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 powerful

the lightning vanished. The red arrow returned to its

Sam's expression remained impassive as he tapped the thousand-talon coffer

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

disciples, Sam's Phantom Blooms had been enhanced. They were more powerful and

with a

three Phantom Blooms flew toward Caleb. When they were ten yards away from him,

with the internal energy-draining effect. While not as deadly as the Frost Needle, their overwhelming numbers made them just as dangerous. At such close range, few could defend against this kind

attack. The Glow Incantation could protect him, but his energy

choice but to use another technique, the

out a white talisman with a quick flick of his

shouted as he tossed the white talisman

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

Divine Talisman, too?" Sam's cold expression

Wyrm Summit had three signature techniques—the Glow

while Stormcraft focused on offense. Many monks at Sacred Wyrm Summit had

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two techniques combined. Hence, only a handful had truly

appointed sage, and Oron, the revered elder of Sacred Wyrm Summit, were prime