The Martial Unity

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Rui didn't have any dreams.

It appeared that the state of sleep that let his brain rest after the Martial Mind was perhaps even deeper than normal sleep.

Regardless, it passed by in an instant.

Almost as if he had just blinked.

By the time he woke up, he felt quite refreshed, glancing at the Divine Doctor and Kane sitting around a fire.

"…How long was I out?"

"About an hour," the Divine Doctor replied impassively. "More or less the expected amount."

"Huff…" Rui shook his head, heaving a sigh. "…Annoying drawback."

"You can just stop using the Martial Mind if you don't like it." The Divine Doctor lightly remarked with a frozen smile. "The same goes for the Martial Heart. Martial Seniors who don't actively use their Martial Heart will live twice as long as those who regularly use it."

"…Meh, it's worth it," Rui muttered impassively. "Besides, it can overlap with regular sleep, too, I notice. However, it does disrupt your circadian cycle."

"Most Martial Masters rest as soon as possible after the application of the Martial Mind." The Divine Doctor informed Rui. "So long as they get it over with immediately, they can minimize the amount of time gone into resting."

"Hmmm…" Rui grew immersed in thought. "It puts the Martial Mind in a different light than before."

The Divine Doctor's smile widened. "Living beings are not able to maximize every ounce of potential without some price to pay. The Martial Heart and Martial Mind, at their full power, at least, are transient and are elevated states of life. They are not normal, and they demand a price to raise one's self to such a level. These prices take a toll on the body. It's partly why the Panamic Martial Federation prohibits the sale or mass propagation of forbidden techniques."

The Martial Heart is sort of like a forbidden technique. It's allowed because it's absolutely

Martial Federation reminded Rui of the fact that he was due for some meetings with them as a Martial Master. Martial Masters were qualified to become members of the Panamic Martial Federation, an organization collectively founded to introduce some bare minimum regulations deemed necessary

familiar with its bureaucratic structure, he knew that he most likely would be invited

in the Beast Domain had made him almost forget the fact that he had a faction and administration

patrons, donors, and benefactors who had become

his intentions becoming known to all of

a scary

prince and a high member of

was now a Martial

earning the ire of so many powerful entities was not a light consequence. Even for a Martial Master, this was a tremendous amount of pressure as many of his stakeholders had the caliber to

powerful that they could even have them on retainer as bodyguards, like Guildmaster

time while taking their money and making false promises

and the Sloth Sage had kept their word and ensured that it was a

to return to the Kandrian Empire as soon as possible. "I want to get out of

had had enough of the savagery of the Beast Domain.Contents belong

He yearned for civilization.

sped through the Beast

usage of the Martial Mind required corresponding rest, then it was best to make sure that he

exited the

the Beast Domain, Rui and Kane had finally

Beast Domain. This vessel of his had grown much older, which explained his desire to conduct a

journey through the Human Domain was much longer,

Kane had naturally grown eyes on the back of their heads,