The Martial Unity

"Because the yielded attunement from the added unrefined individuality is low, you make very little progress with drawing out the potential of your mind, leaving it weak. Because it is weak, it cannot survive the Squire evolution breakthrough process," Rui explained patiently. "That is why you haven't reached Squire's candidacy."

Prince Raijun was shocked by the revelation.

He had long grown frustrated with his lack of progress, especially since he had always fostered a deep sense of admiration for Martial Artists.

How could he not? Rather, he never understood why none of his brothers and sisters felt the same way.

Martial Artists were strong!

Martial Masters did not lower their head or chin even in the presence of the Royal Family, barring the Royal Emperor.

Martial Sages bowed to nobody.

All thanks to their personal power. The power that they themselves had cultivated, belonged to them. That nobody could take from them.

He had been overjoyed when he became a Martial Apprentice at the optimistically young age of fourteen. While that age had not crossed into genius-level territory, it was a sign of a great talent and affinity for Martial Art.

It also happened to be the same age that Rui broke through to the Apprentice Realm. Yet despite twenty years of commitment to his Martial Art and Path, he had never reached Squire candidacy.

He never understood why.

Today, he did.

actually astonishing how

brief and concise manner that made it simple to understand," He realized. 'Not even Martial Masters had such a conscious grasp of the problem on a theoretical level. He explained the problem the

scholarly knowledge, only now did he

he wasn't interested in that at

for my lack of refinement? Why did it even come to be about in the first place?" The prince asked desperately, throwing

share the same answer after all. The cause of your problem is the same as the solution or lack

into

"Experience…?" Prince Raijun murmured.

how I, and every other Martial Art, have refined Martial Art. Tell me, Prince

head lowered with

experienced any

"…"

the very first punch you threw. But not a single battle with your life on the line? Seriously? Surely you jest? There's no

continued, Prince Raijun only grew more embarrassed and

can't help it!" He protested. "I'm a prince! Do you have many enemies I have because of my status? There are countless people and nations that don't think well of the Kandrian Empire

aware of that. But you need to balance

by security protocols of the state much more harshly than you can imagine. Especially since my late brother died nearly five years

paused once more,

five years ago en route to the Kandrian Empire from the Virodhabhasa Theocracy after participating

second Virodhabhasa Martial Contest."

eyes widened with shock as his mind flashed back to a distant memory that he

was the grade-ten Martial Squire prince from the contest,' Rui realized. 'It's been so long and so much has happened that

he had died