The Martial Unity

Techniques were like weapons themselves. They allowed Martial Artists to achieve things that they would ordinarily not be able to. They allowed for greater prowess in combat. Lower-grade techniques had a marginal effect whereas higher-grade techniques could change the tide of battle.

Usually, the one with more of these weapons, and better-quality weapons won. They would usually overwhelm with a quantity or a quality advantage.

However, there was a variable that was often left unseen.

Mastery of these weapons. Mastery of these techniques.

Someone who had higher mastery of a technique would defeat someone with a lower mastery. Mastery was an important variable that had significant impact on the outcome of a clash.

Yet, there was a reason people moved on to another technique after mastering one to a satisfactory level. Learning new techniques was easier than increasing an already high mastery.

The higher the mastery, the more energy and time it took to raise that mastery. It became an inefficient exchange and the effort and energy it costed to raise the mastery even a bit simply wasn't worth it. Why spend all that time and energy for marginal gains when one could simply start mastering a new technique and make much greater progress?

This was the rationale that drove ninety-nine percent of Martial Artists to mastering multiple techniques.

Even Rui was part of this group. Perhaps he was even at the forefront of that group with sheer number of techniques he had mastered in a short amount of time.

But not Hever Mendelieve. Born in a prestigious Martial Family, he had reached Martial Apprentice even before he had joined the Academy.

his time in the Martial Academy, he was the only Martial

the day he broken through to

year of entering the Academy. He had mastered the technique to a general level. He had mastered it to a level that other

with his mastery of

he got,

sense of inadequacy only

more unsatisfied with his mastery

encouraged him to attempt learning other techniques, but he had deigned to reject their suggestions. He would move onto other techniques after he was satisfied with his

Headmaster Aronian had encouraged

as well as the highest." Headmaster Aronian told him. "Yet most never realize this until much later in their Martial Path, many

sense of inadequacy grows because your subconscious awareness of the infinite potential of your technique

the limitless potential of your technique grows, doesn't necessarily mean you have to realize that potential."

mean?" Hever had asked,

chuckled at his confusion. "Your voyage down your Martial Path isn't an obligation. It's a choice, it's a will, it's a desire." He said. "You only need to do what you want to, if you wish to keep travelling down this Path. So what is it that you want to do? Continue mastering this technique

later, Hever Mandelieve stood before Nel in one of his final few matches in the twenty-seventh preliminary contest

had yet to master more than

No.

say he

story, to be honest." Rui muttered excitedly as they waited

the, so that alone was enough reason to spectate their match. Furthermore, this was a fight