The Martial Unity

Squire Frinjschia suddenly snapped back to reality when the impact of Rui crashing through the contest barriers shook her, both physically and mentally. Only then had her current reality become cognizant to her.

Yet, she didn't even have time to celebrate or even process her breakthrough to a higher Realm.

"What have I done...?" She murmured with a grave expression as she too hurriedly headed for the crater that had been created in the distance outside of the colosseum.

What she saw shocked her to her very core.

The sight of a silver-haired and silver-eyed man walking out of a crater unharmed shook her to her very core.

For just the briefest of moments, she wondered whether she had actually broken through to the Senior Realm.

She couldn't be blamed for indulging this thought.

That was the sheer magnitude of the feat that the man before her had accomplished. The dust clouds from the crash had yet to fully settle, so ordinary people were unable to make out his appearance, but she could clearly sense every detail on his body.

There were no wounds.

He was unharmed.

He stood there, and an excited grin flashed across his face.

She wanted to immediately head on over, if only to make sure he was okay, and apologize for attacking him as a Martial Senior.

'And also to express gratitude.' Her eyes softened.

She was not foolish.

She may not have been the brightest, but she had spent an entire lifetime fighting. She knew what true malevolence looked like. She had lost count of the number of demons who tried to inflict as much suffering, misery, and despair on her, that she she had overcome.

Rui was not one of them.

come to her senses. He pushed her

to trigger her

to ensure he didn't inadvertently cripple

It was surgical.

of power within him. A strangely muscled form that supplied raw power that overcame

trivially easy for him. Yet, he didn't and had chosen the strangely time-consuming path where

priceless boon that she had yet to come across her entire

him, his patron exhaled deeply, snapping his fingers and

"Senior Frinjschia."

profoundly deep pressure pressed down on her. Senior Deril's expression was schooled, yet

informed her. "For the unauthorized assault on a Martial Squire and reckless

long blazed into fury. It was much deeper than

recommend you submit obediently," His eyes sharpened. "However, I do not mind giving you an early lesson on the power gap between a veteran

lying if she said she wasn't curious about that. Yet she had far too much sense to dare to do something like that. For the first time in a while, she valued her life

She bowed her head lightly, deactivating

to deactivate his Martial Heart. "Follow me. Don't try

already disappeared. An evacuation team had already kicked into action, safely extracting spectators from

newly enhanced senses quickly

was unable to spot a

a sigh. It was a miracle. It was also due to the fact that the colosseum barricade was extremely high and

had crashed through

the consequences of her action head-on with earnestness and sincerity, she could come out with

become of the Martial

do not have oversight on such important matters," Senior Deril spoke. "However, I suspect that the Virodha Council will decide to accelerate the restoration of the colosseum with extreme measures. This is one of the rare instances where such measures are justified. The price of doing so will be dozens,

not take a genius to guess that she was most likely going to be required to

will become

said officially, before his tone lightened. "However, if I had to guess, you will have to serve the Theocracy for a

was a lot more palatable

speak to Squire Falken at

to request anything," He stated. "However, I can convey your desire to Squire Falken. Ordinarily, a Martial Squire shouldn't be able to visit convicts in