The Martial Unity

"Do you think that's part of a technique?" Fae had asked with concern when she saw Rui laughing like a mad man.

Kane had gazed at him even as he was being pummeled before replying with a smile. "No, he's just having fun."

Fae was about to reply when suddenly, Rui had caught Surman's Marliak fist cleanly, surprising both of them.

BAM!

He immediately launched a powerful blow, releasing his grip on Surman, sending him flying back.

Not a single person was unsurprised.

How did Rui go from being utterly dominated one second, to suddenly turning the tables around forcefully the very next?

Such things did not happen!

Up in the VIP viewing balcony, the headmaster of the Verlain branch raise an eyebrow, turning to headmaster Aronian.

"I do not understand Aronian." She said. "He clearly is not employing countermeasures against mental techniques, they affect him yet he breaks them too quickly."

"Hohoho..." Headmaster Aronian chuckled at her confusion. "Impressive little pup, isn't he?"

do with his mental tolerance of extended usage of mental rejuvenation potions that have been recorded

all the circumstantial evidence at hand. I have come to the conclusion that he's an unfathomable genius of the mind hitherto unheard of in the history of the Academy. This much is quite clear when you consider the nearly unparalleled IQ scores and from his entrance exam, the fact that he is also the only student in history to pass the final

Path has reached the Squire Realm, perhaps even deeper. I cannot say for sure,

headmasters reacted with

"He hasn't even

it is the truth." Headmaster Aronian confirmed. "Somehow, he has already long fulfilled the first condition to becoming a Squire candidate. That is also why he's doing well against your Surman Marliak,

Martial Path was truly that deep, if Rui Quarrier had truly walked such a great length down his Martial

able to affect and incapacitate him to the degree that he did for as long as he did. Ordinary mental

POW POW POW!

impressive. He had had a dominant undefeated win streak in the preliminary contest of the Verlain branch simply by incapacitating his opponents with his mental manipulation techniques

long time since

POW!

swing to the

THUD

collapsed to

and gentlemen! Rui Quarrier successfully advances to the second round after a last-minute comeback against Surman Marliak! What an unexpected victory as the gambling bets revealed! It seems that those who bet on the formidable Flowing

The crowd cheered excitedly!

just finished consuming a healing potion.

smile. "Thank you, you're stronger than I expected and hoped. I've never felt that helpless

do. I will be looking into them when we get back

always up for a spar, if we can meet that is."