An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Quincy paused, took a deep breath, and spoke with authority to the gathered crowd. "Our nation has always believed in winning with virtue.

"If we've decided on a duel, it must be an honorable one-on-one fight. Even if we win, it won't truly be a victory if it's not done fairly!"

Upon hearing this, the commotion slowly began to calm. The crowd might disagree, but they understood the importance of fair play in this martial art contest between the two nations.

"Elder Douglas! You hold the highest status here. We all respect you. Choose a skilled martial artist to teach those two a lesson, and let Dragonmarsh rise in pride!"

"That's right! We can't take this lightly. We must give it our all this time!"

Amidst the clamor, everyone urged Quincy to pick another martial artist for the challenge.

Quincy nodded and looked at the crowd. He then thundered, "The opponent is strong, and we shouldn't take them lightly!"

He added, "I've got a condition this time: only those who are at the advanced divine level or higher can participate.

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venue suddenly went down by half. Meeting the requirement of being at

people there were low-level martial artists, and only a few had reached the divine level. Those at the advanced divine level were considered

winning was not guaranteed. So, for a while, very few people dared

rule the scene

said, "Crystal, why don't you go up there and teach

for the task. Dealing with that

stayed quiet, glancing at Miles, who had just woken up looking pale. Miles lost earlier, making the Sword Union look bad and

she wasn't sure she could win. She hadn't been able to

Miles couldn't even block a single blow, making it impossible

ended up like Miles, it would be a devastating blow to the

"You want to give it a shot? Show us your skills and represent the

slightly. "Mr. Shade, why do