore through the atmosphere, blasting apart an aircraft carrier three hundred kilometers away. The explosion of the powder magazine sent flames soaring, illuminating the sky.

“See, I’m right here within arm’s reach.”

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A world with no cultivation, no supernatural powers, no magic, but just a little bit of true energy—a world where martial artists are cultured.