The Martial Unity

The first phase of the battle bloomed in completion as the two combatants exerted themselves to their absolute limit. Rui had begun the battle with Breathing Crucifix, immediately hampering Senior Zenshin's breathing greatly. He did not allow the man to exert his true full power by hampering breathing for the man had abysmally superior raw power than Rui.

Despite facing the impediment of Breathing Crucifix, he still possessed more raw power than Rui, something the latter found unbelievable.

Yet it was the truth.

"Rgh…!" Rui gritted his teeth as he strained himself to the absolute limit firing off many Mighty Roar Flash Blasts in rapid succession as he leaped away from Senior Zenshin trying to maintain as much distance between them. THWOOM THWOOM THWOOM THWOOM THWOOM!

The sheer energy ravaged the Gereign Base and more.

Senior Zenshin, on the other hand, was no slouch. Every attack that arrived was instantly decimated with a single claw swipe. His sharp claws pierced through every single sonic projectile without exception, effortlessly tearing them apart.

"RARGH!" He snarled as he began rushing forward at an even higher pace, swinging his claws with wildly as he tore down every single sonic projectile. His charge grew faster and faster as he got increasingly accustomed to blasting away all of Rui's Mighty Roar Flash Blast.

Not even Rui's maximum output was able to entirely keep him at bay despite his sealed power.

than close-range attacks due to the greater waste of energy in launching and transit, but how is he able to keep up with me so well despite falling victim to Breathing Crucifix?' Rui clenched

course. The Martial Heart is that shined across his body was that much superior to his own. "HYARH!" He tore past yet another barrage of Mighty Roar Flash Blasts, leaping towards Rui, his

choice,' Rui exhaled deeply as he activated Hypertrophic Surge.

moment, overcoming his own. Rui didn't necessarily have to resort to this option, he could have explored other possibilities, but he ultimately

and Rui could easily lose an arm or be cleaved in half at close-quarters combat. It was best to maintain long-range

Close-range combatants faced certain universal

Some chose to maneuver.

superior raw power to push

appeared to have chosen the latter two. He not only possessed long-range

in power. His body grew in

His offense grew proportionally.

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away. By the time the man hit land, he found that Rui had flung

Senior Zenshin gritted his teeth, baring his fangs fiercely. "You think you can take me

model on Senior Zenshin before his Metabody stamina ran out. If he ended up in a state where he couldn't