The Martial Unity

Chapter 2572: Acquisced Offer

Chapter 2572: Acquisced Offer



It wasn't too long before the clan leaders of the Sekigahara Confederate got back to him with an arranged meeting on their response to his demands. He quickly found himself in a meeting with all the clan leaders of the Sekigahara Confederate.

"We heard that you have sparred with our Masters," one of the clan leaders began with an unamused tone. "We did not expect you to have engaged with the Masters of our nation due to... history."

Rui shrugged. "It doesn't matter to me. I'm sure they, too, will assert something similar as well. It's just friendly sparring between fellow Martial Artists."

The clan leaders stared at him bluntly.

"Anyway," Rui coughed. "I would like to hear your response to my demands, have you decided to acquiesce to my terms and conditions?"

They gazed at him for a moment before the patriarch of the Shinken Clan shook his head. "We have decided not to."

Rui narrowed his eyes. "What?"

"Instead, we would like to make a counter-proposal," the matriarch of the Tsuki Clan continued. "We are willing to offer you a continuous supply of fruits of the Tree of Healings, but not partial ownership over the tree itself. Additionally, as long as your solutions are as powerful as you claim, we are willing to commit to the joint unified task force."

Her voice was firm and unyielding.

Rui could tell that this was undoubtedly a painful concession to make. There was a solid chance that he wouldn't be able to get a better deal than this. Of course, there was also a high chance that he would be able to squeeze out the original deal of partial ownership over the Tree of Healings.

Ultimately, however, Rui decided not to risk it.

If this truly was their bottom line, then pushing past it would sour the negotiations, and it would be difficult to return back to their bottom without ceding a position of strength. Ultimately, Rui was decently satisfied with a constant supply of healing fruits. This still satisfied his personal needs as far as he was concerned.

Rui gazed at the tree with appreciation while his eyes lit up at the fruits that hung from its branches. He made his way to the tree that was guarded by Martial Masters at all times, carefully reaching out to pick out some fruits.

"Woah..." Rui murmured. "They even feel as though they are not actually in this world."

They were weightless, yet Rui could feel a solid presence when he grasped his hand around one and pulled it off the tree.

He cautiously ate one curiously, surprised at the empty taste and texture of the fruit.

"It doesn't taste as good as it looks," he murmured as he munched into the fruit.

Yet, it was hardly the taste that he had come for in the first place.

He gazed at his hands with an intrigued expression.

SPLAT!

He slit his wrists as a test, causing blood to splurt out and bleed profusely from the wound.

WHOOSH

His eyes widened with a hint of surprise as the wound disappeared, completely healed. "That's incredible..."

It didn't even feel like how Weaving Blood felt, which merely accelerated his natural evolved healing. It felt like it was a glitch in reality, simply skipping time forward to how it would be after the wound was fully healed.

An excited grin emerged on Rui's face.

"I can work with this."