An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Now it makes sense.”

Alicia and Aurora nodded.

After all the fuss, Shadowcloak was just a fraud. Despite his intimidating facade, he crumbled under pressure, which revealed his cowardice. He could intimidate the vulnerable, but his bravado faltered when confronted with a powerful opponent.

The sisters finally understood why he never made a move against Brian earlier. It wasn’t due to his supposed strength but rather his weakness and fear of taking action.

“Kid, this is your last chance. Get down on your knees and surrender. Perhaps I’ll spare your life. But if you resist, I’ll crush you right now.” Shadowcloak’s voice thundered with menace.

At that instant, his imposing demeanor looked like that of a grandmaster martial artist.

“Stop your blabbering, and let’s fight. I want to see what else you’ve got up your sleeve.” Dustin smirked and eyed him disdainfully.

Shadowcloak’s performance was impressive, even though his facade had already been exposed. It was easy for those unaware to be deceived by his act.

“Stubborn fool! I’ll finish you off right now,” Shadowcloak shouted. In a flash, his figure split into multiple shadows and appeared behind Dustin.

blow. Plus, he knew he couldn’t defeat Dustin in a direct confrontation, so he opted for a sneak attack. With

solidify Shadowcloak’s reputation as a grandmaster. Even if he were defeated, he had an escape

energy surged. He gathered it in his palm before

the onlookers could

still stood there. He didn’t even activate his energy armor to protect himself and relied solely on his body to withstand

the contrary, Shadowcloak’s hand went numb from the impact as if he had struck

how is this

eyes widened in disbelief as

energy armor earlier, so it made sense that he wasn’t affected by the attack. But this

endure such a powerful blow with just their body. Yet, Shadowcloak was baffled by Dustin’s ability

if Dustin was a grandmaster with versatile cultivation. The thought sent shivers down his spine, filling him

so intimidated facing a regular grandmaster. However, confronting a versatile cultivation grandmaster was different. They had no weakness and

the regular grandmasters. A versatile cultivation grandmaster could easily take on multiple opponents of the

was not easy. It required several times the