The Martial Unity

This was also something Rui had half-predicted. Martial Artists of higher Realms were a different breed compared to a normal human, both literally and figuratively. There were many things that Martial Artists required in order to reach higher Realms, things like individuality and synergy in their Martial Art were paramount. However, at the root of it all, there was a core trait that every Martial Art had in order to undergo to climb up their Martial Path, Realm by Realm.

Willpower.

Determination.

Perseverance.

There were important differences between all of them, however, they could generally be treated as a broad singular temperamental and personality trait.

Without the willpower and determination to strive and continue climbing up their Martial Path, nothing else could come. Martial Artists could persevere through the difficulties of developing their Martial Art only if they had the willpower and determination to. It could be said that Martial Artists comprised a tiny proportion of the population that possessed the talent, luck, and willpower to break through and attain a new Realm of power.

Of course, no rule was absolute, and all rules related to human civilization had exceptions. There were some Martial Artists who possessed such a tremendously high affinity to Martial Art that they could break through without the willpower and determination that was normally necessary.

even come across one such example himself. Fiona Roschem was so abysmally talented that

most certainly be said that they possessed a psychological profile that less

people could not fathom

see why this highly exalted group of people, while strategic and priceless, were perhaps not the most suited for diplomacy

of determination and willpower beneath their surface temperament. Colonel Geringan was driven by loyalty to his family and his nation,

extremely risky and prone to causing the situation to degenerate detrimentally as far as engaging in a diplomatic relation with the G'ak'arkan Tribe. Diplomats are trained to cut away their self and replace it with that what they represent from their perspectives when interacting the foreign parties and entities. Such a mindset is almost fundamentally incompatible with that of higher-ranking Martial Artists," Rui keenly observed. "However, this is not an absolute rule. Surely there are Martial Artists with not just the necessary ability to adopt the mindset needed to conduct long attempts at

understood why the Martial commissioner had approached him for this task. He smiled wryly, recognizing that he himself had

even smiled back, amused as they exchanged a knowing glance with each

you," She began. "You are highly intelligent and have demonstrated an almost unprecedented degree of deductive and inductive logic and reasoning all the way back at the age of thirteen when your mental parameters were evaluated after you first joined the Martial Academy. You have demonstrated remarkable strategic intelligence in many of your missions, ranging from identifying the Earthen basilisk infestation through clever tactics just in time to prevent them from spreading. The clever strategy you once employed in using their ambush to trap and ambush them, the brilliant idea you came up with in the Serevian Dungeon war that ended up winning the Martial Union and the Kandrian Empire the most lucrative parts of the Serevian Dungeon, and your other exploits make you a truly unique and

letting her

course, Rui wasn't naïve. He could tell that while sincere, she was certainly trying

communication technique makes us confident that you are qualified to undertake the necessary training and education