The Martial Unity

In the battle arena of a colosseum, stood a man.

A man surrounded by many Martial Artists.

All of them were unconscious.

All but one.

"You've truly grown stronger," He murmured softly.

His pitch-black eyes peered at the blue-haired Martial Artist wielding two daggers, standing before him amidst a sea of bodies. "Then again... you did manage to become the guardian of the second chamber in just a year..."

Kane stood before him, panting. His body was heavily bruised and cut, in sharp contrast to his opponent. Out of all the one hundred guardians of the first class, he was the only one who had managed to remain standing.

In the past year that Rui had left, Kane had resolved to develop a powerful foundation with daggers. It turned out that his previous inhibitions with the issues that came with adding an element that completely altered a Martial Art were unwarranted.

He experienced a shocking growth in lethality. Especially when he chose a dagger made out of esoteric substances that could conduct electricity, allowing him to employ the current that his Fulminata technique generated.

In the past month, he had challenged guardians one after the other, he had even managed to usurp the second-ranked guardian in an extremely intense fight. The successes had validated his choice. The lethality that his dagger presented him allowed him to become a major threat to others without needing to learn powerful techniques.

Of course, just holding a dagger prevented him from being able to use other forms of offense, but he wasn't an all-rounder like Rui, so he didn't care if his flexibility fell. Ultimately, the decision turned out to be worth more than its weight in gold.

And yet.

'He's too damn strong!' Kane gritted his teeth.

He had managed to just barely get the better of the grade-ten Martial Squire that used to occupy the second rank, but against Ieyasu, he was helpless.

peered in a particular direction

smile broke onto

end to this battle. I do not care for this dull battle anymore." Ieyasu turned his back towards Kane

just gonna walk out and let me slander you

has just occurred. Important to both you and me. If I were you, I would accept this mercy gratefully. Your friend would not be pleased to find you battered and bruised the

that

hair standing on edge, chills crawled up his spine as saw himself

oozed out from the man, clogging the air around

myself." He turned around,

heaved a sigh as he relaxed,

widened as he belatedly realized who he was talking about, feeling stupid. The bloodlust had overshadowed his words there for a moment, delaying Kane's realization. A

of the Floating Sect. Much had happened, and Senior Sarak had begun explaining everything to Rui without compunctions "The medical team did their due diligence alright, I made sure of that. If not for the fact that they bore the seal that I

the result?"

yourself." Senior Sarak smiled

a lone

her

it was bittersweet for Rui. He was happy that she had regained the power that she had earned with her own efforts. But he was not in a

seconds before switching it off,

was uncharacteristic for her. The two of them gazed

smirked as he closed the

neither uttered a

She began. "I have stepped forth to protect it many times. I have stood guard over it for many, many years. It is

saving my life, and more importantly, my ability to pursue my Martial Path... Words cannot convey the weight of my

Rui could sense that.

his head. "Don't worry about it. I did it because

moment