The Martial Unity

Senior Leonil sky-walked up behind Senior Sarak who stood in the sky, looking away into the distance.

"How long have they been at it?" Senior Leonil asked, yawning.

"A few hours now," Senior Sarak replied, sighing.

"It's impressive that their Martial Hearts are not giving out." Senior Leonil remarked. "Still, they should be keeping careful."

"They're far too competitive for that," Senior Sarak snorted. "It can't be helped given the rivalry that they have. The pinnacle of talent and potential. The most powerful Martial Paths that I have come across, and the opponent against whom they broke through in a battle that ended up being a draw. Expecting them to regard each other as an ordinary sparring partner is unrealistic."

"Haha, true. More importantly..." Senior Leonil gazed over with interest. "...Who's winning?"

"So far, all their battles have been stalemates." Senior Sarak stated. "They end up in a draw when their Martial Hearts run out and they're in their base forms."

"At this point, they're just fighting each other to win. They probably have long forgotten about any notion of simply acclimatizing themselves to the power of the Senior Realm."

"There's no doubt about that." Senior Sarak chuckled. "Still, I am not averse to them fighting out in the open where the Kaddar Treaty Organization can see."

Senior Leonil narrowed his eyes as he caught the man's drift. "...You're using them as a deterrent."

Senior Sarak nodded. "If Kaddar nations think we have gained two extra Martial Seniors on retainer, then they will never even dare to think about attacking us again."

"Makes sense." Senior Leonil nodded.

along with a few others." Senior Sarak remarked. "If we can get a few more key nations to

silently as Rui and Ieyasu clashed with each

POW POW POW!

other, looking to gain an advantage. Rui narrowed his eyes

WHOOSH!

surprise spinning high kick from a rapid change in Martial Art, having

model to predict what Martial Art Ieyasu would choose, allowing him to slowly overcome the small advantage that Ieyasu had gained by chaotically shifting the Martial Art that

POW!

grinned as he managed to land a clean hook to the

not sitting

BOOM!!!

back from a clash. The two of them panted as they took their distance, pausing momentarily. Their Martial Hearts were nearly out, the battle had nearly

furrowed. "Damn, you did manage

long as I understand the output of the technique, I can replicate using my own principles. In this case, you are simply sacrificing other performance

hint of pride appeared on Ieyasu's

the Martial Heart, it defeats the purpose of the sparring," Ieyasu noted. "We have grown smoother and

being acclimatized considering diminishing returns," Rui remarked. "My time

at Ieyasu. "What do you plan on doing from here on out? You've been at the Floating Sect for six

of your business."

meant how are

relenting. "...I plan to return to my Master and gain some insights before setting on another

Master?" Rui raised an