THWACK!
A powerful swift blow crashed into Ieyasu's jaw out of nowhere before he could even respond, making him feel dizzy.
Rui got up in that ti, leaping away, panting as he caught his breath. "You're nasty, old man."
"You have no idea," The man smiled before walking towards Rui. "Still, the two of you perford better than I had ever expected. I didn't expect you would be able to hurt to such an extent. I can say that hardly any Martial Senior today is capable of what you two accomplished with your incredible teamwork."
"Hmph, such complints after such an outco is hardly pleasing," Ieyasu snorted.
"You would not be pleased even if you won, my frosty little pupil," The Martial Master laughed.
"How are you able to keep up with us in combat at all?" Rui narrowed his eyes. "Without the Martial Heart, you can't use the Martial Mind in its entirety. That ans you only have your Martial Body to rely on. Surely you cannot fight against the Martial Heart with just your Martial Body."
Especially not against the likes of Rui and Ieyasu who had Martial Art of extraordinary calibers.
"Hmmm..." The man stroked his white beard as he considered Rui's question as he walked over to an adjacent wall.
His aged hand stretched out, tapping the wall with his finger in an incredibly slow and gentle motion. A soft and tender maneuver that would hurt nary a fly. One that did not even exceed the human realm of power.
And yet;
CRACK!
A gigantic crater ford in the wall.
Rui and Ieyasu widened their eyes in surprise.
"'Even the feeblest of elders, even the frailest of babies may split heaven and earth asunder should their bodies, minds, and souls harmonize with the flow of the universe.'" The man recited what may very well have been verses of a poem. "That was what a friend of mine told once."
Rui and Ieyasu exchanged a dubious glance.
"Nonsensical," Ieyasu declared. "Incomprehensible taphorical philosophical garbage."
That was harsh, but Rui wouldn't have been much more generous, it was too detached from the practical realities of Martial Art.
"Hahaha!" The man laughed at Ieyasu's evaluation. "I'm inclined to agree. Still, that friend of mine... is a Martial Transcendent. Perhaps I should call her here and have you say that to her face."
Ieyasu looked like he was trying to swallow a frog. "...You set up."
Rui smirked, happy he didn't say anything, while Master Zear had a good laugh at Ieyasu's expense.
"Alright, this has been fun. But ti to put it to an end." The Master declared.
The two of them got up, on guard against any attack. Yet suddenly, ti seed to slow down to a crawl, their eyes widened as they witnessed an incredible sight.
Within the depths of their mind, Master Zear's very existence seed to transform from a human figure to sothing else, sothing that seed to ascend humanity.
He beca a rotating dichromatic hypnotic spiral of black and white. Every mont they beheld him, his existence seed to erode the energy of their mind. taphorical waves of hypnotic force erged from the hypnotic spiral, crashing into their consciousness.
Until it eventually overca it.
THUD
They collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Master Zear heaved a sigh as he studied the two unconscious young n, before glancing at his healing broken finger, before glancing back at them.
His deanor grew solemn as all signs of his usual temperant and character were all but gone.
Master Zear was imnsely impressed by their performance, it was clear to him that they were the driving forces of the new generation. They were forces that would push the boundaries of what was possible.
He had been quite astonished when Ieyasu had returned more than two years ago as a Martial Senior, having shattered the record by a large extent. Furthermore, he couldn't have helped but grow even more curious when he was inford that Ieyasu's record had already been broken by a similar margin.
Senior Realm by twenty-four and thirty.
'How absurd.' He sighed.
It made fossils like him, who had broken through to the Senior Realm at the age of one hundred and twenty, feel antiquated. It was part of a cycle, each generation of Martial Artists was superior to the previous one.
Each generation empowered each Realm by a higher notch. Yet such a thing did not happen naturally. Or at least, it did not happen this smoothly naturally. There was a force in the Martial World that ensured that each generation of Martial Artists was bestowed with the inheritance of all those before them.
'I should probably send a report to the Panamic Martial Federation about this one.' He glanced at Rui, recalling his precarious circumstances. 'On second thoughts, let's avoid that. I should inform Reina to avoid that as well.'
He knew that the Panamic Martial Federation already was aware of both of them. While the organization avoided ddling with re Martial Seniors, that didn't apply to the special ones. he had already used his influence to repel them from ddling with Ieyasu, he would have to do the sa with Rui.
In Rui's case, there were special circumstances. Master Zear recalled the Greater Phantomind Void technique that Rui had used. An incredibly power misdirection technique for a young Martial Senior, one that had truly shocked him. Yet, it wasn't the power that he was focusing on.
It was the image, or video rather, he used to misdirect Master Zear. Ordinarily, the target wouldn't actually be able to see the image so much as feel the danger that the image conveyed. But Master Zear was able to perceive the entirety of the high-definition three-dinsional video that Rui had created for the technique.
'Who was that Martial Master...?' Master Zear narrowed his eyes as he recalled the female Martial Master that was attacking him in the video of the Phantomind Void technique. 'It seems far too unlikely that she's a fignt of her imagination. But I don't think I've ever t her before. Hm...'
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