An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

The venue fell into stunned silence as all eyes were drawn to the injured and unconscious Jude. Nobody had anticipated this outcome.

Just seconds ago, Jude had been dominating the match. He relentlessly attacked Dalen and was on the verge of shattering his barrier to secure victory. But suddenly, he collapsed to the ground.

The sequence of events unfolded so quickly that the spectators barely had time to process what had happened.

“What just happened? Jude lost?”

“That was odd! What the heck happened a moment ago?”

“This match is full of surprises.”

After a brief moment of silence, the spectators erupted into an uproar.

Jude’s defeat was utterly unexpected. At first, he toyed with Dalen and underestimated him. However, his overconfidence allowed Dalen to seize the opportunity and deliver powerful blows.

Furious, Jude unleashed a fierce assault that left Dalen struggling to defend himself. But against all odds, Jude lost, and Dalen emerged as the surprising victor.

The sequence had so many twists and turns that it bewildered everyone.

“Wait, Mr. Shade actually won?” After a brief moment of shock, Ruby laughed excitedly. “Crystal, did you see that? He won. This is amazing.”

“He actually pulled it off?” Crystal’s eyes widened in disbelief at the outcome.

his favor through his exceptional skill. His Spectral

understand how Dalen made

your friend is really impressive. I can’t believe he actually beat Jude.

others

was clearly superior. After all, reaching the Legendary List demonstrated his exceptional talent. His

overpowering techniques, which

Dalen is no ordinary martial artist. He has a remarkable ability to seize opportunities, and even the smallest flaw can

have noticed, he had seen it clearly. Dalen won because he accurately identified Jude’s true form among

had just a split second to attack. If he missed that moment, defeat would have been inevitable. But he

took a punch from Jude while unleashing his signature

resilience, the impact from

loss was justified because Dalen’s victory was not merely due to luck

level. His keen insight and perceptive

muscles in the battle ring. After all, it was a close

Techniques like the Spectral Clone and Spectral Sprint were challenging to counter, so he figured that luck played a significant role in his

every master on the Legendary List was formidable. If Jude, ranked tenth, was this tough,

his win over Jude, Dalen advanced to the top eight. He had achieved

finals, he had no intention of pushing his luck. He knew the opponents ahead were too strong, so he could only do his best and let fate

off. This round featured two