The Martial Unity

Chapter 2018 A Dozen's Convergence

"Oh, come on!" Kane complained. "Doesn't that mean I cannot ever see you fight?"

A small smile cracked at the edge of Rui's mouth. "I'm afraid that's true. If you want to see me fight in all my power…"

His eyes sharpened as his tone grew stronger. "…you will need to become a Martial Master."

Kane's eyes grew more intense.

Not wanting to fall behind Rui was one of his greatest motivations.

"Will do. Just you wait, man."

Rui's smile softened. "I will. But for now, do as I say. Make sure you don't perceive my Martial Embodiment. I'll ensure you don't, too, but I will be busy fighting Master-level beasts. Thus, I need you to make sure you do the same as well, got it?"

"Gotcha."

Rui's passive Martial Mind allowed him to sense the minds of others, as he had long known Martial Masters were able to.

Rui could sense the burning drive of Kane rising even higher than it had ever been. He could sense a variety of emotions across the entirety of his mind, spurring him down his Martial Path and towards the Master Realm.

It was strange to perceive all these emotions themselves. It was very different from reading nonverbal communication.

No, it was as though he was perceiving emotions themselves in their own actual existences of matter, energy, and information. He could read the emotional makeup of his friend at each moment, watching the dynamics of his mind in real-time.

It was uncomfortable.

He felt like he was violating the privacy of his friend. Privacy of mind was, in many ways, a God-given right that each human being was entitled to.

Except Martial Masters could completely disregard it.

He heaved a sigh inwardly before ridding his mind of those thoughts as well.

"Alright, with that warning, it's time," Rui's eyes narrowed.

A glint of excitement flickered in the depths of eyes.

Soon, he would have the opportunity to fight to his heart's content.

Soon, he would have the opportunity to exercise the full depth of his newfound power.

he would be able to test the limits of his

a pointed gaze. "Do not make our lives more

before closing his eyes and plucking a particular artifact from his

sphere, which opened in half. Contents belong to

WHOOSH

extract alien flora lifeform, severing its root connections with the flora root hive beneath the land,

CLASP

and everything within it to the size of a marble, completely isolating itself

moment, nothing

what?" Kane murmured.

RUMBLE!!!

froze as the

amount of ripples through space-time with Riemannian Echo as

And then, it happened.

It happened abruptly.

than even

POP

manifold disappeared as space-time uncurled

the small planetoid

flat in Rui's senses,

They had returned.

returned to the wide, vast

returned to the

to the Mellow within the Master-level belt of the Beast

dungeon was exposed to the rest of

was hardly gone

ignore a hundred-kilometer-wide patch of

the ripples across

bounties that lay at the

twelve Master-level beasts in the surrounding Master-level regions

an instant, they made a

betrayed a hint of excitement

the Divine Doctor before bolting with the man at top speed; as Rui instructed, he shielded his senses as much as he could with a breathing technique conjuring up

way through the Beast Domain, or else he would have

more important things he needed to pay attention

RUMBLE!!!!!

twelve Master-level beasts arrived at extraordinary

step they took ravaged mountain