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.

had many disciples, their skill level fell short of the Sword Union. Hence,

mean Sword Union is better than our guild. I’ll make a comeback!” Before leaving, Aurora couldn’t resist a final

mind losing. As Alloy’s daughter and representative of the Celestial Alliance, she

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

lost the match, she didn’t lose her fighting spirit. Even if she couldn’t win,

saying much. She sheathed her longsword

is contestant number 22!”

wave of sound. Cheers mingled with disappointed sighs. Those who bet on Crystal cheered loudly, while those who placed their

had been a rollercoaster of unpredictability. The outcome was uncertain

had given it their

as soon as she heard the results. Despite

well. Plus, Crystal’s victory brought honor

for him as well. He had played it safe earlier and worried he might lose everything. But now, he was finally on

more celestial stones with a few

you were amazing. That Conquest Breaker technique was just like our master’s.” Ruby couldn’t