The Martial Unity

Her actions led to the loss of more than ten million lives. Smaller kingdoms on the coastline of the oceans ceased to exist as if they never were, while more powerful nations had shielded themselves from the wave with the help of powerful Martial Artists, and esoteric technology derived from esoteric sources that were nothing short of national treasures.

She never ceased to practice her technique, keeping the hole open for nearly the next twenty years. The surrounding nations had already adapted to the elevated sea levels by the time her training phase had been completed. When she threatened to leave, the coastline nations realized that her leaving would leave the whole filled up once more, which could cause a disaster on par with the original disaster that she had caused.

The coastline nations came together hours before her announced departure, and formed a treaty, known as the Umiana Treaty. Each of the coastal nations would not only deploy their Martial Artists to keep the hole that Sage Sia had created open but also create an open invitation for all Martial Artists to keep the hole open as a form of training in exchange for a training fee.

That day, countless Martial Artists of several Realms from not just the coastal nations but even nations that were deeper inland were sent to the Umiana Trench to force back the water with their Martial Art techniques. Many Martial Artists from across the entire continent reveled in the opportunity to train in such a thrilling and novel manner that they flocked in great numbers to the Umiana Trench.

In the end, the training service became so absurdly profitable that the coastal nations decided to indefinitely delay the process of slowly and gradually closing the hole. The demand for the training actually exceeded the supply of available position 'slots'!

It became one of the most popular training grounds for offensive and power supplementary techniques across the entirety of the Panama Continent!

"I've definitely heard of the name, but I never knew about its backstory," Kane frowned. "What an absurd tale! Is that how fucking strong Martial Sages actually are?! That's terrifying. Damn, maybe I should have been more careful when I escaped from my father. But I suppose it's a testament to your ingenuity and my stealth that we managed to escape my father."

had some suspicions about Kane's situation, and those had only grown stronger as time passed, especially when he learned more about what the Martial Artists of higher Realms could do the more he was exposed to the

him, ever. The Lightning Sect could be damned for all he cared, only another Martial Sage could stand in the way of Sage Arrancar, and it was clear that Kane had not earned the favor of the leader of the Lightning

at the moment. Kane truly despised his family and his father, and it was best not to poke at

reach the Sage Realm. The simplest of courses of actions he went through from time to time like training, when done by them could affect countless lives and could

of the ocean. "The sea levels are kinda

calmly. "But through Seismic Mapping, I can sense an unnaturally high level of seismic radiation being transmitted through the hull of the ship to our feet, when I compare it to the seismic radiation I felt on the

to us among the ones you learned about?" Kane asked.

significant gains if we make the

grinned. "I can't wait to see this

of anticipation now that they had chosen their destination. The Panama Continent was inherently esoteric compared