The Growth of a Titan
Chapter 87- A Sparring Match For The History Books

Chapter 87: Chapter 87- A Sparring Match For The History Books

Beginner Realm, Mastery Realm, Greater Mastery Realm, Completion Realm, Perfection Realm.

These are the five stages of comprehending a Martial Art, a Skill, and a Martial Skill.

As for the levels of Martial Arts, Skills, and Martial Skills, they can be categorized as Mortal Realm, Spiritual Realm, and Heavenly Realm techniques. Their names and strength reflected the realms of cultivation they are used in.

It wasn’t difficult for a Mortal Realm cultivator to reach the Beginner Realm, or even the Mastery Realm of a Mortal Realm Martial Art in a short period of time.

But it was unheard of for a Mortal Realm cultivator to learn a Spiritual Realm Martial Art past the Beginner Realm. It was further impossible for them to learn a Heavenly Realm Martial Art to the Beginner Realm.

The difference in level was just too hard to overcome, it was impossible, unheard of, and no one could do it.

This was a fact that was backed by numerous geniuses from all walks of life trying and failing.

Having the required level of strength to comprehend Martial Arts Techniques was so ingrained into the cultivation world that it became a norm.

However, this norm was completely broken by Byeong-Ho.

The 32 Plum Blossom Swordplay was a Martial Art that involves 32 sword movements and nothing else.

However, those 32 sword movements were so profound and had so many variations that it was categorized as a Heavenly Realm Martial Art.

There wasn’t a lot of Heavenly Martial Art in Jianghu, only the Shaolin Sect’s Arhat’s Swordplay and the Wudang Sect’s Taiji Swordplay had reached that high of a level.

Byeong-Ho not only managed to learn a Heavenly Realm Martial Art, but he had reached the Mastery Realm!

Some might say learning a Heavenly Realm Martial Art wasn’t as difficult as learning a Heavenly Realm Martial Skill, and that would be true, however, the difficulty was still there.

There was a reason why Byeong-Ho was the first Mortal Realm cultivator to learn one... at the age of twelve!

It had been two years since then so who knows if he had gained enlightenment and reached another level.

That would be horrifying.

But that wasn’t even his greatest feat.

His single greatest feat was that he had defeated a quasi-Spiritual Realm cultivator in an exchange. He would ultimately lose the match, but Byeong-Ho’s name sky-rocket to heights never before reached by someone in Jianghu.

He was a monster-level genius in every sense of the word.

He was in a place no one had ever reached; what unspeakable things anyone here would do to see the scenery he sees.

"Who do you think Byeong-Ho is going to challenge?"

"Of course, it would be Haneul, he’s the only one in this generation who can compete with him."

"Well, that’s true. Maybe the debate of who is more talented will finally be settled!"

While listening to the disciples’ conversations in the surroundings, Sol found out that Haneul was the bald monk who wasn’t dressed like a monk.

Sol looked at this person curiously.

He was excited, perhaps with this he would be able to witness the Martial Art Techniques of the Six Holy Sects and Five Great Clans.

Sol could barely keep himself calm.

However, something was wrong.

Haneul, who had his eyes closed all this time as if nothing here interested him, opened his eyes for the first time.

He was pretty pretentious.

However, when Haneul glanced at Byeong-Ho thinking he was about to challenge him, he realized Byeong-Ho wasn’t even looking at him.

A slight frown appeared on his face as he followed Byeong-Ho’s gaze.

Everyone sort of realized this as well and followed Byeong-Ho’s gaze.

Yoon-Jae who was in his seat was thought that Byeong-Ho was looking at him, however, his eyes flashed, and he shifted slightly.

All eyes suddenly fell on Sol, who was looking at the stage and waiting for the battle to start.

But when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he froze.

"Why..."

Sol was about to ask why everyone was looking at him, however, he suddenly met gaze with Byeong-Ho.

Intense, and unbridled battle intent was pouring out of Byeong-Ho’s eyes.

His entire demeanor was like a volcano that was suppressing its eruption.

Seeing Byeong-Ho battle intent, Sol’s heart speed up.

Then that thing happened where his senses heighten, and he could physically feel his heart beating in his chest.

A loud ringing noise also drown out the disciples’ who were asking who Sol was.

This wasn’t Sol being nervous, this was a result of a dangerous amount of adrenaline pumping through his veins; adrenaline that came from a copious amount of excitement.

"Brother Sol, if you will."

Byeong-Ho cupped his fist as he said this.

