The Martial Unity

When Rui woke up, he found himself staring at an unfamiliar ceiling.

For a moment, he didn't know what he was doing here.

Then he remembered.

"Ah…" he murmured. "…I won."

A sigh of relief escaped him.

The door to his room opened as two Martial Masters emerged.

"Rui…" Master Ceeran smiled. "How do you feel?"

Rui glanced at his hands, closing his eyes.

"…Quite good."

The wound he suffered hadn't been too bad by Martial Artist standards.

on your victory." He smiled. "You have earned

remarked.

was never out of his hands. "Perhaps you did," Master Ceeran admitted. "But I believe that it's justified, especially

shrugged wordlessly. "I'm just glad it's

with Master Grais with satisfaction. It was truly a grueling battle. There had been very few times that his pattern recognition system had failed during his time as Martial Artist. Of the

time, however, it didn't happen against a truly exceptional Martial Artist. No,

could not be underestimated. If a Martial Master who wasn't even high grade could partially

aloud absentmindedly. "Truly fascinating how other Martial Artists came up

the same way. They were very different from my own, and learning to fight against them was something that required practice. While Martial Seniors did use their developing systems of thought, it was never

at his words. "He had three systems of thought. They weren't particularly complex, but they

spoke relatively, of course. In terms of both complexity and power, Master Grais' Martial Mind was perhaps a tenth of that of Rui, but it

himself. "Greater average efficiency and far greater decision-making. But the issue is that his Martial Body, Art, and the latter's synergy with his Mind was truly far superior to that

times, barring the five minutes when Rui used Neo Godspeed. "He was right…" Rui murmured. "…I am inexperienced. I didn't even consider the fact that my saturation limit is far higher than it was when I was a Martial

Grais, who used a

however," Master Ceeran pointed out insightfully. "Creating all those techniques takes time. Lots of time. Master Grais created those techniques and then refined them with experience in real combat over centuries. Of course, you will take less time because you are younger and

true. I can mark it

with his Martial Mind like Flux Earther and Phantom Step was a great way

maximize the potential of his Martial Mind and Martial Art to greatly increase his strength in the long run. "I especially need to bolster my offense as soon as possible," Rui narrowed his eyes with dissatisfaction. "I would have won my final fight without needing to take such a

take Master Grais' lethal attack head-on, he didn't know for a fact that he