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.

Dustin in a direct confrontation, so he opted for a sneak attack. With his agility, he believed he could easily outmatch

as a grandmaster. Even if he were defeated, he had an escape plan. Either way, he was

noticed Dustin didn’t dodge, Shadowcloak’s true energy surged. He gathered it

Before the onlookers could react, his iron palm

energy armor to protect himself and relied solely on

hand went numb from the impact as if he had struck a

how is

disbelief as if he had seen a

his energy armor earlier, so it made sense that he wasn’t affected by the attack. But this time, he didn’t have time to activate his energy armor since Shadowcloak’s attack

could endure such a powerful blow with just

Dustin was a grandmaster with versatile cultivation. The thought sent shivers

grandmaster. However, confronting a versatile cultivation grandmaster was

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

a versatile cultivation grandmaster was not easy. It required several times the effort and dedication compared to