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!”

were furious and cursed loudly. They had high hopes for Thaddeus to win,

However, as the fight progressed, Thaddeus grew weaker. By the end, he

a dime if they had known Thaddeus was such a weakling. Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets, so they could

thought Dalen would win? Dr. Rhys certainly has a sharp eye,

After all, Thaddeus displayed remarkable strength comparable to that of

the upper hand against Dalen and eventually

tell that Dalen’s cultivation was significantly more

efforts, Dalen effortlessly thwarted each move with calm and composure. This highlighted the significant gap in

But something feels off. “Aurora scratched

either defended or countered but never took the initiative to attack. It was

knew Dalen was stronger, the match lacked

eye,” Fenley said. “He might seem as harmless as a lamb,

in such high regard, Dalen must be even more

he had high standards and rarely acknowledged ordinary martial artists. Only

the Celestial Alliance. After hearing Fenley’s assessment, Alicia couldn’t help but feel a mix of surprise and

could match up with the tenth-ranked expert on the Legendary