The Martial Unity

1562 Beyond

Rui found himself on the defensive.

Kane had evaded his counter, disappearing at an astonishing speed while also simultaneously almost killing him.

Rui knew that he had swung with the intent to kill. If Rui hadn't leaped away, he would have died.

The realization melted away every ounce of restraint that Rui had. Kane had reached a level of power that was second only to Rui and Ieyasu before they broke through. Since he wasn't using his Martial Senior at the moment, he was effectively a Martial Squire at the moment barring his senses.

He had already told Kane to attack with the intent to kill. Kane could not afford to hold back. Kane had conditioned himself mentally to be prepared just for that. He was not going to hold back at this juncture.

Kane swung his daggers in strange manners as his speed continuously increased reaching levels that Rui didn't think was possible within the Squire Realm.

He grew faster and faster.

His agility had skyrocketed.

The speed gap between them increased continuously, so much so that Rui didn't even feel like he was using Neo Godspeed.

Despite suffering from Temporal Disharmony that hampered his own perception of time, he still relied on the reflexes that he gained from Fulminata to flub up his own techniques. The grade-ten technique was able to edge out the grade-nine hypnotic technique narrowly, allowing Kane to keep up with his own movements.

WHOOSH!

Kane's dagger slashed at Rui in a strange manner almost lopping his head off. The dagger also created a gust of vacuum on one side of Kane, while directing air currents on the other end. The massive pressure differential propelled Kane forward at the astonishing speeds that he was displaying.

Rui's eyes widened as he understood the mechanism of the technique. Kane had developed a technique centered around his daggers, one that allowed him to generate a pressure differential from one side to the other, to thrust to him reach higher speeds than he alone would ever reach.

The most impressive part was that he only needed to attack as he normally did while relying on the movements of the attacking daggers to generate the pressure differential allowing him to maneuver at extremely high speeds.

It was free speed!

It was a powerful technique that integrated the daggers deeper into his Martial Art, truly making it a part of his Dancing Shadow Style. The individuality of the technique had elevated the individuality of his Martial Path past a critical threshold.

Kane launched a flurry of dagger blows at Rui, who promptly evaded them, leaping away.

WHOOSH!

launching an onslaught of

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

let up a single time. His

away at Rui, generating pressure differentials that turned Kane into blurs even in

a fleeting shadow of

even that

POW!

leaping away

The void had arrived.

hand as Rui acclimatized to his new technique. But it wasn't too long

but decoding it had been easy once Rui realized the mechanics of

the resulting pressure differentials that propelled him. Once he found the patterns between

the strongest Mind Mask that he could muster without a Martial

sense of desperation overcame as his instincts and emotions took control. He forgot that this was a merely an exercise

allow

to push Kane to

his life needed to be, and was,

critical phase

WHOOSH!

sharpened eyes as he rushed forward as his dagger

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

and every single blow with

BAM!

even faster. His blades disappeared, flashing at Rui

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

his fist flew forward,

WHOOSH!

barely managed to evade the well-timed attack,

And despite that-

BAM!

swift blow had already arrived, slamming into him. Kane grimaced, yet he persevered, as he pushed himself to the

His skin tore.

His muscle burned.

His joints creaked.