The Martial Unity

Chapter 2037 So Be It

Many were in favor of a stricter penalty, much to the dismay of the pro-Rui faction.

"I am firmly in agreement with Master Herel." Another elderly Martial Master remarked. "I think that, in addition to Master Ceeran's suggestion, we should firmly secure joining the internal corpse of the Martial Union under our chain of command."

While some of the disgruntled Martial Masters of the Martial Union were more in favor of that, the pro-Rui faction vehemently opposed it.

"That's not different from demanding his servitude." Master Vericita's elderly voice stormed with power. "Forcing a Martial Master to join the internal corpse that we command is deeply humiliating."

"Has he not humiliated us when he lied through his teeth and played us like clowns?!" Master Herel's eyes blazed with rage. "Never before have I felt as humiliated as when I realized the prince I had spoken to for three years was the notorious and infamous Silent Shadow, who played me for a fool for four years straight!"

Unfortunately, this was not a singular or even fringe opinion. Many Martial Masters who were not personally friends with Rui but had still had a good opinion and high hopes for him to ascend the throne were deeply angered when they realized all their efforts never meant anything.

It wasn't easy to forgive such deep exploitative deceit.

Only those martial artists who had a personal relationship and rapport with him and had been endeared to him over the years were able to understand why he did what he did and forgive him.

Yet, some of the rest, in addition to their resentment of him, were also driven by a bit of jealousy. Not only did the Void Prince play them for fools, but then he magically breaks through to the Master Realm and returns an extraordinary Martial Artist who shattered the record for the youngest Martial Master?

It was too much.

It was far too much for them to tolerate.

While most of the Master Council was mixed and on the fence on the matter, the pro-Rui and the anti-Rui sections continued to fight against each other throughout the meeting, reaching a deadlock that did not yield in either direction.

"Enough."

Harbinger's voice cut through the bickering

Masters' voices simply did not compare to the gravitas of the sole grade-thirty Martial

clear to me that this Master Council

a lengthy session of bickering finally

that advocates for coerced servitude. These are rather far extremes that will never be able to see eye

disagreed with this statement, it was an empirical fact

us with robust probabilistic projections and extrapolations of the consequences of the various plans that

scandal ever in all of East Panama. It would harm Kandria, the Martial Union, and everybody involved in ineffable

paranoid about the Beggar's Sect or the Shadow Guild finding out, thus they could not trust even their

only decide and act

we are unable to decide and act amongst ourselves, as all of you have proven," the Harbinger coldly remarked. "But rest

face, giving chills

chilled

It grew icy.

not diplomats, nor statesmen,

grew even

"We are Martial Artists."

grew more

our disputes with Martial

eyes of the many Martial Masters lit

she

where she was going with

duel and a wager." Her dark eyes twinkled with peril. "Should he win, he will have earned the

Ceeran gulped. "…And should he