An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Thaddeus was defeated. After risking his life and mustering his final strength for one decisive blow, Dalen effortlessly overwhelmed him.

Thaddeus had lost his will to fight. His body could endure no more, and he feared Dalen’s unpredictable prowess.

Despite Dalen’s youth, his cultivation was ten times stronger than Thaddeus’. Even when Thaddeus gave everything he had, he couldn’t penetrate Dalen’s defenses.

It was an overwhelming sense of despair. Even in his prime, Thaddeus wouldn’t have had the confidence to continue the match.

Thaddeus’ words prompted the referee to declare the final result, “Contestant Number 5 concedes. Contestant Number 19 is the winner!”

The arena echoed with cries of despair, curses, and insults.

“Dammit! What a useless ascetic priest. He couldn’t even handle a pretty boy. Such a disgrace.”

“Father Savier? He should call himself a jester! All talk and no skill. What a waste!”

“Screw you! You made me lose everything. Why don’t you just die already!”

and cursed loudly. They had high hopes for Thaddeus to win, so they

things looked promising. However, as the fight progressed, Thaddeus grew weaker. By the

such a weakling. Unfortunately, it was too late

Rhys certainly

doubted Dalen’s abilities. After all, Thaddeus displayed remarkable strength comparable to

gain the upper hand against Dalen and eventually had to

observers could tell that Dalen’s

move with calm and

something feels off. “Aurora scratched her head in

seemed oddly passive. He either defended or countered but never

was stronger, the match lacked

said. “He might seem as harmless as a lamb, but underneath that facade, he’s a fierce tiger. When he bares

“If you hold him in such high regard, Dalen must

knew he had high standards and rarely acknowledged ordinary martial artists. Only geniuses caught his

stood out among the rising stars of the Celestial Alliance. After hearing Fenley’s

up with the tenth-ranked expert on