The Martial Unity

Chapter 185

WHOOSH

Rui launched a strike at Kane, only for the strike to pass through him like he was an illusion. Kane returned strike, only for it to pass through Rui cleanly as well.

The two continued exchanging strikes that passed through illusions of each other, until;

POW

Rui grimaced, stepping back. "Damn, you got me."

"Your timing with the Phantom Step is still off." Kane informed. "It needs to flow smoothly."

As an evasive maneuverer, Kane had already mastered the Phantom Step technique, it was extremely useful to his Martial Art. Rui had been training with Kane to refine his Phantom Step, it was easier to do this with an equal like Kane, who was in the same Realm as Rui.

They had restricted all other techniques, focusing only on Phantom Step alone and nothing else, this way it became clearer to analyze shortcomings and for Rui to compare his performance with the real deal.

"Part of the technique is the psychological part." Kane said, tapping at the side of his head. "If you wanna sell it, you gotta own it." He said.

Rui could understand that. It wasn't possible to truly fake something unless you believed it on some level, if you could believe it in superficially, then you would most likely do a better job at convincing others of it as well. Rui was treating the feint aspect of the Phantom Step to mechanically. He needed to immerse himself in the feint.

Problem was the fact this was a mindset he wasn't used to, at all. It was not easy for someone with an empirical and rational mindset such as himself to be able to engage in high levels of self-deception.

He also felt it was a bit scary and dangerous. Self-deceit could escalate and once it did, it would be very difficult to break out of it since you were deceiving yourself continuously, leading to severe cognitive dissonance and coping.

('Still, as long as I exercise discipline and self-control, I should be fine.') Rui thought to himself.

"Again." He said to Kane, before taking a neutral stance.

"Alright." Kane took a non-committal stance that allowed him to maneuver the easiest.

DASH

a straight punch, but alas Kane saw

POW

a clean jab. Rui grimaced, rubbing

He tried again.

And again.

And yet again.

seeing through almost all of

POW POW POW

smoothly punished

you

done." Rui replied. Before taking a

where he would launch the strike as he dashed towards

He opened his eyes.

DASH

dashed towards Kane at high speeds, and a punch was

WHOOSH

realize it

POW

land a

nice." Kane complimented. "That was probably your best feint up

like as long as Rui exercised his imagination enough and immersed himself in it,

whole hour sparring with each other, as Rui took small baby steps with the technique, getting just

once their session ended. "Can't wait to master this technique and unveil it in the Martial Contest and the

it." Kane muttered. "Is it really that

Rui replied. "I get to test my Martial

just a platform for the rate race of clout chasing that perpetually occurs within the Martial community in the

participating?"

have to participate." Kane said. "I can't even purposely get eliminated by

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