The Martial Unity

"Winner; representative Fiona Roschem!"

"And there you have it folks! Representative Fion Roschem makes it to the third round as well! This brings us to an end to the second round. Be sure to be here at the Martial Colosseum same time tomorrow to catch it in time!"

The crowd cheered loudly in response.

Rui sighed as he left the viewing balcony along with squires Kyrie and Dylon, deep in thought.

The following matches of the third round were;

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Rui Quarrier.

Mia Marnt vs Fiona Roschem.

The winners of those would go onto fight each other in the finals.

"Freshen up a bit." Squire Kyrie told him before parting ways. "We'll meet in an hour."

Rui nodded as he headed his own way.

He had a lot to think about.

His next opponent was Ian Nepomniachtchi. He definitely had a lot to think about.

He had already gathered two round worth of data on Ian. Not idea, but not bad, and definitely better than nothing.

help but feel a smirk come on his face at the prospect of fighting him. Ian was incredibly strong, Rui would probably test

tub bath, soaking in, relaxing as the warmth permeated his

A breathing technique specialist that

two traits that made him quite a formidable opponent. The first was that the degree to which he could amplify certain parameters by was incredibly high, matching and even

than any of the other contestants. One moment he was a speedster, the next moment he could be an offensive striker, the next moment he

that he was ever-changing meant that Rui couldn't just create a single adapted fighting style, he needed to create multiple adapted fighting styles. Furthermore, he needed a

It was too difficult.

in its entirety. That problem had not yet been solved in this life either, he had been able to mitigate the problem to a certain degree with his powerful mind, but that was

way to overcome this barrier, otherwise he wouldn't be able

thoughts. They weren't relevant to the issue at

hold back. So far, he had just barely managed to hold back Phantom Step, Blink and the

his trump cards and still end up losing. If he could do it, he would likely to keep the Blink

passed, eventually he met

and hope for the best." Squire Dylon

of his everchanging flexibility." Squire Kyrie had told him. "In a way, his fighting

was also able to change to fight his opponent. Of course, he did this in a different way

and the third round was ready

Quarrier and his Flowing Void Style representing the Hajin branch facing off against representative Ian Nepomniachtchi and

hyped for this

they walked up towards each other,

come." Ian coldly stated. "I'll

He didn't care to engage in a juvenile exchange

closed his eyes, emptying his