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

punch, but alas Kane

POW

landed a clean jab. Rui grimaced,

He tried again.

And again.

And yet again.

through almost all

POW POW POW

punished Rui's imperfect

tutted. "Remember, you gotta own it to

Rui replied. Before taking

the maneuver he was going to do. A dash punch, where he would launch the strike as he dashed

He opened his eyes.

DASH

dashed towards Kane at high speeds, and a punch was

WHOOSH

only to realize it was

POW

land a clean low kick

Kane complimented. "That was probably your best feint up

and

baby steps with the technique, getting just a bit better across

to master this technique and unveil it in the Martial Contest and the Martial

Kane muttered. "Is it

get to test my Martial Art

rate race of clout chasing that perpetually occurs within the Martial community in the Kandrian Empire. I

not participating?" Rui

I'll have to participate." Kane said. "I can't even purposely get eliminated by fucking around, my family

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