An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Thank you.” Crystal sheathed her sword and nodded at Aurora. She had to admit Aurora was a tough opponent.

Even though Aurora was a few years younger, their skills were almost on par. Crystal knew Aurora would become someone to watch out for in the future.

“Aurora lost? How…” Alicia was stunned and incredulous. She had anticipated Aurora’s victory, especially after using the Ennea Chorus technique. But in an instant, everything had changed.

“Her talent and strength are impressive, but she lacks experience. Although she lost, she learned a lot. I believe she’ll advance even faster from now on,” Fenley remarked impassively.

He appeared unfazed by the outcome. It was as if he had anticipated it.

Aurora’s cultivation level was on par with Crystal’s, but she lacked battle experience and mastery of technique. Her training was too diverse. She had a basic understanding of everything from hand-to-hand combat to various weapons but wasn’t proficient in any.

In contrast, Crystal had honed her swordsmanship to an exceptional level. She wielded her sword with unparalleled skill. When she struck Aurora with Tantrumia Slash, it was clear that she had the upper hand.

While being a jack-of-all-trades might seem impressive, weaknesses became apparent when facing experts. Instead of trying to master various skills, it was more effective to perfect one skill to an exceptional level.

This was the difference between disciples of the Celestial Alliance and those of the Sword Union. The Celestial Alliance taught various techniques, while the Sword Union focused solely on swordsmanship.

Alliance had many disciples, their skill level fell short of the Sword Union. Hence, Aurora’s

better. But that doesn’t mean Sword Union is better than our guild. I’ll make a comeback!” Before

daughter and representative of the Celestial Alliance,

Sword Union’s rapid growth in recent years had started challenging the Celestial Alliance’s position

match, she didn’t lose her fighting spirit. Even if she couldn’t win, she wouldn’t let

day.” Crystal just nodded without saying much. She sheathed her longsword and stepped down from the

is contestant number 22!”

venue erupted in a wave of sound. Cheers mingled with disappointed sighs. Those who bet on Crystal cheered loudly, while those who

a rollercoaster of unpredictability. The outcome was uncertain until the last

and Aurora had given it their all, but ultimately, Crystal proved

That’s great! Crystal won.” Ruby jumped up from her seat as soon as she heard the results. Despite trying to stay

that everything turned out well. Plus, Crystal’s victory brought

win for him as well. He had played it safe earlier and worried he might

could clear his debts and even make more celestial stones with a few more wins. The thought filled him

just like our master’s.” Ruby couldn’t stop her excited chatter even after Crystal took her