A Will Sovereign Chapter 42: Chapter 42— Martial force.

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------ Zephyr smiled and said, "That is because I, just like you, also attained mastery in all aspects — strength, stamina, speed, and endurance — hence the different color." Soldret's mind flashed back to Radahn's words from weeks ago. The old Peak Master had mentioned others who had also accomplished attaining mastery in all aspects. Zephyr… The realization hit him like a quiet thunderbolt. Zephyr was one of those Radahn had been referring to. The senior practitioners who had walked this same difficult path before him and succeeded in attaining mastery across all four aspects. But Radahn had spoken of "those guys" in a way that implied there was more than one. Then...who are the other ones? Soldret's thoughts raced. Was there another disciple of Martial Peak who had also attained resonance on all four aspects? He wanted to ask, but the words caught in his throat. Zephyr seemed to sense the shift in Soldret's mood. "Is there anything you want to ask?" he said gently. Soldret was slightly hesitant before deciding to ask. "Apart from you, who else also attained mastery on all four aspects?" Zephyr grinned. "It seems Master already told you about others attaining unification on all four aspects… but really, it isn't that rare if we consider the long history of the Martial Pathway. The founding ancestors and a great number of his disciples achieved that much. But if we're talking about recent years, then apart from both of us — me and you — the only one to achieve something like this is San Zheng." Soldret didn't know how to react. He already knew San Zheng was special after coming here and learning more about him. From being a close friend to Zephyr to someone of enough importance in his life now, now hearing that San Zheng had also achieved perfect unison in all four aspects of Body Forging made him feel like he had met someone on the same scale of greatness to Zephyr. But that also stirred a question in Soldret's mind. If San Zheng had all these qualities and enough potential to rival Zephyr, with both Zephyr and San Zheng being close as they are,then why was Zephyr lonely in the memories? Why wasn't San Zheng famous or well-known enough in the fragmented memories? Could something have happened to him before he realized his full potential, or was it something else he couldn't understand yet? His mind was filled with various questions, but he felt like he shouldn't ask them yet and should focus on his training for now. "I see… so if one attains unison on all four aspects, their aspect glow will be different… and how does that work?" Soldret asked. Zephyr saw that Soldret was hesitating to ask further regarding San Zheng and smiled — partly because he didn't want to talk about San Zheng yet, and partly because he was surprised and pleased by Soldret's control over his personal curiosity compared to what he needed to focus on at the moment. "Attaining unison on all four aspects changes the glow one emits. What you saw was my unique glow, only unique to me. The color it gives depends on one's nature and fighting characteristics in a way." Soldret stroked his chin slightly. "So if I also use my aspects, the color it will emit will be a reflection of my nature?" Zephyr smiled. "Not yet. If you were to use your aspects now, it would just change between each original color… That is where Martial Force comes in…" "Martial Force… I was also curious about that. What's that?" Zephyr took a moment to explain clearly, wanting Soldret to fully understand this important concept. "When a Martial Pathway practitioner reforges their body completely, their body emits a special energy unique to them. That energy is called **Martial Force**. It is the external manifestation of your refined foundation. Martial Force is unique to each practitioner because the aspects they have attained mastery in directly reflect on how their Martial Force behaves and appears." He continued in detail, "For example, if one attained mastery primarily in Strength, their