The Martial Unity

POW POW POW

Rui just barely managed to dispel the impact of three incredibly swift and powerful blows.

RUMBLE

The sheer might of two Martial Squires permeated across the land as a fierce maelstrom of pressure radiated from the two focused Martial Squires.

The two of them locked eyes before lashing out at each other once more.

Two weeks had passed since Rui consumed the Bentein Blood potion. He had received a significant boost to his combat prowess. In order to acquire the degree of control and accuracy over his body and movements that he had prior to the administration of the potion, he had commissioned a grade-five Martial Squire to serve as a combat training partner.

He wanted someone about as strong, or perhaps even stronger than himself to put a lot of pressure on himself to whip him into shape.

What he didn't fully comprehend was how strong a grade-five Martial Squire was.

In hindsight, Rui should have heeded Senior Ceeran's words regarding the size of the Squire Realm and the significant difference between grades of Martial Artists in the Squire Realm.

However, it was difficult to appreciate something one hadn't seen yet.

This was part of the reason he had commissioned a grade-five Martial Squire in the first place; curiosity.

Well, he got what he wanted.

His opponent was Squire Jamil, a man who had been in the Squire realm for nearly a decade, and he was not someone to be trifled with.

WHOOSH

backward. His eyes widened as the very air ignited due to the sheer friction caused

before resuming his

flying forward with incredible speed

BAM BAM BAM!

the absolute limit trying to dispel the man's offensive prowess. If not for Flux Earther, Rui wasn't sure he would have been able to even handle

Earther wasn't able to entirely dispel all of the kinetic energy of Squire Jamal's power. He could feel the pain pulsing in his arms every time he intercepted and negated an attack with Flux

if not for the fact that Rui's healing factor had risen considerably beyond human limits once he entered the Squire Realm. Furthermore, the Mind Switch technique that he had modified and mastered aided his recovery

an exceptionally charged strike at Rui, yet it

WHOOSH

was a well-timed

BAM!!

catching him off-guard at the perfect time. He had exploited a little opening in his attack patterns once he created

as he realized that he hadn't even budged the man's body despite a

WHOOSH

on subtle and tiny tells and

think he would have been able to dodge the blurringly fast

rubbed his bleeding nose as

his mind was at peak alertness, and he knew that he would not be able to keep up with

forward as though he was as light as a feather was more than just a peculiar sight, Rui would not have seen such a sight had he

by their mortal coils in the Apprentice Realm, sights such as juggernauts moving around

Realm, it was all but possible, and normal,

techniques, but also due to a superior physical body. His power, speed,

a wealth of experience in the Squire Realm and had no doubt devised a lot of