The Martial Unity

Chapter 2040 Reign of the Master Realm

Rui stared at her with unadulterated surprise at the stunning revelations that his grandmother had shared with him.

He had never considered the consequences of the Martial Mind on psychology.

He had implicitly assumed that it didn't have any major effects on the mind based on the empirical observations that Martial Masters weren't particularly crazy or psychologically deviant.

They had an erudite air about them, but that was all he had ever observed of them.

Yet, now his grandmother shared with him the truth.

"The Age of Martial Art has had many ups and downs," she calmly informed him. "Among the lows were things such as the Martial Revolution which consisted of civil wars across all of humanity. Another low was a brief period of barbarism when infants were subjected to horrors of all kinds in the hopes of producing powerful Martial Paths. And another lesser-known and downplayed low was the Reign of the Master Realm."

She turned to him. "When Martial Seniors broke through to the Master Realm, many of them experienced the very shift in psychology that I just elaborated on. At the time, the Master Realm was the peak of Martial Art; you can imagine just what happened."

He felt chills as he thought about the kinds of horrors that unfolded.

humans view livestock as lesser, inferior, and property with which they could as they pleased. The most unfortunate reality is that they were not technically wrong. It is because the comparison

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tremendous amount of political power over centuries to censor and even retcon history. But no matter what the doctored and falsified historical literature being

tone grew grave. "We keep it deep within ourselves as a reminder to never let that

you have become a Martial Master, you are entitled to know this truth. Hone your mind and mentality, or pay the price. There are resources and manners in which you can condition your mind and will be available to you for free in the Martial Union or the Panamic Martial

gazed at her

think I'd

moment. "…It might shock you to believe, but no. Despite all the changes you have undergone, I do not believe you will ever go down that path. Not

cracked at the edge of his mouth.

how the Reign of the Master Realm came to an end," she replied. "While there were plenty of madmen Martial Masters, there were even more Martial Masters who happened to retain a strong bond to humanity. Parents. A loved one. Children. A family. A community. These things anchored the Martial Masters despite the tug of the Martial Mind to view humans as inferior. It is why I never strayed into a

better understanding of the mentalities of more eccentric Martial Masters such as Master Reina and

as we know it may as well have come to be the case. Yet, the tug of darkness always remains. Martial Masters must learn to exercise emotional control and discipline when they break through to the Master Realm. It is also encouraged that they breed and start their own

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had always struck him strange that a Martial Sage of his temperament and personality would ever bother creating a family as large

the intention of ensuring he didn't become a true devil,

shame that she left the orphanage," his grandmother commented lightly with a small smirk. "A wasted