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?"

his mental tolerance of extended usage of mental rejuvenation potions that have been

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

of his Martial Path has reached

the headmasters

hasn't even been a

but 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

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

depth of his Martial Path, along with his monstrous mind has made for an incredible sturdy mind." Headmaster Aronian said. "In fact, I'm actually quite impressed that your Surman Marliak was able to affect and incapacitate him to 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 fact that Surman did as well as he did proves he is extremely talented. He just had the poor fortune

POW POW POW!

He had had a dominant undefeated win streak in the preliminary contest of the Verlain branch simply by incapacitating

long time since he had been punished

POW!

swing to the jaw rattled his

THUD

to the

comeback against Surman Marliak! What an unexpected victory as

The crowd cheered excitedly!

had just finished consuming a healing potion. "Great

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

you've shown me an additional dimension of what Martial Art can do. I will be looking into them when we get back after the Martial

meet that is." Surman chuckled. "Good luck with the Martial Contest, I'm rooting