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!”

high hopes for Thaddeus

the fight progressed, Thaddeus grew weaker. By the end, he hadn’t landed a single hit on Dalen and

wouldn’t have bet a dime if they had known Thaddeus was such a weakling. Unfortunately, it was too

would’ve thought Dalen would win? Dr. Rhys

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

he couldn’t gain the upper hand against Dalen and eventually had

could tell that Dalen’s cultivation was significantly more

Dalen effortlessly thwarted each move with calm and

something feels off. “Aurora scratched her

never took the initiative

knew Dalen was stronger, the match lacked the excitement of an

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

raised an eyebrow, clearly taken aback. “If you hold him in

had high standards and rarely acknowledged

the Celestial Alliance.

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