An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Caleb stared at the three swords heading toward him and decided not I to take them head-on. Instead, he moved at lightning speed, which left a trail of afterimages as he evaded the attack.

At that instant, Sam flicked his fingers. The three swords that had missed the target immediately turned around and sped toward Caleb's back.

Caleb raised his fingers, and the golden light enveloped his body.

The three swords hit the light but didn't bounce off. Instead, they began spinning rapidly as their sharp tips drilled into the light, creating a shower of sparks. The once-impenetrable golden light now rippled slightly.

"Huh?" Caleb frowned.

He was surprised by the effectiveness of the treasures from the thousand-talon coffer. They were durable and sharp and seemed to have their own will, which made them difficult to deal with.

Go!" At that moment, Sam tapped the thousand -talon coffer again.

A red shadow shot out—it was a fiery red arrow. The arrow was made of an unknown metal, filled with energy, and surrounded by flames.

Go!" Sam pointed at Caleb, and the red arrow flew through the air with a whoosh.

= moms i it flew, a torrent of searing flames erupted from the arrow. In the blink of an eye, the arrow transformed into a roaring fire dragon, its maw open and claws extended, charging at Caleb, "'Stormcraft!" Caleb didn't dare to take chances. He quickly formed a hand seal with his fingers and shot a bolt of blue lightning at the fire dragon.

The lightning struck with a thunderous crack and exploded on impact.

and created a

dragon and the lightning vanished. The red arrow returned

as he tapped the

a fist and appeared ordinary, but it was covered with pinholes. These were

enhanced. They were more powerful and more poisonous. Even a grandmaster martial artist would be

commanded with a flick of

were ten yards away from him,

forth and rained down on him, we The needles were laced with the internal energy-draining effect. While not as deadly as the Frost Needle, their overwhelming numbers

Incantation could protect him, but his

choice but to use

talisman with a quick

Caleb shouted as he tossed the white

thick white mist that engulfed the incoming poison needles. The needles, lethal and swift, instantly froze solid. They lost their

the Divine Talisman, too?" Sam's cold expression finally showed a hint of

Sacred Wyrm Summit had three signature techniques—the Glow Incantation,

was primarily defensive, while Stormcraft focused on offense.

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Talisman technique was more complex and challenging to master than those two techniques combined. Hence, only a handful had truly mastered it, and every

Sacred Wyrm Summit, were prime examples. But these men were