Almighty God of War - Chapter 114

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114

That night, in the training room.

Guyang Cheongang immersed himself in meditation to organize the vast knowledge he had obtained from the Imperial Treasury.

In the quiet space where only a single candle illuminated the darkness, his consciousness was drawn into the virtual library that Akasha had manifested.

‘Akasha, it would be best to organize the medical texts first, right?’

[Yes, Doctor. I have completed analyzing all four hundred medical texts scanned from the Imperial Treasury.]

Countless medical books appeared in Guyang Cheongang’s mental world, arranged by field.

Herbology, acupuncture, surgery, toxicology… the essence of each field came into view at a glance.

‘Are there any medical arts that surpass the Scripture of Life and Death or the Secret Book of Heavenly Acupoints?’

[Unfortunately… there were none.]

A look of disappointment crossed Guyang Cheongang’s face at Akasha’s answer.

[The pinnacle of medical knowledge in this world remains the two secret texts you possess, Doctor. Most of the medical books in the Imperial Treasury are knowledge of a lower level. Of course, they will be very helpful from a practical standpoint…]

‘So ultimately, treating the Nine Yin Severed Meridians is impossible through medical arts alone.’

Guyang Cheongang let out a sigh.

[Doctor, please don’t be too disappointed. Rather, hasn’t this made things clearer? Now you can focus solely on improving the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.]

‘You’re right. For my constitution, martial arts might be better than medicine anyway.’

He steeled his resolve and moved on to analyzing martial arts.

‘How many martial arts manuals are there?’

[Exactly five hundred and thirteen volumes. I’ll classify them systematically for you now.]

Along with Akasha’s voice, the space in Guyang Cheongang’s mental world transformed into a massive martial arts library.

Towering bookshelves stretched endlessly, with different colored lights swirling around each section.

[Beginning classification.]

In an instant, a wondrous spectacle unfolded in Guyang Cheongang’s mental world.

Hundreds of secret manuals became a river of glowing books flowing leisurely through his consciousness.

Each martial arts manual emitted light of its own unique color, moving like living creatures.

[Primary classification by sect completed. Orthodox sects: three hundred twenty volumes, Unorthodox sects: one hundred forty-three volumes, Demonic path: fifty volumes.]

The flowing books began to be perfectly organized by type on the shelves of the massive library.

A gentle golden light flowed from the orthodox sect section, red from the unorthodox sects, and dark purple from the demonic path.

[Now implementing secondary classification by function.]

The bookshelves rotated smoothly like massive mechanical devices, forming a new arrangement.

Hundreds of books moved through the air like dancers, each finding its proper place.

[Classification complete: Heart Methods seventy volumes, Palm Techniques ninety-eight volumes, Sword Techniques eighty-six volumes, Fist Techniques seventy-one volumes, Leg Techniques forty-five volumes, Hidden Weapons twenty-three volumes, Light Body Techniques twenty volumes, Miscellaneous one hundred volumes.]

‘Wow…’

Guyang Cheongang was amazed.

This was his first time encountering such a systematically organized mass of martial arts knowledge.

[Now I’ll grade them based on power and profundity.]

Starlight appeared above each book.

The more stars, the higher the level of martial arts.

[Doctor, there are far more high-level martial arts than you expected.]

‘What kinds are there?’

Guyang Cheongang approached the most brightly shining section.

[Shaolin Temple’s Invincible Vajra Power, Tianzhu Leiyin Temple’s Thunder God Art, Gongling Sect’s Wind-Walking Shadowless Technique… most are martial arts that were lost hundreds of years ago.]

Akasha continued with a clearly reluctant tone.

[There are also quite a few evil martial arts like the Demonic Phantom Shadow Divine Method or the Ancient Tower Heavenly River Seal of the evil path.]

‘Truly diverse.’

[Doctor, you can master all these martial arts perfectly. It won’t take much time either. I’m ready.]

‘Akasha, I don’t intend to become some kind of martial arts encyclopedia king.’

Guyang Cheongang clicked his tongue and continued.

‘What I need is the improvement of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, the Nine Dragons Ten Thousand Mountains Diagram, and the Sacred Beast Secret Transmission. The martial arts obtained from the treasury are merely reference materials for that purpose.’

[Understood.]

Akasha continued.

[From cross-analysis of the collected martial arts data, I’ve discovered a core divine art that shows the highest synergy efficiency and is sufficient to serve as the foundation for all systems.]

‘Hm? What is it?’

[The Dual Mind Divine Art. If you master this, it can serve as the foundation for all the martial arts you possess and elevate them to a higher dimension.]

‘Is it like an operating system upgrade concept?’

[Exactly.]

A book emitting a special light caught Guyang Cheongang’s eye.

It was surrounded by a mysterious aura that was on a different level from other martial arts.

It was the Dual Mind Divine Art manual.

‘Tell me about the Dual Mind Divine Art in detail.’

[Analysis shows that mastering this allows dualization of not only consciousness but also the physical body. You can deploy two different martial arts simultaneously, and learning efficiency increases exponentially.]

‘Huh? It seems like incantations that are partially included in the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art?’

[Correct. But there’s a significant difference in profundity and completeness.]

‘Are you saying the Dual Mind Divine Art is better than the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art?’

[Yes. The Dual Mind Divine Art will evolve your consciousness into a quantum superposition state ultra-parallel computing system.]

‘Whoa…’

[You can converse with the Emperor with one consciousness while simultaneously researching martial arts or learning data I’ve analyzed in real-time with another consciousness. It’s literally a transcendent functional system that surpasses human limitations.]

Guyang Cheongang took a deep breath upon hearing this.

