"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.
bro!" Max
"It's not nice to
about
of them
me about your Martial Paths," Rui
expressions grew
Art is centered around dynamic maneuvering," She explained. "My style of combat focuses on three-dimensional maneuvering for defensive and offensive applications. No attack must touch me, and no defense
"Interesting…" Rui nodded.
and timed her movements to position herself most appropriately. Thus he could see her Martial Path
had a feeling he knew what his
as much energy
throwing every ounce of energy that he had gathered into a single
the Flowing Canon technique that Rui used to have, to the extreme. Of course, this meant that his Martial Art was extremely narrow and extremely focused.
Artists who had reached fearsome heights purely focusing on
came to mind was
technique. He had incorporated elements of other techniques into it to elevate the technique. But it was still considered part of one
not dare look down on singular and focused Martial Art. It was because they gave everything to that one singular thing. Dedicated everything they had to offer in one direction, and they were able to accomplish
a path to maximizing the lethality and dangerousness of his bullrush strikes, then
have grown so much better, and yet why can't I
his human-level Mind Mask. He did not like drawing attention from others,
fact that he had been walking around with
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