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.

able to test the limits of his current state

Divine Doctor with a pointed gaze. "Do not make our lives

smile before closing his eyes and

into a sphere, which opened

WHOOSH

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

CLASP

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

moment,

Kane murmured.

RUMBLE!!!

as the very world

space-time with

And then, it happened.

It happened abruptly.

than even

POP

disappeared as space-time

planetoid

in Rui's senses, extending far, far beyond

They had returned.

the wide, vast world of

returned to the

the Mellow within the Master-level belt of the Beast

exposed to the rest of

was

a hundred-kilometer-wide patch of land appearing out

across space-time that spread

who could ignore the mouth-watering bounties that

Master-level beasts in the surrounding Master-level regions

instant, they made

betrayed a hint of

the man at top speed; as Rui instructed, he

them losing their way. The Divine Doctor knew his way through the Beast Domain, or else he would have died a long,

things he

RUMBLE!!!!!

Master-level beasts

took ravaged