Realm-Hopping Martial Master-Chapter 439 - 268: Preaching in the South! A fist without intent is like water without a source!_2

Chapter 439: Chapter 268: Preaching in the South! A fist without intent is like water without a source!_2

One was through lecturing at the academy, conveying the spirit he wanted to express to the students. The other was to meet the teachers and students in the academy. Of course, compared with his previous speeches, this time, he intended to completely conceal the news. Even some Martial Arts teachers at the Jiangnan Academy didn’t know he would be coming to lecture.

「The next day.」

The great training field at Jiangnan Academy was unusually crowded with all students gathered.

"The scale of this event is pretty big. The principal wouldn’t have invited a Martial Arts Fifth Realm expert to lecture us, right? That used to be the level of a Martial Saint."

"You never know, it’s quite possible. After all, our professors at Jiangnan Academy are all Martial Arts Fourth Realm Martial Artists. A mere lecture by a regular Martial Arts Fourth Realm Martial Artist wouldn’t need the principal and teachers to emphasize so much, demanding everyone to attend."

"Do you think there’s any chance... it’s Jiang Wushen..."

"No way!"

"Jiang Wushen must be cultivating right now. He didn’t even show up to release ’Everyone is like a dragon,’ so how could he possibly come to our Jiangnan Academy to lecture? I know that Jiang Wushen is a real genius. Even in the earliest stage of his practice, our Academy wasn’t much help to him."

"That’s for sure. He became a Grandmaster at eighteen! Not just back then, but even now, it’s still extremely shocking. If we graduate and advance to the Martial Arts Third Realm, we’ll be considered excellent graduates with prospects of teaching at Jiangnan Academy."

"I think Jiang Wushen is a god incarnate. The battle at the East Sea was truly earth-shaking and terrifying. Just watching through the screen, I could feel those gods’ invincibility, but Jiang Wushen only had eight words, ’As a Martial Artist, why fear death.’"

"It scared the remaining five gods so much that they all fled. They, too, were afraid of being completely wiped out by Jiang Wushen."

"I still remember the complex feelings I had when I entered the air-raid shelter, fearing Jiang Wushen would be defeated in that battle. After all, each of those gods seemed more powerful than Jiang Wushen. Even Wang Tianren said Jiang Wushen was probably only at the Divine Breath Realm, but those gods were comparable to Mixed Element Breath."

"But I must say, Jiang Wushen is Jiang Wushen. According to Wang Tianren, the Divine Breath Realm, which should take decades to master, Jiang Wushen broke through in just a year or two. Not only did he fight on the same Realm as the gods, but he also faced five in battle, defending the national gate. It’s just a pity that Jiang Wushen’s whereabouts are unknown now; otherwise, I’d really like to see him in person."

"Hey, I remember our Teacher Shou; wasn’t he in the same class as Jiang Wushen? Maybe he still has a way to contact him! Let’s go ask!"

A group of curious students started to talk, unable to help but cast their eyes toward Shou Junming at the front of the group.

By then, Shou Junming had reached the Martial Arts Third Realm and had become a Martial Arts teacher at Jiangnan Academy two years earlier.

"Teacher Shou, was Jiang Wushen really in the same class as you? What was Jiang Wushen like back then?"

The best student in the class took the lead in asking. Since the Martial Arts elder slated for the speech had not yet arrived, they figured chatting amongst themselves was also a way to promote teacher-student relations.

"You might not believe it if I tell you, but back then, Jiang Wushen and I were truly close friends! At the start of school, I sat right next to him. At that time, he was already obsessed with Martial Arts, and I was the one who kept him up to date on everything happening at the Academy."

Speaking of Jiang Shu, Shou Junming patted his chest, saying, "At that time, Jiang Wushen even patted your teacher’s shoulder and said your teacher looked just like Patrick Star. Hmm, although your teacher still doesn’t know what kind of Mutant Beast Patrick Star is. But think about it, this is a nickname personally given by Jiang Wushen. How many people get a nickname from Jiang Wushen himself?"

"So don’t underestimate your teacher. He may not seem that powerful among the teachers at Jiangnan Academy, but his status is quite lofty. Do you understand what it means to be a close friend of a Martial God?"

