Martial Arts Ain’t That Big of a Deal

Seo-jun's rather oversized ball landed squarely on the head of Namgung Baek, the Lord of Cheonmu Pavilion.

“So… you're saying this technique allows one to identify those with talent?”

Namgung Sua, who had handed over the secret manual of the so-called 'Namgung Identifier' on Seo-jun’s behalf, nodded.

“Yes. According to the Grand Preceptor, this martial art, which he recently created, can help find those suited for Namgung Ilmaek.”

“Hmm…”

Namgung Baek took the secret manual of the Namgung Identifier with an intrigued expression.

‘A technique that can identify talents suited for Namgung Ilmaek….’

It wasn’t an entirely outlandish concept.

In the martial world, there were plenty of cases where a specific constitution was more suited to certain martial arts.

One example was the Extreme Yang Physique, a rare constitution where one is naturally imbued with intense yang energy. Someone born with it could achieve great success in yang-based martial arts.

Of course, such physiques were incredibly rare. But even without going to such extremes, similar cases were abundant.

Everyone has heard that having long limbs is advantageous for spear techniques, haven’t they?

People are born with various physiques, and depending on their innate bone structure and meridian flow, the martial arts best suited for them differ.

The idea that certain physical constitutions are advantageous for specific martial arts is a well-accepted concept.

Naturally, this has also been a crucial factor in accepting disciples.

‘But identifying such talent isn’t easy.’

Only experts in a specific martial lineage could recognize such things at a glance. Ordinary martial artists wouldn’t even notice it, even if it was right before their eyes.

Unless it was something as obvious as the Extreme Yang Physique, discovering hidden talents was incredibly difficult.

Assuming that just because someone has long arms and legs they must be talented? That’s a mindset that would leave one stuck at the second-rate level for life. To go beyond that, one needs to be able to see much more.

“Could you explain this in more detail?”

“Of course. I can only share what I’ve heard, so I may not be much help, but…”

Namgung Sua proceeded to explain how the Namgung Identifier worked.

If a martial artist, let’s call them A, learned the Namgung Identifier, they would have to make physical contact with a non-martial artist and activate the technique.

If that individual possessed talent suited for Namgung Ilmaek, their eyes would glow blue.