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?"

this have something to do with his mental tolerance of extended usage of mental

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

the depth of his Martial Path has reached the Squire Realm, perhaps even deeper. I

the headmasters reacted with

She said. "He hasn't even been a Martial

the first condition to becoming a Squire candidate. That is also

deep, if Rui Quarrier had truly walked such a great length down his Martial Path, then she could understand what was happening,

the degree that he did for as 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

POW POW POW!

techniques, his defense was not all that 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

very long time since he had been

POW!

to the

THUD

collapsed to the

Marliak! What an unexpected victory as the gambling bets revealed! It seems that those who bet on the formidable Flowing Void style have received their

The crowd cheered excitedly!

just finished consuming

at him for a moment, before cracking a resigned smile. "Thank you, you're stronger than I expected

for that wonderful fight, you've shown me an additional dimension of what Martial Art can do. I will

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