Shou Junming was bragging and was about to say something more when a familiar voice suddenly rang in his ear, "Patrick Star is a type of Mutant Beast in the ocean, not very aggressive, pretty stupid, and looks like this."

With that, a wave of spiritual power sketched an outline of Patrick Star in front of them. Looking at the bewildered Shou Junming, Jiang Shu stepped forward, hugged him, and said, "Long time no see."

In a sea of stunned gazes, Jiang Shu slowly ascended the stage. "I won’t bother with an introduction."

All those who had entered the Academy were Martial Artists, with vision far surpassing that of ordinary people. Students in the front rows instantly recognized Jiang Shu, and a burst of exclamations erupted.

"The main reason I came to Jiangnan Academy is to talk about the ’Everyone is like a dragon’ I’ve recently created. This Martial Arts framework is newly founded, but the essence of its philosophy originates from my early days in Martial Arts."

"Back then, I was only at the Dark Force Realm, studying here at Jiangnan Academy. My teacher was Professor Xie Feichen. He guided me through the Martial Arts path time and again, instilling in me the concept of national pride."

"At that time, our Xia Country was not like it is now; the strength of Martial Artists was generally weak. Every Martial Artist lived in fear of when the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm might erupt, anxious about the Mutant Beasts invading Xia Country."

Jiang Shu’s voice was soft, yet through the transmission of spiritual power, it resounded perfectly in everyone’s ears.

"Back then, Professor Xie Feichen taught me that to succeed in Martial Arts, one must first have faith. A Martial Artist’s belief could be for oneself, for others, for family, or for country."

"At that time, my practice in Martial Arts was for myself and my family; I couldn’t quite grasp the concept of doing it for the country. Later, at West Lake, I fought a battle against Grandmaster Shang Siguo. After the battle, he shared with me the secrets of Elixir Energy, the unity of essence, energy, and Spirit."

"Now, I have created this Martial Arts framework, dividing the Martial Arts path into six major Realms. Practicing it, one would scarcely encounter any significant bottlenecks. But back then, there was a chasm between the Transforming Energy and Elixir Energy stages. Countless Grandmasters were stuck in that Realm."

"After exchanging ideas with Grandmaster Shang Siguo, I came to a profound understanding—the notion of family and country became crystal clear. Subsequently, everyone knows what happened next: the Fusang battle, where I defeated the Sword God with my fists."

Jiang Shu’s feats had been widely propagated since he became famous, especially after he attained the status of a Celestial Being; the battle in Fusang was greatly publicized on the internet.

So, when he mentioned it, all the students below looked up with starry eyes.

What they saw on the internet was ultimately just outsiders’ various praises, nothing compared to hearing it from Jiang Wushen himself!

"Some of you may wonder, as Jiang Wushen, who has proven the way through Martial Arts, shouldn’t I be talking about how to practice Martial Arts? Why suddenly speak of family and country?"

"In my current understanding, the nation and Martial Arts are interconnected. The nation comes first, followed by Martial Arts. I stood guard at the East Sea, faced off against the Six Great Divine Beings, and cried out that we Martial Artists should not fear death. Does that mean I am truly unafraid of dying?"

"No, it’s because my Martial Arts ideology is rooted here. If I were to retreat and Xia Country were to fall into disaster, where then would the meaning of my Martial Arts practice lie?"

"From Jiangnan Academy to West Lake, to Fusang, to the battle at the East Sea, the meaning in my heart grew increasingly clear and pronounced. From there, I fully perfected what I believe to be the most suitable Martial Arts framework for Martial Artists of Xia Country—’Everyone is like a dragon.’"

"’Everyone is like a dragon’ upholds the belief that ’All People Like Dragons,’ without distinctions. When everyone is a dragon, there will be no leader among dragons, signaling great auspiciousness for the world!"

"The heart of ’Everyone is like a dragon’ is not only about the self but also about family and country. For our family and country are made up of us—if we all become dragons, Xia Country will be the mightiest dragon across the whole of Xuanxing!"

Amid a crowd of awestruck onlookers, Jiang Shu actually began to slowly demonstrate ’Everyone is like a dragon,’ each movement majestic and ancient.

"To practice my ’Everyone is like a dragon,’ you must understand my ideology."

"A fist without ideology is like water that has lost its source."

"When the ideology is focused, the fist technique becomes divine!"