An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 2243

"What the heck? Didn't Brian just land a blow? How is that man still standing?"

"He's too fast. Brian's sword seemed to hit, but it only struck the man's afterimage."

"Damn! Who is this guy? Pulling off moves like some ghost."

The Celestial Alliance disciples were stunned to see Shadowcloak emerge unharmed.

Brian was a master martial artist, and his strikes were incredibly swift. Yet, he didn't even graze Shadowcloak, which bewildered them.

They had never witnessed such fluid movements. It was as if he was teleporting, which made it impossible to track.

"Alicia, can you decipher that elderly man's techniques?" Aurora asked with a deep frown, and her expression turned serious. She prided herself on keen observation, yet she struggled to follow Shadowcloak's movements.

"He's too fast, and I couldn't see clearly." Alicia shook her head. Then, she said somberly, "It looks like Brian has met his match today."

Even among grandmaster martial artists, there were differences in skill.

from Shadowcloak's evasive maneuvers, it was clear he outmatched Brian. Unless Brian had some hidden tactics,

notice anything strange about that

mean his technique?" He

fluctuates unpredictably, sometimes solid as a rock, other times light as a feather. It's contradictory," she

manipulate. For discerning martial artists, energy

unpredictably, appearing strong one moment and weak the next. This inconsistency made

noticed it too."

are only two potential explanations. Either this man possesses an incomprehensible level of strength, which enables him to manipulate his energy waves at

perfecting a single skill. While they might achieve mastery in one aspect, they often struggle

a martial artist might possess tremendous strength but lack agility, speed, or technique. Great power alone didn't equate to overall prowess. Even with tremendous strength, if they couldn't

If Shadowcloak were truly a well-rounded expert, that would be noteworthy. However, if he had been just an extreme

man, you're quite powerful. But you're still miles behind compared to me," Shadowcloak spoke again.

aside now, and I'll

you seek a fight, then let's engage in one. Enough with the chatters. Take this." Brian was infuriated by his two failed strikes. So, he swung his halberd

with his hands behind his back. As the weapon swung toward him, he

attack from a horizontal swing to an

to dodge, Brian saw