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!

through the air at mind-boggling speeds, incinerating the air into

SPLAT!

Rui gritted his teeth as he barely managed

It possessed an edge thinner than the claws

through him as he realized that he had

The Thunder Viper laughed, already ready for yet another

"Speed Void."

widened with shock as Rui's voice reverberated across his new

drag force. The sheer amount of resistance he faced from the air was unlike anything he had experienced in

he was trying to run immersed deep in

from zero to top speed, all of heaven and earth seemed to be

Yet Rui wasn't done.

eyes widened as

fabric of time

Time sped up.

Everything sped up.

force that opposed

body movements became too fast for him to keep

eyes as he successfully nailed the

that Speed Void, the domain born from Project Speed Prison, had completely cut off the

he was no longer

with a shitty Martial

in his slowed-down vision, appearing before

into his target's

They were pitch black.

the

They bore into his.

that moment, he felt

Transparent.

Helpless.

His speed was denied.

very perception of speed was

did he

eyes became hollow as the horrifying answer

'Nothing.'

CRACK!

blow crashed into

wasn't the only thing inside him

lost consciousness,

he had bigger things to worry

BAM BAM BAM!

as he leaped away from the unconscious

Or opponents.

sisters stood

eyes fixated

moment when Rui's attention had been fully consumed by his attack on

WHOOSH!