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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returned the favour, trying to take Rui down with blows. To his surprise,

too meagre to defeat Rui. Rui didn't even

waves of attacks on Dalen, who did his best to withstand all of them while also trying to inflict as much damage on Rui as he could,

not be fought only via defense, Dalen was very cognizant of this fact. But his

Rui was making meaningful progress. His ability to land heavy blows on vital areas was truly troubling. Although Dalen

able to withstand the power of Outer Convergence nor were there any techniques barring a grade ten technique peak Apprentice-level technique that allowed the

targeted, the only realistic solutions that existed was avoid or

have avoided. But Dalen was

Rui was faster. Much faster. Not only was he quicker because he was lighter, but his movement speed had increased significantly thanks

for Dalen, especially when Rui had extremely impressive and inhumanly perfect timing with the

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

no more than turtle up and simply guard against the incoming onslaught. But that had

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well-timed sweeping kick. Rui had become so sharp at predicting Dalen with the VOID algorithm boosted by Primordial Instinct that he was able to intercept things that

weight fell sideways as he had no

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ground, Dalen simply couldn't prevent being launched. Since Rui pushed instead of colliding a strike

Rui

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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

least painful way for Dalen to