The Martial Unity

The two dashed towards each other.

('I'm faster.') Rui realized.

Yet despite this, Gale's strike reached first.

WHOOSH

Rui dodged the strike.

Gale continued dishing an onslaught of strikes and Rui avoided all of them cleanly. Ever since he mastered Primordial Instinct, his timing had grown much sharper and more accurate. Its synergy with the VOID algorithm was truly impressive.

Gale didn't stop, his strikes were straight forward and had a huge range. He launched all of them from outside Rui's striking range, so Rui wasn't able to do much.

('He's a long-range striking specialist.') Rui realized. Each strike had a huge reach, and he launched them in a way that deliberately prevented Rui from reaching close enough to launch his own attacks.

Rui keenly observed this before making a decision, he stopped avoiding Gale and instead dashed against him once more.

A flash of surprise morphed into Gale's expression as he quickly launched a straight jab at Rui, growing even more surprised when he saw Rui didn't avoid them, and instead ran into it even faster. Just as the strike was about to hit Rui

WHOOSH

Rui disappeared.

('A feint!') Gale realized.

BAM

impact

away while simultaneously using Flowing Canon once he reached

just barely managed to throw up a guard as Rui pummeled him with short range blows boosted with the power of Outer Convergence and

Gale leaped back, grimacing.

and regain his bearings, he rushed in. Gale panicked when he saw Rui dashing in, feeling an immense amount of mental pressure

expecting another feint. This time he was a bit more prepared, he didn't want to be

Rui didn't

CLASP

moving with it to reduce the impact while

The Binding Lash technique.

the most apt way of defeating Gale, dragging outside the realm of striking which is where his specialty lied. In the domain of

CRACK

Lash technique allowed the user to dislocate

of these conditions were

as well, allowing him to increase the accuracy of his timing immensely. The VOID algorithm allowed him to consciously and actively analyze, evaluate and make a decision, while the Primordial Instinct technique

physically stronger by virtue of being much older, but Rui had nailed the timing

had. Despite the advantageous position Rui had, he didn't give up and

pain and damage to Gale, had this been on Earth, this might have been a career ending injury, but in the world of Gaea, within the Martial Art, this wasn't much of a big deal. Healing potions ensured

three times, indicating his resignation. The pain was far too excruciating and even if Gale somehow broke through, he had no chance of winning

of relief. He did not enjoy the act of inflicting pain on others.

Gale exhaled deeply, getting up slowly, before throwing a

He meant it.

had spent a long time

fight man." Rui offered a hand to Gale's good hand.

if he won every other fight, he almost would not be chosen as the representative of the