The Martial Unity

"I'm sorry, did you say that you wished to weaponize the Martial Art and make it a part of your technique?" The man before Rui stared at him with a bewildered expression. After all, it wasn't every day that a Martial Squire approached him looking for aid on how to turn the Herenal's Disease into a weapon for himself.

"It's technically possible, correct?" Rui asked him.

The man reluctantly nodded. "It is technically possible based on the plan that you have brought forth. However, the probability of success is rather low. Unfortunately, the Martial Body is just too strong and very difficult to harm with diseases that harm normal humans."

"However, an increased dose, one that would be lethal to humans, would induce the same effect in Martial Squires that normal doses in humans do, correct?"

"Yes…" The man hesitated once more.

Rui couldn't blame him for his reluctance or his compunctions.

He had probably never heard of a Martial Art technique that involved willingly becoming diseased.

Neither had Rui.

That was why he was also skeptical of it.

The fact of the matter was that this wasn't even a symbiote that evolved with the purpose of cooperating.

This was a disease, it evolved to harm the body for its own sustenance. There was no question that if he did something wrong, the virus would do what it was supposed to and would either harm him a lot or potentially even death in the worst-case scenario.

inserted a poison that causes literal cell death, into my body.') He

much worse

mean he was willing to try it out no matter

needed was more data and information on the virus and its effects on Martial Bodies for him to be

such a niche topic. That

that I didn't make these breakthroughs in Crexeet Town.')

was quite certain that place would have the research that he was

he was aware that he would not have made the breakthroughs in Crexeet Town had

to a large community of elite high-grade Martial Squires, it pushed him forward in ways that Crexeet Town simply couldn't. The pressure that he

in were rather inconsequential to Rui, especially compared to the conflict between the Floating Sect and

mop up the entirety of their opposition in that it

were creatures that conformed to pressure, and it appeared that not even Martial Squires were

had been greater due to the fact that he had been subjecting himself to a lot of pressure. The Shionel Confederation and the Shionel Dungeon

fulfilling missions as he tried to garner some experience and cash. He made decent progress, but it simply wasn't enough

I continued leading that kind of life.') Rui tutted as he roasted his previous lifestyle. ('But in exchange, I can't see my family

also would have never stumbled open the need to introduce a disease into his body voluntarily. That didn't mean it

depended on

('Again, Crexeet Town,')

ended briefly, just to get