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.

you heroes and brave ones, who's up for the challenge to

spoke, the noise in the venue suddenly went down by half. Meeting the requirement of being at an advanced divine level or higher was

a few had reached the divine level. Those at the advanced

even with an advanced divine level, winning was not guaranteed. So, for a while, very few

maybe only those big shots who rule the

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

"You're a fully developed divine-level martial artist, perfect for the task. Dealing with that brat

at Miles, who had just woken up looking pale. Miles lost earlier, making the Sword Union look bad and attracting a lot

get revenge, she wasn't sure she could win. She hadn't been

Miles couldn't even block a single blow, making it impossible to discern the opponent's true

Miles, it would be a devastating blow to the Sword Union's reputation. Crystal didn't want

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

Shade, why do you think I