Chapter 703 - 226: King vs. King! Avoid Your Spearhead?! Hidden Item "Rebirth Compass
Chapter 703: Chapter 226: King vs. King! Avoid Your Spearhead?! Hidden Item "Rebirth Compass
He immediately activated his Intelligent Assistant, Hammer.
"Hammer, use ’Knowledge,’ ’Martial Dao,’ ’Black Hole-level,’ and ’Domain Lord Level’ as keywords to search the Imperial Forum for all relevant public literature."
"Yes, Master."
A stream of blue data streaked across the HUD.
In just a few tenths of a second, Hammer had filtered, sorted, and summarized hundreds of millions of documents, presenting them to Qin Feng in the form of concise, core abstracts.
Qin Feng’s gaze, like a high-precision scanner, swept rapidly over the information.
Soon, he understood.
’Knowledge, the Martial Dao... These are the only two paths for human civilization to survive and grow stronger.’
Qin Feng muttered to himself.
Supported by the vast sea of information, his mind ascended to an unprecedented, macroscopic perspective.
’Through "Knowledge," humanity can analyze the fundamental laws of the Cosmos, create world-destroying Spiritual Weapons, and develop weapons of Mental Power.’
’A single planetary-grade, S-class Spiritual Particle Gun can easily destroy a planet.’
’Humanity can even create Spiritual Weapons powerful enough to obliterate a black hole...’
’Through the Martial Dao, on the other hand, humanity can explore the mysteries of life itself, continuously increasing the strength of the physical body and raising the energy level of one’s Mental Power.’
’Ultimately, one can make their physical body immortal and allow their Mental Power to enter Subspace, roaming the sliver of existence between the real and the illusory.’
’Neither path is superior to the other. They are the two legs of human civilization, and both are indispensable.’
’But...’
Qin Feng’s gaze sharpened.
’...before the Black Hole-level, these two paths are relatively independent.’
He soon found the answer in a paper written by a Domain Lord Level Martial Artist.
’After becoming a Black Hole-level Martial Artist, one’s own Martial Dao has, in effect, reached the end of a stage.’
’To continue advancing and become one of the legendary Domain Lord Level experts, one must forge a "Dao" that is completely and uniquely their own—they must create their own techniques.’
’And to forge this "Dao," one must possess a virtually endless foundation of "Knowledge."’
’You must understand the laws of the Cosmos, perceive the mysteries of life, and comprehend the essence of the soul... At that point, "Knowledge" becomes the only key to a breakthrough.’
’But a person’s energy and time are ultimately limited.’
’Especially in the early stages of the Martial Dao, before the planetary level, a Martial Artist’s body is frail, their Mental Power is low, and their lifespan is relatively short.’
’In that limited time, it’s impossible to pursue both paths simultaneously.’
’So...’
A wry expression appeared on Qin Feng’s face.
’...So, aside from the Saint Blood Angels—that notorious Warband where everyone is a madman—no other Warband would ever advocate for the so-called "primacy of Knowledge" before the planetary level.’
’Of course, they wouldn’t go out of their way to promote it after the planetary level, either.’
’Because any Martial Artist who manages to cultivate to the Black Hole-level through their own perseverance and talent will naturally come to understand the importance of "Knowledge." They don’t need anyone to remind them.’
It all clicked into place.
’At the planetary level, if you spend a huge amount of time studying that vast ocean of knowledge, you will naturally spend far less time honing your body, tempering your Mental Power, and practicing combat techniques. Ultimately, this will slow your progress on the Martial Dao.’
’Caesar... he really is a peerless genius.’
A flash of genuine admiration appeared in Qin Feng’s eyes.
’He studied such a massive amount of "Knowledge" and built up that terrifying database of force-field models, yet his own Martial Dao cultivation is still so tyrannical, reaching 80% completion.’
’If he had dedicated all the effort he spent studying "Knowledge" to his Martial Dao cultivation instead, his current cultivation would probably be even more formidable.’
Qin Feng took a deep breath, and the lingering gloom in his heart from the defeat was swept away.
A fierce fighting spirit reignited in his eyes.
He wasn’t as pathetic as Caesar had claimed, not by a long shot.
The truth was that Caesar himself was a madman, a fanatic, an absolute freak!
He fanatically and stubbornly believed in the philosophy of his Saint Blood Angels Warband: that "Knowledge and the Martial Dao must always be pursued in parallel."
Then, he would try to force-feed this philosophy—which he viewed as the "Truth"—to every opponent he defeated.
’Still, I have to admit that the Amplification "Knowledge" provides to one’s combat power is immense.’
Qin Feng recalled how Caesar had so casually neutralized the chaotic force field at the core of a star, and he still felt a tremor of shock.
’But to reach his level, the time and effort required must be astronomical.’
’For me, that’s the wrong path.’
’I don’t even need to consider it for the foreseeable future.’
Qin Feng shook his head, completely steadying his Dao Heart.
Caesar was a worthy—perhaps even perfect—opponent.
His cultivation progressed at a terrifying rate, snowballing until he had long since left his peers far behind.
His combat techniques were exceptionally formidable; he, too, had cultivated a Sealing King’s legacy to the realm of Perfection.
He also possessed a knowledge base so vast it was despair-inducing, elevating his already unmatched combat abilities to an entirely new level.