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.

created a

arrow returned to its

Sam's expression remained impassive as he

shot out. Each ball was about the size of a fist and

had been enhanced. They were more powerful and more poisonous. Even a grandmaster martial artist would be doomed if struck in a vital

commanded with a flick of his

Caleb. When they were ten yards away from him, the balls exploded. Thousands of

as deadly as the Frost Needle, their overwhelming numbers made them just as dangerous. At such close range, few could defend against this kind

useless against such a dense attack. The Glow Incantation could protect him, but his energy would drain if he continued to use

had no choice but to use another technique,

out a white talisman with a

Caleb shouted as he tossed the white

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

You've mastered the Divine Talisman, too?" Sam's cold expression finally

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

Glow Incantation was primarily defensive, while Stormcraft focused on offense. Many monks at Sacred Wyrm

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Divine Talisman technique was more complex and challenging to master than those two techniques combined.

of Sacred Wyrm Summit, were prime examples.