The Martial Unity

Rui narrowed his eyes as he heard the man respond to his thought while revealing his name.

It was a shocking conclusion.

One no one could have possibly ever realized.

One surely no one would ever come to know. There were many who had tried, yet they had all failed to grasp the true core of his Martial Art.

Ieyasu had intended for it to remain that way.

Yet, seeing Rui easily discover his greatest secret made him feel trivial. The arrogance that had long developed within him, centered around this secret, began unraveling.

He had run into the one Martial Artist who was capable of learning the truth with just the sheer brilliance of his mind.

Rui stared at him impassively.

The ODA System was a technique that was largely mental. It was not something that could be replicated simultaneously with Rui's first use of it in the battle just by copying his mind.

If he simply copied Transverse Resonance, he would not have been able to aim, simultaneously with Rui, at his attack and cancel it out.

That meant that he had to have access to Rui's aim, which existed within his head. He need only reverse the aim since he was on the other end of it. That inevitably meant that he was a Martial Artist who could read minds. That was most likely the source through which he copied people's movements so well.

"Yet just because you know the truth, doesn't mean you can do anything about it." Ieyasu whispered as he rushed forward with greater speed and power than before. "You are not my equal."

The air grew taut with peril as he drew closer.

Rui closed his eyes.

An opponent with a physicality that seemed to grow stronger the more he copied his opponent, which he did through mind reading.

Rui now fully understood why he was so invincible. Trying to defeat him was almost impossible for those within the same Realm as him.

Almost.

Ieyasu rushed forward, launching a powerful Flowing Canon straight at Rui's head.

A knockout blow.

BOOM!!!

Rui grimaced as he barely managed to block it in time. Yet not even the combination of Flux Earther, Inner Divergence, and Adamant Reforging was enough to dispel the impact of Rui's attack.

The attack launched him far away, crashing across the battle arena.

Yet Ieyasu ruthlessly rushed forward, racing to finish Rui off.

BAM BAM BAM!

He pounded Rui with a barrage of powerful blows.

Each attack rattled Rui harder than the previous one.

was

grew more and more comfortable in

Becoming Rui.

at him, and yet,

A stronger Rui.

A faster Rui.

A superior Rui.

of

watched with grave

They clenched their fists.

Ieyasu in a similar manner. He had become an unending source of trauma to

had held

That maybe...

maybe... the mighty Squire Falken

it appeared reality was to crush

to become clearer

The air grew chillier.

Darker.

could feel it in their

The end was nigh.

to fill

THUD

down

powerful kick flew towards him,

It was game over.

And yet.

WHOOSH!

single person could contain their shock as Ieyasu found

Rui had disappeared.

BOOM!!!

Ieyasu's back as it flung him away. Every single witness froze in shock as the sight of Rui flinging Ieyasu away shattered every

all others'. They were gravitic. Not a single

They were silver.

And yet...

They were not.

void emerged

Ieyasu,

Three words escaped them.

started walking forward. 'You... are not

narrowed his eyes at that

He didn't bother retorting.

what had just

didn't have

Rui had already arrived.

BOOM!

a powerful high kick from Rui as he stared into the man's