An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Die!” the nine Judes roared in unison as they attacked Dalen.

The clones flashed across the battle ring. They wove in and out, blurring the line between reality and illusion. It was impossible to tell which was the real one.

With his mastery of the Spectral Sprint technique, Jude was already hard to follow. And he became nearly impossible to track when he used the Spectral Clone technique.

Dalen quickly channeled his internal energy to form a white barrier around himself. Just as the shield materialized, a relentless storm of punches rained down from every direction. Each blow sent ripples through the barrier.

As the punches rained like a torrential downpour, Dalen’s barrier shook like a boat caught in a fierce storm and threatened to break at any moment.

“Do you think you can stop me? I’ll rip you to shreds.” Jude vented his pent-up rage as he threw more punches.

As a renowned master on the Legendary List, it was embarrassing to be injured by an unknown rookie. If he didn’t reclaim his honor right then, how could he hope to establish himself in the martial world again?

While Jude unleashed his relentless attacks, Dalen didn’t rush to counter. Instead, he focused on channeling his internal energy to strengthen his protective barrier.

Jude’s countless clones were a major problem. They made it impossible for Dalen to identify the real one.

Every time a clone or the real Jude threw a punch, they disappeared quickly, and Dalen had no chance to counterattack. At this rate, he wouldn’t last long, no matter how strong he was.

withstand this combination of Spectral Clone and

expected of a master on the Legendary List, Jude is truly

fair, that disciple from the Shadow Citadel fought valiantly. He was close to winning but ultimately fell

observed Dalen taking hits in the center

Jude because they were impressed by his strength and ferocity despite his injuries. Others felt sorry for Dalen, who nearly achieved an upset victory and could have become another dark horse

ninth-ranked Sam through sheer skill, Dalen’s earlier

now? Mr. Shade’s situation seems dire.” Ruby watched

had executed an impressive series of moves earlier, she thought he might win. But unexpectedly, Jude had caught

List with his strength. It’ll be tough for Mr. Shade to turn this around.” Crystal

though Jude was wounded, his foundation remained solid. With the combination of Spectral Sprint and

the moment, Dalen was just passively defending. He couldn’t turn the tide of

furious and aggressive with each strike. His internal energy surged as countless shadows and

the white protective barrier, invigorating Jude. If he could shatter it, he could kill Dalen

the crisis deepened, Dalen surprised everyone

to track by the naked eye. Dalen knew he could only rely

no choice because Jude’s relentless strikes intensified the cracks in

die.” Jude sneered. He channeled all his internal energy into another heavy punch

moment and directed his clones and his real