An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Just as Alicia was about to be struck down by Brian’s deadly palm strike, a silver needle suddenly hit his wrist with precision.

The force of the impact caused him to stagger backward several steps. Then, a wave of excruciating pain surged through his arm. His body trembled uncontrollably and left him momentarily incapacitated.

“Crap!” Brian cursed. He quickly yanked the silver needle out from his wrist, which eased his pain slightly.

“Alicia, run!” Aurora shouted.

Freed from his grasp, Alicia snapped out of her daze and bolted at full speed.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Brian, now recovered from the pain, refused to give up.

With a sudden burst of speed, he transformed into a blur and lunged toward her. Even if he was going to die, he was determined to take her down with him.

“Bastard! How dare you!” Fenley’s eyes widened in fury upon seeing that. He immediately propelled himself into the air, then delivered a palm strike toward Brian from above.

The air erupted with a thunderous boom. Suddenly, a colossal illusory image materialized behind Fenley. It radiated a commanding presence that set shivers down on everyone’s spine.

When he thrust his palm downward, the colossal illusory image mirrored his movement instantaneously. In a flash, the energy surged, and debris scattered.

A golden palm shadow hurtled toward Brian like a projectile. At that moment, Fenley was consumed by a killing instinct.

of

hurtled toward him. As a Celestial Alliance disciple,

the skill responsible for propelling the

to Fenley. And judging by Fenley’s energy, he could tell Fenley had mastered

time to spare as the golden palm shadow closed in, Brian swiftly channeled his internal energy to form a protective shield. Then, he crossed his

was instantly sent flying like a ragdoll. He was hurtled over 30 feet before

the rock formation shattered from the impact. He continued to skid across the

as he coughed a torrent of blood. He lay on the ground and couldn’t crawl

complexion turned ashen, and his attire was torn to shreds. Blood dripped from his arms, and he looked

always known Fenley was formidable, but he hadn’t anticipated the extent

the top three grandmaster martial

ranked Fenley, Brian hadn’t expected such a stark difference between them. It was a sobering realization for him as he finally grasped the extent of his

Fenley had

he wondered why he remained powerless against Fenley. Rather than closing in on his rival, Brian felt his efforts

“Surround him!”

encircled him. Swords

all, he was a grandmaster martial artist. They understood the danger he still presented, even in his weakened state. A final, desperate

breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her sister