The Martial Unity

The silence drowned out the noise.

No one understood why he radiated more despair than when he was losing against the monster. His actions looked absurd to all spectators aside from those who came to be aware of the source of his frustration. Not even the contestants understood why he took such a strange victory lap.

Regardless, what was done could not be undone. As much as he wished that the creature was still able to continue fighting to push him to the Senior Realm, it was dead. He was just going to have to accept this simple truth and move on.

For a brief moment, he considered attacking other abyssfeeders to see if he could get the same stimulation once more, but he shook his head, sighing.

It was clear to him that that probably would not work. He could feel his raging heart calming down, and that meant that he would have to go through an incredibly stressful battle from scratch. However, even if he did do that, it would still not be enough.

He had already proven himself stronger, he had already proven that the VOID algorithm was the better adapter, and the biggest drive to win had already gone. He had also already qualified for the next round, so there was not even a necessity for such an action.

He instinctively knew that such a paltry attempt at trying to stoke the flames once more was simply not going to work.

getting to the final tournament tomorrow was enough to cheer him up. It couldn't be helped, he had come close to getting something far more

had just lost; one that would take him to a higher Realm. He had already found a successful blueprint for it. A Martial Artist who could push the core of

there were very few opponents that could do

a serious fight, and break through in the process of fighting their Martial Heart. But the driving force of his will to fight and pursue his Martial Path was not victory itself. He fought for his ambition of fulfilling Project

algorithm; whether that chosen path to fulfilling Project Water was the right choice, could truly rile up his Martial Heart. An ordinary Martial Senior that he knew he would be able to beat if he was in the Senior Realm simply did not intersect with the core driving forces

he did not know what kind of battle could serve as a viable trigger. But now, he knew what kind

but he did not even consider

that she probably couldn't serve as a trigger. He liked her but it didn't even begin

head, returning to reality as he finally took stock of what