It's closer to having a professional trainer who can give you advice on the proper workouts but you not having access to a gym.

The MC is in a state where he needs (even cheap) vitality supplements to increase his strength. He has access to the lab (since like ch 30), but the ingredients for the supplements are getting more expensive as he levels his authority and martial state. Some materials would also be too precious to just put on the market and may only be available to the top existences of humanity (whether it's bc others can't obtain or just to scarce)

Not saying their knowledge is worth a hoot, but the support they can provide for free in addition to what he can earn himself is enough reason to go under them even temporarily.

yes... Binge reading... Got to the point where it says he'll kill 1 saint in the future and face the other to use as a stepping stone... But this doesn't mean he can't use 1 to receive supplements to advance faster.

Where's the sap?

Flip the photo upside down to understand

Think of it closer to a parachute... They know he will end up outranking them soon so there is no point in demanding respect.

Horse stance is done as an exercise.... He's sitting down on a car seat ;;

You made his point for him.

He won't accept a rank 9 as a teacher because he needs to surpass him but has 3+ rank 11 teachers in his heart that he.... Doesn't need to surpass? To save a world that they couldn't at rank 11.

you must have forgotten the 2nd part of both those examples.
"land a single delicate strike"
"at times violent, at times refined"

The first one suggests abandoning strength in its entirety to walk the path of a flexible sword. A path that only focuses on refinement.
The second one talks about NOT abandoning strength completely but rather used when necessary.

Reading comprehension indeed.
To requote myself: "They are fundamentally different even though they have overlapping traits"
This is why I said it's hard to put into words.

To continue further past the explanation:
Currently, MC doesn't know who is behind the human experiments. It was assumed that they were a byproduct of the saint. In such a situation, he can necessarily be tossed around by the will of the saints.

NO!!! I WAS FORCED!!!

*bows*
The Author wills it
*bows*

All I can say is there are knives that qualify for a sword. Like the German Messer. It's classified as a sword but its translation is oddly enough "knife". There are other knives that fit this criteria too like the sashimi knife or kukuri. They can become large enough to the point that they can be qualified as swords.

I think knife is synonymous in the language of origin

golden aura?
Sweet!!! Now I can aura farm better

rough... I hate authors who do this... There isn't even a benefit to bringing someone in a less advanced civilization to the advanced one (since the only difference is human evolution with MA). The only benefit to add Isekai to a story is introducing other-worldly knowledge or unique experiences. He died in a world that was at its separation point from the one he is in now, as a bum. There is nothing he gains unique to his 2nd life that the dreamscape doesn't overshadow.

That's probably why they dropped the concept.

He finds out that earths martial artist reawakening is actually part of a plot of human sects in their galaxy to recruit genius' into sects and more importantly use earth's resources for themselves.

Once he becomes an emperor (grandmstr > king > saint > emp) with the most perfect foundation, he joins a group that teach emperors pride (a human who has forged their body with the most perfect foundation thus can advance the furthest) which is the core of humanities existence among the universe. At which you find that humanity is comprised of over 100 galaxies... And that there are angels, dragons, and other races, each with their own territory... Ect ect

The biggest problem of manga vs novel is they don't emphasize the importance of a perfect foundation enough. In the novel the mc copies talents that correspond to the foundation of grandmaster. Power - muscle, defense - skin, bones - vajra bones, blood - blood devouring, and goes go a gravity chamber to crush his organs. I'm mentioning this specifically because this is the first major deviation from the story.

easy now, this is a man who has experienced over 1000 years of life. Surely someone was a simp in the memories he's absorbed and therefore become a part of him.

Although a "Genius", would you follow someone who can't support you?
• He can't name his teacher
• He comes from a poor home
• The only money he does have is sponsorships he's received from others

Ik that he can start selling pills, but bigger figures may rob him if he monopolizes the market. It comes down to risk. Those who have the talent he'd need to support, wouldn't choose a newly established force compared to guaranteed benefits... He needs to get stronger 1st. Afterall, he can make talent, but he can't force idiots to gain insight like how he can absorb memories.

I can rephrase it a million different ways but, it all comes down to 1 thing. Every villain has a goal. Since most plans use the most optimal route with the resources owned, even if the timing changes, the technique won't. Unless you are willing to micromanage every decision to have the same outcome, in which 9/10x you die anyways because that was the original fate.

It does feel like a slap in the face... Idk if they intend to bring flashbacks later, or make more references, but based on the word choice, it seems like "in this world of martial arts" implies that he came from a parallel universe where there were no martial arts.

At that reason, wouldn't it be better to leave it out? I'm still not sure since it's only the world building I've been reading, but the only other mention is "I won't waste my life this time!" I feel like that's something superficial that can just be changed to "I won't let go of this opportunity!"

Like you said. The pathing for magic weapons development should be
Cannon
Moving cannon / smaller cannon / more portable cannon
Something that protects cannon operators while the load the moving cannon

Well, they hit moving cannon while protected.

My point was that such a large inscription needed to operate a gun to be effective wouldn't fit the dimensions of a rifle. Even if it COULD be abbreviated, cut, reduced in size, ect, it'd take far more time to develop than a self propelled armored wagon. The "armored vehicle" would also obviously need to be researched anyways since safe transport would be a high priority.

Attach a cannon on top of it and you have a tank. A large structure that can be inscribed upon up to wazu with plenty of space.

Making a tank would be easy since wagons exist. Make a wagon but with metal. To turn pivot by moving only 1 side. Super simple commands... Next, put cannon on top. (something already designed).

The problem is you guys are looking at the technology evolution backwards. Because we use gunpowder and gas, self propulsion and explosive projectiles evolve from small to large. Magic, like coding, requires pages upon pages of space to make a rudimentary design, then get simplified as time goes on. Between the balance of power vs consumption vs inscription size, will a schematic be produced.

The magic teacher even said the design for the brazier to incorporate a power source other than the magic condenser would take 10-15 years. This is just a small change of power source. What would it take to change for a gun between self loading, propulsion, operation, power source, ect be? Obviously once the design becomes flawless, then you'd need to make it faster compared to a cannon that just needs a human to load a projectile in the barrel then hit the fire every time. Why can't it be the same? Because although many can corner 1 (like they did to MC), but when facing Army vs Army they wouldn't have the time to deploy many volleys.

Lastly, you must have forgot that every year Valhala accepts people from all over as well as has graduates who leave to join knight orders all over the continent. It isn't just MCs family they go to. So I stand by my blue rank being backbone comment. It's even revealed later that 2 other students who applied for early graduation were red rank while MC applies with blue rank. This shows for the minimum requirement to graduate is at least that. Then these people who graduated go to knight orders and then train new candidates inside those knight orders leading to a rise in soldier ability. Especially since Valhalla is mostly comprised of Red Rank knight teachers. When Red Rank students leave and join different knight orders, do you think they just put their finger in their butthole?

"and the heavens have given me a second chance by letting me reincarnate into this world of martial arts"

This was said just before he passes out into the "nightmare"

It was literally a 1 liner without any form of emphasis. No flashback, no bold/italics/underline, no other mention of a past life, no special ability shown to emphasize he 2nd life, nothing.
So while I do appreciate the comment to bring it to attention, it's not like it wasn't mentioned, omitted, or otherwise hidden. Apparently the author just didn't deem it as something that needed heavy emphasis yet.