Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Chapter 520: Chapter 196: 2019, Returning to Normalcy, Transcendent Mindset

”True Martial?”

Upon hearing the name Zhang Beixing uttered, everyone exclaimed softly in surprise. The name ’Celestial Venerable True Martial, the Spirit Responding Saintly Emperor,’ one of Daoism’s revered deities, subconsciously surfaced in their minds.

That full title might sound unfamiliar, but its common name was surely more widely known.

Emperor True Martial!

”You want to use Emperor True Martial as your codename?”

Yang Ying raised an eyebrow and asked.

”Yes!”

Zhang Beixing replied. This was a decision he had made after a moment of consideration.

He chose to borrow the name of this great deity as his codename for a simple reason: the words ’True Martial’ perfectly suited Zhang Beixing’s situation.

He was the only person in this world who had broken the shackles of the Great Grandmaster level and become an Extraordinary Martial Artist of the Hidden Essence realm!

Zhang Beixing had pushed the path of martial arts to its absolute limit, reaching an unprecedented height.

This was the true way of martial arts; thus, it was abbreviated to True Martial.

Furthermore, Emperor True Martial also bore the glorious title of ’Celestial Demon-Conquering Venerable.’

Recalling my own combat record of 25/0/2, weren’t all those victories achieved against criminals?

It had both form and meaning.

To be called True Martial was truly fitting!

Yang Ying had no idea what Zhang Beixing was thinking.

After hearing the codename Zhang Beixing provided, he simply operated the main control console, entering the characters for ’True Martial.’

Then, he packaged and organized this data, preparing to upload it to the terminal later for entry into the military armament archives, making it accessible to all major military regions.

Watching Yang Ying’s actions, Zhang Beixing knew everything was settled. He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly:

Finally, it’s over!

Today’s evaluation was truly troublesome. Not only did I have to deal with that old fellow Yang Ying, but I also had to perform the ’Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Step’ twice in a row. It’s a good thing I, Zhang Beixing, am young and robust, with abundant reserves of Postnatal Five Qi. Otherwise, anyone else would have been completely drained after two rounds.

However, looking at the Ability Points on my Personal Panel, which had increased from 163 to 193, I felt that although today’s events were troublesome, they weren’t unacceptable. I’ll just consider it all part of my daily training.

”Brother Yang, there’s nothing else for me here, is there?” Zhang Beixing asked.

He had come this time to test his strength and get a rating.

Now that the strength test was completed and the rating assigned, it was about time for him to leave.

Sensing Zhang Beixing’s intention to leave, Yang Ying felt a pang of frustration for not having managed to persuade him to join the military district, but there was nothing he could do.

Zhang Beixing is unwilling; can I actually force him to stay?

Leaving aside how it would look if word got out, Zhang Beixing’s identity and achievements alone were enough to make Yang Ying think twice.

Zhang Beixing is no ordinary person. He’s the only Extraordinary Martial Artist in the Hidden Essence realm, past or present, to have broken the limits of a Great Grandmaster. At the young age of twenty-two, with a mere mortal body, he achieved a C-level rating in the armament evaluation and was recorded in the military armament archives. Furthermore, he’s the President of the Great Xia Martial Arts Association, enjoying the treatment and status of a bureau-level cadre.

Such an extraordinary individual... It’s impossible that he hasn’t caught the attention of the higher-ups. Therefore, even though I, Yang Ying, am the Deputy Director of the Southern Region, I must handle Zhang Beixing with careful consideration and dare not act rashly.

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Back on the surface, Yang Ying watched Zhang Beixing and Huo Honghao leave the Pu’er Military Command. He continued watching the military vehicle carrying the two recede into the distance until it disappeared from sight.

Even though some time had passed, the thought of Zhang Beixing’s earlier evaluation results made a Senior Colonel from the Pu’er Military Command exclaim with admiration, ”The world is vast and full of wonders—a true hero has emerged from the youth!”

”To this day, I still can’t comprehend how Zhang Beixing did it! Rivaling mechanical constructs with a body of flesh and blood—it’s truly inconceivable!”

Another officer chimed in with agreement. Then, thinking about how someone as powerful as Zhang Beixing was currently serving as a temporary Martial Arts instructor for the Shishi Military District, guiding their soldiers, he couldn’t help but sigh, ”That fellow Huo Honghao is really lucky to have established a cooperative relationship with Zhang Beixing. There’s no suspense in this year’s grand martial arts competition!”

”Indeed. It’s embarrassing to admit, but before this, I never took martial arts seriously. I believed that in modern times, information-based warfare is the mainstream and that great personal strength is useless. Now, it seems I was like a frog at the bottom of a well. To think a human can achieve this level of cultivation is simply incredible! If everyone could possess Comrade Zhang’s strength, supplemented by firearms, even in this era of information warfare, we could form an invincible army!”

”Well said, but that’s just wishful thinking. Comrade Zhang’s level of strength isn’t something ordinary people can learn. To date, looking across all times and places, he’s the only one who has achieved it.”

”...”

The group of Senior Colonels discussed back and forth, marveling at Zhang Beixing’s power.

Yu Jianhong, standing nearby, heard their conversation but didn’t join in.

There was simply nothing more to say. Just as they discussed, Zhang Beixing’s martial arts skill was such that even if he taught it completely without reservation, ordinary people couldn’t learn it. His case was unique in all the world. Besides, what concerned me more right now was Zhang Beixing’s evaluation archive.

”Chief, what classification level are you planning to set for his file?”

Turning to Yang Ying, Yu Jianhong asked curiously.