The Martial Unity

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Rui released an onslaught of heavy blows, each bolstered by Vital Pressure and Outer Convergence. Dalen simply guarded against each of them. He was one of the few people in the entire Academy who could straightforwardly withstand Rui's full power.

Although Rui didn't hit as hard as Fae or Nel, there weren't many people who hit harder than him. Outer Convergence was an incredibly difficult and powerful techniques that was just a few grades short of being grade ten, only senior striking specialists could over power in a contest of blows.

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Rui's strike found itself wiggling through his guard and striking his throat, earning a grimace for him. Dalen was just too rock solid, it would take him forever, if ever at all, to wear him down with ordinary strikes.

That's why Rui had aimed for vulnerable and vital areas with Vital Pressure, and tried his best to harm them with Outer Convergence.

Throat.

Solar Plexus.

Testicles.

Eyes.

Even the nose, for momentary incapacitation.

Rui didn't even bother trying to strike his honed muscles or his rock-solid bones. Only through these vital areas could Rui possibly hurt him.

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take Rui down with blows. To his surprise, Rui didn't even bother trying to block

didn't even bother blocking them, he simply used Inner Divergence, Acute

blasted forward launching waves of attacks on Dalen, who did his best to withstand all of them while also trying to inflict as

be fought only via defense, Dalen was very cognizant of this fact. But his offense

on vital areas was truly troubling. Although Dalen had heightened his defense, vulnerable areas

were there any

were targeted, the only realistic

him, he would have avoided.

lighter, but his movement speed had increased significantly thanks to Outer Convergence. Furthermore, with maneuvering techniques, Rui was able to reposition himself to exploit holes in the defense very

alone was very difficult to cope with for Dalen, especially when Rui had

top of that, Rui made a fool out of him with Phantom Step. Dalen simply couldn't cope with numerous techniques,

do no more than turtle up and simply guard against

FLICK

sweeping kick. Rui had become so sharp at predicting Dalen with the VOID

weight fell sideways as he

BOOM

with a double palmed push, amplified with Outer Convergence. With merely one foot on the ground, Dalen simply couldn't prevent being launched. Since Rui pushed instead of colliding a strike against him, all of

was what Rui had

THUD

knew Rui could have pummeled him to the ground until he eventually managed to beat him black-and-blue or manage to wiggle in a lethal attack on a vital area causing immense suffering to Dalen. But he chose to win

painful way for Dalen to