The Martial Unity

The two traveled by foot for the most part, maintaining a medium pace over longer periods of time. While they could move far, far faster, it would not last long, and it would deplete their stamina very quickly. These speeds were limited to short bursts in combat. It was why Sage Sayfeel took nearly an hour to travel halfway across the continent with Rui, even if he could've moved quicker in combat by himself.

The world around them changed the closer they got to the Beast Domain.

Human civilization grew dimmer and dimmer the closer one got. Towns became villages, which became settlements. Once they arrived within a hundred kilometers of the Beast Domain, only individual buildings fashioned from wood and stones could be spotted.

It signified the edge of human civilization.

It signified that they were crossing the boundaries between man and beast.

"It's just devoid of...people," Kane muttered as they walked through barren plains.

There were plenty of deserted regions, even in the Human Domain. The issue was that even in these deserted plains, the taint of humanity could be felt. Abandoned huts and sheds, a broken road or path. Traces and pieces of evidence indicate that, once upon a time, human beings were here.

However, the closer they got to the Beast Domain, the more it felt like they had discovered a new land.

"So this why they are called adventurers," Kane's eyes widened with realization. "Any and everything pertaining to the Beast Domain is an adventure."

He grinned. "It feels pretty cool when you think about it that way, not gonna lie."

Rui smiled. "Yes, yes, it does."

He breathed in deeply.

fresh air felt

had almost forgotten what it was like to not be stalked by bodyguards. It had been more than a year since the revelation of his princehood, and since then, a slew of Martial Masters who had sworn loyalty to him or

realized how sick of it he had grown until today when their simple absence had already begun having

No longer could a Martial Master bail him out if he

No.

he could protect

what a Martial

as the objective he had set for himself, had caused him to neglect the negative impacts of being a royal prince

happened when a Martial Artist was constrained by a princely status. His half-brother Raijun would not have broken through to the Squire Realm if not for

crippled a Martial Artist, and Rui would be no different if he followed the man's path. However, it was also true that, as a prince, he was in danger. This was true regardless of whether

and bringing him back home to heal his father, he was

he did, he would always be a member

would always bring about danger to him. The Kandrian Empire, simply by virtue of its size and power meant that

people that wanted him dead. There

because of

was why he needed bodyguards of the Master Realm at all times. If he didn't,

he needed bodyguards. To progress as a

With Master Reina pretending to be

was not a permanent

to the Kandria, and the problem

only one solution, as far as Rui