Rui knew what he was suggesting was extreme. But the truth was that Ria not only had the hyper-atunement treatment during the first five years of his life from him personally day in and day out, but she also got a Martial Path that was at least as high-grade as his own and an affinity for causality that was as overwhelming an advantage as his own retained memories and double-matured mind.
Even with the power of the Martialverse, allowing Runark to be able to compete with that was too difficult. Especially when the Martialverse was, as the name suggested, a Verse that was Martial in nature. As with all Realms, their effectiveness wore out the further the activity they were dedicated to was less related to Martial Art.
In other words, if Runark wanted the power to reach Ria, then he would have to pay a price.
"You mean…" His voice grew shaky. "…If I choose to go with your path, then I will suffer from nyctophobia and my trauma for the rest of my life?"
