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!”

who lost their bets were furious and cursed loudly. They had high hopes for Thaddeus to win, so they went in and hoped for a

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

had known Thaddeus was such a weakling. Unfortunately, it

would’ve thought Dalen would win? Dr. Rhys certainly has

Thaddeus displayed remarkable strength comparable to that of a grandmaster martial

upper hand against Dalen and eventually

Thaddeus looked weak, keen observers could tell that Dalen’s

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

something feels off. “Aurora scratched her head in

either defended or countered but never took the initiative to attack. It was as if Thaddeus was punching a pillow

match lacked the

harmless as a lamb, but

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

and rarely acknowledged ordinary martial artists.

out among the rising stars of the Celestial Alliance.

match up with the tenth-ranked expert on the