The Martial Unity

He had come here to challenge himself. Not toss himself into the jaws of death.

Literally.

He had gained plenty of stimulation and experience against bizarre and strange monsters under bizarre and strange circumstances. He had gained an epiphany about the nature of his Martial Art and its relationship with him.

He felt much stronger than he was when he first arrived at the Shionel Confederation.

That was the whole point of challenging himself, it was to take him to high heights. He knew that there were very few things that made a person progress as well as stakes did. When he thrust himself into the dungeon, he was putting himself on the line, and he was putting his friend on the line as well, whom he dragged around.

It had definitely helped him achieve his goal even as it was now, but he definitely intended to finish the objective of clearing the dungeon.

He just wasn't sure if he ought to throw himself at the Root.

That was a suicide mission as he currently was. Was it really worth it to stick to his goal even if it almost certainly would cost him his life when the point of the goal had been accomplished?

('Then again, does a goal really mean much if I'm willing to break it so easily?') Rui clenched his fist. ('Can I really pursue my Martial Path and develop my Martial Art to the higher Realms with such a flimsy willpower and determination?')

He instinctively felt the answer was no.

('Why do I pursue my Martial Path?') A spontaneous question bloomed into his mind, and the answer popped into his head just as quickly. ('Project Water. My greatest dream and ambition.')

His ambition of developing a Martial Art that embodied the concept of Adaptive Evolution that Bruce Lee had alluded to in his time. At a time when such a school of thought did not even exist, his idol Bruce Lee had come across the profound truth and spread it to the world, changing the perceptions of martial arts forever.

immediately presented

my dream?

there was

didn't even need to

days of his previous life. The medical staff had given up

his dream until his body literally collapsed,

dream, was it?') His eyes narrowed. ('I did it once, and you sure as hell bet I'm

had inadvertently made

himself out of fear of death could realize such a lofty ambition. He did not think that such a person could reach

want to be such a person if that was

so easily,') Rui snorted, amused. ('I may not be as daring

began considering several things. The difficulty. The complications. The actual objective,

attack me if

end up exploring the Root floor, and the Root just ignored him as he

case, it would mean the floor

feel quite silly having grown all serious about something so

that the Root would consume anything that moved if it

difficulty was

the roots lashed forward and snatched away

fast,') Rui