The Martial Unity

Rui and Kane grew increasingly closer to the Uminana Trench they were able to sense it better, it wasn't too long before they actually drew close enough to perceive the entirety of the diameter of the Umiana Trench.

"What the hell…" Kane murmured as his jaw dropped at the staggering diameter of the Umiana Trench. "There is no way one Martial Artist did this by herself. No shot."

"It's even wider than the Shionel Dungeon!" Rui exclaimed as he grinned, awed at the size of the trench.

They were still a good distance away, and even with their evolved vision, it was difficult to make out any individual Martial Artists. At the distance they were, the Umiana Trench looked quite bizarre to the eye. It was as if the ocean itself was hesitant to move in and occupy an empty hole. It took a few steps forward in some regions but immediately walked away like it was scared. The waves seemingly danced back and forth onto the land and away, as though the trench and ocean were salsa dancing.

It was a truly bewildering sight to Rui, reinforcing how bizarre and exotic this world was compared to Earth.

"Woah… You can see the Martial Artists at the edge of the trench if you look hard enough now," Kane peered.

"Indeed," Rui nodded, he glanced around at the ocean that they were sky-walking across at high speeds. "All the ships veer off a good distance away from the trench."

He figured that ships in this ocean were equipped with the means to sense and locate the trench and be able to navigate around it. It was probably common practice and protocol for the coastal nations in and around the ocean.

As Rui and Kane got closer to the trench, they realized that they had underestimated how much infrastructure had been developed in the patch of land of the Umiana Trench. It seemed that they were truly confident in their ability to intent to keep the Umianan Trench. If the ocean ever overwhelmed the Martial Artists keeping it at bay, then all of the infrastructure would certainly be flattened by the incoming tsunami.

Rui paid attention to the Martial Artists who were using their Martial Art techniques to keep the ocean at bay. He realized that he had underestimated how many Martial Artists partook in the resistance against the ocean.

Tens of thousands of Martial Artists of different Realms all came together in one place and use their Martial Art to keep the wave at bay in shifts.

grouped together away from each other. What surprised him was that

Martial Artists of the other Realms in number, their contributions were even greater as a group compared to any other group, given that

distance between them and the trench had reduced to the point that Rui could see the many

"I'm guessing we gotta go visit the Trench Surveillance Force or whatever that guy

"We need to

scratched his head. "I think I'll sit

"You're not gonna be participating

my strong suit and I'm not interested in subjecting myself to

be able to grow stronger if you don't push yourself, Kane," Rui

complained. "I'll take on training that is to my field of expertise. Right now,

slots if you're not confident to handle

"That's too embarrassing!"

to the large town at the center

smaller than the trench,"

"It's not

all, they were currently situated far from a safe space where there were no threats. A town was the limit of what they

top of that, Rui knew that Martial Artists like himself were best given the space

STEP

interested in the bedrock of the Umiana Trench. "This is