The Martial Unity

"If the Senior Realm was that easy to break through to, I wouldn't have to go through this." Kane sighed.

Yet his eyes were filled with determination.

Rui understood his sentiment, though. The breakthrough condition for the Senior Realm was harsh. One needed to be subjected to a challenge that threatened the object of the desire behind one's Martial drive. In Kane's case, that meant his freedom from his family needed to be challenged and threatened.

On top of that, the challenge also needed to exceed what Kane could handle with his existing power. Meaning he needed to be apprehended by multiple powerful Martial Squires or a grade-ten Martial Squire even higher than him, but not too much higher. Just higher enough to push him past his limits and activate the Martial Heart.

It was an exceedingly niche and difficult condition to fulfill. Certainly not something that he could fulfill sitting within the relatively safe environment of the Floating Sect. Of course, he would have to risk his life against challengers who sought the first chamber, but the risk of death was bread and butter for Martial Artists, it was far from enough.

That was why Kane wanted to return to the Kandrian Empire, a dangerous place for him, and risk his freedom. All for the sake of breaking through to the Senior Realm.

"However, that means you have an additional drive for power itself, not just freedom since you're willing to risk freedom for power," Rui noted.

"Yeah..." Kane agreed, refusing to elaborate further.

It was a bit embarrassing for him to admit that he wanted to be strong enough to be able to accompany Rui.

"Besides, I look forward to meeting our friends. Fae..." He sighed.

Rui smirked. "It's a shame I won't be able to see that reunion."

to be super mad." Kane

the lie that I am still in the Kandrian Empire," Rui reminded him. "Definitely don't mention the Floating Sect or any of the things we did after leaving

chatting some more as they wandered around the Floating Sect, since they would be parting ways once Rui was ready to leave the Floating Sect. Rui even sparred with Kane to test his progress with

WHOOSH!

swift flurry of slashes. "No wonder you got to the second chamber. Daggers give you a level of lethality that you would have to waste too much time

limit. Watch what happens when I use

possibly be able to

before the two of them wrapped

do this

replied. it was true as long as he did not create a new predictive model for

have a lot of

melancholically. "Same

two of them parted ways. Kane was just the first

now a bad time?" Rui asked when Senior Xanarn opened the door

asked with a strange smile. "Welcome back. Congratulations on breaking

The two of them already knew what they needed to speak about, making the air a little awkward unlike

leaving

a melancholic smile. "I'm sure you'll be able to accomplish more

but I don't want you to come with me,"

opened her eyes, looking