The Martial Unity

Chapter 2088 Deceptive Trap

Master Vertol's true offense was not bullrushes or charges.

No.

Those were red herrings.

By constantly charging in over and over, he tricked his opponents into believing that he was a Martial Artist who relied on linear momentum to inflict damage with heavy collisions. His systems of thought relied on constantly conditioning his opponents to be wary of his bullrushes while writing them off as his sole offense.

It was a lie.

He grinned as the two Martial Masters blasted around on the battlefield, grappling with each other.

CLASP!

He pulled Rui into a deeper, deadlier embrace, using all the power he was able to muster in his arms and legs. By further pulling him in, he also subjected Rui to the Yin-Yang Shield, which had now become a full-contact battering ram.

BOOOM!!!

as he experienced the full power of Yin-Yang Shield

broken his bones if not for Nemean Blossom, which was at half power, and Flux Earther dispersing the impact. A half-powered Hypertrophic Surge helped him fight back against his opponent's

defense was something that he had focused on the most, his power output was extremely high, far higher than Rui as he

more comfortable. The Yin-Yang Shield became surprisingly lethal when used in grappling; that was why Master Vertol had spent more than a century refining his grappling trap. Once he snared his opponents in a trap, he could use his greatest shield

him to maximize the probability of successfully grappling with his opponents by scrupulously evaluating their reactions, their attention, and their focus. It also allowed him to find the most optimal timing for springing his grappling trap so that he could ensure that the probability of failing to trap them in it was

foreseen before it was too late. The lack

inception, yet he was unable to read their minds to learn of strategies or their

That wasn't all.

CLASP

in a deadlock as Rui exerted himself to the maximum. Yet, Master Vertol

opponent's system of thought allowed him to grapple in a manner that was most adaptively evolved against

physical superiority, the centuries of deep experience in grappling, the systems of thought specialized for grappling, and actual grappling techniques were strong advantages that gave Master Vertol an extremely high

could predict his moves well ahead of time. He also dispersed much of the man's output over time with his defense. In addition,

probably would have broken some bones under the sheer pressure of the

those weren't the only cards he had to

BZZZT

through his opponent's body, interfering with the yin and yang vibrations of the technique, reducing their power. Master Vertol gritted his teeth as the two of

be amazed at how powerful Rui was even

full-contact grappling, Rui demonstrated that they were so powerful that they didn't