An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Jude was struck senseless by Dalen’s attack. He felt his life essence solidify within him, and his body stiffened. He was immobilized, and his internal energy couldn’t flow properly.

The Shadow Citadel’s ultimate technique, Glacial Strike, could instantly immobilize its target. Despite Jude’s strength, he was still unable to escape its effects.

“What the hell! Jude actually got hit.”

“That has to be a fluke, right? After throwing wild punches for so long, it was bound to happen eventually.”

The spectators were taken aback as they watched Jude get sent flying by a single blow. To them, the outcome of the match seemed clear-cut.

Jude had spent the entire time toying with Dalen without launching an attack, so the hit should be a coincidence.

At a glance, it seemed like Jude had carelessly thrown himself into Dalen’s palm. But there was no denying that this strike changed the one-sided domination’s outcome.

As Jude’s body went limp, Dalen seized the moment to strike. He leaped into the air to catch up to the airborne Jude and slammed his palm from above.

“You-”

Jude’s eyes widened in surprise. But before he could say more, Dalen struck him hard in the chest.

His body plummeted like a cannonball and smashed into the battle ring with a thunderous bang. The impact left a human-shaped crater in the ground, sending dust and debris flying into the air.

up blood. His hair was a tangled mess, his clothes were in

strike with such relentless force. Though he had mastered the Spectral Sprint technique, his physical resilience

couldn’t channel his internal energy for

could catch his breath, Dalen was enveloped in an icy aura and descended from above. He hurtled

palm shadow materialized out of nowhere and crashed down on him like a small mountain. The force of this strike was far more devastating than the previous two. It

through Jude as he faced an

damaging his circulatory pathways and forced his internal energy into a protective barrier. A loud

was enough to save Jude’s life. Just before the palm descended, he regained control

white palm shadow slammed toward the crater and created a loud explosion that shook the battle ring. By then, he had teleported around 160 feet

as he reappeared, Jude coughed up blood. The forced activation of his internal energy while his circulatory pathways were frozen had caused severe internal damage. It worsened his injuries and likely

compared to taking that strike head -on, it was worth the cost since one direct hit might have

felt let down by the

thought he found the perfect chance to end the match quickly. But he never expected Jude to be so decisive and willing

the

thought Jude would get beaten up like this?

pushed to this point by some

would’ve ended this match ages ago. But instead, he

disheveled state. To them, his injuries