Sol couldn’t control his body as he suddenly shot up from his seat. After he picked up the sleeping Little Zeel and handed him to Yoon-Jae, he then raised his foot and took a step.

When everyone thought he was going to walk to the stage, his figure suddenly began fading away.

"This..."

Everyone was taken aback.

"He’s on the stage!!"

Hearing this exclamation of surprise, everyone’s eyes fell on the stage to see Sol standing in front of Byeong-Ho.

Woo-Seong’s pupils dilated when he saw Sol’s speed. Meanwhile, Haneul’s expression changed, but he forcefully suppressed the shocked look from appearing on his face.

He realized there was something strange about Sol’s Movement Skill.

"Why is he so fast? I couldn’t even see his movements."

"Yeah, but can someone just tell me who this person is?!!’

"Look at his wrists and ankles! He’s the person who they said climbed the Heavenly Staircase!"

Someone who recognized Sol from earlier in the party yelled, and it was like a gasoline had been poured on a wildfire. The crowd went absolutely crazy when this was revealed.

"Brother Sol, I mean no ill will by challenging you to a match. I hope we will both benefit from this exchange."

Sol couldn’t really speak at the moment so he just nodded like a chicken pecking the ground. His heart was still beating rapidly.

"Then I’ll go first."

After Byeong-Ho said that, he took a step forward and his figure left shadows as he appeared in front of Sol.

His palm almost seemed to distort space as he aim to strike Sol’s chest.

However, Byeong-Ho’s palm merely went right through Sol, missing him.

Byeong-Ho turned to Sol who appeared eight meters away.

"You figured it out?"

Sol asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Of course I did, it wasn’t anything special."

Despite Byeong-Ho’s words, he was sporting a prideful smile.

Sol couldn’t help but release a loud laugh when he heard Byeong-Ho.

Meanwhile, the people in the crowd couldn’t understand a thing they were saying.

It was a conversation that only the two could understand, and it made everyone feel excluded.

"Wait, doesn’t it seem like Byeong-Ho is treating this person as an equal?! He’s not just being polite is he?"

When everyone heard that, they had to agree that was the case.

Byeong-Ho had never treated anyone as an equal. He would be polite, but when someone spoke to him, he would always make that person feel as if they were looking up at him.

Haneul could no longer hide his displeasure and he openly frowned at Byeong-Ho and Sol on the stage.

People were still processing the fact that there could be someone else that saw the same scenery as Byeong-Ho.

On the stage, Sol calmed his excitement and said.

"You say it wasn’t anything special, but do you dare test it?"

Sol took a step and vanished from view.

Byeong-Ho gritted his teeth before he took a step and vanished as well.

"What exactly are they doing?"

The disciples in the surroundings realized Byeong-Ho and Sol weren’t fighting, they were just running around on stage.

However, what these disciples saw as weird, a select few understood what they were doing.

They were comparing their Movement Skills.

However, why did their Movement Skills look so familiar?

Byeong-Ho’s Movement Skill was from his Master, how was it possible for this person to have a Movement Skill that resembled it?

On the stage, a few breaths of time went by before Byeong-Ho’s figure paused.

He almost fell face first on the stage, but he forcefully steadily himself.

Sol stopped using the Movement Skill and looked at Byeong-Ho.

"I predicted you wouldn’t be able to do more than a dozen steps, but you did better than I thought you would by lasting thirty steps."

Byeong-Ho felt something he hadn’t felt in a long while rise in his heart.

Defeat.

He felt defeated that Sol learned his Master’s Movement Skill fast than he did and even thought of using it like this.

It was a strange feeling that made Byeong-Ho want to clench his fist and scream in frustration, but he controlled his emotions.

As if he could sense Byeong-Ho’s feelings Sol said.

"No need to feel frustrated. I have my Runic Body so I’m able to last a bit long by drawing from the Aether Energy in the surroundings."

"No need to for that Bother Sol, I admit I am inferior to you when it comes to learning my Master’s Movement Skill."

An uproar came from the crowd when they heard that, and speculations of Sol’s identity and his relationship with Byeong-Ho started flying about.

But what was more shocking was Byeong-Ho admitting defeat!

Byeong-Ho ignored the crowd and said.

"Let’s continue."

"Sure."

Sol nodded.

His and Byeong-Ho’s figure then left shadows on the stage as they started to compare their Martial Arts.

The match wasn’t intense or gave someone the feeling that their blood was boiling, but something about these two sparring to compare their talents was captivating.

If Mar-Dule and Su-Jin’s match will cause a wave in Jianghu, then this match between Byeong-Ho and Sol will cause a wave in history itself.

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