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The Martial Unity (Web Novel) - Chapter 4671: Reunion
Chapter 4671: Reunion
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Ria stared at Kane silently, sitting straight as Fae took delight in doing her hair from scratch all over again, humming lightly as she combed the young lady’s beautiful hair. Fae loved her son with all the love in her heart, but she would be lying if she said she also wanted a daughter, giving Kane a suggestive stare.
Kane smiled wryly, turning back to Ria with an amused expression. The girl was still trying to size him up, an adorable action from a Martial Sage was may as well have been a newborn baby to him. Her surprise was understandable, though. As the first Corporeal Transcendent Candidate with hyperdimensional proficiency and a Legislated body, he was so powerful that he truly had the capital to challenge and hold his own against the top-ten non-Transcendent pathwalkers, perhaps even able to best the weaker among them.
"You’ve grown a lot stronger in just a few months, Uncle Kane," she muttered with confusion. "I thought I was the only one who did that."
Kane chuckled. "For what it’s worth, I was touted as one of the most prodigious Martial Artists of my generation. Though talent means less the stronger you get. The truth is that I haven’t slacked off, even during the peaceful years. I have strong reasons to grow stronger, and they fuel my growth more than anything. Talent can’t compensate for the absence of driving force. I know someone whose talent was perhaps only second to you of all people, and she ultimately never realized it because she didn’t have the needed drive."
"And who’s that?" Ria asked, curious.
He shook his head. "If you’re as sharp as your father, you’d figure it out. It’s someone you met. But that aside, never forget that your growth is only as quick as your drive. Especially now that you’ve become an adult and a Martial Sage. Though in your case, it appears that you do have a strong drive. That’s good. I was worried Rui would be too soft on you, but I suppose your mother makes sure to compensate for that."
Ria winced at those words. "My drive for power isn’t driven by my mother, you know?"
"Oh, I know, but I’m sure she helps," Kane smirked. "Trust me, I know what it’s like to have a parent that is very concerned about your growth speed, shall we say."
Ria had heard from Runark. That the man who was known as the Devil had apparently been one of the reasons Kane had chased after power as quickly as he did. It sounded to her like Kane had a tough childhood. In comparison, he had given Runark a rather carefree childhood. Though Runark had naturally developed his own obsessive motivation once Ria’s talent became clear to everybody around her.
"I heard that you asked my Dad to help Runark out," Ria remembered.
"I did," Kane freely admitted. "Your dad is really good at this kind of stuff, you know? He once helped a prince who had stagnated because of a lack of real combat experience, and that was when he was a Senior. Ah, good times, good times."
His attention returned to Ria. "You’ll see when you meet him. In his current state, I don’t believe that he would allow anybody to outshine him. Hehe."
He chuckled, smirking like he had made a clever joke.
"Do you think he’s strong enough to join me in my excursions?" she asked curiously.
Kane pondered the question before nodding.
"Yes."
That made Ria impressed and curious as to what kind of growth her father had facilitated for the young man. Because Runark would have had to grow stronger by orders of magnitude for him to keep up with her. Even an ordinary breakthrough to the Sage Realm was not enough.
The Sage Realm had become the widest Realm among them all presently. Newborn Martial Sages were astronomically inferior to senior Martial Sages from the previous era, before it became easy to break through. Her power was on par with the latter, at bare minimum, though she could likely push even further.
She knew that Uncle Kane wasn’t the kind to irrationally praise his child to high heavens the way her father did. If he said so, then it was likely true.
"I should go visit him now," she muttered.
"You should." Kane nodded. "Go. He’ll be sad if you visit him too late after returning."
"There," Fae patted her head. "All neat again. I’ve noticed that Runark likes your hair when it’s done like this."
Ria blushed at those words silently. She thanked them, bidding them farewell before taking her leave. Kane watched her leave, silently rooting for his son.
It wasn’t long before Ria entered the manifold. She used her authority as the royal princess this time, much to the surprise of the manifold administration. The royal princess hadn’t appeared publicly in many years now, and now a young lady who bore a resemblance to the early pictures of the royal princess, bearing the seal that only royalty had.
Her actions would cause the news to spread like wildfire among certain circles and echelons of Kandrian society and human civilization in general, but she didn’t care. She had already resolved herself to bear any burden that she needed to in order to be with the people she cared about and the people she loved.
It wasn’t long before she made her way to the training facility where he was.
Their meeting was abrupt.
"Ria?" Runark’s voice was one of astonishment. He stared at her with a surprised expression at the entrance to the facility; his silver eyes were wide. His green hair had grown longer, reaching his shoulders.
But he was not as surprised as Ria, who stared at him with a shocked expression, frozen where she stood.
She hadn’t sensed his approach, but that was because she didn’t recognize him from his presence alone, having mistaken it for someone else.
That was how different he was.
The young man who stood before her was literally glowing with a faint hue.
"Ria!" Runark rushed in for a tight hug, which she barely managed to reciprocate in her shock. "Oh, how I’ve missed you. I’m so glad you’re here!"