‘That’s exactly the function I was looking for. I should master the Dual Mind Divine Art first.’

Having dissolved four of the nine major acupoints of the Nine Yin Severed Meridians and fused the internal energy absorbed from the Blood Spirit Demon and others into true energy, his power had reached the level of one hundred forty years of cultivation.

Using this as a power source, Akasha’s activation level had reached 36%.

This meant her super-intelligence was gradually finding its proper place.

The Dual Mind Divine Art was the most important and necessary martial art for him in his current situation.

Guyang Cheongang immediately began training in the Dual Mind Divine Art.

There was no reason to postpone it.

The speed of training supported by Akasha’s precise analysis, his deep understanding of martial arts, and the massive power of one hundred forty years was beyond ordinary imagination.

How much time had passed?

The moment Guyang Cheongang’s mind perfectly split in two, his entire brain was reconstructed into two independent consciousnesses.

As if one brain had been separated into two perfect operating systems, each consciousness thought independently while maintaining perfect synchronization.

His brainwaves harmonized like two rivers flowing in parallel.

[Doctor, your entire brain is operating as two independent consciousnesses while maintaining 99.8% synchronization. Despite the dualization of brain and body, they move smoothly as one body. There are no conflicts or delays whatsoever.]

Guyang Cheongang simultaneously circulated the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art with both consciousnesses.

Two massive whirlpools of true energy arose in his dantian.

Pure Yin True Energy with a clear blue light and Pure Yang True Energy like red lava flowed majestically through his meridians in perfect harmony without interference.

[Doctor, the yin-yang dual energy is operating independently while energy efficiency has amplified by 2.3 times. Amazing effect. It looks like two independent engines are running simultaneously within one body. To think this is possible… martial arts are truly mysterious.]

‘I agree.’

Guyang Cheongang closed his eyes and examined his condition.

One consciousness conversed with Akasha while deepening his training in the Dual Mind Divine Art, while the other consciousness studied the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.

The two consciousnesses operated in parallel without a single deviation.

Now he had entered a realm beyond common sense in Gangho, where he could simultaneously conduct training and research with one brain, and deploy two different martial arts together with one body.

Realizing he had achieved the Twelve Stars mastery of the Dual Mind Divine Art, Guyang Cheongang opened his eyes.

It was about two hours after he had begun training.

The work that would follow the completion of the Dual Mind Divine Art was obvious.

Before departing for Murim, he had to elevate his martial arts to the highest possible level.

As soon as he made up his mind, Guyang Cheongang’s consciousness perfectly split in two.

One mind stood at the center of the endlessly expanding mental world, while the other became an observer contemplating everything.

Both began to immerse themselves in martial arts improvement together with Akasha.

[First, let me comprehensively analyze the martial arts you currently possess. Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, Gale Chain Palm, Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer, Dragon Subduing Golden Binding Technique, Nine Palace Maze Step, Flash Step, Heavenly Meteor Movement Technique… these seven are your core martial arts.]

In Guyang Cheongang’s mental image, structural diagrams of each martial art floated up like three-dimensional holograms.

The complexly intertwined flow of qi meridians and circulation paths of internal energy came into view at a glance.

‘Can you see the problems?’

[There are many. The biggest problem is that each martial art operates independently from the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art. They’re not interconnected, causing overall efficiency to decline.]

Along with Akasha’s analysis, the disconnected connection points in the martial arts structural diagram were marked in red light.

[The infinite expandability of the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art is not harmonizing with the other martial arts. If we reconstruct the other martial arts with the divine art as the central axis, the overall power is expected to increase by at least three times.]

‘Three times?’

Surprised, Guyang Cheongang asked.

[That’s correct. But time is the issue. With only six hours left until dawn, it would be difficult to perfectly improve all martial arts.]

‘Then we should set priorities first.’

[That’s a rational judgment. The recommended priorities are as follows: 1st priority – harmony between Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art and other martial arts, 2nd priority – Gale Chain Palm improvement, 3rd priority – Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer output amplification, 4th priority – coordination and harmony of divine movement technique and movement technique, 5th priority – completion of Golden Silk Hand and close combat techniques, 6th priority – Star Array Great Sword Style improvement.]

Guyang Cheongang took a deep breath and began circulating qi with the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art.

Pure internal energy starting from his dantian flowed along the meridians throughout his body.

A vast Milky Way spread across his mental world.

Guyang Cheongang intuitively realized that it was the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, the foundation of all martial arts he had learned.

Around the Milky Way, the supreme techniques he had learned so far were emitting their respective lights and violently colliding.

Gale Chain Palm poured down like blue meteor showers, while Explosive Thunder Flame King Hammer flew in chains like red comets, trying to destroy everything.

Movement techniques and divine movement techniques scattered like star clusters, dangerously brushing past each other.

The unharmonized forces were nothing but chaos.

Then at some moment,

Thousands of nebula strands extended from the center of the Milky Way.

Instead of suppressing the storm-like meteor showers, they gently embraced them, and twisted the comet’s trajectory to draw it into their massive flow.

Then amazing harmony began.

The meteor showers that had been pouring chaotically now rotated in orderly fashion following the spiral of the Milky Way, and the destructive comet became a core that added weight heavily at the center of that flow.

The star clusters that had only scattered became a mysterious path connecting everything.

Watching that magnificent spectacle, a tremendous enlightenment struck Guyang Cheongang’s mind like lightning.

‘I thought I could learn any martial art just by seeing it once… but I was wrong. I wasn’t seeing the essence of martial arts and was only imitating them… They were all like stars orbiting their respective paths within the single universe called the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art!’

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