“Teacher, I heard that martial artists, when they reach higher levels, can also contend with cultivators. Is that true?”

　　A student suddenly asked.

　　“They each have their own strengths.”

　　James Martinez fixed his gaze on that student: “A thousand years ago, although human civilization repelled the fiendish demon star, the devastating losses made all the sects around the world reflect deeply. They abandoned the path of self-cultivation and longevity, and instead specialized in the unparalleled sword immortal way of slaughter. Thus, cultivators refine a single sword qi, and upon reaching the True Core realm, they refine a natal flying sword. The sword qi is fierce, but the consumption is enormous. Coupled with the scarcity of spiritual energy in the world, after unleashing a few sword qis, sword cultivators are left exhausted. But martial artists temper their bodies, strengthen themselves, their vitality does not wane, their stamina is inexhaustible, and they can maintain explosive power at all times—something sword cultivators cannot compare to.”

　　A student said excitedly, “Teacher, does that mean as long as you can withstand a few sword qis from a sword cultivator, the sword cultivator will lose to the martial artist!?”

　　James Martinez glanced at that student, not wanting to dampen his enthusiasm, and replied lightly, “That’s right.”

　　Provided you can withstand the sword cultivator’s sword qi.

　　“Cultivators use true qi to nourish a single sword qi, while martial artists use true qi to repeatedly temper their bodies. It’s simple and direct, with lower requirements for talent. Based on the number of temperings, strength, and speed enhancements, they can be called martial artists, advanced martial artists, martial masters, martial lords, and martial saints.”

　　“Now, those at or below the marrow cleansing stage, go to the first training room. Those at the organ refining and blood exchange stage, follow me to the second training room.”

　　After speaking, James Martinez stood up first and headed toward the second training room.

　　Out of about a hundred people, more than thirty quickly got up and followed.

　　William Carter watched everyone leave but did not follow.

　　“After accomplishing something miraculous that no ordinary person could do, it seems you still need to create an impact. I need a persona, one that can easily attract a lot of attention and stir up the world. Right now, the most suitable for me is the genius persona, but my current cultivation doesn’t quite match the title of ‘genius’... So, I need to accumulate for a while, and then amaze everyone in one fell swoop.”

　　Thinking of this, he followed his original plan, left the training room, and headed straight for the library not far from the Martial Hall.

　　The teaching staff at Minghua City No. 1 High School is average, and its college entrance rate is not as good as No. 2 High School or Zhengyuan School, but its foundation is quite remarkable.

　　There are many books in the library.

　　William Carter wandered for a while and soon arrived at the martial arts classics section.

　　Hard to practice, and once mastered, would cause a sensation.

　　It would be best if it also had life-saving abilities.

　　William Carter wandered around the library for quite a while but did not find a satisfactory technique.

　　After a moment, he slapped his forehead: “If you don’t know, ask the all-knowing netizens! Since I want something influential, it must be widely circulated online. Besides, the more widely spread a miraculous technique is, the greater the impact if I master it!”

　　Thinking this, he quickly took out his phone, opened the browser, and searched for keywords like “martial arts, never mastered, number one divine technique, life-saving.”

　　At the end, he also added the prerequisite that it could be practiced at the Foundation Establishment stage.

　　Soon, page after page appeared.

　　Sunflower Holy Canon, Divine Elephant Vajra Strength, Great Sun Golden Body, Supreme Mystery Scripture, One Qi Transforms into Three Purities, Dominating the World, Tathagata Divine Palm...

　　“If I want a huge impact... the visual effect must be strong.”

　　William Carter scanned through these techniques one by one.

　　His gaze finally landed on the Great Sun Golden Body.

　　The Great Sun Golden Body is a body-tempering method, easy to get started but hard to master. Not only does it have a body-refining effect, but when cultivated to the extreme, one becomes indestructible, impervious to blades and swords.

　　But that’s not the main point. The main point is that when this method reaches minor completion and is operated at full power, the body glows with golden light—at night, it could even be used as a light bulb, with spectacular special effects. If cultivated to perfection, one can further absorb the essence of the great sun to strengthen oneself, and the cultivation process looks like swallowing and exhaling golden light, truly miraculous.

　　Just imagine, one morning, atop Cloud Mountain, suddenly displaying this in front of a crowd of tourists...

　　“You’re the one.”

Chapter 6: Great Sun Golden Body

　　The Great Sun Golden Body is a technique left behind by Ethan Brooks, meeting both the life-saving and high-impact criteria.

　　Ethan Brooks, this renowned peerless prodigy, was one of the most famous figures in the martial arts world at the beginning of the 21st century—a level twelve martial lord, just one step away from reaching the martial saint realm on par with Primordial Spirit True Persons.

　　But what truly made him famous was not his level twelve martial lord cultivation, but the age at which he reached it—twenty-nine.

　　He was hailed as the youngest martial lord in the martial arts world in a hundred years, a man destined to become a martial saint.

　　Unfortunately, this prodigy, four years ago—in 1016—died of exhaustion after three hours of bloody battle against twenty-nine demonized creatures to defend the border city of Xiahai in East State, becoming the greatest regret in the martial arts world at the start of this century.

　　Before his death, Ethan Brooks left a will making the Great Sun Golden Body public, so that everyone could practice it. This made the Great Sun Golden Body the most popular martial arts technique for a time, with countless people wishing to carry on Ethan Brooks’s legacy and promote this technique.

　　Unfortunately, this technique is easy to start but hard to master.

　　To this day, whether it’s ten million or eight million people who have practiced the Great Sun Golden Body, no one has ever made a name for themselves with it.

　　“Although four years have passed, the craze for cultivating the Great Sun Golden Body has not faded... In that case, I’ll do a special feature on practicing the Great Sun Golden Body and use this popularity to expand my influence.”