The Martial Unity

Minutes passed.

The Hammerer struggled vigorously. Yet each of his movements was hampered by Heavenly Convergence.

The technique made him feel like he was trying to move while trapped at the center of an ocean of adhesive. By the time his attack struck Rui behind him, most of the power had gone into pushing against Heavenly Convergence.

Every movement he made.

Every attack he made.

Every haymaker he threw.

They were insufficient.

He still would have succeeded in shaking Rui off even after the shackles of Heavenly Convergence if not for the second pair of shackles on not his body but his mind.

Breathing Crucifix prevented him from inhaling the air he needed to generate the power and energy he needed to break free of Rui's grasp.

On top of that, Rui's powerful arm crushed against his windpipe like a constrictor, stopping all breathing.

The man struggled.

Yet, with each passing second, his movements grew more sluggish, slower, and weaker.

His pupils dilated as his vision blurred.

The end was nigh.

WHOOSH!

Yet, Rui's eyes widened as he undid the chokehold, leaping away desperately.

SPLAT!

The Hammerer's head flew into the air, separated from his body by the precise sword swing.

"Dang, I was hoping to take both of you out."

The Thunder Viper's grin was malevolent.

His eyes were wide.

They fixated on Rui.

He sheathed his curved blade as he faced Rui once more.

One moment he was there…

The next moment, he was not.

WHOOSH!

sped through the air at mind-boggling speeds, incinerating the air into a white inferno with sheer friction

SPLAT!

teeth as he barely managed

how extraordinarily sharp the blade was. It possessed an edge thinner than the claws of Senior Zenshin. It cut

of peril flashed through him as he realized that he had

not bad!" The Thunder Viper laughed, already ready for yet another round. His

"Speed Void."

eyes widened with shock as

stretched, blown back with an astounding amount of drag force. The sheer amount of resistance he faced from the air was

he was trying to run

tried accelerating from zero to top speed, all of heaven and earth

Yet Rui wasn't done.

eyes widened as they met

fabric of

Time sped up.

Everything sped up.

opposed him

own body movements became too fast for him to keep up, forcing him

narrowed his eyes as he successfully nailed

domain born from Project

no longer

as well have been a below-average Martial Artist with a

blurred in his slowed-down vision,

peered into

They were pitch black.

all the light that graced

They bore into his.

that moment, he felt

Transparent.

Helpless.

His speed was denied.

of speed was

else did

hollow as the horrifying answer dawned on

'Nothing.'

CRACK!

crashed into his

the only

the time he lost consciousness, he had also escaped

had bigger things to worry

BAM BAM BAM!

he leaped away from the unconscious body of the Thunder Viper, facing his

Or opponents.

stood

eyes

for the moment when Rui's attention had been fully consumed by

WHOOSH!