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?"

something to do with his mental tolerance of extended usage

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 stage of the mental evaluation exam and

before continuing. "Also, the depth of his Martial Path has reached the Squire Realm, perhaps even deeper. I cannot

of the headmasters reacted with

even been a Martial Apprentice for two

Aronian confirmed. "Somehow, he has already long fulfilled the first condition to becoming a Squire candidate. That

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

long as he did. Ordinary mental techniques would have just bounced off of Rui. Even the extraordinary Void Step technique was only partially effective against his sensory techniques and his mind. The fact that Surman did as well as he did proves he is extremely talented. He just had the

POW POW POW!

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

very long time since he had

POW!

swing to the

THUD

to

against Surman Marliak! What an unexpected victory as the gambling bets revealed! It

The crowd cheered excitedly!

consuming a

moment, before cracking a resigned smile. "Thank you, you're stronger than I expected and hoped. I've

fight, you've shown me an additional dimension of what Martial Art can do. I will be looking into them

if we can meet that is." Surman chuckled. "Good