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,

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

and representative of the Celestial Alliance, she

rapid growth in recent years had

her fighting spirit. Even if she couldn’t win, she

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

is

with disappointed sighs. Those who bet on Crystal cheered

rollercoaster of unpredictability. The outcome was uncertain until the

Aurora had given it their all, but ultimately,

Ruby jumped up from her seat as soon as she heard the results. Despite trying to stay calm, she had been nervous the

out well. Plus, Crystal’s victory brought honor

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

make more celestial stones with

Breaker technique was just like our master’s.” Ruby