The Martial Unity

Never had Master Krakule experienced such a turn of tables. Even while Rui choked him, he realized that this was part of the boy's plan.

A hand was not all that useful in a rear choke hold that occurred at the elbow.

He had sharply predicted that Master Krakule would employ an active defensive offense to deter Rui away.

But what if Rui was not deterred?

What if he bore the consequences in order to win the battle?

A losing battle could instantly be transformed into a winning one.

Rui crushed down on his throat with the full power of everything he could muster, activating Hypertrophic Surge in place of Weaving Blood, completely sealing off the blood flow to his head.

On top of that, he pushed the Breathing Crucifix technique to one hundred percent, cramping down on the man's breathing.

On top of that, a current of electricity passed through the man's nerves, inducing a paralytic effect, crippling him even more.

"Rgh!!" Master Krakule's eyes grew bloodshot as his face turned red with pressure. He pulled at Rui's hand, trying to free his neck from the young man's hold.

The strength gap was non-existent with Hypertrophic Surge, Rui had other shackles on the man's power like hypnosis and quasi-paralysis.

On top of that, there was a reason rear choke holds were so deadly, it was because the victim had absolutely no way to leverage strength to break out of it properly, while the one performing the hold had the absolute perfect way to leverage strength.

That was why unless one had a large strength gap, which he most absolutely didn't, one could not break out of such a hold.

'I'm going to lose at this rate!' Master Krakule desperately did everything he could to break out of Rui's hold.

He struggled, hurt Rui, try flying around to throw him off. But the grip never softened.

'Am I going to lose?' Master Krakule's eyes widened. 'Me? A Martial Master, to a Senior brat like him?'

His eyes narrowed. 'No.'

as an avalanche of pressure erupted from the

his eyes with

went down

up

the Martial Master in

standing in the skies above

was no longer a

No.

have transformed into an entirely

became a shining dagger. One that towered over in the sky larger than a mountain. The surfaces of

Rui's eyes widened.

wasn't shaped

that was shaped

reflected the nature

a man who had forged

life that beheld it than the sun itself. It stood tall and proud, declaring its existence

with awe and

the power

Master was the power to fell an entire mountain

to alter maps, Rui yearned to

the Upper Realms. I am indebted to you. I will

before furrowing his

was but one wish that

threaten me with my family again. In fact, as penance, ensure with all your power that nothing ever happens to them," Rui

gazed deeply into Rui's eyes. "...So

relief although there was still some

Master remarked. "I don't like repeating myself. But I find it truly worth doing this time. Join us, Rui Quarrier. Join the Hawk Faction. Join us in the

his hand, stretching out

an avalanche of pressure

amount of peril he felt at