The so-called internal power refers to a martial artist's cultivation of their own physical capabilities. It involves the release of body-generated energy as an offensive force. In general, the martial artists who have cultivated to the point of understanding hidden strength are considered to have done excellent work in developing their physical abilities.
Before practicing hidden strength, martial artists need to overcome several thresholds. In the early stages of martial arts training, the goal of every individual is to accumulate the body's energy together and deliver it with a single punch.
This type of internal power is called hard strength. Methods for cultivating hard strength are found in most techniques taught at the Mortal Realm level. This forms the foundation of all martial arts training.
After hard strength, comes the practice of soft strength, known as the art of deflection and increasing strength, alternatively referred to as 'transforming strength'.
