The Martial Unity

Chapter 2439: Converging Fate

”Damian” Transcendent Emperor Arthur whispered as he gazed into the Devilʼs eyes. ”Convey my message to the Emperor of Harmony.”

Sage Damianʼs eyes narrowed at his words.

”Tell him” the Martial Transcendent continued, ”that this war is more important than he realizes.”

His powerful eyes bore deep into the Devilʼs.

”He must not succumb.”

The Devilʼs eyes widened with shock.

”He must overcome the tribulations he has invited upon himself.”

Sage Damian could hardly believe what he was hearing.

”For the sake of human civilization,” the Transcendent whispered. ”For the sake of Gaia.”

RUMBLE

The world trembled as the Martial Transcendentʼs form began fading.

He glanced at his own Body with knowing eyes.

It began growing increasingly transparent by the second.

Almost as if he was fading out of the very fabric of reality itself.

”You must grow stronger, Damian.” His voice began fading. ”All of you must grow stronger.”

WHOOSH

And just like that, he disappeared.

As though he never existed in the first place.

The Martial Sages remained frozen with horror.

None of them could even fully parse the shocking series of events that had just unfolded.

They couldnʼt even begin to fathom what had just happened.

Yet, the gravity of their circumstances was not something that they had missed.

A historic event of extraordinary proportions had just unfolded.

A Martial Transcendent had acted.

For the first time in centuries.

For the first time since the first time.

A Martial Transcendent had intervened with their own Martial power.

The sheer significance of this event could not be stated.

And yet, the reason for his intervention was not lost upon them. Each of them instinctively understood that they could have never stopped the cosmic monster from gobbling up the world.

They had not been strong enough. Every attack they had thrown at it only made it grow stronger and stronger.

The most extreme manifestation of one of the four fundamental forces of the universe and of one of the highest principles of Martial Art.

It was unlike anything they had ever seen in their entire lives, and if not even the Devil could destroy it, then no Martial Sage in existence possessed the power to.

Thus, it stood to reason that if there ever was a reason for a Martial Transcendent to intervene, it was this.

The destruction of everything.

He swiftly dealt with everything and then disappeared as quickly as he had appeared.

For several moments, they were all paralyzed in thought.

”Retreat.” Sage Damianʼs gruff voice shattered the spell that had been cast on them. The Kandrian Martial Artists stirred at his words as they departed from the battlefield.

The Void Prince had long been evacuated from the battlefield, so they would only be fighting out of animosity beyond this point.

The enemy Martial Sages didnʼt even bother trying to rekindle the conflict considering the sheer magnitude of the event that had just unfolded. As much as they would have loved to fight and kill the Martial Sages of the Kandrian Empire once and for all, they simply retreated from the battle themselves.

In that moment, each and every single one of them felt they would be dishonoring the Transcendent Emperor and his intervention to salvage the very world from an apocalypse of their making if they continued fighting.

Additionally, they were tired.

Not just physically.

But also mentally.

They were tired in their Martial Souls.

There was only so much shock, surprise, and horror they could experience before it took a toll on them.

And thus, they each retreated silently, returning home.

Not a single Martial Sages stirred any trouble after what happened.

They simply returned back home, engrossed in the events that had just unfolded.

Damianʼs eyes remained sharp as he recalled his old rivalʼs cryptic message to the Emperor of Harmony.

This war is more important than he realizes, he had said.

The Devil was not sure what to make of that message.

He must not succumb, he had said.

That was what he didnʼt understand.

Why did the Transcendent Emperor of the Britannian Empire, the enemy, not want the Kandrian Empire to succumb?

Was he betraying his own nation?

The Devilʼs eyes narrowed.

His old rival was not that low a man.

He had dedicated his entire life to the glory of the Britannian Empire until he had broken through to the Transcendent Realm during their battle eighty years ago. He was an honorable man, even if a horrifying ruthless conqueror.

”Huff…” He shook his head.

He didnʼt understand.

He didnʼt understand what was happening.

You must grow stronger, Damian, he had said.

”I donʼt need you to tell me that,” he growled.

His eyes flared with ambition.

He had discovered a form of destruction that surpassed all other forms of destruction he had harnessed.

It was destruction of a caliber that he hadnʼt even known was possible.

And now that he did come to learn of it.

”…I will harness it.”

It was extraordinarily dangerous.

Harnessing a celestial monster with the potential to destroy all of Gaia was extraordinarily dangerous venture.

Yet, it was a risk that the Devil was willing to take.

He was willing to put everybody everywhere at risk the sake of harnessing this extraordinary force of destruction that had consumed all his own destruction like it was a nourishing meal.

And with that, he would tread new distance in the Sage Realm.

He would reach unheard of levels of power.

He would get even closer than he already was to breaking through to the Transcendent Realm than he was before.

And thus, a battle that could make or break the future of the Kandrian Empire concluded. They had almost forgotten what they had come for in the face of such extraordinary events happening one after another. Rui lived.

On top of that, they had gotten their hands on one of the enemyʼs trump card. Each of them knew exactly where he was.

They just didnʼt understand why.

Regardless, while Rui had been defeated, the Kandrian Empire had prevailed.

”With this, our victory is all but certain,” he declared. He didnʼt realize just how wrong he was.

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