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.

he had come close to getting something far more valuable. He didn't even strictly need to go any further considering that his agreement with Master Deivon required him to reach the final tournament, and nothing more. Senior Xanarn's treatment

higher Realm. He had already found a successful blueprint for it. A Martial Artist who could push the core of his Martial Art to its

were very few opponents that could do

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

choice, could truly rile up his Martial Heart. An ordinary Martial Senior that he knew

of breaking through to the Senior Realm. Before, he did not know what kind of battle could serve as a viable trigger. But now, he knew what kind of circumstances

the threat of hurting his family. He did not even need for this to pan out to know that he would be driven to insane degrees if his family was ever being hurt in front of him, but he did not even consider trying to purposely put them

she probably couldn't serve as a trigger. He liked her but it didn't even begin to compare to an ambition that spanned across two lives and a family that

returning to reality as he finally took stock of what