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

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

tutted before resuming his

large arms wound backward flying forward

BAM BAM BAM!

dispel the man's offensive prowess. If not for Flux Earther, Rui wasn't

Squire Jamal's power. He could feel the pain pulsing in his arms every time he intercepted

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

swung an exceptionally charged strike at Rui,

WHOOSH

a

BAM!!

the man's face, catching him off-guard at the perfect time. He had exploited a little opening in his attack patterns once he created the predictive model on the man,

that he hadn't even budged the man's body despite a direct slam into

WHOOSH

predicted it with the predictive model based on subtle and tiny tells and movements that allowed him to deduce his future movements based on pattern recognition,

didn't think he would have been able to dodge the blurringly fast

Jamal rubbed his bleeding nose

eyes widened as his eyebrows knitted, his mind was at peak alertness, and he knew that he would not be able

gargantuan physique, the man was extremely fast and agile, even more so than Rui. Seeing him launch himself forward as though he was as light as a feather was more than just a peculiar sight, Rui would not

Artists were still limited by their mortal coils in the Apprentice Realm, sights such as juggernauts moving around like little birds, faster than someone like Rui

it was all but possible, and

that the man's physical superiority over him was not just due to techniques, but also due to a superior physical body. His power, speed, and durability exceeded that of Rui's considerably despite the fact that Rui just consumed

of that, the man had a wealth of experience in the Squire Realm and had no doubt devised