"This feeling…"
How could he not recognize it? He had sensed it countless times in his life.
"Martial Apprentice…" He murmured as he rapidly reached their location.
The two of them paused their sparring match as their senses picked up his approach. They turned to meet him with smiles on their faces.
Even before Rui could talk to them, he had already noticed how much they had grown. Their energy was calmer and more composed. They had lost their childish and immature demeanor. Their eyes, which used to be filled with wonder and curiosity, were not filled with determination.
Rui felt his heartache at the thought that he missed their breakthrough to the Apprentice Realm. It was a shame, but alas, it could not be helped.
STEP
He landed before them.
"The two of you…" He smiled. "To say that you have made me proud is an understatement. Congratulations, you are now Martial Artists."
He ruffled their head in adoration, though perhaps they were getting too old for it, admittedly.
"Thank you, big brother," Mana beamed at his praise.
big bro!"
Rui chuckled. "It's not nice to keep secrets
tell you about the
them shared a
about your
expressions grew more
dynamic maneuvering," She explained. "My style of combat focuses on three-dimensional maneuvering for
"Interesting…" Rui nodded.
how she had fought all this time. She always placed and timed her movements to position herself most appropriately. Thus he could see her Martial
he knew what his
Max grinned. "I rush, gather as much energy I can, and break my opponents
Max loved rushing in and throwing every ounce of energy that he had gathered into a single
a way, his Martial Path was pursuing the Flowing Canon technique that Rui used to have, to the extreme. Of course,
reached fearsome heights purely focusing on a
came
single technique. He had incorporated elements of other techniques into it to elevate the technique. But it was
they gave everything to that one singular thing. Dedicated everything they had to offer in one direction, and they were able
lethality and dangerousness of his bullrush strikes, then he would no
thoughts. "Our senses have grown so much better, and yet why
had still put on his human-level Mind Mask. He did not like drawing attention from others, after all. He had no interest in being the
the fact that he had been walking around with the aura of
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