The Martial Unity

"Take your stances." The referee instructed.

Surman Marliak took a strange stance. He lifted his left leg, positioning his left foot at right knee. One arm was raised over his head while the other was raised towards Rui.

Rui wasn't sure what to make of this stance. It looked strange and silly, but the fact that Rui didn't understand the significance and reason for it simply meant his understanding of mental techniques was limited. He had tried to do some research, but he was limited.

In the face of the unknown, he simply chose a simple neutral stance while activating pushing his sensory techniques to their limit.

"Begin!" The supervisor declared!

WHOOSH

Surman Marliak disappeared in everyone's eye, drawing a gasp from the crowd.

POW

He appeared next to Rui throwing a powerful strike, but to his surprise Rui had managed to block him easily.

POW!

Surman retreated in surprise. He didn't expect his misdirection to fail so spectacularly. What he didn't know was that Rui was able to see through misdirection far greater than what he had used. After all, Rui had been able to detect Kane's position despite the Void Step technique; A technique with grade ten potency and difficulty.

Rui chased after him, refusing to let him go too easily. Surman paused at the sight, taking his strange stance yet again, he moved his arms legs in slow wavy patterns even as Rui approached him. It was then, Rui's eyes flew wide open as he suddenly Surman Marliak's figure cloned into two!

Suddenly he saw two Surman Marliaks!

What was this sorcery?

POW!

Both Surman Marliaks threw a strike, pushing him back.

was real, Martial Art was not that absurd, not yet. Furthermore, Surman's specialty was mental techniques, so this was some kind of trick that Rui

saw were identical, their positioning, and

widened as he realized

a singular vision despite two eyes was because

that that was why he was seeing two Surman Marliaks. The strange movements that Surman had performed shortly before his vision had doubled was likely some kind

brain and mind in various ways. He also suspected that this was the principle on which mental manipulation techniques

WHOOSH

hoping to take advantage

WHAM!

didn't get his but also batted Surman away with a swift kick. Surman frowned

of Rui's supernaturally powerful mind and the Primordial Instinct allowed Rui to fight almost unperturbed despite his disorientation. Rui's mental fortitude was quite remarkable, to the

strange stances. His body moved

went for a swing when he suddenly froze. A sharp sense of pain rushed

nothing had

did he suddenly feel

POW POW POW

advantage of Rui's openings launching a flurry of strikes. He began some more

defend as

can induce pain?') Rui

such a thing was

Surman struck

had begun bending

my spatial awareness

BAM!

back. He ruthlessly exploited Rui's openings to the very limit, trying to end the fight as soon

other

And excited!

he understood Martial Art, some

the sense of pain, spatial awareness and attention

It was extremely overpowered.