The Martial Unity

"Senior Frinjschia..." Rui smiled with a puzzled expression. "...You seem in a hurry."

"Listen to me, young man." She whispered. "You need to leave this place. You have drawn too much attention. There are powerful forces beyond your comprehension that have taken interest in you."

Rui narrowed his eyes. "...What?"

This was not how he pictured their reunion.

"I'm saying this for your sake." She narrowed her elder eyes. "After our match, I-"

She froze.

Rui narrowed her eyes.

They both experienced a wave of targeted pressure in their direction.

Senior Frinjschia glanced in a direction over Rui's shoulder. When he followed her gaze, he found the source of pressure.He spotted Senior Priest Deril warning her with his gaze and aura.

"...I can't say anymore. I am deeply indebted to you so please, just heed my advice and don't remain in this place for much longer. If I were you, I would accept the offers made by one of the powerful organizations that are soliciting you at this banquet. Pick a powerful sage-level organization or nation. Goodbye. May we meet again."

Rui's eyes sharpened even further as his danger instinct spiked.

need to pick a Sage-level nation as opposed to a

obvious,

knowledge was enough

he won meant that nothing was going to happen while he was riding his glory and attention as

honored Virodha Champion who was supposed to be wholeheartedly supported and uplifted by the Virodhabhasa Faith,

again. If an honored champion was not safe, then they had no business putting so much

convert me before or during the banquet is definitely political suicide.' Rui narrowed his eyes. 'However, the more time I spend here, the greater the likelihood that something will change. I need to leave. I have spent enough time here, I have humored enough people and shown

single glance conveyed everything that he wanted to. The two exchanged a brief nod before heading out and into a special carriage that belonged to

Deivon remarked

don't want to stick around." Rui sighed. "Even if I am the celebrated champion, this place has

as well. It's a

his head. "I have no need for it now. I came here for medical treatment and stayed for an opportunity

slightest shred of regret for abandoning the power bestowed upon the Virodha Champion. It was said that the Virodha Champions gained enough political power from the

return and use it

route and means to the Kaddar Region to ensure that it will be almost impossible to

nodded. "That is quite

a Martial Sage or a stealth-oriented Martial Master could

nation. It moved at extraordinary speeds, so much so that even Rui would be unable to hold

an hour into the journey that Master Deivon felt safe enough to strike up a

then,