The Martial Unity

"What is the point of this training, Master Zeamer?" Ieyasu asked his Master many years ago.

The two sat opposite each other, meditating.

"To help you defend your mind from external hypnotic influences," Master Zeamer replied simply. "This training will help you break out hypnotic techniques to a certain limit.

"Certain limit?"

"Mmm. Some hypnotic techniques are too powerful," Master Zeamer had remarked.

"What can I do to break out of such powerful techniques if this training fails?"

Master Zeamer considered his question for a moment before laughing heartily.

"Nothing."

BOOM!

Ieyasu blocked a powerful blow from Rui with a severe expression as he recalled what Master Zeamer had told him many years ago. His breathing was labored, preventing him from drawing out his full power. It certainly prevented him from activating even a single breathing technique.

It made him weaker.

Slower.

Tired.

His lungs felt like they were bound by powerful adhesives, restricting all movement. His body felt like a hill weighed it down. His entire body gasped for oxygen alongside his strained lungs.

Yet had he been one to let such a hurdle impede him, he would have never made it this far.

BOOM!

CRACK

Rui's eyes widened as he felt a sharp pain on his hand as it crashed into Ieyasu's elbow. He had thrown a powerful chop aimed at his neck, yet Ieyasu merely shifted.

entire body, and before Rui knew it, his palm found

enough to stop

BAM BAM

extreme speed. A tsunami of attacks crashed

parried every single one of them away. Rui was unable to use Outer Convergence, Reverberating Lance, or even a breathing technique to aid his power. On the other hand, while Ieyasu couldn't even breathe properly, let alone use breathing techniques, he still had other supplementary techniques that he could use to amplify power, ones that he had copied in the past

eyes as he pushed himself to the

His bones creaked.

His muscles burned.

His flesh stung.

body shook with sheer

And yet...

STEP

Rui inflicted on him, he was unshaken. Not only was he unshaken, he even

STEP

STEP

STEP

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attacks, yet man's defensive prowess could not be underestimated. His body had been forged with countless conditioning principles and training methodologies in an effort to be able to copy any and all conditioning-based techniques,

His defense was impregnable.

power, it was not

Or so he thought.

BOOM!!!

pain as what felt like a titanic blow crashed into his guard. His body reeled

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defensive Martial Art to hold off Rui's titanic blows. Yet despite the best

though Rui suddenly became exponentially

BOOOM!!

pain, yet his mind retained enough clarity to derive insights into his

is no way this is real.' He gritted his teeth. 'This is such an absurdly powerful supplementary technique that would make even grade-ten techniques

truth. However, he also realized that knowing the truth didn't matter. The subconscious mind did not care whether the pain was real or fake, it commanded Ieyasu to avoid it,

he was unable to

BAM BAM BAM!